A GLP-1 Guide to Metabolic Health: The Plus SideZ Podcast

Resources for the Community:
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Linktree - our favorite links (https://linktr.ee/dinosaurmonkeyfarts)
NEW: Need GLP-1 Care? Join me at Belle! Use code Podcast at checkout to save 15% right now, and I run a support group there weekly!
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NEW: Cozy Butter GLP-1 Community! Join Free
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Need 1-on-1 GLP-1 Journey Support? Book time with Kim and use code Cozy20 to save at checkout. Calendar Link https://calendly.com/theplussidez/kim?back=1&month=2026-09
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If you’re in your 40s and have finally realized perimenopause may explain what’s happening in your body, the next question is usually: what does HRT actually look like in real life? What do you take, how do you use it, where do estrogen, progesterone and testosterone for women fit in, and what are the risks?
Kim and Kat are joined by Dr. Patrick Taylor, board-certified family physician, menopause specialist, and Chief Medical Officer at Belle, along with Tiffany Bailey, PA-C, Head of Patient Education at Belle, for a candid deep dive into hormone replacement therapy, the myths women have been carrying for decades, and what treatment can actually look like from one woman to the next.
We get into:
• Do you really need blood work before starting HRT?
• Estrogen patch, pill, cream, or injection: what’s the difference?
• Testosterone for women: when is it considered during perimenopause and HRT?
• What is vaginal estrogen, and why are so many women just now hearing about it?
• What are the real risks of HRT, including breast cancer and blood clots?
• How did the Women’s Health Initiative shape what women were told about hormone therapy?
If you’re past “what is perimenopause?” and ready to understand what HRT actually looks like in practice, this episode is for you.
Guests:
Professional Guest:
Dr. Pat - Bio https://www.joinbelle.com/team/dr-patrick-taylor-md 
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Resources for the GLP-1 Community 
Linktree - our favorite links (https://linktr.ee/dinosaurmonkeyfarts)
NEW: Need GLP-1 Care? Join me at Belle! Use code Podcast at checkout to save 15% right now, and I run a support group there weekly!
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GLP-1 Stalls, Plateaus & Regain: Why It Happens and What Comes Next

What happens when a GLP-1 doesn’t work quite like it used to? Kim and Kat sit down with board-certified obesity medicine physician Dr. Lindsay Ogle and Elizabeth Sudegra, RN, founder of GLP-1 Central, for a deeper conversation about the long-term GLP-1 journey. They explore why experiences can change over time, what may be happening biologically, and how the rapidly evolving world of obesity medicine could change what comes next.

In this episode:
GLP-1 weight loss plateaus and weight regain
Metabolic adaptation and changes in hunger, cravings and food noise
Microdosing, lower dosing and split dosing
Switching between GLP-1 medications
Nutrition, muscle and optimizing treatment over time
The next generation of obesity medications and where treatment may be headed

Follow Dr. Ogle
Website: https://missourimetabolichealth.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.lindsayogle/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dr..lindsay.ogle
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMV0X6U0JLZgRMiNwGtmpeg
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsay-ogle-a4a223285
Podcast website: https://modernmetabolichealth.buzzsprout.com/
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/modern-metabolic-health-with-dr-lindsay-ogle-md/id1850449314
 
