Natural alternatives may be important due to cost and accessibility of GLP-1 injections, potential side effects, and individual focus on more natural healthcare.
There are some natural ingredients, such as caffeine, protein, and green tea that may help boost your metabolism.
In recent years, GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Mounjaro have helped transform the way experts treat type 2 diabetes and manage weight. However, they have also offered new insights into the power of our own gut hormones.
These insights include the understanding that signals from the gut to the brain suppress the appetite and help to control blood sugar levels.
This has led researchers to dive further into drug-free alternatives that may trigger the same things.
Researchers recently published a review of the existing evidence in the journal Toxicology Reports, assessing how the natural hormone that is produced in the gut, called glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) might be affected by natural compounds from diet.
This is the same hormone targeted by GLP-1 drugs. At this time, experts have identified no natural compounds found that can exactly replicate the effects of GLP-1 injections.
However, early research suggests that certain foods and the timing of meals may be useful in regulating GLP-1 hormone activity in the body, and thus potentially “rewiring” hunger and satiety cues.
