How do we Approach Weight Loss?
For many individuals, feeling the best is feeling comfortable in their own skin. Most adults struggle with obesity and being overweight and for many this is one of the biggest barriers to feeling well. Our approach to weight loss at the Stram Center is one that goes against the diet industry.
We aim for people to lose weight in a sustainable way that improves their overall health allows them to maintain results.
Part of weight loss is often making sure that there are not other confounding factors that must be addressed first in order to foster weight loss. The body naturally holds onto weight (or gains weight) if it is in a state of extreme stress, if there are active or chronic infections, or if there are hormonal imbalances. In this way, sometimes our weight loss journey begins with addressing these critical issues first. In our experience, this makes for much easier and successful weight loss because the body feels “safe” to release unnecessary excess weight.
We aim for people to lose weight in a sustainable way that improves their overall health allows them to maintain results.
Part of weight loss is often making sure that there are not other confounding factors that must be addressed first in order to foster weight loss. The body naturally holds onto weight (or gains weight) if it is in a state of extreme stress, if there are active or chronic infections, or if there are hormonal imbalances. In this way, sometimes our weight loss journey begins with addressing these critical issues first. In our experience, this makes for much easier and successful weight loss because the body feels “safe” to release unnecessary excess weight.
Why do we discourage losing weight too fast?
Our fat cells contain toxins that our body has stored to protect us. When we lose weight, fat cells shrink, releasing these toxins they have kept out of systemic circulation. If we lose too much weight too fast, our body cannot keep up with detoxification and we can feel very poor as a result. Before and during the weight loss journey it is important to support and improve detoxification, making sure detox pathways are operating properly.
Additionally, fast weight loss results in an unwanted reduction in muscle mass. Muscle mass is critical to overall metabolic health and we want to retain muscle as we lose fat. For these reasons, working with a registered dietitian to develop a nutrition plan to maintain muscle mass is very important.
What are the weight loss tools/therapies we use at the Stram Center? All weight loss tools used are in combination with one on one nutrition counseling, for optimal outcomes:
· Fasting – specific recommendations given for men, for pre- and post-menopausal women
· Specific diet therapies, personalized to meet individual needs
· Prolon fast-mimicking diet*
· Detoxes, including supplementation, diet therapies, and IV therapies
· Olympia Two month system with injections*
· IV therapies and injectables
* call for more information on these specialized weight management therapy programs; ask to schedule a free 15 minute consultation with our nutritionist dietitican. 518.689 2244, option 2.
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