Weight Loss Program
GLP Therapy for Weight Loss
GLP Therapy is a revolutionary weight loss treatment that can help you lose weight safely, reduce food cravings and emotional eating, and improve blood sugar control.
How GLP Therapy works
GLP Therapy works by binding to GLP-1 receptors in the gut. This causes the release of insulin, which helps to lower blood sugar levels. GLP Therapy also slows down the emptying of the stomach, which helps to make you feel full sooner. In addition, it reduces your appetite and cravings for unhealthy foods.
How long do you need to be on it?
Several studies have demonstrated that you can be on this medication until you reach your goal weight. Our providers will work with you to set up a meal plan and an exercise routine. Once patients are ready we can take you off.
Who is not a candidate?
Pregnant or breastfeeding. Family history or personal history thyroid cancer, thyroid C-cell tumors such as Medullary thyroid carcinoma or multiple endocrine neoplasms, any one who is on insulin.
What Does Our Weight Loss Program Entail?
A thorough medical history, obtain base line labs, vital signs, upon determining if you are a candidate for our program we discuss your current eating and exercise habits, and work together to devise a plan for fitness and nutrition.
Our providers will guid you 100% of the way! Our goal is to ensure that the maintenance of your weight loss is not dependent on medication but rather on your lifestyle modifications. The medication is titrated every 4 weeks, slowly increasing to our goal of 2.4 mg. It is common not to achieve any weight los within the first 4 weeks although some studies show that on average patients may loose unto 2% of their weight loss in the first month.
Since the medication works by decreasing your gastric emptying the content of your stomach remain in place for a longer duration, increasing acid production. This can result in acid reflux, nausea, and constipation. These effects will subside with continued use of the medication. Side effects can be treated until they are no longer an issue.
GIP
This is a GLP 1 agonist and GIP, which means it has all the affects of GLP and the added effect of a GIP which increased your energy expenditure. This means that it burns calories all while giving you a thermogenic affect. On average studies show patients can loose over 17% of their body weight. GIP is equivalent to GLP in terms of side effects, titration, and dosage increase every 4 weeks.
MIC
Lipotropic injections are used to help release fat deposits in some parts of the body. Some of these areas include the stomach, inner thighs, neck, buttocks and hips. Lipotropic, or fat burning, substances include methionine which helps the liver remove fat; inositol, similar to methioninecholine, which distributes cholesterol and prevents it from getting deposited in one part of the body. In some cases, a combination of these may be given. Injections can be administered up to twice a week. The amino acids that are injected into the body stimulate the liver into optimizing the process of metabolism. The injections are only effective temporarily. As soon as the effect of these substances wears out, the body starts returning to normal gradually. Can be done weekly as part of your weightless journey.
PCDC
Deoxycholic acid is injected under the skin directly into the area beneath your chin. A healthcare provider will give you this injection.
You may be treated with a topical numbing medicine or an ice pack to ease pain and make you comfortable during the injections.