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Why Are You Still Hungry?: Debunking Weight Loss Myths. the Truth about Ozempic. (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798317846619)
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xBracha Banayan never expected to become the person other women turned to for answers about weight loss. A Family Nurse Practitioner with over a decade in clinical practice, she had built her career caring for patients, not researching GLP-1 medications. That changed when an unexpected weight gain during COVID sent her looking for real answers, and led her to discover a class of drugs that would not only change her own body, but completely reshape how she practiced medicine. Why Are You Still Hungry? is the book that grew out of that discovery. Equal parts memoir, clinical guide, and myth-buster, it pulls back the curtain on what GLP-1 medications actually do, how to use them well, and why so many people quit too soon or use them the wrong way. Bracha is blunt about the parts of this journey nobody talks about: the shame, the confusion, the side effects nobody prepared you for, and the fear that taking a "shortcut" means you've failed at doing it the hard way. At the center of the book is Bracha's DROP method, a framework she developed through years of working directly with patients on these medications: Dosing correctly, so you get the benefits without unnecessary side effects.
Real-time feedback, learning to read what your body is actually telling you instead of guessing.
Owning your habits, because the medication creates space for change, but it doesn't do the work for you.
Pause factor, using the delay in gratification these drugs create as a tool to build lasting behavior change, not just suppress appetite. Chapter by chapter, Bracha walks readers through why traditional weight loss advice sets people up to fail, the actual science behind GLP-1s and how they interact with insulin and glucose, how to use these medications as a long-term solution rather than a crutch, how to manage and interpret side effects instead of white-knuckling through them, what microdosing and maintenance really look like once you've reached your goals, and why the stigma around these drugs says more about our culture than about the people using them. The final chapter moves into unexpected territory: the spiritual and emotional dimension of weight loss, and what it means to stop outsourcing your worth to a number on a scale. The book opens with a foreword from Mary Anne Cohen, an eating disorder psychotherapist with more than fifty years of clinical experience, who speaks to just how much these medications are reshaping the emotional landscape of weight loss, for better and for worse, and why a resource like this one is overdue. Bracha writes as both a clinician and a patient, someone who has sat on both sides of the exam table. As the founder of HelloDose and IVDRIPS, she has helped guide thousands of patients through their own GLP-1 journeys, and this book distills that hands-on experience into something anyone can use, whether you're just starting a GLP-1, have been on one for years and feel stuck, or are a provider trying to better support your own patients. This is not a book about shortcuts. It's a book about using a powerful tool wisely, so it becomes the beginning of real, sustainable change rather than the whole story.
Author: Bracha Banayan
ISBN-13: 9798317846619
Publisher: Bookbaby
Language: English
Published: 10/09/2026
Pages: 152
Format: Paperback
Real-time feedback, learning to read what your body is actually telling you instead of guessing.
Owning your habits, because the medication creates space for change, but it doesn't do the work for you.
Pause factor, using the delay in gratification these drugs create as a tool to build lasting behavior change, not just suppress appetite. Chapter by chapter, Bracha walks readers through why traditional weight loss advice sets people up to fail, the actual science behind GLP-1s and how they interact with insulin and glucose, how to use these medications as a long-term solution rather than a crutch, how to manage and interpret side effects instead of white-knuckling through them, what microdosing and maintenance really look like once you've reached your goals, and why the stigma around these drugs says more about our culture than about the people using them. The final chapter moves into unexpected territory: the spiritual and emotional dimension of weight loss, and what it means to stop outsourcing your worth to a number on a scale. The book opens with a foreword from Mary Anne Cohen, an eating disorder psychotherapist with more than fifty years of clinical experience, who speaks to just how much these medications are reshaping the emotional landscape of weight loss, for better and for worse, and why a resource like this one is overdue. Bracha writes as both a clinician and a patient, someone who has sat on both sides of the exam table. As the founder of HelloDose and IVDRIPS, she has helped guide thousands of patients through their own GLP-1 journeys, and this book distills that hands-on experience into something anyone can use, whether you're just starting a GLP-1, have been on one for years and feel stuck, or are a provider trying to better support your own patients. This is not a book about shortcuts. It's a book about using a powerful tool wisely, so it becomes the beginning of real, sustainable change rather than the whole story.
