Expanding applications: GLP-1s are now being explored beyond metabolic diseases, including liver disease (e.g., MASH/NAFLD), cardiovascular health, sleep apnea, alcohol use disorder, and potentially reducing obesity-related cancer risk
Evidence-based stress reduction techniques include regular physical activity (which you should already be doing for muscle preservation), adequate sleep (see next section), mindfulness or meditation practices even for just 10 minutes daily, limiting news and social media consumption, setting boundaries around work hours, and addressing relationship or financial stressors directly rather than avoiding them
Most gram-positive gut bacteria (i.e., Clostridium , Enterococcus , Bifidobacterium , and Lactobacillus ) with bile salt hydrolase activity can produce secondary BAs (77)
If a consultation does not explore these questions, it may not be a thorough enough basis for a decision