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We are proud to announce the opening of our NYC office at the world famousSalerno Center for Complementary Medicine on Fifth Avenue. The Salerno Centerfor Complementary Medicine combines the wisdom of alternative healing with theteachings of traditional medicine, helping patients to live healthier and happierlives. Dr. John P. Salerno is an international pioneer in the practice of complemen-tary medicine. Among many other accomplishments, he is well-known for his vitamin IV suites, weight-loss treatments and chelation therapy, a therapy that removes heavy metals from the body. Are you over 40 years old? Trouble losing weight that easily came off whenyou were younger? It's not your fault. Get started today with the industry's mostsuccessful weight loss program. B3H+ Lifestyle IS POSITIVE NEWS. We’re excited to present stories aboutwomen overcoming real-life obstacles, conquering everyday fears, eliminating distressing mid-life health concerns, and finding joy and strength––even in the faceof tragedy. Our research-based articles, correlating happiness and health, wellbeing, economics, and education, empower women to make a difference intheir lives and the lives of others. Happy people are healthier, more satisfied withlife and their relationships, and they live longer! B3H+ Lifestyle IS SERIOUS ABOUT HEALTH We are fortunate to be living at atime when the study of medicine is growing all around the world. Spearheaded, inpart, by positive and renowned physicians and their colleagues, this researchproves previously elusive correlations, like the links between hormones, hunger,metabolism, and weight loss. It is also breaking totally new ground: for example,weight loss is not only about calorie counting, but about creating the "correct" hormonal chemistry for fat burning and healthy cell metabolism. B3H+ Lifestylemakes this science understandable and relevant, by covering innovative, cutting-edge research in the context of real life, authentic issues, and common-sense realities. B3H+ Lifestyle features our proprietary medically-supervised medical weightloss program, Balance 3H Plus® (B3H+). This proven diet solution is scientificallydesigned to help women of all ages struggling with weight loss due to hormonal imbalances. B3H+ is not about calorie restriction or exercising harder. It’s aboutcustomizing a plan to help women reset their metabolic hormones to lose weightnaturally, through medically-supervised diet, lifestyle and exercise practices, combined with natural hormone balancing therapies. Women struggling withmenopause-related weight gain, or weight loss resistance, find the B3H+ plan particularly beneficial. And, Balance 3H Plus® is much more than just a successful weight loss programfor our clients. While B3H+ results in significant, sustained fat loss for over 94 percent of clients, it also addresses the entire spectrum of nutrition, hormone andhealth challenges affecting fat loss, including sleep, stress, thyroid, aging, exercise,and lifestyle management. By helping women achieve a happy home and family life, enjoy better relation-ships, find and grow faith, work well with others, experience fun, creativity andjoy, and live life well, B3H+ Lifestyle brings the health and happiness movementto a personal level. We're pleased and honored to be on this special journey with you. So take note,read and live HAPPY ❤

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About Balance 3H Plus®

Medical Weight Loss Centers, Inc.We specialize in metabolic hormone balancing for wellness andweight loss. The medical weight loss team at Balance 3H Plus®

Medical Weight Loss Centers, Inc. is led by Medical Director Siobhan Kealy, M.D., a renowned doctor who is board certified

in Anti-Aging and Restorative Medicine, and a holistic health physician specializing in women’s health.

To learn more, visit us on the web at http://balance3hplus.comor call 914-703-4811, or 1-855 I LUV B3H (1-855-458-8234).

Contents WINTER/SPRING 2019

ON THE COVER6 The Salerno Center and the Balance 3H Plus Program Form the Perfect Partnership

FEATURE STORY12 Joining Forces to Combat Middle-Age Weight Gain

NUTRITION16 Natural Hormonal Rebalancing for Weight Loss

18 Combat Menopausal Weight Gain by Balancing Hormones

19 A New Weight Loss Paradigm It’s Not Your Fault, It’s Your Hormones

20 The Best Weight Loss Program During Menopause

24 It’s Not Your Fault, It’s Your Hormones

35 Fighting Menopausal Flab

37 Balancing Your Thyroid The Road to Melting Fat Fast

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AND MORE8 Q & A With Mitch Suss CEO/Founder of NY Health & Wellness

36 Celebrity Testimonials Famous Westchesterites share their success stories

39 Client Testimonial

MEDICAL11 Every Body is Different Blood tests offer critical clues for weight loss success

14 Dr. Siobhan Kealy’s Amazing Diet Discovery for Women

22 Fight Menopausal Weight Gain by Resetting Hormones

26 How Hormones Effect Your Weight

30 Fanning Your Body’s In-FLAME-mation

32 Inflammation How to Cool the Fire Inside That’s Making You Fat and Diseased!

38 Health 365 Your Personal Roadmap to Balanced Body Chemistry

HOLISTIC LIFESTYLE33 Spring Cleaning Why Detoxing is So Important

WEIGHT LOSS AND FITNESS28 Fitness After 40

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“With impactful client success stories from both practices, I am confident that 2019 will be an extraordinary year. The residents of Manhattan and the tristate area, will now have a weight loss facility backed by science based research, and the encouragement and knowledge from some of the most renowned doctors in the field,”

Mitch R. Suss, CEO of Balance 3H Plus®

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COVER STORY

After decades in the medical field, I learned that thereare a few key factors in a successful partnership. Oneof those factors is finding other medical professionalswho have the same core beliefs in medicine and similarphilosophies. “When I was introduced to Mitch Suss,

