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Medical Weight Loss

JMHS Medical Weight Loss Clinic

“Weight loss does not follow a ‘cookie-cutter’ formula. Not everyone wears a size ‘9-D’ shoe; therefore, not everyone will require the exact same intervention to obtain weight loss.”

The JMHS Medical Weight Loss Clinic is individualized to each patient. It includes a:

  • Bariatric exam
  • Metabolic testing
  • Screening for medication -induced weight gain
  • Appropriate use of obesity medication when needed

 

This diet works with your natural body functions to achieve and sustain healthy weight loss. The proprietary multi-dimensional nutritional analysis technique turns weight loss into an 80% knowledge and 20% effort diet and lifestyle.

Diet focuses on
  • Increased lean proteins
  • High in healthy fats
  • Increased fiber
  • Moderate carbohydrates
  • Proper hydration – goal of 64 ounces of water per day
  • Increasing physical activity from patients current exercise regimen.

The clinic is designed to enhance your fat burning hormones and minimize your fat storing hormones.

Program Benefits
  • Main goal is to improve overall health!
  • Beneficial in improving lipids (cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL and LDL)
  • Reduces risk of cardiovascular disease
  • Improves blood sugars and diabetes outcomes
  • Lowers risk of becoming diabetic

The Medical Weight Loss Clinic is appropriate for ages 12-75.  It can be used to maintain weight, and/or promote weight loss.

Patients have reported
  • Improved mobility
  • Improved self-esteem
  • Increased energy levels
Medical Weight Loss Clinic
The JMHS Medical Weight Loss Clinic is housed in the main Dawson Clinic campus and offers specialty treatment for obesity, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome.

Our Medical Weight Loss Clinic Team includes Dr. Ayaz Virji and Lindsay Ourada, Registered Dietitian (RD). Together, they offer world-class, compassionate care to patients struggling with excess weight and its medical consequences. The clinic has an FDA approved Reevue® indirect calorimeter which accurately measures an individual’s metabolic rate.

Meet Our Medical Weight Loss Clinic Team

Dr. Ayaz Virji, FAAFP
Certified by American Board of Obesity Medicine
Lindsay Ourada,
Registered Dietician

Johnson Memorial Health Services Bariatric Clinic is available by appointment For more information call 320-769-4393.

Metabolic Testing

Having Your Metabolism Checked is As Easy As 1-2-3!

1. Relax.

The REEVUE measures resting metabolic rate. It is important that you be able to reach a resting state during your test.  Be sure you read the special handout on “Preparing for Your REEVUE Metabolic Testing.”

2. Get Hooked Up.

Lying relaxed and comfortable, a nose clip will be placed on your nose and you will be given a disposable mouthpiece to breathe through. This mouthpiece is connected to the REEVUE by a hose that will measure how much oxygen you are breathing out. It is very important that you breathe only through the mouthpiece so this measurement will be correct. Both the mouthpiece and the tubing are sterile items that will be used only for you.

3. Breathe.

Finally, you just lay comfortably and breathe. The REEVUE will indicate when it has calculated your metabolic rate. This takes anywhere from 5-10 minutes. The more relaxed and even your breathing, the quicker it will be able to determine your resting metabolic rate.

It is just that easy! In a total of about 20 minutes, your practitioner will know precisely how many calories your body is burning and the speed of your personal metabolism.

How does the information from the REEVUE help me with my health goals?

Your diet can now be tailored to maintain the right caloric balance. Also, the data collected from the REEVUE assists in the diagnosis of altered metabolic diseases such as hypothyroidism (low thyroid function), obesity, diabetes and metabolic syndrome. Proper nutritional assessment, hormonal treatment, and lifestyle monitoring can put you back on the road to better Metabolic Health!

What exactly is the REEVUE measuring and how does it do it?

The REEVUE measures the oxygen that the body consumes. Using this measurement it calculates the number of calories an individual burns at rest in a day. This technique is called Indirect Calorimetry. The REEVUE is simple to use and provides on-screen and printed results in just 10 minutes. The printout is ideal for recording progress and helps the patient to understand the results of the test.

The REEVUE has been validated against the clinical standard metabolic cart and has demonstrated equivalent accuracy in resting volunteers for both oxygen consumption and resting energy expenditure.

Several activities can alter the measures of your body composition and resting metabolic rate. If anything listed is unclear, please call us so that we can clarify it for you.

Before your Test, Activities you must do:

Drink 2-3 eight (8) ounce glasses of water before coming to the office for your test.
Relax. Before the test, avoid stressful situations as much as possible. During the test, it’s important that you RELAX. Being tense can increase your metabolic rate.

Activity to Avoid Before your Test

  • No eating – 4 hours
  • No exercise – 4 hours
  • No alcohol consumption – 24 hours
  • No smoking cigarettes – 1 hour
  • No caffeine – 4 hours

For more information please contact Chelsea Citroske or Lindsay Ourada at 320-769-4323.

Biggest Losers

JMHS Biggest Losers to date…

  • 120 lbs – lost over 18 months!
  • 78 lbs – lost over 16 months!
  • 72 lbs – lost over 12 months!
  • 70 lbs – lost over 18 months!
  • 61 lbs – lost over 21 months!

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Clinic Hours

Monday 8:00am-7:00pm
Tuesday 8:00am-5:00pm
Wednesday 8:00am-7:00pm
Thursday 8:00am-5:00pm
Friday 8:00am-5:00pm

Contact Us

1294 Locust Street
Dawson, MN 56232

P: 320-769-4323
F: 320-769-2972

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