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Written by Andrew Sokolsky, D.C.
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As a chiropractor who lost 120 pounds and now teaches others how to lose weight, I bring first-hand experience to the challenges involved with weight loss. I want my patients to lose weight healthfully, intelligently and permanently, without resorting to drugs or surgery.
If it were as easy as "putting your fork down," we wouldn’t have as high an obesity rate as we have in our country. Nor is there a "quick and easy fix," as those who tout the latest fad diets want us to believe.
Just as there is an increased sensitivity in our society to viewing addiction to alcohol as genetically linked, with time our understanding of a genetic predisposition to be overweight will be more clearly understood. A genetic predisposition to be fat, however, can be overcome with an eating and exercise plan that is flexible, practical and tailored to a patient’s unique circumstances.
When I teach and coach overweight patients, I first find out how much weight they want to lose, and assess whether their goals are reasonable, attainable and healthful. I recommend a patient have an ideal goal weight that they want to reach, and a weight-range that they want to live within. I also have them decide on a weight that they "never want to see on the scale again," with an agreement that if they do, they will strictly return to the plan that we designed to lose their excess weight.
Next, I talk about a patient’s motivations for losing weight. Our reasons for them to lose weight–being healthier and taking pressure off the spine–often are not a patient’s motivation. The most powerful motivators are emotional rather than logical, and may not "make sense" to others. Often they are very personal, and your patient may or may not want to reveal them to you. I have patients write their motivators down, and encourage them to be honest about their deepest feelings. Losing weight requires dedication and commitment, and if a patient is driven and supported by emotionally powerful motivators, they have a strong foundation for success.
 Research has shown that keeping track of when a person eats, what they eat and how many calories are in the foods they eat gives people the best chance to lose weight. Most patients have heard of calories, but most don’t know how many calories they need to consume to lose the weight they want to lose. Nor do they know how many calories are in the foods that they eat.
To lose one pound, a person needs to consume 3,500 calories less than they need to maintain their weight. Thus, if a person wants to lose one pound in one week, they would need to consume 500 calories a day less than they need to maintain their weight. How much a person needs to maintain their weight is affected by their genetics, age, metabolism, exercise level and muscle-to-fat ratio. Thus, it is not an exact science. As a good starting point to determine how many calories a person would need to maintain their current weight, I multiply a patient’s weight by 10 if they aren’t going to exercise, and by 12 if they are willing to walk an hour or more per day.
I then give my patients nutritional guidelines that will support their health and their weight loss. By understanding the glycemic index of foods, patients can understand how some foods will stabilize blood sugar and support feeling satiated for longer periods of time. This allows them to eat in a way that reduces their physiological desire to eat, thus reducing cravings. Especially because our patients will be eating less, it is that much more important that they get their calories from healthy food sources. There are thin people who are unhealthy, and we don’t want our overweight patients to join their ranks. All that said, I have my patients decide for themselves what they will be eating. This supports more long-lasting success. I also encourage patients to eat six or more times per day, as a way of avoiding feeling overly hungry, and avoiding the body’s tendency to slow its metabolism when too long a period of time elapses without eating.
Following these guidelines, a patient is better able to distinguish eating for physiological reasons versus eating for psychological reasons. This is where the concept of addiction plays in. Many of my patients and I benefit from understanding how deep our connection to overeating is, and how we often use food as an addictive substance. My definition of addiction is "whenever I use a substance on a regular basis to ignore or cover up issues, emotions, or thoughts, I am an addict." Recognizing how I use food as an addictive substance has given me an awareness that better allows me to understand the emotional, mental, physical and spiritual challenges that I faced as I lost weight, and the challenges I face as I maintain my weight loss.
As chiropractors, we are uniquely qualified to teach a patient about the benefits of exercise, tailor a plan to their size and abilities, and keep their spine as healthy as possible to support their exercise plan. I encourage my patients to choose an exercise that allows them to do it consistently, safely, with relative ease and adaptability, and an exercise that they can do for the long term. For most patients, walking fits all these criteria.
I then offer my patients support (or encourage them to benefit from other healthcare professionals, if needed) to deal with the emotional and mental challenges that often need to be addressed for lasting results. I address other issues rarely dealt with in a weight-loss plan, such as how to use the scale to support you, how to deal with your clothes as you grow out of them, and importantly, how to deal with the inevitable challenges and setbacks one is bound to face. I accept setbacks as an inevitable part of the weight loss process and teach patients how to make those setbacks as short-term as possible.
