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The Dr. Josh Axe Show - Nature’s Ozempic: Eat These Foods To Kill Cravings & Burn Fat!
Episode Date: June 22, 2026What if you could naturally make your own version of Ozempic every time you eat the right meal? In this episode, Dr. Josh Axe breaks down the exact foods, supplements, probiotics, and meal timing stra...tegies that help your gut activate GLP-1, the hormone that tells your brain you’re full, steadies blood sugar, and shuts down cravings. Millions of people are spending hundreds or even thousands of dollars a month on GLP-1 drugs, but Dr. Axe says the real “Nature’s Ozempic” starts in your grocery store — with protein, fiber, polyphenols, fermented foods, and berberine. Uncover what’s really going on in your body with advanced biomarker testing for hormones, thyroid, and metabolism— plus a 1-hour consultation with a Senior Health Advisor! → http://mybloodwork.com Download the FREE Nature’s Ozempic Guide: https://bit.ly/draxenaturesozempic Thank you to our sponsors! Sunlighten Sauna: https://get.sunlighten.com/axepodcast Manukora Manuka Honey: https://manukora.com/axe Caraway Home: carawayhome.com/drjoshaxe (Use code DRJOSHAXE) for an exclusive discount Watch The Dr. Josh Axe Show every Monday & Thursday on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@drjoshaxe?sub_confirmation=1 🎧 Early Access! Our listeners enjoy every episode before anyone else! Tune in below and join our exclusive group of listeners → Spotify: https://bit.ly/DrJoshAxeSpotify Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3JDvWcS Pre-order my NEW BOOK, Heal Your Cells → https://bit.ly/3QJBcQ5 Watch my free training on how to naturally balance your blood sugar and reverse your symptoms → http://DrAxeDiabetesClass.com Discover practical steps you can take today to start healing your thyroid naturally → http://DrAxeThyroidClass.com If you’re ready to start feeling like yourself again and balance your hormones, take my free class → http://DrAxeHormoneClass.com CONNECT WITH DR. JOSH AXE Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/drjoshaxe/ Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/DrJoshAxe/ TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@thedrjoshaxeshow/ X → https://x.com/drjoshaxe/ LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshaxe Website → http://thehealthinstitute.com Sign up for my newsletter → https://bit.ly/4oE9Jf3 Ask Dr. Axe → http://speakpipe.com/drjoshaxe 00:00 — The Hormone That Could Change Weight Loss 01:52 — What GLP-1 Actually Does In Your Body 04:45 — How GLP-1 Controls Hunger, Blood Sugar & Cravings 06:28 — The Stanford Discovery That Mimics Semaglutide 13:35 — Why Your Gut Is The Real GLP-1 Factory 14:18 — Top 10 Foods That Naturally Activate GLP-1 19:16 — Best Supplements For GLP-1, Insulin & Blood Sugar 25:07 — Fermented Foods, Probiotics & Meal Sequencing 26:32 — How GLP-1 Helps Repair Insulin Resistance 28:15 — Berberine: Nature’s Ozempic? 30:35 — The Food-First GLP-1 Protocol 31:45 — Final Takeaways: Activate GLP-1 Naturally DISCLAIMER This content is strictly the opinion of Dr. Josh Axe and is for informational and educational purposes only. It is not intended to provide medical advice or to take the place of medical advice or treatment from a personal physician. All viewers of this content are advised to consult their doctors or qualified health professionals regarding specific health questions. Neither Dr. Axe nor the publisher of this content takes responsibility for possible health consequences of any person or persons reading or following the information in this educational content. All viewers of this content, especially those taking prescription or over-the-counter medications, should consult their physicians before beginning any nutrition, supplement or lifestyle program. MB01L4STKF7PZ0I Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Right now, while Missing,
millions spend $1,000 a month on OZempex shots.
Some of the most powerful GLP1 boosting compounds on the planet
are sitting right in your grocery store for under $10.
