Weight Management Program
Physicians for Alternative Medicine, P.C. Weight Management Program offers a modern approaches to weight loss and nutritional therapies. Our team of medical specialists and nutritionists are committed to your safety and hold ourselves to the highest standards of medical and nutritional practice. Our approach is individualized to your condition and our goal is to promote improvements in your health.
The weight loss department utilizes lifestyle counseling, meal planning, engineered food shakes and bars (liquid or semi liquid diets), medications and exercise guidance to help you lose weight to attain better health. Your progress and safety will be carefully monitored and a member of our team will counsel you at every session. Our goal is to guide you to a healthy program that you can use for the rest of your life.
For those interested in the nutrition options for the prevention or management of chronic diseases, we offer individualized programs. Conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, arthritis or irritable bowel and others have elements that can be controlled or treated by nutrition.
All-Food Program
Dealing with the overall issues of eating patterns and behaviors, our specialists help each person design his/her own program. We employ dietary practices that are successful, but tailor it to your specific food likes and dislikes (i.e., modified low carbohydrate-high protein diet). The goal is to develop healthy lifestyle habits, through professional guidance, that empower you to reach your goals. This program may include the use of body composition analysis, meal planning, food diary, cooking and dining tips and much more.
All-Liquid Diet
To promote healthy, gradual weight loss, we have specially designed an oral nutritional supplement that can be tailored to your individual needs. At 900 calories or more, this is not a very low-calorie diet, you will be actually eating four times per day! Our unique meal replacement shakes includes a high proportion of antioxidants and fiber with superior protein composition and a balanced fat percentage to ensure optimal fat burning and to maintain health.
Combination Program
This program is ideal for those people who have a modest amount of weight to lose. It provides the structure of meal replacements as well as the flexibility of eating healthy foods. The calorie and protein amount is tailored to each individual need.
Medication Program
Medication for weight loss can be helpful for many individuals. If you have a BMI of 30 or 27 with certain medical conditions, this program may be for you. When indicated, we utilize the latest and time-tested medications to optimize weight loss and fat burning. This program incorporates nutrition counseling ("there is no such thing as a magic pill") and exercise guidance. Many people who are at The Center may utilize medications at one point in their treatment. EKG, blood pressure and laboratory analysis as needed to ensure safety.
Individualized Nutrition Therapy
Our team of nutrition specialists have a vast array of experience helping people with conditions such as diabetes, high cholesterol/triglycerides, arthritis, cancer-related side effects, pre and post natal care, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel, Crohns disease, menopausal syndromes, sports nutrition as well as answering your questions regarding dietary supplements. We work only on a one-to-one approach, thus allowing you the proper time to get your questions answered and achieve the health that you want.
Physician Monitoring
All patients who have not had a recent physical will be required to undergo a physical prior to starting the program. These same patients may require medical monitoring (EKG, vitals, etc.) while on specific programs.
OPTIONAL SERVICES
Individualized Exercise Counseling
Individualized Psychotherapy
Meal Replacement Shakes - $ prices vary dependent upon amount
Snack Bars - $ prices vary dependent upon amount
Behavior Modification
Neurophysiology and Biofeedback Therapy
Our goal is to help you with making permanent lifestyle changes-healthful food choices, increased physical activity, and wise use of specific foods, medications or dietary supplements.
We believe that for you to obtain success in weight loss or overcoming any nutritionally related condition, for which you are seeing us, it will take more than one session. For the most part, as you did not gain weight overnight, you should not expect it to be lost overnight. We ask you to commit to 10 sessions. The more often we interact, the better your chances are for long term success.
Upon your first visit you will be asked to provide us with information about your health and diet. These intake forms help us to assess various aspects of your dietary habits, medical conditions and lifestyle. You may also receive a physical, laboratory work up, body composition analysis and meet with the nutritionist. Your interaction in this visit will be with the medical staff, medical technician and nutritionist. By the time that you complete the session with the nutritionist, the medical team will collectively decide which program is appropriate for you.
Since the Center believes that a minimum of 10 sessions are needed to make a lasting change, we have planned each session to be personalized, yet cover specific topics and utilize time tested techniques in achieving lasting weight loss. These include utilizing goal setting, food diaries, menu selection, cooking tips, meal patterning, the use of meal replacement shakes or bars, the use of medications, assessment of changes in habits or body composition, monitoring of health parameters, transitional diets, incorporating fitness activities, and much more.
With over 20 years in medicine, nutrition and weight loss, our program can empower you for long-term success. Our staff is dedicated to assist you in every way to improve your level of health and well being while you lose weight.
