GLP-1 Pathway to Personal Proactive Self-Care at Medallus Urgent Care

Read on to find out what is included in counseling, and contact us to speak with one of our professionals.

Follow-up GLP-1 Virtual Provider Counseling Includes:

• Age and gender-appropriate review of physical condition, including vital signs such as blood pressure, height/weight/BMI calculation (utilized to screen for obesity)
• Obesity, weight loss, healthy diet and exercise counseling
• Family and personal health risks review
• Counseling and guidance regarding substance abuse, alcohol misuse, tobacco use, obesity, exercise and healthy diet/nutritional counseling as indicated
• Screening for depression in adolescents and adults
• Behavioral dietary counseling for adults with hyperlipidemia and other known risk factors for cardiovascular and diet-related disease
• Review of laboratory test results available at the time of the encounter
• Screenings – Cholesterol screening (dyslipidemia) in adults, Screening for glucose levels and tobacco use

Follow-up Care Counseling is a discussion concerning one or more of the following areas with a patient:

• Medical Nutrition Therapy
• Healthy Diet Counseling
• Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease
• Hyperlipidemia
• Risk Factors for Diabetes
• Risk Factors for other Chronic Diseases
• Recommend diagnostic studies, diagnostic results and impressions
• Prognosis based upon assessment
• Risks and benefits of management (treatment) options
• Instructions for management (treatment) and/or follow-up
• Need for compliance with chosen management (treatment) options
• Risk factor reduction
• Patient and family education

Shared Clinic and Lifestyle Advocacy

Virtual Dietician and Nutritional Counseling

Our diverse team of registered dietitians cover a wide range of specialties, such as weight management, autoimmune disorders and GI/gut health conditions.

Food and Nutrition Counseling includes:

• Food
• Balanced plate
• Macronutrients and role – proteins, fats, carbs
• Glycemic index
• Food timing & combinations – Intermittent fasting, protein first, etc.
• Fiber
• Micronutrients & deficiencies
• Dairy and hormones
• Allergies and intolerances can contribute to weight gain due to cortisol response
• Increase flavonoid intake to naturally increase GLP-1 production
• Intuitive eating – encompasses all the emotional reasons we might eat, and often overeat
• Food cravings
• Habitual eating
• Emotional eating
• Hunger scale / food portions

Whole Body Influences counseling includes:

• Hormones
• Sex Hormones – estrogen, testosterone, progesterone
• Thyroid
• Adrenals
• Insulin
• Gut health
• Dysbiosis – the role of bacteria in weight loss
• Malabsorption and risk for micronutrient deficiencies – how this can influence weight, and how if we don’t feel nourished, it could lead to overeating
• Some bacteria can increase energy extraction
• Intestinal permeability -> inflammation -> a/w insulin resistance and leptin resistance
• Food sensitivities and allergies = fluid retention
• Poor digestion = poor detox
• SCFAs can alter gut hormones and permeability, including hormones related to satiety
• How to naturally support gut healing to increase GLP-1 production and satiety -> bile flow to support insulin receptor site activity, SCFAs
• Polyphenols role in supporting GLP-1 production and healthy gut bacteria
• Medication side effects (medications that can contribute to weight gain like anti-depressants etc.)
• Chemical exposure / detox
• Systemic inflammation

Want to talk with a Registered Dietitian for 1:1 virtual nutrition counseling? Contact us today or book now!