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Your GLP-1 Starter Guide

An evidence-informed guide for anyone beginning, or just thinking about, GLP-1 therapy. Understand the science, ease the fears, protect your muscle, and know exactly what to expect.

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22 bright, animated lessons with narration — five modules, a course overview, and a hands-on bonus on using your pen. Watch or listen, at your own pace, in your browser.

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What's inside

Five modules that take you from "what even is this medicine?" to confidently living well on it. Tap any module to see its lessons.

1Understanding the Medicine4 lessons
  • A Short History: From Gut Extracts to Lizard Venom
  • How These Medicines Actually Work
  • The Companies and the Drugs: Who Makes What
  • What the Trials Found, and What Happens If You Stop
2Starting Treatment Safely4 lessons
  • Dose Escalation, Devices and Storage
  • Side Effects: What's Common, What's Serious, What to Do
  • The Fears People Bring: Myths, Half-Truths and Real Risks
  • Working With Your Prescriber
3Food and Muscle4 lessons
  • Eating Enough: The Under-Fuelling Trap
  • Protein and Muscle: How Much, How Often
  • Resistance Training: The Minimum That Actually Works
  • Building a Plate You Will Actually Eat
4Your Head, Your People, and the Noise4 lessons
  • Mood, Mental Health and Your Relationship With Food
  • Family, Friends and Managing Expectations
  • How to Spot Fake Advertising and Counterfeit Product
  • Where to Get Information You Can Trust
5Inflammation, Joints and Autoimmune Disease4 lessons
  • Inflammation, Weight and What This Drug Class Actually Does
  • Osteoarthritis and Joint Pain
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease and the Gut
  • Psoriasis, Rheumatoid Arthritis and the Wider Autoimmune Question
★Bonus lesson — How to give yourself the medication1 lesson
  • Dial-a-dose pens vs single-dose auto-injectors
  • Clean technique, every time — hands, swab, a new needle
  • Attaching the needle — dial pens vs auto-injectors
  • Where to inject — and why to rotate your sites
  • Plus: official pen demo videos for the common devices

Who it's for

✓You've just been prescribed a GLP-1 and want to start on the right foot.
✓You're considering one and want the real, evidence-based picture first.
✓You're a few weeks in and worried about muscle loss, side effects, or what's normal.
✓You want plain-language answers you can trust, not TikTok myths.

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Five modules, 25 lessons, watch or listen, at your own pace, with a certificate when you finish.

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