
Essential Vitamins and Minerals Your Body Needs While Using GLP-1s
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GLP-1 medications are transforming lives around the world - helping people manage diabetes, lose weight, and take control of their health like never before. But achieving long-term success involves more than taking a prescription. It’s just as important to support your body with the nutrients it needs to function at its best.
Because GLP-1s slow down how quickly food moves through the stomach (a process called delayed gastric emptying), this can affect how well your body absorbs key nutrients.
That’s why we’ve highlighted some essential vitamins and nutrients, along with why they matter for your energy, metabolism, and overall wellness.
Replenza™ understands the unique nutritional needs associated with GLP-1 medication use and makes it easy to provide your body with the targeted support it needs.
Vitamin B-12
Who knew this vitamin played such an essential role in overall health and wellness! To start, B12 is a crucial component of red blood cell formation. Red blood cells carry oxygen throughout the body. They carry oxygen from our lungs to the rest of our bodies, then take carbon dioxide back to our lungs to be exhaled.
If that job isn’t significant enough, this potent vitamin is essential for overall function in so many other ways, including nerve functions, cell metabolism, and even the production of DNA.
Over time, being deficient in B-12 can lead to fatigue, brain fog, or even nerve damage if not addressed.
Vitamin D
Most people think of strong bones when they think of Vitamin D - and that’s true! Plentiful vitamin D allows the body to absorb calcium to build and maintain strong bones. Still, it is also vital for immune health and to keep our muscles, as well as our brain cells, working optimally.
Ensuring the body gets the needed vitamin D is essential when taking a GLP-1. Some GLP-1 users face the side effects of diarrhea and digestive issues. This can interfere with the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins, which include Vitamin D, especially in those who experience extreme weight loss with a GLP-1. They don’t directly block absorption, but the medication changes digestion and gut function, specifically by disrupting the timing and coordination of digestive enzyme release for the slower gastric emptying.
Low vitamin D levels are already common, and GLP-1 medication use can make it even harder to maintain optimal levels without supplementation.
Magnesium
Magnesium is technically a mineral, not a vitamin. It’s getting a lot of press lately due to its connection to a good night’s sleep! It helps support sleep hormones, relaxes physical tension and muscles, and is an overall champion of sleep.
This vital mineral is essential for other reasons as well, and they are important ones. Not only is magnesium required for the proper growth and maintenance of bones, but it also supports the healthy function of our nerves and muscles. Specifically, for the stomach, magnesium helps to neutralize stomach acid and even move waste through the intestine.
Our bodies let us know when magnesium levels are low: symptoms can include muscle cramps or spasms, irregular heartbeat, anxiety, and, of course, trouble sleeping.
Just like other nutrients, magnesium levels can be affected by GLP-1 medication use. From reduced food intake to slower gastric emptying, and even interactions with other medicines, it’s crucial to maintain levels of these and other essential vitamins and minerals while taking GLP-1s.
So What’s the Solution?
You don’t need a cabinet full of supplements to stay healthy on your GLP-1 journey. Replenza™ makes it easy with a streamlined, science-backed solution.
The daily multi vitamin and daily replenisher delivers the dynamic 1-2 punch your body needs to stay on top of vitamin and mineral needs. Here’s how:
1. Replenza™ Nutritional Supplements provide a powerful blend of 22 essential vitamins and minerals (including B12, Vitamin D, and magnesium, of course!) - scientifically formulated for optimal nutrient absorption and made with BioPerine®. They support gut health, cellular energy, and stress management. It’s as easy as taking a simple capsule.
2. The Replenza™ Daily Replenisher provides a boost through a delicious, refreshing drink that supports muscle recovery with its unique amino acid blend, while also supporting digestive health and skin elasticity and electrolytes for optimal hydration.
Ensure your GLP-1 medication is paired with Replenza—the insurance policy your body needs to stay vibrant!