My mother was an R,N. and she had a piece of medical advice for everyone that I have followed with no regrets. She said, "Never take a new medicine until after it's been on the market for at least 5 years."

@LindaC616

6 күн бұрын

I've always felt the same about new car models, and this is way more serious than that!

@Ren_coaching

6 күн бұрын

These peptides have been used for a couple of decades now.

@passengershamingparody

6 күн бұрын

It's been on the market more than 5 years.

@lauramoore6369

6 күн бұрын

This has been around for 20 years

@stregarapunzel

6 күн бұрын

I sincerely don't want to cause an argument......but what did/does/would she say about the covid vaccines?

We really need to put pressure on the food industry to stop putting the toxic, addictive ingredients in our food.

@rlud304

4 күн бұрын

Who’s this “we?” 🤣 Are you like 8 or just astonishingly clueless?🤦🏻‍♀️

@rlud304

3 күн бұрын

The food industry? That narrows it down 🤦🏻‍♀️ Also who’s “we,” specifically?

@elsh332

3 күн бұрын

Or just stop buying things that aren't food 🤷‍♀️ plants are food, animals are food... pop tarts are not food.

@cathywatrobski7754

3 күн бұрын

Shop the perimeter of grocery stores. Generally, that's where the healthier food is. Difficult when food-like substances are pushed so much. But it is possible to do.

@phl2lax

3 күн бұрын

Ditch the animal products and processed junk for plants to avoid unnecessary additives.

I lost 40lbs at 59 yr old and people just fawned all over me about how great I looked. Problem was I lost it due to Stage 3 Ovarian Cancer and the message I received was "You might be dying and bald but you are thinner, so be happy." Not a diet I would recommend. All they seemed to see was I had reached an acceptable size.

@kadarius

5 күн бұрын

I feel this. I lost 70 pounds after divorce and everyone thought I was so happy and successful when really my whole life was falling apart.

@agilbo100

5 күн бұрын

@@kadarius I'm sorry that happened. Many don't think to ask if there was a good reason for the sudden change. My go to now is "I hope you feel as good as you look." especially with my friends that don't have outward signs of what they are dealing with.

@tracytalksalot1513

5 күн бұрын

@@agilbo100I really like this as a comment response for when someone’s appearance changes for the better. It assumes nothing but sends the message of positive wishes.

@cyndilu9

3 күн бұрын

Such an important point. Hope you are doing better and feeling well ❤️🙏🩵

@Maripeni

3 күн бұрын

@@agilbo100 wow. Sorry about your cancer. My family has been affected by cancer as well. Too bad those people didn’t see you are a survivor! God Bless you!

Please bring Johann back as a guest!! This was great!!

@invitationtoserenity-RNcoach

Күн бұрын

AGREE and he's not only providing intelligent important information. He's also hysterical!

Mayim!!!!! Thank you thank you thank you for mentioning how difficult it is to be a working mom and to come home and have to also cook and clean and be the family manager. We need more awareness around “invisible labor!” Maybe a future podcast…?

@Christine_GoBills

5 күн бұрын

This would be amazing! It's so much

@sapphirehands7780

5 күн бұрын

This needs to be acknowledged more. Yes we can throw some stuff in the crockpot. I don’t think you really heard her. Women are tired. Women are exhausted. Women are working full time. And the majority of household duties, cooking and taking care of the children fall on women. In a lot of households, the division of labor is not equal. To have a good meals requires both parents to shoulder the responsibility of the home, the children, cooking and cleaning.

@mccolk

5 күн бұрын

This would be a great author to have on for that topic. I absolutely loved this conversation on The Financial Diet. kzread.info/dash/bejne/p2p6yNqfgrC3m9o.html

I run a food bank, and i would LOVE to discuss the food industrial complex and humans with you!

Semaglutide has saved my life. I am 51, have PCOS, and I was constantly hungry. I have struggled most of my life with my weight. At my biggest I was 260 lbs, at 5’ 7”. I felt so defeated and was pre-diabetic, had hypertension, and was headed for disaster. Semaglutide is the ONLY medical option that helped. I am 170 lbs now. Weight came off slowly (which is fine with me) and I’ve found how and what I need to eat to be well. It is in no way a magic fix. I still get hungry; I just get full quicker at meals. I’m not starving all the time anymore. Semaglutide has been an absolute miracle for me.

@rgomoffat

5 күн бұрын

Read the "glucose revolution". PCOS EAT HIGH FIBER- LIKE HIGH

@FarBear-by6rw

5 күн бұрын

As an endurance rider ultra runner and Hiker I find that very sad

@amandasnider2644

5 күн бұрын

Ozempic gives me hope. I'm trying to convince my doctor to at least give it a try as I fully qualify to try it in Canada (I'm Canadian) for multiple qualifying reasons Not a doctor but I just wanted to add some perspective from my own experiences as a 5'2" female who's nearly 300 pounds and I'm 29 with multiple health issues including mobility and chronic pain issues. I don't have any tips I can give from personal experience on how to lose weight other than the fact I lost weight by eating Nutrisystem meals for 2 years but its a temporary fix, it's expensive and I doubt it's healthier nutritionally speaking. I cannot go back onto Nutrisystem due to developing a whole lot of dietary restraints. I also want to say that I've been assessed for bariatric surgery twice from two separate clinics but it didn't work out because: . The dieticians and nutrionists all concluded I eat a remarkably healthy diet despite my very long list of food sensitivities. Luckily I cannot eat any high fat/ high calorie highly processed foods, foods with high sugar content (I have nearly cut all unnatural sugars from my diet to help lower inflammation), I cannot eat 75% of food available from restaurants and only 5% of fast food available. I cannot consume anything deep fried. . They determined that if I had the surgery I was at risk of worsening my already awful IBS symptoms and could develop ulcers from my medications . They required me to be on slimfast smoothies entirely for 6-12 months prior to surgery and post and the options are dairy or soy based and I cannot have either But here are things to consider as to why people gain weight or have difficulty losing weight: . PCOS, Cushings syndrome or conditions that effect the thyroid . Certain medications can cause hunger and weight gain or even water retention as well (although water retention would not be the main cause) .Genetic predisposition and gender definitely have a part to play in difficulties losing weight . Culture and upbringing effect relationships with food and diet . Income and physical ability to cook can impact what kind of foods you buy and whither ot not you make homemade foods or eat pre-made processed foods. I'm on government disability and I can afford very little so I have to be extremely strategic with only buying nutritive foods and ingredients. I haven't bought things like ice cream in over 7 years. Sometimes I cannot take the time to prepare a more healthy meal because of flareups of my chronic pain so I might have something like pasta which I try to only have one fiber carb once per day and pasta only two meals or so in a week. Chronic pain can impact what types of foods you can eat . Mental illnesses such as depression and/or mental disorders like ADHD can cause binge eating, un structured eating, sleep disturbances, bored eating, sleepwalking where they are eating at night, difficulties sleeping negatively impacts metabolism, lack of motivation to prepare healthy meals and the medications to treat these things can cause hunger or difficulty losing weight . Having multiple issues that negatively effect metabolism . Living a highly sedimentary lifestyle due to chronic pain, mobility issues, issues that make it difficult to adapt to temperature changes that might keep you indoors etc. Even having severe anxiety and being an introvert can hold someone back. . Misinformation and diet Culture doesn't help anyone . Hidden sugars in absolutely everything, it all adds up. Even fruits and vegetables have been bred and GMO'd so that they have significantly more sugar in them than they ever used to. In fact, in zoos a lot of zoologist are forced to completely alter the diets of the herbivore animals, especially the ones who primarily consume fruit because the sugar content is causing obesity in them. Most fruits are excluded and they primarily eat vegetables and supplements to be healthy. Food products are getting more and more sugary because people like the taste better and the companies only want to sell sell sell! They have no reason to keep things as they've always been. . Alcohol consumption as well as consuming drugs that cause hunger when high can also impact weight. . Sleep disorders and sleep patterns can greatly impact metabolism and weight loss/gain . Not being well educated on nutrition and foods and eating a well balanced diet . Digestive disorders can impact how our body processes sugars and fats. There's more talk about the role of gut bacteria and links to obesity . Living with untreated trauma and shame can drastically effect eating habits and motivation due to low self esteem and shame. Fear, shame and guilt is paralyzing. Once again, trauma effects sleep too and digestion as well. . Multiple large lymphomas or having lympodema (however it's spelled) or even having internal tumors could all also appear to simply be obesity....however not commonly found to be the truth all along. But if she's never had an ultrasound of her organs then it's something that's possible. I've heard of women who were chubby and then gradually grew massive tumors on ovaries but doctors just believing it's weight gain. . Emotional manipulation of enablers or people with obesity fetishes who don't have your mother's best interests at heart I know what it will take to lose my weight but most of the problems that hinder me are completely out of my control but there are things I can do that can help, even just a little bit. I'm not a mother but I'm an auntie to a 2yr old nephew whom I adore and he's just one more motivator for me to be healthier so I can play as much as I am able to and not be held back by my weight.

