Weight Loss Drugs & Metabolic Health in Midlife

EP 68: Weight loss & diabetes drugs in the news and social media? Some of the drugs you are hearing about are Ozempic, Wegovy & Mounjaro”...with article titles like, “Hell for Your Post Ozempic Body”, “Skinny Rich”, “What is Ozempic Face” or “How Kim Kardashian’s Mystery weight loss to fit into Marilyn Monroe’s Dress has led to a TikTok craze”...Do you feel a little “off” in your midlife years? You might be moody and more “muffin toppy”...You are struggling to lose weight or maintain your current weight? Your insulin resistance and cholesterol numbers are climbing. Your bone density is declining. You have been doing the same workouts and following a healthy nutritional lifestyle since your thirties, but all of a sudden you aren’t seeing the same results you used to? Do you want to work with your body and find the healthiest treatments and solutions for you? Do you want to find answers not just in the weight number on the scale, but overall midlife metabolic health?

Join me, Dr. Sarah Milken, in an open and honest conversation called, “Weight Loss Drugs & Metabolic Health in Midlife”. My guest, Dr. Rocio Salas-Whalen, is a triple board certified physician with vast experience across all areas of endocrinology with an emphasis on obesity, diabetes, metabolism, thyroid disorders and osteoporosis. We discuss metabolic & obesity (insulin resistance and thyroid) issues and drugs that are getting a lot of media coverage right now and dig deep into why they are important factors in reviewing the health of midlife women. After working with patients facing metabolic and obesity issues for over a decade, Dr. Salas knows the difficulties midlife women face when trying so many different methods and being given misinformation through media sensationalism. With her evidence-based private practice, New York Endocrinology, Dr. Salas gives patients one-on-one time and care with the mission of helping them feel good and healthier in their own skin. If you’re looking to feel the same and want a deep dive into medical facts and not sensationalism, then listen to this episode full of expert info and golden nuggets!

Some Highlights: 

• We can't just lie down and let “midlife and menopause” happen to us. We have to take ownership
• This class of drugs are called incretins. Learn the three types
• Who is a good candidate, generally speaking?
• 70 percent of women in the perimenopausal category are considered obese and overweight and hits a peak of 76 percent, before declining after age 75
• Why is insulin resistance such a hot topic and the importance of controlling it?
• What is visceral fat and why should we care about it?
• The definition of obesity
• Why is obesity not just an “aesthetics” issue?
• 72 million people in US have obesity and 42 million have diabetes (10% of the 42 million have type 1 diabetes and can’t take this drug)  
• Finding your appropriate hormonal, diabetes and weight loss treatments for optimal metabolic midlife female health
• Making sure your doctor is fully knowledgeable in the appropriateness of a drug and their experience in prescribing them
• Knowing the key ways to lessen the side effects that many people face with these drugs
• Why gaining muscle & resistance training is “not optional” in midlife
• The definition of A1C and the importance of testing your A1C for metabolic health
• Be an advocate for yourself & know your body

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