The Holistic GLP-1 Podcast with Elizabeth McGann – Details, episodes & analysis

Sometimes the breakthrough isn't in doing more — it's in letting go.

In this week's episode of The Holistic GLP-1 Podcast, we sit down with David Knapp, creator of On The Pen and author of Decoding GLP-1 — two of the most influential sources of news, science and soul in the GLP-1 conversation.

Together, we explore: 

● What's coming next — from gene-therapy-based weight loss drugs to Retatrutide, the most powerful GLP-1 yet; 

● the evolving FDA position on compounding and access

● David's inspiring personal journey — how giving up alcohol reignited his metabolic health and spiritual purpose

If you want to hear about the latest developments in the GLP-1 space and an inspiring story of what it's like to overcome a lifetime of struggling with your weight… this podcast is for you!

SHOW NOTES

[ 00:00 ] Introduction

[ 02:00 ] Living With Obesity & the Moment of Change

[ 06:00 ] Keto, CGMs, and Hitting a Wall

[ 10:00 ] The Heart Scare & Spiritual Wake-Up Call

[ 15:00 ] Alcohol, Healing & Weight Re-Ignition

[ 19:00 ] What Mounjaro Taught Him

[ 23:00 ] GLP-1 Myths & Misunderstandings

[ 27:00 ] Heart Failure Story & Faith

[ 31:00 ] The Spiritual Side of Weight Release

[ 37:00 ] Emotional Regulation & Nervous System Reset

[ 43:00 ] Breaking News: Gene Therapy and Revita/Rejuva programs from Fractal Health

[ 48:00 ] Retatrutide: The Triple Hormone Game-Changer

[ 54:00 ] Muscle Preservation, Compounding & FDA Policy

[ 59:00 ] Community, Advocacy & "On The Pen"

[ 1:03:00 ] Closing Reflections

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Key Takeaways

 – Alcohol may be an under-recognized root cause of metabolic resistance.

 – GLP-1 therapy restores "normal fullness" and food peace.

 – Retatrutide and Rejuva could redefine obesity care by teaching the body to heal itself.

 – Faith, community, and science together drive lasting transformation.

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Learn more about David Knapp:

Website: https://www.onthepen.com/

Decoding GLP-1 on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Dave-Knapp/author/B0DQQBXL1J?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=fcb8f5d5-741a-4db8-bc76-9eb87c654414

In one of the most emotionally raw and empowering conversations yet, we sit down with Kim Carlos—host of the award-winning Plus Sidez Podcast— for an unforgettable deep dive into how GLP-1 medications are changing the way the world understands obesity.

Kim's journey began with a lifetime of diets, shame and self-blame, until a single prescription flipped the switch. The "food noise" that had dominated her thoughts since childhood finally went silent. 

What followed was nothing short of transformational: 110 pounds lost, mental clarity restored, and a mission to educate millions that obesity is not a moral failing but rather a chronic, treatable disease.

We This get into some other juicy and eye-opening details, including the real obstacles preventing affordable access to GLP-1s; the controversial "Gray Market" for these medications; and what ultimately happens when self-compassion replaces self-blame.

This podcast sheds real light on both the science and the humanity behind GLP-1s.

So let's dive in!

SHOW NOTES

[ 00:00 ] Introduction

[ 03:45 ] Kim's Childhood Weight Struggles

[ 07:30 ] College trauma and major weight gain

[ 11:15 ] Pregnancy, loss and plateau

[ 15:00 ] Pandemic injury and a compassionate clinician

[ 18:45 ] Starting GLP-1 therapy

[ 22:15 ] Silencing the "Food Noise"

