Last blog I talked about glucose and its impact on our health and what we can do.

Today I thought I would go ahead and discuss another hot topic of today’s day and age!

OZEMPIC

For those who don’t know, Ozempic is a weight loss medication that was originally developed for managing type 2 diabetes. Ozempic is one of many medications these days, but just know that if the medication contains semaglutide it will essentially be the same thing. 

These medications work because they have a mechanism that involves mimicking the natural hormone GLP-1, which plays a crucial role in blood sugar regulation and appetite control. So  how does the medication achieve this?

Pourquoi s'entraîner n’est pas la solution clef dans une perte de poids ?

Avant de répondre à cette question, il faut d’abord comprendre les mécanismes de la gestion de poids par notre organisme.

Manger est un besoin primaire. En effet, notre corps fonctionne grâce aux calories qui sont apportées via l’alimentation. Nous possédons chacun un besoin calorique qui nous est propre. Il est défini par notre genre, notre taille, notre poids, la répartition des différents tissus (muscle, gras…) etc. Nous appelons cela le métabolisme de base (MB). Il représente l’énergie minimale dont notre corps à besoin pour assurer ses fonctions vitales au repos. À cela vient s’ajouter différents facteurs externes tels que la digestion, l’activité physique liée au sport et non liée au sport. Nous appelons cela le NAP (niveau d’activité physique).

As we all know, most people use January to set themselves new goals. Whilst this makes sense as January symbolizes a fresh start and a new year, September may in fact be a better time to set goals. September is the start of a new academic year, a new season, and to me is a great time to set goals as we haven’t quite hit the darker colder days yet and therefore I am more likely to build better habits in autumn than in the depths of winter.

Many diets often focus their attention purely on numbers on a scale, with no consideration -and potentially at the expense- of your overall heal or psychological wellbeing. I am nearly a decade deep working in the fitness industry and to this day, the speed the diet industry churns out brand new ways of trying to extract money from you is pretty impressive!