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Taking weight-loss medication can be transformative as it offers liberation from a lifetime of dieting

Your clothes fit better, your energy is up, and your GLP-1 medicationwhether it is Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, or Zepbound is finally helping you take control of your metabolic health

Lower cortisol means better conditions for sexual desire

For a lot of my patients, I know they have struggled with obesity for all of their childhood and adulthood already, and the benefits outweigh the risks as soon as they start the medication, she says

It works like this: After you eat, gut peptides begin stimulating insulin secretion in response to the typical rise in blood glucose post-meal

These include Wegovy, Ozempic, and Rybelsus, all manufactured by Novo Nordisk