Most people don’t come to me because they want to lose weight — but once we start talking, that’s usually somewhere on the list. Health, confidence, both. And here’s the thing: fad diets don’t work long-term. I’ve watched it happen over and over. So instead, I use an approach built around changes that actually last. Here’s how it works, and the barriers we usually need to clear along the way.
Detoxification
We live in a toxic world. Chemicals show up in our food, our food packaging, our skin care products, even the air we breathe. Your body stores a lot of that in fat cells — which means it doesn’t love letting go of that fat, because letting go means releasing those toxins back into circulation. That release matters, but done wrong, it can backfire and make weight loss even harder. I’m trained to do this safely, so we can clear out the toxins and the fat storing them, together.
Eliminate Problem Foods
Sugar, processed food, refined carbs — these drive weight gain by messing with your metabolism. But other foods can be problems too, if your body reacts to them. Those foods trigger your immune system, cause inflammation, and that inflammation slows down detox and leads to water retention and bloating. More weight, in other words. I test for food sensitivities so we know your specific triggers, then walk you through an elimination trial so you can feel the difference for yourself.
It’s Not Just What You Eat — It’s How
How you eat matters as much as what you eat. Sometimes that means changing when you eat — certain fasting patterns can shift your body into fat-burning mode. Sometimes it’s about your food hygiene: how you prepare meals, how much you chew, even where you eat. All of it affects how your body breaks down and uses what you feed it.
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Balance Your Hormones
Sometimes you’re doing everything right and the weight still won’t budge. That’s often a hormone problem — estrogen, testosterone, or your metabolic hormones being out of balance. I look at your history and, when needed, specialty lab work to find what’s off, then use natural therapies to bring things back into balance. Once your hormones are working with you instead of against you, the weight tends to come off on its own.
Stimulate Your Metabolism
Want to burn fat for energy? Exercise is your best tool — but not just any exercise. High-intensity interval training, like weight lifting or sprint intervals, revs your metabolism fast. Too much slow, steady cardio can actually do the opposite and make your body hold on to weight. And movement throughout the day beats one long workout — a one-minute walk every half hour will do more for you than 30 minutes at the end of the day.
Losing weight and keeping it off takes real, lasting changes to your habits. Give yourself the best shot by getting the full picture first. I’ll help you figure out what’s actually standing in your way, and how to build changes that stick.
— Dr. Faith Christensen