For women in this demographic, the discussion with a healthcare provider should include: current bone density baseline (DXA if not recently done), adequacy of protein and calcium intake on a GLP-1-suppressed appetite, and whether a structured supplementation protocol - including collagen peptides as part of an overall protein strategy - is appropriate to layer in alongside resistance exercise and adequate vitamin D
Limited tirzepatide data: A 2026 study gave 11 lactating women a single 5 mg dose of tirzepatide, the active ingredient in Mounjaro and Zepbound
Both medications work
When you stop the medication, your natural GLP-1 production remains suppressed temporarily, but hunger-stimulating hormones like ghrelin surge to compensate
Nothing catastrophic, but unmistakably trending in the wrong direction When I started digging into mitochondrial-derived peptides, specifically MOTS-c, a lot of those cases started making more sense
A variety of nutrients are involved in the closure of the neural tube
