Nelson Vergel
Founder, ExcelMale.com
GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound have transformed weight-loss treatment. Yet the scale tells only part of the story.
Rapid weight loss often includes lean mass. Losing muscle affects your strength, metabolism, mobility, appearance, bone health, and ability to maintain your results.
Lose Fat, Not Muscle gives women and men a practical plan for reducing body fat while preserving strength, function, and long-term health.
Inside this book, you will learn:
Nelson Vergel brings more than 40 years of lived experience, research, patient education, and health advocacy to this book. After facing serious health challenges, he devoted his life to helping people understand medical information and make informed decisions with their healthcare providers.
Vergel founded ExcelMale.com, a leading men’s health and hormone-therapy community. He has written several health books, served on NIH and FDA advisory panels, reviewed decades of medical research, and learned from thousands of patients and clinicians.
Rapid weight loss often includes lean mass. Losing muscle affects your strength, metabolism, mobility, appearance, bone health, and ability to maintain your results.
Lose Fat, Not Muscle gives women and men a practical plan for reducing body fat while preserving strength, function, and long-term health.
Inside this book, you will learn:
- Why GLP-1 treatment sometimes leads to muscle loss
- How much protein you need and how to reach your target
- Which resistance-training methods preserve lean mass
- How hormones, menopause, and aging affect body composition
- Which supplements have credible evidence
- How to track DEXA scans, waist size, strength, and laboratory markers
- How to discuss dosing, side effects, hormone health, and treatment goals with your healthcare provider
- What to consider during maintenance or after stopping treatment
- How plans differ for women, men, older adults, and people with medical limitations
Nelson Vergel brings more than 40 years of lived experience, research, patient education, and health advocacy to this book. After facing serious health challenges, he devoted his life to helping people understand medical information and make informed decisions with their healthcare providers.
Vergel founded ExcelMale.com, a leading men’s health and hormone-therapy community. He has written several health books, served on NIH and FDA advisory panels, reviewed decades of medical research, and learned from thousands of patients and clinicians.
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