About Us
We are a medical practice dedicated to the treatment of obesity and the weight-related complications of this chronic disease. We believe in the power to affect change through understanding our risks and proactively managing our health.
Why Brazos Weight & Wellness Medicine?
At Brazos Weight and Wellness Medicine, we understand the struggle to improve your health, whether that be to lose weight, optimize nutrition, prevent disease, increase energy level, improve well-being, or decrease pain. There are often complicated biologic processes that affect the ability to lose weight or trigger inflammation, resulting in disease. The abundance of information available can be confusing, so we help guide our patients using evidence based medical science. We take a holistic view of health to understand the physical and emotional issues that can influence behavior, and work closely with our patients to help achieve their health goals.
In addition, we help patients who have had weight loss surgery but find themselves with a weight plateau or weight regain. We can also monitor vitamin and mineral levels and recommend supplementation as needed.
Whether you would like to lose some weight, understand your individual disease risks, or optimize your health, we can provide medical knowledge and diagnostic testing to guide you.
Services Offered:
—Medical weight loss management
—Weight regain management after bariatric surgery
—Medical management after bariatric surgery
—Weight management to treat complications of obesity such as diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia
—Chronic disease risk assessment
How does it work?
During your first visit, you will receive a comprehensive evaluation of your medical history, medications, labs, eating habits, physical activity and mental health. Then we will work together to develop a plan to achieve your goals. We recognize that your time is valuable and will plan follow up visits accordingly. In general, we recommend monthly visits initially for regular monitoring and also for accountability, which is a marker for success. We will also reach out to you to check on your progress and answer any questions that you may have.
When there are other medical conditions involved, such as diabetes or hypertension, it is very important to monitor medications and other factors closely as weight loss occurs. We will work with your other physicians to manage these changes.
Our goal for you is life long healthy changes that are sustainable. It will be hard initially, but we are confident that as you see progress, you will be convinced that this is a worthwhile journey.