If you’ve started a GLP-1 medication and noticed changes beyond the number on the scale, you’re not imagining it. Maybe your appetite has changed (of course), but so has your energy. Your menstrual cycle feels different. Your mood is shifting. You’re wondering whether your hair shedding … Read more
She lost 25 pounds on Ozempic. She did everything right. She expected to feel better. Instead, she felt worse. Her hot flashes intensified. She was waking up at 2 a.m. and couldn’t fall back asleep. Her mood was unpredictable in ways … Read more
Most people I know have an opinion about GLP-1 medications. Fewer have accurate information. I sat down with Dr. Jessica Duncan, Chief Medical Officer at Ivim Health and a board-certified obesity medicine physician, to ask the questions worth actually asking. Start from … Read more
At Ivim Health, we believe that a GLP-1 medication is only as powerful as the lifestyle foundation built around it. That’s the driving philosophy behind Ivim Live, our webinars where our functional health coaches go deep on … Read more
“I’m just not hungry anymore.” It’s one of the first things people notice after starting a GLP-1 medication. And while that might sound like a win, it can actually become one of the biggest obstacles to sustained progress. One of the most common … Read more
If you are a month or two into your GLP-1 therapy and things feel different in ways you did not expect, you are not imagining it. Your digestion has slowed. Your energy may be inconsistent. Meals that never bothered … Read more
If you’ve been on GLP-1 medications before, you already understand what these treatments can do. You’ve felt the difference in your appetite, settled into your routine, and have seen their impact firsthand. Now you might be wondering what it would feel like to … Read more
Needles have long been the primary path to GLP-1 therapy for weight loss. That reality excluded patients who couldn’t or wouldn’t self-inject, regardless of how much they might have benefited from treatment. While Rybelsus (oral semaglutide) has been available since 2019 for type 2 diabetes, no oral option existed specifically for obesity treatment … Read more
A few months into GLP-1 treatment, many patients encounter an unexpected and distressing side effect: significant hair loss. While alarming, medical experts say this shedding is typically temporary and linked to rapid weight loss rather than the medications themselves. … Read more
Starting something new can feel like standing at the edge of unfamiliar territory, and beginning a GLP-1 weight loss journey is no exception. You may have done your research, talked to friends, or scrolled through countless articles. But when the moment … Read more
