Dr. Craig Koniver

And what we found is as long as people are losing less, two pounds or less a week, they're they're not losing the muscle mass.

And what we found is as long as people are losing less, two pounds or less a week, they're they're not losing the muscle mass.

And what we found is as long as people are losing less, two pounds or less a week, they're they're not losing the muscle mass.

We certainly encourage adequate protein intake, you know, resistance training, but that microdosing has been a game changer, like literally a game changer because then people don't feel like, and I've seen it where when we started, people were losing, you know, 15 pounds in three weeks. Goodness. Right? And then they're like excited.

We certainly encourage adequate protein intake, you know, resistance training, but that microdosing has been a game changer, like literally a game changer because then people don't feel like, and I've seen it where when we started, people were losing, you know, 15 pounds in three weeks. Goodness. Right? And then they're like excited.

We certainly encourage adequate protein intake, you know, resistance training, but that microdosing has been a game changer, like literally a game changer because then people don't feel like, and I've seen it where when we started, people were losing, you know, 15 pounds in three weeks. Goodness. Right? And then they're like excited.

But then they're not because then they come off of it and they just gain it right back. Or they lose a lot of weight and they lose that fat in their face and they look like skeletons. We've seen those called ozempic face. We don't like the way that looks. And that fat takes a while to come back. So if we just go slowly with this and we can really dial it in and nuance it,

But then they're not because then they come off of it and they just gain it right back. Or they lose a lot of weight and they lose that fat in their face and they look like skeletons. We've seen those called ozempic face. We don't like the way that looks. And that fat takes a while to come back. So if we just go slowly with this and we can really dial it in and nuance it,

But then they're not because then they come off of it and they just gain it right back. Or they lose a lot of weight and they lose that fat in their face and they look like skeletons. We've seen those called ozempic face. We don't like the way that looks. And that fat takes a while to come back. So if we just go slowly with this and we can really dial it in and nuance it,

That has had a tremendous impact. And now, beyond the weight loss, you know, we're seeing cognitive benefits. We're seeing, you know, inflammation benefits. A lot of people with autoimmune disease who their inflammation markers are coming down, and that's the only thing we can think is working.

That has had a tremendous impact. And now, beyond the weight loss, you know, we're seeing cognitive benefits. We're seeing, you know, inflammation benefits. A lot of people with autoimmune disease who their inflammation markers are coming down, and that's the only thing we can think is working.

That has had a tremendous impact. And now, beyond the weight loss, you know, we're seeing cognitive benefits. We're seeing, you know, inflammation benefits. A lot of people with autoimmune disease who their inflammation markers are coming down, and that's the only thing we can think is working.

Great question. Or I could say, is it the positive thoughts that come from looking at yourself in the mirror and feeling good? which transcends to feeling better about yourself, and that feeds forward to the momentum that you put forth in the world, all of those things. I think it's all of the above. I think that's going to be hard to dissect, but it's real. I mean, I have a patient, she's 50.

Great question. Or I could say, is it the positive thoughts that come from looking at yourself in the mirror and feeling good? which transcends to feeling better about yourself, and that feeds forward to the momentum that you put forth in the world, all of those things. I think it's all of the above. I think that's going to be hard to dissect, but it's real. I mean, I have a patient, she's 50.

Great question. Or I could say, is it the positive thoughts that come from looking at yourself in the mirror and feeling good? which transcends to feeling better about yourself, and that feeds forward to the momentum that you put forth in the world, all of those things. I think it's all of the above. I think that's going to be hard to dissect, but it's real. I mean, I have a patient, she's 50.

She has Hashimoto's thyroiditis, meaning she attacks her thyroid. She doesn't make enough thyroid hormones, so she takes thyroid hormone. Well, one of the challenges with that is they make a lot of thyroid antibodies, this antibody called thyroid peroxidase antibody. And when you have an elevated thyroid peroxidase antibody, you don't feel good. You feel inflamed, your joints hurt, you get rashes.

She has Hashimoto's thyroiditis, meaning she attacks her thyroid. She doesn't make enough thyroid hormones, so she takes thyroid hormone. Well, one of the challenges with that is they make a lot of thyroid antibodies, this antibody called thyroid peroxidase antibody. And when you have an elevated thyroid peroxidase antibody, you don't feel good. You feel inflamed, your joints hurt, you get rashes.

She has Hashimoto's thyroiditis, meaning she attacks her thyroid. She doesn't make enough thyroid hormones, so she takes thyroid hormone. Well, one of the challenges with that is they make a lot of thyroid antibodies, this antibody called thyroid peroxidase antibody. And when you have an elevated thyroid peroxidase antibody, you don't feel good. You feel inflamed, your joints hurt, you get rashes.

Life is just not easy. And it's a challenge to get that number down. I mean, it's certainly a challenge for me. You traditionally use probiotics, a lot of things to help bolster the immune system. Well, now we're starting to use the GLP-1s and we're seeing that those antibody levels come down. And I don't have a great way of explaining it, but there's something going on that's very positive.

Life is just not easy. And it's a challenge to get that number down. I mean, it's certainly a challenge for me. You traditionally use probiotics, a lot of things to help bolster the immune system. Well, now we're starting to use the GLP-1s and we're seeing that those antibody levels come down. And I don't have a great way of explaining it, but there's something going on that's very positive.