Weight loss
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B
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Billie Burhite includes daily walks in her new diet and exercise regimen.
“I felt some chest pain,” said Burhite. “My dad died at the age of 36 from a heart attack so I was worried. I called my doctor.” Her family doctor is Shannon Throndson, MD, UnityPoint Clinic. Dr. Throndson examined her and didn’t immediately identify any heart problems. To be sure she referred Burhite to Subhi Halawa, MD, a cardiologist at UnityPoint Clinic Cardiology. Thankfully everything checked out fine. “I went back to see Dr. Throndson and she said Prasuna Rao Madhavaram, MD, (Dr. Rao) at UnityPoint Clinic Multi-Speciality started a weight loss program. We had talked about my need to lose weight a couple of times before and we both agreed it would be a great Abha Saxena, MD, IPCtry. Nephrologist opportunity forPhD, me to Two days later DaVita Cedar Rapids medical director I enrolled in the program.” 10 | unitypoint.org/cedarrapids
Medical oversight
“Any meal replacement program needs to be very nutritious and very low in calories to result in a significant weight loss and Health One meal replacement is one of those,” said Dr. Rao. “It’s a very safe product. For any weight loss program the medical management is very important to ensure patient safety.”
The Medical Weight Loss Clinic has medical oversight provided by Dr. Rao. The Clinic encourages individuals to participate in the Health One program. The Health One program combines a complete meal replacement product with support for your greatest chance of success.
All patients enrolled in the Medical Weight Loss Clinic have medical management, which includes a hormone evaluation, medication adjustments, lab tests and continued monitoring of each individuals’ medical conditions. The program consists of 20 weekly, group
“Obesity is associated with so many serious health conditions and unfortunately there is no magic medication that we can use to cure it – so the main “medication” that always works is diet and lifestyle changes,” said Dr. Rao.