Hudson Office
286 Pine Mountain Road
Hudson, North Carolina 28638
Phone: 828.728.1998
Fax: 828.728.1996
Hickory Office
1321 North Center Street
Hickory, North Carolina 28601
Phone: 828.322.3898
Fax: 828.322.5485
Serving Catawba and Caldwell Counties Since 2001
WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAMS
Foothills Internal Medicine offers patients the most thorough Weight Loss Program in the area. By keeping the focus on your overall health and not just your weight, we help you meet your weight loss goals and offer
different options include but are not limited to Tenuate, Bantril, ADIPEX-P® and HCG (Chorionic Gonadatropin).
ADIPEX-P®
Obesity is a health risk that affects men and women of all ages, races, and ethnic
groups. ADIPEX-P® is an appetite suppressant that can be used to treat obesity
for a short period of time, as an adjunct to exercise, behavior modification, and a
low-calorie diet. Conveniently available in capsules and tablets, ADIPEX-P® is
an effective weight loss supplement to exercise, proper eating habits, and the right
attitude.
HCG (Chorionic Gonadatropin)
Through research, physicians have been able to determine a link between obesity and the hypothalamus gland. They found that when the hypothalamus was not working properly, patients would have an intense physical hunger and would crave and eat when they should not have been hungry. The result is an abnormal storage of fat. Researchers found that HCG had a positive effect on the hypothalamus by decreasing hunger. After administering HCG to patients, hunger cravings noticeably were lessened, and they began to lose the abnormal fat storage.
In most cases, patients at Foothills Internal Medicine have experienced thefollowing benefits when taking the HCG shots and following therecommendations of our providers: •Decreased hunger •Helps with underlying causes of Obesity •Results in loss of excess stored fat •Causes no loss of muscle or structural fat •Causes the metabolism to dramatically increaseNo other diet releases secured fat reserves the way HCG has been shown to do. Studies have shown that 85% of HCG patients have kept the weight off one year later.
*HCG has no FDA approval as effective adjunctive therapy in the treatment of obesity.
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NUTRITION COUNSELING
Foothills Internal Medicine is proud to announce their association with Holley A. Dagenhardt, MA, RD, LDN. Holley has been a registered dietitian in the Hickory area for over 11 years. She is nationally certified in Adult Weight Management.
If you need additional help losing weight, want to eat healthier, or need help getting your eating under control Nutrition Counseling could be for you. Nutrition Counseling is designed to give individuals the tools, guidelines and personalized support they need to manage unique health conditions and optimize their health.
Nutrition Counseling Appointments consist of your:
• initial visit (1 hour) – includes assessing current diet habits, health and
diet history, review of current labwork and medications/supplements.
Weight and waist circumference taken to assess for health risks.
Goals are set to be evaluated in two to four weeks.
• follow-up visits (30 minutes) – assessing response to diet changes
and updating goals as needed. Click here for rates and additional
information.
Appointments are currently being scheduled for the fourth
Thursday of each month from 9:00 to 12:45 and from 1:45 to 3:00.
Call 828-322-3898 or email us to schedule an appointment and
start making a difference in your health today!!
myfitnesspal.com
A recent study in the Journal of Obesity found that dieters who track their progress using mobile apps drop more pounds than those who keep paper logs. Although we provide paper logs for our patients, here is a free app that we just love! Visit myfitnesspal.com to check out this great resource!
