Weight
Gain
What We Treat
Functional Medicine Support for Weight Gain
Are you looking for sustainable and effective ways to lose weight? Biolifebalance has solutions for you.
Many people have been told by their doctors that they need to lose weight. The reasons are clear.But they are never offered an effective method of how to go about this. Excess weight can lead to a number of consequences.
But achieving that goal can be extremely difficult due to the prevalence of one-size-fits-all weight loss solutions.
Instead, you need a personalized program that takes your unique situation into account.
Factors including but not limited to your lifestyle, health history, genetics and hormones all contribute to how your body handles weight. The typical calories in calories out, eat less move more is not only outdated it has been proven to be ineffective.
You need a holistic weight loss plan based on the latest science.
If you’re looking to reverse weight gain in St. Louis, schedule an introductory consultation
You need a holistic weight loss plan based on the latest science.
If you’re looking to reverse weight gain in St. Louis, schedule an introductory consultation. We’re currently accepting new patients!
A Functional Medicine Treatment Plan Rounds Out Our Personalized Services
BHRT alone is not a comprehensive solution to weight gain. We (will want to) add additional health coaching recommendations to your treatment plan so that you can start feeling your best sooner. Functional medicine offers a personalized and holistic approach to weight loss by addressing the root causes of weight gain. It focuses on optimizing overall health and well-being, gut health, and stress management, must be a part of the plan.
- Optimal Nutrition: Functional medicine emphasizes the importance of individualized dietary plans to support weight loss. Nutritional interventions may include guidance on macronutrient balance, portion control, nutrient-dense foods, and addressing potential food sensitivities.
- Gut Health: The gut microbiome plays a crucial role in metabolism and weight regulation. Functional medicine may involve strategies to support a healthy gut, such as probiotic supplementation, (prebiotic-rich foods,) and addressing gut dysbiosis.
- Stress Management: Chronic stress results in high cortisol levels. Cortisol is a fat storing hormone and can be a major contributor to weight gain and a hindrance to weight loss efforts. Functional medicine incorporates stress management techniques, such as mindfulness practices, relaxation exercises, breathing exercises, and meditation techniques to help individuals develop healthy coping mechanisms.
- Physical Activity: Functional medicine recognizes the importance of regular exercise in weight management. It provides personalized exercise plans that suit individuals' needs and abilities, encouraging physical activity as a key component of a healthy lifestyle.
- Detoxification Support: We live in a toxic environment, functional medicine incorporates targeted detoxification strategies to address the burden of toxins on the body, which can interfere with not only weight loss efforts, overall well-being.
Serious Complications Associated with Weight Gain
Carrying excess weight places significant stress on the body and is linked to most of our chronic diseases and major illnesses and their associated complications. Let’s remember why getting your weight in check is so important.
The TOP health risks associated with being overweight include:
- Insulin Resistance eading to Type 2 Diabetes, this is one of the root causes of most diseases. Excess weight contributes to insulin resistance, by impairing the body's ability to regulate blood sugar and insulin levels.
- Cardiovascular/heart disease. The leading global cause of 30% of deaths. IR and CVD are impossible to separate. Obesity leading to IR increases the likelihood of developing high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol levels, and thus resulting in an increased risk of heart attacks
- Alzheimer's disease, though a multifactorial complex disease state that we are still trying to dissect. In our studies we have found that ALZ is so linked to IR that it has been newly coined Type 3 diabetes!
- Renal disease, resulting in renal failure, the most common cause is IR. IR increases the risk of developing renal failure by as much as 50%.
- Non- alcoholic fatty liver disease now affects 1 in 3. Most don’t know that they are affected by this disease in its early stages. 3 decades ago, NAFLD has gone form a rare diagnosis to the most common form of liver disorder, especially in Western societies. All linked directly to IR.
- Cancers the 2nd leading cause of death behind CVD. Most think that genetics play the major role in the development of cancers. It is a disease of cellular growth, where cells start to grow out of control. IR encourages cancers cells to multiply even faster. Many of our major cancers are thought to be IR driven
Biolifebalance is Here to Support Your Weight Gain Reversal Journey
Weight gain is a complex issue with far-reaching consequences for physical health mental health and overall well-being. Biolifebalance and functional medicine offer complementary approaches to address weight gain by focusing not only on hormonal balance, but equally focusing on optimizing nutrition, addressing underlying factors, and supporting overall health. By combining these approaches, individuals can empower themselves to achieve sustainable weight loss, reduce health risks, and improve their overall quality of life.
While other clinics might promise weight loss through pills and injections, we choose to pursue more natural approaches. Visit Biolifebalance for a robust weight loss plan.
Let’s connect over an introductory consultation. Learn how we can help you manage weight gain in St. Louis.
Find the root cause of your weight gain with Functional and Evolutionary Medicine, a holistic, investigative approach to healthcare that is both high-tech and high-touch.
Tests we use to treat patients for weight loss:
- Functional blood test
- Gut health testing
- HPA-D testing (adrenal – hormones)
- Food intolerance (food allergies)
- Toxic chemicals
