The “quiet mind” effect — what patients report and what the neuroscience says
Patients describe a reduction in food obsession, anxiety and intrusive thoughts that goes beyond appetite suppression. The mechanism is real. The implications are extraordinary.
GLP-1s and alcohol reduction — the emerging research and what it means
A 2025 JAMA Psychiatry RCT confirmed semaglutide significantly reduces alcohol consumption in people with alcohol use disorder. A Swedish cohort of 227,000 patients showed 36% lower hospitalisation risk.
Identity and body image after significant weight loss — the psychology nobody prepares you for
Losing 15–20% of your body weight changes how you look, how others treat you, and — in ways harder to predict — how you see yourself. Not all of those changes are comfortable.