
Magic Pill
The Extraordinary Benefits and Disturbing Risks of the New Weight-Loss Drugs
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Johann Hari
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Johann Hari
About this listen
The bestselling author of Lost Connections and Stolen Focus offers a revelatory look at the new drugs transforming weight loss as we know it—from his personal experience on Ozempic to our ability to heal our society’s dysfunctional relationship with food, weight, and our bodies.
In January 2023, Johann Hari started to inject himself once a week with Ozempic, one of the new drugs that produces significant weight loss. He wasn’t alone—some predictions suggest that in a few years, a quarter of the U.S. population will be taking these drugs. While around 80 percent of diets fail, someone taking one of the new drugs will lose up to a quarter of their body weight in six months. To the drugs’ defenders, here is a moment of liberation from a condition that massively increases your chances of diabetes, cancer, and an early death.
Still, Hari was wildly conflicted. Can these drugs really be as good as they sound? Are they a magic solution—or a magic trick? Finding the answer to this high-stakes question led him on a journey from Iceland to Minneapolis to Tokyo, and to interview the leading experts in the world on these questions. He found that along with the drug’s massive benefits come twelve significant potential risks.
He also found that these drugs radically challenge what we think we know about shame, willpower, and healing. What do they reveal about the nature of obesity itself? What psychological issues begin to emerge when our eating patterns are suddenly disrupted? Are the drugs a liberation or a further symptom of our deeply dysfunctional relationship with food?
These drugs are about to change our world, for better and for worse. Everybody needs to understand how they work—scientifically, emotionally, and culturally. MAGIC PILL is an essential guide to the revolution that has already begun, and which one leading expert argues will be as transformative as the invention of the smartphone.
* This audiobook edition contains a downloadable PDF with additional resources and endnotes.
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The newest class of weight loss drugs (GLP-1s) are complete game-changers in their potential to reverse obesity and its related diseases, with nearly 50% of Americans qualifying for the use of these drugs. Already 1 in 8 Americans say they’ve tried a GLP-1 medication—but with many acquiring their prescription from online pharmacies, med spas, and general practitioners, they face a huge gap between trying the drug and achieving their health goals with it long-term. That’s where The Ozempic Revolution comes in.
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I may have shed a few tears reading this book
- By Nancy Harris on 02-17-25
By: Alexandra Sowa
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GLP-1 Success Blueprint
- Integrative Strategies for Lasting Weight Management: Integrative Strategies for Lasting Weight Management
- By: Dr. Damaris Maria Grossmann
- Narrated by: Leslie Brooks
- Length: 39 mins
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GLP-1 (Glucagon-Like Peptide-1) is a hormone that plays a crucial role in regulating blood sugar levels and appetite. It is released from the intestines in response to food intake and stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas, which helps lower blood sugar levels. Additionally, GLP-1 slows down the emptying of the stomach, leading to increased feelings of fullness and reduced food intake. In the context of weight management, GLP-1-based medications are used to help individuals with obesity or type 2 diabetes control their weight.
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Wry disappointed
- By Myrta on 06-18-25
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Choose Your Life Purposes
- A Step-by-Step Guide to Self Awareness, Empowerment, and Success
- By: Eric Maisel
- Narrated by: Lesa Lockford
- Length: 6 hrs and 4 mins
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Liberate yourself from the life purpose trap. Leading life coach, regular contributor to Psychology Today, and renowned author Eric Maisel presents a contemporary philosophy that challenges the conventional wisdom surrounding how to live.
By: Eric Maisel
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Outsmarting Obesity
- A Doctor Reveals Why We Gain Weight, Why It Matters, and What We Can Do About It
- By: Stewart Lonky MD
- Narrated by: Josh Horowitz
- Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
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In Outsmarting Obesity, pioneering physician Dr. Stewart Lonky gives us a fresh look at the obesity challenge with an explanation of the science behind his groundbreaking approach. He explains how epigenetics, our modern environment, and our toxic behaviors have created the perfect obesity storm, imperiling our physical, financial, and psychological well-being.
By: Stewart Lonky MD
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The Magic of Tiny Moments
- How to Cultivate Love, Friendship, & Community
- By: Jared Matthew Weiss
- Narrated by: Jared Matthew Weiss
- Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
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If you’re seeking deeper love, friendship, or community, The Magic of Tiny Moments offers a transcendent path to high-trust, meaningful connection. In a world where we're lonelier than ever before, artist and researcher Jared Matthew Weiss has uncovered the hidden architecture of human connection. Drawing from behavioral science, neuroscience, and psychology, plus his groundbreaking research spanning 26 countries and 10,000 participants, Weiss offers a simple solution to cultivating better relationships.
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Heartfelt story telling
- By Nyla Rodgers on 12-23-24
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Sleep Drink Breathe
- Simple Daily Habits for Profound Long-Term Health
- By: Michael Breus PhD
- Narrated by: Michael Breus PhD
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
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Good health doesn’t have to be complicated. Sleeping, hydrating, and breathing are fundamental to life, and making simple adjustments to the way we perform these basic functions can have an extraordinary impact on our health and wellbeing. In Sleep Drink Breathe, bestselling author Dr. Michael Breus shares the most recent science on these biobehaviors and inspiring patient stories that are the basis for his innovative strategy for optimizing your sleep, hydration, and breathing habits.
