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Metabolic Health & Weight-Loss Medicines Hub

2025-11-27

Metabolic Health & Weight-Loss Medicines Hub

This hub brings together our guides on obesity, GLP-1 medications (such as Ozempic and Wegovy), muscle protection, and long-term weight management.

If you are considering weight-loss medicines, already taking a GLP-1 drug, or trying to understand the bigger picture of metabolic health, start here.

Core Guides

Ozempic & GLP-1 Cautions Guide

• Link: /guides/ozempic-cautions
• Focuses on the safety side: side effects, misuse, muscle loss, and what happens when you stop GLP-1 medications.

Understanding GLP-1 Medications for Weight Loss

• Link: /guides/ozempic-glp1-guide
• Explains how GLP-1 drugs work, who they’re for, expected benefits, and how they compare with other treatments.

Muscle Protection During Weight Loss

• Link: /guides/muscle-preservation
• Shows why preserving lean muscle is essential for long-term health, especially during GLP-1 therapy or aggressive dieting.

Lifestyle Foundations

These guides (current or planned) support medication use with solid lifestyle habits:

• Creatine for Muscle & Brain Health

  • Link: /guides/creatine

• Protein Intake for Healthy Weight Loss (planned)

  • How much protein you need, how to reach it, and why it matters for muscle and appetite.

• Magnesium & Recovery (planned)

  • Sleep, stress, and muscle function.

• Collagen & Joint Health (planned)

  • Where collagen fits (and doesn’t fit) in an evidence-based supplement plan.

Why We Treat Obesity as a Chronic Condition

Obesity is not a simple “willpower” problem. It is driven by:

• genetics and biology
• hormones and appetite signals
• food environment and marketing
• sleep, stress, and mental health

GLP-1 medications work best as part of a chronic-condition approach, not a short-term fix.

How to Use This Hub

1. Start with the GLP-1 overview

   • Read: /guides/ozempic-glp1-guide

2. Understand the safety and risks

   • Read: /guides/ozempic-cautions

3. Put muscle protection in place

   • Read: /guides/muscle-preservation
   • Consider: /guides/creatine

4. Discuss options with your clinician

   • Take notes from the guides, including questions about risks, monitoring, and long-term plans.

Related Hubs

• /guides/obesity-risks (if/when available)
• /guides/diabetes-basics (if/when available)

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• #obesity
• #glp1
• #weight loss