Unmasking the Dark Side of the Ozempic Craze
The craze for Ozempic and related medications for weight loss has come at a great price both economically and possibly health-wise for users of these medications. Major pharmaceutical companies are making billions of dollars of profit while small start up companies offering bootlegged versions of these drugs along with generic drug makers are hoping to join in the bonanza, as well.
Anti-obesity Medications 2023: The Controversy Continues
by Gary M. Pepper, M.D. and Sam Jeans, MSc The global anti-obesity drug market, in 2021was valued at over $2 billion. Within one year this figure had skyrocketed to $8 billion and is expected to climb to nearly $ 20 billion by 2027. This astounding growth is a...
Weight Loss Drugs: An Overview for 2022
By Gary M. Pepper, M.D. , Sam Jeans MSc To help clarify the effectiveness, side effects and cost of weight loss drugs now available, Metabolism.com is providing this breakdown for consumers. According to the CDC, the prevalence of obesity in the USA is...
Three Reliable Strategies for Reducing Abdominal (Belly) Fat
By Gary Pepper, M.D. and Sam Jeans, MSc Without a doubt, abdominal (belly) fat is the focus of much of our negative emotion as we get older. Studies have shown that estrogen plays a major role in body fat distribution, hence why women experience a much greater change...
Understanding Abdominal (Belly) Fat. Use it to Lose it.
By Gary Pepper, M.D. and Sam Jeans, MSc In my day to day endocrinology practice one of the first complaints I hear from people, no matter what the medical problem, is about weight. Almost always, it is either because they are gaining or unable to lose it. When I began...
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THE THYROID PROJECT
Viral Infection and the Thyroid in the Age of Covid-19. An Update.
By Gary M. Pepper, M.D. (This article is for educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice or treatment) During the Covid-19 pandemic my medical practice has been operating as normally as possible. The other day a young woman arrived wearing a...
Viral Infection and the Thyroid in the Age of Covid-19
By Gary M. Pepper, M.D. (This article is for educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice or treatment) During the Covid-19 pandemic my medical practice has been operating as normally as possible. The other day a young woman arrived wearing a...
In Treatment of Hypothyroidism Need For T4 plus T3 Therapy Could Be Genetic
Do you wonder if you need t3 (Cytomel, triiodothyronine, liothyronine) added to your thyroid hormone treatment to feel normal again? The answer could be in your genes. Recent discoveries reviewed by Antonio C. Bianco, M.D., Ph.D. at the recent American Thyroid...
What is DTE Therapy?
DTE stands for "desiccated thyroid extract" which is made up of thyroid hormones refined from pig thyroid and used to treat people with hypothyroidism (low thyroid hormone). This is possible because human and pig thyroid are very similar in the types of thyroid...
Welcome to the Thyroid Project
The mission of the The Thyroid Project is to encourage sharing of information and experience between the public and the medical community about the treatment of hypothyroidism (low thyroid function). For at least the past few decades there is a growing awareness of...
NUTRITIONAL HEALTH
Stopping Prediabetes in Its Tracks: Simple Interventions that Work
By Gary Pepper, M.D. and Sam Jeans MSc In our previous article The Prediabetes Puzzle: What the Blood Tests Mean, we investigated controversies surrounding diabetes diagnosis. There’s a clear lack of consensus surrounding thresholds for diagnosis of prediabetes, the...
The Prediabetes Puzzle: What the Blood Tests Mean
by Gary M. Pepper, M.D. with Samuel Jeans, MSc As an endocrinologist, I frequently encounter patients who are confused about whether they have diabetes or prediabetes. Many have been told that their blood sugar levels were above normal on recent blood tests, possibly...
Unmasking the Dark Side of the Ozempic Craze
By Gary M. Pepper, M.D. Ozempic, Rybelsus, Trulicity, Wegovy, Saxenda are the central players in the weight loss craze sweeping across the globe. Metabolisim.com has been monitoring this phenomenon from its beginnings in 2008 with its report “Lizard Spit Reduces Blood...
Anti-obesity Medications 2023: The Controversy Continues
by Gary M. Pepper, M.D. and Sam Jeans, MSc The global anti-obesity drug market, in 2021was valued at over $2 billion. Within one year this figure had skyrocketed to $8 billion and is expected to climb to nearly $ 20 billion by 2027. This astounding growth is a...
Weight Loss Drugs: An Overview for 2022
By Gary M. Pepper, M.D. , Sam Jeans MSc To help clarify the effectiveness, side effects and cost of weight loss drugs now available, Metabolism.com is providing this breakdown for consumers. According to the CDC, the prevalence of obesity in the USA is...