I believe it is important to examine and sometimes change how people talk to themselves (their "self-talk"). I also encourage patients to find role models, and build a support system of people they can reach out to when necessary. A support system can include family members and friends, others trying to lose weight, and/or a weight loss coach. When family and friends are supportive, it can make a powerful difference in a patient’s success.
We can play an important part in a patient’s weight-loss success by combining knowledge, sensitivity and respect for the challenges that our overweight patients face, and by encouraging a drug-and-surgery-free approach to losing weight healthfully and permanently.
Andrew Sokolsky, D.C., is the creator of ‘The Sokolsky Plan, An Intelligent Guide to Permanent Weight Loss’, an in-home seminar for patients. He is also the director of the San Francisco Weight Loss Center, and has been in private practice since 1987. He can be reached at
TheSokolskyPlan.com and by phone at 1-415-333-4800.
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Written by Galen O. Ballard
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Friday, 25 June 2010 00:00 |
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In his many years as a chiropractic physician, Dr. Ben Nelson had begun to notice an increasing number of his patients had become addicted to anti-depressant drugs. Other patients admitted to being "stressed out" and indicated they were considering drugs to alleviate their anxieties.
Clearly he needed to do something to stem this trend which ran so contrary to his wellness philosophy. A perusal of The National Institute of Mental Health’s website indicated 30 million Americans took antidepressants at a cost of over $10 billion a year. In addition, pharmaceutical companies had overall yearly sales of $14.6 billion from anti-psychotics and $4.8 billion in sales of ADHD drugs.
How did a country–whose citizens are known the world over for their outgoing self-confidence–emerge as a leading consumer of drugs for social anxiety?
Drug companies, with their vast budgets and marketing campaigns, have convinced millions of Americans that their unhappiness is actually a disease with a simple cause–a chemical imbalance–and a magic-bullet cure!
 Back to the future!
Dr. Nelson investigated various drug alternatives and discovered the plant kingdom supplies the building blocks for calmative, nervine, and antispasmodic medicines which humans have utilized since the beginning of time. In fact, he discovered such herbs are currently being employed by European medical practitioners to regulate psychosomatic disorders and elevate mood.
Awareness is the key to helping patients.
Dr. Nelson decided to educate his patients to the dangerous side effects and addiction of anti-depressants and introduce them to natural non-narcotic alternatives to alleviate their symptoms.
First, anti-depressants are only marginally more effective than placebos.
Second, there is no biochemical marker for stress and depression. The tools doctors use to diagnose stress, anxiety, and depression are based on symptoms alone.
Third, stress, anxiety, and depression are not caused by chemical imbalances in the brain as pharmaceutical companies would have everyone believe.
Fourth, ironically, many anti-depressants precipitate the very conditions they were prescribed to prevent! In 2003, the FDA mandated warning labels on anti-depressants because many were found to promote suicidal tendencies. Other side effects can include bone loss, lower life expectancy, birth defects, sexual dysfunction, gastric upset, insomnia, nervousness, and mental impairment. The list goes on!
By comparison, natural sedatives and mood enhancers abound in nature and have virtually no side effects. Their activity depends upon the presence of specific electrolytes, such as magnesium and calcium, known as "the calming minerals." Valerian root is tranquilizing on the nervous system, relieves tension and improves sleep quality. It also has a marked tendency to increase concentration ability. Lemon balm also improves sleep and ameliorates insomnia. Scullicap herb together with vitamin B-6 ameliorates nervous tension and has been shown to be an effective muscle relaxant. Passiflora acts as a natural tranquilizer and can calm hyperactive people. It is also an antispasmodic in the treatment of muscle cramps. Both Hops strobiles and Gota kolu exhibit a claming effect on the nervous system. Chamomile is also a time tested nervine herb with calming as well as anti-inflammatory actions.
Dr. Nelson found numerous nutrition companies that exclusively served the profession and featured formulations that included mineral electrolytes and nervine and anti-spasmodic herbals. Many offered educational materials as well as protocols for weaning patients off addictive anti-depressants and tranquilizers. He was pleased he didn’t have to reinvent the wheel! He now had the tools to help his patients safely ameliorate the daily stress and anxiety in their lives while promoting the chiropractic wellness philosophy.
Galen O. Ballard is President of Titan Laboratories and directly responsible for the products division. His background includes undergraduate studies in research at the University of Denver with graduate work at the Universities of Wisconsin and Maryland. Galen may be reached toll free at 1-800-929-0945 or by email at
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Written by John H. Maher, D.C.