[ 26:00 ] Understanding food noise vs. cravings

[ 30:00 ] Birth of The Plus Sides Podcast

[ 33:45 ] Community education during shortages

[ 37:30 ] Media whiplash and Weight Watchers' pivot

[ 41:00 ] From weight loss to holistic health

[ 45:00 ] Debate: treatment vs. cure

[ 48:45 ] Bridging holistic and clinical models

[ 52:15 ] Stigma and the myth of the shortcut

[ 56:00 ] Rosie O'Donnell impact and advocacy wins

[ 59:45 ] Capitol Hill and systemic change

[ 63:30 ] The economics of access

[ 67:15 ] Social-media responsibility

[ 71:00 ] The emotional aftermath of transformation

[ 74:30 ] Hope, realism and maintenance

[ 78:00 ] Closing reflections

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Learn more about Kim Carlos:

Website: https://theplussidez.net/

Instagram: hhttps://www.instagram.com/theplussidezpodcast/

In this action-packed episode, Elizabeth sits down with Dr. Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz to unpack the biggest misconceptions surrounding menopause, and introduce the concept of using GLP-1 medications in chorus with hormone replacement therapy for positive health (and weight-release) outcomes.

An OB/GYN, Integrative Health Practitioner and author of Menopause Bootcamp, Dr. Suzanne's insights sound like a battle cry for women to optimize their health and empower themselves and flourish as they age.

Throughout the high-energy discussion, Elizabeth and Dr. Suzanne discuss the biggest myths about menopause, and dive into the real deal about HRT—what works, what doesn't, and what you need to know if you're thinking about adding it to your GLP-1 journey.

If you're interested in a holistic approach to GLP-1s, this combo could be a game changer—not just for weight loss, but for inflammation, energy and even long-term brain health. As Dr. Suzanne says, we seem to have entered the Wild West of discovering the full potential of GLP-1 agonist medications.

So if you've been wondering how to feel better, think clearer, and actually release weight—body, mind, and soul—you're going to want to give this one a listen!

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SHOW NOTES

[ 00:00 ] Meet Dr. Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz, OB/GYN, integrative health pioneer, menopause educator and fierce truth-teller.

[ 01:50 ] Not a pathology or a disease: breaking the biggest myths surrounding menopause

[ 03:00 ] Hormone Therapy as an effective tool for menopause-age women, but not for everyone

[ 05:00 ] About Menopause Bootcamp, the book and the women's health movement

[ 08:50 ] Hormone Therapy, bioidenticals, and taking a nutritional vs. HRT approach: what's safe, what's hype, and what every woman needs to know before choosing.

[ 13:00 ] "I'm Doing Everything Right, But Still Struggling—Now What?" When lifestyle isn't enough and when to consider HRT

[ 17:40 ] Why You Can't Find a Good Menopause Doctor

[ 23:00 ] Why Women Gain Belly Fat in Midlife (It's Not Your Fault): the old dieting tricks no longer work when you are shifting into a new metabolism

[ 27:00 ] Using GLP-1 medications and Hormone Therapy synergistically: What Dr. Suzanne thinks about semaglutide, longevity and the "wild west" of peptides.

[ 30:15 ] Natural GLP-1 Support & the Role of Botanicals: how herbs and plants can support the journey—but aren't always a replacement.

[ 32:34 ] What Dr. Suzanne Really Thinks About the Politics of Healthcare and Women's Health: a fiery take on the current cabinet picks, deregulation and reproductive rights.

[ 36:00 ] The next 18 months: what's next for Dr. Suzanne, her new practice launch, upcoming retreats and where to follow her online.

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Learn more about Dr. Suzanne Gilberg Lenz:

Website: https://thedrsuzanne.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/askdrsuzanne/

Menopause Bootcamp on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Menopause-Bootcamp-Optimize-Empower-Flourish/dp/0063143186

In this episode of The Holistic GLP-1 Podcast, we are joined by the wonderful Dr. Stan Guberman, a licensed Chiropractic Physician and Certified Acupuncturist who holds two Diplomas in Nutrition that he's put to excellent use over a 40-year career.

