Stay Healthy with Our Weight Management Services

How a weight management program from your doctor in Brownsville, TX, can help you maintain a healthy weight

Maintaining a healthy weight is important for a lot of reasons. It helps prevent heart disease, diabetes, and other serious medical conditions. It’s also important to your appearance and how you feel about yourself. If you are having weight issues, your doctor can help.

Dr. J. Gabriel Guajardo in Brownsville and Harlingen, TX, provides a wide range of OBGYN and women’s health services, including weight management services.

Did you know that even losing small amount of weight, such as five or ten pounds can reduce your risk of serious diseases that can shorten your life? Your doctor is on your side, helping you lose excess weight the safe way, under medical supervision.

Losing weight can help you:

• Lower your blood pressure and cholesterol
• Stabilize your blood sugar levels
• Enjoy less joint or back pain
• Enjoy increased flexibility and mobility

Medically supervised weight loss begins with a consultation and medical examination. Your doctor may also want to order some lab tests and possibly an EKG to make sure your heart is ready for you to increase exercise.

Then your doctor will develop a customized weight loss plan which includes a healthy diet program focusing on:

• Replacing high-fat foods like red meat and whole fat dairy with lean meats like poultry or fish, and low-fat dairy
• Replacing sugary foods and desserts with fruit
• Eating lots of green vegetables and other high-fiber, high-nutrient foods
• Limiting alcohol and caffeine intake

Your doctor will also recommend increasing your level of exercise. Your exercise program should include:

• Exercising for 30 minutes most days of the week
• Aerobic exercises like brisk walking or swimming to get your heart working
• Weight training to keep your muscles and bones strong

To view or print out a handy guide on how to manage your weight, please click here.

To learn more about how weight management services can help you maintain a healthy weight, call Dr. J. Gabriel Guajardo in Brownsville and Harlingen, TX, at (956) 350-4821. Call today.