A 12-week eye cream study in 41 women with photodamage found GHK-Cu outperformed both placebo and vitamin K cream for reducing lines and wrinkles while improving overall appearance and increasing skin density
Practical checklist (simple, scalable): Protein plan + resistance training from day 1 (protect lean mass) Dietitian touchpoint early for patients with poor appetite/food aversions Consider targeted labs in higher-risk patients (baseline + 36 months): vitamin D, ferritin/iron indices, B12 ( thiamine if vomiting/very low intake), plus others as clinically indicated Treat deficiencies proactivelydont wait for fatigue, hair loss, cramps, neuropathy, or plateau frustration Question for colleagues: Do you have a standard nutrition/lab monitoring protocol for GLP-1 patients or do you individualize completely
This can lead to eligibility issues, incorrect clinical assessment, and delays because the medical criteria must match the actual patient
Achieving scale will require coordinated policies, robust research, context-specific farmer adoption, and competitive markets, while also protecting traditional knowledge, seed sovereignty, and equitable benefit-sharing