224: DOCs Itchy&Bitchy Answer YOUR Questions – Global Edition!

Itchy & Bitchy Podcast

July 13, 2026 ∙ 34 mins
Episode 5

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(00:00:00) 224: DOCs Itchy&Bitchy Answer YOUR Questions - Global Edition!
(00:00:11) Welcome to Itchy and Bitchy
(00:00:42) Doc Itchy Medical Pets Supplements
(00:02:32) Hormone Replacement and GLP-1: Navigating Medical Decisions
(00:08:06) Brain Fog and Alzheimer's: When to Worry
(00:11:11) Menopause in Dogs: A Misunderstanding
(00:16:48) The Truth About Alcohol Consumption
(00:22:10) GLP-1 and Addiction: A Complex Discussion
(00:27:41) Probiotics: The Unknown Frontier
(00:32:05) Closing Thoughts on Supplements and Health

Ask Docs Itchy&Bitchy:
Your Questions on Weight, Hormones, and the GLP-1 additction ...
You're writing in from everywhere, and your questions don't hold back, so neither will we. Why is your dog carrying extra weight even though nothing about mealtime has changed? On the human side: does Ozempic actually rewire your brain's reward system, not just your appetite? Emerging research says GLP-1 drugs quiet the same dopamine pathway that drives cravings for food, alcohol, and drugs which raises a wild question we're tackling this season: could a diabetes drug end up treating addiction? We're also digging into whether "Ozempic personality changes" are real, why weight-loss drugs hit women differently at midlife, and what nobody's telling you about pet supplements.
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Itchy & Bitchy Podcast

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July 13, 2026

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