wellness entrepreneur and CEO of the Balance 3H Plus® Centerand Dr. Siobhan Kealy, Medical Director, and creator of the Balance3H Plus® program, it was obvious that we had very similar approaches to helping patients along with the belief and knowledgethat hormones play a key role in weight loss.” “When it came time for the Balance 3H Plus® program to expand, Dr. Kealy and I wanted to find the very best and the number one doctor in New York City, focused on weight loss, whichwas Dr. John P. Salerno of The Salerno Center for ComplimentaryMedicine,” says, Mitch Suss. “Thesynergy between both practicesmade sense not only for us doctorsbut for patients as well,” continuesSuss. Dr. Kealy and the team at Bal-ance 3H Plus® are using a sciencebased blood test, called Health 365as part of the program -- a biomarkerblood panel test that measures, Glu-cose, Electrolytes, Vitamins andMineral levels and when it comes toincreasing a patients metabolism,specifically in middle age womengoing through perimenopause andmenopause, balancing hormones iscrucial. “Hormones such as cortisol,leptin, and ghrelin create the perfectenvironment to transition your bodyinto sugar/glycogen/carb/fat burners.In addition, Balance 3H Plus® willboost your metabolism to avoid the low calorie/low metabolismtrap,” says, Dr. Kealy. After years of learnings, experts and studies show that reducinginflammation in the body is a key component in achievingmenopausal weight loss. High levels of fat and imbalanced metabolichormones during menopause puts your body in a state of stress andwhen that happens, your immune system kicks into action and in-creases inflammation. Inflammation and stress can cause the bodyto store more fat, and the cycle continues. When we create a favor-able environment to reduce inflammation then weight loss and fatburning follows. This is especially true for middle age women goingthrough hormone fluctuations as they age. At the center, our doc-tors and experts understand that there are many components toweight loss, and work with patients to educate them on the innerworkings of our bodies and how to live a longer, healthier life.

After being in the medical field for 25 years, meeting with patients and understanding their needs, I was able to offers exten-sive cutting-edge medical approaches and treatments along withcomplimentary practices such as hormone and nutritional thera-pies at The Salerno Center for Complimentary Medicine. And now,with this partnership, together the Balance 3H Plus® Program andThe Salerno Center provide a health and wellness program that isgreater than the sum of its parts. “With impactful client success stories from both practices, I amconfident that 2019 will be an extraordinary year. The residentsof Manhattan and the tristate area, will now have a weight loss fa-cility backed by science based research, and the encouragementand knowledge from some of the most renowned doctors in thefield,” says, Mitch Suss.

ABOUT DR. SALERNOWith over 25 years' experience, Dr. John P. Salerno is renownedfor professional, comprehensive, full-service, and life-changinghealth solutions. Dr. Salerno's extensive and cutting edge medicalapproaches allow him to pioneer a custom treatment plan foreach and every patient. Using complementary medicine practiceslike hormone and nutritional therapies, Dr. Salerno has helpedspark a worldwide movement where patients and physiciansalike grow, heal, and learn. For more information about Dr.Salerno and The Salerno Center, visit www.salernocenter.com

The Salerno Center and the Balance 3H Plus ProgramForm the Perfect Partnership BY DR. JOHN SALERNO

Together the Balance 3H Plus® Program and The SalernoCenter provide a health and wellness program that isgreater than the sum of its parts

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Q & A WITH RICK CACCIATO Publisher, Larchmont Living Magazine

Irecently had the opportunity to sit down with Mitch Suss,CEO and founder of Balance 3H Plus® Medical Weight LossCenters, Inc., to discuss his most current vision in his questto improve the lives of menopausal women.

Mitch is a man who truly believes in helping to maximize thehealth and lives of menopausal women through his company’s pro-prietary breakthrough metabolic weight loss program, Balance 3HPlus®. As an individual, he sits on the cutting edge of almost every-thing he does. Over the past 20 years, Mitch has developed and partnered withsome of the pioneers in the integrative wellness business, with pastbrands that include Bari RX, a bariatrics supplement line; Focus28; Thinalicious; and Virility LIfe. His current and most successfulsupplement lines are MD UltraCeuticals; MD UltraDerm, an anti-aging and cosmetic line; Optimism Energy, a high intake of cancer-fighting nutrients that helps to increases immunity; and the Skinny

Line, a doctor approved, pharmaceutical line of products to increase metabolism, burn fat, increase energy and lose weight. All are sold exclusively by Balance 3H Plus® Medical Weight LossCenters, Inc. Once again, Mitch’s ingenuity and entrepreneurship are shiningbright, with the recent opening of Balance 3H Plus® Medical WeightLoss Centers - New York City. This deluxe new facility is a stunningreminder that there is always something greater we can do to pro-vide better care for women who are suffering the painful discomfortof menopause (,) and to continue to support this population long-term. Mitch’s vision developed around meeting the documented, evidenced-based needs of women whose lives had changed due thepersistent weight gain of menopause. Along this journey, Mitchhobnobbed with the most distinguished leaders of the wellness in-dustry, including Dr. Robert Atkins, Dr. Patrick Fratellone, Dr.Fredrick J. Vagnini, Dr. Arthur Davidson Jr., Dr. Siobhan Kealy andDr. Angelo Baccellieri and has socialized with celebrities such asbest-selling author Dr. Robi Ludwig, CBS star Toni Senecal,renowned celebrity blogger Stacy Gelsinger, award-winning talkshow host Debbie Nigro, Dani Mazzilli, wife of baseball legend LeeMazzilli, Jené Luciani, author/TV lifestyle correspondent, andJacqueline Laurita, reality and television star of Real Housewivesof New Jersey.

A top priority for Mitch was finding key physicians and industryexperts in the field of women’s issues, to help develop protocols,products and solutions so that women can attain a better qualityof life throughout all stages of menopause. Mitch, and his company, Balance 3H Plus® Medical Weight Loss

Centers, Inc., continue to set new standards of excellence in support of pre/ during/post menopausal women, through research,innovation, advanced technologies, and continued education. Itwas an honor and privilege to talk to this leader, who is making adifference and continues to raise the bar in improving the lives ofevery woman experiencing menopause across the U.S.

R: Mitch, please take a minute to tell us more about your back-ground, how you became interested in the connection betweenhormones and menopause, and what inspired you to founded Balance 3H Plus® Medical Weight Loss Centers, Inc.

M: Flashback to late Fall 2012. My daily practice was toattend lectures by leading weight loss specialists. That experience presented me with an early understanding ofthe drastic changes that a lot of women go throughanatomically during menopause, and in particular, theweight gain women experience during their midlife.

R: So how did you take this important issue and yourideas and turn it into a business reality?