I first discovered Dr. Guberman about a year ago when I was dealing with a health challenge and was looking for holistic solutions. I was so impressed by his wealth of naturopathic knowledge I just knew I had to share him with you.

Throughout the discussion, Dr. G helps us consider natural alternatives to GLP-1 medications for weight loss purposes—including gems like Berberine and Yerba Mate tea. We also explore the optimal kind of diet and dietary supplements one could strongly consider when following a holistic GLP-1 program. As well as the so-called "Seven Cs" to avoid.

Guberman wisely cautions against the notion of viewing GLP-1 treatments as a panacea to America's obesity epidemic—reminding us that without a strong focus on the four pillars of sensible nutrition, most of the weight loss achieved by GLP-1 patients is likely to be fleeting and therefore unsuccessful.

We cover some amazing ground on this podcast, including the very hot topic of micro-dosing GLP-1's—that is utilizing only a "minimum effective dose" of these peptides for the healthiest and most long-term, sustainable benefits.

So let's get into it!

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SHOW NOTES

00:00 – Intro: The "7 Cs" to Avoid While Taking GLP-1 Medications

02:52 – Big Pharma vs. Natural Medicine: Will RFK Jr. be a game-changer to the toxic food industry? The battle against processed food and chemical additives.

04:48 – The Truth About Our Food Supply: Why U.S. food is laced with harmful chemicals & how Europe is leading the way in banning toxic additives.

06:44 – How to Choose the Right Supplements: Why blindly buying supplements at Whole Foods could be a mistake.

08:03 – Are You Addicted to Food? The truth about "food noise" and how to naturally rebalance hunger hormones like GLP-1.

10:53 – Why Big Pharma Fears Nutrition: How natural alternatives like berberine and Yerba Mate could replace prescription drugs.

13:45 – The Hidden Dangers of Organic Foods: What you should know before buying organic & why hydroponics might be a better option.

16:05 – GLP-1 Medications & America's Obesity Crisis: The shocking truth about how much money is 
spent on weight loss drugs with an ongoing obesity epidemic.

19:18 – The Case for Microdosing GLP-1: Why smaller doses, combined with lifestyle changes, may be the key to sustainable weight loss.

21:36 – Natural GLP-1 Boosters: How to enhance weight loss with supplements like berberine, Yerba Mate, and fiber.

24:07 – What Your Bloodwork Says About Your Health: The key markers to watch for metabolic health, inflammation and vitamin deficiencies.

29:08 – The Menopause & Perimenopause Puzzle: Why hormone balancing has become unnecessarily complicated & nutritional recommendations

32:36 – The Best Natural Hormone Balancers: Should you microdose bioidentical hormones? A look at Phyto B, Siberian rhubarb, and natural alternatives.

35:25 – Ideal progression of treatment from "What are your symptoms?" to "What were your symptoms?"

39:51 – The Future of Cancer & Functional Medicine: Exciting research on alternative therapies, including venus fly trap extract & infrared therapy.

42:21 – Should Dr. Guberman start a podcast? He considers launching his own show & Elizabeth shares tips on getting started.

44:16 – Dr. Guberman's Supplements for top-rated holistic health solutions.

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Learn more about Dr. Stan Guberman:

Website: https://www.drguberman.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drguberman

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.stanguberman/

X/Twitter: https://x.com/DrGuberman

This episode of The Holistic GLP-1 Podcast was recorded in the Los Angeles area in mid-January 2025, while the epically destructive LA fires were still burning.

The interview subject was Dr. Jennifer Ellice, or "Dr. Jenn" as she is known at Golden Afternoon, the Ketamine clinic she owns and runs in Santa Monica—just a few miles away from where the Palisades Fire incinerated thousands of homes in one of the wealthiest zip codes in the United States.

With those fires amounting to one of the worst natural disasters in American History, the topics of trauma and PTSD were intensely at the front of the discussion.

