Specialty Programs for: Diabetes & Weight Loss
*Many people are recommended to complete a series of FirstLine Therapy® either before as while you become managed for weight-loss or diabetes. Click here for more details.
**Due to the complex nature of diabetes and weight loss programs, it is highly recommended that interested patients review our Health Investment Program (HIP) designed to reduce the cost of frequent office visits. Increased frequency of office visits greatly improves medical outcomes.
Counseling Approach Taken
Diet and nutritional counseling is most effective when the patient has enough time with the doctor to fully understand their individual program, ask questions, and discuss educational materials. Dr. Bert Mathieson's goal is for each patient to have a solid understanding of their personalized nutrition program and how to fit it into their lifestyle. Frequent visits are essential for long-term success and achieving health goals.
Each individualized program includes:
1. Diet Diary Review & Personalized Diet
2. Functional Medicine Physical Examination
3. Laboratory, Medication and Supplement Review
4. Additional Educational Materials
Weight Loss Programs
What to expect:
· An extensive interview to assess all the individual factors that affect your ability to manage your weight effectively. These factors include: lifestyle, exercise patterns, dietary habits, medication use, hormonal balance, neurotransmitter balance, blood sugar levels, stress levels, and risk factors.
· Conventional and alternative lab tests when warranted
· Physical exams to help assess your risk of chronic disease
· Personalized nutrition recommendations and meal planning
· Supplement recommendations to help you lose body fat and prevent or treat disease.
· Body composition monitoring to make sure you are losing fat and not muscle as your weight decreases.
Diabetes Counseling
What to expect a diabetes visit:
· An extensive interview to assess all the variables that affect the ability to control your diabetes. These factors include: lifestyle habits, exercise level, diet, medication use, blood sugars patterns, weight management, and risk factors.
· Physical exams to screen for the complications of diabetes.
· Conventional and alternative lab tests (when warranted).
· Supplement recommendations to help you control you blood sugar, manage your weight and prevent complications.
· Diabetes medication education or intensive insulin therapy training (when needed).
· Diabetes nutrition education that includes personalized meal plans.
· Diabetes self-management training on topics such as: skin care, how to prevent and treat hypoglycemia, blood sugar testing schedules, sick day protocols, and exercise recommendations.
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Why Doctors Recommend FirstLine Therapy® First
FirstLine Therapy is a TLC program that can help you improve your health, achieve your health goals, and reduce your health risks. With FirstLine Therapy, you'll learn simple things you can do every day to take control of your health-such as diet, exercise, stress management, and appropriate nutritional supplementation. Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC) are the first, and possibly the most important therapy doctors can prescribe to treat many chronic health problems. Lifestyle changes are now recommended as the "first line of therapy" for treating chronic illness or reducing the risk of other serious health conditions, such as:
- Heart disease
- Stroke
- Diabetes
- Arthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Overweight/Obesity
- High cholesterol
- High blood pressure
- High blood sugar
- Alzheimer's disease
Lifestyle choices are also the key to addressing other health concerns and symptoms, such as:
- Fatigue
- Hormone imbalance
- Low sex drive
- Stress-related symptoms
- Poor memory or lack of mental clarity
- And many others
Many of these health problems can be reversed or even treated by adopting a healthy lifestyle. A healthy lifestyle starts with knowledge-the knowledge to make informed decisions that impact your health every day. With this program you'll also get easy ways to track your progress, tips for success, reminders, and other support that will help you achieve your goals.
FirstLine Therapy will help you:
- Address the underlying cause of common health problems
- Take control of your health by providing you with the necessary tools
- Live your life in a way that improves your health
- Feel good now, and maintain good health for years to come
FirstLine Therapy works because it is based on:
- The most current scientific research
- Concepts proven in recent controlled clinical studies
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