M: The facts I gleaned from the lectures really made an impression.There is so much misinformation about menopause, much of itcoming from less informed practitioners, the press, and drug com-panies. This group of women needed help. It’s estimated that 6,000American women enter menopause every day. It occurred to methat the most underserved area of medicine is the realm ofmenopause management, and I sensed a strong entrepreneurial opportunity. And inevitably, my natural inclination was to developa system targeting this demographic. This is where the concept ofBalance 3H Plus® Medical Weight Loss Centers, Inc. was first born. I continued my research on menopause from the integrative

perspective and it became clear that the symptoms and physicalchanges women experience in relation to perimenopause andmenopause are often distressing, and frequently have a negativeimpact on their quality of life. I ascertained there was a demand in the marketplace for natural

supplements that would alleviate symptoms and deliver targetedmicronutrients that a woman was no longer getting exclusivelyfrom her diet during menopause. That was my admission ticket into the brave new world of

health and wellness. It was at that moment I decided to move for-ward and open an integrative wellness center that focused onwomen’s health during menopause and specifically address theweight gain associated with menopause.

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Mitch’s vision developed around meeting the documented, evidenced-based needs ofwomen whose lives had changed due the persistent weight gain of menopause.

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CEO Q & A

R: It is known among weight loss and hormone specialists thatyou have quoted "Your eyes are the windows of your soul: YourHormones are the doorway to your health." Can you please ex-pound?

M: Of course. Balance 3H Plus® Medical Weight Loss Centers, Inc.receives hundreds of calls a week from women going throughmenopause asking, “how can I lose weight and keep it off?" Our response cannot be accurate unless we know what yourhormone levels are. The completion of our exclusive and mostcomprehensive female hormone panel, "Health 365" allows us tocorrectly identify and reset "naturally" the hormones that are mak-ing you fat. It's the first female hormone panel to use mathematicalanalysis of DNA and hormones. Once results are in, our medicalteam can analysis the genetic markers and blood values that makeup your own individual blood chemistry and isolate imbalances andtheir underlying causes; even finding a small change in bloodchemistry can have dramatic effects on your ability to lose weightand be healthy. I cannot stress this enough, but this blood test is amust that every women needs to have done.

R: It’s interesting to note that while women have been goingthrough menopause forever, there haven’t been any breakthroughremedies or formulations geared towards the needs of this audience.

M: I was shocked myself! I had discovered the power of hormonesand how they affect every biological process in the body, especiallyduring a women’s menopausal stage of life. So I surrounded myselfwith top doctors and assembled a team of experts who are leadersin their fields. Together, we studied the biological changes women’sbodies go through during this phase of life, and quickly learned thatif certain hormones, specifically cortisol, leptin and ghrelin, oftenreferred to as the hunger hormones, are out of balance, it can be-come impossible to lose weight. It was extremely important thatmy research and development team create protocols to addressthese issues.

R: Mitch, science and literature support your assertions in thisarea. Has Balance 3H Plus® Medical Weight Loss Centers, Inc.identified a solution to this very troublesome issue that millionsof women are experiencing?

M: It would be bold of me to say we have developed a solution perse, but we have developed what I believe is a terrific, highly effec-tive option. Our treatment program delivers a near-perfect solutionfor women who are having a difficult time coping during this phaseof their lives. We developed Balance 3H Plus®, a proprietary, science-based

metabolic weight loss program that focuses on perimenopausal andmenopausal weight gain. The foundation of the B3H+ program isan optimum combination of wholesome macronutrients to balancethe hunger hormones that are often disrupted during the onset ofmenopause. We wanted to be able to deliver the most authenticnutrition in a capsule, along with the best proteins, carbohydrates,and fats for our specialized B3H+ Lean Body Shakes, made withnon-dairy pea protein, one of the most hypoallergenic protein pow-ders available. There are no hormones or drugs in the B3H+® program, and

balancing the hormones that affect weight gain can have a profoundimpact on metabolism and the body’s improved ability to reduceinflammation, burn fat, and build muscle. B3H+® is a weight lossprogram that works for perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopause.

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Q&A with Mitch Suss Continued

R: Mitch, the hundreds of women you’ve helped are a testimonialto B3H+®. How can women who don’t live in the area benefit fromyour program?

M: Locations in Harrison, NY and New York City are helping count-less perimenopausal and menopausal women shed the unwantedfat and weight that has frustrated them for years. Now everywoman can benefit. We fine-tuned the Balance 3H Plus® WeightLoss Program for an online audience. We’re striving to make a

difference in the lives of women experiencing the ravages ofmenopause. B3H+® addresses many issues that women goingthrough menopause commonly encounter..

R: Helping others live a healthier, longer life appears to be yourinspiration. Tell us about HormoneEducation.com.

M: Our clients were requesting on-going evidence-based educationto cut through the clutter of misinformation women are receivingabout the management of menopause, and the impact on theirlifestyle and long term health. We created HormoneEducation.comto be an information resource for women who are trying to copewith the negative aspects of menopause. HormoneEducation.com is solely focused on natural treatment

options for hormonal fluctuations that can wreak havoc and disruptwomen’s normal lifestyles. In blog format, HormoneEducation.comis a safe place for women, written by the Balance 3H Plus® MedicalWeight Loss Centers, Inc. medical team and health experts in thefield of women’s issues.

As the interview concluded, I walked away with many thoughtsrunning through my mind. My time with this visionary –– albeitbrief, was inspiring and made me appreciative of the experts whopractice and set new standards at Balance 3H Plus® Medical WeightLoss Centers, Inc. Mitch Suss and his team are truly pioneers, asthey continue to support women going through menopause inunique and creative ways.

R: Tell me about your medical staff.

M: Here is the hormonal "best in class" staff. From physicians, nutritionists, and fitness experts, the following thought leaders arethe class “6" staff of Balance 3H Plus® Medical Weight Loss Cen-ters, Inc.: Dr. Siobhan Kealy, Dr. John Salerno, nutritionists JacquiJustice, Angela T. Russo and Louse Proia, and fitness specialist LisaAvellino – all vanguards of new paradigm medicine, they aim to repair and prevent rather than to postpone the inevitable or masksymptoms with the newest drug or antidepressant. Change agents,super smartypants, nutritional geniuses, hormone pundits, fitnessvirtuosos – whatever you want to call them, this is the team I turnto when I need a dose of medical education-And now they can beyours too. And best of all, you can meet and greet them and askthem any medical questions that are concerning to you at In ourHarrison, NY office or our new location in New York City.

R: Mitch, once again your ingenuity and entrepreneurship is inthe spotlight with the recent opening of the Balance 3H Plus® Med-ical Weight Loss Center in New York City.