@NicoleInPNW

5 күн бұрын

I'm the same age, also have PCOS, and have experienced that raging appetite. Leptin and grehlin are the hormones that control hunger and fullness. There are many natural ways to get things balanced, including avoiding processed foods. Also, supplementing with Zinc helps control appetite. "Miracle" drugs are often band-aid solutions that lead to other problems (as addressed in the video). They allow us to have our cake and eat it too, but rarely get to the root of what's causing our symptoms.

@lilygriffin5800

5 күн бұрын

​@@amandasnider2644 That was a lot, but very intelligently put. Some of us have tried everything within our financial reach, and are just exhausted. Monday I saw my doctor and was thrilled to discover I was NOT at 300 lbs (275). Small victories! I am very cautious about weight loss drugs because one gave my mother heart issues. But I asked my doctor to get me on Ozempic because at 65, I NEED to lose weight for my health. Fortunately I am educated in supplements & vitamins and my health card covers what I need. Fingers crossed for this next step 🤞 for both of us❣️

I was addicted to Sugar. I could not get enough. I detoxed 16months ago. Down 100lbs and whole foods are so healthy but taste so much better than I ever could have imagined. When I was addicted no matter how much you begged me I could not stop... Until I detoxed and got it out of my system I was never going to completely change my life... Now I am so grateful for the lifechanging detox. We do not treat the addiction side of our current food in western culture... only the calorie restriction and exercise part is ever talked about. I have close friends on Ozempic and I feel a lot of the same effects and none of the drawbacks. My appetite has gone way down. For me understanding how our brains are designed to crave sugar and how much of a poison it is to our body changed my life for the better. Beyond Grateful. From 420lbs to under 320 now. Best Physical condition and my body is doing things I never thought it would. From My allergies going away, to my eye site getting better. We keep poisoning ourselves with sugar and wonder why our bodies are not optimal. As a species we have not evolved to handle the level of sugar we consume... Average American consumes 120+g of sugar. Fake sugar is a bit of a farse too as it also triggers our dopamine response and can raise insulin to increase cravings. I feel like I have Hacked the matrix without drugs and cant believe i am finally living the life I was meant to live. This was what worked best for me not for everyone. No Judgement on People who use Ozempic either. All the power to you. Health is most important!

@rebeccafrancinesalsberry5339

5 күн бұрын

Down 317 lbs through food changes and getting off unhelpful meds

@denizgifford1670

5 күн бұрын

@@rebeccafrancinesalsberry5339 that’s amazing!!!

@raebro8893

5 күн бұрын

How did you detox?

@Kahlua2U

5 күн бұрын

Same question

@denizgifford1670

5 күн бұрын

@@raebro8893 I went 30 days without eating any Sugar or Artificial sweeteners. Cold Turkey. It was hard but the first 4 days were the worst of it. after a week your tastebuds transform and you start to live you life without always being hungry. Now that 30 days is over 14 months and it has been great. There are a sugar detoxes out there. I would check them out if you are interested.

On the Beaches front. My mother was dying of cancer when it came out. Wind beneath my wings was my dad dance at my wedding. And now I am my moms age when she died, and am living with heart failure and cardiomyopathy. It live very close to my heart. Thank you for what you put into that film.

@kimmc626

22 сағат бұрын

We played that song at my sister’s funeral. She loved it, and it expressed exactly how I still feel about her. God, I miss her. Beautiful soul, loved by all, and taken from us by a drunk driver.

@chantallafrance297

9 сағат бұрын

So sorry for your tragic loss. This movie, and song are tied into lives. It's timeless

I’ve gotten that hate. People won’t be friends with me just because I’m overweight. I barely eat have to tell myself to eat. Not every overweight person eats a lot. Many of us are healthy and don’t have a big appetite

@TRANScendingwithLogannGrayce

19 сағат бұрын

This is part of the problem. Most people are not eating enough no matter what size they are and most doctors don't see to understand how starving at any size is not ok and people who are fat and barely eat should absolutely not be put on medications like ozempic and wegovy and Semaglutide

I have several friends who take ozempic for casual weight loss. One has a teenage daughter who rode along for an appointment, and when she asked if she was eligible to try it, she was told that because they are a “med spa,” there are no regulations based on age/weight, and they’d be happy to get her started if she wanted. She is a perfectly healthy, 19 year old, size 2, college athlete! 🤦🏻‍♀️

@melissaelton1644

3 күн бұрын

Noooo! :(

@purpledragonfly313

2 күн бұрын

So scary 😔

Combined Wegovy with a Keto diet. Down 41 lbs in 3 months! 29 lbs to go to a healthy BMI. Off all my asthma meds except one allery pill (from 4 meds daily!). I have so much more energy. My wedding ring had not fit in 10 years and now it's loose. I'm very pleased with my results.

@nancilane5069

6 күн бұрын

@reno5964. Thank you so much for your input! I haven't finished this podcast yet and actually was listening to it while napping (-Mayim & Johntahan's voices are comforting to me -I'll then listen to it while awake). I've been wondering about Wegovy too.

