If you have diabetes, heart problems, or other health issues, you should talk to your healthcare provider before using any wellness products
Looking from 2023 to 2024, the latest year of data available, prescriptions and gross spending for Wegovy (first approved for obesity in 2021, approved for cardiovascular disease in 2024) and Mounjaro (approved for type 2 diabetes in 2022) more than doubled, and prescriptions and gross spending for Zepbound (first approved for obesity in 2023, approved for sleep apnea in 2024) increased more than fivefold
For patients trying to understand the bigger picture, our related guide on Brain Health and Cognitive Longevity explains why cognition is best understood through multiple systems: metabolic, vascular, inflammatory, hormonal, sleep, movement, sensory, and behavioral
For example, Kourtney Kardashians Lemme brand just launched Lemme GLP-1 Daily, touted on Instagram as 'a breakthrough innovation in metabolic health, formulated to naturally boost your bodys GLP-1 production, reduce appetite, and promote healthy weight loss.' US brands Supergut and Pendulum sell a Gut Healthy GLP-1 Booster and a GLP-1 Probiotic, respectively
The product is based on solid mechanistic science, but it lacks the clinical trial validation that pharmaceutical GLP-1 medications have in abundance
Cold temperatures slow further degradation but do not repair what has already happened
