Bill, many of these links want your email address or other back doors to your info in order to read the articles. It’s just another way for them to horn in on your life. Is there any other way around it?
“If you lose significant weight, feel better in your body, start moving again, sleep better, and do things you couldn’t do before, your mental health can improve for reasons that have nothing to do with the drug’s direct action on the brain.“
As I’ve heard, “motion is the lotion.” The better you feel, the more you want to move. That is a good cycle to live in!
I really like that you made a point to write the following:
"A few things worth knowing before you forward this to everyone you know. First, all the participants in the study already had depression or anxiety, plus diabetes or obesity. So, it’s possible the findings may not translate to people without those conditions.
Three of the authors disclosed receiving research funding from a pharmaceutical company, though the study itself was funded by Finnish government and foundation sources.
Also, this is observational research — the within-individual design is methodologically strong, but it still can’t prove the drug caused the mental health improvements."
There's so much declarative BS online. Your ethics shine with these three paragraphs.
Does the drug make you feel better or is it that losing weight makes you feel more positive a out life. I doubt they will ever figure that out out. And does losing weight using a drug versus losing weight through diet and exercise provide more positive feedback. Sometimes defeating the struggle is the real win.
Would you share the brand you use? Or used? I want to benefit both ways--physical and mental.
Zepbound
Are the links supposed to be behind a paywall?
No. Usually Bill provides guest links. Let him know here so he can fix it.
Bill, many of these links want your email address or other back doors to your info in order to read the articles. It’s just another way for them to horn in on your life. Is there any other way around it?
“If you lose significant weight, feel better in your body, start moving again, sleep better, and do things you couldn’t do before, your mental health can improve for reasons that have nothing to do with the drug’s direct action on the brain.“
As I’ve heard, “motion is the lotion.” The better you feel, the more you want to move. That is a good cycle to live in!
Have you stopped taking the drug? I have heard of people gaining weight after they stop taking it. Or will you take drug for life?
I really like that you made a point to write the following:
"A few things worth knowing before you forward this to everyone you know. First, all the participants in the study already had depression or anxiety, plus diabetes or obesity. So, it’s possible the findings may not translate to people without those conditions.
Three of the authors disclosed receiving research funding from a pharmaceutical company, though the study itself was funded by Finnish government and foundation sources.
Also, this is observational research — the within-individual design is methodologically strong, but it still can’t prove the drug caused the mental health improvements."
There's so much declarative BS online. Your ethics shine with these three paragraphs.
Does the drug make you feel better or is it that losing weight makes you feel more positive a out life. I doubt they will ever figure that out out. And does losing weight using a drug versus losing weight through diet and exercise provide more positive feedback. Sometimes defeating the struggle is the real win.