@mermaiddiyartist8119

6 күн бұрын

Wooohooo. I didn’t lose much with keto for years. And worked out. Turns out I can’t eat beef And processed meats bc of a stomach condition. I’m still on a weight loss journey. No doctor has offered anything to help lose weight. They said don’t eat bread when I just told them I have not eaten bread in years bc it’s always made me sick. 🙃🙃🙃 these doctors don’t listen or help.

@kariannsutherland4850

6 күн бұрын

I’m doing high protein low carb. Not sure if that’s the the same thing. I make sure I do 2 Atkins protein shakes a day or an atkins protein shake and a nonfat plain greek yogurt shake mixed with frozen fruit and equal with coconut water or regular water to thin a bit. I’m finishing my second pen tomorrow and I’m down 34 pounds. It was .25 first 4,weeks and .50 since so I guess that’s 8 weeks or 9 I can’t remember the exact date I started.

@kariannsutherland4850

6 күн бұрын

At 5-8 1/2 and larger boned it says I should be 150 to 170. At this moment I’m at 188.5 I think if I get to around 160 - 165 that would be ideal for me. I’m going to try to go to the 150 so I can work on building my strength and conditioning my muscles back and actually get in shape then I’ll end up in the 160-165 because muscle is heavier. Does that sound right or am I figuring it wrong

@FarBear-by6rw

5 күн бұрын

Keto is terrible for you and NOT a long term solution

They mentioned that people with Alcohol problems were helped - I know 2 people that were drunk more than they were sober - After going on GLP1's they completely quit drinking, they say they have no urge now to have a drink. They both have gone off of the meds one over a year ago, and the other about 6 months ago and they still have no urge to drink ( both had complications that they felt were side effects that were from the meds)

@MOE-db8oc

5 күн бұрын

Breaking habits and to a certain extent addictions are getting through those first few weeks/months/years of change. As you described, it could be that the drugs allowed them to get to the point of making the change stick then they didn’t need them any more.

Donut shops on every corner and not a vegetable in sight. Unless you live in a very wealthy area, American food is a disaster.

@SalyLuz-hc6he

6 күн бұрын

Growing your own or finding out where the nearby Farmers Market’s are can make a vast improvement in most everyone’s diet!

@sbrooke210

6 күн бұрын

America has a serious sickness. They are missing with our minds, and they are doing it on purpose

@sarahfellows3074

6 күн бұрын

Nit as bad in UK but every high street is full of chocolate bars and one in two people puffing out lungs full of cancer sticks too 😩 betting shopd everywhere ...it should all be locked in a box at the back of the shop as a public heath intervention

@rustythegreatandpowerfulla2676

6 күн бұрын

@@SalyLuz-hc6he Not everyone has enough room, and Farmers Markets are prohibitively expensive.

@roryteal5940

6 күн бұрын

Thank Bill Gates for making healthy food poisonous with that crap Appeal they put on fruits and Veggies as a preservative. 🤮

Mayim and Jonathan, this is the best ever. I look forward to Tuesdays every week. You have surpassed yourselves. I always listen to what Johann Hari had to say, wherever I see him. This is the best interview I have seen him give. The chemistry was great. I'm ready to play this all over again. Excellent 👏 👏 👏 👏

My physician pushed me to take Ozempic and wrote me two prescriptions, although he knew that I had had four endocrine tumors (pituitary, parathyroid, thyroid, and adrenal). While I have not yet been diagnosed with MEN2 or had the genetic test, I am not taking Ozempic due to the possibility. Better safe than a news story! ♥

@FarBear-by6rw

5 күн бұрын

Amen!!! I have hypothyroidism and hashimotos I won't be taking this medication ever

@kerrisouth

Күн бұрын

​@@FarBear-by6rwHashimoto's is not a contraindication, so I'm curios...

"You still wake up you." Nailed it. None of the medications or pills or drinks or the things in the world can change the tiny changes required to make us TRULY (and I mean TRULY) content, peaceful, and happy being ourselves.

@helenaquin1797

3 күн бұрын

Sometimes when weight loss happens fairly quickly, a sense of elation can take hold at seeing such rapid change. This sense of elation can become our next addiction and can almost create a real drag effect once a goal weight is reached, as, what else is there? Then a negative emotional spiral can ensue and the overeating for comfort puts us back on the rollercoaster. If the goal is to eat healthily every day, this let down can be avoided, the weight comes off gradually, and minds don't become obsessed.

Wow. I watched the whole video. I normally get bored and only watch videos for maybe 20 mins. Please bring this guy back for more conversation.

Thank you, Mayim & Jonathan, for once again doing what y'all do best: exploring real issues in the real world to actually help people. As one who has battled addiction to alcohol & other drugs for over 50 years, I know that quitting the substance (or behavior) is only the very first step. The real struggle is for one's emotional health.

To respond to 48:10, for me it’s because food gives you love when no one else does. This is something I’ve mentally battled with growing up. Little to no food in the house, lots of neglect with a huge side of verbal and physical abuse. Been through years of therapy that helped all triggers. Stress eating has been the one I can’t get through. Still trying to fill that void from childhood

I have chosen Bright Line Eating, avoiding sugar, flour, and processed food. I have lost and am maintaining my current weight. No drugs for me. 🥰

@LitHouseTieDye

6 күн бұрын

That makes me happy. My mother died at 64 from obesity and I am always happy to hear people helping themselves to live better since she could not and the loss was devasting. Keep it up. I'm sugar. flour, processed food free too. Nothing tastes as good as good health feels.

@sbrooke210

6 күн бұрын

That's hilarious that someone put a name to common sense, and is probably making money off of it

@LindaC616

6 күн бұрын

Congrats!

@LindaC616

6 күн бұрын

​@@sbrooke210I think that more than one company has done that

@sabinagal9953

6 күн бұрын

Brightline Eating works because it addresses the addiction to processed food. In my opinion for that reason it is more effective than Ozempic in the long run.

Very interesting episode. I looked up if Ozempic is freely available in the Netherlands (where i live) and it turns out it is forbidden by law for doctors to prescribe it to anyone who does not have diabetise type 2. So there are examples of restrictive, and i would say protective, regulation out there in the world.

@kerrisouth

Күн бұрын

There are other serious diseases besides type 2 diabetes, methinks.

So when I first saw the title of this video. I was scared, because I take Ozempic and I thought I had to stop. I’ve been overweight or obese for all my life. And because of that and a knee injury, both my knees are shot. I am now 49 years old. And next spring, I have to get both knees replaced. I have been using Ozempic since about 2 years. I do have the side effect of curbing my appetite and nothing else I know of. I do have type 2 diabetes and was the reason why I started. I do now use it for weight loss. I have found out that I’ll probably will be on it for the rest of my life. But the main thing is that I can keep the weight off so that my knee surgery recovery is easier without being 300 lbs like when I started taking Ozempic. That is a positive sign.

@janinegriffiths8281

3 күн бұрын

Sounds like you are taking it for the right reasons. Good luck with your knee surgery.

@ClubLadyCat

Күн бұрын

I’m taking it for the exact reasons of my knees and chronic obesity.

