Hormones & Signaling GLP-1: released after eating Insulin: blood sugar regulation Glucagon: raises blood sugar when it drops Oxytocin: bonding, labor, social behavior Vasopressin: blood pressure and water retention Pain & Mood Endorphins: your natural painkillers, released during exercise Enkephalins: pain modulation throughout the nervous system Dynorphins: stress response and pain regulation Immune Defense Defensins: antimicrobial peptides that attack bacteria, fungi, and viruses Cathelicidins: front-line immune response in skin and lungs Digestion Cholecystokinin (CCK): signals fullness after eating Ghrelin: the hunger hormone, signals when you need to eat Secretin: regulates stomach acid and pancreatic function Cardiovascular BNP (B-type natriuretic peptide): regulates blood pressure
The Lilly pill may not be the standard of care for long
You can find plenty of people who claim to have successfully lost weight, and plenty of people who claim theyre a scam
But the weight loss comes almost entirely from the input side of the energy balance equation: less food in
At the same time, the most effective therapies currently available remain protected by extensive patent portfolios held primarily by Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly
Not to mention, the program is affordable, especially compared to what I was paying before