Physician Assisted Weight Loss
Having a higher weight can increase the risk of a variety of health problems, leading to an increased risk of diabetes, chronic pain, heart disease, cancer, and depression. Being overweight can reduce one’s quality of life, and one study found that obesity can also shorten one’s lifespan by as much as fourteen years. Understanding how to lose weight can seem daunting, but collaborating with Dr. Jill Flaxman and her team at Natural State Pain and Wellness Clinic on a medical weight loss plan is safe, effective and provides the most ideal way to lose weight.
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Medical weight loss is the process of losing weight with the help and guidance of a healthcare professional, typically a doctor.
Dr. Jill Flaxman uses her knowledge and medical experience to help promote long-term and sustainable weight loss to create a realistic plan to meet your unique circumstances. Our team will help you identify and keep the weight loss motivation that you need to succeed using the following three main components; the initial consultation, behavior changes and weight loss medications.
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Dr. Jill Flaxman and her team of experts will meet with you to learn more about you and your goals and to discuss your ideal weight and work with you to create a plan that will help you to meet your goals, while also working with your lifestyle.
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Changing behaviors is the best way to lose weight. Most weight is gained when there is more energy being taken in through food than is being expended through activity. The most sustainable way to lose weight is when you begin using more energy during activity than you are consuming with food.
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Energy in food is typically measured in calories. During a medical weight loss treatment, your doctor will create a diet plan for weight loss that includes foods lower in calories. Calories from different sources will also affect how you gain or lose weight, and your doctor will be able to walk you through some of the different diets that are used for weight loss but also suitable for any food allergies and sensitivities you may be living with. Natural State Pain and Wellness Clinic will help recommend a healthy diet plan that includes foods that promote weight loss and eating schedules that help your body to burn more of the energy that you get through eating.
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Exercise is very important when losing weight and also important in overall health. Extra activity helps your body to burn the energy that it is storing as fat and helps your body to more effectively use energy from the food that you eat.
Dr. Flaxman will recommend weight loss exercises that best work with your desired lifestyle but also meet the unique needs of your body and physical ability.
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Weight loss medication may be prescribed by Dr. Flaxman will complement the weight loss diet and exercises. This type of medication is aimed to help support your body's natural function of increasing your metabolism and natural energy sources while burning fat. These medications will typically be used to complement other weight loss behaviors and will not be the only method of weight loss used.
Dr. Jill Flaxman and her team will monitor you closely prior to, during and after all prescribed regimens.
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Having a plan that is personalized to help fit your unique goals, lifestyle, and personal preferences helps the plan to be more successful.
Not only is it easier to implement a personalized plan, but it is also much easier to stay on the plan than it is to adhere to a one-size-fits-all diet or weight loss program.
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Medical weight loss plans are unique in that they are designed and monitored by a licensed physician. Some weight loss plans have health coaches that will help hold people accountable, but the individualized attention of an experienced physician provides an outstanding benefit that other weight loss programs cannot match.
Dr. Flaxman’s Patient Care Process