5 Ways To Naturally Boost The “Ozempic Effect”

Dr. Jason Fung is perhaps most well-known for his work in functional medicine for reversing diabetes, and he’s once again giving us sound advice about metabolic hormone-hacking with dietary tweaks:

All about incretin

As you may gather from the thumbnail, this video is about incretin, a hormone group (the most well-known of which is GLP-1, as in GLP-1 receptor agonists like semaglutide drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy, etc) that slows down stomach emptying, which means a gentler blood sugar curve and feeling fuller for longer. It also acts on the hypothalamus, controlling appetite via the brain too (signalling fullness and reducing hunger).

Dr. Fung recommends 5 ways to increase incretin levels:

• Enjoy dietary fat: healthy kinds, please (e.g. nuts, seeds, eggs, etc—not fried foods), but this increases incretin levels more than carbs
• Enjoy protein: again, prompts higher incretin levels of promotes satiety
• Enjoy fiber: this is more about slowing digestion, but when it’s fermented in the gut into short-chain fatty acids, those too increase incretin secretion
• Enjoy bitter foods: these don’t actually affect incretin levels, but they can bind to incretin receptors, making the body “believe” that you got more incretin (think of it like a skeleton key that fits the lock that was designed to be opened by a different key)
• Enjoy turmeric: for its curcumin content, which increases GLP-1 levels specifically

For more information on each of these, here’s Dr. Fung himself:

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Want to learn more?

You might also like to read:

• Semaglutide for Weight Loss?
• Ozempic vs Five Natural Supplements
• How To Prevent And Reverse Type 2 Diabetes ← this was our “Expert Insights” feature on Dr. Fung’s work

Take care!