This Diet Works Better than Ozempic

Summary

The speaker shares their journey from chronic health issues to discovering the benefits of a healthy lifestyle over medication. They emphasize the importance of a diet rich in foods that stimulate GLP-1, a hormone that aids in weight loss without drugs. As a personal trainer, they recommend a diet similar to the ketogenic diet and suggest primal movements for optimal health. They caution against the use of OIC, which can hinder the release of growth hormone, leading to muscle loss and fat gain. The video encourages viewers to adopt a lifestyle that promotes natural weight loss and overall well-being.

Takeaways

• 💊 The speaker advocates for a healthy lifestyle over medication as a first resort for health issues.
• 🌱 The speaker's personal experience with chronic health issues led to the discovery that diet and lifestyle changes were more effective than medication.
• 🍽️ Foods that stimulate GLP-1, a hormone that mimics OIC, can aid in weight loss without the need for drugs.
• 🥑 Examples of GLP-1 stimulating foods include eggs, avocados, nuts, and complex carbohydrates.
• ☕️ Beverages like yerba mate tea and black coffee can also help lower appetite.
• 🥩 The ideal fat loss diet recommended is similar to a ketogenic diet, focusing on GLP-1 stimulating foods.
• 🏋️‍♀️ Exercise is emphasized as a crucial component for overall health and fat loss, contrary to OIC which can inhibit the release of growth hormone.
• 💊 The speaker is against medication like OIC and promotes natural methods for achieving health goals.
• 🧠 Exercise not only aids in physical fitness but also cognitive functions through the release of chemicals like BDNF.
• 🌿 The speaker suggests that by understanding and providing the body with the right nutrients, the need for weight loss drugs can be eliminated.
• 🌱 A Primal movement-based exercise routine is recommended for a healthy lifestyle, which includes squatting, hinging, lunging, pushing, and pulling.

Q & A

What did the speaker initially believe about medication?

The speaker grew up with traditional values, believing that medication should always be a last resort.

What symptoms did the speaker experience in their early 20s?

The speaker experienced chronic strep throat, joint pain, and rashes.

How did the speaker’s poor diet and stress affect their health?

The poor diet and high stress levels contributed to the speaker's health issues, which they initially did not realize.

What changes did the speaker make to improve their health?

The speaker started taking vitamins, followed a paleo diet, spent more time outside, and stopped taking medications.

What is the speaker’s opinion on using medication for weight loss?

The speaker is against using medication for weight loss, advocating for a healthy lifestyle approach instead.

What is GLP-1, and how does it affect the body?

GLP-1 is a hormone produced in the gut and brain that slows digestion and lowers appetite, aiding in weight loss.

What foods does the speaker recommend for increasing GLP-1 production?

The speaker recommends foods such as eggs, avocado, nuts, complex carbohydrates, yerba mate tea, and black coffee to increase GLP-1 production.

What is the difference between fat loss and weight loss, according to the speaker?

The speaker emphasizes that fat loss is the goal, not weight loss, as the objective is to retain muscle and lose fat.

What type of diet does the speaker suggest for GLP-1 stimulation?

The speaker suggests a diet close to a ketogenic diet, focusing on GLP-1 stimulating foods that are effective for fat loss.

Why does the speaker believe exercise is important even though it doesn't stimulate GLP-1?

Exercise is important because it stimulates other beneficial chemicals in the body, such as growth hormone (GH) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), which aid in muscle growth and cognitive function.

Outlines

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💊 Transitioning from Medication to a Healthy Lifestyle

The speaker shares a personal journey from relying on medication for chronic health issues like strep throat, joint pain, and rashes to discovering the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. Initially, they turned to doctors for antibiotics and painkillers, which only worsened their symptoms. After a misdiagnosis scare, they realized the limitations of the medical system in addressing their symptoms. They then shifted to a lifestyle approach, which included taking vitamins, adopting a paleo diet, and spending more time outdoors, leading to a gradual disappearance of their symptoms. This experience sparked a passion for a lifestyle approach over medication.

