He use of any medication is simply a tool to help the patient with dietary transitions. Patients should not rely on the medication alone to lose weight. Proper dietary considerations must be made for optimal results.

Complete Wellness Medical Clinic uses only FDA approved prescription appetite suppressants. The anorectic class of drugs is well established for product safety. Each patient is screened individually for their current and past health history, as well as other medications they are currently taking. The most commonly prescribed appetite suppressants are Phentermine, Phendimetrazine and Tenuate. As with any medication, mild side-effects can occur. Most side-effects with anorectic drugs are typically temporary. If you experience any side-effects please contact our office immediately. Most side-effects can be managed with either a little time, reducing the dose or by simply changing medications.

Although prescription appetite suppressants are recommended for our comprehensive program, the use of any medication is completely optional.

Diet

Most patients hardly consider our dietary approach a ‘diet’. Our program implements a set of ‘guidelines’ for patients to follow that allows them to choose what foods they want to eat. The initial set of guidelines will eliminate a few foods. This will lay the foundation on which the patient will build knowledge on how to properly manage the foods that they eat. As patients reach certain goals, then certain foods will be reintroduced into their diet. However, the food will be returned with the education on how to properly manage that food. Our program takes patients full-circle by returning all foods to their diet, but with the knowledge and confidence to manage those foods properly to avoid rebound weight gain. This educational method not only facilitates ongoing weight loss, but instructs people on how to properly manage foods to prevent the body from being able to build fat. Those who have lost weight before, only to regain the weight after ‘exiting’ a diet plan did so because no one taught them what to do once they reached their goal. That is the difference between an educational real food approach and the ever-so-present ‘fad’ diets.

Injection

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) is a natural hormone that is excreted during pregnancy. *HCG is not responsible forweight loss. HCG injections are used one to two times per week conjunction with our protocols to assist in the mobilization of fat. Studies using a group following a specific diet and a second group following the same diet an

d HCG therapy found little difference in total weight loss between the groups but noted a significant reduction of inches with the group that included HCG protocols. Our program is not the same as the program outlined by Dr Victor R. Roberts in his manuscript “Inches and Pounds”. Our protocols are unique and exclusive to Complete Wellness Medical Clinic and its affiliates Complete Wellness Medical weight loss Clinics.

*The FDA has not approved the use of hCG for weight loss.

Although hCG injections are recommended for optimal results in our comprehensive program, the use of any medication is completely optional.

Protein Supplements

Protein supplementation is an essential part of our comprehensive program. Our unique plan calls for two daily protein supplements, in addition to our conventional real food dietary approach. CWMC has an exclusive line of custom protein shakes and bars that are specially formulated to assist in our conventional dietary approach. Our patients have the option to purchase ‘specific’ products in local retail venues or they may use our custom protein products. Not all protein products are acceptable for our program. The limited recommended products may not always be available in local retail establishments. For that reason, we offer our own exclusive line of custom protein shakes and bars. Choosing a Complete Wellness “Complete Control” product will eliminate the guess work associated with finding the “right” products and chasing the products down in local stores. Besides tasting great, the Complete Wellness protein supplements assure optimal nutrition and increase successful weight loss.

We strongly encourage our patients to use our custom formulated products for optimal results. Complete Wellness protein products are formulated specifically to:

• Increase your metabolism
• Preserve your lean body mass
• Help control hunger and produce a greater feeling of fullness
• Increase your overall energy and reduce fatigue

Is the Complete Wellness Program open to anyone?
Anyone can participate who is interested in losing weight can participate in the weight loss program, however, there are guidelines that determine who can receive prescription appetite suppressants and hormonal injections based on one’s BMI and medical history. (link BMI chart)

What is the diet like?
Our diet is not really a “diet” at all. It is essentially a set of “guidelines” to direct you to make the proper food choices to fuel your metabolism and attack the fat on your body. It is a real food approach that is suitable for any lifestyle. The guidelines direct you through meal planning, food choices and even eating out in restaurants. You will eat real foods with a few restrictions that are temporary. As you reach your goals, certain foods will be reintroduced with the proper understanding of how to manage those foods properly to keep the metabolism strong and to prevent your body from being able to build fat. Once you reach your weight loss goal, you will command all of the foods with the knowledge of how to effectively manage the foods to prevent your body from building fat again.

Will I have to exercise?
Exercise is not only essential to weight loss, it is essential to Health. We will not require you to train like you are going to run a marathon and you will not have to join a gym. However, we will direct you when to incorporate “activity” into your program to maintain consistent results. Basically you will be directed to walk a certain amount of time, for a certain number of days to assist your fueled metabolism in its’ fat burning efforts.

Do I have to use nutritional or dietary supplements?
Our comprehensive Program incorporates two custom protein supplements daily. Our products are formulated specifically for our program. Our shakes and bars assist in the delivery of the proper nutrition to fuel the metabolism, increase your energy, preserve lean body mass, help control hunger and increase success during weight loss. Our great tasting products include a variety of custom Protein Bars and Shakes that are exclusive to Complete Wellness and are not available in stores. They are offered at prices that are very competitive to other products of comparable quality.

Does your office use appetite suppressants?
Complete Wellness Medical Clinic uses only FDA approved prescription appetite suppressants. The anorectic class of drugs is well established for product safety. Patients who receive any medication are screened individually for their current and past health history, as well as other medications that may be taking that would be contraindicated for appetite suppressant therapy.

Although prescription appetite suppressants are recommended in our comprehensive program, the use of any medication is completely optional.

Are there any serious side-effects associated with taking appetite suppressants?
As with any medication, mild to moderate side-effects can occur. The side effects associated with prescription appetite suppressants are typically mild and temporary. Most side-effects can be managed with a little time, a reduced dose or by simply changing the medication.

What is HCG?
HCG is Human Chorionic Gonadotropin. It is a natural hormone that is excreted during pregnancy. HCG is not responsible for weight loss alone. It is used synergistically in conjunction with our protocols to assist in the mobilization of fat. Studies using a group following a specific diet and a second group following the same diet and HCG therapy found little difference in total weight loss between the groups but noted a significant reduction of inches with the group that included HCG protocols. *The FDA has not approved the use of hCG for weight loss.

Although hCG injections are recommended for optimal results in our comprehensive program, the use of any medication is completely optional.