One thing I don't hear discussed enough is the relationship between inflammation and health, as relates to weight. Inflammation can cause weight gain, accompanied by joint pain, hypertension, malaise, cognitive decline, poor resistance to disease... all blamed on "weight" when really, the weight is a co-occurrence, not the cause. When doctors (et al) overlook inflammation as a possible cause for "obesity" and its associates, then badger patients about "diet" as a collection of calories versus active agents in the body, their recommendations are often destructively shaming (impugning a patient's fund of knowledge, discipline AND appearance) and counterproductive. That is to say, what we eat can affect inflammation, but in my experience, calorie reduction on its own is not helpful, whereby eating less is just frustrating. It's also arguable that focusing on weight is misleading. While measuring weight can signal that there are changes in our bodies, the numerical value doesn't identify what those specific changes are or if they are beneficial (e.g. weight loss caused by dehydration would be undesirable vs weight loss caused by eating fewer processed foods).

@j.a.9085

3 күн бұрын

You are spot on, most people (including most doctors) don't know the latest studies regarding gut health and how your gut microbiome (which is directly linked to inflammation and leaky gut) determines your metabolic health along with your overall immune system. Every single autoimmune disorder is caused by gut dysbiosis (basically inflamation). Once I realized this years ago I was able to actually help myself overcome so many ailments that I thought were incurable. So many people don't realize that they are unhealthy and that their gut is in dysbiosis until they fall gravely ill down the line. It's possible to not eat much and gain tons of weight if all you are eating is carbs and sugar.

@TRANScendingwithLogannGrayce

18 сағат бұрын

YES and so many forms of exercise increase inflammation, as does stress, anxiety, trauama, expsosure to toxins.

I'm vegan for several reasons, but I do believe that I am so much healthier eating whole foods! As a child I was chubby and was made fun of by other children and my own mother... Now, I am a slender and healthy 65 year old mom, Nana, and girlfriend! And.... I have a vegetable garden too! Thank you for another great podcast!

I am a 46 year old woman who has struggled with weight for the last 26 years. These medications have been nothing short of a miracle for me. Similarly to his story, after one year I am down 42 pounds. I am under doctor supervision during this process. It has completely changed my life for the positive like nothing else has.

@FarBear-by6rw

5 күн бұрын

That's great but you really have no clue what the long term side effects will be

@alijane6675

5 күн бұрын

42 pounds has completely changed your life? 42 pounds? Please. You should not be on this med. There are no miracles, and if 42 pounds changed your life that much, it must be hella shallow. Lols

@peixa79

5 күн бұрын

Congratulations! Same here, I'm 45, lost about 70 lbs in a year, still about 20 to go. But after the first 20 lbs my joints stopped hurting and my quality of life improved dramatically.

@kimmc626

22 сағат бұрын

@@FarBear-by6rwSpeaking just for myself, cholesterol has gone way down, diabetes is being managed, blood pressure is normalized, fatty liver is recovering, GERD has disappeared, inflammation gone… It is literally saving my life.

I just stopped and googled beaches in the 1970s like he suggested and knew before I even hit "enter" that everyone will be skinny and healthy looking. 100% true. I remember when I was a kid I never saw an obese person even at Disneyland. All of sudden you have ultra-processed foods being everywhere and cheap and now we are where we are.

@SheilaR.08

6 күн бұрын

Back then, we were fit, strong, and active. As kids, we'd stay outside and play every day til the streetlights came on, running and climbing trees. We ate real food, not processed/fast food. Not much snacking between meals, and we never had soda in the house. I never felt deprived because those things weren't on my radar back then.

It absolutely breaks my heart that anyone suggested weight loss to you Mayim, at a size 6. We all want to see ourselves represented in the entertainment we watch, but the people who create and produce them stock them with skinny people for the most part and it doesn't reflect what the average American looks like. Understandably they're going to choose people with more curb appeal as far as being more attractive in the face, but we are all shapes and sizes and that should be okay. Always okay.

5'7...at 325lbs. I am down 30lbs now after 8 weeks. My leg was swollen, and is now normal. I am now getting restful sleep AND feeling less depressed and more energy. I am working with my doctor for monthly check-ins before increasing the dose including blood tests. This stuff is painfully expensive, but for the first time in over a decade. I am excited to get my weight control and health on track. It's amazing.

@kerrisouth

Күн бұрын

Semaglutide from a compounding pharmacy is 1/5 the cost.😊😊😊😊😊

@Whooshta

23 сағат бұрын

@@kerrisouth Yeah compounding pharmacies are risk as F! No thanks. I rather go broke than risk my life with Walter White.

Love this. I am 59 on Ozempic. After an illness a ballooned to 345 pounds. It has been a long 17 year journey. ❤I am now 180 pounds. I am not trying to get to my pre baby 20-30s weight, I feel great look good and am happy that Ozempic was available to help. ❤

Appreciate the episode! My experience has been whether it’s opioid, ssri, or glp1-agonist over-prescribing,the onus never falls on the physicians. They are never part of the conversation. It’s infuriating.

I think I’ve seen about 20 interviews with Johann Hari and it never gets old. He is a terriffic story teller and no interview is exactly the same, because people Ask different questions. Love you both, so it was an easy click and the interview was great 🎉

I fell in love with him after his first DOAC interview a couple of years ago, when he was talking about stolen focus. He is a DELIGHT to listen to, and has such a big wonderful heart!

This is why I’m working on my emotional relationship with food before I try medical means to work on my eating disorders.

An enjoyable honest podcast. Jonathan's words really struck a chord with me. I am the same way with my addictions. So nice to hear it from another human being. Yes, if I open up a bag of chips I have to eat the whole bag. The addiction is real. I have cut out enriched flour, bread and processed food. My life has forever changed. I have lost 27 lb and I am using my CPAP machine on a lower setting. I eat the same meals in rotation And I'm more satisfied with food now more than ever. Thank you so much.

"outbreak of dysentery in Malibu" 🤣🤣🤣 in this VERY serious conversation i SPIT laughing!

@susan1156

6 күн бұрын

This is the first time I watched and wanted so badly to join in the conversation.....because I agree and I think it wasn't an accident that we become addicted to highly processes foods... so when you say 47% of Americans want the drugs to change their eating habits, a small evil part of me is gleeful...take that big corps! How does that hit your greedy little wallet?

@vanessam3195

5 күн бұрын

Same!

@rgomoffat

5 күн бұрын

12 multi- conglomerates own all food production- those same corp. Create pharmaceutical companies and then give scholarships to medical colleges who own hospitals.

@ktmualem

5 күн бұрын

​@@susan1156 People should also take accountability for their actions. It is easier to blame someone else instead of working hard to break patterns and work on ourselves.

There’s also an emotional component that people seem to ignore with weight loss. A lot of us are finding that the weight keeps us in this “role” that others expect us to be in. The weight loss helps us break free of expectation and allows us to make decisions for ourselves rather than a co dependent requirement.

And I do use a crockpot. Also, I have had a box of produce delivered to my home from Farm Fresh To You every 3 weeks for about 20 years. ( you can select various delivery rates). That has helped me eat more fresh whole food.

