The treatment is not only effective for weight loss but also beneficial for improving various health markers, including blood sugar levels, blood pressure, and cholesterol levels
To our knowledge, this is the largest case series reporting such findings
What This Means for Recovery For individuals in recovery from alcohol use disorder who also carry excess weight, GLP-1 medications represent a potential paradigm shift
A few of my favorite things we cover in this episode: Ozempic and emerging side effects
This hormone is essential for regulating blood sugar, digestion, and appetite
Chronic neuroinflammation has been reported to contribute to serotonergic, dopaminergic, and noradrenergic dysfunction in the brain (Song and Wang, 2011) and to lead to chronic immune dysregulation ( Figure 2 Previous studies found that pro-inflammatory cytokines, including tumor necrosis factor- (TNF-) and interleukin (IL)-6, IL-1, and C-reactive protein (CRP), are markedly increased in the blood and CSF of patients with depression (Hestad et al., 2016