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RECOMMENDED WEIGHT MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES
We really should start referring to weight loss more as ‘weight control’ or ‘weight management’, because we are concerned with controlling both the loss and maintenance of lost weight. Being focused on the goal of only losing weight sets us up for failure because we overlook many of the essential factors to keeping the pounds off. There are many factors which contribute to weight gain and obesity. These include genetics, lifestyle, culture, effects of the mind (e.g. anxiety, stress, depression, etc. resulting in compulsive eating) and of the body (hormonal imbalances, poor digestion, slow metabolism, etc.), the foods we eat, and how we eat them. The Eastern Medicine approach to weight management means that we are looking from every angle to find a multi-faceted solution. A successful weight loss program must address many of the factors above, especially: In the Oriental Medicine Weight Loss programs we address the following factors: Start by Taking a Sensible Approach. Get Real! No weight loss technique is effective if poor dietary habits and an inactive lifestyle are continued. You don't have to join a diet program to lose weight and keep it off. However, you do need to make a plan. This plan must be realistic. If you’re following a plan, but have difficulty losing weight due to fatigue, stress with compulsive eating, metabolic/hormonal imbalances affecting your appetite or digestion, certain ailments, or disabling pain keeping you from physical activity, then our Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine can help. Our weight control recommendations alone will enable you lose weight gradually if they are followed consistently over time. Therefore, our weight loss program should be properly viewed as a multi-faceted approach to accelerate your weight loss. Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine can safely regulate your metabolism and hunger-satisfaction. You receive the right herbs, enzymes and nutrients to help balance your digestion and eliminate your food cravings. Based on your unique Oriental pattern diagnosis, you will also get personalized diet and nutritional counseling. We help you with a food plan and discuss a diet regimen that you can live with and maintain for the long term. With a food plan, the patient can avoid the pit-falls of yo-yo dieting or the tendency to lose weight and then regain it. Acupuncture, therapeutic herbs, balanced nutritional factors, and proper exercise will give you the support you need to follow and stick to the best program for your permanent weight-control. Because fundamental lifestyle changes often seem so difficult to implement, and because many dieters seem to be powerless to reliably follow their healthy food plans, it is the perspective of Eastern Healing Arts that a successful weight management program must involve each individual in increasing one’s sense of self-knowledge. By improving your relationship with yourself in five crucial areas of your life, you can achieve permanent weight control... READ FULL TEXT  previous pageWeight Control Guidelines | Stop Smoking Program | Chinese Medicine for Weight Loss | | Acupuncture | Medicinal Herbs | Acupressure Bodywork Therapy | Food as Medicine | Adjunct Therapy | BioMat Therapy Sessions | | Return Home | PATIENT ORIENTATION | SERVICES | CONTACT INFO | RESOURCES | News & Events | gawker | |
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