Ozempic: The END of Diet and Exercise?

The problem with Ozempic is that it works too well for obesity and weight loss. Imagine losing weight simply because you’re not hungry. Imagine suddenly disliking the taste of your favorite, high-calorie foods and preferring healthy, lower-calorie foods instead... because your brain itself has literally been rewired. That’s Ozempic… objectively, it’s… awesome.  As a fitness coach, that may sound irresponsible of me. But if we're going to talk about it, we might as well do so honestly. In this video, I’ll cover everything to know about using Ozempic for weight loss, from how it works to Ozempic’s side effects. Click below to try the BWS+ app for free for 2 weeks, no strings attached: https://bws.plus/109 Credit to: Kurzgesagt and Jeff Nippard for the title/thumbnail inspiration Here’s how Ozempic works for weight loss, as explained by Dr. Eric Trexler. It works by mimicking a hormone called GLP-1, which, after we consume food, it tells us, ‘Hey, you're full, and it's time to stop eating.' But it also rewires what your brain actually wants to eat. When you're on ozempic, those same calorie dense, really delicious foods, they just aren't quite as satisfying. What you find is individuals who have less cravings for those high calorie foods and ultimately end up opting for lower calorie foods. Also, according to Dr. Spencer Nadolsky, America’s leading GLP-1 doctor and researcher, Ozempic might have benefits that extend far beyond just weight loss. Research found in those with a history of heart disease and obesity, it reduced more heart attacks than a placebo. People thought that it would be from the weight loss that you get from it, but they're actually these GLP-1 receptors all over the body and including the heart that it's thought that these drugs help reduce a lot of this risk of stuff through. But to be completely transparent with you, Dr. Spencer isn’t just familiar with the research on Ozempic, he prescribes it regularly. So if we’re going to be honest about its benefits, we should also be honest about Ozempic’s side effects.  The first is “Ozempic face” and “Ozempic butt”. So when you lose a lot of weight, you’ll see that “sucked-in” look. These side effects are made even more visible when you combine muscle loss into the equation. On Ozempic, you still might struggle to eat anything at all. What do you think happens to your muscle? Your body quickly starts breaking it down. Then, stack that on top of the other big problem: low energy. Because overeating becomes more difficult, Ozempic can unintentionally put you in a severe calorie deficit.  As a result, your workouts suffer. Another alarming, potential side effect is blindness. What happens to your body, and brain, when you stop taking Ozempic? Ozempic removes the part of “you” that makes you overweight. But when you go off it, your old self is back. That’s why on average, after hopping off drugs like Ozempic, most people regain 2/3rd’s of the weight they lost within the first year. And this is why most patients end up staying on the drug indefinitely. So many people, especially in the fitness industry, are against the idea of Ozempic. Ozempic gets you results without the suffering. It is kind of like... “cheating.” I without a doubt would have felt this way about Ozempic back when I was younger. But now, I understand something I didn’t back then. Many people who are obese or overweight WANT to change. Yes, obesity can be environmental, but obesity can also be, in many cases, genetic. So if you’re overweight and meet the criteria, Ozempic is a game changer. But what if… You’re healthy and just want to take ozempic to get leaner? The drug seems to be slowly making its way to the bodybuilding community. Is this bordering the line of abuse? Arguably, yes. But what we define as “abuse” of the drug I predict will very quickly change. It started as a treatment for diabetes. And now it's being used for weight loss.  In the future, I believe Ozempic, and a handful of drugs like it, will be used by many people. Because Ozempic is a very special weight-loss drug that causes you to lose weight better than anything else out there, and, for now, doesn’t seem to be dangerous to your health, and if anything, will improve it. Assuming you qualify for it, there is only one objective reason to not take ozempic right now. Cost. It’s expensive. But the primary patent protecting ozempic in the United States is expected to expire in December 2031. Shortly after that, I predict we’ll not only start seeing cheaper Ozempic generics hit the market, but more effective ones. I also predict the rules to qualify for the drug will be far more relaxed. And when that happens…. Who knows. Maybe Ozempic will become the new multivitamin. Maybe America will finally reverse its obesity epidemic and drop its average BMI back down to the global average.  Click below to subscribe for more videos: https://www.youtube.com/jeremyethier/?sub_confirmation=1