Keywords

💡OIC

OIC refers to weight-loss medications that mimic the hormone GLP-1. In the video, the speaker contrasts the use of OIC with a healthy lifestyle, arguing that a natural approach through diet and exercise is more effective than relying on medication.

💡GLP-1

GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) is a hormone produced in the gut and brain that slows digestion and lowers appetite. The video emphasizes that certain foods can naturally stimulate GLP-1 production, aiding in fat loss without the need for drugs like OIC.

💡Paleo diet

The Paleo diet is a dietary plan based on foods presumed to have been available to humans during the Paleolithic era. In the video, the speaker mentions switching to a Paleo diet as part of their healthy lifestyle, which helped alleviate their health issues without medication.

💡Fat loss vs. weight loss

The speaker distinguishes between fat loss and weight loss, emphasizing that the goal should be to lose fat while preserving muscle. This is an important theme in the video, as the speaker critiques medications like OIC for leading to muscle loss rather than healthy fat reduction.

💡Primal movements

Primal movements refer to fundamental human movements such as squatting, hinging, lunging, pushing, and pulling. The video suggests that these exercises, designed to mimic natural body movements, are crucial for a healthy lifestyle and effective fat loss.

💡Growth hormone (GH)

Growth hormone (GH) is a hormone that stimulates muscle growth. In the video, the speaker explains that exercise releases GH, which promotes muscle development, contrasting this with OIC, which suppresses GH and leads to muscle loss.

💡BDNF

BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor) is a protein that supports brain function and cognitive health. The video highlights that exercise increases BDNF production, making individuals not only stronger but also smarter, which is part of the speaker's argument for a natural lifestyle over medication.

💡Insulin resistance

Insulin resistance occurs when the body's cells become less responsive to insulin, leading to higher blood sugar levels. The speaker mentions reversing insulin resistance through diet and exercise, and compares the ketogenic diet to a GLP-1 stimulating diet as effective strategies for fat loss.

💡PCOS

PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome) is a hormonal disorder affecting women. The speaker recommends the GLP-1 stimulating diet for individuals with PCOS, highlighting its benefits for managing metabolic diseases like this, along with diabetes and fatty liver.

💡Anti-medication

The speaker describes themselves as 'anti-medication,' advocating for a healthy lifestyle as a more effective solution for weight loss and overall health. This reflects the central message of the video, which promotes natural approaches over pharmaceutical interventions like OIC.

Highlights

The importance of a healthy lifestyle over medication for managing symptoms.

Personal experience with chronic health issues and the ineffectiveness of antibiotics and painkillers.

The realization that the medical system is not equipped to handle symptoms without medication.

The positive impact of vitamins, a paleo diet, and outdoor activities on chronic symptoms.

The role of GLP-1, a hormone that OIC mimics, in weight loss and appetite regulation.

How certain foods like eggs, avocados, nuts, and complex carbohydrates can increase GLP-1 production.

The benefits of yerba mate tea and black coffee in lowering appetite.

An ideal fat loss diet that stimulates GLP-1, similar to a ketogenic diet.

The difference between fat loss and weight loss, emphasizing the importance of preserving muscle mass.

Meal examples and a grocery list focused on GLP-1 stimulating foods.

Exercise as a way to stimulate growth hormone (GH) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), contributing to muscle growth and cognitive function.

The negative impact of OIC on growth hormone release and muscle maintenance.

The concept of 'Primal movements' and their role in injury prevention and overall health.

Five essential primal movements: squatting, hinging, lunging, pushing, and pulling.

The ideal diet for managing metabolic diseases like PCOS, type 2 diabetes, fatty liver, dysliidemia, and hypertension.

The role of pharmaceutical companies in perpetuating the reliance on medication.

Encouragement to adopt a healthy lifestyle as an alternative to medication.

