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Dr. Matt Altman
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GLP-1 Medications and Functional Medicine: What Ozempic Can and Can't Do
Dr. Matt Altman on GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro from a functional medicine perspective. What these drugs can do, what they don't fix, and how to pair them with root-cause metabolic work.
Matthew Altman
Apr 208 min read
Why Your Metabolism Slowed Down (And What to Do About It)
Dr. Matt Altman explains why metabolism slows with age, stress, and dieting and how to fix it. Insulin resistance, thyroid dysfunction, muscle loss, and metabolic adaptation from a functional medicine perspective.
Matthew Altman
Apr 1610 min read
Why I Don't Just Prescribe Ozempic
Dr. Matt Altman explains why GLP-1 medications like Ozempic work better when paired with root-cause metabolic medicine. Functional medicine approach to weight loss in Central Texas.
Matthew Altman
Apr 98 min read
The Weight Loss Labs Your Doctor Never Ordered
Dr. Matt Altman explains which labs actually reveal why you can't lose weight. Fasting insulin, complete thyroid panel, inflammatory markers — the tests most doctors skip but functional medicine physicians run first.
Matthew Altman
Apr 68 min read
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