M: Balance 3H Plus® Medical Weight Loss Centers continue to setnew standards of excellence in support of menopausal womenthrough research, innovation, advanced technologies, and contin-ued education, allowing us to expand. Here we are, two locationsand two years later, addressing the specific needs and micronutri-ent deficiencies of women who are fighting the hormonal discom-fort of menopause.

“BH3+’s clarion call for all menopausal women says it best – “It’s not your fault, it’s your hormones!” – MITCH SUSS

Mitch with psychotherapist, reporter and author, Dr. Robi Ludwig

Mitch with Jené Luciani, author/TV lifestyle correspondent, and JacquelineLaurita, reality and television star of Real Housewives of New Jersey.

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Every day, the evidence grows stronger that successfulweight loss begins with an individualized approach thattakes into account the many complex factors of an individual’s unique physical makeup. Now, a new TuftsUniversity study confirms that fasting glucose levels, or

blood sugar levels, can affect weight loss. In fact, Sai Krupa Das, Ph.D., one of the study authors, said ina release, "Study participants with higher blood sugar levels lostmore weight on a high-fiber, low-glycemic diet than those on thesame diet with lower blood sugar levels, suggesting that it might bepossible to optimize weight loss approaches based on a simple clinical measure.” It’s the kind of measure that we already take for every clienthere at Balance 3H Plus® Medical Weight Loss Centers, Inc., withour Health 365 Panel -- a comprehensive blood test that includes ametabolic panel with lipid to measure glucose levels, electrolytesand more.

But we don’t stop there. The Health 365 Panel also includes athorough assessment of 11 key hormones that relate to appetiteand metabolism. Testing and monitoring these various blood levelsprovides critical information about the individual that helps us customize a weight loss plan that will help them achieve -- andmaintain -- weight loss success. For instance, depending on what the testing shows, we may recommend dietary changes or healthful supplementation to helpa client through periods of hormonal change, such as menopause. “It might be time to consider glycemic status when advising patients on the best strategy for weight loss,” said study authorSusan B. Roberts, Ph.D., in the Tufts release. Roberts is director ofthe Energy Metabolism Laboratory at the Jean Mayer USDA HumanNutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University. We’re way ahead of you, Dr. Roberts!

Every Body is Different BLOOD TESTS OFFER CRITICAL CLUES FOR WEIGHT LOSS SUCCESSBY DR. SIOBHAN KEALY

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Dr. Siobhan Kealy is Medical Director of Balance3H Plus® Medical Weight Loss Centers, Inc.

and Co-creator of Balance 3H Plus® MedicalWeight Loss Program for Women.

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We are not just the patients’ doctors, but their biggest advocates

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Joining Forces

BY JANA RAPHAEL

FEATURE STORY

Studies show that women have a harder time when itcomes to weight loss then men. There are many anec-dotal stories of women taking class after class in thegym, eating right and yet still struggling to lose a poundor two, compared to the tales of men cutting back on the

junk, hitting the gym and watching the weigh drop off. Truth ormyth? According to the experts, for women it’s much more com-plicated — The simple fact is that many middle-aged women findthemselves in a place where they need an extra metabolic boost tolose weight since hormonal changes in their bodies prevent themfrom shedding the pounds they desire. “When women come to me,they are often overweight, fatigued, stressed, depressed, and inpain. The diet industry has deceived them and failed them againand again. And their yo-yo, crash dieting past, in addition to stressand less activity, has only worsened their chronic inflammation,hormonal imbalances, aches, pains, and sluggish metabolism,”states Dr. Siobhan Kealy, medical director and founder of Balance3H Plus. Dr. Kealy, along with a team of physicians and weight loss experts at Balance 3H Plus®, are all on the same mission – to helpwomen get their health back, end middle-age weight gain, and livea younger longer life. “Years ago, when I met Mitch Suss, and heardabout his passion and goals for women across this country sufferingwith their weight, I knew it might take time and research, but wewere going to come up with a way to change lives,” states Kealy.Years were spent, meeting with middle-aged women, hearing theirstories, advising them on the proper food choices and fitness programs in order to find the best ways to lose weight and achieveoptimal health but there was still a key component missing. Theperimenopausal and menopausal women were finding it close toimpossible to shed those extra pounds. With that, Kealy and Sussset out to research the impact of hormones on weight and the effects – this is when the revolutionary and hormone balancing program, Balance 3H Plus® and science based blood test, Health365 was born. “The program was born out of a need to fill the gaps between the weight loss industry, the hormone replacement indus-try, and the medical community,” says Mitch Suss, Founder andCEO of Balance 3H Plus®. Their story didn’t end here, but simply just began. Womenacross the country started to join the program and learn about therole their hormones play in their everyday lives — from exhaus-tion, to pain, to sleepless nights, and weight gain.

“Many women feel that weight gain is a failure on how they are living their lives, when in fact it’s a complex problem with manyfactors,” states Dr. Kealy. Science shows that balancing specifichormones and reducing overall inflammation in the body are critical to long term weight loss success and creating the “correct”hormonal chemistry for fat burning and healthy metabolism. Balance 3H Plus® focuses on balancing these specific hormonessuch as Cortisol, Leptin, Ghrelin, Thyroid and Insulin, which support the perfect environment to boost your metabolism andburn fat. The synergistic partnership between Kealy and Suss was aproven success, and with this growth came the need for other like-minded individuals in the field of medicine, such as Dr. John P.Salerno of The Salerno Center for Complimentary Medicine. “Dr.Salerno is a pioneer in his field, and has a proven track record ofhelping patients undergoing the same weight loss issues as thosecoming to the Balance 3H Plus® program. It only made sense tojoin forces and give middle aged women the gift of a healthy lifeand offer a facility in NYC,” states Mitch Suss. Salerno is recognizedfor his many accomplishments in weight loss treatments combinedwith the teachings of traditional medicine and alternative healing. “The joining of forces between Balance 3H Plus® and myselfwas very complimentary. Our bottom lines are the same, and our mission to treat patients align perfectly in our beliefs and approach,” states Dr. John P. Salerno. Salerno, author of three bestsellers, Fight Fat with Fat, The Salerno Solution, and The SilverCloud Diet, all offer insight and expertise into Salerno’s natural approach to changing people’s lives. Both Salerno and Balance 3HPlus® advocate for a low glycemic diet, whole foods, nutritional supplements to strengthen the immune system, reduce inflamma-tion and body fat and fix the underlying issue of imbalanced hormones. “We are here to teach, help, and offer women a programunlike any other, a program where they can finally lose weight, andhave doctors and nutritionists listen to their needs and struggles.We are not just the patients’ doctors, but their biggest advocatesand fans for a better, healthier life,” says Dr. Salerno, Mitch Sussand Dr. Siobhan Kealy.