There’s so many layers to this conversation that’s resonating with me… such an important topic to discuss for everyone!!!! As someone with a binge/restrict disordered eating disorder I empathize with the internal struggle to be happy in your own skin…to this day I still struggle

I feel like no one discusses the impact of semiglutide on people with medication related weight gain as a side effect to common medications like antipsychotics. I gained 120lbs over 5 years on these medications. I was hungry all the time. Since being on Wegovy, I feel like my old self, like the way I was before the medications. I’ve lost just shy of 100 lbs in the past year and physically I feel so much better. My sleep apnea has improved and I’m able to work out 2-3 times a week. This medication is truly a blessing for me.

@kerrisouth

Күн бұрын

That's great! Right there with you on antipsychotics. In the early stages of taking semaglutide.

@greygiraffe1403

Күн бұрын

@@kerrisouth best of luck! It made me feel like myself again, as in pre antipsychotics.

I’m 38. I was put on ozempic for my diabetes that I couldn’t get under control. Now that Ive been on it for over a year, my a1C is a 4. Something. I’m no longer detectable as a diabetic, or even a pre diabetic. I’m also off my BP meds too. - I almost can’t drink alcohol anymore.. it made me almost give up coffee too.. but I cut it down to a half cup a day. - I can’t talk highly enough about this !

@CarolCurotto

2 күн бұрын

That’s amazing! My first husband suffered in attempts to control his diabetes. It was brutal. He passed away many years ago due to organ failure. He had been on dialysis daily for 4 yrs in the end … another absolutely horrible situation

I absolutely second what you said about how "it just doesn't stick". I am there.

When I emotionally overeat, it is almost never because I'm hungry. So a hunger suppressant is not the answer for me. Psychological work is helping me.

I had anorexia nervosa as a teen with some reccurence in my 20s and so much of this conversation is so relatable. I would have a target weight, and then when I reached it I actually felt worse. Im glad this drug wasn't around when I was a teen because I can almost guarantee I would have tried to get my hands on it. Not that starving myself was a problem. Its very scary to think of how this is going to impact young women and some young men. This drug needs to be restricted for those who are overweight and need it to improve their health.

I'm on Ozempic first week and so far nothing yet --which can be a good thing. I'm a senior citizen and a compulsive overeater on the edge of obesity.

I just started Ozempic and know I have to address the emotional eating at the same time.

@susanlynn6545

5 сағат бұрын

If you lose weight too fast, or take it too long, it makes your face look sunk and ages it. Watch the mirror and slow down if you need to. See Sharon Osborne Ozempic photos.

@passengershamingparody

5 сағат бұрын

@@susanlynn6545 that happens to anyone who loses a significant amount of weight. it's not an Ozempic thing.

As a human dealing with addiction and who most people I'm around loves me. Clearly, I'm not being honest. I fear hurting others more than healing myself.

@jamiersher5131

5 күн бұрын

If it helps, think of how hurt they'll be in they lose you to addiction and never had any idea you were struggling. Hope this helps! Know I'm praying for you!

You didn't go deeper into the thyroid issues. I am hypothyroid and am overweight but not terribly. I have thought of Ozempic but my thyroid issues have held me back. I don't eat big meals because the moment I overeat I gain weight!!! I am trying to just keep my weight at a healthy place. This episode with Johann HAri was SUPER interesting! Thank you!! I didn't know him, but have now bought his book!!!

when i was young, i looked like you when you were young. kids called me blossom

The fact he wanted to act out a scene in beaches with Mayim shows what a national treasure she is 🎉❤

I cannot tell you how much I loved this. My ex-stepmother, in the face of the Fen-Fen disaster told the local news that shed rather be dead than fat 😢

@anneemull

4 күн бұрын

I remember that time so vividly! I was a teenager and had peers talking those medications. It’s the first thing that came to mind when I started learning about these new medications.

My coworker takes it for diabetes. She lost weight, but now she's having a hard time putting on weight. She's lost too much weight. My doctor wants me to try it, but I'm not going to. I'm losing weight on my own. Slow, but it's going down.

@LindaC616

6 күн бұрын

Congrats on the progress!

@breakshot7451

6 күн бұрын

i think i do the minimum. i shut my burger hole after 6 pm. social life is a little difficult with barbecues or gatherings with friends are always after work. snacks. beers. there is only water for me. much of no thanks, no thanks and some strange looks towards me. sleep is much better and i keep my weight so its worth it.

Couldn’t agree more about Beaches and the rest omg just an excellent conversation. Mayim continues to be a luminary of truth and conduit of curiosity ✨

I have high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol. CPTSD and depression that gives me days where I walk from my bed to the kitchen, continuously eating to the point I can feel it in my throat. Other days, my ADHD and anxiety keep me bouncing from chores and projects and I might manage lunch. Years ago I was struggling with my weight, then I quit drinking and smoking......I skyrocketed over 200 lbs. I started using trulicity last year and then this year it was impossible to get filled every month. I fully believe, now, that I have a sugar addiction that I was feeding with my excessive drinking and am now using food to appease. My sugar intake jumped horrifically once I sobered. I try using my psychiatrist's and psychologist's coping tricks to get a handle on the situation. It's a struggle, but until I get a grip on it I don't feel that I've actually quit drinking

@rustythegreatandpowerfulla2676

6 күн бұрын

It's very common to switch one addiction for another. Some people even manage to turn healthy behaviors into an addiction, and they can become unhealthy. Try adding education about how the brain functions and it may help. Robert Sapolsky's books are a great place to start, but he is an actual Neuroendocrinologist and is not an influencer. He is a Stanford Professor. It can't hurt to know what is happing in your brain after all.

@Harley_Girl68

6 күн бұрын

I’m an alcoholic. For a several years I replaced my addiction with food. I had to figure out how to stop doing that. I went to an addiction counselor. He said I had to reset my “stinking drinking thinking”. He said I was still thinking like an alcoholic instead of like someone who didn’t have an addiction. I may always be an alcoholic but I had to stop thinking like one. I realized the meetings I was going to, the people may have been alcohol free but they were all still struggling with wanting to have that drink. I was too although in a different way. It took awhile but I changed my thinking by reminding myself that I was clean and sober now and I didn’t need to keep going on with my way of thinking. “Stinking Drinking Thinking” sounded like a crazy person and I wasn’t crazy!! With regular visits to an addiction counselor it would have been easier but I managed.

