Proper Diet:

Anti-Obesity Drug Prescription

Sleep Hygiene

Referral to Bariatric Surgery if needed

 BHWI presents complete weight loss program at one stop. Our program provide complete information about  proper diet, nutrients and calorie calculation. So that you will be in total control and you know exactly the effects of your food habits on your weight. Proper diet and exercise is the only road to lose fat -there are no short- cuts. The key to transforming a skinny, overweight, or average body is proper diet exercise techniques. The elements of weight loss program are :

1.       Proper Diet

2.       Exercise technique

3.       Anti-Oxidant and Nutrient Supplementation

4.       Anti-obesity drug prescription ( FDA approved only)

5.       Stress reduction

6.       Sleep Hygiene

7.       Referral to Bariatric surgery if needed.

Shy Away from Fat-Fighting Myths

People need to exercise their entire body in order to stimulate the fat burning process. There is a lot of false information being given by faddists about how to lose fat just on the midsection, or how to lose cellulite, or firm up in a certain area. The myth is that if you exercise those areas more, you’re going to lose fat in that area. That is not the way it works.

Women can get rid of the cellulite and men can get rid of their beer belly and love handles, but it doesn’t happen by training only those particular areas. It comes from following a complete program…an integrated, balanced approach…that brings the body back to where it is supposed to be.

Proper Diet:

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Exercise Technique

Antioxidant and Nutrient Supplementation

Learn about antioxidant and nutrient supplementation

Anti-Obesity Drug Prescription

(FDA approved only) 

There are very few FDA approved drugs. What is right for you will be based on the individual needs. However, FDA approved OTC orlistat based on the review of the sponsor's safety data and after submitting the product for the consideration by an FDA advisory committee in January 2006. The committee voted in favor of OTC approval. Appetite suppressant medications should be used only by patients who are at increased medical risk because of their obesity and should not be used for "cosmetic" weight loss. Therefore the use of the drugs apply to very few patient population who have trouble controlling their obesity.

Stress Reduction

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Sleep Hygiene

Good sleep is essential element of good health and an important element of antiageing.Poor sleep habits (referred to as hygiene) are among the most common problems encountered in our society. We stay up too late and get up too early. We interrupt our sleep with drugs, chemicals and work, and we overstimulate ourselves with late-night activities such as television.

Below are some essentials of good sleep habits. Many of these points will seem like common sense. But it is surprising how many of these important points are ignored by many of us. Click on any of the links below for more information:

Your Personal Habits

Your Sleeping Environment

Getting Ready For Bed

Getting Up in the Middle of the Night

A Word About Television

Other Factors  

Your Personal Habits

Fix a bedtime and an awakening time. Do not be one of those people who allows bedtime and awakening time to drift. The body "gets used" to falling asleep at a certain time, but only if this is relatively fixed. Even if you are retired or not working, this is an essential component of good sleeping habits.

Avoid napping during the day. If you nap throughout the day, it is no wonder that you will not be able to sleep at night. The late afternoon for most people is a "sleepy time." Many people will take a nap at that time. This is generally not a bad thing to do, provided you limit the nap to 30-45 minutes and can sleep well at night.

Avoid alcohol 4-6 hours before bedtime. Many people believe that alcohol helps them sleep. While alcohol has an immediate sleep-inducing effect, a few hours later as the alcohol levels in your blood start to fall, there is a stimulant or wake-up effect.

Avoid caffeine 4-6 hours before bedtime. This includes caffeinated beverages such as coffee, tea and many sodas, as well as chocolate, so be careful.

Avoid heavy, spicy, or sugary foods 4-6 hours before bedtime. These can affect your ability to stay asleep.

Exercise regularly, but not right before bed. Regular exercise, particularly in the afternoon, can help deepen sleep. Strenuous exercise within the 2 hours before bedtime, however, can decrease your ability to fall asleep.

Your Sleeping Environment

Use comfortable bedding. Uncomfortable bedding can prevent good sleep. Evaluate whether or not this is a source of your problem, and make appropriate changes.

Find a comfortable temperature setting for sleeping and keep the room well ventilated. If your bedroom is too cold or too hot, it can keep you awake. A cool (not cold) bedroom is often the most conducive to sleep.

Block out all distracting noise, and eliminate as much light as possible.

Reserve the bed for sleep and sex. Don't use the bed as an office, workroom or recreation room. Let your body "know" that the bed is associated with sleeping.

Getting Ready For Bed

Try a light snack before bed. Warm milk and foods high in the amino acid tryptophan, such as bananas, may help you to sleep.

Practice relaxation techniques before bed. Relaxation techniques such as yoga, deep breathing and others may help relieve anxiety and reduce muscle tension.

Don't take your worries to bed. Leave your worries about job, school, daily life, etc., behind when you go to bed. Some people find it useful to assign a "worry period" during the evening or late afternoon to deal with these issues.

Establish a pre-sleep ritual. Pre-sleep rituals, such as a warm bath or a few minutes of reading, can help you sleep.

Get into your favorite sleeping position. If you don't fall asleep within 15-30 minutes, get up, go into another room, and read until sleepy.

Getting Up in the Middle of the Night

Most people wake up one or two times a night for various reasons. If you find that you get up in the middle of night and cannot get back to sleep within 15-20 minutes, then do not remain in the bed "trying hard" to sleep. Get out of bed. Leave the bedroom. Read, have a light snack, do some quiet activity, or take a bath. You will generally find that you can get back to sleep 20 minutes or so later. Do not perform challenging or engaging activity such as office work, housework, etc. Do not watch television.

A Word About Television

Many people fall asleep with the television on in their room. Watching television before bedtime is often a bad idea. Television is a very engaging medium that tends to keep people up. We generally recommend that the television not be in the bedroom. At the appropriate bedtime, the TV should be turned off and the patient should go to bed. Some people find that the radio helps them go to sleep. Since radio is a less engaging medium than TV, this is probably a good idea. 

Other Factors

Several physical factors are known to upset sleep. These include arthritis, acid reflux with heartburn, menstruation, headaches and hot flashes.

Psychological and mental health problems like depression, anxiety and stress are often associated with sleeping difficulty. In many cases, difficulty staying asleep may be the only presenting sign of depression. A physician should be consulted about these issues to help determine the problem and the best treatment.

Many medications can cause sleeplessness as a side effect. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if medications you are taking can lead to sleeplessness.

To help overall improvement in sleep patterns, your doctor may prescribe sleep medications for short-term relief of a sleep problem. The decision to take sleeping aids is a medical one to be made in the context of your overall health picture.

Always follow the advice of your physician and other healthcare professionals. The goal is to rediscover how to sleep naturally. 

Referral to Bariatric Surgery if needed 

Various surgical procedures have been developed for treatment of severe obesity. These include gastric restriction procedures (banding and vertical ring gastroplasty), gastric bypass, and biliopancreatic bypass procedures. The most common procedure in current use is the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Complications related to this procedure include perioperative infection, anastomotic leaks, and anastomotic strictures. By design, all bariatric procedures result in early satiety and at times diarrhea. Iron malabsorption with concomitant iron-deficiency anemia may occur after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass procedures but rarely develops after banding or gastric restriction procedures. Occasional patients develop vitamin B₁₂ deficiency. As many as 30% to 35% of patients undergoing bariatric surgery develop gallstones that occur as early as 6 months postoperatively and are due to the rapid weight loss associated with these procedures. A long-term follow-up study found that patients who had undergone Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery had decreased bone mineral density compared with obese controls who had not had surgery.