Weight Loss

Optimizing your body from the inside out

A well timed diet has it’s place in your weight loss journey, but real long-term success lies in our ability to treat the root cause of your weight gain. We have developed an extensive assessment method that involves testing to help your body run at peak efficiency. No more guessing games, get all the answers you’ve been looking for and start loosing weight on a program you can sustain your entire life!

Holistic weight loss includes all or some of the following tests, depending on your individual needs:

1. Food Sensitivity Testing

Many people are sensitive to certain foods, and eating them can cause a (sometimes) invisible inflammatory reaction, which is a huge barrier to weight loss. You can read more about food sensitivities here. Inflammation is a well established cause of obesity and simply avoiding your food sensitivities will help you loose weight

2. Hormone Testing

As most women who’ve embarked on hormonal changes can attest to, a shift in balance can cause weight loss to become painfully slow! You are not imagining it, fluctuating cortisol levels and estrogen ups & downs wreak havoc on your metabolism, making it impossible to shed pounds even on the cleanest of diets. A urine hormone test will help us evaluate where you might be deficient or imbalanced and as we begin to restore balance, weight will come off quicker and stay off longer.

3. Thyroid Optimization

Your master gland, the thyroid is the primary control of metabolism. Many people suffer from deficient thyroid without knowing or being treated. Complete thyroid testing must be done ensure your metabolism is running at top speed.

4. Blood sugar balancing

Balancing blood sugar levels are key for lasting weight loss. Balanced blood sugars decrease sugar cravings, provide sustained energy and help you stay full from meals. Different ways we can help balance blood sugars include:

• Changing your meal timing on an Intermittent Fasting (IF) schedule can help you body become more sensitive to insulin, and use sugar for energy rather than storing it as fat.
• Using a ketogenic style diet to help your body use healthy fats for fuel rather than relying on sugar
• Using nutritional supplements such as Chromium, Alpha Lipoic Acid, and Magnesium
• Using herbal medicines such as Bittermelon, Gymnema, Fenugreek, and Milk thistle

5. Exercise

A low maintenance fitness routine is essential for keeping weight off long term. Although starting a new exercise routine can seem daunting, it doesn’t have to be. Effective exercise does not have to include joining a crossfit gym, or going to boot camp classes. Simplicity is the key, along with consistency for lasting results! For the maintenance of muscle mass and toning while losing weight, and keeping your body at a strong and healthy body weight, a 2-3, 15-30 minute sessions of cardiovascular exercise (walking, jogging, running, cycling, rowing, swimming) per week, along with 2-3 sessions of resistance training (calisthenics, weight training) are more than enough to achieve a strong, lean, healthy physique. You exercise regimen should be tailored to your individual goals and lifestyle. As your doctor for specific recommendations for you to achieve your optimal body composition and live an energized, healthy life!