Comprehensive Approach to Weight Management and Medication Safety

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The chapter delves into the importance of proper counseling on lifestyle and exercise when using weight loss medications, cautioning against obtaining medications from unreliable sources like med spas. It emphasizes the risks of contamination and underlines the significance of prioritizing health and safety over quick fixes. The discussion stresses the need for medical supervision, lifestyle changes, and addressing potential long-term effects like weight regain and nutritional deficiencies in weight loss medication treatments.

On today's podcast we have special guest Dr. Nisha Patel. Dr. Patel is a physician who is double board certified in Internal Medicine and Obesity Medicine and who has been studying these medications as well as prescribing them to her patients for years and she shares her insight about all things weight loss meds.

In this episode we discuss:

The types of weight loss medications that are available
How those medcations work
When someone would consider using a weight loss medication
What are the things to look out for and be catious of
Why weight loss medications should be used as one tool along wiith lifestyle habits

This is a hot topic and I am excited to have Dr. Patel come on to share her knowledge with you all.

You can follow Dr. Patel and learn more from here here:

https://www.instagram.com/drplantel/

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