Throughout the podcast, we explore how Ketamine works, and how people fresh from the experience of such traumas may directly benefit from this type of psychedelic therapy. We also discuss how Ketamine can produce a powerful and transformative healing effect on those suffering from more chronic issues like eating disorders, ongoing depression and anxiety.

Dr. Jenn also specifically helps us understand how Ketamine therapy acts on the same "reward pathways" of the human brain as GLP-1 agonist medications like Ozempic and Mounjaro—and how a growing number of doctors are meaningfully prescribing Ketamine in conjunction with GLP-1 treatments for weight loss and other weight release purposes.

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SHOW NOTES

[ 00:00 ] Intro

[ 02:00 ] Golden Afternoon Clinic's proximity to the LA Fires; reminiscent of PTSD during COVID-19 pandemic

[ 05:00 ] How people with post-traumatic stress may benefit from Ketamine therapy

[ 06:25 ] How Ketamine therapy works

[ 08:00 ] In the 90s we discovered its rapid antidepressant and anxiety-breaking effects

[ 09:00 ] Dr. Jenn's experience: "People wake up transformed"

[ 10:35 ] Ketamine therapy & neuroplasticity

[ 12:45 ] Essential for therapeutic benefit, but difficult to study the nature of "the trip" – more in the realm of philosophy, poetry and religion than science

[ 15:00 ] Benefits of Ketamine for people on a weight loss journey

[ 18:00 ] Doctors now prescribing Ketamine in conjunction with GLP-1 agonist medications — both work on the "reward pathways" of the mind

[ 19:00 ] Concept of a "minimum effective dose" less applicable to Ketamine therapy

[ 24:00 ] "If you don't get a psychedelic experience, Ketamine therapy doesn't work as well."

[ 27:00 ] Micro-dosing GLP-1s as "training wheels for behavior"

[ 29:00 ] Matthew Perry's Ketamine-related death as a cautionary tale

[ 35:00 ] In some cases, patients heal from decades of suffering

[ 36:00 ] Spiritual question: What are people learning from a Ketamine trip?

[ 40:00 ] A setback for psychedelics: MDMA not getting approved

[ 43:00 ] Importance of "integrations"

[ 45:45 ] Potential for psychedelic therapy going forward

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Learn more about Dr. Jenn Ellice and the Golden Afternoon clinic based in Santa Monica:

Website: https://www.goldenafternoon.clinic/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goldenafternoon.clinic

Today's episode is the last we are running in 2024, and the last using the title "Drop the Weight." Beginning with the first episode of 2025, this podcast will officially begin using the name The Holistic GLP-1 Podcast, to reflect the direction Elizabeth is going in her professional work with clients offerings to the public. More on that shortly!

We couldn't be ending this year more brightly than with today's guest, the lovely Jillian Acosta, whose work includes using psychedelics as a tool to overcome food traumas of various kinds that people throughout the world suffer from.

Psychedelics have been on the world's radar ever since Michael Pollan' s groundbreaking work How to Change Your Mind was published some years back. And when we recently heard about Jilllian's focus on psychedelics in her work with weight-release clients, we knew we had to bring her onto the show.

Throughout the podcast, Jillian relates the story of the sexual abuse she experienced as a young child, the severe eating disorders she suffered for many years afterward, and how Ayahuasca provided the psychedelic key to busting through those issues to become the radiant, holistic and inspiring woman leader she is today.

Happy 2025 to all of you!

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SHOW NOTES

[ 00:00 ] Intro

[ 02:00 ] Psychedelics saved her life.

[ 03:00 ] No recollection of childhood sexual abuse for 32 years, until she tried Ayahuasca

[ 07:00 ] Experience of discovering her background of childhood abuse through Ayahuasca was "difficult, uncomfortable, but not re-traumatizing."

[ 10:30 ] COINCIDENCE: Jillian first heard about Ayahuasca on a podcast featuring someone who overcame an eating disorder through taking Ayahuasca.

