The Mindbodygreen Podcast

“It is more dangerous to your health not to have muscle mass than to have excess body fat,” explains Rocío Salas-Whalen, M.D. Salas-Whalen, a board-certified Endocrinologist, Obesity Medicine specialist, and widely recognized as one of the earliest adopters of GLP-1 therapies in the United States, joins us today to explain how GLP-1s work, who truly benefits, and the crucial steps you need to take to protect your metabolism along the way. - How to know if GLP-1s are right for you (~4:00) - Are there longevity benefits of GLP-1s? (~5:10) - Types of body composition profiles (~7:00) - How to protect your muscle mass on GLP-1s (~8:50) - Protein recommendations (~12:00) - Common mistakes (~13:00) - Conversations to have with your provider (~14:25) - Getting off GLP-1s (~18:05) - The most important steps to build muscle (~19:30) - HRT + GLP-1s (~21:30) - Who should not take GLP-1s (~25:05) - The importance of lifestyle (~27:55) - The internal gains of GLP-1s (~29:45) - The mindset needed for lon