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The Ins and Outs of Hormone Pellets

June 1, 2022 6:24 pm Published by Comments Off on The Ins and Outs of Hormone Pellets

Studies and clinical experience reveal testosterone implants can effectively alleviate peri-menopausal/menopausal symptoms. Sub-dermal implants slowly and consistently release small, physiologic doses of  testosterone, providing significant benefits with very few, rare, adverse effects. In the United States, most pellets are made by compounding pharmacies. We only use compounding pharmacies we have a strong relationship with and... Read More

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Sustaining and Maintaining Weight Loss

May 23, 2022 1:10 pm Published by Comments Off on Sustaining and Maintaining Weight Loss

While sustainable and maintainable weight loss can take time, it is worth it to lose slowly and create a lifestyle diet. When we work with our HCG DIET and medical weight loss patients at The Natural Path we teach our patients many  key habits and behaviors to adopt in order to make your weight loss... Read More

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Weight Loss Versus Fat Loss

May 17, 2022 1:10 pm Published by Comments Off on Weight Loss Versus Fat Loss

What is weight loss?   Weight loss is a reduction in overall body weight. In other words, weight loss accounts for changes in your overall body composition.  Our human bodies are made up of body fat, lean mass, and water.  What is fat loss? Fat loss is making a reduction in body fat. Fat is stored throughout... Read More

6 Habits that can Lead to Chronic Disease

May 2, 2022 3:12 pm Published by Comments Off on 6 Habits that can Lead to Chronic Disease

It’s a hard statistic to swallow, but in the United States, about half of all adults suffer from chronic health conditions, and about 26% of adults live with 2 or more chronic conditions.  Conditions such as obesity, diabetes, cancer, lung disease, and heart disease are prevalent and extremely dangerous. Unfortunately, some lifestyle habits that contribute to chronic disease... Read More

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Normal Weight Fluctuations on the Scale

April 26, 2022 2:42 pm Published by Comments Off on Normal Weight Fluctuations on the Scale

Everyone wants to see that scale number go down. However, weight fluctuations are 100% normal. The problem is that fluctuations can be very discouraging and emotionally taxing to dieters who step on the scale and notice they’ve gained a few pounds overnight.  I always remind my HCG DIET and SYNERGYrx medical weight loss patients that... Read More

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Loving my Air Fryer on the HCG DIET

April 6, 2022 12:01 pm Published by Comments Off on Loving my Air Fryer on the HCG DIET

The cooking method on the HCG DIET does matter.  Everything you make on the program,  I would always avoid low quality oils at all costs as they are not good for the body. On the HCG DIET, even healthy oils can  interfere with the work of HCG’s potential ability to help the body burn fat... Read More

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The Instant Pot on the HCG DIET Protocol

March 30, 2022 11:38 am Published by Comments Off on The Instant Pot on the HCG DIET Protocol

Let the Instant Pot be your Game Changer for Cooking on the HCG Diet A few years ago, after hearing testimonial after testimonial from friends about the Instant Pot electric pressure cooker (and so much more) I decided to go on Amazon and get one of my own.  Well, this purchase did not disappoint!  I... Read More

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Analyzing Body Composition ~ InBody 720

March 24, 2022 11:34 am Published by Comments Off on Analyzing Body Composition ~ InBody 720

What is Lean Body Mass and what part of it is Skeletal Muscle? When I run a body composition analysis on our patients who are doing our HCG Diet program or  our bio-identical hormone optimization program the 2 parameters of “lean mass” and “fat mass” always stand out.  Through our HCG Diet program, we see in most cases... Read More

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The Ticket To Your Weight Loss Goal is 100%!!

March 17, 2022 6:28 pm Published by Comments Off on The Ticket To Your Weight Loss Goal is 100%!!

In my private practice as a Naturopathic physician, I love working with my patients to achieve a body composition that is healthy for them.  Most of the time, this involves weight loss which comes from changes in dietary and lifestyle habits with the HCG Diet or the SYNERGYrx medical weight loss protocol as a catalyst. The... Read More

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An Amazing Dinner for the HCG DIET or AOD Weight Loss Protocol

March 10, 2022 6:23 pm Published by Comments Off on An Amazing Dinner for the HCG DIET or AOD Weight Loss Protocol

An HCG Diet and AOD Medical Weight Loss Dinner that makes you say AMAZING!   I say it over and over in my practice … the SYNERGYrx and HCG Diet protocol does not have to be boring. There are SO many delicious things that can be made with that little list of foods. I highly... Read More