And GLP1 is the single biggest health story of 2026,
expanding past weight loss into heart disease,
kidney failure, and addiction.
And Stanford just found a molecule that mimics some of glutide's fat loss
effects without the nausea and muscle loss, but it occurs naturally in food.
And today I'm going to walk you through how to make your own fat loss hormone for free.
And I'll teach you the exact foods, supplements, and even probiotics that can turn on your
GLP1 receptors, support your body boosting your own GLP1 creation and absorption to support
weight loss to reduce cravings and to stoke your metabolism.
So hey, what if the weight you can't lose and the cravings you can't control and the blood
sugar you've learned to live with aren't a willpower problem at all?
What if they're a hormone problem and you're one meal away from fixing it?
Now, today I'm going to walk you through the science of GLP1, the fat loss hormone your body
already makes.
So you don't need a pill, you don't need a shot.
Your body can make it on its own.
and I'm going to teach you the exact foods that trigger more of it,
plus a brand new Stanford discovery that changes everything
when it comes to supporting your body's own GLP1 production.
All right. So here's the truth.
Right now, inside your body, you have a fat loss hormone in GLP1
that your own body can create.
Now, the pharmaceutical industry built a $50 billion empire
selling a synthetic version.
but your gut makes it every time you eat the right food.
So here's the key.
If you learn how to eat very specific foods,
your body can ignite more GLP1.
So here's what I'm going to go through today.
What GLP1 actually is,
and this is your body's built in fat loss and appetite hormone,
I'm going to go through how it works at the cellular and organ level.
I'm going to go through an amazing Stanford discovery
on a natural molecule that actually isn't GLP1,
but it mimics semi-glutinidin can help you get the same results in your body.
I'm going to go really beyond weight loss,
how supporting your body's own GLP-1 production can help you overcome addiction,
support heart health, and multiple other organs.
I'll be walking you through the GLP-1 foods,
and many of them are going to surprise you,
and also walk you through the protocol that helps you activate GLP-1s by 10-fold.
Now, before I dive into the exact foods,
in supplements that are going to support your body with GLP1.
You need to understand exactly how this works in your body,
because once you see how this hormone actually works,
your whole strategy becomes obvious.
You're going to know, oh, here's exactly what I should do
to support my body in this way.
And let's start with the foundation.
What GLP1 is, what it does inside your body,
and why your gut, not a pharmacy,
is where the real action happens.
And I'm going to walk you through this.
Have you ever felt like you're doing everything right?
Eating clean, working out, taking all the right supplements,
but your body just won't cooperate.
Maybe you're tired, you're foggy, you're gaining weight, you can't sleep,
and your doctor says your labs are normal?
Here's the truth.
Normal blood work does not mean your body is operating normally.
It just means the levels in your blood work look okay.
Not that your cells are actually using them the way they should.
It's like using the wrong map and wondering why you're lost,
or putting gas in the tank, but the engine still won't turn over.
Because if your cells are inflamed, stressed, or in survival mode, nothing you do will work the way it should.
Your body's been whispering for years.
Now maybe it's screaming, and you deserve someone who's actually listening.
Go to Mybloodwork.com and see what your bloodwork missed.
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Okay, so number one, the science. So, GLP1 stands for glucagon-like peptide. Okay.
Now, don't worry about the name, but here's what matters. It's a hormone that your gut releases
when you eat, and it acts like a master switch for your metabolism. It does four things. Okay.
It tells your brain you're full.
It helps your body handle blood sugar.
It calms inflammation, and it quiets your food cravings.
Okay.
Now, it really does quiets the food cravings because it tells your body you're full.
Okay.
And it's one hormone.
It's four jobs.
And every one of them points towards leaner, healthier, calmer body when this happens naturally.
So number one, here's what GOP1 does.
It suppresses these signals that your brain,
send saying you're hungry, right? So basically it tells your body, hey, you're full. Number two,
it regulates. It triggers insulin when blood sugar rises and it blocks glucagon. And here's the third thing
it does. It protects. It lowers inflammation in your blood vessels, your kidneys and your brain.
