Extreme Wellness Clinic

2009-12-23T12:58:00.001-08:00

BEING OVERWEIGHT/OBESE CAUSES MEDICAL/SOCIAL DESTRUCTION

Preventive medicine is the essential component in the fight against obesity. Appetite suppressants have been used for more than 40 years to deter weight gain. They are safe and effective in helping patients learn not to eat just because they feel hungry. Thus, appetite suppressants become a mechanism by which the patient does not want as much to eat. Phentermine and its derivatives have in the past been the only preventive treatment offered by medicine to assist in weight loss. Government agencies continue to classify this low risk medication as a controlled substance. Many physicians are reluctant to use the appetite suppressants to help patients lose weight because of this classification by the DEA.

HCG is Human Chorionic Gonadotropin that has been studied and tested by Dr. Simeons for more than 40 years. His Protocol is published on my website: www.extremewellnessclinic.com. Take a few minutes to read about this effective weight loss program. Dr. Simeons conducted his clinical studies in Europe. There are examples of what some patients have been able to achieve in my HCG weight loss program. There are before and after photos as well as Measurement Tables showing INCHES AND POUNDS LOST over a particular period of time.

There is no guarantee how much or how quickly weight loss will be achieved by any individual on the HCG program. One of the important and vital aspects of HCG weight loss is the patient learns about portions and types of foods that are nutritious for them. I am the coach for these weight loss patients. I incorporate exercise and maintenance instruction along with the nutrition and HCG combination. As the patient's physician, I analyze each individual's vitamin and supplement needs. As most of us are aware, there is an epidemic of obesity in the United States currently.

Early in this Century, by scientific study results, Americans consumed an estimated 10 lbs/individual/year of sugar. Now, Americans consume an estimated 200 lbs of sugar/ person/year.

Obesity is not only a threat to a person's total body health but there are social implications. I hope you will read the articles included here in my blog regarding the workplace and the obese/overweight employee "Obesity Raises Red Flag For Employers" by Anita Buzzese.

Most Americans realize that Smoking Tobacco kills Americans prematurely and causes serious diseases such as cancer and heart disease. The 2nd article "Obesity May Wipe Out Benefit of Anti-smoking Effort, Study Says" by David Olmos included in this Blog regards recent scientific findings that obesity has overcome tobacco in terms of causing more destruction to the human body's health. (Both of These Articles Appeared In The Salt Lake Tribune in November, 2009).

I am a physician and surgeon who recognized the impending threat of obesity to the health of Americans more than 20 years ago. I have studied the literature and results of various University and Government clinical studies in order to devise a comprehensive program to help patients lose weight. Preventive Medicine is crucial in the future of health care reform and I want to be at the forefront to help as many patients as I am able to not only lose weight but build a strong personal program for themselves. Once this happens, each patient is able to help his/her family do the same.

Obesity Raises Red Flag For Employers

2009-12-22T10:37:00.000-08:00

OBESITY RAISES RED FLAG FOR EMPLOYERS
BY ANITA BRUZZESE
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE ON 11/29/09

Perhaps you're working extra hard these days to hang onto your job, or if you're looking for work, you're using every avenue you know to find a job.

In either case, better check out your waistline if you're serious about having a job in the future.
That's because if you're carrying too much weight - enough to be considered overweight or obese - then you're a concern to employers. Studies have shown that not only do overweight workers have higher absenteeism and health care costs, but they are less productive. Such statistics become even more important as companies are keeping only key performers and are scrutinizing ways to trim health care costs.

In addition, several courts have recently ruled that employers also must pay for weight-loss surgery for overweight employees who need operations for work-related injuries. The courts have stated that the weight-loss procedures are needed to guarantee the successful repair of the initial injury.

All these factors serve to heighten concern by employers about the liability of overweight workers, says Marsha Petrie Sue, a professional speaker and author on personal accountability issues.

"I think employers are doing what they feel they need to do. Their profits are down, and they've got to look at ways to cut costs," Petri Sue says. "If you have two people apply for a job, and one is overweight and one is not, who would you hire? You know they have to be thinking about it."
Petrie Sue says that employers balking at "paying for people's habits" is a growing debate.
"You can legislate not discriminating against someone for sexual orientation or based on their gender," she says. "But you can't really legislate responsibility."

Denise Wheeler, an employment lawyer with Fowler White Boggs in Fort Myers, Fla., says that while obese workers can claim they fall under the Americans with Disabilities Act, they have not been very successful winning such claims. However, there are new provisions under that law, and while it has not yet been tested, workers who lost their jobs because they were overweight may find an easier road to suing employers, she says.

