One year ago I began my journey of reducing sugar and exercising intermittent fasting. I’ve lost 70 pounds with only about ten to go. I feel amazing. It wasn’t easy, but it was absolutely worth it. Your videos helped me a lot to understand how things worked and why it was so important to stay on track. Thank you. ❤
@@wallhagens2001 Thank you. I may have inspired a couple people in my circle, but it’s not something I’m consciously trying to sell to others because we all get to that place of change from a personal place. 💗
I have been intermittent fasting for three weeks and haven't lost a pound! I haven't gained weight though. I have been reducing my sugar intake and my arthritis is better!
Dear, thanks or sharing, have you started fasting 16hiurs or did you build it up? Just wondering as there are many different info on the net but always better to get it from those who experienced it from scratch.
Amazing thing is how fast the pounds are shed with IF and diet and exercise. It’s as fast as with those shots and no horrible side effects! I lost 66 lbs with IF, keto/carnivore and mild exercise…in 7 months
I am an RN and work in an Endoscopy center. We have seen many patients with gastroparesis even after short term use. This is such an excellent episode and thank you so much for all your knowledge. I have been following you for years😊
That’s what I was just reading about and as someone with digestive problems, you don’t want long term Gastroparesis! I see nothing but health problems down the road for people taking this stuff. Maybe we should get all the high fructose corn syrup out of all our food and act make fresh foods and vegetables affordable for everyone. It’s just messed up what they get away with in the name of money.
People just need to make the choice to eat better and be more active . Fresh fruits and vegetables are fairly cheap . If people quit buying all the junk foods like soda , chips , candy cakes and donuts etc then they would easily be able to buy fruits and vegetables.
I lost 45 pounds and 8 inches in my waistline by cleaning up my diet, reducing sugar to just fruit, and working out 4-5 days on weight training machines. This is the easiest thing I have ever done and the most fun I have ever had. I'm 70 years old and have the body of a woman more than half my age. I get a ton of attention and have more energy than I can ever remember having. No shots, no pills, no powered drinks, no calorie counting, no meetings, no BS. My diet is centered around protein and little if any processed foods. Sugar is addictive and makes me crazy for it so I avoid it most of the time. I have a lot of muscle now and muscle is sexy on everyone. It's amazing how much better I look and how much better I feel. Never going back to the old me.
Congrats! I’ve done the same but when I stress eat I get sick of the sugary snacks and over processed foods. I love spring as up north I can get outside and walk , bike hike The food industry is killing us - should be separated from drug industry and regulated more.
Prescriptions have messed me up so bad!! I've been prescribed drugs that I didn't know was addictive even though I took it as prescribed. I had to go through detox and withdrawals just to stop a few medications. I'll never take a pill again unless it's life saving. Diet is the only way to truly fix your health.
They had me on an SSRI . Told me it was a mild antidepressant. I recognised my issues with this, But on it for more than 15 years. Fortunately, I was able to get off, and stay off. Took me over 7 months to wean from it. 2 years later, I’m a thousand times better. I put it to my supplements, and healthier lifestyle. And I’m down 50+ lbs. I used to walk 7 miles a day, and still gained weight. When I lost so much weight after getting off the ssri, I knew what the problem was/is. Good luck to others in their search for a solution!😊
Yep, I was on proton pump inhibitors and statins not to mention a few others that I wish I had never taken. Off all that🤮 garbage and have much improved health now!😛
They are both expensive. A bag of chips can be around 4 dollars unless you buy generic which I do then it's about 2 bags. A bag of apples is usually about 4. Sometimes 3 sometimes 5
Recently, I went in for a gynecological appointment and was discussing weight gain as a result of post menopause. I am probably about 40 pounds overweight, but I was astounded by the sales pitch, my physician gave me for Ozempic. It was so disturbing to me that my physician would push a pharmaceutical on me over any other solution for weight loss. Trust me, I thought about it for a moment because it is tempting, but deep down, I knew something didn't smell right.
I had a similar experience for migraines with the neurologist is pushing the amovig so hard on me. I thought something's fishy. Looked up the prices of a $1000 per month per shot one shot per month. No thank you
The only thing that worked for me was a low carb diet. I tried starving, everything but finally eating enough food that didn’t have carbs worked. Then 5-6 years later had to readjust again. So the body changes and we have to figure out what is best for our age, etc.
My 84 year old aunt is on it, and I was very worried for her. But she has lost many pounds and her personality has been reborn. She used to fall asleep on the phone and need several naps a day. Now she is much more active and upbeat. She does have side effects and she is in the mindset of "just 15 more pounds". But I am shocked her doctor would prescribe it for such an elderly person.
@@nokateno Yes, I hope so. They live a full day's drive away and they are fiercely independent. She is having some side effects and hopes to go off of it one day, but her disposition and mood are greatly improved. She is not yet returning to her former exercise habits; covid lock downs changed life for so many. Thank you for your kind and supportive words!
Im one who struggles with my weight. Been on phentermine (weight loss pill) in the past multiple times and just got off of monjouro because ive reached my goal weight, but of course the weight is slowing returning. Im so tired of yo-yo'ing with my weight. Today i looked in the mirror and hated what i saw cause i see the weight gain (10 lbs so far). But what bothers me the most is feeling out of control. When this Dr. clearly and genuinely said it wasnt my fault, ive felt a huge sense of relief. Yes ive known about food companies purposely making food addictive, but to hear the words "its not your fault" really made me feel ALOT better. Still gonna continue to fight the addiction without meds (by eating as best as I can and currently in the gym). Thank you Dr.
there was a recent article about someone who moved to Europe from America and lost 50 pounds without even trying. Simply from less processed food, smaller portion sizes in restaurants, and more walking. Truly, the American food environment is toxic. I am thinking of making toxic food warning signs and putting them up in the supermarket cereal aisles.
Semiglutide has been used for over 20 years by Endorinolgist for obese patients long before Ozempic. Dr Louis J Arrone at Cornell Univ Hospital has used it succefully for 20 years to treat diabetes and obesity without issues.
Yes. People just don’t know this. And it would be great if these drugs were not necessary, however, let’s get the people out of the fire and then sort why the house caught fire.
Hard to argue. That being said, it’s been a life-saver for my wife, who has mental health issues and could only keep junk food down. 1.5 years later, 55 lbs down, exercising daily. Still morbidly obese, but can now walk 10000 steps a day when she couldn’t do 500 2 years ago. Quality of life is much better. I’m comforted that she sees dr who prescribed it every 2 weeks, but I get that long term studies are absent and the jury is out. Quality of life beats quantity, and quality is back. Me, I cut out sugars a year ago, started walking every day, and am down 50 lbs without drugs. Life isn’t easy, but who said it would be?
Yea people seem to forget, when you're talking morbidly obese losing weight is KEY. If you're just 30 lbs overweight then yea, you should lose weight in a more steady, smart, and sustainable way. But for someone who is extremely overweight they need to lose more than anything first. Their body is dying.
It amazes me how these drugs were rushed to market without long term studies. We need to modify our diets. I hear that a corporation was marketing a frozen meal designed for the Wegovy folks. How bizarre.
I am so glad I use Dr. Mark’s way to stay in shape. Trust me, I still want sugar sometimes! Healthy organic food, weight lifting, spin bike. Low carb. Get in the sun! I have done this 9 years! I am 5’ 8” and 130 lbs. size 4. Also, getting ready for my 58th birthday. My whole extended family is obese. Sister died at 52 weighing 350 lbs😢
Just wow!!! I plateaued after 4yrs (and post covid?) gained weight despite eating healthy,IMF ,weight training, exercise… Now: eating only every other day! Wah!
We want everything easy and quick . Often, that's exactly where it starts going wrong. 😔 Last year (at age 54) I decided to improve my health and made it my goal. I went on keto for about 3 months, did light exercise every day, stopped snacking in between meals and did everything I could to ensure good sleep. Wow. Loosing weight was not even my goal, but it happened. And very quickly. I started getting a bit too skinny for my taste, so I stopped keto and started including a bit of carbs. My heart health improved and my looks as well. I did my blood test and paid extra for vitamin D test and then planned my diet accordingly and included a few good quality supplements and herbs where needed. I did not take supplements every day, unless the blood test showed an actual deficiency. Didn't take any drugs. I had to make an effort, but it wasn't too hard, and it absolutely paid off. Be healthy, friends. Good luck!
If you yourself have not experienced this, you can’t speak on it. I have struggled with weight and insulin resistance. I tried the “bariatric diet” then had a VSG surgery. The outcome of that was I developed gastric dumping which raised my blood sugar tremendously; regularly. Mounjaro has been life altering for me! It stopped the dumping and leveled out the hyperinsulinemia due to gastric dumping. I had hyperinsulinemia before the VSG and that surgery only made it worse. Every bite I ate caused an elevation in blood sugar, then a drastic drop in blood sugar making me tired and achy and creating a stall in any weight loss. Mounjaro had literally ended the hyperinsulinemia, dumping and had allowed me to lose the weight that was adding to chronic illness to begin with. Please don’t assume what you think you know until you examine the person taking it; whether they have hyperinsulinemia, possible hypoglycemia, which this drug levels out completely, or possible prediabetes or other hormone issues that change blood sugar such as PCOS.
Hi Julie I am in the same boat I had Vsg 10 yrs ago I lost the weight but now I have gained back 30-40 pounds and anything I try I can't loose it I'm co spidered obese again and I'm just worried that I will gain it all back if I don't try something. I feel like for vsg patients it's a better option then going and getting RNY surgery .
Right there with you. Folks get too judgy. Personally I don’t care. I’m doing this for me. Diabetes killed both my parents. I’ve been struggling with pre diabetes since menopause and was successful to a point but stalled out and A1C came back 5.7 so it was time to make a move. So far this is working and it’s not this awful experience ppl swear it is. Of course I had changed my eating habits over a decade ago but menopause derailed everything. No one knows this journey except the one doing the walking. Good luck to you!
I agree. I had gastric band surgery which was effective to a point but not enough. I’m on mounjaro and have found it has helped me massively in two ways: stops the gnawing hunger pangs and sugar cravings, and enables gradual weight loss. I’m vigilant about eating enough food especially protein and fiber and drinking lots of water. I originally became obese due to hyperthyroidism and pernicious anemia not being diagnosed for over a decade!! I was exhausted constantly and could not exercise. I ended up with diagnosed chronic fatigue and an excess of weight.
I don’t think the issue is with people going on this drug for legitimate reasons such as diabetes and or obesity etc. the issue is with people who use it for basic aesthetic reasons, want to lose weight to look nicer, he was clear in the video.
I am so glad he talked about the 'body positivity movement'. Obesity is not healthy. A few pounds gained is very different than being severely overweight.
I’m also a RN and I’m taking Mounjaro to help me get back on track after 3 surgeries I had in 1 1/2 years! I’m using this as a tool to help aid in my weight loss journey…I am very passionate about fitness and nutrition and I’m so excited to be back on my fitness and health routine! It’s a lifestyle!
Thank you! You as well as many other Drs I have listened to feel this way! I feel sorry for all the young girls on wegovy & antidepressants & anti anxiety! These are young adults at 18yrs old. Our food supply is toxic!
You mention the high cost… but how does that compare to the costs of obesity? Which are: insulin, all the other needs is type 2 diabetics (dialysis for kidney failure, amputation surgery, cardiac bypass surgery) plus the costs with other obesity complications (knee replacement, CPAP machines to treat sleep apnea, cholesterol meds, hypertension drugs). Obesity is EXPENSIVE.
