3 Things About Weight Loss That Surprised a 30-Year Pharmacist

Everybody knows GLP-1 by now. Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, Zepbound. 

Twenty percent of the conversations in my pharmacy touch on these drugs. But here's what most people don't realize.

GLP-1 is not a drug. GLP-1 is a hormone. Your body makes it. And you can leverage that mechanism to make your own Ozempic and eat less.

And that's just scratching the surface of the newest weight loss science. 

So I went back to school, sitting through 15 hours of lectures, and these are my most surprising takeaways.

What You'll Discover In This Episode 

• The stress hormone creating cravings that sabotage weight loss

• Why willpower breaks down without the right internal support

• The flower extract that can make you feel full faster

• Why your cells are starving for magnesium 

• How menopause turns protein deficiency into carb cravings

• The risks of losing weight too fast

• How our obsession with the bathroom scale hides muscle loss

About Your Host

Steve Hoffart is an award-winning pharmacist, entrepreneur, speaker and podcaster. As the visionary founder of Magnolia Pharmacy, Steve saw a need for a more personal pharmacy that could make a bigger impact. Today, Steve and his team of experts deliver on that promise, working with patients and their physicians to solve medication problems and offer personalized solutions to achieve better health and wellness. As host of The Trusted Pharmacist podcast and through his combined reach of over 1M on social media, Steve shares actionable advice on nutrition, supplements, and wellness strategies while advocating for meaningful change in healthcare.

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