And the other thing it does is it rewires your hormonal system in your brain. It dampens cravings
for addictive food. Okay. So you know, you might be craving that bag of chips or breaches. Or
or more cake, right?
It quiets that down.
All right, so let me put some numbers on GLP1 and how it works.
Okay, when it's working on your body, okay?
People eat about 40% less without forcing it.
And the drug versions have driven roughly 15% body weight loss over 68 weeks.
So that's about a year and a quarter, people can lose about 15% of their body weight.
So if you weigh 150 pounds, you could lose roughly 20 pounds by taking a GOP1 drug.
And that's why experts name GLP1 the number one health trend of 2026.
Okay, the drugs are just copying what your body already knows how to do.
Here's a part that most people never learn when it comes to GOP1.
Exactly how food becomes a fat loss hormone.
Okay, it's a four-step chain and it can happen really fast in the body.
So here's what happens.
You eat, and by the way, this is the natural way.
This isn't the drug way.
This is the natural way here.
You eat fiber.
You eat polyphenols.
Maybe get some healthy fatty acids.
And special cells in your gut wall called L cells detect those nutrients.
Then what they do is they release GLP1 into your bloodstream within minutes.
And it tells your brain and your pancreas to respond.
So what happens is your appetite drops, your insulin rises, and your blood sugar becomes steady.
now. Okay. So your body's really smart and it's saying, okay, wow, we've got some polyphenols from
blueberries, right? We've got some fiber from flax seeds. We got some healthy fats here from this
piece of salmon I just ate. And your body is saying in your gut, your gut is saying your second brain,
wow, okay, we've just got what we've been looking for. This is exactly what we needed. Now we can
tell the brain. Now we can tell the metabolism. Hey, we're good now. So your appetite drops.
Your insulin goes to where it should be. Your blood sugar becomes steady. By the way, this
is also why what you eat at breakfast still shapes your hunger at lunch and dinner. I mean,
this is one thing I've told by patients for years. If you're going to change one meal,
change breakfast. If you eat a good breakfast, you go high protein, you go high fiber,
you go high nutrients like in polyphenols and vitamins and minerals, your body, it sets the
stage to where now you have less cravings for lunch and for dinner. Your blood sugar is more steady.
Your insulin's more balanced. If you eat and you eat,
a good breakfast. So that old adage, breakfast is the most important meal of the day is absolutely
true. Now, there's a medical study published in the medical journal Diabetology. Okay, this is in 2019.
And here's what they found. 70% of overweight adults have a blunted, diminished GLP1 response.
Okay. So after meals, their body underproduces it. And so it's a primary driver of overeating.
So what happens is a lot of people, especially those people that are overweight, what they found in the study is they were eating and they were eating and they were eating and their body didn't produce GLP 1 or very low doses. So it never told the brain, hey, we're full or let's keep blood sugar steady. So we're going to release again GLP 1. So what's happening is the body. And so this is simply because if you are not eating the right type of essential fatty acids and healthy fats, you're not getting the right, you know, nutrient.
Intrintense foods, high in polyphenols, typically very rich in color.
And if you're not getting fiber, your body is not going to produce enough GLP1.
So here's why GLP1 matters again, okay?
It has to do with one, it affects your metabolic health, right?
It cuts your appetite and how much you eat.
It triggers insulin.
It blocks glucagon so fat stays stored.
And GLP1 slows digestion so you stay full.