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Friday, 25 June 2010 00:00 |
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We all know how tough sticking to a weight loss diet can be. Meal replacement drinks, though not a "be all-end all" solution in themselves for lifelong leanness, can nonetheless be a part of the solution. Even with the healthiest all natural ingredients, meal replacement drinks and powdered drink mixes can be made to provide great taste, nutrition and convenience, while providing just a few hundred calories.
 The basic "do it yourself" diet shake recipe combines a naturally flavored, sugar free protein powder (soy, whey, rice, pea, hemp) supplying 10-15 gms of protein, an omega-3 source like powdered flaxseed, chia seed, or good tasting flavored flax or fish oil, and a high antioxidant fruit and vegetable powder drink mix, often called "greens" or "reds" drinks. The goal is to find the best tasting products or formulas you can find that, when mixed with 10-14 ounces of water or green tea (recommended), supplies about 150-200 calories, 14-20 gms of net carbohydrates, 7-10 gms of fiber and 2-3 gms of fat, mostly as omega-3 fatty acids.1 Such a "Superfood Diet Shake" can be made to fit with most popular current diets, like low carb, low glycemic (low sugar), low fat, and low calorie, as follows.
Low Carb Diet Shake: To the basic Superfood recipe above, consider adding one or more of the following:
1. Coconut milk (2 oz.-¼ cup). Coconut fat is rich special lipid (medium chain triglycerides) that are easily digested and sent directly to the liver where they are easily converted into energy, not stored.2
2. Plain soy milk (mixed with or instead of water or tea) adds protein with very little carbs.
3. Or a palm full of nuts and seeds can be eaten out of hand. The extra chewing and fiber will help you feel full.
Low Fat Diet Shake: To the basic Superfood recipe above, consider adding one or more of the following:
1. Fresh or frozen fruit, ¼ cup, rich in fiber, and alkalizing minerals. Or just enjoy an apple, as the chewing slows you down and sends signals to the brain, "I am eating a lot!"
2. Non-fat milk (dairy, rice or almond) or unsweetened non-fat yogurt to replace some of the water or green tea, and add protein, vitamins and minerals.
Low Calorie Diet Shake: To the basic Superfood recipe above, consider adding one or more of the following:
1. Mineral water, and/or lemon or lime juice, to add extra minerals, like sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium.
2. Herbal tea, like cinnamon tea, or any herbal tea according to taste, for variety or internal detoxification.
Low Glycemic Diet Shake (Low in sugar and refined carbs, with balanced fat, protein, carbohydrate diets: Zone, 40/30/30, South Beach)
To the basic Superfood recipe above, consider adding one or more of the following:
1. Fresh or frozen berries, ¼ cup, are the best fruits to add without eating too much fruit sugar.
2. Alternately, enjoy several apple slices on the side, or a palm full of seeds, or two prunes, both known to support weight loss.
3. Low fat milk and yogurt (plain) or plain soy milk to replace some or all of the water or green tea.
4. Add 1-2 heaping tablespoons toasted wheat germ, ground fine for extra vitamins and minerals.
Basic Plan
1. Weight Loss: Following a low carb, low fat, low calorie or low glycemic plan, have two "Superfood Diet Shakes" a day, making breakfast one of them. Enjoy the other at the time of your choice unless otherwise directed. Eat two other meals in your plan, each of more or less equal size.
2. Weight Maintenance: Following a low carb, low fat, or low glycemic plan, have a "Superfood Diet Shake," usually for breakfast, the most important meal of the day.
Helpful Hints
1. Have a thorough physical check-up to rule out any nutritional deficiencies, hormonal imbalances or other health problems that might limit your success.
2. Start your diet with a 24-36 hour detoxification fast with a high antioxidant fruit and vegetable powder drink mix, mineral water and an herbal "detox" tea.
3. Drink up to two quarts of green tea a day. Caffeinated is best, but green tea helps boost metabolism even without caffeine.3 Remember, a lot of "hunger" is really thirst, so at least drink water!
4. If your health professional says coffee is OK for you, it can help balance blood sugar, boost metabolism and lower appetite.4 You can make a "latte" with coffee, blending ½ scoop of vanilla flavored whey protein with warm milk (soy, dairy, rice or almond) and then blending with hot coffee. Add a ¼ teaspoon of cinnamon for extra taste and to help balance blood sugar.5
5. To obtain weight loss, you need to work up to exercising 250 to 400 minutes a week, depending on the type of exercise/physical activity and intensity.6 To maintain weight loss, you will need 75 to 150 minutes a week. Always speak to your health professional about the choices best suited for you before starting.
