Most people are getting compounded “semaglutide” from weight loss clinics. This is NOT the Novo Nordisk manufactured drug. Its semaglutide ester salts from God knows where mixed with supplements like L-Carnitine. I have a great infographic if you contract me on X @pxxrising8.
I’d like to see your infographic - my daughter is taking a semiglutide from a natural practitioner (ND, MSN, RNC, CCT) so it is NOT Ozempic.
You may be interested to know that the FDA outlawed certain peptides (like the one my daughter was taking) so her Dr had to give her a different one from the original prescription.
I didn't know Quetelet was a mathematician. So am I. I was puzzled for years why his formula implies that weight should scale as height^2, since we are 3-dimensional beings. Then I realized that an adult is not a scaled-up child...
Many years ago, I read an article by a mathematician studying the heights and weights of apparently fit people. He did a power regression and discovered that weight actually scales as approximately height^2.5. His exponent is halfway between Quetelet's exponent, 2, and the dimension of our physical bodies, 3.
What is the coefficient? If I am going to keep the same BMI at my height of 70.5 inches with the new exponent of 2.5, the coefficient is now 5895. In other words, the new BMI that more closely matches reality would be 5895 * (weight in pounds) / (height in inches) ^ 2.5. This is a perfect match for the existing BMI at my height. For taller people, it gives smaller answers than traditionally; for shorter people, it gives larger answers than traditionally.
Having said all that, I fully accept the more useful metrics recommended by the author.
I’m not saying the drugs are great just being the devil’s advocate. What if an obese polypharm patient loses significant weight (combined with learning new lifestyle and eating habits during process) and is able to get off of a blood pressure, cholesterol, anti depressants, and metformin as a result of losing the weight they’ve never been able to use? Some of the scary side effects listed if you research it are extremely rare. Nausea, diarrhea and vomiting sound common but also common side effects with lots of drugs. My goal would be to get people off as many pharma drugs as possible, this could be a way??? Just a thought.
A good friend of mine is using Ozempic for IBS with “great results”. Her stomach pain/diarrhea are much improved. She says it’s a low dose, and hasn’t had a dramatic weight loss, and so far, appears to be tolerating it ok.
I was very skeptical when *everyone* started jumping on this bandwagon. At least people can hold the manufacturer liable...
if morbidly obese and weight would not budget with lifestyle modification, the pros and cons would have to be weighed with fully informed consent. I agree with your analogy. Problem is these "wonder drugs" are being prescribed with impunity and WITHOUT being an adjunct to lifestyle modifications. Just as "loose weight fast" like "get rich quick"
How do you define "extremely rare"? Perhaps true on a population basis, but not to the individual that ends up with permanent gastroparesis.
To be on these drugs means you have lost most of your mind...exactly the kind of lifelong patient criminal big pharma enjoys all the way up to your uneventful demise. No drug of any stripe comes without risk and the high propensity to do short and long term damage to your precious body. But wait, use a drug and ruin your body? There are more and more drugs to lessen the pain.
It's my understanding this drug is taken in a much higher quantities for weight loss than it is for controlling diabetes. How bad are the potential side effects if you're only taking it at a diabetic level?
Sherri, I think there is an error in your article... Additionally, each day you should drink ½ your body weight (in pounds) in clean water. I weigh 140, so that would mean I drink 70 pounds of water??? Can you clarify.
First of all, thank you Dr. Tenpenny for sharing this information. You're a treasure.
Second, why allow such drugs that hurt people, even kill them. I'm personally scared to take any drugs doctors offer and choose to make lifestyle changes. Sometimes you have to decide whether to choose living with a health condition and or taking a prescription drug, which one would be worth living with. I'm totally dumbfounded.
In my early 40s I started gaining weight and got up to 235 pounds. I said I am not going to ware 40 inch waste pants. Work mate suggested a low carb diet. Didn’t eat or drink anything that had more than 5 carbs in it. Lost 10 pounds the first week and got down to 160 in a year which is what I weigh now. Been doing that ever since except when I go out to eat once or twice a month. I’m 65 years old now and have had no issues and perfect blood work ups each year and my Doctor said keep doing what you’re doing. I am 5’10” and only weigh 10 pounds more than I did in Highschool. This has worked for everyone I suggested it to unless they go back to eating junk food etc.
Just my personal experience.
Thanks for keeping us all informed. Always love seeing you on Brannon Howse Live.
