Medical Weight Loss

What is Medical Weight Loss?

Medical weight loss is a targeted approach that addresses the underlying physiological factors that might make it difficult to lose weight and maintain long-term results. Unlike traditional fad diet programs, medical weight loss recognizes that underlying root causes of weight gain and lack of weight loss are often complicated by hormone deficiencies or imbalances, nutrient deficiencies, metabolic dysfunction, inflammation, and other factors that require proper evaluation and treatment.

You’ll also gain support for common challenges like:

• Constant hunger or difficulty feeling full

• Feeling you don’t really eat much, but still can’t lose weight

• Energy crashes and fatigue

• Brain fog or mood swings

• Trouble sleeping

• Stubborn belly fat

• Loss of lean muscle

Medical Weight Loss Tools / Treatments

GLP-1 Therapy (Semaglutide & Tirzepatide): These FDA-approved medications are proven, powerful tools for optimal weight loss. They effectively regulate hunger, stabilize blood sugar, and support fat loss consistently delivering impressive results for both men and women.

How GLP-1 Therapy Transforms Your Metabolism

GLP-1 medications work by mimicking your body's natural incretin hormones, creating powerful metabolic changes that go far beyond simple appetite suppression. These medications enhance insulin sensitivity, allowing your cells to use glucose more efficiently and reducing fat storage. They slow gastric emptying, which helps you feel satisfied longer and prevents blood sugar spikes that trigger cravings.

At the hormonal level, GLP-1s help reset your body's weight set point by improving leptin sensitivity - the hormone that signals fullness to your brain. This breaks the cycle of leptin resistance that often keeps people trapped in patterns of overeating. The medications also reduce inflammation markers and improve mitochondrial function, leading to better energy production and fat burning.

Perhaps most importantly, GLP-1 therapy helps restore the natural communication between your gut, brain, and pancreas. This creates sustainable metabolic improvements that support long-term weight maintenance, not just temporary weight loss. Many patients experience improved energy, better sleep, reduced inflammation, and enhanced mental clarity as their metabolism becomes more efficient.

Nutrient / Vitamin Supplement Regimens

Evidence-based nutraceuticals like omega 3 fatty acids, berberine, chromium, myo-inositol, and vitamin D just to name a few can be crucial in optimal metabolic functioning. Depending on your case and needs, we may recommend specific vitamins and supplements to enhance your weight loss results and improve long-term health. 

Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT)

Hormonal imbalances are often the hidden roadblock preventing successful weight loss, especially for patients over 35. Our bioidentical hormone replacement therapy uses hormones that are molecularly identical to what your body naturally produces, restoring optimal levels for enhanced metabolism and body composition.

Key Hormones for Weight Loss:

Thyroid Optimization - Thyroid evaluation and treatment to restore metabolic rate, energy production, and fat burning capacity. Many patients have subclinical thyroid dysfunction that standard labs miss but significantly impacts weight loss ability.

Testosterone Therapy - For both men and women, optimal testosterone levels are crucial for maintaining lean muscle mass, reducing visceral fat, and supporting metabolic health. Low testosterone creates a cycle of muscle loss and fat gain that makes weight loss nearly impossible.

Estrogen & Progesterone Balance - Proper ratios help regulate insulin sensitivity, reduce cortisol production, and prevent the weight gain patterns common during perimenopause and menopause.

Growth Hormone Support - When appropriate, growth hormone optimization helps preserve muscle mass during weight loss, improves recovery, and enhances fat metabolism.

Cortisol Regulation - Addressing chronic stress and high cortisol levels that drive belly fat storage and sugar cravings.

BHRT works synergistically with GLP-1 therapy, creating an optimal hormonal environment where your body can effectively lose fat while maintaining muscle and energy. This comprehensive approach addresses the root hormonal causes of weight gain, not just the symptoms.

Nutritional IV Therapy - IV therapy can be a powerful tool in weight loss and metabolism to provide your body with essential nutrients and targeted support. From basic vitamin replacement to NAD+, methylene blue, glutathione, and iron, IV therapy is a power house to your body to promote optimal cellular and mitochondrial function. 

Emsculpt Neo - Revolutionary Body Contouring Technology

Emsculpt Neo combines high-intensity focused electromagnetic (HIFEM) energy with radiofrequency heating to simultaneously build muscle and eliminate fat - delivering results that diet and exercise alone cannot achieve. This FDA-cleared treatment is the only technology that can reduce fat by up to 30% while increasing muscle mass by up to 25% in targeted areas.

How Emsculpt Neo Accelerates Weight Loss:

The treatment induces supramaximal muscle contractions - equivalent to doing 20,000 crunches or squats in a 30-minute session. These intense contractions force your muscles to adapt and grow while simultaneously triggering massive energy demands that burn fat in the treated area. The radiofrequency heating pre-conditions fat cells for optimal elimination while making the muscle contractions more effective.

Metabolic Benefits Beyond Body Contouring:

Building lean muscle mass through Emsculpt Neo creates lasting metabolic improvements. More muscle tissue means higher resting metabolic rate, better insulin sensitivity, and improved glucose utilization - all crucial factors for sustainable weight management. Patients often see improvements in core strength, posture, and functional movement that support more active lifestyles.

Perfect Complement to Medical Weight Loss:

While GLP-1 therapy and hormone optimization address the internal factors driving weight gain, Emsculpt Neo targets stubborn areas that resist traditional weight loss methods. The combination creates comprehensive body transformation - systemic fat loss with targeted muscle building and spot fat reduction.

Treatment areas include abdomen, buttocks, arms, calves, and thighs, with most patients seeing visible results after 2-4 sessions.