{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/659e02048c03d100178eb6bd/686dbe5efe0897380ee39c17?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Skinny by Injection: Miracle Cure or Dangerous Shortcut? // with Pharmacist Sehar Shahid","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/659e02048c03d100178eb6bd/1752018761514-f6506e08-5e87-4b1a-ad0d-e58e4e1c37f9.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Expert pharmacist Sehar Shahid talks to me about weight-loss injections.</p><p><br></p><p>Their existence and use generates headlines nationwide, but how many of those are accurate, and how many are misrepresented in the name of generating ad-revenue, via online clicks?</p><p><br></p><p>Well we’re cutting through the conjecture, the marketing, and the media noise to get to the facts — the good, the bad, and the in-between.</p><p><br></p><p>These drugs are being hailed as a miracle by some, dismissed as dangerous by others, and quietly used by a rapidly growing number of people across the UK — including those who don’t technically “need” them.</p><p><br></p><p>So what are they? How do they work? Who are they for? And what are the long-term consequences — physically, psychologically, and socially?</p><p><br></p><p>This conversation isn’t about judgement or snide condemnation, it’s about understanding what’s happening, why it matters, and what it tells us about modern life, medicine, and body image. I also reflect on my own very personal issues with my own body image, and the discomfort it causes me on a regular basis.</p><p><br></p><p>And most importantly, we want to make sure that if you <strong>are</strong> going to use the drug, that you’re equipped with the necessary information to ensure that you do so as safely as possible.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://youtu.be/MPrtfUEQkLM?si=-qBfzuEuIuWFF4t6\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/seharthepharmacist/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sehar's Instagram</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/24hrpharmacy.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/24hrpharmacy.co.uk/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Contact: seanmcdonald.podcast@gmail.com</p>","author_name":"Sean McDonald"}