@the.living.room.pod: GLP-1 medications are changing how we think about addiction. In this conversation, Matthias Tschöp explains why the same drugs being used for weight loss are also reducing cravings for alcohol, nicotine, and even gambling. The reason comes down to how these medications work in the brain. As Matthias describes, patients report something striking: the constant mental noise around food, the voices telling them to eat, simply goes quiet. For some, that's five hours a day of mental space they didn't have before. And it turns out that same mechanism doesn't stop at food. These drugs appear to act on the brain's broader addiction pathways. Which raises a bigger question about what we've been calling willpower all along. Tune into the full conversation, out now on all major streaming platforms. ▶️ youtube.com/@The.Living.Room.Podcast #TheLIVINGRoomPodcast

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