Obesity in the US is risen to it's heights with Australia outnumbering this nation only by a small percentage. Obesity is 70% acquired from poor choices with dietary regimens and sedentary behavior. Many patients ask me for a diet pill to lose weight during an office visit that is usually focused on another problem. I explain that a diet pill is not the answer to weight loss and for successful weight loss it requires a process of lifestyle changes.
The weight loss program I have designed focuses on lifestyle changes with the addition of a low glycemic food list. I urge patients not to count calories and to eat six times a day from the list in portions the size of their palm. I utilize "Vita Cell B Plus" injections 2-3 times a week along with daily oral "B50" to maintain blood levels. The "Vita Cell B" injection and "B50" contain natural fat burners. The B vitamin blend helps with energy and the fat burner combination acclerates fat burning with exercise. Lastly, "Lap Band in a Bottle" is a huge success in weight loss."Lap Band in a Bottle" when taken with 8 ounces of water fills the stomach half way promoting a fuller feeling. These supplements are natural blends of vitamins and herbs and do not contain any stimulants.
All weight loss patients will have a short history and focused physical along with estimation of body fat to be lost and a copy of a low glycemic diet. Also, patients must have blood work done to evaluate for undiagnosed metabolic disorders that could affect weight loss. Patients are weighed weekly with monthly or every two week evaluation if weight is not consistently dropping by 2 pounds a week. If an underlying metabolic disorder is diagnosed such as diabetes or insulin resistance more medication may be needed in treating the specific condition to assist in successful weight loss. Individual patient recommendations for exercise, duration, and target heart zone training will be determined during initial visit then evaluated weekly to monthly.The most important message is one must incorporate the dietary changes with exercise working up to a fat burning zone with targeted heart rate for successful fat loss.
I hope that all of you reading this blog can appreciate the role preventative medicine has in preventing chronic disease states and the vast importance for patients to be accountable for their own health. There isn't a magic pill or spot exercise to lose weight; it is overall weight loss and lifestyle changes that will bring results and improved health .
