Nearly 75% of America’s adult population is now overweight or obese. This is not just a cosmetic issue. Carrying too much fat and/or too little muscle greatly increases the risk of the following conditions:
- Heart attack
- Stroke
- Hypertension
- Cancer
- Metabolic syndrome
- Diabetes
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- Obstructive sleep apnea
- Osteoarthritis
- Chronic inflammation
- Low self-esteem
Excess fat also impairs mobility, interferes with restful sleep, and leads to an overall lower quality of life compared to leaner individuals. In addition, obesity shortens lifespan up to 10 years or more compared to people at normal weight.
It turns out that the battle of the bulge is not as simple as the “eat less and exercise more” mantra that has been preached for decades. For most people, the goal to lose and maintain weight has been nearly impossible to achieve due to the multifactorial nature of obesity.
Scientists have identified eight metabolic processes that can each promote weight gain, even when one decreases food consumption (calories) and increases energy expenditure (exercise). Weight management becomes much easier when all eight of these obesity risk factors have been properly addressed:
- Insulin resistance
- Hormone deficiency
- Rapid carbohydrate absorption
- Physical inactivity
- Excessive hunger
- Low resting metabolic rate
- Dysfunctional adipocyte (fat cell) signaling
- Lipase enzyme overactivity
Using our advanced knowledge of metabolic and nutritional medicine, using a combination of proper diet and lifestyle changes, hormone optimization, and targeted nutritional supplements, we address each and every one of the risk factors above to help you achieve and maintain a leaner and healthier body.
