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by glp1guide 819 days ago
> Side note, GLP1 based therapies are being investigated for improving brain health and potentially helping prevent the development of neurodegenerative illnesses, potentially because of an anti inflammatory feedback mechanism it activates when its able to reach tissues outside the gut. (natural GLP1 is usually broken down ~5 min in the body after release)

Just to zoom in on this -- the understanding of how GLP1 based therapies work seems to also be evolving to have the benefits primarily be brain-focused. While of course GLP1 interacts in lots of ways with your other organs, but the effects on appetite suppression (and suppression of other urges) seems to be majorly brain based.

Some research into how it might work together:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9455625

In fact I wonder if the negative effects of GLP1 drugs (gastroparesis, GI issues) might be completely gone if we can target the agonists towards the brain only somehow.

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Very interesting, thanks for linking the research. Also, huge fan of your website!
Thank you it's really nice to hear (read) someone say that!