weight loss and scam supplements

Good Thursday Morning...REMINDER!!!!!!! PATIENT APPRECIATION NITE TOMORROW, FRIDAY 5-7 WE WANT TO SHOW YOU HOW MUCH WE APPRCIATE YOUR CHOOSING OUR PRACTICE TO PROVIDE YOUR MEDICAL AND WEIGHT LOSS NEEDS

Yes, it is that time of year when the scam Direct Response industry (you know, the infomerical folks) start coming out with their miracle weight loss pills. You have seen the commericals...the people holding their pants that are 10 sizes too large now and cry into the camera telling everyone how this miracle pill changed their lives. The DR industry knows too well that as we head towards January, many people have their New Year's Resolution to lose weight. People are susceptible to the message that there exists some easy, "short-cut" to lose weight.

I have mentioned this before and will emphatically state this again: There is no such thing as a pill that allows you to lose weight and jkeep it off without the aggressive caloric restriction and exercise necessary. The commercials make it seem that taking the pill makes it easy.

You will never hear your good Doctor tell you that the Serotonin pill is a "miracle" tablet for weight loss. It is not. We use it as part of an overall program that includes a high protein dietary planm, exercise and also a prescription medication.

Buyer beware....as it relates to weight loss, anything that sounds too good to be true, i.e. making weight loss sound easy, must be scrutinized very carefully. Weight loss long term requires behavior modification.