But for many women, it also brings weeks of nausea, fatigue, and hair thinning. Some lose significant muscle mass alongside the fat, which damages their metabolism long-term.
Your body already makes the peptides people are trying to get through a vial nowadays.
It naturally produces them every time you eat – GLP-1, GIP, and glucagon among them.
They tell your brain you're full. Signal your body to burn fat instead of storing it. And keep your blood sugar steady between meals.
However, after 40, your natural peptide production drops:
Every week, at least a dozen women walk into my clinic and say the same thing:
"I think I need Ozempic."
Or lately, it’s even more specific. Tirzepatide. Retatrutide.
I simply just ask what led them to this decision.
The answer is almost always the same. Someone in their life lost a lot of weight on it, fast and easy. So, I ask a follow-up question.
