Dan Go discusses the physiological downsides and metabolic risks of using GLP-1 weight-loss medications without concurrent strength training and high-protein diets.
Opinion
Dan Go: Pharmaceutical Direct-to-Consumer Advertising Brainwashes Patients
“Notwithstanding, the shitty things that are happening with, like, pharma advertising, the, you know, all the advertising that's happening with pharma that actually pushes this stuff and psyops people into wanting to take this stuff. That shit is fucking... I w…”
Assertion Supported
Dan Go: Higher Testosterone Makes Men More Independent Thinkers
“They've done studies where it's like when you have more testosterone in your body, when you're, when a guy has more testosterone in his body, he becomes more of an independent thinker.”
Opinion
Dan Go: Food Companies Engineer Addiction While Pharma Masks Symptoms
“Food companies make foods that make you more addicted to the foods that you're eating. Pharma companies come in and they say, oh, cool, we have this thing that's going to help you mask the system, but, or mask the symptom, but what's going to happen is, is tha…”
Insight
Dan Go: People should stop using wearable sleep trackers after 6-12 months
“My whole thing about these trackers is the fact that we should use them to get the data. Once we get the data, once we make improvements, we should actually stop using them. And I say for every single one of the people, should I get an honor ring? Should I get…”
Opinion
Dan Go: Consumers Seeking Magic Pills Drive Prescription Drug Demand
“And I feel like it's, you know, a lot of doctors catch a lot of flack for recommending these drugs, but The unfortunate thing is, is that it is the consumer that actually is asking for this stuff.”
Assertion Supported
Dan Go: Getting in shape passes down epigenetic benefits to children
“The really cool thing that we're learning is that this can be generational. So, let's just say, like, you're overweight, you get yourself in shape, and then you end up, ah, having a kid. And you end up kind of like kicking the can, 90 years old, whatever it is…”