(New York Post) Don’t worry, these weight loss hacks don’t involve chaining up your fridge or jumping on the treadmill.
Want to shed some pounds but hesitant to go on the extremely trendy Ozempic? Not to fear: An internal medicine doctor has outlined several natural ways to mimic this injectable appetite suppressant sans actually taking the shot, which she detailed in several TikTok videos blowing up online.
“Nature has got you covered,” declared Dr. De Deck, an internal medicine MD, nutritionist and personal trainer, in the clip’s caption.
She created the tutorial in response to patients who wanted to “get the effects of Ozempic,” without having to suffer the potential side effects of the controversial weight loss drug — one of which reportedly being pooping in your sleep.
Dr. De Deck explained that there are two main ways to parrot this pharmaceutical quick-fix: The first faux-zempic method involves the “gut microbiome” — the gastrointestinal microbes that influence appetite.
“Ozempic works by increasing GLP1 [a hormone we release when full], which slows the movement of food from your stomach through your intestines,” explained the doc. The hormone gives an artificial feeling of satiation, thereby curbing the amount eaten and inducing weight loss.
However, the nutrition expert explains that there’s a bacteria called akkermansia “that’s been shown to naturally increase GLP1 levels.”
