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First Line Therapy and Mediterranean Diet plan (FLT)
- Melissa Sauter and Alyssa Henkin, 2 excellent PA's, are running this nationally organized program in our office. (The initial visits for the program are on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.)
The program is a highly motivational program designed to develop lifestyle choices that result in weight loss, muscle /fat ratio improvement, stress reduction, physical therapy and fitness routines
(including posture exercises working with Sam Lippin, our physical therapist in the office.)
The program is ideal for patients who are stressed, patients who are overweight, and patients who have cholesterol, sugar or other lipid abnormalities.
It is a structured 3 month program in this office, with an initial visit, followed by five 20 minute visits with Melissa or Alyssa, and one with Sam Lippin.
First visit consists of establishing baseline weight, body fat measurement, waist measurement, and body metabolic index (BMI) analysis. Subsequent visits attempt to track improvements.
Our initial patient lost 30 pounds and has done incredibly well, and remains highly motivated. He will continue visits every 2 months after the program is finished.
We can often get these PA visits covered by insurance as there are usually diagnoses, ranging from high triglycerides, cholesterol, sugar, or fatigue, heartburn, etc.
We determine an individualized nutrition and menu program for each patient, as well as an individualized exercise program.
In some cases, patients may wish to go online and purchase a Fitbit from Amazon for $99, (see
www.fitbit.com ). This helps to monitor daytime and nighttime calorie
expenditure, and helps to motivate caloric intake restriction!
Supplements are an important part of the program including 2 Ultrameal Protein Shakes per day (which Dr. Yaffe has been using for 15 years). Additionally, EPA-DHA omega 3 fatty acids, CoQ10, vitamin D3,
and other supplements are an important part of the program.
Participants eat a Mediterranean diet plan, eating something every few hours.
Follow up visits are structured to review fitness level, weight, fat levels and general progress and are highly motivational. You are willed by Melissa and Alyssa to succeed!!
Subsequent follow ups after the official program ends increases long term success.
Dr. Yaffe will also be giving an independent after office hours talk on the latest thinking on longevity, vitality, successful aging and the role of stem cells and regenerative medicine.
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