What if the fatigue, stubborn weight changes, brain fog, inflammation, or burnout you’re experiencing isn’t a failure of willpower, but a signal that your metabolism is under strain?

In this solo episode, Dr. Taz unpacks what metabolic health actually means in the age of GLP-1 medications. She explains why weight loss alone is not the same as healing, and how focusing only on the scale can quietly erode muscle, gut function, hormonal balance, cellular energy, and nervous system resilience.

You’ll learn why so many people lose weight but still feel exhausted, inflamed, anxious, or disconnected from their bodies. Dr. Taz breaks down the six core metabolic engines that regulate energy, fat storage, blood sugar, hormones, stress response, and longevity, and why ignoring even one of them can stall long-term health.

This episode reframes metabolism as a full body system. One that includes the gut microbiome, hormone signaling, mitochondrial function, liver detoxification, muscle health, and the nervous system. When these systems fall out of sync, weight becomes a symptom, not the root issue.

Dr. Taz shares:
 • Why GLP-1 medications support weight loss but do not repair metabolic dysfunction
 • How up to 25% of weight lost on GLP-1s can come from muscle, impacting long-term health and longevity
 • Why the gut is the foundation of metabolic health and how digestion, bile flow, and microbiome balance shape hormones and inflammation
 • How hormone shifts, especially in midlife, can rapidly disrupt blood sugar, cholesterol, energy, and weight
 • The role of cellular and mitochondrial health in fatigue, brain fog, and metabolic slowdown
 • Why liver function is central to detoxification, fat metabolism, and insulin regulation
 • How stress and nervous system dysregulation can drive cravings, poor sleep, and metabolic instability
 • How to identify which metabolic engine needs attention first so your plan stays targeted and sustainable

Whether you’re currently on a GLP-1, considering one, struggling after coming off, or simply want to build metabolic health that lasts for decades, this episode offers a grounded, integrative roadmap. You don’t need to chase trends or stack solutions. You need to understand the system you’re living in.

You may not control every variable that shaped your metabolism, but you can change how it functions moving forward.

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Host: Dr. Taz; Edited and Produced by Clip Growth; Producer: Pat Gostek

Chapters
00:00 Why metabolism matters more than weight
00:50 The GLP-1 question no one asks
02:02 GLP-1s help weight, not metabolism
04:20 The real fallout of GLP-1s
05:15 Introducing the 6 metabolic engines
05:54 Engine #1: Gut health
07:40 Signs your gut is struggling
08:34 Engine #2: Hormones and the sweet spot
09:46 Why labs suddenly change after 40
11:09 Engine #3: Cellular and mitochondrial health
12:28 Engine #4: Liver function and metabolism
14:53 Engine #5: Nervous system and stress
16:12 Engine #6: Muscle mass and longevity
17:34 Why trends keep failing us
18:22 Where peptides fit (and where they don’t)
24:00 Supporting the liver properly
25:37 Rebuilding muscle safely
27:04 Calming the nervous system
29:43 How to transition off GLP-1s
30:55 Building metabolism for decades