Emergence Functional Nutrition

🤢 Tummy troubles with your GLP-1 medication? 🤢 You're not alone.

Let's explore simple strategies. small changes can make a BIG difference in how you feel!

➡️ Slowly eat small, frequent meals and stop when you're satisfied but not overly full
➡️ Choosing fish over red meat can also be helpful
➡️ Avoiding eating 2-3 hours before bedtime can ease reflux

💧🥤 Drink plenty of water
🍐🥕🥦 Gradually increasing your fiber intake.
📒 Most importantly, start a food & symptom journal.

✔️ Tracking your food, hydration, sleep & movement is the quickest way to identify specific foods & behaviors contributing to how you're feeling.

🧐 When you understand that what you do impacts how you feel, you can make specific changes and take control of your comfort.

Did you know that weightloss on a GLP-1 could inadvertently impact your strength, bone health, and even long-term brain function? 💪🦴🧠

Ladies, prioritizing muscle mass isn't just about fitness – it's about longevity.

We naturally have less muscle mass than men, and unfortunately, start to lose it as we age. Usually right when many are considering or using GLP-1 medications.

👉 Remember, muscle tissue is metabolically active, meaning the more you have, the more calories you burn at rest.

👉 Rapid weight loss can accelerate muscle loss if we're not intentional.

‼️ This isn't just about feeling strong; maintaining muscle mass is critical for supporting bone health and has even been linked to preventing cognitive decline like dementia and Alzheimer's Disease in the long run.