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Have these words been popping up in your group chats, Instagram ads, and newsfeeds: GLP-1 medications like Ozempic®, Wegovy®, and Mounjaro®?
Clients ask me every single week: “Should I take a GLP-1 to lose weight?”
And here’s my answer — the same one I give in my practice: Most likely not*
There is a time and place for these medications, and I will discuss it below. However, you MUST understand both sides of the equation. There’s temporary (toxic) weight loss, and then there’s true metabolic health, gut strength, and long-term freedom from the vicious cycle of weight regain.
Let’s break it down.
GLP-1s: When They Can Help (and When They Hurt)
If you are extremely far away from your goal weight, struggling with metabolic dysfunction, and feel like you are drowning under cravings, blood sugar swings, and fatigue… then yes — a SHORT, monitored period on a GLP-1 medication can be a jump start.
But here’s the key:
✔ You MUST combine it with lifestyle changes.
✔ You MUST use the window of reduced appetite to fuel your body with QUALITY foods.
✔ You MUST repair and support the gut and microbiome with Gut Punch.
✔ You MUST be intentional about sleeping better, reducing stress with mindfulness, moving your body, hydrating, and taking strategic supplements.
Otherwise, you’re just slamming on the brakes of your appetite and destroying your gut without addressing WHY your body stores weight in the first place.
And that brings us to the second half of the truth — the part no one wants to talk about.
The Long-Term Problem No One Is Warning You About
The longer someone stays on a GLP-1, the more I see the same patterns. Note: These are just a FEW ways these drugs can damage your body and brain.
1. Slowed digestion → Stagnant gut → Toxic buildup
These drugs delay gastric emptying, which destroys your microbiome balance. This can also trigger acid reflux, bloating, and slowed gastrointestinal motility during and after you get off the drugs—making weight loss even harder.
This is why I always say: If the gut is acidic, stagnant, or inflamed, the body is FORCED to store weight. Read my full breakdown of this answer here: Can’t Lose Weight? It’s an Acid Problem.
2. Liver toxicity skyrockets
GLP-1s increase the burden on your detox pathways—and toxins get stored in FAT.
Your body literally holds onto fat—when filled with toxins—because it thinks it is “protecting you.” to protect you.
If you haven’t read it yet, Gut Punch: Knock Out Toxins & Win Your Health is a must-read on this.
3. Appetite returns — but the metabolism doesn’t recover
The “GLP-1 rebound” is real. I see people regain 50–100% of the weight because their gut, hormones, and metabolism weren’t supported along the way.
This is why relying on the medication alone is a dead-end strategy.
The Acid–Gut–Weight Connection MOST People Miss
At the core of stubborn weight is this truth: An acidic, inflamed gut makes weight loss biologically impossible.
- Acid = inflammation.
- Inflammation = stress on the liver.
- Stressed liver = toxin storage.
- Toxin storage = weight gain.
This is why the Alkamind lifestyle works — it restores balance at the cellular level and focuses on the foundations of health: removing the toxicities and deficiencies, which are the causes of all your problems. (Read this blog for more details.)
The Most Important Step If You’re Using (or Coming Off) GLP-1s
If you’re using a GLP-1 medication or preparing to discontinue one, your top priority is simple:
Rebuild the gut. Detox the liver. Restore metabolic balance.
Your microbiome is the control center for:
- Appetite and cravings
- Mood
- Detoxification
- Hormones
- Metabolism
- Inflammation
If your gut is injured, your metabolism is injured.
This is why I strongly recommend a daily rebuilding protocol using:
1. GUT PUNCH
GUT PUNCH is your daily defense against a toxic and inflamed gut. This revolutionary flavorless formula combines dairy-free colostrum +IgG and 100% grass-finished organic collagen peptides to heal and seal your gut wall (leaky gut). To maximize the benefits, take Gut Punch as part of the Gut Glow Shot.
2.
Acid-Kicking Plant-Based Protein
Most GLP-1 users accidentally under-eat protein, which tanks metabolism and accelerates muscle loss.
Which is why drinking organic, gut-healing protein and healthy fats from chia seeds, hemp, raw cacao, flaxseeds, coconut oil, maca root powder, etc.
Acid-Kicking Plant-Based Protein will stabilize your blood sugar, give you all-day energy, reduce hunger rebounds, support detox pathways, and boost your metabolism, so your body is optimized to lose weight—and keep it off.
3. The Weight Loss Bundle
This bundle includes the greens and minerals you need to nourish your body for lasting health, plus my Weight Loss Guides, which are sent to you instantly after purchase.
Create a Body Environment That CAN Lose Weight, Naturally
Your body isn’t broken, your cravings are not failures, and your metabolism isn’t weak. They are symptoms of an environment that’s acidic, inflamed, toxic, and overwhelmed.
A GLP-1 might help you lose weight and quiet those symptoms temporarily…
But only YOU — with the right fuel, the right habits, and the right support — can transform your body to let go of weight once and for all.
If you choose to use a GLP-1 for a short burst to get momentum, that’s OK. Just don’t mistake the medication for the method.
THE METHOD IS YOUR LIFESTYLE.
Your sleep.
Your gut.
Your minerals.
Your movement.
Your mind.
When you support your body’s terrain, weight loss stops being a fight. It becomes a natural, effortless consequence of a body finally in balance.
I’ve seen it thousands of times. And you can absolutely do it too.