6. Generally speaking, men wishing to lose safe but rapid weight need to eat less then 1850 calories a day. For most women, 1350 calories is the target. Weight loss diets with less calories than these numbers need close supervision by a health professional.
7. Use stevia as a non-calorie natural sweetener.
8. The lower the calorie intake, the more likely that multivitamin and mineral supplementation will be needed. It is difficult to provide all of these in sufficient amounts in the recipe, itself, without negatively affecting the taste.
9. Say grace. Eat slowly. Chew your food very well. Put down your utensils between bites.
10. If you have been good all week, allow yourself one "cheat" as your reward, but only if you can "cheat" just once! Save it for the ball park, the wedding, the holiday party.
11. Remember, long term successful weight loss is a result of a commitment to lifelong lifestyle change, not simply a special "diet." The "Superfood Diet Shakes" are provided to you as simple additions to make keeping your commitment easier.
Dr. John H. Maher is co-founder of BioPharma Scientific and creator of "The SuperFood Solution™: Lifelong Wellness Made Easy" (www.superfoodsolution.com).
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References
1. Net carbohydrates describes total carbohydrates in grams (gm) minus fiber in grams, as fiber is by definition "indigestible carbohydrates."
2. Guo W, Choi JK, Kirkland JL, Corkey BE, Hamilton JA. Esterification of free fatty acids in adipocytes: a comparison between octanoate and oleate. Biochem J. 2000 July 15; 349(Pt 2): 463–471.
3. Dulloo AG, Duret C, Rohrer D, Girardier L, Mensi N, Fathi M, Chantre P, Vandermander J. Efficacy of a green tea extract rich in catechin polyphenols and caffeine in increasing 24-h energy expenditure and fat oxidation in humans. Am J Clin Nutr. 1999 Dec; 70(6):1040-5.
4. Greenberg JA, Boozer CN, Geliebter A. Coffee, diabetes, and weight control. Am J Clin Nutr. 2006 Oct;84(4):682-93.
5. Khan A, Safdar M, Ali Khan MM, Khattak KN, Anderson RA.Cinnamon improves glucose and lipids of people with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2003 Dec; 26(12):3215-8.
6. Poirier P, Després JP. Exercise in weight management of obesity. Cardiol Clin. 2001 Aug;19(3):459-70.
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Written by Frank J. King Jr., N.D., D.C.
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Friday, 25 June 2010 00:00 |
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hildhood obesity continues to rise as an alarming health danger in today’s world. The number of overweight kids has tripled in the last 30 years, and an alarming number of American children have developed high cholesterol, high blood pressure and diabetes (as well as other health issues) as a result from their becoming overweight. Recent statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that 32% (25 million) kids aged 2-19 are overweight or obese! This increase is in both children and adolescents and in all race and gender groups.
 Gen. Johnnie E. Wilson, U.S. Army (ret.) and Lt. Gen. Norman Seip, U.S. Air Force (ret.) said in a recent release, "...preventing child obesity is a matter of national security" and noted that "being overweight has become the number one reason why potential recruits are unable to enlist in the armed services."
According to the Journal of Obesity, if we do not find a way to control obesity in the United States, 86% of men, women and children will be overweight or obese by the year 2030. So what is the solution? Weight management programs? More nutritious school lunches? Major food companies offering healthier choices with less salt, fat, and sugar? Healthy eating and exercise programs? Programs for parents to teach them how to make manageable changes that fit with their schedules and budgets? All of these and more?
What about homeopathy? Homeopathy, understanding the body as a complex, connected, dynamic whole, is on the cutting edge of technology. The correct combination of homeopathic ingredients will have a specific and uniquely distinct effect on the key underlying causes behind weight gain and the issues of difficult weight loss:
1. genetically inherited factors of obesity,
2. appetite balance,
3. malfunctioning pituitary, hypothalamus, adrenal and/or thyroid gland,
4. aversion to mental and/or physical exertion,
5. digestive disturbances or disorders,
6. emotional factors that cause children or adults to overeat,
It was discovered years ago that homeopathically prepared healthy organs or glands can relieve disease or disorder and restore healthy functioning in the same organs or glands when given to the individual in homeopathic form–the pituitary, hypothalamus, adrenal, and thyroid (PHAT) glands–which are heavily implicated in weight gain, water retention, and dysfunctional appetite. Using multiple potencies of these PHAT glands modulates and balances their functions, thus restoring their natural functions and connecting many of the reasons some of us gain weight so easily. Many ingredients from homeopathy have been proven to be quite effective in treating obesity problems by enhancing the body’s natural metabolic functions and addressing the above underlying causes.
