so I had some requests to do a video on this drug called osempic and this is a drug that's very popular which is used for weight loss it's an injectable drug I'm not going to deny it does work but it comes with a package some slight minor problems which I'll discuss but first let's talk about why it actually works what osempic does to the body is it increases a certain receptor called glp1 which helps slow down digestion thereby decreasing your appetite Cravings so you're no longer hungry and you can eat less and lose more weight
it even improves the beta cells of the pancreas to help restore insulin levels in fact it's been known to improve insulin resistance and anything that improves insulin resistance will help you lose weight it has some interesting effects in the liver too it actually helps a person stop making so much sugar okay that's called gluconeogenesis and also it helps slow the breakdown of sugar in the liver so this is why it's used with diabetics it can help blood sugars it sounds pretty cool right well it has some slight problems number one it's a bit expensive it's
between I think 1300 to 1500 a month and it has some slight minor side effects like nausea vomiting bloating abdominal pain headaches gas constipation diarrhea heartburn and dizziness some of those don't seem minor they seem kind of major but let's talk about the major side effects thyroid cancer there's also been another side effect of Suicidal Thoughts pancreatitis kidney disease retinopathy which is damage to the retina muscle loss and gastroparesis where there's a situation where the food is not emptying from your stomach too well and some of these side effects don't occur for about three days
so you have three days without any side effects and all of a sudden they kick in and when people get off the medications many times they still have side effects for a period of five weeks because it takes five weeks to get it out of your system and my question is do you plan on taking this the rest of your life what are the long-term effects of this drug is it really going to solve your weight loss problem without giving you another problem but I'm going to recommend an alternative now this relates to uh certain
herbs do you realize there are over 200 000 secondary metabolites these are uh chemicals in plants that have therapeutic benefit to our bodies in fact 50 of all drugs are derived from these chemical compounds in Plants this is where big Pharma gets their ideas but of course you can't patent them so you can't make a lot of money so they're probably not going to be validated as much but Chinese medicine Indian medicine all these ancient cultures have used plants for centuries even if we take a look at anti-diabetic effects there's over 400 different phytonutrients in
plants that have this interesting anti-diabetic effect and guess what they don't give you all these side effects in fact rarely any side effects so if you just do a search on the Internet or maybe Google a scholar on glp 1 Agonist you'll find all sorts of herbs that come up for this two very popular ones are called Panax Ginseng and the second one is berberine in fact berberine is very very potent in fact it kind of mimics the effects of metformin so those are two things that I would definitely include on the list in addition
to something else which I want to recommend as well and that is the healthy version of the ketogenic diet with at the same time doing intermittent fasting because if you combine low carb and healthy ingredients with not eating so frequently I will guarantee within three days your appetite is going to disappear without an appetite without these Cravings it will make it very very easy to do this and include it as a part of your lifestyle so you can do it long term and at a fraction of the cost you're basically going to be eating less
frequently so it's not going to cost you any money you're just changing what you eat and not only will your appetite disappear and lose weight but your cognitive function will improve you'll have a much greater mood you'll have improved liver function you'll have less of a fatty liver you'll be able to preserve your muscles your digestion will be better I mean just that alone is going to be huge but let's just say you go the medical route and you do this and you lose weight but you're tired and you have digestive bloating and you notice
your muscles are shrinking and you have acid reflux what are you going to do about all those symptoms is this going to be just taking more medication to handle or cover up those medications I mean you're going to feel miserable so this is what I would recommend I would get some Panax Ginseng and berberine do the healthy version of the ketogenic diet with intermittent fasting and just get started now for information on how to do this in a healthy way I put up this video right here check it out