@amandasnider2644

5 күн бұрын

Ozempic gives me hope. I'm trying to convince my doctor to at least give it a try as I fully qualify to try it in Canada (I'm Canadian) for multiple qualifying reasons Not a doctor but I just wanted to add some perspective from my own experiences as a 5'2" female who's nearly 300 pounds and I'm 29 with multiple health issues including mobility and chronic pain issues. I don't have any tips I can give from personal experience on how to lose weight other than the fact I lost weight by eating Nutrisystem meals for 2 years but its a temporary fix, it's expensive and I doubt it's healthier nutritionally speaking. I cannot go back onto Nutrisystem due to developing a whole lot of dietary restraints. I also want to say that I've been assessed for bariatric surgery twice from two separate clinics but it didn't work out because: . The dieticians and nutrionists all concluded I eat a remarkably healthy diet despite my very long list of food sensitivities. Luckily I cannot eat any high fat/ high calorie highly processed foods, foods with high sugar content (I have nearly cut all unnatural sugars from my diet to help lower inflammation), I cannot eat 75% of food available from restaurants and only 5% of fast food available. I cannot consume anything deep fried. . They determined that if I had the surgery I was at risk of worsening my already awful IBS symptoms and could develop ulcers from my medications . They required me to be on slimfast smoothies entirely for 6-12 months prior to surgery and post and the options are dairy or soy based and I cannot have either But here are things to consider as to why people gain weight or have difficulty losing weight: . PCOS, Cushings syndrome or conditions that effect the thyroid . Certain medications can cause hunger and weight gain or even water retention as well (although water retention would not be the main cause) .Genetic predisposition and gender definitely have a part to play in difficulties losing weight . Culture and upbringing effect relationships with food and diet . Income and physical ability to cook can impact what kind of foods you buy and whither ot not you make homemade foods or eat pre-made processed foods. I'm on government disability and I can afford very little so I have to be extremely strategic with only buying nutritive foods and ingredients. I haven't bought things like ice cream in over 7 years. Sometimes I cannot take the time to prepare a more healthy meal because of flareups of my chronic pain so I might have something like pasta which I try to only have one fiber carb once per day and pasta only two meals or so in a week. Chronic pain can impact what types of foods you can eat . Mental illnesses such as depression and/or mental disorders like ADHD can cause binge eating, un structured eating, sleep disturbances, bored eating, sleepwalking where they are eating at night, difficulties sleeping negatively impacts metabolism, lack of motivation to prepare healthy meals and the medications to treat these things can cause hunger or difficulty losing weight . Having multiple issues that negatively effect metabolism . Living a highly sedimentary lifestyle due to chronic pain, mobility issues, issues that make it difficult to adapt to temperature changes that might keep you indoors etc. Even having severe anxiety and being an introvert can hold someone back. . Misinformation and diet Culture doesn't help anyone . Hidden sugars in absolutely everything, it all adds up. Even fruits and vegetables have been bred and GMO'd so that they have significantly more sugar in them than they ever used to. In fact, in zoos a lot of zoologist are forced to completely alter the diets of the herbivore animals, especially the ones who primarily consume fruit because the sugar content is causing obesity in them. Most fruits are excluded and they primarily eat vegetables and supplements to be healthy. Food products are getting more and more sugary because people like the taste better and the companies only want to sell sell sell! They have no reason to keep things as they've always been. . Alcohol consumption as well as consuming drugs that cause hunger when high can also impact weight. . Sleep disorders and sleep patterns can greatly impact metabolism and weight loss/gain . Not being well educated on nutrition and foods and eating a well balanced diet . Digestive disorders can impact how our body processes sugars and fats. There's more talk about the role of gut bacteria and links to obesity . Living with untreated trauma and shame can drastically effect eating habits and motivation due to low self esteem and shame. Fear, shame and guilt is paralyzing. Once again, trauma effects sleep too and digestion as well. . Multiple large lymphomas or having lympodema (however it's spelled) or even having internal tumors could all also appear to simply be obesity....however not commonly found to be the truth all along. But if she's never had an ultrasound of her organs then it's something that's possible. I've heard of women who were chubby and then gradually grew massive tumors on ovaries but doctors just believing it's weight gain. . Emotional manipulation of enablers or people with obesity fetishes who don't have your mother's best interests at heart I know what it will take to lose my weight but most of the problems that hinder me are completely out of my control but there are things I can do that can help, even just a little bit. I'm not a mother but I'm an auntie to a 2yr old nephew whom I adore and he's just one more motivator for me to be healthier so I can play as much as I am able to and not be held back by my weight.

@kimmc626

22 сағат бұрын

@@amandasnider2644Sending you positive vibes and sincere hope that you and your doctors can find a healthy solution. God bless. ❤️

@amandasnider2644

22 сағат бұрын

@@kimmc626 Thank you 😊

Dr. Tyna Moore’s 4 part series on Semaglutide is VERY informative. Perhaps interview her, too.

@b.douglas2753

Күн бұрын

Exactly!

I felt this way about Fen-Fen... For me, eating is NOT a physical thing... It's mental... Do what you want, but ALWAYS pursue good mental health.

@rustythegreatandpowerfulla2676

6 күн бұрын

You talk like brain function is a choice.

@genuineno5

6 күн бұрын

I was put on fen-fen and ended up with a leaky heart valve. So now I'm completely afraid of any weight loss drugs.

@SheilaR.08

6 күн бұрын

​@@rustythegreatandpowerfulla2676Seeking help to manage issues is absolutely a choice.

@vanessawhitneypro

5 күн бұрын

@@rustythegreatandpowerfulla2676 Not at all... I STILL struggle with my weight. I'm saying that no matter your meds, one must be mindful of one's mental health. I see a counselor & try to work on changing my brain... Believe me, I'm still compulsive, just less so.

@vanessawhitneypro

5 күн бұрын

@@genuineno5 A few friends (and one relative) all experienced health issues after they took it, too. I wish you luck.

Mayim, can I just say we all lived through Johann at the end when you were so generous to do those last lines of Beaches with him. I literally squee'd and I never do that. As someone is a huge fan of your work that gave me so much joy that I literally welled up. It was something so small but meant so much to him (and me vicariously). Thanks for doing that. And for giving so much joy through all of your work. From beaches, to blossom, to big bang, jeopardy, call me Kat, the podcast...and every thing else in between...you are a much needed voice and an unparalleled talent. You are a font of joy in a world so hard up for it. May you be as blessed as you've made those (Like us) who follow you. Keep doing you because you're wonderful.

i love love love how sincere he is, perfect combination of knowledge and heart, thank you

This was an awesome show. I am doing the Eli Lily trizepitide double blind study. I’ve been on this since 11/2023 and 50 lbs down. There was a lot going into why I chose to do this study, but mainly due to so many using these drugs outside of the criteria that it’s intended. I certainly eat and have had a pretty clean diet for years. I certainly feel better. But the side effects at times were overwhelming but now that I’m at full dose my body has adjusted.

@megancordray7203

3 күн бұрын

I just started taking terizeptide thru a med spa. I have Pcos, prediabetic, obese. The only side effect I’ve had so far is I’m tired the day after I take a shot. This is the only thing that has helped me lose weight in years. I eat really healthy and 75% of the time in a caloric deficit. But with PCOs that doesn’t matter for some people.

@litamccoy6121

3 күн бұрын

@@megancordray7203 I’m happy for you. That’s awesome to finally be making progress. In May I finally am out of pre-diabetic and normal A1C.

PS Johann Hari you enlightened me and I survived my sons addiction and so did he if I had not heard you, I would never have discovered Stanton Peel. We also shaped the thinking and program of the youth addiction centre he attended. From a jail cell to 2 nd year in pre med and we take it one day at a time ❤

I think researching the way food is grown, processed, and marketed could be most important for lasting health and body weight. Also, I believe it is best when a doctor considers their patients mind, body and spirit. Yes the psychological aspect needs to be addressed as well. However, not all of psychology gives the proper results. Marry your food intake with your psychology. EFT is just one of many alternatives to talk psychology. Exercise or what I call movement. Whether it is through dance, gardening, qi gong, gyms,etc. This is a lifestyle not just a diet.

