By reducing free radical damage in your brain, it's believed to enhance cognitive function, alleviate depressive symptoms, and even improve your sleep quality
Al-Aly suspects that they may also lower "drug noise. ( What to know about food noiseand how to stop it .) Liberation from the mental load of constant cravings may be why studies are also starting to show relief from depression and improved mood from GLP-1s, Lembke adds
But when inflammation persists due to ongoing mechanical stress, cartilage breakdown, or a systemic inflammatory condition it can damage the very structures it was meant to protect
Switching makes sense if you've plateaued on semaglutide, you're not hitting your blood sugar or metabolic goals, you want the dual-mechanism approach, or you're tolerating semaglutide poorly
In her lab she had a talented research fellow, John Eng, with expertise in newer techniques for isolating peptides and determining their structures
Compounded versions are significantly cheaper but require more patient involvement in preparation and administration
