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Can You Come Off GLP-1? Former FDA Commissioner Explains

from The Plus SideZ: A GLP-1 Guide to Metabolic Health

Resources for the Community:___________________________________________________________________https://linktr.ee/theplussidezpodcast Ro - Telehealth for GLP1 weight management https://ro.co/weight-loss/?utm_source=plussidez&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=comms_yt&utm_content=45497&utm_term=55______________________________________________________________________Dr. David Kessler, former FDA Commissioner and author of Diet, Drugs, and Dopamine, joins us to break down the science behind food addiction, obesity, and GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Zepbound.He doesn’t just study this—he lives it. Dr. Kessler has obesity, takes GLP-1s, and knows firsthand what it’s like to battle food noise and weight stigma.In this episode, we discuss:What makes ultra-processed food addictiveHow GLP-1s affect the brain and reduce cravingsWhether some people can stop taking GLP-1sHis personal experience starting, stopping, and restartingWhy weight regain happens and what the body is really fightingHis bold policy ideas to regulate Big Food like Big TobaccoDr. Kessler helped bring HIV drugs to market faster, led Operation Warp Speed, and took on the tobacco industry. Now, he’s focused on the next public health crisis: food addiction and obesity.Subscribe to The Plus SideZ Podcast for more expert conversations on GLP-1s, weight, and wellness.Specialist and Community Guest Dr. David KesslerBIO: David. A. Kessler, MD, served as chief science officer of the WhiteHouse COVID-19 Response Team under President Joe Biden and previouslyserved as commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration underPresidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton. He is the author of the_New York Times_ bestsellers _The End of Overeating_ and_ Capture_ andtwo other books:_ Fast Carbs, Slow Carbs_ and _A Question of Intent_.Dr. Kessler is a pediatrician and has been the dean of the medicalschools at Yale and the University of California, San Francisco. He is agraduate of Amherst College, the University of Chicago Law School, andHarvard Medical School.Social Media:https://x.com/DavidAKesslerMDLink to Book:https://www.audible.com/pd/B0D5KS9P4D?source_code=ASSORAP0511160006&share_location=pdpSpecial community guest Mike on a Health Mission Social MediaTT  @Mike.onamission2X: @GLP1MikeIG: @mike.on.a.mission2______________________________________________________________________⭐️Mounjaro Stanley⭐️griffintumblerco.Etsy.comUse code PODCAST10 for $ OFF______________________________________________________________________Join this channel to get access to perks:   / @theplussidez______________________________________________________________________#Mounjaro #MounjaroJourney #Ozempic #Semaglutide #tirzepatide  #GLP1 #Obesity #zepbound #wegovy Send us Fan Mail!Support the showKim Carlos, Executive Producer TikTokInstagram Kat Carter,  Producer TikTokInstagram 

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Resources for the Community: ___________________________________________________________________ https://linktr.ee/theplussidezpodcast Ro - Telehealth for GLP1 weight management https://ro.co/weight-loss/?utm_source=plussidez&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=comms_yt&utm_content=45497&utm_term=55 ______________________________________________________________________ Dr. David Kessler, former FDA Commissioner and author of Diet, Drugs, and Dopamine, joins us to b...

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