glp-1 lizard saliva Gila monster venom… and weight loss? 🦎 It sounds wild, but it's true. medications were inspired by a hormone first discovered in the of a Gila monster. On this week's Gila monster: meet the lizard

Osman 2019

The 9 aminoacids long GLP-1(28-36) protects -cells from glucolipotoxicity (121), diet-induced steatosis of the liver (122), improves hepatic glucose tolerance in diabetic mice (122124)

Levels of concern are: Moderate (15 to 30 mcmol/L) Intermediate (30 to 100 mcmol/L) Severe (greater than 100 mcmol/L) Most people have not heard of homocysteine, nor do they have an understanding of the crucial role of the stomach and vitamin B12

HOW ARE THESE DIFFERENT FROM PRESCRIPTION GLP-1 MEDICATIONS

Funding This work was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (U21A20364) and National Key Research and Development Project of China (2024YFC3308400)

Berberine is also not regulated as a medicine, so quality and dose can vary across products