Thank you for your honesty concerning your own personal health. I am a health and wellness coach who had to be very careful about what I said during the pandemic. I privately encouraged friends and family to increase their dosage of vitamin D along with a small amount of K2. I also have a Facebook page to do with health and wellness and I encouraged my followers to make sure that they had optimum vitamin D levels and to have them checked. Personally I had liposomal vitamin C, vitamin D, zinc, Liposomal quercetin and NAC on hand as well as povidone iodine. Some of this I took on a regular basis. I cannot encourage people enough to learn about health to watch more of your videos because the only person who really truly cares about our health is ourselves. And the one person who knows the most about our health and how we feel again is ourselves. It really is up to each individual to educate themselves and to gradually pick up better and better lifestyle skills. I wish everyone the very best in health.❤
@@wendyhannan2454 It helped that I was that mom who went on every school trip, Boy Scout meeting and camp out, volunteered in their classes, etc. And we have a huge rec room at our house with multiple TV’s, game systems, pool table, ping pong table, foosball table, etc. Their friends wanted to hang out all the time. So my boys just accepted that I was always going to be around their friends as they had no choice. Ha! So I really wasn’t an embarrassment to them.
Lol I'm that si gle mom who works andcooks healthy local organic meals, it's not that hard to prepare food, women don't need to subjugate themselves to some man to achieve that llol
@@jenandbarrys5580 That is great. But I’m not sure why you implied married women are subjugated to their husbands. I love my husband and he is the sweetest man and best father I could dream of.
post-kids, weight struggles were real for me. Aspect Health brought positive changes. watched this video on weight loss drugs and their risks. resonated with the focus on whole foods and lifestyle changes for long-term health. anyone else finding success with such holistic approaches?
Yes me! I struggled to lose weight as a firt time mummy in my forties. My son still breastfeeds directly and often cries at night which disrupts my sleep as I am a very light sleeper. I developed chronic migraine and felt that I had zero control over my weight. I started exercising by doing Kettlebell swings and yoga. It helped to stop further weight gain but I still could not lose the extra fat I had around my waist, arms and thighs. Just a month plus ago, I had a serious look at my food and eating patterns. I then decided to do IF( 16-18hours fasting ) coupled with eliminating highly processed carbs and seed oils. I do my best to use food as a fuel to supply energy to my body and to keep it nourished. I'm happy to report that I have lost almost 10 pounds in less then 8 weeks. My clothes are starting to fit again and I look better too. I have maybe 5 more pounds to go. I realise that i have to continue eating correctly if I want to keep my weight off as well as concentrate on building muscles while preventing further loss as I age. All the best to you ❤.
Semaglutide has stabilized my Type 2 diabetes and taken a lot of weight off of me. Even the Virta program and strict keto could not drop my weight past a certain point (30 pounds overweight) this has worked wonders. Before you non-doctors criticize, get off all statins, GMO foods, industrial seed oils, pig, red meat except for grass fed grass finished, sugar, high fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated fats, sodas, non purified waters, artificial sweeteners, grains, Lazy lifestyle, inorganic produce and processed foods. And lose 30 pounds. Oh, and be a diabetic who has a CGM and sees high blood sugar even while eating a Dr Hyman diet. My A1c was 7.8. It’s now 5.6 It went down long before the weight loss began. The weight loss was actually a surprise to me. We start at such a low dose that I had no idea it was coming! Sorry if this sounds extremely defensive. I get tired of people telling me I’m on the wrong drug when it’s been very good for me.
Well it's a miracle it works for you, it dosent work for millions of other people. Those drugs are for diabetes patients (with alot of horrible side affects) not for weight loss.
Nobody acknowledges the people doing all of the recommended things and still not attaining optimal weight or health. These drugs are LIFE CHANGING for the better for thousands of people. Good job, btw.
great point. People love to demonize. It makes them feel like they discovered some big secret. Of course it's controversial. Everyone wants to be thin. No one wants to be fat and presenting a solution that actually works (long term) is controversial to say the least. Finding a solution to this complex problem is like finding the holy grail. To Dr. H's point, yes, there are risks and yes there are side effects, some severe, painful, and potentially life threatening. I don't know the answer. I suppose time will tell (10/20 years down the road). I knew a girl growing up around 11/12 years old who was overweight, then was diagnosed with Diabetes and had to go on medication for it. Within a very short time period she became rail thin. I was shocked (and jealous lol). In hindsight I realize she was most likely on some version of this kind of medication. I mean anyone who's struggled endlessly with weight using useless programs that only work temporarily would be highly intrigued by a longer term solution. If simply diet/exercise and the traditional approaches worked so well why does the problem persist? For me personally the jury is still out on these drugs, and the side effects more than I'd be willing to risk/accept, but for those it works extremely well for who either don't have the side effects, aren't bothered by them...then I say go for it. Everything comes with risks. It's risky being overweight too.
Dr. Mike on You Tube interviewed an "obesity specialist" MD who prescribes ozempic for weight loss. To her credit she also stressed high protein diet, weight lifting etc to maintain muscle while on the drug. The interesting part of the interview was at the end when he asked her what the end goal is with the drug. She said to ween patients off the drug when they reached their weight loss goal for them the maintain weightless without the drug. He asked her in the 5 years she has been doing this how many patients had she successfully weened off the drug ......the answer was ZERO!!!!! That is disturbing in itself.
Fortunately ozempic costs just 80 euros here in the Europe... So it is affordable. I am using it just for a few days and honestly I am surprised how well it suppresses my appetite.. And hopefully it will also have a positive impact on my type 2 diabetes
I am an RN and Certified Health Coach and I really appreciated this presentation. So important that we empower people and help them naturally create not only health but a healthy lifestyle to support it! Thank you!
I took ozempic for 3 weeks and quit. 25mg, 50mg and 50mg. The top right side of my stomach area (the 2:00 position) was cramping so I got scared and stopped. This has been 4 months ago and it still hurts there occasionally. Ngl, I love how Ozempic shut the constant food noises down. I wasn't interested in eating and it was such a relief. Now I'm carnivore and eating OMAD. . I feel full and satisfied, but it's hard dealing with the WHYS of why I want a snack or a sweet. I'm trudging through it though. I suppose that's what I needed to address in the first place.
The low-carb diet does the exact same thing that Ozempic does in reducing blood sugar. Thus reducing insulin levels without slowing down your gut, and without all the horrible side effects, and for the most part, it’s free.
Switching to a vegetarian diet, would be a bad idea that would just make you more hungry stick to the carnivore diet. It works for lots of people you need lots of fat lots of protein, very little carbs, no sugar.
When I went vegetarian it totally wrecked my guts and I was constantly thinking about, craving food. I would NOT recommend a vegetarian diet to anyone cared about.
I disagree with the reduction in risk of heart attacks with statins. Relative risk reduction vs absolute risk reduction are very different. Big pharma loves to use relative risk because it sounds better. Absolute risk reduction on statins hovers at 1%or less. I would like to hear your take on that.
@@AA-ev7to I also think Ozempic may turn out to be the next big drug scandal on par with the opioid crisis created by Purdue pharma. I don’t trust drug companies at all when they push drugs that they say can be safely taken forever.
Statins drugs cause heaps of health problems, I know someone who had kidney problems and was hospitalised for a very low kidney count, plus it affected his muscle tone. They were talking dialysis, luckily they were able to flush his kidneys out. The Drs at the hospital said it was the statins, he’d been taking.
Good for you to listen to your body. Amazing the number of people who don’t listen to there body. Seen stories where they keep using after hospitalisations . Why ??
Amazing how Dr. Hyman imbues his presentations with access and equity issues (e.g. bringing up the issue of the PIMA Indians and Crisco, etc) which brings accountability to the discussion re: environmental factors.... and also removes the bias, stigma, blame and unnecessary shame around weight issues. There is an art to discussing these complex topics with neutrality and objectivity, and he gets it right every time!
Last year my DR. wanted me to try a new drug for pre-diabetes. It was Trulicity which is the same as Ozempic and I declined after reading the possible side effects.
I’ve had a gyno, an endocrinologist and my GP shill Wegovy to me even with the shortage and demand. I’m 55 and 40 pounds overweight. Not taking it, just disappointed that people are pushing it so hard instead of encouraging better education and lifestyle choices.
I’m a professor of nursing and my students asked what I thought of ozempic. I responded “I expect to see commercials in the future about class action lawsuits.”
I’m a nurse of 15yrs….I said the same. My mother is an RN BSN and RN instructor. She is a former tele nurse and has 22yrs as an LD nurse. She uses ozempic due to self inflicted diabetes due to a candy addiction. I expect it to shorten her life exponentially. She laughs it off. Many will die from this med…
There already are. 44 dead. Almost 1000 needing hospitalization. I'm the only woman in my group of friends who isn't on it. I feel like I'm in a horror movie. Having a background in pharmacy, as soon as I saw that it had a black box warning, that's all I needed to see. People need to realize that being skinny doesn't necessarily mean being healthy. No thanks to a black box drug. I'll stay a weightlifting, muscley, healthy carnivore.
@@xenotbbbeats7209 I agree about skipping the black box drugs, skipping the processed foods and a focus on weightlifting - heavy, including for women - especially those of us entering perimenopause. A focus on protein is important. In my case, whole food, plant protein (14 years and counting as a whole food vegan), but you're so right. No thanks.
I didn't know about the black box warning. Thanks for the info! I've been jealous of all the people I see losing weight on it, but since I've lost trust in Big Pharma I was afraid there may be some unknow side effects down the road.@@xenotbbbeats7209
Thanks for all the great information! After almost 3 years of intermittent fasting and taking good supplements, I'm definitely a 6%er!! Turning 60 on New Year's Eve, yet I'm still wearing the same size Levi's I did in high school! A big help is to watch videos like this everyday. Keeps you on track, kind of like an AA meetings keeps things prioritized and top of mind. It's so sad what big food and big Pharma have done to this country. Thank you Dr Hyman for all you do!🎉
I have a family member who has been on the drug for several years for type 2 diabetes. He should be much sicker than he is but this drug causes him to eat less junk so overall he has maintained his health… The FDA and UsDA aren’t going to change our food to make it healthier…so we resort to drugs… which helps make congress’ bank accounts bigger!! 😂
I am also fit...but have silent acid reflux. Two docs prescribed a drug for me that is contraindicated for me due to an autoimmune issue I have. Didn't even check my chart!!! We have to educate ourselves and be our own advocates!!!
Agree that the food supply in US is not healthy but there is also an emotional health issue here that is going unaddressed. There is a huge emotional aspect to addiction and that cannot be solved by a drug or better food.
Some people will do anything to avoid eating healthy. I see people who got big again after the gastric bypass surgery now taking Ozempic while continuing to eat McDonalds. They lose weight but their body is still obviously sick and declining.
The drugs may have side effects, but so does obesity. Most of us don’t have the willpower to stick to a whole foods and low sugar diet for the rest of our lives. I’m on Mounjaro for weight loss and it’s been a miracle for me to be free of cravings for bad foods.
I think the problem is that many people want a quick fix to lose weight. It is hard and for some it is very very very hard. I agree it is the food industry that created the problem. People are unfortunately addicted to ultra processed unhealthy food And this is the fault of the food industry. Only through education and pressure on the food industry can we overcome this difficult problem. Thank you Mark for all you do to help us to understand the importance of being healthy and for trying to change the food industry. 😇
Dr. Hyman, thank you for your continued efforts to educate us about the best way to stay healthy, and above all educating us about pharmaceutical drugs and their negative effects. You are a true healer in every sense of the word.❤
In a trip to Portugal this fall, it was astounding how little food I ate to be full and how infrequently I became hungry. I eat a "healthy" diet here in the states but the food there must have had a much higher nutritional values. Grown and served close to the vine.
We found the same thing across Europe. Eating less and being full, it's because they don't allow all of the chemicals, preservatives and processing in their food systems. They are not allowed to poison their population. Here in the US capitalism and corporate greed allows out food system to cause everything that will addict you, and then the pharmaceutical industry will develop a drug to fix what your food did to you.
Do you work a physical or stressful job? I find my appetite goes up when I’m doing more physical labor or when I’m stressed. When I go on holiday or work a less physical job, my appetite goes down.
