Alexandra Sowa, MD: Obesity doctor and author of The Ozempic Revolution explains how GLP-1 medications can help you lose weight, fight diabetes, and be healthier.

"Weight gain is not about lack of willpower; it's biology," says obesity doctor and GLP-1 expert Alexandra Sowa, MD. In this episode, the author of the new book The Ozempic Revolution: A Doctor's Proven Plan for Success to Help You Reverse Obesity, End Yo-Yo Dieting, Protect Yourself from Disease, cuts through the confusion surrounding GLP-1 medications and tells listeners what her most successful and happiest patients do to reap the full health benefits of these game-changing peptides. Dr. Sowa is the founder of the telehealth clinic SoWell Health.  You'll learn…  Why "try harder" is terrible medical advice.   The differences between GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, Monjuro and Zepbound.  How GLP-1s quiet the "food noise" in your brain.   Are GLP-1s right for you?  How to get your prescription covered.   How to eat and exercise to minimize symptoms and gain the best results.   The future of GLP-1s and how they may help eliminate chronic disease.    Dr. Comite began her medical journey at Yale University School of Medicine and continued with at Yale with a residency in medicine. She completed a fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology (multidisciplinary training incorporating pediatrics, gynecology, and andrology) at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. She remained at the National Institutes of Health as a senior clinical research associate before joining the Yale faculty as an associate professor in endocrinology. During her 25-year faculty tenure, Dr. Comite founded and directed Women's Health at Yale.    In 2005, she launched her bespoke medical practice, Comite Center for Precision Medicine & Healthy Longevity, in New York City and, subsequently expanded offices to Palo Alto and Miami Beach.    Through her medical practice and decades of clinical research, Dr. Comite recognized that all humans have inherited a disorder of carbohydrate metabolism (a glucose disorder leading toward diabetes), which is accelerated by aging and the natural decline of the hormones testosterone and estrogen, which begins around age 30.     Dr. Comite's podcast delivers the truth about your health—that age-related disease begins early in life at the cellular level. By slowing and even reversing the biological aging process, we can stay active and in great health for life. She interviews renowned physicians, researchers, and thought leaders offering surprising insights and practical tips that listeners can use to improve their own health trajectory.