Jana Raphael is a freelance writer

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to Combat Middle-Age Weight Gain

Dr. Siobhan Kealy’s Amazing

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There is no dispute that the chal-lenges of losing weight after 40are more complicated and uniqueto every woman. From hormonalfluctuations to high stress levels,or lack of sleep, losing weight as

we age becomes more difficult. Thus a different approach is required thanwhat was used during our 20s and 30s. If you are struggling with any hormonal health and weight problems-we have the solution. And You Can Too.

- Dr. Siobhan Kealy

How Balance 3H Plus® works Balance 3H Plus® has 3 unique components whichlead to your success:

1We Test, We Don’t Guess - A Women’s Hormone Levels. Thisis the most overlooked and unappreciated by the mainstream dietindustry. As women approach menopause many experience

symptoms which may be related to a variety of things. Likely their symptomsare caused by a decrease in anti-aging hormones (estrogen, progesterone,growth hormone, and testosterone) or an imbalance between certain hormones. Of course, decreased energy and weight gain could also be related to a hunger or stress hormone imbalance, sluggish thyroid, poorlifestyle and diet, even food intolerances and sensitivities. Without validtesting, we can never know which are out of balance. We first decode thesedeficiencies. We certainly don’t want to balance hormones that are alreadyin adequate amounts.

2A nutrition plan designed specifically for the unique dietary needs of women experiencing the hormonal transitions of peri-/menopause.

3Balance 3H Plus® all natural supplements to restore hormone balance, alleviate the symptoms of menopause and help womenlose fat and gain muscle. When we treat these hormonal imbal-

ances, our patients are able to follow the program without feeling deprived,and many lose up to 25 pounds during the initial 8 weeks. The case for Balance 3H Plus® is clear. I have dedicated my entire medicalcareer to give women the necessary tools to make informed and empow-ered decisions about their health. Our staff helps you understand how yourbody works. The health and wellness knowledge, body awareness and troubleshooting skills gained through the Balance 3H Plus® program allowsyou to identify and reset hormonal imbalances before they get out of whack.Plus, we give you the power to bring your hormones back into balance withproper diet, movement, positive lifestyle changes and supplementation. Today, my unique hormone approach of addressing menopausal weightgain and health concerns is being introduced to hospital systems andhealthcare facilities across the country. Facilities that implement Balance3H Plus® find it to be easy, safe and a successful, long-term weight losssolution for women.

Balance 3H Plus® is a holistic, total wellness program whichhas helped thousands of women who have felt hopeless,fat, ashamed, frustrated, scared and unwanted-reclaim theiryouthful spirit and zest for life. It is designed to teach youhow to overcome hormonal imbalances that can lead directly to food cravings, overeating, and unwanted weightgain. We intend to free you permanently from the sugarcravings, the diet mentality, and calorie counting. Soon,you’ll instinctively be eating in ways that are aligned withyour female genetics and metabolic hormones. You’ll beintegrating physical and restorative practices that help youreboot and refresh. We will help you rebalance your bodychemistry “naturally”, so you can attain your optimal weightand health - For Good.

The Program is a ground-breaking medically supervised fatloss, nutrition, cleansing, supplement, fitness and wellnessplan tailored specifically to ease hormone fluctuations andreduce the incidence and severity of menopausal symptoms.

Women today are nothing short of real-life super-heroes. Many spend decades building their profes-sional legitimacy, while balancing relationships,motherhood, care-giving to aging parents, and afull social calendar. They are expected to manage

all of this as if they are endowed with su-perhuman energy and endless, youthfulvibrance. However, all women, but atdiffering degrees, experience the unpleasant symptoms that come withaging. The multitasking they once performed with confidence and ease becomes nearly an impossible feat asthe side effects of peri-menopause and eventually, menopause sets in. All across America, I’m known as awomen’s health expert, speaker, andradio/TV personality. But first and fore-most, I am a woman. And like you, Iknow what it feels like to be fighting fatigue and midlife weight gain, moodswings, belly bloat and a lower libido. My passion and purpose is to teachwomen the step-by-step instructions tochange and revolutionize their healthand life. I share proven strategies forwhat I use for amazing energy, abundanthealth and ultimate happiness. I use myown journey as a source of continuous inspiration and motivation. My proudestachievement and gift to others is the Balance 3H Plus® program. It is a science-based, medical weight loss program designed specifically for peri-/menopausal women. The discomforts and uncertainties ofmodern hormonal imbalances, which somany middle-age women suffer from, are overwhelming their spirit,negatively affecting sleep, energy, focus, motivation, and their

relationships. In addition, and often most devastating, the metabolism slows, excess weight (particularly around the waistline)appears overnight, sugar cravings become impossible to curb, anda whole host of other symptoms and health conditions can develop. I’ve found both in my personal experience and with the

thousands of women who come to us,that its nearly impossible to lose thebelly fat and/or thick and saggy armswhen your cortisol (stress hormone) lev-els are too high, your Ghrelin (hungerhormone) and insulin (primary fat stor-ing hormone) levels are continuously elevated, leptin (satiety hormone) signals no longer respond correctly, andthe thyroid gland is sluggish.

New research suggests that nearlyeveryone who struggles with fat loss,also suffers from hormonal imbalances.But, when we restore a woman’s hormonal balance naturally, they areamazed by how easily they lose the unwanted weight.

So, how then, can women rebalancetheir hormones and restore their goodhealth during peri-/menopause? Whatnatural things can be done with exer-cise, targeted supplements, whole foodsand micronutrients?

I will provide you with answers to common questions like these, and actions steps which address the real issues and causes of hormonal imbal-ances. I’ve dedicated my life to fixing theout-of-whack hormones, helping youshake those stubborn pounds while improving your energy, libido and mood.

BY DR. SIOBHAN KEALY

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“Dr. Siobhan Kealy is bright, energetic, and lives as a healthy role model for others. One of her primary goals is to inspire women to make positive, healthy lifestyle changes in order to live better longer. Dr. Kealy’s passion for helping women makes her one of the most sought after speakers at corporate and public wellness events, and with educating other doctors.”