[ 11:45 ] What is was like taking Ayahuasca for the first time: "lit up like a Christmas tree for one month"

[ 13:00 ] Three months later, she ended her marriage

[ 14:00 ] Sexual abuse revealed across three Ayahuasca ceremonies in two days

[ 16:00 ] She went into solitude for two years afterwards, becoming "a medicine woman of sorts."

[ 18:00 ] Psychedelics and Weight Loss

[ 20:00 ] Back story: she checked herself into an eating disorder clinic at age 23

[ 23:00 ] "It's always there" - How she deals with the eating disorder now 

[ 31:00 ] Cue of emotional eating" "What am I trying not to feel?"

[ 33:45 ] Widespread parasite afflictions: need for parasite cleanses

[ 38:00 ] The terrain of the gut and gut health

[ 40:40 ] Breast "explantation" experience

[ 44:00 ] A "massive fan" of Ketamine

[ 48:30 ] Matthew Perry's overdose on Ketamine as a cautionary tale

[ 52:00 ] Trauma as the root cause of illness; psychedelics take us to the root cause of trauma

[ 54:20 ] Collaborating with "badass women" over the next 18 months; day retreats in Austin, Texas

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Get Connected with Elizabeth McGann:

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Learn more about Jillian Acosta and her Root Cause Method:

Website: https://therootcausemethod.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jillianacosta_rd/?hl=en

In this episode of Drop the Weight, we are joined by Kundalini Yoga expert Karena Virginia to discuss her latest work in the fields of ancestral healing, epigenetics and overcoming generational trauma.

The author of the critically influential book Essential Kundalini Yoga and an early forerunner of the Me Too movement, Karena is a highly sought after leader in yogic philosophy as it applies to daily life and a voice of feminine courage confronting sexual abuse.

In this podcast, Karena explains how unaddressed generational trauma is often the root cause of afflictions people suffer from, showing up in many identifiable forms: including obesity issues, addiction disorders of various kinds, depression and the widely experienced feeling of being unable to function in modern society.

Karena also shares the story of how she chose to publicly speak out about being sexually groped by Donald Trump (after a decade of silence) in 2016; and how she later struggled with being a leader in the Kundalini yoga space after its founder Yogi Bhajan was outed for sexual abuse in 2019.

A mixture of both light and dark, this podcast is a must listen for anyone needing a metaphysical uplift in challenging times!

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SHOW NOTES

[ 00:00 ] Intro

[ 03:20 ] Ancestral Lineage Agreements can cause us to sabotage our lives

[ 05:30 ] Generational Trauma

[ 07:15 ] Working with IBM and NASA

[ 14:00 ] Holding on to physical weigh to protect yourself

[ 20:20 ] Karena's September 11th story

[ 26:00 ] Afterwards she meditated and saw "thousands of angels"

[ 27:45 ] Addictions of any kind originate in dissociating from trauma, ending in horrible shame

[ 38:00 ] Experience of sexual assault (around 1998) like a "carbuncle," a pimple with multiple heads

[ 40:00 ] Her public statement about Donald Trump in 2016 shown all over the world on television and the BBC—ultimately an empowering experience

[ 43:50 ] Three years later, the Yogi Bhajan scandal and, as a well-known Kundalini yoga instructor and published author, how she dealt with it

[ 48:00 ] How during COVID, she saw the need for Kundalini meditations, and decided to resume teaching the yoga practice

[ 50:00 ] Now teaching again and holding retreats at places like the Omega Institute and Costa Rica

[ 53:00 ] Thoughts about "The Fall of the Guru" and a crumbling patriarchal system

[ 55:00 ] Role playing ancestral healing exchange between Karena and Elizabeth

[ 57:15 ] A "lineage agreement" addressed

[ 1:02:00 ] Upcoming retreat in Mexico and studying the healing mysticism of Egyptian high priestesses

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Get Connected with Elizabeth McGann:

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Learn more about Karena Virginia:

Website: https://www.karenavirginia.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karenavirginia/?hl=en

In this episode of Drop the Weight, we are joined by one of the leading thinkers in the world on one of Elizabeth's favorite topics: her name is Carol Look, and the topic is EFT Tapping, which stands for "Emotional Freedom Technique."

