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#21 - Thinking of Taking Ozempic? (w/ Dr. Robert Todd Hurst)

The Holistic GLP-1 Podcast with Elizabeth McGann

Release Date: 03/27/2023

#45 - Hormone Therapy + GLP-1: The New Midlife Rx (with Dr. Suzanne Lenz)

The Holistic GLP-1 Podcast with Elizabeth McGann

In this action-packed episode, Elizabeth sits down with Dr. Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz to unpack the biggest misconceptions surrounding menopause, and introduce the concept of using GLP-1 medications in chorus with hormone replacement therapy for positive health (and weight-release) outcomes. An OB/GYN, Integrative Health Practitioner and author of Menopause Bootcamp, Dr. Suzanne’s insights sound like a battle cry for women to optimize their health and empower themselves and flourish as they age. Throughout the high-energy discussion, Elizabeth and Dr. Suzanne discuss the biggest myths about...

#44 - Natural GLP-1 Activation & Avoiding the "Seven Cs" (with Dr. Stan Guberman)

The Holistic GLP-1 Podcast with Elizabeth McGann

In this episode of The Holistic GLP-1 Podcast, we are joined by the wonderful Dr. Stan Guberman, a licensed Chiropractic Physician and Certified Acupuncturist who holds two Diplomas in Nutrition that he’s put to excellent use over a 40-year career. I first discovered Dr. Guberman about a year ago when I was dealing with a health challenge and was looking for holistic solutions. I was so impressed by his wealth of naturopathic knowledge I just knew I had to share him with you. Throughout the discussion, Dr. G helps us consider natural alternatives to GLP-1 medications for weight loss...

#43 - Weight, Trauma & Healing after the LA Fires: The Role of Ketamine Therapy (with Dr. Jenn Ellice)

The Holistic GLP-1 Podcast with Elizabeth McGann

This episode of The Holistic GLP-1 Podcast was recorded in the Los Angeles area in mid-January 2025, while the epically destructive LA fires were still burning. The interview subject was Dr. Jennifer Ellice, or “Dr. Jenn” as she is known at Golden Afternoon, the Ketamine clinic she owns and runs in Santa Monica—just a few miles away from where the Palisades Fire incinerated thousands of homes in one of the wealthiest zip codes in the United States. With those fires amounting to one of the worst natural disasters in American History, the topics of trauma and PTSD were intensely at the...

#42 - Emotional Eating, Ayahuasca & Other Tales (with Jillian Acosta)

The Holistic GLP-1 Podcast with Elizabeth McGann

Today’s episode is the last we are running in 2024, and the last using the title “Drop the Weight.” Beginning with the first episode of 2025, this podcast will officially begin using the name The Holistic GLP-1 Podcast, to reflect the direction Elizabeth is going in her professional work with clients offerings to the public. More on that shortly! We couldn’t be ending this year more brightly than with today’s guest, the lovely Jillian Acosta, whose work includes using psychedelics as a tool to overcome food traumas of various kinds that people throughout the world suffer from. ...

#41 - Overcoming Generational Trauma (with Karena Virginia)

The Holistic GLP-1 Podcast with Elizabeth McGann

In this episode of Drop the Weight, we are joined by Kundalini Yoga expert Karena Virginia to discuss her latest work in the fields of ancestral healing, epigenetics and overcoming generational trauma. The author of the critically influential book Essential Kundalini Yoga and an early forerunner of the Me Too movement, Karena is a highly sought after leader in yogic philosophy as it applies to daily life and a voice of feminine courage confronting sexual abuse. In this podcast, Karena explains how unaddressed generational trauma is often the root cause of afflictions people...

#40 - "The Yes Code" & EFT Tapping (with Carol Look)

The Holistic GLP-1 Podcast with Elizabeth McGann

In this episode of Drop the Weight, we are joined by one of the leading thinkers in the world on one of Elizabeth’s favorite topics: her name is Carol Look, and the topic is EFT Tapping, which stands for “Emotional Freedom Technique.” We caught up with Carol just as her new book The Yes Code: Transforming Sabotage into Success was being published in October and almost immediately shot to number one in the Personal Transformation and Stress Management categories of Amazon’s best-seller lists. Throughout the podcast, Carol and Elizabeth explore how EFT Tapping...

