The weight loss struggle is real, but as the culture increasingly turns to injections of GLP-1 agonist drugs like semaglutide, side effects like muscle loss and a lack of long-term information about them are opening the door to natural solutions.

Berberine is one with emerging clinical backing. Others like curcumin, gardenia, and even foods like soy and wheat have proven mechanisms of action on those same GLP pathways. Still others like cinnamon, probiotics, GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid), lemon balm, astralagus and Panax ginseng are similarly in play for GLP-1 activity.

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