Oprah Winfrey is on tour to promote her new book ‘Enough: Your Weight and What It’s Like to Be Free’. In 2023, she reportedly had one of her famous “aha” moments, this time realizing that her path to personal freedom involved GLP-1 agonist drugs.
She stopped seeing obesity as a personal failure and began to see GLP-1s as a way to “silence the noise” that comes with wanting to eat all the time. As she was telling it, she was suddenly free.
Don’t get me wrong, I believe Oprah’s “aha moments” are real, and I also see the great value of GLP-1 medications, especially in a society where nearly 70% of the population overweight or obesity.
I also like the way these drugs work: they reduce hunger signals in the brain and slow stomach emptying, which has additional benefits like reducing alcohol cravings, improving insulin efficiency, and reducing inflammation in the body. They lower blood pressure, lower cholesterol levels and improve heart function, which is one reason why so many cardiologists use them.
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But they are also false gods. They’re powerful tools for doctors and their patients, but they can’t take the place of treating your body like a temple and honoring it with more exercise, better sleep, and healthier eating. You should not start with GLP-1 medications. They are not medical miracles in themselves.
They are also part of a larger problem where people rush to injections and pills for solutions without fully investigating the underlying cause. As a practicing internist, it is obviously important to me that I help you lose your weight in whatever safe way possible, because of the strong link between obesity and the risk of heart disease, diabetes, stroke, high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease. different types of cancerincluding breast, colon, liver and pancreatic cancer.
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GLP-1 drugs are not miracle workers. They are simply effective tools in a trained physician’s arsenal to combat obesity.
Worshiping it can lead to a dependency that is difficult to break, and when it is stopped, patients (including Oprah) often find they regain their weight.
Presenting these drugs as the only effective solution also opens the door for charlatans to use them to convert many into taking rip-off and cheap alternatives sold through online pharmacies that can be medically dangerous.
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It’s a more fundamental approach to look at the food we eat and embrace the MAHA – “Make America Healthy Again” – movement’s emphasis on whole foods, with a declared war on ultra-processed foods.
God did not put us on this planet to pollute our bodies with chemical dyes, synthetic flavors, or sweeteners that lure us into a world of unhealthy addiction.
Replacing an addiction to unhealthy foods with a dependence on GLP-1 medications is not the only viable long-term solution.
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Keep in mind that losing weight can also be associated with your faith, viewing your body as sacred, aligning spiritual discipline with healthy eating and exercise, and seeking comfort in God rather than food.
In fact, there are many prayers in the Bible that can help us on the path to treating obesity. Here it is one of my favorites:
“Your Word says that my body is Your temple, and I am responsible for stewarding this gift. I choose today to make the right choices about the food I eat. I will not eat more than my body needs, and I will not fill my mouth with foods that are unhealthy, such as excessive sugars and carbohydrates. I refuse to live a life of gluttony and instead clothe myself in self-control and healthy living so that I can serve You well.”
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Can the hunger pangs Oprah talks about be satisfied by the GLP-1 weight loss drugs? The answer is yes. These drugs are wonders of modern science. But the path to a thinner future can also be found through a healing hymn, prayer and spiritual healing that can provide the path to a more permanent solution than any injection.
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