Christine Reed-Smith had tried it all: a dietitian, grueling workouts, even weight-loss surgery in Mexico. Yet the pounds kept creeping up, and her body was becoming insulin resistant.
So at 50, the salon owner from Columbia City, Oregon, turned to tirzepatide, the active ingredient in GLP-1 drugs like Mounjaro and Zepbound, hoping to rein in her blood sugar and finally stabilize the scale.
Ultimately, she got the body she wanted — but weight wasn’t the only thing she lost.
Read more at https://nypost.com/2026/02/26/health/we-lost-weight-on-glp-1-drugs-and-then-lost-our-sex-drives/
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