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This 2025 book by Dr. Alexandra Sowa features text on the cover, and a title, that make it seem like it’s filled with hype and breathless enthusiasm, but I found it to be quite helpful and practical. I guess I should apologize to Doctor Sowa for that; I’m afraid “doctors” like Oz and Drew have made me cynical.
The detailed discussions of how GLP-1 meds work is invaluable, and within the first ten pages I already knew more than my doctor told me.
One of the more interesting aspects of the books is learning how GLP-1 medicines have additional effects, such as reducing the appeal of alcohol. Moreover, that the hunger-reducing effects diminish over time, but because of the hormonal changes that are involved, hunger does not return with the same furor.
The book is also filled with practical advice, such as ensuring that you eat a certain amount of protein with every meal, and importantly, that it be consumed first. The necessity of fiber, hydration, and not skipping meals is also well explained.
Normally, at this point in one of my book reviews, I’d include a bulleted list of things I learned or appreciated. With this book, not only are there too many to do that, I feel like my restatement and summary would gloss over the importance of the information. So, instead, I’ll end here some earnest encouragement that this book is well worth your time and effort if you’re partaking of what really does promise to be a medical revolution. I got my copy at the Amazon.