Chlorogenic acid, yerba mate and GLP-1: a natural way to raise it?
Everybody is talking about GLP-1 right now because of drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. They work for a lot of people, but they can come with side effects, especially stomach trouble.
Chlorogenic acid is a compound you already get from plants. Green coffee beans have the most of it, and the yerba mate plant has plenty too. A recent study found it can raise GLP-1 levels naturally.
Dr. Ben Bikman, who runs a metabolism lab at Brigham Young University, shared early results on a podcast. In his experiment with a yerba mate drink, GLP-1 levels went up about 70% in the fasted state. That's still early…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.