– Mitch R. Suss, CEO of Balance 3H Plus® Medical Weight Loss Centers, Inc.

Dr. Siobhan Kealy is Medical Director of Balance 3H Plus® Medical Weight Loss Centers, Inc. and

Co-creator of Balance 3H Plus® Medical Weight Loss Program for Women.

Diet Discovery for Women

Ladies, it’s not your fault, it’s your hormones!

BY ANGELA T RUSSO, MS

Several recent scientific studies have shown that it takesmore than exercise to achieve and maintain a healthybody weight especially for women going into and expe-riencing menopause. A balanced network of hormonesis also essential for a healthy body to function effectively

and efficiently for a happy productive life. Menopause especiallybrings on different physical and emotional challenges as a result ofthe hormonal imbalance that your body is experiencing. In your efforts to rebalance the network of hormones in yourbody especially as you deal with your journey through menopause,consider the 8 accessible diet tips on the opposite page.

A TAILORED PLAN JUST FOR YOUIn summary, a good way to get your

hormonal network back in harmonyis to start with a clean primarilyplant-based diet. However, as a nutri-

tionist, I know for a fact that yourbody composition is unique. Thegeneral dietary recommendations

above are a good start but a tailoredand medically supervised weight lossprogram such as the Balance 3H Plus

program can definitely accelerate yourweight loss efforts.

Developed and pioneered by Dr. SiobhanKealy, the Balance 3H Plus® program uses

an innovative Health 365 metabolic testpanel that thoroughly assesses 11 key hor-

mones in your body that controls hunger,stress, metabolism and appetite. The results

provide a comprehensive understanding ofyour distinctive set of hormones and identifythe causes of weight gain that are specific toyou, so as to design a tailored dietary andlifestyle program that can help you achieve theweight loss that you deserve.

Natural Hormonal Rebalancing for

Weight Loss

Angela T. Russo, MS,Functional Nutritionist

and Balance 3H Plus®

Weight Loss Expert

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Dietary changes for better hormonal balance

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‰ ELIMINATE SUGARSugar is a hormone disruptor that inhibits your body’s ability to use estrogen and other hormones properly.Plan to reduce your consumption of refined sugars by eliminating sodas, processed fruit juice, and sugarysports drinks. Water is your best hydrator and if you need a flavor boost, try adding natural fruits in season tonaturally sweeten them up.

‰ USE LEAN PROTEINChoose healthy lean protein to help boost your metabolism and keep you fuller longer, thus helping you curbyour appetite to support a healthy weight. High-quality lean protein choices include lean meat from animalsthat have been raised without hormones and antibiotics, fish, eggs, and beans. Several studies have suggestedthat protein is particularly effective against belly fat.

‰ CONSUME FIBERSoluble fiber helps reduce belly fat and improves your general metabolic health. Fiber supports better digestionand estrogen metabolism by eliminating unwanted estrogen from the body. Excellent fiber sources includefoods such as fruits, vegetables, beans, whole grains, chia seeds and flaxseeds.

‰ CHOOSE HEALTHY FATSNuts and seeds such as pumpkin, sesame, and sunflower seeds contain high amounts of healthy fats knownas polyunsaturated fatty acids. These healthy fats help to increase your bone density, improve your sleep qual-ity and help you feel full which promotes weight control. These amazingly healthy seeds also contain lignanswhich help to metabolize estrogen in the digestive tract, so it excretes from the body thereby reducing potentialcancer risks. Also, try to incorporate more cold-water fish in your diet. They provide high amounts of omega-3 fatty acids that helps ease menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes and mood. Salmon, mackerel, andherring are all good choices. Healthy fats also support heart risk that is more prevalent with menopause.

‰ ADD SUPERFOODSSuperfoods with nutrients that balanced hormones are one of your best approaches to help minimizemenopausal symptoms. Foods such as avocados, sea vegetables, grapefruit, blueberries, flax seeds, chiaseeds, almonds, olive oil, and beans can help stabilize your estrogen levels, reduce inflammation, combat in-sulin resistance and weight gain.

‰ INCORPORATE MORE CRUCIFEROUS VEGETABLESTry to incorporate broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbages in your diet. Cruciferous vegetables are an excellentsource of DIM (diindolylmethane), a compound formed when you eat foods that have a nutrient called indole-3-carbinol. DIM is highly effective in the production of healthy estrogen metabolism, which potentially protectsagainst estrogen-induced cancers. Studies have shown that if you eat more than 7 servings of vegetables perday, you can weigh up to almost 11% less than those who do not eat vegetables.

‰ WATER, WATER, WATERDrink lots of water during menopause. Adequate hydration replaces water loss from your body while you ex-perience hot flashes and night sweats. Water also helps to remove impurities from your body, controls bloat,and keeps you full for better weight control due to hormonal fluctuations.

‰ ADD POMEGRANATE SEED OILPomegranate seed oil helps to inhibit an enzyme known as aromatase, from converting androgen, not estrogen.In addition, it inhibits a protein called endothelial growth factor, which supports the development of blood ves-sels that cancer cells need to survive. Pomegranate is also a good food source to boost progesterone levelsand can be consumed as a fruit, pure juice or in supplements.

NUTRITION

For some time, nutrition experts have debated the hormonal effects of food verses the importance ofcounting calories. The truth is that both hormonesand calories matter. However, in order to sustainlonger-term metabolic changes for the purpose of

losing fat, you cannot just reduce calories, you must balanceyour hormones — specifically, two hormones that are critical toappetite control. The Balance 3H Plus® (B3H+) Program focuses on rebalanc-ing crucial metabolic hormones that aid in the permanent lossof stubborn peri/menopausal fat. By optimizing your nutrition,you can effectively transform the way you look and feel! We believe that it is important for you to understand the science behind our program and how hormones work for you — or attimes, against you.HUNGER HORMONES

