A PILL That Mimics Exercise? Ozempic® Alternatives & How I Gained 11 lbs of MUSCLE
Ben Greenfield — A PILL That Mimics Exercise? Ozempic® Alternatives & How I Gained 11 lbs of MUSCLE
Channel: Ben Greenfield Life · Our label: Biohacking author & podcaster · Source: youtube.com/watch?v=BNiMZq4IKRs
What this video covers
Show notes, as usual, are going to be a Ben Greenfield life.com 474. And boy oh boy, I should probably jump right in, because today I am addressing ozempic glp one agonists like semaglutide, sold as Ozempic, or wagovi and iroglutide sold as Victoza and Siken Siccenda. Ben Greenfield: So what the heck, I figure we’ll just jump right in. No long intro, talking about my dog or my smoothie.
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Key points, in the speaker’s own framing
- And boy oh boy, I should probably jump right in, because today I am addressing ozempic glp one agonists like semaglutide, sold as Ozempic, or wagovi and iroglutide sold as Victoza and Siken Siccenda.
- There are also peptides in particular, peptide stacks that have been favored in the bodybuilding and the fitness community for years for suppressing appetite, for burning fat, and for building muscle.
- But there are peptides specifically that can achieve something very similar to GLP, one without the same concerns about side effects.
- A few doctors still prescribe them, but the FDA is making it more difficult to get these injectable peptides.
- But if you’re looking to get the effects of GLP one agonists like Ozempic, and you don’t want to use ozempic because of the side effects or you can’t get a prescription for it.
- Sibutramine was very popular for weight loss at a time, until a large clinical trial found that it increased the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
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