For these medications to have the biggest impact on your health and body weight, they should be combined with lifestyle changes like exercise, stress reduction, adequate sleep, and a nutrient-rich diet
Thus, target engagement studies can provide valuable information about the extent to which drugs are hitting their desired targets, and in the case of dual and triple agonists, the relative contributions of each component which can be used to better understand pharmacological effects
Ongoing research will further elucidate their role in this realm, but the data so far are reassuring
A 2023 study gave participants a 2g dose of dried anise plant and found they produced a higher mean volume of breast milk compared to the placebo and control groups.58 That 2g dosage is likely higher than the amount you get in a day's worth of Liquid Gold, especially since anise is the final ingredient on the blends list meaning its the least prominent one by weight.61 Anise does contain anethole (as discussed above, under Fennel), so there's a potential for toxicity at excessive doses which, again, you're unlikely to get from Liquid Gold