For 15 years, My Weight Doctor™ has helped thousands of people just like you realize their dreams. Our Centers are staffed only with medical professionals who care about you, your weight loss and your health. They will tell you about our unique and individual weight loss programs, why they work, the fees and how to get started.
Over the years we've developed complete and effective programs that address both the short term weight loss and the long term weight management needs of our patients.
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Your Complete Health

In 2006, almost 108 million American adults were overweight or obese with the number increasing every year. If you are overweight or obese, carrying this extra weight puts you at risk for developing many diseases, especially heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and cancer. Losing this weight helps to prevent and control these diseases.

Our program guidelines provide you with a safe and effective approach for the measurement of overweight and obesity and a set of steps for safe and effective weight loss.

We have continuously met the changing needs of an overweight population without resorting to fad diets or gimmicks. Our programs feature one-on-one personal medical supervision, nutritional guidance, moderate exercise, and the use of various time-tested prescription diet medications. We pride ourselves on having an extremely high customer satisfaction rate (learn more…).

Bariatrics Medicine

Bariatrics is the medical practice of weight reduction. It is the field of medicine that offers treatment for the person who is overweight with comprehensive programs including diet and nutrition, exercise, behavior modification, lifestyle changes and, when indicated, the prescription of appetite suppressants and other appropriate medications. Bariatrics also includes research into obesity, its causes, prevention, and treatment.

The word Bariatrics was derived in the 20th century from the Greek words “Baros”, meaning weight, and “Iatrike” meaning treatment. Hence, Bariatrics means treatment of weight. Bariatric medicine deals with weight, treatment of obesity, and related medical conditions (such as heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and high cholesterol).

How to Select a Bariatric (Weight Loss) Practice

The American Society of Bariatric Physicians (ASBP) recommends that you use the following guidelines when selecting a weight loss physician:

•    Does your doctor specialize in overweight and obesity treatment?

•    Is your doctor a member of the American Society of Bariatric Physicians?

•    Has your doctor pledged to follow the ASBP Bariatric Practice Guidelines?

•    How many years has the doctor's practice been around?

•    What kind of initial work-up does the doctor do prior to treating patients for weight loss? Are blood work, metabolism testing, and EKGs performed on patients who have not had it done recently?

My Weight Doctor™ further recommends that you also ask the following questions when choosing a bariatric (weight loss) physician:

•    Will you be evaluated and treated by a medical doctor on every visit?

•    What is the doctor's policy on frequency of follow up visits?

•    Does your doctor prescribe medication for weight loss? Does she dispense it from the office?

•    Is your doctor educated in Nutrition? Does the doctor and her staff provide nutritional counseling to patients? Vitamins? Supplements?

Please do not hesitate to ask our knowledgeable staff any of these questions. We are proud of the quality of care that we deliver.

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