And it impacts the entire body.
it also reduces cardiovascular inflammation, protects your kidneys, and dampens addictive cravings
for alcohol, even drugs, and even sugar. Now, I want to show you the discovery that pulls all of this
together. Okay, and honestly, it's the reason why I wanted to make this episode. For years,
the story was simple. If you want these benefits, you take this drug, this GOP1 drug. Now,
that story is officially outdated. Okay, researchers have found a natural pathway to the same result,
one that sidesteps the very side effects that make people quit gLP ones and i want to show you exactly what they
found stanford researchers identified a molecule your own body makes secreted when you eat specific plant fibers
that activates the exact same glp1 receptors as some aglutide okay same target same effect on appetite and
fat but here's the difference that matters no nausea no constipation and no muscle
loss. You already know this. If you've watched me talk about this before, GLP1 drugs, you lose more muscle mass.
Okay? So when you're losing that body fat, we talked about, you're losing 20 pounds. Half of that
might be muscle loss, which if you lose 10 pounds of muscle, that's aging your body 10 to 20 years.
I mean, you're, you are really aggressively aging your body, slowing your metabolism, harming your
health when you take these GLP1 drugs, especially at the higher doses, especially if you're not
offset in them with weight training and high protein. Now, those effects that we talked about
drive one in five people off of ZemPEC within three months. Okay. The food-based pathway,
here's the thing, doesn't carry those same side effects because your gut was billed for this.
And so Stanford researchers identified a molecule your own body makes that is secreted
when you eat specific plant fibers. Hear that word again. Fiber. Okay?
same target same effect on appetite and fat but here's the difference that matters no nausea no constipation
and no muscle loss if you've heard me speak on this before ozempic wagovi glp1 drugs have those
side effects constipation it slows down your detoxification system muscle loss think about this if you
lose 20 pounds and let's say eight to 10 pounds of that is muscle you are damaging your metabolism
you're aging your body 10 to 15 years.
Think about that.
Did you know that's essentially what's happening
when you lose that much muscle?
And your muscle also keeps your blood sugar balance.
It affects insulin.
It reduces inflammation.
If you lose muscle, you're losing one of your body's
most valuable organs.
Those side effects cause 20% to 25% of people on Ozempic
to get off within three months.
Here's the great news.
the food-based pathway that starts with fiber in your gut has zero side effects.
No constipation, no slow detoxification, no damaging and ruining your metabolism.
And this is important because 95% of GLP1 is made in your gut when you eat, as we talked about, number one, fiber,
and in addition to fiber, polyphenols in certain types of essential fatty acids.
And what I want to do now is share with you some of the specific foods that most impact and support GLP1 production in your body.
So this is going to be diving into food as medicine for GLP1 production.
Hey, guys, I'm here with my good friend, Dr. Dave Jockers.
In fact, we've been friends for more than 20 years.
He runs the podcast, the Dr. Dave Jockers' functional nutrition podcast.
Dr. Dave, tell us a little bit about what your podcast is about.
Yeah, absolutely. We dive deep on functional nutrition, really how to personalize your nutrition plan for better energy, mental clarity, better hormone balance. And we talk a lot about cellular health, mitochondrial function, cell membrane. We do a deep dive on every major nutrition topic and natural health topic. So everything you need right there at your fingertips, Dr. Jocker's Functional Nutrition Podcast. I want to encourage you, run out and listen to the Dr. Jocker's show. Again, I'm a big fan of it. I think you will be as well.
So here are the top 10 GLP1 activating foods in ranking order.
Number one is going to be protein and protein powders, especially way protein isolate.
Okay, now way, way protein acts very quickly on your muscles.
And by the way, this is the ideal protein to take during your workouts.
Now, if you are sensitive to dairy, you're better off doing something like pee or rice protein.
Okay, so if you want to do vegan, that's a better option there.
but weigh protein the best while you're working out for supporting GLP1.
Over the long game, let's say for instance before you go to bed in the evening,
if you want to keep your metabolism going and GLP1 up longer,
doing casings from something like cottage cheese is probably the best option.
Number two are eggs, especially the egg whites, high in albumin, high in protein.
These are great.
