Medical Weight Loss Programs

Effective Weight Loss Programs

Tired of weight loss programs that just don’t work? We’d like to introduce you to a weight loss program that involves no surgery, no starving, no outrageous exercise programs, and no packaged meals. You won’t feel tired, hungry or irritable as with most diets.

The Balm of Gilead Health & Wellness Clean Start Weight Loss® diet is a medically managed program. It involves both weight loss and detoxification. The use of hormones in the treatment of obesity was first discovered by the late British physician, Dr. A.T.W. Simeons.

Traditional Weight Loss Programs

When a person goes on a normal diet, the portion of the brain (called the hypothalamus) that controls appetite, hormones and many other bodily functions sends a message to get energy and nutrients from wherever it can, i.e. “good” fat, (muscle), and “bad” fat (usually in the hip, butt, waist area).

Unfortunately, the “bad” areas tend to be the fat that disappears last.

The Yo-Yo Effect

Common sense tells us that we gain weight by eating too much food. So, we simply eat less (or much less) in order to lose weight faster. As those experienced with the Yo-Yo dieting trap know, if they eat a low amount of calories they will lose weight; however, they also know that as soon as they come off their diet the weight comes back and sometimes they gain even more weight. The next time they diet, weight loss becomes more difficult

Muscle Burning First

The human body is not designed to survive on such a low calorie diet. When a person tries to lose weight quickly by eating minimally, the body reacts by entering a “starvation” sequence, burning fewer calories to protect fat stores.

 

The body will burn its most readily available fuel source first. Unfortunately, when using a starvation diet to achieve fast weight loss, the body burns muscle first, which is most easily converted into glucose. And the result can be that people who try to lose weight by eating a low calorie diet end up with a higher body fat ratio than before they started the diet because their muscle has been consumed and replaced with fat.

How the Diet is a Game Changer

The human body is not designed to survive on such a low calorie diet. When a person tries to lose weight quickly by eating minimally, the body reacts by entering a “starvation” sequence, burning fewer calories to protect fat stores.

 

The body will burn its most readily available fuel source first. Unfortunately, when using a starvation diet to achieve fast weight loss, the body burns muscle first, which is most easily converted into glucose. And the result can be that people who try to lose weight by eating a low calorie diet end up with a higher body fat ratio than before they started the diet because their muscle has been consumed and replaced with fat.

Feel Good and Look Great

The human body is not designed to survive on such a low calorie diet. When a person tries to lose weight quickly by eating minimally, the body reacts by entering a “starvation” sequence, burning fewer calories to protect fat stores.

 

The body will burn its most readily available fuel source first. Unfortunately, when using a starvation diet to achieve fast weight loss, the body burns muscle first, which is most easily converted into glucose. And the result can be that people who try to lose weight by eating a low calorie diet end up with a higher body fat ratio than before they started the diet because their muscle has been consumed and replaced with fat.