Weight Gain

Personalized Diet and Supplementation

A balanced diet provides the body with the necessary vitamins, proteins, and fats that are key to successful weight loss, as well as overall health. Since we are all individuals, Dr. Melanie utilizes a detailed intake as well as labs to determine your personalized diet as well as supplementation. Ensuring you get the nutrients you need sometimes means supplementing with some core nutrients. Dr. Melanie may also use Peptide Therapy to help you reach your weight loss goals.

Hormone Balancing

Hormones play an important role in metabolism, appetite, blood sugar regulation, fat storage, and muscle maintenance. When hormones such as estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, insulin, cortisol, or thyroid hormones are out of balance, losing weight may become more difficult even with healthy eating and regular exercise. Dr. Melanie uses your symptoms, health history, and appropriate lab testing to identify potential imbalances and develop a personalized plan to support your hormones, metabolism, and long-term weight-loss goals.

Digestive Health

In order to lose weight, your digestive system must be functioning optimally. When intestinal membranes are overloaded with mucous and toxic material, they are no longer able to process and absorb nutrients correctly. To ensure healthy bowels:

• Have more than two bowel movements per day without straining
• Eat 5-7 servings of fruits and veggies daily
• Consume at least 25 g of fiber daily
• Exercise 3-5 times a week

Once the digestive system is fully functioning through a proper diet or supplements such as herbal remedies or fiber, the next step may be to detoxify your system.

Detoxification

A personalized plan for jump-starting your improved diet may include beginning with a detoxification, also known as a cleanse. Detoxifying rejuvenates us by cleansing our digestive system and liver.

Following the detoxification, a food reintroduction plan should be followed. This will illustrate if the individual has any food sensitivities or allergies. Eliminating or limiting problematic foods from our diet can help our bodies work more efficiently.

Allergy testing can also be ordered via a blood test. Utilizing NAET can help with the food sensitivities.

Stress Relief

Stress stimulates the release of cortisol from our adrenal glands which then promotes the conversion of stored sugars (glucose) and fat into energy. Unfortunately, our modern-day habits rarely require the physical reaction needed to burn off the glucose. As a result, the glucose triggers the release of insulin which converts the glucose into fat.

Using relaxation techniques and calming herbs can help balance these reactions. Dr. Melanie teaches techniques that can be used anywhere to help manage stress.

A study at the Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine in Japan found, “Lavender aromatherapy reduced serum cortisol.” Inhaling a few drops of lavender can soothe your mind and relax your body. Rubbing several drops of lavender on your feet can also promote relaxation.