I’ve had a similar experience. I have traveled to Jamaica several times and every trip my satiety is much better and my bloating and gut problems resolve almost immediately.
Yes , perhaps the nutritional value of the food in other countries may be better. But the USA is the land of ultraprocessed fiberless sugar laden food . Even bread has added sugar.So does your salad dressing . Even if you are avoiding the obvious sourced of sugar such as cake, cookies and icecream you may be ingesting more sugar than you realize in other food. From what I have heard bread in Europe does NOT have added sugar. If you are eating less sugar on vacation your insulin won't be spiking as much . Insulin spikes can quickly pull glucose out of the bloodstream znc make you HUNGARY.
Took it for 18 months and wish I hadn’t. I now have major gastrointestinal issues that I have to contend with. Also contributed to a lot of muscle wasting
Thank you, Dr. Hyman. My daughter-in-law has just began using this drug, without looking into the side effects first. I appreciate your work and will continue to view your channel.
I tried ozempic, the first dose, I was full after 3 bites of food, got nauseous trying to drink water afterwards. I got severely dehydrated the first week trying to drink water or eat food. I never got above 600 calories in a day. I got so dizzy that I had to go to bed for more than half of the last 2 days that week. My dr insisted that I would adjust to it. I finished the rest of that months injections, drinking water for the first 2 hours that I was awake to try to hydrate. I got severely constipated, needing 2-3 ducolax a day and only having a bowel movement every 4 days, instead of daily as usual. Then I skipped a month, and finally got my back schedule back to normal. I tried it again, but not dosing weekly, but instead every other week to see if the dizzy spells would go away. The dizziness subsided, but eating more than a 1/4 cup of food every 6-8 hours wasn't tolerated, and the constipation was back. It took me 9 weeks off of it to get back to normal. I traveled for 6 weeks through Europe and didn't gain back any weight. I came home and in 30 days I have gained 6-8lbs. I had lost 42 pounds as of September, after 30 days of prednisone I gained 7 pounds. But that was expected. I am now up a total of 13 pounds and I am actively working on strength training and exercising during the cold winter months as well as increasing the rainbow foods in my regular meal planning. I focus on food labels and scratch cook everything we each. My doctors approach to my concern over gaining 75 lbs after becoming disabled, was for me to "get used to my new normal ". I requested ozempic, he didn't recommend it. He tells me to give up the fast food, and curb my beer drinking. I haven't been to a fast food restaurant in over 8 years and I don't tolerate malt, and haven't had a beer since I was 19, I am 62. I explained that we eat whole foods, I scratch cook, we garden and grow and preserve a great deal of what we eat. We don't eat out ever. Okay in Europe we did a couple of times, on our vacation. He isn't in the slightest interested in helping you get healthy, just adding to his billable codes. We now are our own health care advocates. My husband and I question any recommendations from our doctors that start with pharmaceutical solutions. We do our research before filling anything, and if we find the side effects are bad, or it's newly released, we opt to say no. We need functional medicine hear in Northern Michigan.
Give up breads, Anything cooked with flour, pastry, also no potatoes, pasta or rice. You will loose weight like crazy. Try fasting 12-15 hours a night. It gets easy. Stop eating after supper, don’t eat til breakfast. Stretch that time as you get used to it. You will be amazed. And healthier. And yes, you can have a treat 2 or 3 times a week , couple cookies, piece of cake but limit.
@@bobobrien8968so basically give up any food that is enjoyable. Got it. Oh and give up being able to enjoy a classic delicious Christmas or Thanksgiving meal with your family, along with any delicious treats that your family members gift you. Just throw em in the garbage. Basically give up your social life. You’ll be alone and hungry but at least you’ll be thin!
Liz... Look up the Carnivore Diet. It will change your life. Stop eating bread, carbs, and DEFINITELY vegetables. Meat. Only meat. It heals. Read the comments section on any reputable video you find. Dr. Chaffee, Shawn Baker, Ken Barry... All fantastic. Mikhaila Peterson and the Lion Diet is amazing to listen to. Try it and see, the results speak for themselves.
@moonmaiden4197 So Funny! Yea, it's not easy. For some it isn't too hard for others like probably you and i it is. Not talked about much is that firstly, it's important to set in your mind the intention and lots of positive FB to the self (something all of us need and not many do). Keep encouraging the self, take time each day for yourself and for the very busy , maybe jsut 10 min am and pm. I don't like, don't use western meds. Right now I'm looking into a company Vitanica. Heard GABA ws important (Dr.Hyman and others). Surprised when I took it remembered my dreams which never happened much before. For those of us with addiction issues, lots of diffent ways to calm the nervous system. Homeopathy also helpful(of course pharmaceautical industry trying to ban it-find petition please and sign it) Since menopause I'm up and down in wt. but can'tgive up ! Best wishes to you and Keep the humor! Joyful living as much as we can in our current world of war. Ponder Peace.
Appreciate your input on ozempic etc . I agree that children should not be given a drug rather supported with nutrition and exercise as the safest method for health. It sets a precedent for dependency on these Band-Aid measures / pharmacy for quick fixes rather than self initiatives for long term measures towards a healthy state.
Thank you for this. I`m in general surgery and we see a lot of cases of diverticulitis and small bowel obstruction. I `m not sure if it is a coincidence but many people were on Ozempic. It is hard to tell if it is related to Ozempic, but it is definately concerning. A lot of our patients are morbidly obese, I see why they are going that direction, but this drug is far from being a miracle and I see a lot of long term side effects in the future
Interesting, my father in law ended up in the hospital with sepsis from bowel obstruction shortly after being on ozempic. He was told to get off the medication, that they’ve seen in increase in these cases in the ER for similar reasons with people on the medication as well.
Great job on sharing a lot of pertinent info. One point I think you didn't touch on is mental health when addressing Root Cause. You did breifly mention addiction. I believe addressing why one has an unhealthy relationship with food is very important as part of a long term strategy for health and wellness.
it's amazing how some doctors just push pills and injections. I went to my doctor and they told me I "looked" depressed and immediately tossed me Zoloft. Then my other doctor misdiagnosed me with bi-polar and all this stuff and threw at least 5-6 different medications on me. When I came off medications and switched my diet and exercised and lost weight and felt better I told my doctor and he basically rolled his eyes at me saying "that's great but food doesn't help and someone like you needs to be on meds" and then again threw more meds on me. I haven't taken anything and came off all meds and eat healthy and lost weight and feel better and refuse to take "off label" meds to "maybe" treat something but also "maybe" have 5 other issues with. my body because of taking it. It's really disgusting how doctors treat patients now these days - just a $ and a # sign.
My fiance was told by her Dr it was OK to try, and gave her the 1ml, max allowance for weight loss, and not the minimal or even inbetween! She had a very serious side effect, bowel and paralysis. If not for my experience with physical therapy, using a heating pad with laxatives, she was told she would have needed surgery! Now pushing nearly 4 weeks later. Only 1 shot, she's still not back to normal and reliant on laxatives that's abnormal. I've told her to go back in for more scans on Fri, once it's starting week 5. It's supposed to be out of the system within 5 weeks, supposed. But damage? Anything permanent or not? She's agreed to go and I'm fortunate she and I have such open communication between us, and she wasn't stubborn or too embarrassed to say something. Now we have her starting something well researched and it helps retrain the body to accept new body weights as they occur. We have a really great agreed way to slowly reach each goal set, until she reaches her final goal, and with the lifestyle changes occurring slowly during it as well. It SHOULD work and stick. By then we will be living together and much easier to support each other for higher success. Less depression not alone. Wish us luck. Stay off Ozempic if you don't have diabetes 2! Do your own homework, pharmacist know meds better than Drs. The ER knew immediately what she had taken, Ozempic!
Scary how many people are not extremely worried about their health, they’d rather use quick fixes for anything even if they’re life threatening. I blame the government agencies not doing their job, schools and parents/ lack of parenting for the lack of awareness and rules against the use of life threatening products. Why are these drugs and foods allowed in the first place?
Well that’s probably stress related as well as the quality of food. We don’t make the world safe for a our girls so why don’t we focus on that as well instead of shaming them on a random TH-cam video
All of this is so phenomenally true. I think there is one part of this conversation that is always omitted. We need a very specific definition of "processed food". I think most people would identify candy, chips, and soda as processed. I think they would NOT properly identify white flour products (pasta, bread, white rice), sausages, or fancy coffee drinks with syrups as processed. Therefore, a lot of viewers will hear this message, nod, and go on eating a lot of the foods they shouldn't.
You said bariatric diet worked as well as surgery. Ok so yes caloric restrictions can help people loose weight. The issue is can they maintain that regime for life. I pose that most people who are overweight have at times had temporary weight loss on a diet but a large cohort of those patients are not able to stay on a diet for the rest in their life and gain back most if not more weight over time. I get it GLP1s are not without issues but if they prove to be effective over longer terms they it be the lesser harm option for people that struggle with weight. Compared to yo-yo diets and weight cycling that commonly occurs in populations try to maintain weight using just diets. It diet alone was both an effective and well tolerated solution we would not have a billion dollar weight loss industry.
I was considering taking Ozempic; I have type 2 diabetes & 2 of my docs have tried to prescribe it for me. I told them to wait & let me research the medication before you prescribe it, not sure I'm willing to take it. I've been researching info about it for 2 days now & after your video that completely made my mind up about it & I thank you so much for all the great info you have shared with us about this medication! It's a BIG NO for me. The potential side effects are too serious & just not worth the risk for me. I'll stick with low carb & working out 3 to 4 days a week & hope that helps with my blood sugar levels. So far it has been! Thank so much again Dr. Hyman the info you put out is truly lifesaving!
I heard a young woman recently talk about her mom’s death after getting a “shot” at a diet clinic. Apparently her electrolytes were way off and she had a heart attack, dying a few days later. We have to figure how to eat without hurting our bodies. I do strength training & have some impressive muscle - it really does help! I ate some pretty bad foods over Christmas but only gained a pound. Back to watching the types of food I eat again!
Thank you for sharing truth. As a cancer survivor and a health Coach… it amazes me how many people WANT a quick fix. A pill or a shot. It’s sad to see how many people are actually ready and willing to do the work❤
I had a patient who was 30, 3 young children, weighed close to 400 pounds and developed pulmonary hypertension. She needed a heart transplant but surgeon said she needed to lose 50 pounds first. She could have benefited from this drug, but it wasn’t available. She died in 3 months.
Thank you for your service and education on this! It is such an important topic. It reminds me of all the thousands of Echocardiogram’s I performed after people used Phen Phen in the 80’s and 90’s. I hope those who are considering this ,will think twice after watching this. Fantastic job Dr. Hyman.
I appreciated your down-to-earth, no nonsense candor concerning the drug OZEMPIC, and other drugs like it!-I think this video should be mandatory for all medical professionals-Your diet advice, also, is excellent-
This is really helpful, non biased, easy to understand information. I appreciate this kind of resource so much, thank you! As I age (I’m 52), I’ve become much more focused on longevity and have become a student of how to live longer and, more importantly, live healthier for longer, and work on becoming stronger and fighting to preserve and increase muscle at my age, which is a constant challenge. I’ve made complete life style changes in the last few years (nutrition, exercise, sleep, tracking food and nutrients, water and proteins, avoiding processed foods, etc) and all of what you discuss in this video is spot on for success. As a person who proactively seeks nutritious foods, I find that it is not easy because we are surrounded by awful choices and you have to actively seek out whole foods and things that aren’t processed or loaded with sugars. It takes a lot of work and intentional focus and education. It’s very tough, it’s no wonder we have an obesity crisis in this country. I don’t blame people, I blame the food industry and all the corruption of people making decisions and misinforming the public.
As an overweight person, I refuse to say it’s not my fault. There are many healthy options available to us. I chose to ignore those options. I now have type 2 diabetes - it’s my fault. This is a wake up call; I just started taking metformin and Ozempic. I don’t plan to be on Ozempic for long - a year or less. My doctor says you can do this.