What about the emotional suffering of obesity? "Thin is in" is the message deeply embedded in movies, TV shows and commercials, magazines, popularity, and just about every aspect of our society. Obesity tends to attract prejudice or discrimination that, in children and adolescents, is often internalized to become melancholy, sadness, timidity, discouragement, feelings of hopelessness, indifference to how they look or take care of themselves, tendency to bottle up emotions, lack of self-confidence, and a plethora of other destructive beliefs. Lifelong feelings of rejection, shame or depression may be the result. There are specific homeopathic ingredients that directly work to correct all of the above emotional factors.
The easiest and most effective way to rebuild our health, both physically and emotionally, is to first restore the communication networks within our body. While other treatments work on a bio-chemical level to support body chemistry, homeopathy works bio-energetically to bring balance to our higher communication networks. Homeopathy balances our energetic communications which, in turn, restores the roots to our bio-chemical functions. As a result, homeopathy restores the inner integrity of our health.
Patients who have issues of being overweight or obese, children to adults, can expect some rapid and astounding results with a properly formulated homeopathic remedy which can specifically address the following:
1. balance the appetite centers in the brain/aberrations in appetite, including voracious hungers to subtle hungers to stress eaters—(hypothalamus),
2. correct peculiar cravings—(hypothalamus),
3. correct genetic, inherited, or constitutional causes of obesity--(PHAT) glands,
4. help correct low thyroid function—for slow or sluggish metabolisms, general obesity, predisposition to obesity, tendencies to deposit fat in certain parts of the body,
5. help with the mental and emotional factors that cause overeating and slowed metabolism—in addition to the ones mentioned earlier, such factors as failing to get satisfaction from whatever you do, mood changes that associate with overeating, introversions that can cause us to run from our problems or go into denial, emotional sensitivities, melancholic tendencies,
6. help overcome aversions to work, exercise and exertion,
7. help heal disorders that can come from the abuses of overeating—provings done from the whole person perspective,
And homeopathic ingredients have no side effects, no negative drug interactions, and no contraindications, as well as being non-habit forming. They are safe, all natural FDA registered medicines/remedies that work to activate your body’s inner healing abilities to quickly correct a vast majority of common health problems.
Homeopathy works deeply within our bodies and offers the safest, most effective, time-tested regime for obesity with its many difficulties and complications.
Frank J. King, Jr., N.D., D.C., is a nationally recognized researcher, author and lecturer on homeopathy. In addition, Dr. King is the founder and director of King Bio, an FDA registered homeopathic manufacturing company dedicated to completing chiropractic destiny with the marriage of homeopathy. These procedures can be used with any homeopathic company’s product line and are so easy you can apply them in one day. Call King Bio, Asheville, NC, at 1-800-543-3245 or email
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Written by James Powell, D.C.
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Friday, 25 June 2010 00:00 |
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Ten or twelve years ago National Chiropractic Mutual Insurance Company employed an alternative futures company to make their prediction as to where the chiropractic profession should move toward the future.
Two significant recommendations they made were to consider vitamin counseling and weight management. The primary reason these recommendations were made was that there will be a need, and the public demand will continue to grow. This was not exactly what we wanted to hear as practicing chiropractors.
However, their predictions have certainly come true. More and more people are concerned that the foods we are eating are not meeting our nutritional needs and the consequence of the dilemma is that Americans are getting fatter by the minute.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently published information stating that 66% of Americans are overweight and 30% of that number are obese. The complications of being overweight are many, and they are often associated with life threatening diseases like cardiovascular disorders, diabetes, and cancer. Not to mention carrying extra weight causes osteoarthritis of the spine, hips, knees and feet.
Of even greater concern are the children’s obesity issues. Children age 12 are presenting themselves to health care providers with type II diabetes. The fundamental cause is from poor nutritional habits and lack of exercise. Food addiction is a root cause of most of their problems from too many sugars, refined carbohydrates and not enough whole food.
Since Michele Obama has taken on this project and with her influence, more and more hospitals, medical centers and public schools are making weight management a priority.
