Episode 204
Diet Pills (Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro) & The Real Shortcut
Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro are creating a deadly standard in diet culture. Jenn is telling us the real short cut, as she sees it.
Today, Jenn is discussing the trending diet pills (or really pharmaceuticals being used for weight loss) that are currently taking the market by storm: Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro. While your insurance may be covering these pills to assist with weight loss, are they the real deal? And what about Berberine which is being called “nature’s Ozempic”? Jenn walks through the expectations that people have of taking these diet pills, how they work in the body and how successful outcomes are determined. She also shares the real shortcut, as she sees it, that can create weight loss in a healthy, long lasting way. Tune in today to understand the healthier ways to achieve weight loss goals and what you are desiring.
The Salad With a Side of Fries podcast is hosted by Jenn Trepeck, discussing wellness and weight loss for real life, clearing up the myths, misinformation, bad science & marketing surrounding our nutrition knowledge and the food industry. Let’s dive into wellness and weight loss for real life, including drinking, eating out, and skipping the grocery store.
IN THIS EPISODE:
● [7:00] What are Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and how are they used?
● [9:42] How quickly do you notice the effect of these drugs and what side effects are there?
● [12:44] What were the original uses for these pharmaceuticals?
● [16:07] What do people experience by taking these options?
● [16:32] How do they work in the body?
● [19:35] How are successful outcomes determined?
● [21:58] Do these meds mean that you can eat what you want and stop working out?
● [23:30] What is berberine? Is it really “nature’s ozempic”?
● [25:32] What happens when people stop taking Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro or other diet pills?
● [27:00] How do these feed into the toxic diet culture we already have?
● [33:18] What is the real short cut?
● [40:02] What are some supplements that may be helpful with weight loss in a way that improves health?
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
● Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro reduce the rate of gastric emptying so we feel fuller longer. Decreases hunger and appetite, increases fullness which gives reduced food consumption and weight loss. This could impact the nutrients that someone is actually getting creating a potential for malnutrition and a loss of muscle more than a loss of fat.
● BMI is not an indication of health or health outcomes. Those are better assessed by looking at body completion, how much of our body is fat, lean muscle, water, organs, etc.
5 Lifestyle Medicine Aspects:
● Fitness (movement daily)
● Nutrition (low glycemic impact foods and some supplementation)
● Measuring body fat percentage (focus on change rather than the number) and Fasting glucose (ask dr. to do a fasting glucose test)
● Address stress in your life
● Stop smoking/drinking alcohol
QUOTES:
“What they're seeing with people on these medications is that it's 2/3 muscle loss, 1/3 fat loss. They might be a lower number on the scale but they are fatter at that lower number...that is not health." - Jenn Trepeck
“You cannot supplement your way out of poor nutrition. Period. Supplements can help but if you’re eating calorically dense, nutrient deficient foods, there are no supplements that can undo your food.” - Jenn Trepeck
“I wish I was exaggerating when I said I think this is deadly and it's setting a deadly standard, and I’m beside myself over it.” - Jenn Trepeck
“The real shortcut isn’t any one thing. The real short cut is a combination of things, which are really lifestyle medicine’s top 5.” - Jenn Trepeck
“Lifestyle medicine is about shifting our habits and our lives to create health and energy and vitality…life to years and years to life.” - Jenn Trepeck
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Recommended Scale: Tanita and Omron