I am an internist from Canada. I totally agree. I've been eating healthy and training all my life. I try to teach my patients that the problem with food is not the quantity but the quality and ultra-processed foods are to be avoided. I encourage them to eat well by telling them about the importance of the gut microbiome and encourage them to engage in physical activity by telling them about the importance of myokines and avoiding sarcopenia.
I was placed on Mounjaro for about 6 mo. And now my pancreas no longer creates enzymes. I have to pay $3k a month for Zenpep (pig enzymes). I am apparently allergic to every diabetic drug they have put me on. I’m skinny now but no pancreas. 😢
I think we are also targeted for early demise. There are countries that are far more healthy than the US. I think it's mostly, "follow the money ". Awful.
Really appreciate the encouragement to simply eat clean and stay active. Many friends of mine who really do not need this drug are fanatically praising. I just don't believe our bodies are meant to be drugged..it's the food and non healthy (s.a.d.) environment. Great info, thank you! 🎉
took it for 1.5 years 20 percet weight loss is the only side effect...oh ya one other, I gave no taste for alcohol any more - just doesnt appeal - and i used to drink 5 days a week
I’ve used mounjaro and lost weight without any side effects. It seems this video scares people away with threats of longer term side effects which aren’t actually known yet
Really appreciated the interview. I asked my Dr for O and she said no. Would love a quick fix like you see on actresses on TV but not w the overall risks. Still trying the hard way thru diet and exercise. Slow going 😕
Very important topic and video. I have a close friend who is a type 2 diabetic. He was put on Ozempic 4 months ago, He was nauseous for the first 2 weeks and had diarrhea the whole time. Since then he has maintained a level of diarrhea everyday. He has lost maybe 40 lbs, much of it muscle. It cannot be good to have prolonged diarrhea that long or to loose that muscle. I think he plans to continue it for the rest of his life...
Thank you very much, me and my wife was just talking about the effects of this. We know people who are using it with great results for wieght loss and thats all they focus on.
Yes, so tempting for people who have a hard time with weight. Tha't me (30 lbs up and down after menoapuse only lost it when I fasted every other day andate simply when I did eat. ) I would never use it. People don'tunderstand theseriousness of the risks. Retired RN here!
Right!!! I just about jumped on that OZ train until I seen this and Dr Ken Berry. Praise God 🙌 I have 30lbs that just does not want to leave this post menopausal body! I tried ADF but wasn't consistent. I will retry 20:4. Thanks again Dr Hyman!
Thank you for this wonderful content. My family and I eat very healthy on a regular basis, we eat a variety of raw vegetables in our salads. We splurge on the weekends, we allow ourselves to eat whatever we want on the weekends. We are fit, have an active life style. The other day I was body shamed for being fit. Also my child’s classmate made negative comments about my daughter being in good shape, insinuating to others that she has an eating disorder when my child is fit and looks healthy. Being overweight nowadays is the new normal. It’s what the pharmaceutical industry and the Government advertise. They can’t make profit if the population is healthy.
I started with Mounjaro. Then went to retatrutide. Lost 110lbs in 8 months. It allowed me to change my diet, sleep and get my weight and heart to a level that I know ride my peloton 30 minutes to 1 hour daily. If those medications didn’t save my life, they sure did improve it.
Thank you for doing this comprehensive review about semaglutide. I agree that it's misguided, expensive, and untested long-term. I think there is a small place for these medications, but that they are being overprescribed because people want faster results than what's often seen with lifestyle changes. Unfortunately, they are missing the fact that the goal is NOT to lose weight, it's to lose weight AND keep it off AND get/stay healthy. This requires muscle mass and I think losing weight with these drugs can feel like 2 steps forward and 1 step back when they come off the medication and are left with less muscle mass that makes weight regain all but inevitable. Long-term weight loss is only possible with long-term behavior change.
IN APRIL, My A1C WAS 10.2 by the End of August it was 4.7 i did it with changing my foods and drinks...took Ozempic too but i think it was mainly my food is what changed my A1C soo greatly 👍
@@aimeekreutzer-malkawi yes but it's not healthy to lose weight like that...Ozempic paralyzes your intestines which isnt not good... I had trouble trying to release my bowels few wks ago and that has to be the reason..told my Gastroenterologist and she had no clue why it happened but now I know why...
@@angelap32 well I’m glad you are off of it. I have a friend taking it but I’m seeing she’s having a lot of side effects she swears not to see at all. She has fibromyalgia flares a lot more too despite her 40 lb weight loss. I’ll send her this video I think
I was prescribed Ozempic by Endocrinologist two years ago for pre-diabetes. I have lost about 35 lbs and my sugars are in check and now learning all this I want to get OFF the Ozempic!!! Would love to see a video with tips on how to get off the drug and continue to maintain the weight. I do fast and eat clean and now focusing on protein intake because yes I lost muscle too! thank you for this video!!
Same here…I have lost 30 lbs and blood sugar numbers are great….inflammation down, but I am afraid to stop taking it and go backwards …. I am taking the version from the compounding pharmacy , Sema-glutide peptides ….. insurance doesn’t pay for it …
Go low carb, keto but not too high on fat to get off the drugs, living low carb (no cheating ever) would have given you the same result as the Ozempic😮
Chill out. most people do fine on it. Seems like a bunch of fear mongering. I am taking it and have lost no muscle. I think the answer is use resistance training and eat a sensible amount of protein. Semaglutide is a tool in your tool box. You still need to eat sensibly and get your ass in the gym.
They say you should do it slowly and let your body readjust so you don't have rebound weight gain. You may want to consider some sort of intermittent fasting or OMAD.
I'va watched several videos about Ozempic and none explained as well as this one! Excellent content, thank you. Also, I am in my 50s, have always struggled with being over weight and decided to just stop eating processed sugar and flour and lost 30 lbs, now I'm at a healthy weight and maintaining going on 2 years. Once I stopped the addiction, it became very easy to eat properly and I actually crave lots of vegetables. My aches are gone, too.
A friend of mine took Ozempic, or some semaglutide product, and lost 100 pounds. She then had a heart attack followed by having to get a pacemaker with defibrillator. I wonder if the heart attack was inevitable or related to the drug?
People are not physically active anymore. Kids sit around with their handheld devices paying games and not physically running and playing like they used to do. High school youngsters think playing internet sports is actually playing the sport.
There's a horrible tendency to prescribe drugs as a first reaction. I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2017. My doctor did me a great favour by first telling me to see if I could get my blood sugars down by diet. At that time the standard dietary advice was to eat 25% protein, 25% starchy foods and 50% non starchy veg. That struck me as strangely high in the food group my body couldn't deal with but I tried it and saw that it pushed my blood sugars up. So I cut out all the starchy veg. Within about 3 months I'd lost about 55lbs and my blood sugars were in the normal range. Now I see that Diabetes UK are promoting low carb diets as a way to control blood sugars and to get off the meds. Which I am told have some unpleasant side effects.
@@infinitedreaming222 People can always come up with excuses. I've seen diabetes type 2 reversed with plenty of people through changing the way they eat. You can't stay on Ozempic forever, and weight comes back when you stop. If you change your way of eating like he's discussing, reversal of diabetes type 2 can be permanent. And weight loss will be a happy side effect.
He's right, but also unrealistic about a large portion of the population who cannot eat healthfully without help with serious cravings. Ozempic has caught on fire because it feels like a miracle - cravings simply disappear, along with the 24/7 thoughts about eating, usually all the things that are bad for you. Yes, some people are able to turn that around with mindful eating, but some people simply can't, or cannot sustain it. That is reality!
A lot of judgment in the comments. Some of us do eat healthy and exercise and have legitimately tried everything. Some people have chronic conditions that make it hard to even get out of bed. Some eat very little but burn even less. It's great that there are medication options that can help.
One year ago I began my journey of reducing sugar and exercising intermittent fasting. I’ve lost 70 pounds with only about ten to go. I feel amazing. It wasn’t easy, but it was absolutely worth it. Your videos helped me a lot to understand how things worked and why it was so important to stay on track. Thank you. ❤
Congratulations! Maybe you can get one family member or friend to join you and we can save each other from this epidemic of metabolic disease.
@@wallhagens2001 Thank you. I may have inspired a couple people in my circle, but it’s not something I’m consciously trying to sell to others because we all get to that place of change from a personal place. 💗
I have been intermittent fasting for three weeks and haven't lost a pound! I haven't gained weight though. I have been reducing my sugar intake and my arthritis is better!
Dear, thanks or sharing, have you started fasting 16hiurs or did you build it up? Just wondering as there are many different info on the net but always better to get it from those who experienced it from scratch.
Amazing thing is how fast the pounds are shed with IF and diet and exercise. It’s as fast as with those shots and no horrible side effects! I lost 66 lbs with IF, keto/carnivore and mild exercise…in 7 months
This is the first doctor I’ve seen talk about this drug who didn’t seem to have a bias. Good work!
Dr Sten Ekberg talks about it too and he’s excellent as well.
Dr Bobby Price also spoke out against Ozempic.
I am an RN and work in an Endoscopy center. We have seen many patients with gastroparesis even after short term use. This is such an excellent episode and thank you so much for all your knowledge. I have been following you for years😊
That’s what I was just reading about and as someone with digestive problems, you don’t want long term Gastroparesis! I see nothing but health problems down the road for people taking this stuff. Maybe we should get all the high fructose corn syrup out of all our food and act make fresh foods and vegetables affordable for everyone. It’s just messed up what they get away with in the name of money.
The drug is suppose to slow down your digestion it's how it works
People just need to make the choice to eat better and be more active . Fresh fruits and vegetables are fairly cheap . If people quit buying all the junk foods like soda , chips , candy cakes and donuts etc then they would easily be able to buy fruits and vegetables.
I've been on it a year. Zero problems. There's those that think they know & then there's people who actually know😂
Thanks for sharing!
I lost 45 pounds and 8 inches in my waistline by cleaning up my diet, reducing sugar to just fruit, and working out 4-5 days on weight training machines. This is the easiest thing I have ever done and the most fun I have ever had. I'm 70 years old and have the body of a woman more than half my age. I get a ton of attention and have more energy than I can ever remember having. No shots, no pills, no powered drinks, no calorie counting, no meetings, no BS. My diet is centered around protein and little if any processed foods. Sugar is addictive and makes me crazy for it so I avoid it most of the time. I have a lot of muscle now and muscle is sexy on everyone. It's amazing how much better I look and how much better I feel. Never going back to the old me.
@ddrio1. What type of fruit do you eat?
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Congrats! I’ve done the same but when I stress eat I get sick of the sugary snacks and over processed foods. I love spring as up north I can get outside and walk , bike hike
The food industry is killing us - should be separated from drug industry and regulated more.
Muscle is not sexy on a woman.
muscle is sexy on everyone.I dont like extreme muscles but natural fitness is awesome@@michaelmelamed9103
Prescriptions have messed me up so bad!! I've been prescribed drugs that I didn't know was addictive even though I took it as prescribed. I had to go through detox and withdrawals just to stop a few medications. I'll never take a pill again unless it's life saving. Diet is the only way to truly fix your health.
Amen! You’re off all those poisons! Me too! My dr had me on tons of psyche meds for sleep and I ended up bed ridden getting off of them
They had me on an SSRI .
Told me it was a mild antidepressant.
I recognised my issues with this,
But on it for more than 15 years.
Fortunately, I was able to get off, and stay off.
Took me over 7 months to wean from it.
2 years later, I’m a thousand times better.
I put it to my supplements, and healthier lifestyle.
And I’m down 50+ lbs.
I used to walk 7 miles a day, and still gained weight.
When I lost so much weight after getting off the ssri,
I knew what the problem was/is.
Good luck to others in their search for a solution!😊
Okay, I admit I would think show me a fat girl and I’ll show you a woman on an antidepressant.
