Clinically defined and diagnosed as having a body mass index (BMI) exceeding 30 kg/m 2 , the condition has rapidly risen in the global human population from 4% in 1975 to an astounding 18% (more than quadruple) in 2016
Serotonin levels, pain threshold, and fibromyalgia symptoms in the general population
Each unit marking on the syringe corresponds to 0.01mL of solution
Natural GLP-1 lasts only a minute or two before an enzyme inactivates it, so most of its signal stays near the gut
Ive talked about the upsides of pharmacologically boosting GLP-1 activity in terms of weight loss, given the ravages of obesity, and Ive also discussed its downsides, including common gastrointestinal reactions and muscle loss, as well as the rarer or more speculative side effects such as thyroid cancer, pancreatitis, and pancreatic cancer
We live in a stressful world, which has us in survival mode more often than we realize