Diet, sleep, training, and stress control still do the heavy lifting
GLP-1 can also force your stomach to slow down and not allow it to empty as quickly as it normally would
This is the part everyone fumbles
Many patients cannot tolerate the side effects, and its estimated that within a year, 80 to 90% of individuals who start on these drugs discontinue their usage
Recent research published in JMIR Formative Research (2025) showed that Second Nature participants achieved an average of 18-22% weight loss at 12 months 1, similar to the weight loss achieved in clinical trials 2
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