Northeast Medical Practice – Weight Management Program
For patients who would like to improve their health by maintaining or reaching a healthy weight, Dr. Berger and the Northeast Medical Practice Team offer our weight management program. Dr. Berger is board-certified in Obesity Medicine by the American Board of Obesity Medicine.
- The comprehensive program focuses on lifestyle and utilizes medication as needed. The program offers:
- Medical weight loss appointments with Dr. Berger (diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine)
- Body composition analysis with SECA four-point bioimpedance device
- Determines fat mass (beneath skin vs within internal organs) and muscle mass (of each extremity and torso)
- Important not only to verify fat tissue loss, but that muscle mass is preserved (or increased). Longevity and quality of life are directly correlated with both aerobic fitness and muscle mass. High muscle mass decreases risk for fall and fracture in older patients.
- Laboratory work
- To determine whether insulin resistance, fatty liver, hypothyroidism, or high cholesterol are present.
- To verify which medications may be appropriate for a patient
- Imaging studies
- To evaluate thyroid, liver, or other organs as indicated
- Weight loss medications
- Dr. Berger utililizes injectable GLP1 class medications (Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, or Zepbound) if indicated.
- Other oral medications may be used as appropriate or in tandem
- Note that medication is never a substitute for proper lifestyle (see below)
- Nutrition counseling with Dr. Berger
- Weekly meal plans with recipes and calorie count, macro/micronutrient content
- Discount (10%) on Robard meal replacement products
- Robard Corportation has been in weight loss space for over 45 years
- Their products (bars, shakes, soups, other foods) are clinically formulated and only available through physicians’ offices
- These products have been used to reverse type II diabetes without use of medication (clinical trial data available)
- A patient can lose significant weight (36 lbs in 3 months) through their use for all meals/snacks other than a healthy dinner (a low calorie diet)
- Health coaching with a certified Well-being Coach
- Weight management clinics that utilize a health coach have 80% higher success rates in patients reaching their weight goals
- Fitness plan and ongoing updates with certified Exercise Physiologist
- An individual fitness plan is created based on a thorough evaluation of the patient by our physiologist. He will incorporate SECA body composition analysis of muscle mass in the patient’s fitness prescription.
- Physiologist updates plan as needed to ensure any obstacles are overcome, or with improved fitness that the program remains challenging enough to yield results in muscle mass and aerobic fitness.
- Body composition analysis with SECA four-point bioimpedance device
- Medical weight loss appointments with Dr. Berger (diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine)
