WEIGHT LOSS
PROGRAM MEDICATIONS
One of the strategies used here in order to help you achieve your weight loss goals is prescription strength appetite suppressants. We use combinations of phentermine, topiramate, bupropion, naltrexone, and methyltetrahydrofolate.
Appetite
suppressants help to minimize cravings for unhealthy foods while simultaneously
teaching your body to remain satisfied and nourished throughout the day without
overeating. These medications do not cause weight loss. They are prescribed to
help you in reducing your caloric intake by reducing your hunger. Weight loss
occurs when your caloric expenditure exceeds your caloric intake.
While taking
prescription weight loss medications, it is important to begin making
behavioral and lifestyle changes, such as increasing your amount of daily
physical activity, in addition to developing healthy eating choices and
reducing your caloric intake. It is also important to ensure your hormones are
optimized in order to maintain metabolic processes.
Lipo-B
Injection: Complex B Vitamins + Lipotropic amino acids: Choline, Methionine,
and Inositol
Dubbed
the “Weight Loss Shot” or “Skinny Shot”, this safe and effective injection
helps burn fat, increase energy, lower stress and anxiety, restore mental
clarity and memory loss, and decrease hunger. Shots can be taken safely once a
week or as needed when your weight loss is at a standstill.
A
lipotropic substance decreases the deposit, or speeds up the removal of fat
within the liver. Lipotropic nutrients are a class of agents that plays an important
role in the body’s use of fat. They enhance the liver and gallbladder’s role by
decreasing fat deposits and by speeding up the metabolism and removal of fats.
The liver is the key organ in the control of body fat. Even if you do
everything right, if your liver is slow to process fats it will slow your
weight loss.
The
lipotropic portion of our Lipo B injections is composed of three amino acids:
Choline, Methionine, and Inositol. They help your liver process fats at peak
efficiency, making your weight loss easier to maintain. For these reasons, we
recommend weekly Lipotropic injections to help you lose weight. In most cases,
after just 4 weeks of injections, you will look and feel healthier.*
The
different ingredients of this mixture are known to have the following
attributes:
Aids
in proper metabolism of fats and removal of fat from the liver
Provides
an energy boost
Boosts
your metabolism by helping to digest food
Speeds
up thought processes and improves mood
Provides
essential components for normal cell and brain function
Helps
control cholesterol levels and gallstones
Helps
emulsify cholesterol and detoxify amines
Helps
keep skin tone healthy and nails strong
Promotes
healthy hair growth
Helps
transform carbohydrates into energy.
*Individual
Results May Vary
GOALS
At
Sana Vida Wellness Center, we screen all our patients both medically and
physically. With routine lab work and an appropriate physical exam we ensure
that you receive the best weight loss advice possible. Our clinical testing is
effective in diagnosing underlying kidney, heart, liver and thyroid, and
hormone disease that may stand in the way of your weight loss goals. Our
examinations are collectively used to diagnose certain medical conditions
including diabetes, hypothyroidism/hyperthyroidism, hypogonadism, kidney, and
liver disease.
We
are fully capable of treating or optimizing such conditions if necessary before
starting your weight loss program. We also monitor the side effects and long
term effects of medication that our patients are taking. In specific patients
we may feel the need to further evaluate your heart function with an EKG. If an
indication arises we may need to supplement your weight loss program with
additional precautions. Read more..
HORMONE OPTIMIZATION
As we grow older, our youthful
hormone levels diminish which is a major part of the aging process. Unlike
synthetic hormones, our bio-identical hormone replacement therapy allows for effective
replacement of natural hormones while reducing the incidence of cancer, heart
disease, bone loss, diabetes, diminished brain function, and loss of libido.
Our program provides all services and
medications for one monthly annual fee. All fees may be reimbursed by your HSA
or insurance carrier. We provide the paperwork needed to file your claims.