You have two primary hormones that influence the hungercenters in your brain. These are essential metabolic messengers,released by your cells, that signal when you should eat and whenyou should push the plate away. They are leptin, your “satiety”hormone and ghrelin your “hungry” hormone. Your friend leptin needs to stay in check! Leptin is like yourbody’s fuel gauge, which tells your brain you have had enoughfood, and therefore, should stop eating. It is secreted by fat cells.If you are overweight, you likely have higher leptin levels. If yourleptin levels are too high for too long, you will likely store morecalories as fat, and become more leptin resistant, where the leptin is unable to produce it’s normal effects to lose weight.When you become leptin resistant, your brain never hears themessage, and you eat more and more, as if you are starving. Ifyou can’t stop eating, you will never start burning fat for fuel. Towork effectively, your body’s response to leptin has to be reset. Leptin Reset Steps: Eat meals low in naturally occurring sources of carbohy-drates (e.g., a variety of vegetables, berries or tart fruits), addquality sourced proteins and fiberous Omega 3 Fats (nuts, avo-cado, flax and chia seed) to fill you up. Try this first thing in themorning to promote satiety throughout your day. Avoid whitefoods (bread, pasta, potatoes, dairy, sweets, chips) which tendto create compensatory eating patterns. Remember: if its white,it probably ain’t right! Ghrelin affects your hunger from hour to hour. As it rises, itsends signals to your brain that it’s time to chow down. Simi-larly, if ghrelin levels are chronically elevated, your willpowerwill fail you every time. You will likely experience extreme foodcravings, even right after a meal. Ghrelin Reset Steps: Add organic unsweetened cocoa to your diet (via cups ofpowdered hot cocoa or a brick of 100% dark chocolate) to reducecravings and stave off hunger. Also, eat fiber, fat and protein-based foods at every meal to blunt ghrelin’s message to the brain.Even short-duration, higher intensity workouts can help suppress its power over you.

COMBAT MENOPAUSAL WEIGHT GAINBY BALANCING HORMONES

BY AMBER LANDSMAN, MSC PHYSIOLOGY

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Amber Landsman, MSc Physiology, is National Spokesperson for Balance 3H Plus®

Medical Weight Loss Program for Womenand Nutritional Specialist at Balance 3HPlus® Medical Weight Loss Centers, Inc.

THE B3H+ PROGRAM IS THE MISSING FACTOR IN YOUR FAT LOSS FORMULA. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO WAIT WEEKS OR MONTHS TO SEE THE CHANGES FROM OUR HORMONE-FIRST APPROACH TO FAT LOSS. YOUR FOOD CRAVINGS WILL DIMINISH, YOU WILL STOPOVEREATING, AND YOU WILL NO LONGER NEED WILLPOWER TO STAY ON A DIET.

WHY? BECAUSE YOU WILL BE NATURALLY BALANCED.

BEHIND THE BRAND...

A New Weight Loss ParadigmBY MITCH SUSS

NUTRITION

Mitch R. Suss is CEO of Balance 3H Plus®

Medical Weight Loss Centers, Inc. and Co-creator of Balance 3H Plus®

Medical Weight Loss Program for Women.

It’s not your fault, it’s your hormones!

Balance 3H Plus®, a new weight loss paradigm for womenover 35, has left Weight Watchers, and other populargeneric diet programs lagging behind! The current diet environment for weight loss is still rooted in the‘calorie in, calorie out’, ‘eat less, exercise more’ para-

digm. It is time to bring the science of weight loss out of the darkages and apply a new understanding of how hormones impactweight loss and metabolism. This should be the perfect time for the other diet companies

to thrive. The U.S. is stillone of the fattest nationson the planet with a thirdof the country considereddangerously overweight.Yet Weight Watchers, the50-year-old diet giantselling a slimmer, fitter

America, has never looked so antiquated. The company said recently that its last two-quarter revenues had plunged to its lowestpoint since 2010. Same for the other generic “one size fits all” dietprograms. So what happened? Instead of paying for a subscription to oneof Weight Watchers signature support groups or learning how foodstranslate into ‘points’, women seeking to shed a few pounds arelooking, instead, to hormones, an exciting and new paradigm shiftthat has devastated one of the most iconic names in weight loss. Being overweight is not a moral failure, it’s a complex problemwith many physical and emotional factors. Current science clearlyshows that balancing specific hormones and reducing overall inflammation in the body are critical to long-term weight loss success. Weight loss is not about calorie counting but creating thecorrect hormonal chemistry for fat burning and healthy cell metabolism. Balance 3H Plus® focuses on balancing hormones,such as cortisol, leptin, ghrelin, thyroid and insulin, which support

the perfect environment to boost your metabo-lism and burn fat. When we try to lose weight byeating less and exercising more, powerful evolu-tionary forces of hunger and metabolism comeinto play to maintain our body weight set point.The “eat less and exercise more” prescriptionmerely addresses the symptoms of weight gainwithout fixing the real underlying cause. Weightgain, as we shall see, is not the consequence ofthe double sin of gluttony and lethargy but ratherthe cause. This is why we can’t achieve long-termweight loss and why we keep coming back to ournatural body weight set point. Nature cannot befooled!

Balance 3H Plus® has changed the paradigm!In order to achieve lasting weight loss, you needto address the real hormonal cause of weightgain, so you can naturally move your body’s setpoint toward leanness. When you do this, thesame evolutionary forces that now prevent youfrom successful weight loss will help you loseweight effortlessly. Balance 3H Plus® shows youhow you can achieve lasting weight loss and prevent aging by working with nature-notagainst it!

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The Best Weight Loss Program

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NUTRITION

The majority of women going through menopause experience some weight gain. On average, women cangain about 15 to 20 pounds between the ages of 40 and55 as they enter and live through menopause.Menopause throws the levels of various types of hor-

mones in your body out of balance. For instance, when the levels of estrogen and progesterone in your body drop, your appetite can increase causing you to overeat. One study claims thatsome women can overeat by as much as up to 67% more. An increase in appetite and a corresponding drop in your metabolismrate are common side effects of menopause and you can see how itcan be a recipe for disastrous weight gain. When it happens, thisweight gain usually occurs around our midsection and can there-fore elevate our risks for various undesirable health conditions suchas metabolic syndrome, Type 2 diabetes, and heart disease. As a functional nutritionist, I know for a fact that weight gainneed not be a natural aspect of aging and there are many differentways to maintain a healthy weight as you age. One simple yet effective and sustainable way of preventing and reversing weightgain during menopause is through the thorough understanding ofthe unique network of hormones in your body and rebalancingthem. There are nine different types of hormones in your body, each playing a different role in helping your body maintain a healthy disposition. Any shift in any one of their levels can disrupt yourdelicate balance needed to maintain a healthy weight. All of theirlevels decrease as your body enters menopause except for androgenand ghrelin hormones. Here’s how your hormones work in yourbody.