They also are a great source of chlorine and essential fats that are great for supporting
GLP 1 production. Number three are fatty fish, salmon, sardines, macaro. You're getting protein plus
omega-3 fatty acids. Remember, those healthy fatty acids are one of the best things that you can
consume to support GLP 1 production. You've got lean poultry and meat, right? Grass-fed beef,
you've got chicken and turkey. These are great options as well. Number five is legumes,
especially lentils, chickpeas and beans. Again, these are high in fiber.
and protein together. Remember, protein and fiber both activate GLP1. And then you have oats and barley.
Oats contain beta glucain. This is a type of fiber that ferments that supports GLP1 production
and short chain fatty acid creation in your gut. Short chain fatty acids like butyrate or butyric
acid are also great for not only GLP1, but also for immune health and hormonal health. Okay, number seven is
avocados. Avocados are high in magnesium. They're high in potassium. They're also really high in
fiber and healthy fats that are going to be great for supporting GLP-1s. Number eight are extra virgin
olive oil. It's a combination there as well of healthy fatty acids, mono-insaturated fats,
along with polyphenols. These polyphenols are great for supporting the gut in creating more good
bacteria, as well as supporting GLP-1 production. Number nine, crucifers, Vegeter.
and bitter vegetables. Now, the great thing about crucifference and bitter vegetables are,
they are high in fiber. You know what else they're great for, though? Getting rid of excess
estrogen, detoxifying your body and your cells, but also good for GLP-1s and the nuts. The top
three nuts for supporting GLP-1 production were almonds, walnuts, and pistachios are all great there.
So here's the reality. If you want to burn fat, lose weight, support your metabolism, get rid of the cravings,
create a meal plan with all of these foods.
For instance, for breakfast, do some protein powder, okay?
We don't have this on the list, but apples and berries and pomegranates are going to be the best
on the list for supporting GLP1 production and then maybe a little bit of healthy fat from something
like coconut milk or do protein powder and avocado for breakfast or protein powder and oatmeal.
Those are good options.
For lunch, you could do a big salad or soup, but it's meat and vegetables, right?
If you want to have a snack, do some walnuts or pistachios, and then for dinner, do meat and
vegetables, beans can be great as well. So create a meal plan that supports your body producing more
GLP1. And by the way, the reason why protein powder was ranked is the gold standard there,
way protein, supports GLP1 production 141 more than chicken or rice. And it also resists something called DPP4.
so it actually lasts longer in the body.
There's an enzyme that starts to break down this GLP1 creation in the body.
And so weight protein is able to withstand that.
But it's best taken, especially if you're going to do some type of workout and movement,
is the best time to take.
And as I mentioned, if you're going to do casein, that's going to be found in greater amounts
in something like cottage cheese.
That's great to do for kind of slow, sustained drip in the evening or night.
It's probably the best time to take that as well.
All right, here are the top 10 supplements in ranking order when it comes to supporting GLP1.
Number one is berberine.
Now, berberine is commonly found in bayberry leaf.
It's found in golden seal.
But berberine is the number one herbal compound for balancing out insulin and blood sugar.
And so if you're going to pick one supplement, that should be number one.
And number two should be soluble fiber.
Now, you can get lots of soluble fiber from things like oatmeal and a lot of the foods we just talked about,
but you can also add it in as cillium husk or if you've got a sensitive digestive tract,
pHGG is your best option as a fiber source. It is less fermentable. It is typically more friendly for people
that have histamine-like reactions or sensitive digestive systems. So pHGG, sometimes it's under a brand name called sunfiber.
that is a great option for fiber.
And then inulin, this is, this feeds bacteria, right?
This type of fiber here also supports those short chain fatty acids being created like
buterate.
Probiotics, specifically acrimancia, these support the gut microbiome.
Remember, now here's another thing.
If your microbes are off in your gut microbiome, right, you have too much candida and too
much E. coli and CBO and some of these other problems, it's going to throw off your
GLP1 production.
So you want to take probiotics that are going to most benefit from and feed off of soluble fiber and inulin.
