Weight Loss

Elite Health and Wellness Center offers an initial consultation for anyone looking into their medical weight loss options. In this consultation, we work together to develop a comprehensive medical weight loss plan that is safe and effectively tailored just for you. All patients receive direct support under the care of one of our dedicated staff to ensure patient safety and confidentiality.



Elite Health and Wellness Center utilizes the In-Body scan that monitors your weight, muscle, fat and water. It then breaks that data down for you in a printout and can even chart your progress over time.

Not only will you see how much you weigh, but you’ll also understand how much of that weight is muscle, fat or water. Keeping an eye on your Body Fat Percentage is a great, healthy way to track your progress on your health and fitness journey. The InBody also breaks down your muscle percentage into different segments of your body, which will show you what areas you want to work on, or if one of your arms or legs is stronger than the other.

If you’re looking for a weight loss drug that really works, Semaglutide or Tirzepatide may be the answer. These drugs have been shown to help people lose weight quickly and easily. Together with a diet and exercise program, you can achieve the results you desire.

What is Semaglutide

Semaglutide is a peptide therapy treatment intended to optimize your body’s natural ability to regulate your appetite. It works by activating a hormone known as GLP-1, which functions to reduce your impulse to eat. Semaglutide is available as an injection.

Semaglutide is FDA Approved

The FDA has recently approved Semaglutide as a weight loss treatment, and experts are calling it a game changer in weight loss. More than 70% of U.S. adults are carrying extra weight, increasing their risk for chronic conditions such as type 2 diabetes, heart and liver disease, arthritis, and some cancers.

How does Semaglutide work?

Semaglutide mimics a gut hormone that acts on the pancreas to increase insulin production, on the stomach to slow emptying, and on the brain to turn down appetite and signal satiety. Patients can eat less and not be bothered by hunger and cravings. Previous research found that patients taking the drug lost 10-20% of their body weight.

Semaglutide helps the body burn calories more quickly. This can help you to lose weight faster than you would if you were trying to lose weight on your own. Semaglutide weight loss also helps to keep your energy levels high so that you can continue working hard while losing weight.

What is Tirzepatide

Tirzepatide is a GIP and GLP-1 receptor agonist, so it works (mechanism of action) by activating both GIP (glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide) and GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) hormone receptors. GLP-1 helps control appetite and calorie intake, and GIP is thought to contribute to regulating food intake as well.

How does Trizepatide Work?

Tirzepatide works by mimicking the GLP-1 and GIP hormones that are naturally secreted by the intestine after a meal, which prompts insulin secretion. It also reduces appetite by slowing down the time it takes the stomach to empty and interacting with areas in the brain harboring GLP-1 receptors to signal satiety.

Benefits of Weight Loss

Benefits of taking Semaglutide for weight loss:

  • Reduce your risk of diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and heart disease.
  • Help you feel more energetic and reduce your risk of developing chronic pain conditions such as arthritis.
  • Improve your overall health by helping you lose excess weight, which can lead to lower blood pressure and healthier cholesterol levels.
  • Semaglutide weight loss helps you lose weight by increasing your metabolism.
  • Semaglutide weight loss can help you lose weight by reducing your appetite.
  • Semaglutide weight loss can help you lose weight by helping you burn more calories.
  • Semaglutide weight loss can help you lose weight by lowering your blood sugar levels.

Semaglutide Dosing Schedule

Doses may vary depending on your personalized treatment plan.

Injectables:

  • Month 1 – Weeks 1-4: 0.25mg Each Week
  • Month 2 – Weeks 5-8: 0.5 Each Week
  • Month 3 – Weeks 9-12: 1mg Each Week
  • Month 4 – Weeks 13-16: 1.5mg Each Week
  • Month 5 – Weeks 17-20: 2.0mg Each Week
  • Month 6 – Week 21+: 2.5mg Each Week

Tirzepatide Dosing Schedule

Doses may vary depending on your personalized treatment plan.

Injectables:

  • Month 1 – Weeks 1-4: 2.5mg Each Week
  • Month 2 – Weeks 5-8: 5.0mg Each Week
  • Month 3 – Weeks 9-12: 7.5mg Each Week
  • Month 4 – Weeks 13-16: 10mg Each Week

What are the side effects of Semaglutide?

Some side effects may occur that usually do not need medical attention. These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine. 

The most common side effects of semaglutide include:

  • Headache
  • Nausea
  • Diarrhea
  • Constipation
  • Dizziness
  • Fatigue

Your should not use Semaglutide if:

  • You or any of your family have ever had a type of thyroid cancer called medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) or if you have an endocrine system condition called Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia syndrome type 2 (MEN 2).
  • You have had a serious allergic reaction to Semaglutide or any ingredients contained therein.
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