Diet and exercise always matter, and we teach both. For many people they are not enough alone, and that is about biology, not weakness. After you lose weight, your body raises hunger and burns fewer calories. Medication is a tool that makes healthy habits possible to keep.
After weight loss, hunger hormones rise, fullness hormones fall, and the body burns fewer calories. A 2011 New England Journal of Medicine study found these changes were still present a year later.
You can, if you change nothing else. That is why we set a personal protein target, recommend an exercise plan, and measure fat and lean mass every month with a 3D body scan.
Yes. The medication quiets hunger so that healthy habits are easier to keep. It does not replace them.
Free 3D body scan, and our physician speaks with you by phone during the visit. About 45 to 60 minutes at our Bellevue clinic. No obligation. Bring someone with you.
Book a free visit Call (425) 552-3755Compounded medication is made for one patient, so it does not go through the FDA approval process. How we choose and check our pharmacies. Trial figures on this page describe brand-name products and are not a promise of results. Individual results vary. This page is general information, not medical advice.