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Feb 2025
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Should Everyone be Taking GLP-1 Medicati...

Nick Shaw
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0:30 GLP-1 and alcohol

3:42 Other benefits of GLP-1

12:30 What if you don't "need" them

14:50 Benefits of GLP-1 list

17:20 Longevity promoting

19:52 Cardiovascular health and blood pressure

25:06 Kidney benefits

26:44 Neuroprotective effects

28:45 Gut issues

32:41 Anti inflammatory

36:27 Gut health

37:18 Mental health

39:26 Bone health, cancer, immune function

41:30 Visceral fat

47:00 Extending use

57:15 Pharmaceutical revolution

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