BENEFITS
OF NATURAL HORMONE THERAPY
·
reduce the symptoms brought on by
menopause and andropause
·
better sleep
·
increased libido and sexual performance
·
facilitation of weight loss
·
improved memory and mental function
·
increased lean muscle mass and
decreased body fat
·
higher energy level with greater
stamina
·
increased skin elasticity and fewer
wrinkles
·
decreased effects of osteoporosis
SYMPTOMS
OF MENOPAUSE AND ANDROPAUSE
Menopause
and Estrogen Replacement
Menopause
is the permanent end of menstruation and fertility, defined as occurring 12
months after a woman’s last menstrual cycle.
Menopause
is a natural biological process. The physical and emotional symptoms of
menopause often range in severity, most of which can be successfully treated.
Hormonal changes cause the physical symptoms of menopause, however women may
often experience emotional symptoms also. Menopause doesn’t mean our quality of
life has ended — we still have almost half of our life to live. Menopause does
not have to affect our femininity or sexuality. Many women may find it
liberating to stop worrying about periods. Even though menopause is not
considered an illness, we encourage women to research bio-identical hormone
replacement options for any symptoms of menopause.
Today
treatment options range from lifestyle adjustments to hormone replacement
therapy. Technically, you don’t become menopausal until one year from your
final menstrual period. In the United States, this occurs on average at by age
51. The signs and symptoms of menopause, often appear before the one-year
anniversary of your final period.
The
signs and symptoms of menopause are usually enough for most women to determine
they have begun going through the menopausal transition. We encourage women to
have a simple blood test done which will check levels of follicle-stimulating
hormone (FSH) and estrogen (estradiol). As menopause occurs, FSH levels
increase and estradiol levels decrease. Your practitioner may also recommend a
blood test to determine your level of thyroid-stimulating hormone, because
hypothyroidism can cause symptoms similar to those of menopause. Menopause
itself requires no medical treatment. Instead, treatments focus on relieving
your signs and symptoms and on preventing or lessening chronic conditions that
may occur with aging.
Estrogen,
Progesterone and Testosterone replacement therapy remains the most effective
treatment option for relieving menopausal symptoms. Depending on lab results
and personal and family medical history, a bio identical hormone replacement
practitioner may be the expert for managing your menopausal symptoms.
Estrogen
is produced in the ovaries and adrenal glands. There are three types of
estrogen found in a female’s body, estrone, estradiol and estriol. The levels
of all of these hormones fall dramatically at the onset of menopause. Symptoms
of menopause include hot flashes, insomnia, vaginal dryness, bladder problems,
difficulty concentrating and anxiety. With time, many of these symptoms may
diminish. Unfortunately, disease processes such as cardiovascular disease,
stroke, osteoporosis, and Alzheimer’s increase in the absence of estrogen. The
rapid bone loss after menopause has been attributed to the decline in the
production of estrogen, which is essential for bone growth. In addition, the
loss of estrogen results in the development of heart disease, which is the
number one killer of both men and women. Postmenopausal women on estrogen have
a 70% decrease in mortality from heart disease. Estrogen has also been shown to
lower total blood cholesterol and raises HDL, the good cholesterol. Not only
does estrogen protect vessels of the heart, it also protects vessels of the
brain and may protect against Alzheimer’s disease. Estrogen can protect women
against many of the diseases of aging. Post menopausal women on estrogen
typically feel better and stay healthier.
Unfortunately,
most of the estrogen prescribed today is still in the form of a synthetic
estrogen. Synthetic estrogen is not natural to the human body. The healthy
trend these days is to avoid the synthetic estrogens and prescribe natural
bio-identical estrogen. Human receptor sites were designed to accept natural
estrogen and not a synthetic. A recent article in the New England Journal of
Medicine proved by meta analysis that long term use of synthetic estrogen
increases the formation of breast cancer. In recent research trials, it has
been shown that natural estrogen, when taken in conjunction with natural
progesterone, protects against breast cancer similar to the way it protects
against uterine cancer. Read more..
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