After taxing this medication, I suffered from severe depression and discovered it is linked with depression and suicide attempts…. It was never mentioned to me as a risk, so while it is wonderful for some people, it is not without risks!

What a fantastic interview filled with humor and solid, thought provoking, information. I was going to watch for a few minutes and then was hooked. “There it is!” Yup, that. Please have him back again. And yay for the after the interview conversation. Lots of aha moments packed into a few minutes. This whole breakdown is worth watching again.

I’m talking to my dr this week about STOPPING my ozempic because I am so sick on it.

@kariannsutherland4850

6 күн бұрын

I guess I’m the rare group that literally cannot eat the first 3 days after the shot. I have to force and I mean force myself to drink high protein shakes at least twice a day on those days and a couple bites of some protein of some kind. I’ve lost 34 pounds in two months

@kathrynsamuelson1983

6 күн бұрын

I found the di et that worked for me - the autoimmune protocol diet. Didn't do anything for my autoimmune issues, but I lost 60 pounds and am keeping it off. I hope you find what works for you.

@LindaC616

6 күн бұрын

​@kariannsutherland4850 congrats on the weight loss, and thanks for the heads up. My doctor pushed me toward it, right when I lost my job and good insurance 😮. No way I can afford $200/mo when I'm trying to hang onto my house and buy food. After the paralysis issues were made public, I decided that if anything, I would go with my doc's suggestion, Mounjaro. But I'm still not sure about the physical side of it. Mentally, I don't have a lot of "food noise", unless it's trying to make sure that I have healthy options available to me throughout the day (ie, I need to be a bwtter planner). I am quite capable of getting lost in my work, skipping lunch, and going until 8:00 p.m. without eating. But that's how I got to be the size I am. When it comes to being tempted with things put in front of me, I became very adept at flexing that muscle about 20 years ago, when I lost 80 lb. And I have lived on as little as 600 calories a day, which isn't easy, but I can do it. So I'm not sure if I need the mental side and "food noise turned off" bit of it or if there is something physically that would make me eat less than 600 calories a day.

@kariannsutherland4850

6 күн бұрын

I used to be very active after an accident I became very sedentary and ballooned up because I couldn’t get around anymore. I will say losing weight has helped but I’m still not able to move as much as I would like to. I’m under 185 now so that’s huge. For me. I really just need to lose another 25-30 pounds to be ideal weight for height and bone structure. I now need to strengthen muscle

@kariannsutherland4850

6 күн бұрын

I have to force myself to get at least 500-600 calories in. I really struggle

This was perfect timing of this episode. I literally just finished the audiobook this morning. Thank you for having him on. Loved the Beaches lines at the end too. ❤

Jonathan the point about food making rituals is just to the point ❤Thank you both ❤

Loved this show! I look forward to Tuesday mornings!

I take adhd meds and ever since I have loss of appetite and it bothered me so much (because I'm already petite) that I had to try my way through it. I now take Elvanse/Lisdexamfetamine (that's what it's called in Germany) and it's much better. But I did not enjoy eating at all with the first meds I was on. I feared eating even and forced myself. As a child until young adulthood I was addicted to sugar, it now makes sense to me, because it gave me the adrenaline and dopamine rush I so desperately craved and my brain didn't provide. I'm saying this because it was mentioned that eating wasn't a joyful experience anymore and I so feel this, having gone through it. I hated it to the core. I was a chubby child and young adult until I became vegan and very restrictive with what I ate, to feel some sense of control. I come from a very abusive household where I was coersively controlled to the bone. I wasn't allowed to eat whatever I wanted. I had to eat what was 'opened', not what I would have liked. I think it plays a huge roll in the super disciplined eating behaviour I have had for a few years now. I'm in therapy and ever since, I have let go of rigidity of my eating habits. I allow myself to a lot more, even to the point where I'd eat a Döner Kebab (which is THE ABSOLUTE BEST fast food in Berlin or in Germany in general, in my opinion). I'm much happier and balanced and don't feel bad anymore about what I eat. But it's super interesting and it just makes sense, that traumatic events and societal influence and the food industry, strongly influence our eating habbits.

Thanks for the information- I’ve wondered why I’ve had such hesitation. 👍

Wonderful conversation with Johann Hari. I enjoy watching your podcast so much Mayim! ❤

Thank you!❤

I cant tell you how much I love these podcasts. I get so much from them. Thank you

@MayimBialik

6 күн бұрын

🥹🤯

What Jonathan says at around the 1:20:00 mark 🙌 Spot on!

By far my favorite episode yet. ❤

That is my new best podcast ever! Thank you Mayim and Jonathan for bringing Johann to your podcast. I've read some of his books before, and listened to him - but this was fantastic. He made me feel better about me. Great message.

I LOOOOOVED this conversation!! Great teaching moments and sheer human JOY! Thank you!!

@MayimBialik

6 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for sharing and for being here 🧠🫶

We need two more hours on this

People who were overweight in the 70s didn't have the plus size clothing options that we do now. Lane Bryant was around but very expensive. There weren't large size bathing suits, or jeans in the main stream clothing stores. So we had to lose the weight or watch our weight to stay within the clothing size limits.

Your Podcast is the best,thanks for a New episode. 😁

Wow I relate so much how I was discriminated against as a young woman. At 18 I wasn’t obese but I was overweight. In 1975 I tried to get into nursing school and was told by an administrator that I was overweight and that I couldn’t possible do work in healthcare if my body didn’t represent good health. I was too fat to be a nurse. I was refused admittance.

@cyndilu9

3 күн бұрын

Sorry you went through that- women have so much pressure on them!!

Loved this podcast!!! This is such a hard topic. We all want something that makes us thinner quick. I have been overweight my whole life. My father died from complications from gastric bipasss surgery. I’ve heard of so many negative side effects from weight loss injections. There are soooo many “diets” or thoughts of how someone should eat, it’s just overwhelming and as someone who is overweight it’s a real struggle to find the “correct” way to eat and loose weight.

This is my favorite podcast you guys have done so far!! 💜

Thank you for a wonderful podcast. As someone who has battled weight issues since my teenage years, I have yet to find a way to help me find a healthy lifestyle in order to reach a healthy weight. Between family history, medical issues, and a health insurance plan that does not cover medications/surgeries for obesity, it was refreshing to hear his message about the use of this medication. In reading the comments, I have learned about new ways I can try to achieve a healthier lifestyle. I look forward to more informative podcasts in the future. Thanks again!

What a great episode, thank you ❤ and really appreciate the honesty and relatability ☺

Have Dr. Doug Lisle on your show to discuss the biology of what we eat.

Ozempic has made this last quarter of my life worth living

@LindaC616

6 күн бұрын

I'm glad it's working for you!

@HH-gv8mx

6 күн бұрын

What did you try before Ozempic? I don’t think I could deal with the nausea and the constipation.