Yep, I was on proton pump inhibitors and statins not to mention a few others that I wish I had never taken. Off all that🤮 garbage and have much improved health now!😛
Fruits and vegetables should be cheap and sugary foods like soda should be expensive. It’s expensive to eat healthy.
Sugary foods are expensive in more ways than One!
very true
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They are both expensive. A bag of chips can be around 4 dollars unless you buy generic which I do then it's about 2 bags. A bag of apples is usually about 4. Sometimes 3 sometimes 5
Correct and being unwell from obesity is seriously expensive too and debilitating@@les9058
Recently, I went in for a gynecological appointment and was discussing weight gain as a result of post menopause. I am probably about 40 pounds overweight, but I was astounded by the sales pitch, my physician gave me for Ozempic.
It was so disturbing to me that my physician would push a pharmaceutical on me over any other solution for weight loss. Trust me, I thought about it for a moment because it is tempting, but deep down, I knew something didn't smell right.
I had a similar experience for migraines with the neurologist is pushing the amovig so hard on me. I thought something's fishy. Looked up the prices of a $1000 per month per shot one shot per month. No thank you
Good for you for trusting your instincts!
Shouldn’t have been surprising doctors push drugs. They pushed the clot shot that killed people.
The only thing that worked for me was a low carb diet. I tried starving, everything but finally eating enough food that didn’t have carbs worked. Then 5-6 years later had to readjust again. So the body changes and we have to figure out what is best for our age, etc.
Unfortunately, most doctors are legal drug pushers.
Thank you Dr Hyman for speaking the truth and standing up for root causes! ❤
You are the second Doctor i I have heard with this perspective on the drug. Your comments are appreciated.
So far it's saved my life . I was declining but it gives me a better chance in life , I was diagnosed with uncontrollable diabetes
My 84 year old aunt is on it, and I was very worried for her. But she has lost many pounds and her personality has been reborn. She used to fall asleep on the phone and need several naps a day. Now she is much more active and upbeat. She does have side effects and she is in the mindset of "just 15 more pounds". But I am shocked her doctor would prescribe it for such an elderly person.
Good for her. The weight loss will make these later years so much better. I'm sure she had a lot of food noise that is now gone. @@k8eekatt
@@k8eekattIf she can have some good healthy years as an elder after being unhealthy with no energy that is great.
@@nokateno Yes, I hope so. They live a full day's drive away and they are fiercely independent. She is having some side effects and hopes to go off of it one day, but her disposition and mood are greatly improved. She is not yet returning to her former exercise habits; covid lock downs changed life for so many. Thank you for your kind and supportive words!
You got this!
Im one who struggles with my weight. Been on phentermine (weight loss pill) in the past multiple times and just got off of monjouro because ive reached my goal weight, but of course the weight is slowing returning. Im so tired of yo-yo'ing with my weight. Today i looked in the mirror and hated what i saw cause i see the weight gain (10 lbs so far). But what bothers me the most is feeling out of control. When this Dr. clearly and genuinely said it wasnt my fault, ive felt a huge sense of relief. Yes ive known about food companies purposely making food addictive, but to hear the words "its not your fault" really made me feel ALOT better. Still gonna continue to fight the addiction without meds (by eating as best as I can and currently in the gym). Thank you Dr.
Dr H is a true hero doctor telling the truth about the pathway to true health.
there was a recent article about someone who moved to Europe from America and lost 50 pounds without even trying. Simply from less processed food, smaller portion sizes in restaurants, and more walking. Truly, the American food environment is toxic. I am thinking of making toxic food warning signs and putting them up in the supermarket cereal aisles.
Such an outstanding contribution to human health. The man deserves a medal. Always appreciate the effort that goes into these videos.
Semiglutide has been used for over 20 years by Endorinolgist for obese patients long before Ozempic. Dr Louis J Arrone at Cornell Univ Hospital has used it succefully for 20 years to treat diabetes and obesity without issues.
Yes. People just don’t know this. And it would be great if these drugs were not necessary, however, let’s get the people out of the fire and then sort why the house caught fire.
And anyone who already has gut issues / slow motility will be harmed
It saved my life. I was about to get a heart attack and could not lose weight.
They also used to prescribe metformin
@@merriferrell2818 and long term use wil result in irreversible damage to the kidneys. it's what they won't tell you.
Hard to argue. That being said, it’s been a life-saver for my wife, who has mental health issues and could only keep junk food down. 1.5 years later, 55 lbs down, exercising daily. Still morbidly obese, but can now walk 10000 steps a day when she couldn’t do 500 2 years ago. Quality of life is much better. I’m comforted that she sees dr who prescribed it every 2 weeks, but I get that long term studies are absent and the jury is out. Quality of life beats quantity, and quality is back. Me, I cut out sugars a year ago, started walking every day, and am down 50 lbs without drugs. Life isn’t easy, but who said it would be?
It’s an addiction when I eat carbs I can’t stop. Low carbs diet and I got down to 135 at 5,9”
Yea people seem to forget, when you're talking morbidly obese losing weight is KEY. If you're just 30 lbs overweight then yea, you should lose weight in a more steady, smart, and sustainable way. But for someone who is extremely overweight they need to lose more than anything first. Their body is dying.
It amazes me how these drugs were rushed to market without long term studies. We need to modify our diets. I hear that a corporation was marketing a frozen meal designed for the Wegovy folks. How bizarre.
great comment
@@gr8macaw1GLP1 been around for 20 years.
I am so glad I use Dr. Mark’s way to stay in shape. Trust me, I still want sugar sometimes! Healthy organic food, weight lifting, spin bike. Low carb. Get in the sun! I have done this 9 years! I am 5’ 8” and 130 lbs. size 4. Also, getting ready for my 58th birthday. My whole extended family is obese. Sister died at 52 weighing 350 lbs😢
I’m sorry for your loss. 💕
So sorry for your loss.
Sad for your sis, congrats to you for choosing good health
Just wow!!! I plateaued after 4yrs (and post covid?) gained weight despite eating healthy,IMF ,weight training, exercise…
Now: eating only every other day! Wah!
@@hl2912
That's just outta whack! Are you get'n any teal exercise, walk'n, pool classes, or rebounder to get your metabolism in gear.... 🤫
We want everything easy and quick . Often, that's exactly where it starts going wrong. 😔 Last year (at age 54) I decided to improve my health and made it my goal. I went on keto for about 3 months, did light exercise every day, stopped snacking in between meals and did everything I could to ensure good sleep. Wow. Loosing weight was not even my goal, but it happened. And very quickly. I started getting a bit too skinny for my taste, so I stopped keto and started including a bit of carbs. My heart health improved and my looks as well. I did my blood test and paid extra for vitamin D test and then planned my diet accordingly and included a few good quality supplements and herbs where needed. I did not take supplements every day, unless the blood test showed an actual deficiency. Didn't take any drugs. I had to make an effort, but it wasn't too hard, and it absolutely paid off. Be healthy, friends. Good luck!
Good for you!!
If you yourself have not experienced this, you can’t speak on it. I have struggled with weight and insulin resistance. I tried the “bariatric diet” then had a VSG surgery. The outcome of that was I developed gastric dumping which raised my blood sugar tremendously; regularly. Mounjaro has been life altering for me! It stopped the dumping and leveled out the hyperinsulinemia due to gastric dumping. I had hyperinsulinemia before the VSG and that surgery only made it worse. Every bite I ate caused an elevation in blood sugar, then a drastic drop in blood sugar making me tired and achy and creating a stall in any weight loss. Mounjaro had literally ended the hyperinsulinemia, dumping and had allowed me to lose the weight that was adding to chronic illness to begin with. Please don’t assume what you think you know until you examine the person taking it; whether they have hyperinsulinemia, possible hypoglycemia, which this drug levels out completely, or possible prediabetes or other hormone issues that change blood sugar such as PCOS.
Hi Julie I am in the same boat I had Vsg 10 yrs ago I lost the weight but now I have gained back 30-40 pounds and anything I try I can't loose it I'm co spidered obese again and I'm just worried that I will gain it all back if I don't try something. I feel like for vsg patients it's a better option then going and getting RNY surgery .
Right there with you. Folks get too judgy. Personally I don’t care. I’m doing this for me. Diabetes killed both my parents. I’ve been struggling with pre diabetes since menopause and was successful to a point but stalled out and A1C came back 5.7 so it was time to make a move. So far this is working and it’s not this awful experience ppl swear it is. Of course I had changed my eating habits over a decade ago but menopause derailed everything. No one knows this journey except the one doing the walking. Good luck to you!
I agree. I had gastric band surgery which was effective to a point but not enough. I’m on mounjaro and have found it has helped me massively in two ways: stops the gnawing hunger pangs and sugar cravings, and enables gradual weight loss. I’m vigilant about eating enough food especially protein and fiber and drinking lots of water. I originally became obese due to hyperthyroidism and pernicious anemia not being diagnosed for over a decade!! I was exhausted constantly and could not exercise. I ended up with diagnosed chronic fatigue and an excess of weight.
Well said. Totally agree. 👍🏻
I don’t think the issue is with people going on this drug for legitimate reasons such as diabetes and or obesity etc. the issue is with people who use it for basic aesthetic reasons, want to lose weight to look nicer, he was clear in the video.
I am so glad he talked about the 'body positivity movement'. Obesity is not healthy. A few pounds gained is very different than being severely overweight.
Obesity is not healthy but that does not mean that obese people should be bullied.
I’m also a RN and I’m taking Mounjaro to help me get back on track after 3 surgeries I had in 1 1/2 years! I’m using this as a tool to help aid in my weight loss journey…I am very passionate about fitness and nutrition and I’m so excited to be back on my fitness and health routine! It’s a lifestyle!
Good for you!
I'm waiting to get on Mounjaro, I'm glad you are having success with Mounjaro! ❤😊
Why Mounjaro vs Ozempic?
Thank you!
@@DeplorablesGarbageLess side effects and two different compounds!
Thank you! You as well as many other Drs I have listened to feel this way! I feel sorry for all the young girls on wegovy & antidepressants & anti anxiety! These are young adults at 18yrs old. Our food supply is toxic!
You mention the high cost… but how does that compare to the costs of obesity? Which are: insulin, all the other needs is type 2 diabetics (dialysis for kidney failure, amputation surgery, cardiac bypass surgery) plus the costs with other obesity complications (knee replacement, CPAP machines to treat sleep apnea, cholesterol meds, hypertension drugs). Obesity is EXPENSIVE.
True but he is advocating lifestyle changes not just take a drug.
@@sandydavies7008if the people Ozempic is meant for, could change their lifestyle they would have done it a long time ago
Thank you for your honesty concerning your own personal health. I am a health and wellness coach who had to be very careful about what I said during the pandemic. I privately encouraged friends and family to increase their dosage of vitamin D along with a small amount of K2. I also have a Facebook page to do with health and wellness and I encouraged my followers to make sure that they had optimum vitamin D levels and to have them checked. Personally I had liposomal vitamin C, vitamin D, zinc, Liposomal quercetin and NAC on hand as well as povidone iodine. Some of this I took on a regular basis. I cannot encourage people enough to learn about health to watch more of your videos because the only person who really truly cares about our health is ourselves. And the one person who knows the most about our health and how we feel again is ourselves. It really is up to each individual to educate themselves and to gradually pick up better and better lifestyle skills. I wish everyone the very best in health.❤
So thankful for a mom who was home and cooked delicious healthy meals.
I took a balanced, whole food home cooked lunch to my sons when they were in school. Their friends ate pizza with a side of French fries every day.
That’s great, however my sons would of freaked out had I done that.
@@wendyhannan2454 It helped that I was that mom who went on every school trip, Boy Scout meeting and camp out, volunteered in their classes, etc. And we have a huge rec room at our house with multiple TV’s, game systems, pool table, ping pong table, foosball table, etc. Their friends wanted to hang out all the time. So my boys just accepted that I was always going to be around their friends as they had no choice. Ha! So I really wasn’t an embarrassment to them.