So transforming your gut microbiome by taking probiotics, I would take a multi-strain that has bifidobacterium and lactobacillus, like lactobacillus plantarium and acromancey and soil-based organisms.
You kind of want to get all of those probiotics together because they all have different benefits.
Number five supplement for supporting GLP1 is curcumin.
Just like berberine is this sort of compound from.
bayberry. Curcumin comes from turmeric. And curcumin lowers inflammation, but independently,
also supports and boosts GLP1. Number six is cinnamon, very similar to berberine in terms of it
being able to balance out blood sugar and insulin, but also slows gastric emptying,
which supports insulin sensitivities. It keeps that blood sugar from spiking. It's also good for
supporting your blood. So cinnamon is great there. Number seven, an acetylactyl.
cystine. This is the precursor to glutathione. It lowers oxidative stress in your gut.
Oxidative stress lowers GLP1 production. So not only does Nacetyl Sistine support liver detoxification,
not only does it help you age more slowly. Not only does it, is it your number one protector
once it turns into glutathione? It also supports GOP1 because of its protective mechanism.
Number eight, adaptogenic herbs that support blood sugar like ginseng. Now,
Aschaganda and Rodeola and Holy Basil are also going to have some of these similar benefits,
but ginseng in particular has compounds called gincenocides.
And these aid your insulin and glp1 levels.
Number nine is an omega-3 supplement with EPA and DHA.
So taking fish oil or cod liver oil or a DHA algae oil, all fantastic.
Because remember, in order to support gLP1, what do you need?
You need fiber.
You need protein.
you need polyphenols, and you need healthy essential fatty acids like omega-3s.
Okay.
And the number 10 is an amino acid called al-glutamine.
Now, I've typically prescribed this to patients with IBS, IBD, people that want to hold
on to more of their lean muscle mass as well with L-glutamine.
But L-glutamine fuels the gut lining and was one of the most effective GLP-1 supporters of all
supplements in clinical studies. So if you have GI issues, any sort of gut issue at all.
It could be leaky gut. It could be food sensitivities. Elglootamine is an amazing amino acid to take
typically five grams twice daily. And so again, what I would encourage you to do is put
together your plan. So I would spend time right down what you're going to eat for foods and what
you're going to take for supplements. Now, here's another thing I do want to mention. I created a guide
that goes through these top supplements, these top foods and a whole lot more information, including a
day eating plan of exactly what you need to eat, and you can go and download it in the show
notes. So it's a free PDF. You can click on it in the show notes and download it there.
So if you don't want all the work on doing this yourself, but you do want the exact seven-day
eating plan and everything else in detail, go to the show notes and download it right now.
Now, there are two things I left out of the food portion that I do want to mention that you should
also include, okay? And these are going to be included in that PDF.
that I put together, but you want to make every meal work synergistically.
Okay? And so when you're putting together a meal, you're not just asking what can I get
away with you. You should be thinking about what is the ideal meal to help me reach my goals.
Okay. And what we found according to studies is if you eat the foods I talked about,
that's great. But if you combine them with once a day adding in probiotic rich foods or
fermented foods, it's going to make an even bigger difference. So adding in some coconut,
coconut yogurt or some goat smoke kefir or sheep smoke yogurt or some type of fermented food.
This is going to help support and shift your gut microbiome. In fact, there was a study done
on adults who were dealing with obesity. And those who ate probiotic yogurt for 10 weeks
had much higher levels of GLP1 in lower fasting blood sugar and saw better results. Okay, so one serving
a day of sauerkraut or coconut yogurt or kefir or something.
And sometimes it's just a couple tablespoons of coconut yogurt in a morning superfood smoothie
with protein and fiber that can make all the difference.
And then here's another big one.
Meal sequencing.
They found in studies, if you started your meal by eating more of the protein first and fiber first,
okay?
So you had the meat.
You had the vegetables.
You started with that.
It led to people producing more GLP1 and losing more weight and having less carb craving.