@LindaC616

6 күн бұрын

@@HH-gv8mx phentermine, low carb (south beach), carb cycling, high protein, calorie cycling, weight watchers, whole 30, all with exercise, basically everything except vegetarian and vegan. The only thing that ever brought me close to a normal weight (size 12) was the calorie cycling (in my late 20s), and the high protein/3 meals+ 2 snacks/day, in my 40s. At this point, my metabolism doesn't know which way the wind is blowing

@sbrooke210

6 күн бұрын

@@HH-gv8mx I never tried anything. Well not true, I've been a lifelong fan of fasting. I was always thin and ate well until I turned 50 and I had an auto immune crash and could not break out of the cycle. I mean I couldn't lose a pound. My body was resistant and unresponsive. I had occasional vomiting for the first few months but really have had nothing adverse to report

@amandasnider2644

5 күн бұрын

​@HH-gv8mx Ozempic gives me hope. I'm trying to convince my doctor to at least give it a try as I fully qualify to try it in Canada (I'm Canadian) for multiple qualifying reasons Not a doctor but I just wanted to add some perspective from my own experiences as a 5'2" female who's nearly 300 pounds and I'm 29 with multiple health issues including mobility and chronic pain issues. I don't have any tips I can give from personal experience on how to lose weight other than the fact I lost weight by eating Nutrisystem meals for 2 years but its a temporary fix, it's expensive and I doubt it's healthier nutritionally speaking. I cannot go back onto Nutrisystem due to developing a whole lot of dietary restraints. I also want to say that I've been assessed for bariatric surgery twice from two separate clinics but it didn't work out because: . The dieticians and nutrionists all concluded I eat a remarkably healthy diet despite my very long list of food sensitivities. Luckily I cannot eat any high fat/ high calorie highly processed foods, foods with high sugar content (I have nearly cut all unnatural sugars from my diet to help lower inflammation), I cannot eat 75% of food available from restaurants and only 5% of fast food available. I cannot consume anything deep fried. . They determined that if I had the surgery I was at risk of worsening my already awful IBS symptoms and could develop ulcers from my medications . They required me to be on slimfast smoothies entirely for 6-12 months prior to surgery and post and the options are dairy or soy based and I cannot have either But here are things to consider as to why people gain weight or have difficulty losing weight: . PCOS, Cushings syndrome or conditions that effect the thyroid . Certain medications can cause hunger and weight gain or even water retention as well (although water retention would not be the main cause) .Genetic predisposition and gender definitely have a part to play in difficulties losing weight . Culture and upbringing effect relationships with food and diet . Income and physical ability to cook can impact what kind of foods you buy and whither ot not you make homemade foods or eat pre-made processed foods. I'm on government disability and I can afford very little so I have to be extremely strategic with only buying nutritive foods and ingredients. I haven't bought things like ice cream in over 7 years. Sometimes I cannot take the time to prepare a more healthy meal because of flareups of my chronic pain so I might have something like pasta which I try to only have one fiber carb once per day and pasta only two meals or so in a week. Chronic pain can impact what types of foods you can eat . Mental illnesses such as depression and/or mental disorders like ADHD can cause binge eating, un structured eating, sleep disturbances, bored eating, sleepwalking where they are eating at night, difficulties sleeping negatively impacts metabolism, lack of motivation to prepare healthy meals and the medications to treat these things can cause hunger or difficulty losing weight . Having multiple issues that negatively effect metabolism . Living a highly sedimentary lifestyle due to chronic pain, mobility issues, issues that make it difficult to adapt to temperature changes that might keep you indoors etc. Even having severe anxiety and being an introvert can hold someone back. . Misinformation and diet Culture doesn't help anyone . Hidden sugars in absolutely everything, it all adds up. Even fruits and vegetables have been bred and GMO'd so that they have significantly more sugar in them than they ever used to. In fact, in zoos a lot of zoologist are forced to completely alter the diets of the herbivore animals, especially the ones who primarily consume fruit because the sugar content is causing obesity in them. Most fruits are excluded and they primarily eat vegetables and supplements to be healthy. Food products are getting more and more sugary because people like the taste better and the companies only want to sell sell sell! They have no reason to keep things as they've always been. . Alcohol consumption as well as consuming drugs that cause hunger when high can also impact weight. . Sleep disorders and sleep patterns can greatly impact metabolism and weight loss/gain . Not being well educated on nutrition and foods and eating a well balanced diet . Digestive disorders can impact how our body processes sugars and fats. There's more talk about the role of gut bacteria and links to obesity . Living with untreated trauma and shame can drastically effect eating habits and motivation due to low self esteem and shame. Fear, shame and guilt is paralyzing. Once again, trauma effects sleep too and digestion as well. . Multiple large lymphomas or having lympodema (however it's spelled) or even having internal tumors could all also appear to simply be obesity....however not commonly found to be the truth all along. But if she's never had an ultrasound of her organs then it's something that's possible. I've heard of women who were chubby and then gradually grew massive tumors on ovaries but doctors just believing it's weight gain. . Emotional manipulation of enablers or people with obesity fetishes who don't have your mother's best interests at heart I know what it will take to lose my weight but most of the problems that hinder me are completely out of my control but there are things I can do that can help, even just a little bit. I'm not a mother but I'm an auntie to a 2yr old nephew whom I adore and he's just one more motivator for me to be healthier so I can play as much as I am able to and not be held back by my weight.

Love this discussion ❤ Reality & Compassion

Thank you for talking about this subject in such depth. It truly provided the education I needed in one place on this subject. Great job!

I've been hearing about this drug, so I was pleased to get information about it . The guest was very enjoyable! Great conversations all around. I enjoy the ending dialogue a lot and wish it was longer.

Amazing talk! Amazing.

So incredibly important! Tell me what is more important then the topics you are bringing up, and the research you are doing? God bless your effort guys, and thank you for bringing so much truth to the surface

In reference to Jonathan talking towards the end about not preparing your food vs delivered food. I couldn't tell you where I read it but it explained that the digestion process starts in the preparation period. With delivered or microwaved foods... you miss that step in your digestive needs. Logic tells me that it is a necessary factor in breaking down foods effectively to get the best of what we consume as well as the fact that you're more likely to be cooking healthier in general. I'd love to learn more about the science of that also. Great episode!

WOW!!! So informative. I loved all of the conversation about our relationship to food and the individual complexity of our nuanced response to it.

Thank you again, for another great episode!

Maybe the beat episode yet! I got so much valuable information. I'm currently taking Ozempic and will be monitoring my pancreatic, kidney and thyroid enzymes once a month. Thank Tou

I would love to see a study comparing Intermittent Fasting to lose weight and keep it off vs Ozempic.

Wow! One of your very best podcasts! Thank you for introducing me to Johann. He is so wise, clear and funny! Jonathan, thank you for your closing comments about our relationship with food. So important! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Such a good Podcast. I had an ED in my young adult years. And people don't understand, that you have to eat to survive. But when you're in war with food it becomes a war for your life. And even if you're overcame it, it's in your head for many years longer. Body dismorphia can last a life long. So you can say you go on your own little fight every day to stay healthy... Especially for your loved ones. Thank you for this episode ♥️ Lots of love from Germany 🌸

Yes, he is delightful. Great podcast.

Excellent show!