There are many medical weight loss programs out there. We have a wide variety of programs available which are customized based on age, current health status, and how much weight is desired to be dropped.

The doctor will work with you based on your individual needs, timeline and budget to create a weight loss program for you. This weight loss program be as simple as a diet change and can be as dramatic as diet, detoxing, hormones and acupuncture.

Obviously if you’re in pain, you will not be able to exercise as easily, so if this is an issue and there is any physical limitation to you exercising, then this may be addressed as well.

Average results on the hormone weight loss program are 10-20 pounds in three weeks and 20-35 pounds in 40 days on the weight loss program. Since we are working with the hormones, these are long standing changes.

Call 760-777-8377 if you would like to start losing weight today. You will have to fill out the “heath questionnaire” & “weight loss form” in the patients forms section before your first visit as well.

Some Methods Utilized in Dr. Hashimoto‘s Weight Loss Program:
  • Acupuncture
  • Appetite suppressants
  • Diet and Life-style modification
  • Health Analysis with blood tests, hormone tests & questionnaire
    (This is the real difference with medical weight loss. A dietician will not be able to do this)
  • Hormone Therapy
  • Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
  • Metabolism enhancers
  • Pain management
  • Vitamin therapy
  • Whole body detoxification

 

Weight Gain and Hormones?  Is this the secret to weight loss?

There is a hormone imbalance that 44% of the adult population over the age of 50 have and it is called Syndrome X or metabolic syndrome.  It is more common in women than men and is seen in most populations around the world.  The exact cause is unknown, but the general consensus is that it is a result of the Standard American Diet (SAD) combined with a sedentary lifestyle.  The SAD diet is low in essential fatty acids, fiber and high in saturated fats and sugar which promotes many glucose disorders or insulin resistance.  The new generation of kids consuming energy drinks and processed foods combined with a lack of physical activity will most likely cause these numbers to sky rocket in years to come.

Symptoms include, but are not limited to:

  • fatigue
  • sugar cravings
  • inability to lose weight (especially abdominal obesity)
  • High cholesterol or if you are on cholesterol mediations
  • High blood pressure (hypertension) or if you are on blood pressure medications
  • High blood sugar (pre-diabetes and diabetes) or if you are on diabetes medications
  • constant hunger
  • fatigue after meals
  • chronic pain

A skilled physician can make this diagnosis with a special blood test and a physical examination (Any Physician who administers your weight loss program needs to understand this syndrome).  However, some older practitioners may be unaware of the new syndromes affecting our current generations. If one does not come to the correct diagnosis they will obviously not be able to make the appropriate recommendations for treatment.  A typical patient improperly diagnosed patient will come to my office on a combination of 2 or more of the following medications:  cholesterol, blood pressure, diabetes  and/or hypothyroid medications.  A properly administered weight loss program will address the true cause and remove the need for these medications.

If left unchecked, this condition can have some very adverse effects to one’s health such as:  early aging, unexplained weight gain, vision problems/blindness, kidney damage, heart disease, skin lesions, peripheral neuropathy and death.  In women, this can lead to androgen dominance which is an increase in male characteristics leading to infertility (PCOS), irregular periods, unexplained weight gain, fluid retention, fatigue, mood swings, acne beyond puberty, darkened patches of skin on the neck and arm pits, hair loss and unwanted hair growth on the body and face.  Although these are unwanted characteristics, there are more serious underlying problems such as an increased risk of some cancers and heart disease.

Something you can try at home to access your risk is checking your waist to hip ratio (abdominal obesity).  First measure your waist (don’t hold your breath in!) and then the widest part of your hips.  Now divide the waist measurement by your hip measurement.  A ratio larger than 0.8 for women (or 1.0 for men) indicates abdominal obesity and a higher risk for developing metabolic syndrome.  If you are suffering from any of the above symptoms, it is important that you get this checked out by a skilled practitioner, such as Dr. Hashimoto, who knows how to evaluate and treat this problem.  Even if your waist to hip ratio is within the normal range and you have some of the above symptoms it is still important to get checked because it is not the only deciding factor.

If you are diagnosed with metabolic syndrome you may feel like your life is over, but there is good news because this can be corrected relatively easily with a change in lifestyle.  Simply by increasing your physical activity level, changing your diet, supplementing with the appropriate nutrients and balancing your hormones is an easy way to get this under control.   Weight loss is easy with Dr. Hashimoto’s weight loss program.