Connect with Elizabeth Sudegra, RN
GLP-1 Central
https://glp1central.com/
Email: glponecentral@gmail.com
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Kat Carter,  Producer 
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Resources for the community: 
Need GREAT GLP-1 Care? Join me at Belle! Use code Podcast at checkout to save 25% right now, and I run a support group there weekly! More HERE. 
NEW! HRT & Testosterone for WOMEN at Belle! Learn more & get on the wait list HERE! 
This bonus episode comes from a live Q&A inside the Cozy Butter GLP-1 Support Community with Dr. Pat Taylor, board-certified family physician, menopause specialist, and Chief Medical Officer of Belle.
Kim and Dr. Pat talk candidly about GLP-1s, menopause, HRT, testosterone for women, vaginal estrogen, weight changes, maintenance dosing, PCOS/PMOS, muscle and joint pain, plateaus, body composition, and why the scale does not always tell the whole story.
This live was originally created for the Cozy Butter community and is being shared as a special bonus episode for our paid subscribers.
Want access to more conversations like this, live Q&As, support, resources, and community? Join us at cozybutter.com.
How to connect with Dr. Pat and Belle 
Connect with Dr. Pat Taylor
Instagram: @drpattaylor
YouTube: @drpattaylor
LinkedIn: Patrick Taylor, MD
Belle: Dr. Patrick Taylor at Belle
Send us Fan Mail!
Smells Like Humans
Like listening to funny friends discuss curious human behavior.
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
Support the show
Kim Carlos, Executive Producer 
TikTok
Instagram 
Kat Carter,  Producer 
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Resources: 
Linktree - our favorite links 
Need GREAT GLP-1 Care? Join me at Belle! Use code Podcast at checkout to save 25% right now, and I run a support group there weekly! Learn more HERE  
NEW! Looking for testosterone for women & HRT? Belle launches it this month! See if you qualify HERE! 
NEW: Cozy Butter GLP-1 Community! Join HERE! 
NEW: Want to get paid for your opinions? Sign up for Cozy Insiders for paid research opportunities & and be considered first for media opportunities to share your story! Join Here!  
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In this episode of The Plus SideZ Podcast, Dr. Pat shares his personal experience with obesity, weight stigma, body image and the mental load of constantly thinking about food. After surviving cancer treatment as a child, he developed Cushing’s syndrome and gained significant weight, eventually reaching nearly 300 pounds before focusing on his health and losing more than 100 pounds. Belle
But weight loss did not erase every part of living with obesity. Dr. Pat talks about why he later chose to use a GLP-1, what changed with his food noise, and how his own experience influences the way he approaches patients today. We also get into GLP-1 plateaus, metabolic adaptation, regain and what may be happening when a medication does not feel as effective as it once did.
Dr. Taylor is a board-certified family medicine physician, Menopause Society Certified Practitioner and Chief Medical Officer at Belle, with a focus on metabolic health, longevity and women’s health. Belle
Connect with Dr. Pat Taylor
Instagram: @drpattaylor
YouTube:
LinkedIn: Patrick Taylor, MD
Belle: Dr. Patrick Taylor at Belle
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#Mounjaro #MounjaroJourney #Ozempic #Semaglutide #tirzepatide  #GLP1 #Obesity #zepbound #wegovy #ObesityCare #PatientAdvocate #GLP1Community #RealGLP1Stories
Send us Fan Mail!
Smells Like Humans
Like listening to funny friends discuss curious human behavior.
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
Support the show
Kim Carlos, Executive Producer 
TikTok
Instagram 
Kat Carter,  Producer 
TikTok
Instagram

Linktree - our favorite links (https://linktr.ee/dinosaurmonkeyfarts)
NEW: Need GLP-1 Care? Join me at Belle! Use code Podcast at checkout to save 15% right now, and I run a support group there weekly!
https://link.joinbelle.com/podcast
NEW: Cozy Butter GLP-1 Community! Join Free
https://cozybutter.com/
Need 1-on-1 GLP-1 Journey Support? Book time with Kim and use code Cozy20 to save at checkout. Calendar Link 
https://calendly.com/theplussidez/kim?back=1&month=2026-09
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Whether you’re on Medicare yourself or helping someone you love navigate GLP-1 coverage, this episode is worth a listen.
In Part 2 of our Medicare GLP-1 Bridge conversation, Dee Dee returns to share what happened after our first episode, and Kim’s mom, Debbie, joins to tell her own story of going from denial to approval. They were both forced to go to compound Tirzepatide when Medicare stopped covering their GLP-1 a couple of years ago. 
They walk through the real process of trying to get GLP-1 coverage for obesity, including Medicare Part D, prior authorization, pharmacy rejections, insurance denials, phone calls, paperwork, and the steps that finally moved their approvals forward.
One of the biggest lessons? A rejection at the pharmacy is not always the same thing as an insurance denial, and understanding where the process is getting stuck can matter.
This is the patient side of the Medicare GLP-1 Bridge, including the twists, confusion, persistence, and lessons Dee Dee and Debbie learned while trying to get covered.
Medicare Bridge Program Phone Number: 
Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XLHwB4WTTQ&list=PLpUQxX7fz67cIETlwfkBkx0hnDgT4KXdR&index=37 
Follow Dee Dee on TikTok. She’s always happy to answer questions. 
https://www.tiktok.com/@deesback 
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Smells Like Humans
Like listening to funny friends discuss curious human behavior.
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Kat Carter,  Producer 
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