RELATED: Speeding Up Your Metabolism Support Micronutrients and Hormones Eberwein recommends considering hormone and micronutrient contexts: In midlife, unaddressed low testosterone, estrogen, or thyroid function can turn GLP-1 weight loss into a fast-track to sarcopenia. He recommends that people using GLP-1s routinely check and optimize their hormone, iron, and vitamin D and B 12 status, since these can quietly undermine energy, training tolerance, and muscle repair
Semaglutide is a medication approved for diabetes and obesity that may also prove helpful in curbing certain addictive behaviors like alcohol use, smoking, and desire for cocaine and opioids
How does Semaglutide GLP-1 help you lose weight
Consider Ozempic, a weekly, injectable prescription medication that originally helped adults with type 2 diabetes manage blood sugar levels, with weight loss as a side effect that became the new purpose