Before EP Description: Learn about the Healing Power of Prolonged Fasting: HERE
What if losing weight on a GLP-1 drug and losing weight through fasting produce the same number on the scale, but nearly opposite effects inside your cells?
Host Dr. Katie Deming believes some of the most popular weight loss drugs on the market may be quietly blocking one of your body's most essential repair processes. Not because they're failing to work, but because they work in a way that keeps your body in a state it was never meant to stay in.
She takes an honest, no-shame look at GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy and compares what's actually happening inside your body when you lose weight on them versus when you fast.
The scale might show the same number. The story underneath is very different.
Dr. Katie explains a repair switch your body can only flip when your stomach is genuinely empty, and why keeping it perpetually fed may keep that switch turned off for good. She connects the dots between mitochondrial health, cellular cleanup, visceral fat, muscle preservation, and metabolic flexibility in a way that's clear, honest, and direct.
She's not here to shame anyone taking these medications. She gets why people reach for something that works. But she shares what happened when several of her patients who were certain they'd go right back on the drug after fasting decided they didn't want to, and why.
Chapters:
00:04:23 - The Food System Is Broken
00:06:13 - Your Body Needs Empty Space
00:08:24 - GLP-1s May Block Repair Mode
00:10:41 - Weight Loss Is Not Healing
00:12:26 - What Cancer Cells Feed On
00:13:30 - Fasting Changes the Terrain
00:17:00 - Cleaning Out Damaged Mitochondria
00:18:00 - The Most Dangerous Fat
00:20:35 - The Hidden Muscle Loss Problem
00:22:20 - Clients Who Were on GLP-1s Before Fasting
00:26:06 - Who Should Never Water Fast
If you've ever wondered whether weight loss and true healing are actually the same thing, or why one of her patients gained lean mass six weeks after a 14-day water fast, this episode will change how you think about what your body actually needs.
Press play and learn why the repair process your body is waiting to run may only start when you finally stop feeding it.
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DISCLAIMER: The Born to Heal Podcast is intended for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for seeking professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Individual medical histories are unique; therefore, this episode should not be used to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease without consulting your healthcare provider.
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