Healthcare practitioners recognize obesity as a chronic illness with vast and potentially deadly consequences, but they seem to be at a loss about treating this condition. A conventional doctor might offer dietary advice, including reducing calories, reducing dietary fat, or eating specific foods. He or she might also suggest increasing physical activity.
Many conventional doctors lack the time and knowledge to treat obesity effectively. Seeing a patient for only 10 minutes doesn’t allow much opportunity to educate someone about how to eat healthily. In contrast, we offer specialized coaching and the encouragement required for you to succeed on your weight loss journey.
Instead, conventional practitioners often outsource patients to dietitians or other healthcare professionals. They might also suggest a number of over-the-counter or pharmaceutical drugs that address various aspects of weight loss, including suppressing appetite or blocking fat absorption.
Every year new diet books appear, fad diets or “superfoods” get positioned as “miracle cures”, and yet, obesity rates continue to skyrocket.
There has to be a better way, a different way. The body is a wonderfully complex mechanism, and taking a one-size-fits-all approach focused does not work. At Total Wellness Center, we address the underlying causes of obesity, using a systems-oriented approach, and engaging both patient and practitioner in a therapeutic partnership. It is an expansion in the practice of medicine that better addresses the healthcare needs of the 21st century. By combining dietary changes along with our superior ideal light therapy, we have transformed the lives of thousands of people across the country.