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Simplifies health for everyone
- By Maxwell Koby on 03-26-25
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The Thin Line
- Hope vs. Reality in the Era of Weight-Loss Drugs
- By: Scaachi Koul
- Narrated by: Scaachi Koul
- Length: 4 hrs and 31 mins
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Over the next five years, millions of more Americans are expected to take Ozempic and other GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, which are rapidly being recognized as the miracle drugs of this century. If you’re not on them, you’ll probably know someone who is. What are the implications of the widespread use of these drugs, both on our bodies and our society? In this show, you’ll meet people across America who are either taking the jab or thinking about it, and the shocking intentional and unintentional results they are seeing.
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More balanced than expected and very comprehensive
- By Summer Rodriguez on 01-03-25
By: Scaachi Koul
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The Upward Spiral
- Using Neuroscience to Reverse the Course of Depression, One Small Change at a Time
- By: Alex Korb PhD.
- Narrated by: David deVries
- Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
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Depression can feel like a downward spiral, pulling you down into a vortex of sadness, fatigue, and apathy. Based in the latest research in neuroscience, this audiobook offers dozens of little things you can do every day to rewire your brain and create an upward spiral towardsa happier, healthier life.
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Practical & Positive
- By Sara on 07-05-15
By: Alex Korb PhD.
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Stay Off My Operating Table
- A Heart Surgeon’s Metabolic Health Guide to Lose Weight, Prevent Disease, and Feel Your Best Every Day
- By: Philip Ovadia
- Narrated by: Philip Ovadia
- Length: 4 hrs and 53 mins
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Most diet books teach you to set short-term weight loss goals. Whether low-carb or low-fat, the typical plan goes like this: restrict your food choices, exercise until exhaustion, and swallow stacks of supplements. These “solutions” do a better job of lightening your wallet than lightening you. Meanwhile, the healthcare industry fails to prevent chronic disease. Rather than showing people how to remain healthy and prevent illness through proper nutrition, the system offers drugs and surgery to manage symptoms.
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Good broad stroke information, but ended as a commercial for his business.
- By Urban Yogi on 04-02-22
By: Philip Ovadia
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Why We Die
- The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality
- By: Venki Ramakrishnan
- Narrated by: John Moraitis
- Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
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The knowledge of death is so terrifying that we live most of our lives in denial of it. One of the most difficult moments of childhood must be when each of us first realizes that not only we but all our loved ones will die—and there is nothing we can do about it. Or at least, there hasn’t been. Today, we are living through a revolution in biology. Giant strides are being made in understanding why we age—and why some species live longer than others. Could we eventually cheat disease and death and live for a very long time, possibly many times our current lifespan?
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Brilliant. The book was fantastic and level headed. I appreciated also the way he criticized Sinclair.
- By Keto Bro on 04-14-24
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The Obesity Code
- Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss
- By: Dr. Jason Fung
- Narrated by: Brian Nishii
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
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In this highly listenable and provocative book, Dr. Jason Fung sets out an original, robust theory of obesity that provides startling insights into proper nutrition. In addition to his five basic steps - a set of lifelong habits that will improve your health and control your insulin levels - Dr. Fung explains how to use intermittent fasting to break the cycle of insulin resistance and reach a healthy weight - for good.
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There is a PDF, Folks
- By Cynthia on 06-27-17
By: Dr. Jason Fung
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Undoing Depression
- What Therapy Doesn't Teach You and Medication Can't Give You
- By: Richard O'Connor PhD
- Narrated by: Allan Robertson
- Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins
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Depression rates around the world have skyrocketed in the 20‑plus years since Richard O'Connor first published his classic book on living with and overcoming depression. Nearly 40 million American adults suffer from the condition, which affects nearly every aspect of life, from relationships to job performance, physical health, productivity, and, of course, overall happiness. And in an increasingly stressful and overwhelming world, it's more important than ever to understand the causes and effects of depression, and what we can do to overcome it.
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Me sacó del pozo
- By Ignacio Basello on 04-18-24
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Neuro-Habits: Rewire Your Brain to Stop Self-Defeating Behaviors and Make the Right Choice Every Time
- Understand Your Brain Better, Book 7
- By: Peter Hollins
- Narrated by: Russell Newton
- Length: 3 hrs and 37 mins
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Neuro-Habits gets directly to the root of all behavior: the human brain. We will explore the quirks of the brain that create habits from both a psychological and neurological perspective and what we can do about it. This book also presents an in-depth view of the concept of habits and exactly what motivates us to act.
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Focus on Negative
- By Sheena on 04-04-24
By: Peter Hollins
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Diet, Drugs, and Dopamine
- The New Science of Achieving a Healthy Weight
- By: David A. Kessler M.D.
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber, David A. Kessler M.D.
- Length: 11 hrs and 57 mins
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From the New York Times bestselling author of The End of Overeating comes an illuminating understanding of body weight, including the role of the latest weight loss drugs, and the possibility of changing our health, weight, and bodies forever.
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Way too much.
- By Amazon Customer on 06-18-25
Great book!
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Thorough and honest
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Best book I’ve read on weight and weight loss drugs
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Such a great listen
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In-depth research, easy listen
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Fantastic Thoughtful Examination of Weight Loss
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So much good information
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An insightful listen
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Phenomenal!
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Wonderful story done in a wonderful thoughtful way
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