Medical Weight Management
Tomorrow's Wellness Center is a CENTER OF EXCELLENCE for FIRST LINE THERAPY by METAGENICS. We can provide you with a body composition program that has been clinically tested and shown to reduce fat while retaining (and even increasing!) lean muscle tissue. Our program includes practical dietary guidelines, a simple exercise plan, and delicious nutritionally balanced medical foods to promote healthy body composition.
Don't fall victim to fad "starvation" diets or potentially dangerous weight loss pills, in the long run your body will only end up retaining fat and losing lean tissue (muscle).
According to the National Institutes of Health, lifestyle modifications such as nutrition, diet, and excercise are preferred methods for achieving healthy body composition. With a targeted body composition program, you will not only lose unhealthy and unattractive fat, you will also minimize your risk of developing high blood pressure, high cholesterol, insulin resistance, hormone-related problems, and more!
Factors that Contribute to Unhealthy Body Composition
- A high-fat, high-sugar diet
- Lack of Exercise
- Overeating
- Excess alcohol intake
- Hormonal disorders
- Certain medications, such as steroids, antidepressants, or anti-epilepsy drugs
- Other metabolic factors (e.g., Cushing's syndrome, polycystic ovary syndrome, hypothyroidism)
Whether you are overweight or of normal weight you should be aware of the impact body composition has on your health!
Even if your weight is within a normal range, you can still have unhealthy or altered body composition.
More than 65% of the U.S. adult population is overweight, with over 25% considered obese.
Almost 30% of U.S. children and teens aged 6 to 19 years are categorized as overweight. Overweight adolescents have a 70% chance of becoming overweight or obese adults.
In America, approximately 47% of those who are overweight and 71% of those who are obese have high blood pressure.
Half of all overweight and obese American adults have cholesterol levels higher than they should be (greater than 200 mg/dL).
Approximately 25% to 33% of Americans have insulin resistance, which left unchecked, may develop into type 2 diabetes. About 70% of people with type 2 diabetes are overweight.