Of course! I don’t know if you’re wanting to lose weight but the above protocol helped me lose 6 lbs in seven days!! Anytime I put on a bit of extra weight, I do one meal a day for a few days and keep the carbs low! I even did the above and still had a glass of wine at night after dinner.
There’s a plethora of info on YouTube by Dr Jason Fung. He's had ALOT of success with diabetic patients! Anyway, good health to you my friend!
the article is about the dangers of the new drugs. There are entire BOOKS written on all the "bad stuff" to avoid. Eat real food. Eat small portions. Eat as much organic as you can afford. Avoid the whites. it doesn't have to be difficult!!
Oct 1, 2023·edited Oct 1, 2023Liked by Dr. Sherri Tenpenny
I certainly wasn't intending to deemphasize the main subject of this article, since I agree with you 100%. Don't rely on a pharma pill (with its known and unknown side effects) to counteract your unhealthy lifestyle.
thank you. I try to keep my substacks under 2000 words. This was already long. As I said, there are entire books (many of them!!) on weight loss protocols, foods, etc!!
Most people are getting compounded “semaglutide” from weight loss clinics. This is NOT the Novo Nordisk manufactured drug. Its semaglutide ester salts from God knows where mixed with supplements like L-Carnitine. I have a great infographic if you contract me on X @pxxrising8.
I’d like to see your infographic - my daughter is taking a semiglutide from a natural practitioner (ND, MSN, RNC, CCT) so it is NOT Ozempic.
You may be interested to know that the FDA outlawed certain peptides (like the one my daughter was taking) so her Dr had to give her a different one from the original prescription.
If the FDA outlaws it, it’s probably good.😉
'abdomens six yd' is an anagram of 'Body Mass Index'. Perhaps this is the real indicator of obesity!
Otherwise "The New Weight Loss Drugs - Are they worth the risk?" I think 'No!' is the answer. :)
They are a complete waist (sic!) of money and harmful to boot.
I didn't know Quetelet was a mathematician. So am I. I was puzzled for years why his formula implies that weight should scale as height^2, since we are 3-dimensional beings. Then I realized that an adult is not a scaled-up child...
Many years ago, I read an article by a mathematician studying the heights and weights of apparently fit people. He did a power regression and discovered that weight actually scales as approximately height^2.5. His exponent is halfway between Quetelet's exponent, 2, and the dimension of our physical bodies, 3.
What is the coefficient? If I am going to keep the same BMI at my height of 70.5 inches with the new exponent of 2.5, the coefficient is now 5895. In other words, the new BMI that more closely matches reality would be 5895 * (weight in pounds) / (height in inches) ^ 2.5. This is a perfect match for the existing BMI at my height. For taller people, it gives smaller answers than traditionally; for shorter people, it gives larger answers than traditionally.
Having said all that, I fully accept the more useful metrics recommended by the author.
whew!! that's a lot. thank for the added information, Surak
I’m not saying the drugs are great just being the devil’s advocate. What if an obese polypharm patient loses significant weight (combined with learning new lifestyle and eating habits during process) and is able to get off of a blood pressure, cholesterol, anti depressants, and metformin as a result of losing the weight they’ve never been able to use? Some of the scary side effects listed if you research it are extremely rare. Nausea, diarrhea and vomiting sound common but also common side effects with lots of drugs. My goal would be to get people off as many pharma drugs as possible, this could be a way??? Just a thought.
A good friend of mine is using Ozempic for IBS with “great results”. Her stomach pain/diarrhea are much improved. She says it’s a low dose, and hasn’t had a dramatic weight loss, and so far, appears to be tolerating it ok.
I was very skeptical when *everyone* started jumping on this bandwagon. At least people can hold the manufacturer liable...
if morbidly obese and weight would not budget with lifestyle modification, the pros and cons would have to be weighed with fully informed consent. I agree with your analogy. Problem is these "wonder drugs" are being prescribed with impunity and WITHOUT being an adjunct to lifestyle modifications. Just as "loose weight fast" like "get rich quick"
How do you define "extremely rare"? Perhaps true on a population basis, but not to the individual that ends up with permanent gastroparesis.
To be on these drugs means you have lost most of your mind...exactly the kind of lifelong patient criminal big pharma enjoys all the way up to your uneventful demise. No drug of any stripe comes without risk and the high propensity to do short and long term damage to your precious body. But wait, use a drug and ruin your body? There are more and more drugs to lessen the pain.