Lol I'm that si gle mom who works andcooks healthy local organic meals, it's not that hard to prepare food, women don't need to subjugate themselves to some man to achieve that llol
@@jenandbarrys5580 That is great. But I’m not sure why you implied married women are subjugated to their husbands. I love my husband and he is the sweetest man and best father I could dream of.
One of the Good Guys with integrity; truly helping humanity. Go, Go, Dr. Hyman ! 🙌🏽
post-kids, weight struggles were real for me. Aspect Health brought positive changes. watched this video on weight loss drugs and their risks. resonated with the focus on whole foods and lifestyle changes for long-term health. anyone else finding success with such holistic approaches?
Yes eat healthy
Yes! Me!!
Yes me!
I struggled to lose weight as a firt time mummy in my forties. My son still breastfeeds directly and often cries at night which disrupts my sleep as I am a very light sleeper. I developed chronic migraine and felt that I had zero control over my weight. I started exercising by doing Kettlebell swings and yoga. It helped to stop further weight gain but I still could not lose the extra fat I had around my waist, arms and thighs.
Just a month plus ago, I had a serious look at my food and eating patterns. I then decided to do IF( 16-18hours fasting ) coupled with eliminating highly processed carbs and seed oils. I do my best to use food as a fuel to supply energy to my body and to keep it nourished.
I'm happy to report that I have lost almost 10 pounds in less then 8 weeks. My clothes are starting to fit again and I look better too.
I have maybe 5 more pounds to go. I realise that i have to continue eating correctly if I want to keep my weight off as well as concentrate on building muscles while preventing further loss as I age.
All the best to you ❤.
Semaglutide has stabilized my Type 2 diabetes and taken a lot of weight off of me. Even the Virta program and strict keto could not drop my weight past a certain point (30 pounds overweight) this has worked wonders.
Before you non-doctors criticize, get off all statins, GMO foods, industrial seed oils, pig, red meat except for grass fed grass finished, sugar, high fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated fats, sodas, non purified waters, artificial sweeteners, grains,
Lazy lifestyle, inorganic produce and processed foods. And lose 30 pounds.
Oh, and be a diabetic who has a CGM and sees high blood sugar even while eating a Dr Hyman diet.
My A1c was 7.8. It’s now 5.6
It went down long before the weight loss began. The weight loss was actually a surprise to me. We start at such a low dose that I had no idea it was coming!
Sorry if this sounds extremely defensive. I get tired of people telling me I’m on the wrong drug when it’s been very good for me.
You're on the wrong drug!!
Well it's a miracle it works for you, it dosent work for millions of other people. Those drugs are for diabetes patients (with alot of horrible side affects) not for weight loss.
I agree 100%
Nobody acknowledges the people doing all of the recommended things and still not attaining optimal weight or health. These drugs are LIFE CHANGING for the better for thousands of people. Good job, btw.
great point. People love to demonize. It makes them feel like they discovered some big secret. Of course it's controversial. Everyone wants to be thin. No one wants to be fat and presenting a solution that actually works (long term) is controversial to say the least. Finding a solution to this complex problem is like finding the holy grail. To Dr. H's point, yes, there are risks and yes there are side effects, some severe, painful, and potentially life threatening. I don't know the answer. I suppose time will tell (10/20 years down the road). I knew a girl growing up around 11/12 years old who was overweight, then was diagnosed with Diabetes and had to go on medication for it. Within a very short time period she became rail thin. I was shocked (and jealous lol). In hindsight I realize she was most likely on some version of this kind of medication. I mean anyone who's struggled endlessly with weight using useless programs that only work temporarily would be highly intrigued by a longer term solution. If simply diet/exercise and the traditional approaches worked so well why does the problem persist? For me personally the jury is still out on these drugs, and the side effects more than I'd be willing to risk/accept, but for those it works extremely well for who either don't have the side effects, aren't bothered by them...then I say go for it. Everything comes with risks. It's risky being overweight too.
Dr. Mike on You Tube interviewed an "obesity specialist" MD who prescribes ozempic for weight loss. To her credit she also stressed high protein diet, weight lifting etc to maintain muscle while on the drug. The interesting part of the interview was at the end when he asked her what the end goal is with the drug. She said to ween patients off the drug when they reached their weight loss goal for them the maintain weightless without the drug. He asked her in the 5 years she has been doing this how many patients had she successfully weened off the drug ......the answer was ZERO!!!!! That is disturbing in itself.
I have read that once you go off the weight comes back
@@merriferrell2818I wonder if it’s because the exercise component isn’t followed.
Fortunately ozempic costs just 80 euros here in the Europe... So it is affordable. I am using it just for a few days and honestly I am surprised how well it suppresses my appetite.. And hopefully it will also have a positive impact on my type 2 diabetes
I am an RN and Certified Health Coach and I really appreciated this presentation. So important that we empower people and help them naturally create not only health but a healthy lifestyle to support it! Thank you!
I took ozempic for 3 weeks and quit. 25mg, 50mg and 50mg. The top right side of my stomach area (the 2:00 position) was cramping so I got scared and stopped. This has been 4 months ago and it still hurts there occasionally.
Ngl, I love how Ozempic shut the constant food noises down. I wasn't interested in eating and it was such a relief.
Now I'm carnivore and eating OMAD. . I feel full and satisfied, but it's hard dealing with the WHYS of why I want a snack or a sweet. I'm trudging through it though.
I suppose that's what I needed to address in the first place.
Try changing to a vegetarian diet for a short while and you will see that craving reduced.
Stay with it. Carnivore heals.
The low-carb diet does the exact same thing that Ozempic does in reducing blood sugar. Thus reducing insulin levels without slowing down your gut, and without all the horrible side effects, and for the most part, it’s free.
Switching to a vegetarian diet, would be a bad idea that would just make you more hungry stick to the carnivore diet. It works for lots of people you need lots of fat lots of protein, very little carbs, no sugar.
When I went vegetarian it totally wrecked my guts and I was constantly thinking about, craving food. I would NOT recommend a vegetarian diet to anyone cared about.
I disagree with the reduction in risk of heart attacks with statins. Relative risk reduction vs absolute risk reduction are very different. Big pharma loves to use relative risk because it sounds better. Absolute risk reduction on statins hovers at 1%or less. I would like to hear your take on that.
Agree.I think he didn’t articulate his point on statins well and rushed thru that part.
@@AA-ev7to I also think Ozempic may turn out to be the next big drug scandal on par with the opioid crisis created by Purdue pharma. I don’t trust drug companies at all when they push drugs that they say can be safely taken forever.
AMEN!!!
Statins drugs cause heaps of health problems, I know someone who had kidney problems and was hospitalised for a very low kidney count, plus it affected his muscle tone. They were talking dialysis, luckily they were able to flush his kidneys out. The Drs at the hospital said it was the statins, he’d been taking.
@@wendyhannan2454 Amen!
I was on Ozempic until this week. In my case I became terribly constipated and i could tell if i kept going... i would become terribly ill.
Good for you to listen to your body.
Amazing the number of people who don’t listen to there body. Seen stories where they keep using after hospitalisations . Why ??
Amazing how Dr. Hyman imbues his presentations with access and equity issues (e.g. bringing up the issue of the PIMA Indians and Crisco, etc) which brings accountability to the discussion re: environmental factors.... and also removes the bias, stigma, blame and unnecessary shame around weight issues. There is an art to discussing these complex topics with neutrality and objectivity, and he gets it right every time!
Last year my DR. wanted me to try a new drug for pre-diabetes. It was Trulicity which is the same as Ozempic and I declined after reading the possible side effects.
I’ve had a gyno, an endocrinologist and my GP shill Wegovy to me even with the shortage and demand. I’m 55 and 40 pounds overweight. Not taking it, just disappointed that people are pushing it so hard instead of encouraging better education and lifestyle choices.
Get on HRT, the lack of estrogen in menopause is the cause look up Dr. Mary Haver and her Galveston Diet.
Most doctors can only spend 5-10 minutes with each patient. Basically push the quickest solution in order to move on to the next one
I’m a professor of nursing and my students asked what I thought of ozempic. I responded “I expect to see commercials in the future about class action lawsuits.”
I’m a nurse of 15yrs….I said the same. My mother is an RN BSN and RN instructor. She is a former tele nurse and has 22yrs as an LD nurse. She uses ozempic due to self inflicted diabetes due to a candy addiction. I expect it to shorten her life exponentially. She laughs it off. Many will die from this med…
There already are. 44 dead. Almost 1000 needing hospitalization. I'm the only woman in my group of friends who isn't on it. I feel like I'm in a horror movie. Having a background in pharmacy, as soon as I saw that it had a black box warning, that's all I needed to see. People need to realize that being skinny doesn't necessarily mean being healthy. No thanks to a black box drug. I'll stay a weightlifting, muscley, healthy carnivore.
A dear friend of my, registered dietitian, has said the same. It's only a matter of time. There's no quick fix without side effects.
@@xenotbbbeats7209 I agree about skipping the black box drugs, skipping the processed foods and a focus on weightlifting - heavy, including for women - especially those of us entering perimenopause. A focus on protein is important. In my case, whole food, plant protein (14 years and counting as a whole food vegan), but you're so right. No thanks.
I didn't know about the black box warning. Thanks for the info! I've been jealous of all the people I see losing weight on it, but since I've lost trust in Big Pharma I was afraid there may be some unknow side effects down the road.@@xenotbbbeats7209
Thanks for all the great information! After almost 3 years of intermittent fasting and taking good supplements, I'm definitely a 6%er!!
Turning 60 on New Year's Eve, yet I'm still wearing the same size Levi's I did in high school!
A big help is to watch videos like this everyday. Keeps you on track, kind of like an AA meetings keeps things prioritized and top of mind.
It's so sad what big food and big Pharma have done to this country. Thank you Dr Hyman for all you do!🎉
I have a family member who has been on the drug for several years for type 2 diabetes. He should be much sicker than he is but this drug causes him to eat less junk so overall he has maintained his health…
The FDA and UsDA aren’t going to change our food to make it healthier…so we resort to drugs… which helps make congress’ bank accounts bigger!! 😂
Happy birthday, Joe🎉
@@neceynecey4679 thanks so much. A happy and healthy new year to you! 🥳
@@JC-sw7dv agree, they'd rather give us drugs to help keep us eating the crap they provide at the supermarkets.
I am also fit...but have silent acid reflux. Two docs prescribed a drug for me that is contraindicated for me due to an autoimmune issue I have. Didn't even check my chart!!! We have to educate ourselves and be our own advocates!!!
Agree that the food supply in US is not healthy but there is also an emotional health issue here that is going unaddressed. There is a huge emotional aspect to addiction and that cannot be solved by a drug or better food.
Better diet, exercise for stress reduction & mental boost along with good sleep 💤 most people regardless of issues Improve!
Some people will do anything to avoid eating healthy. I see people who got big again after the gastric bypass surgery now taking Ozempic while continuing to eat McDonalds. They lose weight but their body is still obviously sick and declining.
Stress, and the crazy world we live in is making us sick 😢
The drugs may have side effects, but so does obesity. Most of us don’t have the willpower to stick to a whole foods and low sugar diet for the rest of our lives. I’m on Mounjaro for weight loss and it’s been a miracle for me to be free of cravings for bad foods.
are you planning to take it for life? does your insurance cover it?
@@amylee9 I’m planning on taking it as long as I can, yes. My insurance does cover it.
I think the problem is that many people want a quick fix to lose weight. It is hard and for some it is very very very hard. I agree it is the food industry that created the problem. People are unfortunately addicted to ultra processed unhealthy food And this is the fault of the food industry. Only through education and pressure on the food industry can we overcome this difficult problem. Thank you Mark for all you do to help us to understand the importance of being healthy and for trying to change the food industry. 😇
That’s because they add chemicals to make the processed food addictive! It’s a drug
People must start taking responsibility. Most are aware of the foods that are harmful.