We caught up with Carol just as her new book The Yes Code: Transforming Sabotage into Success was being published in October and almost immediately shot to number one in the Personal Transformation and Stress Management categories of Amazon's best-seller lists.

Throughout the podcast, Carol and Elizabeth explore how EFT Tapping technique—Carol calls it "psychological acupuncture"—draws directly from the meridian system of over 5,000 years of Chinese Medicine. With benefits for anyone struggling with often incurable conditions like: depression, obesity, anxiety as well as the all-too-common and suffocating malaise of "stuckness" preventing many of us from realizing our full potential.

This episode also identifies the Seven Major Sabotage Behaviors Carol outlines in her book, with a tactical roadmap for overcoming them. 

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SHOW NOTES

[ 00:00 ] Intro

[ 01:45 ] What is EFT and how does it benefit people?

[ 03:00 ] Slowing down the "fight or flight" mechanism

[ 04:45 ] A form of "psychological acupuncture" that works on the same meridians as Chinese Medicine

[ 07:45 ] About the new book: The Yes Code: Transforming Sabotage into Success

[ 11:45 ] For those with obesity, first ask what is the benefit of being heavier?

[ 14:15 ] Carol's origin story with EFT

[ 16:45 ] Identifying the root causes

[ 18:00 ] About Gary Craig, the creator of EFT who trained Carol and declared her a master

[ 24:15 ] The Seven Major Sabotage Behaviors identified in Carol's book

[ 30:00 ] Demo EFT session with Elizabeth

[ 41:00 ] "Metaphysicians" & the Law of Attraction

[ 44:15 ] Hawkins: "A feeling fully felt, dissipates"

[ 51:00 ] The next 18 months, the release of the new book, and sharing her personal story with the public for the first time

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Get Connected with Elizabeth McGann:

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Learn more about Carol Look, and her best-selling new book The Yes Code:

Website: https://www.carollook.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carollook_eft/?hl=en

The Yes Code (on Amazon): https://www.amazon.com/s?k=carol+look&crid=1CT66DQRDQWGB&sprefix=carol+look%2Caps%2C192&ref=nb_sb_noss_1

  In this episode we are joined by the wonderful Dr. Arianna Sholes-Douglas for the third installment in a series on Menopause, exploring how we can breathe new life into this stigmatized and underserved time in a woman's life—where historically women have been neglected in terms of medical, emotional and societal support.

 
A self-described "menopause revolutionist," Dr. Arianna is the author of The Menopause Myth, one of the most exciting and original books that have been published recently on this topic. And like Dr. Arianna, it's both heartfelt and unflinchingly honest.

 
And that's why you're going to love this podcast. Dr. Arianna shares refreshing views on a host of menopause-related issues including: profound misconceptions about the female clitoris; how the medical system in the US has mostly failed menopausal women; the real likelihood of women "missing" the early signs of the perimenopause to menopause transition, the benefits and misconceptions surrounding Hormone Replacement Therapy; and so much more.  

This podcast is definitely a juicy one. So check it out!

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SHOW NOTES

[ 00:00 ] Intro: Dr. Arianna, a self-described "menopause revolutionist"

[ 01:55 ] Most of what we think about menopause is a myth

[ 02:45 ] The Sweetness of Venus: A History of the Clitoris

[ 05:45 ] Dr. Arianna's traditional medical training

[ 07:00 ] How menopausal women are poorly served by the medical system in U.S.

