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The “Perfect” Diet

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Today is Part 2 of exploring what is a perfect, healthy diet & what supplements one needs for a healthy life.

You could make yourself crazy trying to know what is the best thing—keto, paleo, gluten free, fat free, no carb, low carb, vegan, meal replacement shakes and more…

In medicine, when we diagnose a condition, if there are 20 different treatments for a condition, there would not be much confidence in the diagnosis. Patients expect a diagnosis and treatment to “cure” them.

For example, if you have appendicitis- there is only one treatment for it—have your appendix out. That is because it is essentially the only treatment.

Unfortunately though, diets and treatment of diet-related conditions, such as obesity, sexual dysfunction, generalized pain, high cholesterol, diabetes (type 2) all often fall into another category. There are so many recommendations out there, that there probably is not one single good answer or “cure”. As providers, our patients often ask for the “perfect” diet when we discuss the effects of lifestyle and diet on many of these conditions.

At To Your Health and Wellness, LLC., our providers believe the “perfect” diet is the healthy diet for you in which you can maintain. We help our patients explore several diet plans, which fit your need to be both generally healthy and palatable enough for you to keep it up. We focus on LIFESTYLE CHANGES you can maintain! This does not mean you will not have occasional lapses, but it does mean that the diet is actually not a diet, it is a lifestyle.

It is a way you eat on a daily basis, with your HEALTH in mind, that is both satisfying and helps you meet your health goals. From a medical standpoint, this typically does not mean eliminating any one category of food, but rather, focusing on eating whole foods, such as plentiful fruits and vegetables, whole grains and lean proteins.

You will hear us talk about the “number one killer in the world” – Cardiovascular disease. A Mediterranean type of diet is probably the most sensible diet from a clean eating, cardiovascular standpoint, with an overall focus on mostly plant-based foods, and has good data behind it. A “way of eating”, if you will, that follows this type of diet can show great improvements in your overall health, including decreased blood pressure, weight loss and decreased insulin resistance/glucose levels and cholesterol. Thus, some may consider this a “perfect diet”. We are happy to discuss and explore this type of eating with you and monitor your progress and ability to maintain this type of “diet”.

Call us today to start your wellness journey and improve your overall health discussing how you could possibly benefit from supplements or dietary changes that may be making you not feel your best!

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Weight Loss – You Don’t Have to Do it Alone – Medical Weight Loss, Gainesville, FL

Published by superadmin on February 4, 2021 | Leave a response

Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy is one tool we can help you Improve Your Weight Loss Efforts, in addition to our other medically guided weight loss plans!

How Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy may help you lose weight!

Jennifer Munksgard, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC talks with you about BioTE bio identical hormone pellets & how they can help you feel better and reach your goals.

Do you find it overwhelming and downright frustrating to lose weight? You’re not alone. So-called “proven” diet trends come and go, all the while making outrageous claims of pounds lost. You give up carbs, nosh like a caveman, count your calories, and, even if you do drop the weight, it seems to come back with a vengeance once you resume a more typical lifestyle. And what if you don’t have a ton of weight to lose, but maybe just those last stubborn pounds?

If you’re eating a healthy diet, watching your portions, and skipping dessert and just can’t shed those stubborn pounds, the odds are your metabolism is thwarting your weight loss efforts. We all know age, a sedentary lifestyle, and yo-yo dieting all impact your metabolism… but what’s at the very core of making your body burn away those calories from that spaghetti dinner? And what can be done to turn up your metabolism and boost your weight loss?

THE HORMONE CONNECTION

It’s hard to overstate how much control hormones have over what goes on with your body. Your growth and development, fertility, immune system, cardiovascular system, and even your behavior all rely on these chemical messengers to keep things running in good order. Your ability to metabolize food for fuel is directly connected to your hormones.

Two of the primary hormones that regulate things like cravings and metabolism are estrogen and progesterone. When one or both levels fall, you will not only have a difficult time losing weight, but you will see your weight increase, despite your best efforts. Adjusting your hormones to the proper levels is necessary to prevent additional weight gain and improve your ability to lose weight.

Beginning at around age 30, your body curtails how much of certain growth hormones it produces. At about 40, women’s production of estrogen begins to slow down, as does progesterone, and in men, testosterone wanes. Believe it or not, testosterone also sharply declines in women, and is responsible for many of the same effects in women as men (Think- “dadbod”).

This decrease in hormones interferes significantly with your body’s ability to lose weight. You have less energy, which may cut into motivation when it comes to exercise. Your metabolism slows to a crawl, your fat-burning muscle mass decreases, and you’ll notice an increase in abdominal fat.

HORMONAL IMBALANCE CAN LEAVE YOU FEELING UNMOTIVATED

Out-of-whack hormones affect you in so many ways. Aside from a lack of energy and a slowed metabolism, you may also feel depressed and irritable, and experience some serious food cravings. Think about this: If you’re cranky, tired, depressed, and want nothing to eat but chocolate, caffeine to have energy and potato chips, you might have a tough time losing weight. And imbalanced hormones are at the core of this struggle.

Hormone replacement therapy and optimizing your hormones, can help you balance your hormones, which decline with age and reclaim control of your life. Bioidentical hormones, which are made from plant sources, offer a safe and natural solution to restore this hormonal balance.

Individual patient’s results vary, however we have seen many many patients through bioidentical hormone replacement therapy begin to feel as one should: vibrant, energetic, calm and healthy. And you’ll likely begin to see a payoff for all of your weight loss efforts.

THE BENEFITS OF BIOIDENTICAL HORMONE REPLACEMENT

Managing your hormone imbalance with bioidentical hormone replacement therapy benefits you in so many ways: from restoring your libido, to giving you back that energy you once had, and helping you achieve your weight loss goals.

However, every case is unique and you’ll need a full assessment before we can customize the right formula to restore balance. Many factors can come into play when it comes to trying to lose weight — and if you succeed, to keeping those pounds from coming back.

If you’ve tried a thoughtful, focused approach to lose weight and find that those stubborn pounds just won’t budge, you may be the ideal candidate for bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT). We are happy to discuss BHRT and other options for effective, safe and medical guided weight loss! Contact To Your Health and Wellness, LLC today.

We have flexible office hours in our Gainesville, FL, office and are ready to help you achieve your wellness goals!!

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