In this short, Dr. Ivan Bracic, DC, clinical director at Novaré Injury Care and Rehab in Fort Myers, talks about protecting your muscle if you are planning to take a GLP-1 medication such as Ozempic or Wegovy. He covers getting a hormone panel, measuring your muscle mass rather than only your weight, and starting resistance training first. Questions about whether to start, stop or dose a GLP-1 belong with your prescribing doctor.
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Video Transcript
Before your first dose of Ozempic or Wegovy, do these three things.
Number one, get a full hormone panel. GLP-1s change your appetite. They don't fix your hormones.
Number two, get your muscle mass measured. Not just your weight, your muscle mass, because 50% of what you will lose on GLP-1s is muscle, and you need to know your baseline before you start.
Number three, start resistance training before your first dose. Your body needs that signal that muscle is worth keeping before the appetite suppression kicks in.
Hey, these are powerful tools, but without a strategy, it's just a fast road to a different problem.