Compounded Weight Loss Medications: What are They and What are Their Risks?
Jack Mountain, PharmD
March 18, 2025
Over the past few years, weight loss medications have become very popular, thanks in part to a class of drugs called glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs). GLP-1RAs like semaglutide (Wegovy) and tirzepatide...
Life's Essential 8: Improve Your Heart Health and More
Karen Aspry, MD
February 18, 2025
For decades, the American Heart Association was focused on reducing the risk factors for preventable cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) first established in the 1960s. However, in 2010, it introduced a new framework or construct...
Managing Social Gatherings on a Healthy Weight Journey
Kellie Armstrong, MSN, RN, FASMBS-IH, CBN
November 19, 2024
Social gatherings, such as holiday parties, birthday celebrations, or weddings, can feel overwhelming when you are on a healthy weight journey. These situations often center around food and drinks, and it is easy to feel...
Holiday festivities are usually filled with a wonderful spread of delicious food. This should be a time for joy and celebration, but it may also be a difficult time to navigate if you have diabetes. Here are a few tips to...
