healthbriefs Weight-Management Holistically


by Steven M. Rachlin, M.D. O


besity rates in the U.S. continue to trend upward— and for doctors, the challenge is how best to help their patients attain their weight-loss goals. The best ap- proach may be a multi-faceted one, which can be tailored to each individual.


Clinicians no longer think of weight loss as just a pill or surgical procedure—they now take into account a per- son’s genetics, hormone imbalances, behavior, and diet and exercise choices. The best natural approach to weight management is eating a whole food diet, engaging in regular physical activity and balancing calorie intake with calorie expenditure. When tailoring recommendations for an individual patient, a practitioner can access the underlying medical reasons for weight gain, such as insulin resistance, hypothyroidism or elevated cortisol levels, and can review any medications that may hurt weight-loss efforts. Endocrine- disrupting environmental toxins can also be factored in as part of a weight-loss approach. There are many nutritional products that can support healthy weight manage- ment—products that contain a specialized extract from saffron may reduce the desire to snack by targeting some of the emotional factors that may cause someone to eat more. 7-Keto is another weight-loss supplement that has a unique mode of action that increases metabolic rate.


Steven M. Rachlin, M.D.


When combined with diet, exercise and lifestyle strategies, nutritional supple- ments like 7-Keto can help: • Increase resting metabolic rate. • Attain “quick wins” to increase feelings of self-efficacy. • Promote satiety. • Fill nutritional gaps in SAD (standard American diet), or low-calorie or restrictive diets. • Support healthy blood sugar levels, insulin sensitivity and cortisol levels. • Aid in detoxification of accumulated environmental toxins that may be impeding fat loss and/or mobilized during fat loss. • Decrease inflammation to improve pain/exercise tolerance and lower diabetes risk.


Other recommendations for weight loss include: • Eat breakfast within one hour of waking to avoid cortisol surge and compensatory overeating later in the day. • Eat every three hours during the day. • Focus on whole foods, such as lean proteins; high-fiber, low-glycemic index vegetables, fruits and whole grains; and omega-3/monounsaturated fats.


• Avoid high-glycemic index foods and caloric drinks. • Correct “portion distortion” by occasionally weighing/measuring servings as a reality check; eating off of smaller plates; and boxing up half of a restaurant meal to take home.


Source: Steven M. Rachlin, M.D., of Rachlin Medical Center, located at 927 Willis Ave., Albertson. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 516-873-7773 or visit RachlinMedical.com. See ad on page 5.


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Hormones in Your


or a majority of women, the most pronounced hormone changes are said to come during the 40s and 50s. While this is in fact true, many more women as early as their 20s and early 30s are beginning to see significant hor- mone imbalance symptoms as well. You may be wondering why you are persistently gaining weight when you’ve lowered your total caloric intake or why you feel like you can’t make it past mid-morning without some quick caffeinated pick me up. Persistent weight gain as well as fatigue are two signs you


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aren’t making enough of what you need to balance things in your body. Other changes that occur are increased belly fat and loss of muscle mass. When your body is undergoing stress, there is an underproduction of certain hormones and overproduction of others, like the infamous hormone cortisol, which makes your body retain adipose (fat). So, what exactly should we do?


Move to a non-populated region in the middle of the country and live on a farm while we eat only green things from the earth? While that may sound tempting to some, that is not the answer! The answer lies in consistent effort with your nutrition, supplementa- tion, digestive health and stress-man- agement techniques.


Source: Dr. Elyse Tursi, of Pollack Well- ness Institute, located at 66 Commack Rd., Ste. 204, Commack. For more information, call 631-462-0801 or visit PollackWellness.com. See ads on pages 17 and 31.


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