Aster Knowledge Hub
Our Knowledge Hub explains weight loss medication, side effects, nutrition, treatment expectations and safe online weight management. Articles are written or reviewed by our pharmacy team to help patients make informed decisions before and during treatment.
Knowledge Spotlight
Knowledge is power.
That’s why our knowledge hub covers all the weight management topics we can think of - to empower you to know and understand the science, ethics and practicality of losing weight.
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Medicinal weight loss and the menopause
Medicinal weight loss is used by many people with the menopause. Discover how the menopause can impact your weight and how weight loss medicines can interact
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Managing weight loss: side effects
Information about side effects from medicinal weight loss
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Wegovy Tablets
About the new Wegovy Pill which was recently licensed for use in the UK.
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Choosing An Online Provider
Understand what you should look for in an online weight management provider
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Medicinal weight management treatments
Information on treatments we offer at Aster
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Managing weight loss: healthy habits
Making new habits; breaking old ones.
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Non-prescription weight loss
Everything from support with non-medicinal programmes to supplements
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What to expect at Aster
Everything you can expect once you join Aster
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Retatrutide
It’s not licensed in the UK - but many people report being able to source it anyway. Learn about retatrutide
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Weight Loss Plateau
Information on the weight loss plateau
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Weight Loss Patches
All about weight loss patches - the new trend taking the internet by storm
Psyllium/Ispaghula Husk and Satiety: Can Soluble Fibre Replicate the Appetite Suppression of GLP-1s?
Ispaghula husk is a cheap, useful tool under clinical supervision, if your goal is to support your gut microbiome, supplement fibre, lower cholesterol, or naturally extend post-meal fullness. It is also highly valuable as a non-pharmacological support tool to keep your gut happy if you are actively tapering off weight-loss medications.
It is not a substitute for medical weight loss.
The information in our knowledge hub is reviewed before publishing by
Vasiliki (Vicky) Kelidou
Founder, Clinical Lead, Independent Prescriber, Clinical Pharmacist
The information we provide online needs to be accurate, honest and current. That’s why we regularly ask our clinical team to review the website and social media - so that our patients get the best information we can give.