Dr. Hyman, thank you for your continued efforts to educate us about the best way to stay healthy, and above all educating us about pharmaceutical drugs and their negative effects. You are a true healer in every sense of the word.❤
THIS is everything I have been preaching for years. Thank you for this very simple approach that people need to hear.
Dr Hyman … Thank You for your heartfelt wisdom guidance and grace 🙏
In a trip to Portugal this fall, it was astounding how little food I ate to be full and how infrequently I became hungry. I eat a "healthy" diet here in the states but the food there must have had a much higher nutritional values. Grown and served close to the vine.
Yes, we in states seem to have low minerals in our soil....no matter where.
We found the same thing across Europe. Eating less and being full, it's because they don't allow all of the chemicals, preservatives and processing in their food systems. They are not allowed to poison their population. Here in the US capitalism and corporate greed allows out food system to cause everything that will addict you, and then the pharmaceutical industry will develop a drug to fix what your food did to you.
Do you work a physical or stressful job? I find my appetite goes up when I’m doing more physical labor or when I’m stressed. When I go on holiday or work a less physical job, my appetite goes down.
I’ve had a similar experience. I have traveled to Jamaica several times and every trip my satiety is much better and my bloating and gut problems resolve almost immediately.
Yes , perhaps the nutritional value of the food in other countries may be better. But the USA is the land of ultraprocessed fiberless sugar laden food . Even bread has added sugar.So does your salad dressing . Even if you are avoiding the obvious sourced of sugar such as cake, cookies and icecream you may be ingesting more sugar than you realize in other food. From what I have heard bread in Europe does NOT have added sugar. If you are eating less sugar on vacation your insulin won't be spiking as much . Insulin spikes can quickly pull glucose out of the bloodstream znc make you HUNGARY.
Took it for 18 months and wish I hadn’t. I now have major gastrointestinal issues that I have to contend with. Also contributed to a lot of muscle wasting
Did you lift weights or strength train while on it?
Thank you, Dr. Hyman. My daughter-in-law has just began using this drug, without looking into the side effects first. I appreciate your work and will continue to view your channel.
I tried ozempic, the first dose, I was full after 3 bites of food, got nauseous trying to drink water afterwards. I got severely dehydrated the first week trying to drink water or eat food. I never got above 600 calories in a day. I got so dizzy that I had to go to bed for more than half of the last 2 days that week. My dr insisted that I would adjust to it. I finished the rest of that months injections, drinking water for the first 2 hours that I was awake to try to hydrate. I got severely constipated, needing 2-3 ducolax a day and only having a bowel movement every 4 days, instead of daily as usual. Then I skipped a month, and finally got my back schedule back to normal. I tried it again, but not dosing weekly, but instead every other week to see if the dizzy spells would go away. The dizziness subsided, but eating more than a 1/4 cup of food every 6-8 hours wasn't tolerated, and the constipation was back. It took me 9 weeks off of it to get back to normal. I traveled for 6 weeks through Europe and didn't gain back any weight. I came home and in 30 days I have gained 6-8lbs. I had lost 42 pounds as of September, after 30 days of prednisone I gained 7 pounds. But that was expected. I am now up a total of 13 pounds and I am actively working on strength training and exercising during the cold winter months as well as increasing the rainbow foods in my regular meal planning. I focus on food labels and scratch cook everything we each. My doctors approach to my concern over gaining 75 lbs after becoming disabled, was for me to "get used to my new normal ". I requested ozempic, he didn't recommend it. He tells me to give up the fast food, and curb my beer drinking. I haven't been to a fast food restaurant in over 8 years and I don't tolerate malt, and haven't had a beer since I was 19, I am 62. I explained that we eat whole foods, I scratch cook, we garden and grow and preserve a great deal of what we eat. We don't eat out ever. Okay in Europe we did a couple of times, on our vacation. He isn't in the slightest interested in helping you get healthy, just adding to his billable codes. We now are our own health care advocates. My husband and I question any recommendations from our doctors that start with pharmaceutical solutions. We do our research before filling anything, and if we find the side effects are bad, or it's newly released, we opt to say no. We need functional medicine hear in Northern Michigan.
Give up breads, Anything cooked with flour, pastry, also no potatoes, pasta or rice. You will loose weight like crazy. Try fasting 12-15 hours a night. It gets easy. Stop eating after supper, don’t eat til breakfast. Stretch that time as you get used to it. You will be amazed. And healthier. And yes, you can have a treat 2 or 3 times a week , couple cookies, piece of cake but limit.
@@bobobrien8968so basically give up any food that is enjoyable. Got it. Oh and give up being able to enjoy a classic delicious Christmas or Thanksgiving meal with your family, along with any delicious treats that your family members gift you. Just throw em in the garbage. Basically give up your social life. You’ll be alone and hungry but at least you’ll be thin!
Liz... Look up the Carnivore Diet. It will change your life. Stop eating bread, carbs, and DEFINITELY vegetables. Meat. Only meat. It heals. Read the comments section on any reputable video you find. Dr. Chaffee, Shawn Baker, Ken Barry... All fantastic. Mikhaila Peterson and the Lion Diet is amazing to listen to. Try it and see, the results speak for themselves.
@moonmaiden4197 So Funny! Yea, it's not easy. For some it isn't too hard for others like probably you and i it is. Not talked about much is that firstly, it's important to set in your mind the intention and lots of positive FB to the self (something all of us need and not many do). Keep encouraging the self, take time each day for yourself and for the very busy , maybe jsut 10 min am and pm. I don't like, don't use western meds. Right now I'm looking into a company Vitanica. Heard GABA ws important (Dr.Hyman and others). Surprised when I took it remembered my dreams which never happened much before. For those of us with addiction issues, lots of diffent ways to calm the nervous system. Homeopathy also helpful(of course pharmaceautical industry trying to ban it-find petition please and sign it) Since menopause I'm up and down in wt. but can'tgive up !
Best wishes to you and Keep the humor! Joyful living as much as we can in our current world of war. Ponder Peace.
@@moonmaiden4197that's how I feel. Not to mention that simply "limiting" treats probably doesn't work for an addict who has no self control!
Appreciate your input on ozempic etc . I agree that children should not be given a drug rather supported with nutrition and exercise as the safest method for health. It sets a precedent for dependency on these Band-Aid measures / pharmacy for quick fixes rather than self initiatives for long term measures towards a healthy state.
Thank you for this. I`m in general surgery and we see a lot of cases of diverticulitis and small bowel obstruction. I `m not sure if it is a coincidence but many people were on Ozempic. It is hard to tell if it is related to Ozempic, but it is definately concerning. A lot of our patients are morbidly obese, I see why they are going that direction, but this drug is far from being a miracle and I see a lot of long term side effects in the future
Interesting, my father in law ended up in the hospital with sepsis from bowel obstruction shortly after being on ozempic. He was told to get off the medication, that they’ve seen in increase in these cases in the ER for similar reasons with people on the medication as well.
Great job on sharing a lot of pertinent info. One point I think you didn't touch on is mental health when addressing Root Cause. You did breifly mention addiction. I believe addressing why one has an unhealthy relationship with food is very important as part of a long term strategy for health and wellness.
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I had bad reactions to grains. Once i stopped eating wheat products the weight came off, effortlessly.
You know I think I have a sub clinical allergy to wheat. I haven't had a test. But I definitely get an itchy scalp and sneezing when I eat wheat
it's amazing how some doctors just push pills and injections. I went to my doctor and they told me I "looked" depressed and immediately tossed me Zoloft. Then my other doctor misdiagnosed me with bi-polar and all this stuff and threw at least 5-6 different medications on me. When I came off medications and switched my diet and exercised and lost weight and felt better I told my doctor and he basically rolled his eyes at me saying "that's great but food doesn't help and someone like you needs to be on meds" and then again threw more meds on me. I haven't taken anything and came off all meds and eat healthy and lost weight and feel better and refuse to take "off label" meds to "maybe" treat something but also "maybe" have 5 other issues with. my body because of taking it. It's really disgusting how doctors treat patients now these days - just a $ and a # sign.
My fiance was told by her Dr it was OK to try, and gave her the 1ml, max allowance for weight loss, and not the minimal or even inbetween!
She had a very serious side effect, bowel and paralysis.
If not for my experience with physical therapy, using a heating pad with laxatives, she was told she would have needed surgery!
Now pushing nearly 4 weeks later. Only 1 shot, she's still not back to normal and reliant on laxatives that's abnormal.
I've told her to go back in for more scans on Fri, once it's starting week 5. It's supposed to be out of the system within 5 weeks, supposed. But damage? Anything permanent or not? She's agreed to go and I'm fortunate she and I have such open communication between us, and she wasn't stubborn or too embarrassed to say something.
Now we have her starting something well researched and it helps retrain the body to accept new body weights as they occur. We have a really great agreed way to slowly reach each goal set, until she reaches her final goal, and with the lifestyle changes occurring slowly during it as well. It SHOULD work and stick. By then we will be living together and much easier to support each other for higher success. Less depression not alone.
Wish us luck.
Stay off Ozempic if you don't have diabetes 2!
Do your own homework, pharmacist know meds better than Drs. The ER knew immediately what she had taken, Ozempic!
Scary how many people are not extremely worried about their health, they’d rather use quick fixes for anything even if they’re life threatening. I blame the government agencies not doing their job, schools and parents/ lack of parenting for the lack of awareness and rules against the use of life threatening products. Why are these drugs and foods allowed in the first place?
I think it’s big business and the influence it has on politics. Follow the money to see who’s at fault. Who benefits?
I'm a high school teacher. It's astonishing how many high school students I see who are 200 pounds+, including females.
I work as an RN in a hospital. I have had a few teens that were type 2. crazy.
Breaks my heart.
Sad isn’t it? I remember my high school class. We had ONE really obese girl and ONE really obese boy. Everyone else was a pretty healthy weight.
Well that’s probably stress related as well as the quality of food. We don’t make the world safe for a
our girls so why don’t we focus on that as well instead of shaming them on a random TH-cam video
@@tmoore1144I'm 54 yo and been type 2 since age 11. I was not overweight either so it's not always diet.
All of this is so phenomenally true. I think there is one part of this conversation that is always omitted. We need a very specific definition of "processed food". I think most people would identify candy, chips, and soda as processed. I think they would NOT properly identify white flour products (pasta, bread, white rice), sausages, or fancy coffee drinks with syrups as processed. Therefore, a lot of viewers will hear this message, nod, and go on eating a lot of the foods they shouldn't.
You said bariatric diet worked as well as surgery. Ok so yes caloric restrictions can help people loose weight. The issue is can they maintain that regime for life. I pose that most people who are overweight have at times had temporary weight loss on a diet but a large cohort of those patients are not able to stay on a diet for the rest in their life and gain back most if not more weight over time.
I get it GLP1s are not without issues but if they prove to be effective over longer terms they it be the lesser harm option for people that struggle with weight. Compared to yo-yo diets and weight cycling that commonly occurs in populations try to maintain weight using just diets.
It diet alone was both an effective and well tolerated solution we would not have a billion dollar weight loss industry.
I was considering taking Ozempic; I have type 2 diabetes & 2 of my docs have tried to prescribe it for me. I told them to wait & let me research the medication before you prescribe it, not sure I'm willing to take it. I've been researching info about it for 2 days now & after your video that completely made my mind up about it & I thank you so much for all the great info you have shared with us about this medication! It's a BIG NO for me. The potential side effects are too serious & just not worth the risk for me. I'll stick with low carb & working out 3 to 4 days a week & hope that helps with my blood sugar levels. So far it has been! Thank so much again Dr. Hyman the info you put out is truly lifesaving!
Thank you doctor for speaking the truth here. I find all the PR for Ozempic frightening.
