Alcohol and GLP-1s: What Changes and What to Watch
Alcohol and GLP-1s: What Changes and What to Watch

If alcohol hits you differently since starting a GLP-1, you're not imagining it. Dr. Mbianda walks through what actually changes, from an emptier stomach to dehydration and blood sugar, and...

Why Am I Not Sleeping Well on a GLP-1? What Changes and How to Protect Your Rest
Why Am I Not Sleeping Well on a GLP-1? What Changes and How to Protect Your Rest

If your sleep has felt lighter or more broken since you started your GLP-1, you're not imagining it. Dr. Mbianda explains why rest changes on these medications, from slowed digestion...

What I Want Every Patient to Know Before Starting a GLP-1
What I Want Every Patient to Know Before Starting a GLP-1

What do you actually need to know before starting a GLP-1? Dr. Mbianda shares the conversation she has with every patient first: why the medication is a tool and not...

Why Are Some People Against GLP-1s? A Doctor's Honest Take
Why Are Some People Against GLP-1s? A Doctor's Honest Take

Why are so many people skeptical of GLP-1s, and are the objections fair? Some of the pushback is thoughtful, some is just noise. Dr. Mbianda works through the real reasons...

How GLP-1 Medications Actually Work: A Simple Explanation
How GLP-1 Medications Actually Work: A Simple Explanation

What is a GLP-1, really, and how does it work? Most explanations are either too vague or too technical. Dr. Mbianda breaks it down in plain language: what the hormone...

Setting Realistic Expectations on a GLP-1
Setting Realistic Expectations on a GLP-1

How much weight will you lose, and how fast? It's the first thing everyone asks, and the question that gets people into trouble. Dr. Mbianda reframes what realistic expectations actually...

GLP-1s and Aging: What Older Adults Should Consider
GLP-1s and Aging: What Older Adults Should Consider

Does age change how you should approach a GLP-1? The medication works the same, but an aging body has different priorities during weight loss. Dr. Mbianda explains why protecting muscle...

GLP-1 and Your Long-Term Health: Thinking Beyond the Scale
GLP-1 and Your Long-Term Health: Thinking Beyond the Scale

What if the scale is the least useful thing you're tracking? After years with weight-loss patients, Dr. Mbianda pays far more attention to energy, strength, and bloodwork than to a...

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