Several docs and nurses (surgery center) are on these at work. They are proud and excited! 😣😣
Proud and excited?? Oh dear!
https://alphaandomegacloud.wordpress.com/2022/05/29/i-knew-an-old-doctor-who-swallowed-a-lie/
Rather amazingly 'proud and excited' anagrams to 'addict expounder'. Incredibly apt.
"I'm taking this new toxic drug and it's great!' said the doctor in between being sick on the floor.
Behind Ozempic Media Buzz, Undisclosed Drugmaker Money
Physicians, activists, and celebrities are quoted by newspapers and media outlets touting Ozempic without disclosing financial ties to the drugmaker.
https://www.leefang.com/p/behind-ozempic-media-buzz-undisclosed?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1239256&post_id=137406831&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rfi2r&utm_medium=email
I hope you’re feeling better and stronger every day Dr T!
Praying for you 🙏🙏
Just ordered Gluco Control & waiting for confirmation.
It's my understanding this drug is taken in a much higher quantities for weight loss than it is for controlling diabetes. How bad are the potential side effects if you're only taking it at a diabetic level?
the side effects apply, no matter the dose
Thank you.
Is berberine similar enough to Ozempic to explain the "tummy hell" a couple of my friends described when taking the berberine? Hmmm.....
No. Berberine just lowers blood glucose similar to metformin.
I started taking Berberine in hopes of controlling cholesterol without Rx. I had no side effects or tummy issues.
Sherri, I think there is an error in your article... Additionally, each day you should drink ½ your body weight (in pounds) in clean water. I weigh 140, so that would mean I drink 70 pounds of water??? Can you clarify.
sorry, i'll correct it. half your body weight in pounds not kg. so 140 pounds should be 70 ounces. will clarify.
First of all, thank you Dr. Tenpenny for sharing this information. You're a treasure.
Second, why allow such drugs that hurt people, even kill them. I'm personally scared to take any drugs doctors offer and choose to make lifestyle changes. Sometimes you have to decide whether to choose living with a health condition and or taking a prescription drug, which one would be worth living with. I'm totally dumbfounded.
In my early 40s I started gaining weight and got up to 235 pounds. I said I am not going to ware 40 inch waste pants. Work mate suggested a low carb diet. Didn’t eat or drink anything that had more than 5 carbs in it. Lost 10 pounds the first week and got down to 160 in a year which is what I weigh now. Been doing that ever since except when I go out to eat once or twice a month. I’m 65 years old now and have had no issues and perfect blood work ups each year and my Doctor said keep doing what you’re doing. I am 5’10” and only weigh 10 pounds more than I did in Highschool. This has worked for everyone I suggested it to unless they go back to eating junk food etc.
Just my personal experience.
Thanks for keeping us all informed. Always love seeing you on Brannon Howse Live.
One meal a day and walking a few miles in your fasted state works amazingly well too!!
Thanks for your insight.
I have been reading up on fasting and the many benefits.
Thanks again.
Of course! I don’t know if you’re wanting to lose weight but the above protocol helped me lose 6 lbs in seven days!! Anytime I put on a bit of extra weight, I do one meal a day for a few days and keep the carbs low! I even did the above and still had a glass of wine at night after dinner.
There’s a plethora of info on YouTube by Dr Jason Fung. He's had ALOT of success with diabetic patients! Anyway, good health to you my friend!
Thanks
I will check him out.
I would add eliminating seed oils as much as possible. They're much too high in omega 6 fatty acids. I only use coconut oil or butter to cook with.
Add avocado oil and olive oil to your list as well - all good.
the article is about the dangers of the new drugs. There are entire BOOKS written on all the "bad stuff" to avoid. Eat real food. Eat small portions. Eat as much organic as you can afford. Avoid the whites. it doesn't have to be difficult!!
I certainly wasn't intending to deemphasize the main subject of this article, since I agree with you 100%. Don't rely on a pharma pill (with its known and unknown side effects) to counteract your unhealthy lifestyle.
thank you. I try to keep my substacks under 2000 words. This was already long. As I said, there are entire books (many of them!!) on weight loss protocols, foods, etc!!
Seed Oils = 👿
Cure for obesity and poor health: clean water/food, exercise/movement, fresh air/SUNSHINE, smaller portions of food, low carbs, no sugar, INTERMITTENT FASTING
For those more daring: daily prayer, self reflection 😉
ARE YOU FRIGGIN KIDDING ME???
🤪😜😎