October 08, 2026

3 Things About Weight Loss That Surprised a 30-Year Pharmacist

3 Things About Weight Loss That Surprised a 30-Year Pharmacist

Everybody knows GLP-1 by now. Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, Zepbound. 

Twenty percent of the conversations in my pharmacy touch on these drugs. But here's what most people don't realize.

GLP-1 is not a drug. GLP-1 is a hormone. Your body makes it. And you can leverage that mechanism to make your own Ozempic and eat less.

And that’s just scratching the surface of the newest weight loss science. 

So I went back to school, sitting through 15 hours of lectures, and these are my most surprising takeaways.


 

What You'll Discover In This Episode

  • The stress hormone creating cravings that sabotage weight loss

  • Why willpower breaks down without the right internal support

  • The flower extract that can make you feel full faster

  • Why your cells are starving for magnesium 

  • How menopause turns protein deficiency into carb cravings

  • The risks of losing weight too fast

  • How our obsession with the bathroom scale hides muscle loss


 

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