We now live in a world where previously unimaginable weight loss outcomes are becoming routine. Thanks to GLP-1 medicines such as Wegovy and Zepbound, physical changes previously seen only through bariatric surgery are now achievable by more and more people.1 And this is only the beginning. Within the next few years, not only will even better weight loss medicines become available, they will be combined with medicines such as myostatin inhibitors and activin A inhibitors to protect and even increase lean tissue (i.e., more muscle and stronger bones) while losing body fat.2

Yet despite these incredible metabolic health and weight loss breakthroughs, we still don't have a pill for improving body image. If you want a better physical body, a GLP-1 medicine, protein-first nutrition, and a personal trainer can likely get you there. But if you also want a better body image to go with it,........

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