Author: Bracha Banayan
ISBN-13: 9798317846619
Publisher: Bookbaby
Language: English
Published: 10/09/2026
Pages: 152
Format: Paperback
By Bracha Banayan
xBRACHA BANAYAN is an ANCC (American Nurse Credentialing Center)
certified Nurse Practitioner and healthcare entrepreneur based in New York
City. She completed her nursing education at SUNY Downstate Medical
Center before immediately pursuing her Nurse Practitioner credentials while
maintaining clinical practice. After graduation, Bracha continued serving patients at Interfaith Medical
Center's Emergency Department, where she developed a deep understand-
ing of healthcare delivery challenges. Witnessing patients enduring lengthy
waits for simple but essential treatments like IV hydration, she envisioned
a more efficient, patient-centered approach. This led her to found ivdrips.
com, bringing professional nursing care directly to patients' homes. When
the COVID-19 pandemic struck, her company became instrumental in
helping patients receive vital care while reducing hospital burden during the
crisis. Her team's extraordinary community impact during this critical period
earned recognition in The Wall Street Journal, highlighting their innovative
approach to healthcare delivery during unprecedented times With a decade of experience as a Nurse Practitioner spanning family med-
icine, emergency care, and specialized work in allergy treatment, Bracha
has developed distinct areas of expertise. For the past eight years, she has
mastered the art and science of therapeutic infusions, particularly vitamin
protocols and proper infusion methodologies. More recently, over the past
four years, she has become a pioneer in innovative applications of GLP-1
medications beyond weight management, successfully treating conditions
including addiction, bulimia, binge eating disorder, irritable bowel syn-
drome, Crohn's disease, and ulcerative colitis. The demanding pandemic period brought personal health challenges, as
she gained twenty pounds while working extended hours with minimal rest.
Despite her healthcare background, she struggled for two years to lose the
weight which was a humbling experience that ultimately introduced her to
the transformative potential of GLP-1 medications and personalized weight
management. This personal journey inspired her to launch HelloDose.com,
combining her clinical expertise with empathetic understanding of weight
management struggles. As a recognized authority in her field, Bracha conducts monthly webinars and
speaking engagements, educating clinicians on advanced GLP-1 applications
and teaching healthcare professionals the art of genuine human connection
in medical settings. Her advocacy for patient safety with GLP-1 medications
reached national audiences through CBS News, where she emphasized the
importance of professional guidance when using these powerful medications.
Deeply committed to longevity science, Bracha regularly attends specialized
conferences focused on health optimization. She believes that controlling
glucose and insulin levels is key to metabolic health and improving both
lifespan and health span. The way to achieve this is through lifestyle funda-
mentals: quality sleep, nutritious food, daily movement, sunlight exposure,
nature immersion, and meaningful human connection. This holistic philos-
ophy shapes her integrative approach, where pharmaceutical interventions
complement rather than replace these essential lifestyle pillars.
certified Nurse Practitioner and healthcare entrepreneur based in New York
City. She completed her nursing education at SUNY Downstate Medical
Center before immediately pursuing her Nurse Practitioner credentials while
maintaining clinical practice. After graduation, Bracha continued serving patients at Interfaith Medical
Center's Emergency Department, where she developed a deep understand-
ing of healthcare delivery challenges. Witnessing patients enduring lengthy
waits for simple but essential treatments like IV hydration, she envisioned
a more efficient, patient-centered approach. This led her to found ivdrips.
com, bringing professional nursing care directly to patients' homes. When
the COVID-19 pandemic struck, her company became instrumental in
helping patients receive vital care while reducing hospital burden during the
crisis. Her team's extraordinary community impact during this critical period
earned recognition in The Wall Street Journal, highlighting their innovative
approach to healthcare delivery during unprecedented times With a decade of experience as a Nurse Practitioner spanning family med-
icine, emergency care, and specialized work in allergy treatment, Bracha
has developed distinct areas of expertise. For the past eight years, she has
mastered the art and science of therapeutic infusions, particularly vitamin
protocols and proper infusion methodologies. More recently, over the past
four years, she has become a pioneer in innovative applications of GLP-1
medications beyond weight management, successfully treating conditions
including addiction, bulimia, binge eating disorder, irritable bowel syn-
drome, Crohn's disease, and ulcerative colitis. The demanding pandemic period brought personal health challenges, as
she gained twenty pounds while working extended hours with minimal rest.
Despite her healthcare background, she struggled for two years to lose the
weight which was a humbling experience that ultimately introduced her to
the transformative potential of GLP-1 medications and personalized weight
management. This personal journey inspired her to launch HelloDose.com,
combining her clinical expertise with empathetic understanding of weight
management struggles. As a recognized authority in her field, Bracha conducts monthly webinars and
speaking engagements, educating clinicians on advanced GLP-1 applications
and teaching healthcare professionals the art of genuine human connection
in medical settings. Her advocacy for patient safety with GLP-1 medications
reached national audiences through CBS News, where she emphasized the
importance of professional guidance when using these powerful medications.
Deeply committed to longevity science, Bracha regularly attends specialized
conferences focused on health optimization. She believes that controlling
glucose and insulin levels is key to metabolic health and improving both
lifespan and health span. The way to achieve this is through lifestyle funda-
mentals: quality sleep, nutritious food, daily movement, sunlight exposure,
nature immersion, and meaningful human connection. This holistic philos-
ophy shapes her integrative approach, where pharmaceutical interventions
complement rather than replace these essential lifestyle pillars.
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