10945 N Port Washington Rd, Suite 100 | Mequon, WI 53092 | (262) 365-9684
Weight Management
When you go out to eat, you look at the menu and select an entrée based on your likes and dislikes. Likewise, our weight loss menu offers you the opportunity to select a menu plan that you like the best - one that works with you. We offer three "delicious" entrée selections. Simply add weight management condiments from our menu and top off your weight management entrée with dessert! So whether you want to lose 5 lbs, 155 lbs or even more, we're here to help you reach your goal.
Contact us today at (262) 365-9684 to "get cooking" and set up a menu plan specifically designed to meet your needs.
Weight Loss Office (262) 365-9684
The Menu for Weight Loss
Appetizer
Entrée 1: Medical Weight Loss Program
Entrée 2: Complementary Weight Loss Program
Entrée 3: The Ultimate Program
Condiments
Dessert - No Meal is Complete Without It
Appetizer
All of our weight loss programs (entrées) begin with a history and physical exam. In addition, we measure your weight on a body composition scale which determines water, fat and muscle mass percentage in your arms, legs and torso. We then review our weight loss programs (tasty entrées) and decide which is best for you and your personal weight loss goal. There is a minimal charge of $25 for this service; but there is no obligation if you find the entrées don't make you salivate!
Entrée 1: Medical Weight Loss Program
Our Medical Weight Loss Program is medically supervised and modeled after a nationally recognized plan. It starts with a medical evaluation of your current condition.
Dietary Replacement
You eat tasty dietary replacements (bars/shakes/soups) instead of high calorie meals. Although the dietary replacements are an important part of the program, you obviously can’t live on those indefinitely. Via nutritional counseling, you will learn how to make more positive decisions about food, nutrition and diet.
Nutritional Counseling
The long term goal is educating you to make more informed decisions about food, nutrition and diet.
Exercise
Diet alone isn’t normally enough to lose weight. Board certified rehabilitation physician, Dr. Santino will develop an exercise program especially for you based on your specific medical condition(s). Exercise can increase your metabolism and help you lose fat while building muscle.
Medication Management
For those still having trouble losing weight. Dr. Santino may discuss FDA approved medications that can further assist you with your weight loss. Referral to bariatric surgery is the last option to consider.
Entrée 2: Complementary Weight Loss Program
Our Complementary Weight Loss Program uses a holistic approach which combines herbals, an Acutron Mentor which is a needle-less acupuncture machine (see image to the right), exercise, and diet/nutritional counseling. The Complementary Weight Loss Program runs for 12 weeks.
Cleanses/Herbals
This initial step prepares your body to dispose of waste. It very gently cleanses your colon and liver to aid in the detoxification of fat and waste. Herbals are used throughout the Entree 2 program to "tonify", a chinese term to mean increasing the energy within a meridian or channel, and mobilize Chi. Chi is a Chinese philosophy and medicine defined as a circulating life force. It's Mandarin translation literally means "air breath".
Acupuncture
This "needle-free" form of acupuncture involves placing Acutron Mentor micro-amp pads over acupuncture points. It is used to move stagnant Chi along the Meridians. Meridians are pathways in your body along which vital energy flows. From a Chinese perspective, fatty tissue is thought to be stagnation of Chi. Therefore acupuncture works on your body to break up stagnation and increase metabolism.
Exercise
The program utilizes a very gentle form of aerobic activity using The Rebounder, a mini trampoline. Even if you have arthritis, you can still get a safe workout in minimal time. The Rebounder is combined with light resistive exercises to strengthen and build your muscle.
Entrée 3: The Ultimate Program
This plan is definitely the ultimate! The Ultimate Program bridges the gap by combining Entrées 1 and 2 along with some of the Condiments (listed below). Essentially the best of both worlds. This medically supervised weight loss program consists of a low calorie diet, supplements/herbals, acupuncture, mind/body, spirituality, aromatherapy, exercise, nutritional guidance and medication, if required. What more can you ask for? This program runs 12 weeks.
Condiments
Our Condiments program are the little extras that top off your entrée. They will be helpful in your effort to lose weight. The key difference between our weight loss program and other weight loss facilities is our direct contact with medical professionals who are specifically trained in weight loss, complementary medicine and your other co-existing medical conditions. All this under one roof!
Self-hypnosis CDs
Listening to them as you fall off to sleep encourages a mind-body connection often ignored in other programs.
Capsiate Natura
Capsiate Natura is a dietary supplement which contains natural capsinoids extracted from CH-10 Sweet Peppers. This physician-prescribed natural supplement will enhance your metabolism without affecting your heart rate or blood pressure.
Aromatherapy
Aromas have a very strong influence on our emotions/limbic systems. Smell a bakery and immediately childhood memories flood back as do our appetites! Lavender tends to cause relaxation. Others can help to suppress appetite. You may find aromatherapy helpful. Give it a try!
Vitamin B12 Injections
This vitamin injection can help you feel more energetic.
Resting Metabolic Rate
Are you feeling sluggish and think you can't lose weight because of a slow metabolism? We can measure it and suggest further treatment if necessary.
Supportive Therapy
Do you overeat for reasons similar to an addiction? Do you get a “chemical high” from the foods you eat? Do you eat to relieve emotional pain? Getting to the root cause can be helpful. Referrals will be arranged.
Overeaters Anonymous/TOPS
Overeaters Anonymous is a resource helpful to combat compulsive eating by addressing your physical, emotional and spiritual well-being.
Spirituality
Increasing your spirituality can be helpful for some as well.
Food Sensitivity Testing
Some foods we eat can cause a mild inflammatory response, resulting in increased appetite, arthritis, and migraines, etc. Once you’ve lost weight you goal will be to remain healthy. Food sensitivity testing can help.
Dessert - No Meal is Complete Without It
Obesity, like high blood pressure, is a chronic condition that requires regular maintenance for optimal health. Vacations, another child, moving, etc., can affect your appetite, metabolism, and stress level resulting in weight gain. This is why a maintenance program is so important. You shouldn’t feel ashamed if you require periodic maintenance. Just as the person with hypertension requires regular follow-up so does someone struggling with obesity. If you “fall off the wagon” so to speak and gain some weight, don’t give up. Come back to see us anytime. Your life depends on it! Now that you're feeling better, the goal is to stay that way. Some foods lead to inflammation. Discover what foods you react to with food sensitivity testing. Call (262) 365-9684 and ask Dr. Santino for more information.
Some restrictions on treatment options listed above may apply based on your health status.
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