The Ivologist Journal

GLP-1 & Weight-Loss Guides, Reviewed by Clinicians

Evidence-based articles on semaglutide, hormone therapy, hair regrowth and longevity — written and medically reviewed by licensed providers.

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Weight Loss

High-Protein Holiday Sides That Protect Muscle on a GLP-1

On a GLP-1 you'll probably eat a fraction of what's on the table, so the healthy Thanksgiving sides for you are the ones that carry protein. Six recipes, each built on one swap.

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Weight Loss

Holistic Weight Loss: What It Means and Why It Works Beyond the Scale

Holistic weight loss describes treating the whole person, with nutrition, activity, sleep, stress and medical care as one plan, and it can include a GLP-1 as easily as it can leave one out.

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Wellness & Longevity

How Inflammation Is Measured, and What the Results Don't Tell You

Inflammatory markers tell a clinician quickly whether something in your body has set off an immune response. What they can't do is tell you what that something is.

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Wellness & Longevity

Tesamorelin Dosing: How It's Prescribed and Why It Varies

The labeled tesamorelin dosage fits on a single line. What seems to vary around it isn't a different dose for a different goal but a prescriber's judgment about your labs and your response.

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Hormone Therapy

What Is Hormone Optimization? How It Works for Energy and Metabolism

Hormone optimization is an approach, not a drug: it treats to how you feel and function, using labs and symptoms together, rather than stopping at "your numbers are in range."

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Wellness & Longevity

3 in 4 People Who Suspect Candida Overgrowth in the Gut Do Not Have It

Why most people who suspect candida overgrowth in the gut don't have it, why symptoms and stool tests can't diagnose it, and what is worth checking instead.

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