Weight Loss Programs
Weight Loss Programs
You’ve made the hard decision to start a weight loss program. Now what?
As part of the Parker Mason Wellness weight management program, each patient begins with a comprehensive evaluation to identify factors that may influence weight, metabolism, and overall health. During every visit, we review nutrition, fitness habits, sleep quality, hormone levels, and lab work to ensure your plan is fully customized and adjusted to your unique needs.
Your program may include a personalized diet and exercise plan, along with oral or injectable medications to help kickstart progress, with injectable options often preferred for faster results.
Our approach combines medical expertise with lifestyle strategies, offering ongoing monitoring and guidance from Board-Certified Nurse Practitioners. This holistic, functional, integrative, individualized program is designed to help you achieve long-term, sustainable weight management while supporting overall health and wellness.
Flexible Membership Payment Options
Our subscription plan provides unlimited visits and follow-up lab work, giving you peace of mind and ongoing support. Members can pay their membership fee in advance quarterly, or save 10% by paying six months upfront. Please note that medications are billed separately, based on the brand and dose prescribed for each individual patient.
Oral or Injectable GLP-1 Therapy
GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) and GIP (glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide) agonists are medications that target specific receptors in the stomach and play a key role in regulating appetite, satiety, and blood sugar levels. These hormones, known as incretins, are naturally released in response to food intake and send signals to the brain to help communicate fullness, reducing hunger and supporting healthy eating habits.
At Parker Mason Wellness, we offer both injectable and oral GLP-1 therapy options, allowing for personalized approaches to weight management and metabolic health. These therapies can support patients in achieving consistent appetite regulation and balanced blood glucose levels, making them an important part of a comprehensive wellness plan.
The most common side effects of GLP-1 and GIP therapies may include nausea, diarrhea, constipation, or injection site redness. All treatments are supervised by Board-Certified Nurse Practitioners to ensure safe and effective care.
Other Peptides for Weight Loss
Peptides are short chains of amino acids that play various roles in the body, including regulating metabolism and supporting fat loss. Certain peptides are used off-label for weight loss due to their ability to enhance fat burning, boost energy levels, and improve muscle tone. Sermorelin and Lipo-B (MICC) injections are commonly used in conjunction with other weight loss treatments, with each working in unique ways to support fat reduction and overall health.
Sermorelin stimulates the release of growth hormone, which can help increase metabolism and fat burning, while Lipo-B/MICC is a combination of peptides designed to enhance fat metabolism and energy production. These peptides work by promoting the body's natural ability to burn fat, helping individuals achieve their weight loss and fitness goals more effectively.The main side effects range from injection site redness, to increased energy, dizziness, nausea, and anxiety.
Metformin
Metformin is an oral medication that is branded for diabetes treatment, but is used off-label for weight loss.
Metformin works by lowering the amount of glucose (sugar) your liver excretes for your body to use as fuel. When we have too much glucose available, our bodies turn it into fat to store it for later.
Metformin also increases glucagon-like-peptide-1 (GLP-1) in small amounts, lowering your appetite and slowing down how quickly food leaves your stomach.
The main side effects of metformin are diarrhea.
Topiramate
Topiramate is a medication that is branded for seizures, but is used off label for weight loss.
Topiramate works by suppressing your appetite appetite suppression through modulation of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptors, causing glutamate inhibition, as well as increased dopamine release.
Glutamate is our brain’s “slow down” neurotransmitter, which assists us in feeling full.
Dopamine drives our cravings. When we have too little dopamine, we may crave different things, like food. It is theorized that increasing dopamine can help reduce those intense cravings that can lead to binging.
The main side effects are drowsiness and tingling in the hands and feet at high doses.
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