Let me start by saying this isnt a sponsored postjust a real talk from someone whos spent months testing, tweaking, and *actually* feeling the difference these two supplements can make
Per FDA guidance, GLP-1-based medications are generally approved for adults with a BMI over 30, or over 27 with a qualifying health condition such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, or high cholesterol
They work by mimicking the action of naturally occurring GLP-1, a hormone produced in the intestine in response to food intake
Although treatments are usually effective for managing thyroid function, individual genetic, environmental, or lifestyle factors that affect disease outcome and/or response to therapy are generally ignored
In addition, acute swimming and short-term endurance training have been shown to upregulate serum GLP-1 secretion in healthy mice, leading to enhanced exercise performance (Wu et al., 2022)
Before making any decisions on implementation of any UM edit, plans will need to consider any potential rebate impact, which will need to be run by their PBM vendor