So when you start off your meals, protein fiber, protein fiber, protein fiber, that is the key.
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today. Now one other important thing I want to note about GLP1, especially when you're doing it
with food-based medicine, is it doesn't only lower your blood sugar, which is a great benefit,
but it also fixes how your cells hear insulin. In insulin resistance, which is one of the main
drivers of inflammation today in chronic disease, your cells stop hearing insulin signal. Okay,
they've gone deaf, they can't hear anymore. This is why your blood sugar keeps getting too high.
So the pancreas pumps out more and more and more insulin.
GLP1 breaks the cycle in two ways.
Number one, it releases insulin only when your glucose is high,
so it can't cause this blood sugar crash.
And number two, it restores the cell's actual sensitivity.
It helps repair and heal the cell.
And here's an incredible study.
It was two times more effective than metformin at reducing insulin resistance
when GLP1 was activated through,
a healthy diet plus burberine.
So did you hear that?
Two times more effective than metformin.
All these people today are pushing drugs like metformin and GLP1.
And what they found is, if you consume this diet we're talking about, high protein and fiber,
write a good diet, and add in one supplement in berberine, it was two times, double,
doubly more effective than taking these drugs.
Here's what most people still think today.
You need a drug to get GLP1 benefits.
That's a myth. Again, there's this amazing study out of Stanford, a 2021 study. And they found that when you
increase your fiber intake and you add more fermented foods in your diet with no drugs, that people had
amazing results. There's a 2023 review of 28 trials, and they found berberine alone, tripled fasting
gLP 1. A triple gLP1. Burberine as a supplement. Incredible. So here's what's in front of you,
two options. Number one, food-based gLP one. No side effects, improves your gut microbiome. It's
sustainable long-term. It addresses root causes. You're going to reverse every other problem you have
typically when you follow this. It costs under $20 a month for the food and upgrades, or maybe it costs
you, I don't know, 50 or 100, but it's not that much to just eat more fiber and protein, okay,
and take one supplement. Sima glutide, OZempe, here is the outcome.
nausea, vomiting, constipation.
20 to 25% of people quit in one to three months because the side effects are so severe.
Muscle loss, up to 40 to 50% of your muscle is lost.
$900 to $1,400 a month without insurance.
And most people gain even more weight because now they've damaged their metabolism
because now they've lost a lot of their muscle.
And let me mention berbering one more time. Okay, it activates GLP1. Science calls it Nature's Ozympic. It's a plant alkaloid from, as I mentioned, Bayberry or Golden Seal or Oregon grape. Okay, it comes from those plant leaves. And berberine works on several pathways. It activates something called AMPK, which is actually what metformin does. So it acts as a natural type of metformin, like a diabetes drug. But naturally, it boosts GLP1 from your L cells. And it improves the health of your gut microbiome. In fact, berbering was often used.
for clearing out candida and part of candida protocols. And the fact that it supports your gut
microbiome drives even more benefits with boosting gLP1. And it does it without the side effects.
And I do want to say this food comes first. Okay. So here's what I want you to focus on protein,
fiber, and probiotics, and then those antioxidant rich foods like olive oil and berries and vegetables.
Okay. If you can do that, you are going to see incredible results. And remember, if you download
the guide that's in the show notes. I have a GLP1 guide that has a seven-day meal plan.
It goes through those top 10 supplements, those top 10 foods, and a whole lot more information.
And it just walks you through. Here's exactly what to do to burn fat, to lose weight,
to support insulin completely naturally. You can download that in the show notes.
It's a free PDF. It's worth $50. You can download it for free. And then four big things to
remember. GLP1 is already inside of you. You just need to activate it with food. Number two, food
is the onsuit, right? Fiber and protein and polyphenols and fermented foods. Number three,
benefits go beyond just weight. It supports your heart and your kidneys in your brain.
And remember also, burbering is the fast track. Do a couple supplements there that with the diet
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