Positive Psychology: Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs

Sunday, October 19, 2025

Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs

Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs are reshaping our bodies, but also our society. They may even help to treat major diseases once thought incurable.

The Ozempic Effect: Beyond the Waistline shows how the fashion industry will have to alter itself as body sizes shrink; how food and alcohol industries face existential threats as consumption patterns change; and cosmetic dilemmas like “Ozempic Face and Butt” highlight the unintended consequences of rapid weight loss.

But the story doesn’t end there. In a surprising turn, early research suggests these drugs may also help alleviate the effects of dementia, cancer, heart and liver disease, and even arthritis — opening the door to a radically new chapter in medicine.

The Ozempic Effect: Beyond the Waistline (2025)

Directed by: Paul Kemp

https://youtu.be/jo7t7blKfzg

Positive Psychology given credence by Academia:

Positive psychology is the scientific study of the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to thrive.

Commentators on the subject Martin Seligman and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, note that:

"The field of positive psychology at the subjective level is about valued subjective experiences: well-being, contentment, and satisfaction (in the past); hope and optimism (for the future); and flow and happiness (in the present).

At the individual level, it is about positive individual traits: the capacity for love and vocation, courage, interpersonal skill, aesthetic sensibility, perseverance, forgiveness, originality, future mindedness, spirituality, high talent, and wisdom.

At the group level, it is about the civic virtues and the institutions that move individuals toward better citizenship: responsibility, nurturance, altruism, civility, moderation,tolerance, and work ethic."