Still, Wheeler says that she believes companies may step up calls for workers to maintain healthier weights. "Some employers have gotten very aggressive with their smoking policies, even dismissing workers who smoke on their own time. Are we going to see employers checking the BMI (body mass index) of workers and deciding they'll terminate if it reaches a certain number?"
Petrie Sue says she believes more employers will begin to put employees "on probation" who don't lose weight, and may even tie their weight directly to performance standards.

"If the employee has health issues, the employer may ask what they can do to help, but they're also going to ask the employee what they think the consequences should be for not changing," she says.
Many employers already require employees who smoke, are overweight or have risk factors such as high blood pressure to pay higher healthcare premiums. Recently the American Institute for Cancer Research reported that about 100,500 new cases of cancer are caused by obesity every year.
But with about one-third of U.S. adults classified as obese - or about 30 more pounds over a healthy weight - the question is how involved will employers get to help win the battle of the bulge? Americans spend about $30 billion a year on weight-loss products, but stress - such as working longer hours - has been shown to contribute to weight gain. Add in the unhealthy servings of some workplace vending machines, and it's clear that it's a battle that needs to be waged in several ways, Petrie Sue says.
"I do think employers have some responsibility. If they don't have a wellness program, they can go to a local gym and negotiate a deal so employees can go for 30 minutes every day and exercise, and still be paid for that time," she says. "They also need to get rid of the donuts and coffee in the break room and instead have healthy options and a refrigerator so people can bring healthy food."

For job seekers, the nearly 10 percent unemployment rate means that they may need to be even more proactive in trimming the waistline. A Wayne State University study found last year that overweight workers are viewed negatively, and nowhere is that more evident than in the hiring process, especially if they're applying for a job with face-to-face interactions.

Petrie Sue says for job seekers, it may pay to be up front about the issue. "You can just mention in an interview that you're on a real health kick," Petrie Sue says. "I think that way you're sending a clear message."

Obesity may wipe out benefit of anti-smoking effort, study says

2009-12-22T10:29:00.000-08:00

By David Olmos
Bloomberg News
By Lorem Ipsum
The Salt Lake Tribune

HEALTH: Being heavy narrows in on SMOKING as a major cause of death.

About 40 years of health improvements from declining numbers of smokers may be undermined because too many U.S. adults are obese, researchers said.

Under one scenario of obesity and smoking trends, by 2020 the future life expectancy of a typical 18-year-old would be shortened eight months, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

The number of adults who were obese more than doubled in 25 years to 72 million people, or 34 percent of U.S. adults, in 2006, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Public-health programs and rising cigarette taxes reduced smoking rates to 21 percent in2008 from 37 percent in 1970, according to the CDC. "We found that in a horse race between obesity and smoking, obesity won, in a bad way," said Susan Stewart, an author of the study and a researcher at the National Bureau of Economic Research, a nonprofit, nonpartisan group based in Cambridge, Mass.
Obesity-related medical costs reached $147 billion in 2008, or about 10 percent of U.S. medical spending, according to a CDC study published July 27. Other studies have found the obesity epidemic threatens efforts to reduce deaths from heart disease and breast cancer.

The analysis found obesity accounts for 5 percent to 15 percent of U.S. deaths each year, while smoking is tied to 18 percent of deaths.

Failing to change continuing increases in obesity could erode the steady gains in health seen in recent decades.

Researchers from Harvard University, the University of Michigan and the economic research bureau used data from three large U.S. health assessment surveys to forecast life expectancy through 2020.

ARTICLE AS IT APPEARED IN THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE IN NOVEMBER, 2009

Maintenance of weight loss

2009-06-15T06:19:00.000-07:00

Losing weight is important but the program needs to include more than just a weight loss mechanism. A balance of weight loss and maintenance of weight loss is absolutely required. Success depends on a trilogy of methods to get there: HCG weight loss, supplements and maintenance. What do you want to know about supplements, weight loss and wellness support.?

Weight Loss - HCG

2009-06-15T06:16:00.000-07:00

There are many weight loss programs out there but not as successful as the patient desires. There are people who have started at 330 lbs and work through a nutritionist and exercise trainer to lose weight but it takes three years to get down to 220. On a 40 day HCG program, the patient may lose 20-40 lbs depending on the individual. What are your experiences to lose weight?