The Peptide Craze: What Your Doctor Wants You to Know The staggering gap between hype and evidence A patient came to my office last month carrying a hot pink refrigerator bag (the kind you get at Trader Joes)
In obese mice, liraglutide was shown to reverse HFD-induced increases in gut permeability and reduce inflammatory cytokine expression in intestinal tissues ( While much of this is due to weight loss, the gut-mediated component is increasingly recognized
And I cannot overstate the slippery slope GLP-1s create for those with a history of disordered eating or body image struggles (and lets be honest thats a lot of the people who feel drawn to these medications)
Epitope spreading The process by which epitopes, distinct from the inducing epitope of a vaccine, become major targets of the immune response
Practical stress interventions that evidence supports include a 10-minute daily walking practice, progressive muscle relaxation before bed, limiting caffeine after noon, and reducing screen time in the hour before sleep