[ 10:55 ] Dr. Arianna "missed" her own menopause; motivation for writing her book

[ 12:00 ] Symptoms of menopause, including homicidal ideation, wanting to kill her husband

[ 16:00 ] Maiden > Mother > "Crone" trajectory for women in American society

[ 20:00 ] Hormone Replacement Therapy

[ 24:30 ] Is it "quacky" for doctors to prescribe hormones today?

[ 29:15 ] "What's the gut got to do with it" Nutrition & Menopause

[ 31:30 ] "Stay juicy" — "Get your juicy back"

[ 32:30 ] Vaginal Rejuvenation

[ 36:00 ] Full disclosure: "I am teaching what I need to learn"

[ 38:00 ] Not really Christian; finding her spiritual way

[ 40:00 ] Eckhart Tolle; a holographic universe; a doctor who walks in the metaphysical world

[ 44:00 ] Dr. Arianna's medical practice, Tula Wellness

[ 48:00 ] FWD-Looking plans, including a podcast called "Stay Juicy"

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Learn more about Dr. Arianna Sholes-Douglas, her Tula Wellness medical practice and her podcast here:

Website: https://drarianna.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drarianna/

"Stay Juicy" Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-stay-juicy-podcast/id1762865086

In this episode of Drop the Weight, we welcome Dr. Robert Todd Hurst back onto the show—for call it Round 2— to discuss everything that has happened in the world of GLP-1 weight loss medications in the 18 months since we last spoke with him.

Unless you have been living under a very large rock somewhere, no doubt you have heard the news from all media and social media sources about the explosive rise of so-called "miracle" semaglutide drugs like Ozempic, Mounjaro and Tirzepatide both in the U.S. and worldwide.

And beyond the celebrities touting it, you most likely have at least one friend or acquaintance who has dropped 30+ pounds in the last six months (and almost looks like a different person) who very likely is a GLP-1 patient.

Basically, this stuff is everywhere, and we can't stop talking about it!

This podcast covers just about everything you would want to know or ask about these medications, like: do they live up to the hype? What is the risk of regaining the weight you may lose while taking them? Are the dosages recommended by their pharmaceutical manufacturers too high? How big of a concern is muscle loss? We even talk about the issue of so-called "Ozempic face" and what Hurst separately identifies as his single greatest fear about these drugs.

All of these questions taken into consideration, Hurst powerfully observes how GLP-1 medications are undoubtedly among the most fascinating and impactful molecules in healthcare today with effective treatment applications that reach beyond diabetes and obesity to heart disease, kidney disease and possibly even Parkinson's.

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SHOW NOTES

[ 00:40 ] Intro

[ 03:20 ]  No longer just a weight loss medication; applications to diabetes, obesity, heart and kidney diseases and possibly Parkinson's

[ 06:15 ] Minimum effective dose

[ 07:00 ] Many GLP-1 patients who go off the medication end up regaining most of the weight

[ 09:20 ] Not a weight loss doctor; a better health and longer life practice with weight loss as a consequence

[ 11:20 ] Importance of getting patients OFF these medications

[ 13:40 ] "Muscle is youth" – The real issue of muscle loss and how Hurst deals with it with his GLP-1 patients

[ 15:00 ] Metabolically optimized diets

[ 18:20 ] Conflicts of interest in healthcare: doctors, patients, insurance and pharmaceutical companies

[ 21:20 ] Pharmaceutical compounding of GLP-1s?

[ 23:00 ] Microdosing

[ 24:15 ] Most of Hurst's GLP1 patients take ⅕ of the pharmaceutically recommended dose

[ 29:40 ] Is there a minimum obesity threshold?

[ 35:20 ] 93 percent of Americans are insulin resistant

[ 38:00 ] Ozempic face

[ 40:15 ] Appropriate for teenagers?

[ 42:00 ] Hurst's greatest fear about GLP1-s

[ 48:20 ] Yerba Mate and Berberine

[ 54:00 ] "Most of the diseases killing us are preventable"

[ 56:15 ] HealthspanMD's patients who "don't want to leave healthy years on the table"

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