Episode 23: What Women with Autoimmune Disease and Food Noise Need to Know About GLP-1s, with Brandy Buskow

Welcome back to Peptides for Women podcast! In this deeply honest episode, I sit down with Brandy Buskow, FDN practitioner, health coach, EFT practitioner, and hypnotherapist, to explore how GLP-1s can support metabolic healing, mental health, and long-term behavior change when paired with strong foundations. Brandy shares her personal journey through lifelong weight struggles, gut dysfunction, celiac disease, trauma, and chronic stress, and how GLP-1 therapy helped quiet food noise, improve insulin resistance, stabilize mood, and restore her relationship with food and movement.In this episode, we cover:Brandy’s lifelong history with weight cycling, food noise, and emotional eatingThe role of childhood trauma, stress, and adverse life events in autoimmune disease and resistant weight gainHow celiac disease, malabsorption, and nutrient deficiencies contributed to cravings and metabolic dysfunctionWhat GLP-1s actually changed for Brandy—beyond weight loss (blood pressure, anxiety, insulin, energy, inflammation)Why slow, low-and-steady fat loss supported long-term healing and muscle preservationOzempic vs. Mounjaro: dosing progression and real-world metabolic outcomesGLP-1s and gut health: microbiome effects, motility concerns, and symptom managementThe importance of foundations: sleep, protein, hydration, bowel regularity, stress regulation, and movementRebuilding a healthy relationship with food after years of restriction and diet dogmaUsing therapy tools like EMDR, EFT, hypnotherapy, and dietitian support alongside peptidesGLP-1s, brain health, cardiovascular risk, and emerging research on dementia preventionReducing shame around peptide use and modeling health behaviors for childrenWhy mindset work is critical for success on GLP-1s—and what happens after the weight loss phaseConnect with Brandy Buskow!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourglp1guide/Website: https://brandybuskow.com/Links & Resources:🔗 Learn more at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠elliemd.com/JenniferWoodwardNutrition⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎯 Take my free peptide quiz and get a personalized, midlife-smart roadmap for the peptides that actually match your symptoms and goals: ⁠https://quiz.jenniferwoodwardnutrition.com/peptide-quiz🎓 Enroll in the Peptides for Practitioners Certification Course and get $100 off for podcast subscribers: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.carrotsncake.com/offers/TrVo7mCz?coupon_code=PFPJENNIFER⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🧬 Want to pair GLP-1s with functional lab testing? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://learn.jenniferwoodwardnutrition.com/invitation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📩 Grab The Body Edit Guide here for full protocols, labs, and more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://stan.store/jenniferwoodwardnutrition/p/get-the-body-edit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠‼️Disclaimer‼️This podcast is for informational purposes only and does not provide medical advice. Always speak with your licensed healthcare provider before starting or changing any medication or treatment plan.