The power of individuals to live a healthy lifestyle and manage their symptoms.

Transcripts

the thing that is more effective than

OIC is a healthy lifestyle I grew up

with very traditional values and I

remember my mom telling me that

medication should always be the last

resort in my early 20s I started getting

chronic strep throat joint pain and

rashes I had no idea that it was because

of my poor diet and stress level so I

went to the doctor and got prescribed

antibiotics and painkillers my symptoms

got worse and I went to the emergency

room thinking that I had broid arthritis

or something which is typical Susie

being over traumatic and the doctors

were just as confused as me and I

realized the medical system is not made

to help people with symptoms started

taking vitamins eating a paleo diet and

spending more time outside and I stopped

taking medications and my symptoms

gradually went away so that's a little

bit about my story and why I'm so

passionate about a lifestyle approach

instead of medication in this video

we're going to be focused on what kinds

of foods to eat and what kinds of

exercises that stimulate glp1 which is

the hormone that OIC mimics so basically

how to get really effective weight loss

results without needing to take drugs I

am a personal trainer so I am an expert

at exercise nutrition and coaching and

not medications although I have done my

fair share of research on OIC because I

talk to so many people who have taken it

or are currently taking it I noticed

that doctors in Canada are prescribing

it very generously and if we understood

how to make our body have nutrients then

we wouldn't gain fat and feel the need

for weight loss drugs at all I would

definitely describe myself as anti

medication and pro-healthy lifestyle

glp1 is a hormone that is produced in

the gut and the brain that slows

digestion and lowers appetite your body

is really good at making it on its own

without any medical intervention there

are foods you can eat that increase the

production of glp1 which will make

weight loss easier eggs avocado nuts and

complex carbohydrates all have been

shown to increase glp1 yerba mate tea

and black coffee also lower appetite

here's the ideal fat loss diet that

stimulates a lot of glp1 it's pretty

close to a ketogenic diet which is very

effective for reversing insulin

resistance and losing fat I made meal

examples in a grocery list so this is

slightly different than the grocery list

from my video on the perfect diet for

reversing insulin resistance because

it's more focused on glp1 stimulating

Foods both of them are awesome for fat

loss remember that fat loss is the goal

not weight loss because we want to keep

our muscle and lose the fat I have

another video that I'll link below where

I go through other diets how to

calculate your calories and macros and a

full grocery list in this video I wanted

to specifically focus on foods that

stimulate gp1 because that's what OIC

does the good news is your body does it

better with no help this is also the

ideal diet for PCOS type 2 diabetes

fatty liver dysliidemia hypertension

basically every metabolic disease in my

other video I also go through multiple

types of diets that you can choose from

based on what you feel ready for and

your current activity level so click the

link below for that exercise does not

stimulate gp1 but it does stimulate a

whole bunch of other chemicals that

benefit the body one of them is growth

hormone or GH and another one is bdnf GH

is what starts the process of muscle

growth and bdnf is what what makes you

smarter so basically exercise makes you

jacked and smart OIC actually stops you

from releasing growth hormone which is

why those who take it tend to gain fat

and lose muscle so in most cases OIC

actually makes us lose the wrong type of

weight the best exercises are called

Primal movements they are movements that

your body is actually designed to do

injury and pain are the result of not

being able to do Primal movements there

are five of them and they are squatting

hinging lunging pushing and pulling I've

linked them all in description below so

basically all you need to do to live a

healthy lifestyle that is more effective

for fat loss than OIC is one eat the glp

when stimulating diet and two practice

your Primal movements every day big

Pharma will keep making drugs and

selling them to us as long as we are

asking for them and by taking them

you're still asking for them so

hopefully this provided some clarity on

what to do instead which is be healthy

leave a comment down below if you have

taken OIC or what your thoughts are on

it I really hope this helps as always

remember that your symptoms are common

but not normal and it's within your

power to live a healthy lifestyle see

you next time

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