How does weight loss improve my health?

 

Carrying extra weight often causes chronic pain. It also places excessive stress on your joints, significantly increasing your risk of developing osteoarthritis.

Fat cells release numerous hormones and biochemicals that affect tissues and organs throughout your body. As a result, being overweight leads to serious problems, including inflammation and conditions such as:

• High blood pressure

• High cholesterol

• Type 2 diabetes

• Heart disease

• Stroke

• Sleep apnea

• Liver disease

• Kidney disease

Being overweight or obese also contributes to some cancers.

 

 

What are the advantages of medically supervised weight loss?

 

The medical weight loss program at Vista Rejuvenation & Wellness Center gives you a better chance of losing weight and maintaining a healthy weight for two essential reasons:

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Medical supervision

 

Your weight loss program begins with a review of your medical and weight loss history, a physical exam, and in most cases, bloodwork. This allows your provider to identify and treat hormonal imbalances that would sabotage your efforts. 

They also diagnose chronic health conditions that need treatment and monitoring while you lose weight.

 

Motivation and support

 

Having personal support from a team that cares about your success makes the difference between achieving your goals and giving up. The team at Vista Rejuvenation & Wellness Center gives you information and encouragement. They also hold you accountable by monitoring your progress.

 

What services does my weight loss program include:

 

Your program begins with a weight loss assessment. Your provider talks with you about your eating habits, any previous efforts to lose weight, and the emotional issues and ingrained habits that contribute to overeating.

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For the next step, you set your weight loss goal, and your provider helps determine the calorie limits you need to follow to reach your goals in a healthy time frame.

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Your obesity management plan may include:

• Meal planning

• Nutritional counseling

• Behavioral modification

• Vitamins and supplements

• Weight loss medication management

• Metabolism boosters

• Exercise recommendations

• Behavioral modification

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As holistic medicine specialists, the team at Vista Rejuvenation & Wellness Center believes that a healthy gut builds the foundation for your overall health, including your weight.

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In fact, the bacteria in your gut influence energy metabolism and regulate your appetite, fat storage, and sugar metabolism. Your provider recommends steps you can take to heal and restore your gut bacteria.