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Fine, the title is an exaggeration. But only a small one. GLP-1 receptor agonist medications like Ozempic are already FDA-approved to treat diabetes and obesity. But an increasing body of research finds they\u2019re also effective against\xa0stroke, heart disease, kidney disease, Parkinson\u2019s, Alzheimer\u2019s, alcoholism, and drug addiction.

There\u2019s a pattern in fake scammy alternative medicine. People get excited about some new herb. They invent a laundry list of effects: it improves heart health, softens menopause, increases energy, deepens sleep, clears up your skin. This is how you know it\u2019s a fraud. Real medicine works by mimicking natural biochemical signals. Why would you have a signal for \u201chave low energy, bad sleep, nasty menopause, poor heart health, and ugly skin\u201d? Why would all the herb\u2019s side effects be other good things? Real medications usually shift a system along a tradeoff curve; if they hit more than one system, the extras usually just produce side effects. If you\u2019re lucky, you can pick out a subset of patients for whom the intended effect is more beneficial than the side effects are bad. That\u2019s how real medicine works.

But GLP-1 drugs are starting to feel more like the magic herb. Why?

https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/why-does-ozempic-cure-all-diseases\xa0