#39 - The Menopause Myth (with Dr. Arianna Sholes-Douglas)

The Holistic GLP-1 Podcast with Elizabeth McGann

In this episode we are joined by the wonderful Dr. Arianna Sholes-Douglas for the third installment in a series on Menopause, exploring how we can breathe new life into this stigmatized and underserved time in a woman's life—where historically women have been neglected in terms of medical, emotional and societal support. A self-described “menopause revolutionist,” Dr. Arianna is the author of The Menopause Myth, one of the most exciting and original books that have been published recently on this topic. And like Dr. Arianna, it’s both heartfelt and unflinchingly honest....

#38 - "The Skinny" on GLP-1s Like Ozempic (with Dr. Robert Todd Hurst)

The Holistic GLP-1 Podcast with Elizabeth McGann

In this episode of Drop the Weight, we welcome Dr. Robert Todd Hurst back onto the show—for call it Round 2— to discuss everything that has happened in the world of GLP-1 weight loss medications in the 18 months since we last spoke with him. Unless you have been living under a very large rock somewhere, no doubt you have heard the news from all media and social media sources about the explosive rise of so-called "miracle" semaglutide drugs like Ozempic, Mounjaro and Tirzepatide both in the U.S. and worldwide. And beyond the celebrities touting it, you most...

#37 - The Evolution of Consciousness (with Spirit Medium Sima Shamash)

The Holistic GLP-1 Podcast with Elizabeth McGann

In this episode of Drop the Weight, we are joined by the lovely Sima Shamash, a highly sought-after psychic and spirit medium who actively channels "angelic and galactic councils" in her work. (You'll learn more about it on the podcast!) Elizabeth had a profound reading with Sima just recently and enjoyed the experience so much that she immediately knew she wanted to invite her onto the podcast. The show offers the rare opportunity to riff with a bright new talent on the metaphysical scene over a range of topics (see SHOW NOTES below) highly pertinent to these spiritually chaotic...

#36 - Seven Transforming Gifts of Menopause (with Cheryl Bridges Johns)

The Holistic GLP-1 Podcast with Elizabeth McGann

Today’s podcast is the second in a series we are doing on the subject of menopause, with the purpose of bringing fresh perspectives to this poorly understood, sacred transition in a woman’s life. To help us understand things, I am delighted to bring you one of the most eloquent voices on the topic: Cheryl Bridges Johns, author of Seven Transforming Gifts of Menopause: An Unexpected Spiritual Journey. Her book is a must read and this podcast is a must listen for anyone looking to embrace and find the gifts of this 20-year journey from perimenopause to post-menopause in the female...

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GLP-1 medications have been a lively topic of discussion nationwide for the last six months. Many voices have touted drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro as a new "miracle" weight loss cure. Meanwhile a handful of experts have raised important questions about the safety of such treatments.

In this thought-provoking interview, Dr. Robert Todd Hurst offers a stunning cost-benefit analysis of taking GLP-1 agonist medications in the long and short terms.

While there is no doubt that these medications can be highly effective in helping people drop significant amounts of weight, Hurst cogently argues that the net benefit and costs should be carefully considered before one undergoes any course of treatment.

Dr. Hurst is a board-certified preventative cardiologist and notable author of the WebMD Heart Health Blog. In 2022 he launched The Healthspan Podcast, where he shares insights from his work at the Mayo Clinic and his own HealthspanMD practice based in Phoenix, Arizona.

SHOW NOTES

00:00 - Introduction

01:12 - GLP-1 agonists originally diabetes medications

03:45 - later discovered to have remarkable weight loss benefits

05:00 - “terrible” history of weight loss medications

06:45 - unrecognized costs, not just financial

09:30 - financial cost

10:00 - gastrointestinal and physiological side effects

11:40 - “muscle as youth,” 40% lean muscle mass loss concerns

13:30 - drawbacks of a “forever” medication

15:00 - studies show about ⅔ of weight regained; people with only 5% body weight to lose are mostly heavier after treatment

16:30 - a “fast start” to body optimization