From a recent National survey, about 17% of children ages 2–19 are obese. It was stated that children born in the year 2000 or later could suffer from Diabetes due to obesity–related issues at a cost of $147 billion annually.
The obesity issue is a healthcare concern for all Healthcare providers, including Natural Healthcare Providers. Approximately 66% of our patients need help with weight management. Many of them seek out our help because of complications of carrying too much weight. If it is our primary goal to get to the cause of health issues rather than just treating symptoms, dealing with weight problems should be our responsibility.
Why are so many people today overweight? We, of course, eat too much, and we eat too much of the wrong things. We, as a whole, do not get enough exercise or sleep and so many have such poor digestive functions. Drugs for indigestion are the biggest sellers in America.
The most accurate and acceptable method of measuring your ideal weight is the Body Mass Index (BMI). This was established by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. In the New England Journal of Medicine it was reported, "The BMI is one of the primary risk factors for disease and death, as a person’s BMI increases the risk of many diseases increases."
The physiology of the body’s digestive system is complex but fundamentally simple. We need to effectively digest proteins, carbohydrates and fats. These are, in turn, broken down into usable nutrients by the body and used to support all systems of the body.
If we eat too much protein that our bodies can’t break down, or eat excessive refined carbohydrates or fats that are indigestible, nutrients aren’t broken down and assimilated. They become "foreign" to the body or are "toxic" and need to be removed. The body’s natural mechanism is first to remove those "toxic" products, or it will store them in the tissues or fat of the body. With indigestion being the most common of American human ailments, we will need more fat storage and the downward cycle begins.
People eat wrong, take something for symptom relief for indigestion, the body stores more toxins in the body’s fats and the person keeps gaining weight. The solution should begin with eating the right foods, smaller portions combined with exercise and lifestyle changes. The benefit of that process is the patient’s weight will drop, but the real bonus will be they will become healthier.
To effectively make this an added service, it is necessary to set aside time to present a workshop on the topic of Natural Weight Loss. It can be over the lunch hour or in the evening, but the patients need to be educated on a designed and tested formula presented by their Doctor.
 The doctor has to "practice what they preach." So, if you need to lose weight, exercise more and improve your personal image, get started. The old adage of "your actions speak so loud, I can’t hear a word you’re saying," holds true as a healthcare authority. There are several well designed weight loss/purification programs available; there is no need to re-invent the wheel or you can create a design for your own program.
A patient workshop needs to be encouraging and not judgmental. People will come to your workshops if your desire is to be of help with weight loss and support those that support you. That is why it is most effective with your existing patients rather than trying to market to the outside public.
To encourage patients to attend the workshops in our office, we make certain to educate our staff as to our purpose and intent. We set a date, encourage patients to attend by posting the schedule and explain that we want to share a Natural Weight Loss method that is safe and effective. It is most important that the doctor and the staff have personally experienced the program.
The workshops should not exceed 1 (one) hour and using a power point for the program is always most effective. At the end of the program explanation, an offer should be made allowing for a cost savings to get them to commit that evening. Any kind of payment, either full payment or a deposit, will be enough to get them started. In my clinic we offer a 21 day program with prior testing to include a blood fat profile, BMI, body vitals and measurements. We reevaluate the patient at the end of the program to have objective evidence of not only weight loss, but improved body physiology.
A high percentage of your practice population would like to lose some extra weight. It is a great opportunity to add this needed and valued service. As more of your patients experience success in improving their health, and lose weight, this service will become a great practice builder.
Adding a natural weight loss program in our Clinic has been one of the best natural healthcare benefits we can offer our patients. I would like to encourage my colleagues to give considerable thought to adding weight loss to their practice because we are, to our patients, their Primary Natural Healthcare Provider providing wellness focused, patient centered, outcome driven, whole person healthcare.
Dr. James P. Powell graduated from National College of Chiropractic in 1970 and is celebrating 40 years in practice. He practices with son James D. Powell, D.C., sons-in-law Walter B. Null, D.C., Daniel P. Smith, D.C., and youngest son Robert D. Powell, N.D.
Dr. Powell has served as District II representative of the FCLB, he served 8 years on the Ohio Chiropractic Board, 4 years as its President. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the New York Chiropractic College.
He lives in Canton, Ohio, with his wife of 44 years, Donna. They have four grown children and thirteen grandchildren.
Dr. Powell currently serves as a consultant for Standard Process.
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