Entering your 40s doesn’t have to mean accepting weight gain. With the help of a weight loss specialist, along with innovative tools, you can shed pounds, and feel good while you do it.
New Year’s is an excellent time to recommit to your wellness. As you age, it’s even more crucial to maintain a healthy weight. If you’ve tried to lose weight after 40 and are finding it more difficult, you aren’t just imagining it. Changes occur in the body as we get older that can make losing weight more difficult.
When you’re up against these challenges, working with a weight loss specialist is invaluable. Here at Viva Life Healing Centers, Jason Chiriano, DO, FACS offers innovative weight loss treatments to help patients shed excess pounds for good.
Metabolic changes after 40
As you age, metabolism naturally slows down. This means your energy requirements decrease, and your body burns fewer calories at rest.
Muscle mass also decreases with age, which contributes to a lower metabolic rate. Muscle is highly metabolically active, and burns more calories than fat, so when muscle mass decreases and fat increases, the body’s overall calorie-burning efficiency drops.
Hormonal shifts
Hormonal changes can significantly impact weight. For women and men, lower levels of sex hormones can lead to a shift in fat distribution, often resulting in a tendency toward fat accumulation around the midsection.
For men, decreasing testosterone levels can lead to a loss of muscle mass and an increase in body fat. These hormonal changes can make losing weight more challenging than it was in younger years.
Gaining an edge in weight loss
Dr. Chiriano offers individualized, medically supervised weight loss. This comprehensive approach to tackling age-related challenges can give you the edge you need to get the scale moving in the right direction. Your personalized plan may include:
Tizepatide
Tirzepatide is a groundbreaking weight loss medication. When given as a weekly injection, tirzepatide mimics the effects of two hormones that play a key role in regulating appetite and energy, GLP-1 and GIP. It’s highly effective in promoting significant weight loss.
Its dual-action mechanism not only enhances insulin secretion but also lowers levels of the hunger hormone glucagon. This leads to a significant reduction in appetite, so that you eat less without major effort.
This twofold functionality positions tirzepatide as a unique and potent tool. In fact, tirzepatide leads to greater weight loss than the weight loss injection semaglutide, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2021.
Hormone replacement therapy
The risk of hormone imbalance increases with age. In fact, 35% of men over 45 have lower than normal testosterone levels.
If test results reveal that you have hormone imbalance, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can be a game-changer. By restoring hormonal balance, HRT can help manage weight more effectively, especially in cases where hormonal shifts have made weight loss difficult.
Treating underlying conditions
Conditions like hypothyroidism, which often go undiagnosed, can pose a major challenge to weight loss. Our customized medical weight loss programs include thorough health screenings to identify and treat underlying conditions that impact metabolism.
IV therapy
IV therapy can support weight loss by delivering essential vitamins and nutrients directly into the bloodstream. This ensures maximum absorption, helping to boost metabolism and energy levels, which are crucial for effective weight loss.
VibraGenix
VibraGenix is an innovative solution that combines sound frequency technology with vibration. This therapy can promote lymphatic drainage, increase circulation, and support the body’s natural detoxification processes, all of which are beneficial for weight loss.
Weight loss personalized to you
When you choose to visit Viva Life Healing Centers for medical weight loss, Dr. Jason Chiriano and our team takes into account your personal health history, metabolic rate, lifestyle, and specific challenges to create a customized