I heard a young woman recently talk about her mom’s death after getting a “shot” at a diet clinic. Apparently her electrolytes were way off and she had a heart attack, dying a few days later. We have to figure how to eat without hurting our bodies. I do strength training & have some impressive muscle - it really does help! I ate some pretty bad foods over Christmas but only gained a pound. Back to watching the types of food I eat again!
I had to quit ozempic due to dehydration and constipation plus I ended up with gastritis
Thank you for sharing truth. As a cancer survivor and a health Coach… it amazes me how many people WANT a quick fix. A pill or a shot. It’s sad to see how many people are actually ready and willing to do the work❤
How did you become a health coach? I'm interested in pursuing this.
Fyi, even if you don't have any interest in Ozempic, there's very valuable info in what he says. Well worth listening to the whole video. Thanks Doc!
I had a patient who was 30, 3 young children, weighed close to 400 pounds and developed pulmonary hypertension. She needed a heart transplant but surgeon said she needed to lose 50 pounds first. She could have benefited from this drug, but it wasn’t available. She died in 3 months.
Yes, I think it should be given to very desperate patients.
Thank you for your service and education on this! It is such an important topic. It reminds me of all the thousands of Echocardiogram’s I performed after people used Phen Phen in the 80’s and 90’s. I hope those who are considering this ,will think twice after watching this. Fantastic job Dr. Hyman.
Honest and straight talking. Many thanks...
I appreciated your down-to-earth, no nonsense candor concerning the drug OZEMPIC, and other drugs like it!-I think this video should be mandatory for all medical professionals-Your diet advice, also, is excellent-
We just gotta get away from eating the junk food and concentrate on enjoying foods that heal.
Yes, exactly
Thank you for speaking truth, facts and wisdom. The solution is in our own hands.
This is really helpful, non biased, easy to understand information. I appreciate this kind of resource so much, thank you! As I age (I’m 52), I’ve become much more focused on longevity and have become a student of how to live longer and, more importantly, live healthier for longer, and work on becoming stronger and fighting to preserve and increase muscle at my age, which is a constant challenge. I’ve made complete life style changes in the last few years (nutrition, exercise, sleep, tracking food and nutrients, water and proteins, avoiding processed foods, etc) and all of what you discuss in this video is spot on for success. As a person who proactively seeks nutritious foods, I find that it is not easy because we are surrounded by awful choices and you have to actively seek out whole foods and things that aren’t processed or loaded with sugars. It takes a lot of work and intentional focus and education. It’s very tough, it’s no wonder we have an obesity crisis in this country. I don’t blame people, I blame the food industry and all the corruption of people making decisions and misinforming the public.
The information is gold. Thank you, Doctor Hyman.
As an overweight person, I refuse to say it’s not my fault. There are many healthy options available to us. I chose to ignore those options. I now have type 2 diabetes - it’s my fault. This is a wake up call; I just started taking metformin and Ozempic. I don’t plan to be on Ozempic for long - a year or less. My doctor says you can do this.
This is a brilliant video that everyone should watch.
I am an internist from Canada. I totally agree. I've been eating healthy and training all my life. I try to teach my patients that the problem with food is not the quantity but the quality and ultra-processed foods are to be avoided. I encourage them to eat well by telling them about the importance of the gut microbiome and encourage them to engage in physical activity by telling them about the importance of myokines and avoiding sarcopenia.
I was placed on Mounjaro for about 6 mo. And now my pancreas no longer creates enzymes. I have to pay $3k a month for Zenpep (pig enzymes). I am apparently allergic to every diabetic drug they have put me on. I’m skinny now but no pancreas. 😢
I'm Sorry. I got off it. Horrible Side effects
I think we are also targeted for early demise. There are countries that are far more healthy than the US. I think it's mostly, "follow the money ". Awful.
Really appreciate the encouragement to simply eat clean and stay active. Many friends of mine who really do not need this drug are fanatically praising. I just don't believe our bodies are meant to be drugged..it's the food and non healthy (s.a.d.) environment. Great info, thank you! 🎉
took it for 1.5 years 20 percet weight loss is the only side effect...oh ya one other, I gave no taste for alcohol any more - just doesnt appeal - and i used to drink 5 days a week
I’ve used mounjaro and lost weight without any side effects. It seems this video scares people away with threats of longer term side effects which aren’t actually known yet
Really appreciated the interview. I asked my Dr for O and she said no. Would love a quick fix like you see on actresses on TV but not w the overall risks. Still trying the hard way thru diet and exercise. Slow going 😕
Thank you Dr. Hyman for this valuable information! ❤
Very important topic and video. I have a close friend who is a type 2 diabetic. He was put on Ozempic 4 months ago, He was nauseous for the first 2 weeks and had diarrhea the whole time. Since then he has maintained a level of diarrhea everyday. He has lost maybe 40 lbs, much of it muscle. It cannot be good to have prolonged diarrhea that long or to loose that muscle. I think he plans to continue it for the rest of his life...
Thank you very much, me and my wife was just talking about the effects of this. We know people who are using it with great results for wieght loss and thats all they focus on.
Exactly it will surely do harm eventually
Yes, so tempting for people who have a hard time with weight. Tha't me (30 lbs up and down after menoapuse only lost it when I fasted every other day andate simply when I did eat. ) I would never use it. People don'tunderstand theseriousness of the risks. Retired RN here!
Right!!! I just about jumped on that OZ train until I seen this and Dr Ken Berry. Praise God 🙌
I have 30lbs that just does not want to leave this post menopausal body! I tried ADF but wasn't consistent. I will retry 20:4.
Thanks again Dr Hyman!
Thank you for this wonderful content. My family and I eat very healthy on a regular basis, we eat a variety of raw vegetables in our salads. We splurge on the weekends, we allow ourselves to eat whatever we want on the weekends. We are fit, have an active life style. The other day I was body shamed for being fit. Also my child’s classmate made negative comments about my daughter being in good shape, insinuating to others that she has an eating disorder when my child is fit and looks healthy. Being overweight nowadays is the new normal. It’s what the pharmaceutical industry and the Government advertise. They can’t make profit if the population is healthy.
I started with Mounjaro. Then went to retatrutide. Lost 110lbs in 8 months. It allowed me to change my diet, sleep and get my weight and heart to a level that I know ride my peloton 30 minutes to 1 hour daily. If those medications didn’t save my life, they sure did improve it.
Glad your results were so helpful! Happier Still your exercise'n to do more now that it's easier! 👍
Wow. That’s amazing. Great job!! People think it’s take and forget, you still have to put in the work. I hope you continued success.
Thank you for doing this comprehensive review about semaglutide. I agree that it's misguided, expensive, and untested long-term. I think there is a small place for these medications, but that they are being overprescribed because people want faster results than what's often seen with lifestyle changes. Unfortunately, they are missing the fact that the goal is NOT to lose weight, it's to lose weight AND keep it off AND get/stay healthy. This requires muscle mass and I think losing weight with these drugs can feel like 2 steps forward and 1 step back when they come off the medication and are left with less muscle mass that makes weight regain all but inevitable. Long-term weight loss is only possible with long-term behavior change.
IN APRIL, My A1C WAS 10.2 by the End of August it was 4.7 i did it with changing my foods and drinks...took Ozempic too but i think it was mainly my food is what changed my A1C soo greatly 👍
You would not have had that significant drop in A1C, in 4 months, with a change of diet. It was the Ozempic.
R u still on it? Did u lose weight?
@@aimeekreutzer-malkawi yes but it's not healthy to lose weight like that...Ozempic paralyzes your intestines which isnt not good... I had trouble trying to release my bowels few wks ago and that has to be the reason..told my Gastroenterologist and she had no clue why it happened but now I know why...
@@angelap32 well I’m glad you are off of it. I have a friend taking it but I’m seeing she’s having a lot of side effects she swears not to see at all. She has fibromyalgia flares a lot more too despite her 40 lb weight loss. I’ll send her this video I think
@@aimeekreutzer-malkawi yes tyvm I'm sorry that your friend has that I understand completely as I have MS..Yes that's a good idea 👍
I was prescribed Ozempic by Endocrinologist two years ago for pre-diabetes. I have lost about 35 lbs and my sugars are in check and now learning all this I want to get OFF the Ozempic!!! Would love to see a video with tips on how to get off the drug and continue to maintain the weight. I do fast and eat clean and now focusing on protein intake because yes I lost muscle too! thank you for this video!!
Same here…I have lost 30 lbs and blood sugar numbers are great….inflammation down, but I am afraid to stop taking it and go backwards …. I am taking the version from the compounding pharmacy , Sema-glutide peptides ….. insurance doesn’t pay for it …
Go low carb, keto but not too high on fat to get off the drugs, living low carb (no cheating ever) would have given you the same result as the Ozempic😮
Chill out. most people do fine on it. Seems like a bunch of fear mongering. I am taking it and have lost no muscle. I think the answer is use resistance training and eat a sensible amount of protein. Semaglutide is a tool in your tool box. You still need to eat sensibly and get your ass in the gym.
They say you should do it slowly and let your body readjust so you don't have rebound weight gain.
You may want to consider some sort of intermittent fasting or OMAD.
I would say start weight training to gain back the muscle you loss it’s the only way o get it back which will hell you in the long run
I'va watched several videos about Ozempic and none explained as well as this one! Excellent content, thank you. Also, I am in my 50s, have always struggled with being over weight and decided to just stop eating processed sugar and flour and lost 30 lbs, now I'm at a healthy weight and maintaining going on 2 years. Once I stopped the addiction, it became very easy to eat properly and I actually crave lots of vegetables. My aches are gone, too.
Good work!!
@@sistersarahc Thank you! 😃
A friend of mine took Ozempic, or some semaglutide product, and lost 100 pounds. She then had a heart attack followed by having to get a pacemaker with defibrillator. I wonder if the heart attack was inevitable or related to the drug?
People are not physically active anymore. Kids sit around with their handheld devices paying games and not physically running and playing like they used to do. High school youngsters think playing internet sports is actually playing the sport.
Truth. Kids are Lazy. Nobody wants to Work anymore
Good for you, beautifully explained. Thanks for breaking it down. Have a great day!
No way would I let big pharma own me.
There's a horrible tendency to prescribe drugs as a first reaction. I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2017. My doctor did me a great favour by first telling me to see if I could get my blood sugars down by diet. At that time the standard dietary advice was to eat 25% protein, 25% starchy foods and 50% non starchy veg. That struck me as strangely high in the food group my body couldn't deal with but I tried it and saw that it pushed my blood sugars up. So I cut out all the starchy veg. Within about 3 months I'd lost about 55lbs and my blood sugars were in the normal range. Now I see that Diabetes UK are promoting low carb diets as a way to control blood sugars and to get off the meds. Which I am told have some unpleasant side effects.
I take Ozempic. I haven’t lost one pound, but my A1c went down from 9.7 to 5.6.
How long did that take? Was it weeks? Or months? Thanks in advance.
Congratulations!
You can reduce your A1c through diet as well and lose the Ozempic.
@@lookingood364 and when that doesn’t happen what excuse are you come up with…
@@infinitedreaming222 People can always come up with excuses. I've seen diabetes type 2 reversed with plenty of people through changing the way they eat. You can't stay on Ozempic forever, and weight comes back when you stop. If you change your way of eating like he's discussing, reversal of diabetes type 2 can be permanent. And weight loss will be a happy side effect.
He's right, but also unrealistic about a large portion of the population who cannot eat healthfully without help with serious cravings. Ozempic has caught on fire because it feels like a miracle - cravings simply disappear, along with the 24/7 thoughts about eating, usually all the things that are bad for you. Yes, some people are able to turn that around with mindful eating, but some people simply can't, or cannot sustain it. That is reality!
it castrates the appetite
A lot of judgment in the comments. Some of us do eat healthy and exercise and have legitimately tried everything. Some people have chronic conditions that make it hard to even get out of bed. Some eat very little but burn even less. It's great that there are medication options that can help.
Very true, genetic and medical conditions can be the root issue. The benefits of a drug can outweigh the risks.
Judgment.