A quick scroll through social media can bring up a wide range of companies and influencers touting the benefits of GLP-1 drugs, and women tend to be the target audience
That is not how we use it at Silk Clinics, and it is not how we communicate about it
Even if a food theoretically contained GLP-1 (which none do), peptide hormones are proteins that would be broken down into individual amino acids by digestive enzymes in your stomach and small intestine
It represents the C-terminal sequence of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (-MSH) and is recognized for its potent anti-inflammatory properties without the melanogenic (skin-darkening) effects associated with -MSH
Holmay MJ, Terpstra M, Coles LD, Mishra U, Ahlskog M, z G, Cloyd JC, Tuite PJ (2013) N-acetylcysteine boosts brain and blood glutathione in Gaucher and Parkinson diseases
Going Cold Turkey: What to Expect Quitting GLP-1s all at once will likely trigger a sudden surge in hunger, stronger cravings, and rapid return of old eating habits