This network of hormones in your body is unique to you and isa complex web of opportunities or challenges for maintaining ahealthy weight during menopause, depending on what you aregoing to do about it. The key is to find that right balance throughnatural hormone balancing supplementation, lifestyle changes, likereducing stress and adopting good dietary habits that work for youand your body composition. To better understand your own unique hormonal situation, consider working with a hormone and weight loss expert to createa plan that is tailored to your needs to help you get a better controlover your weight loss efforts during menopause. Dietary changes and adjustments are a journey in itself. It takestime and a lot of trial and error with different food ingredients andcooking methods to determine what works best for your lifestyleand is the most sustainable for your unique palate and situation. Therefore, the sooner you embark on your journey of healthyeating as you approach your menopausal time, the easier it will beto get through it all without gaining too much weight or dealingwith menopause symptoms like hot flashes, dry skin, bone loss andemotional ups and down. Generally, it is beneficial to eat a cleaner primarily plant-baseddiet that is made up of actual food ingredients. Aim to incorporateas many whole foods that are packed with nutrients yet low in calories such as fruits and vegetables, whole grains and lean proteinin your diet to maintain a healthy weight. With fewer caloriesneeded, every calorie needs to count. So, make them as nutritiousas possible and avoid nutritionally empty foods such as alcohol,sugars, and simple carbohydrates. The Balance 3H Plus® program is one such innovative ground-

breaking supervised weight management programdeveloped by Dr. Siobhan Kealy, that focuses onunderstanding your unique network of hormonesso as to design a tailored dietary program just foryou and your weight loss goals. Balance 3H Plus®

program uses a proprietary Health 365 femalemetabolic test panel to understand your particular hormonal causes of weight gain andyour particular set of challenges in shedding thosefew extra pounds. The results from this compre-hensive metabolic panel will allow you and yourdedicated nutritionist to design an effective dietary program with their basic 8-week programthat is tailored just for you and your weight loss goals.

Angela T. Russo, MS,Functional Nutritionist

and Balance 3H Plus®

Weight Loss Expert

DURING MENOPAUSEA balanced diet and healthy lifestyle can help you look andfeel your absolute best during menopause and beyond.

BY ANGELA T RUSSO, MS

• ESTROGEN: essential for development and maintenance of your female organs• PROGESTERONE: essential for maintaining a healthy level of water retention in your body• PREGNENOLONE: essential for producing progesterone, DHEA, testosterone and estrogen in your body that regulates your mood, energy levels and metabolism rate• ANDROGEN: essential for development and maintenance of male characteristics in your body• TESTOSTERONE: essential for transforming the calories you consume into lean muscles• MELATONIN: essential for regulating your metabolism rate and levels of stress hormone cortisol• INSULIN: essential for regulating your metabolism rate and blood sugar levels• LEPTIN: essential for regulating fat storage and energy levels in your body• GHRELIN: essential for regulating your appetite

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For some time, functional medicine practitioners and nutri-tion experts have debated the hormonal effects of foodverses the importance of counting calories. The truth isthat both hormones and calories matter. However, in order

to sustain longer-term metabolic changes for the purpose of losingfat, you cannot just reduce calories, you must balance your hor-mones — specifically, two hormones that are critical to appetitecontrol. If you are a woman over 40 and want to lose weight, you mustfocus on rebalancing crucial metabolic hormones that aid in thepermanent loss of stubborn fat, particularly around the abdomen.By optimizing your nutrition, managing stress and improving yourlifestyle you can effectively transform the way you look and feel!As a complementary medicine doctor, I believe that it is importantfor you to understand the science behind the how hormones workfor you — or at times, against you.

HUNGER HORMONESYou have two primary hormones that influence the hunger centersin your brain. These are essential metabolic messengers, releasedby your cells, that signal when you should eat and when you shouldpush the plate away. They are leptin, your “satiety” hormone andghrelin your “hungry” hormone (1). Your friend leptin needs to stay in check! Its primary role is toregulate appetite, satiety and adiponectin, which adjust how youburn fat. Leptin is like your body’s fuel gauge, which tells your brainyou have had enough food, and therefore, should stop eating. It issecreted by fat cells. If you are overweight, you likely have higherleptin levels. If your leptin levels are too high for too long, you willlikely store more calories as fat, and become more leptin resistant,where the leptin is unable to produce it’s normal effects to lose

weight. When you become leptin resistant, your brain never hearsthe message, and you eat more and more, as if you are starving. Ifyou can’t stop eating, you will never start burning fat for fuel. Towork effectively, your body’s response to leptin has to be reset (2). Ghrelin is produced in the stomach cells to raise your appetitein order to initiate eating. It acts in counterpart to leptin. Ghrelinaffects your hunger from hour to hour. As it rises, it sends signals toyour brain that it’s time to chow down. Similarly, if ghrelin levels arechronically elevated, your willpower will fail you every time. You willlikely experience extreme food cravings, even right after a meal (3). Ladies, Dr. Shiobhan Kealy’s medically supervised weight lossprogram, Balance 3H Plus®, is the missing factor in your fat lossformula. It teaches you how to reset these two hormones and more,so they function in ways that help you reach your goals. You alsodo not have to wait weeks or months to see the changes from theirhormone-first approach to fat loss. Your food cravings will diminish,you will stop overeating, and you will no longer need willpower tostay on a diet. Why? Because you will be naturally balanced. As a pioneer in the field of complementary medicine, and anexpert in women’s hormones and fat loss, I fully embrace their hormone-balancing approach to achieving and maintaining aleaner, healthier body. Therefore, beginning this month, their revolutionary program will be available to women living and work-ing in NYC. They are creating a new home within our beautifulspace at the Salerno Center in Manhattan. I am thrilled to be work-ing in such close proximity to Dr. Kealy and the other health pro-fessionals at Balance 3H Plus®. We both believe we can fosterwellness through customized nutrition plans, a range of naturaltherapies and supplements. Together we are putting our heart andsouls into turning this hormonal weight loss problem around, onceand for all.

Fight Menopausal Weight Gain by

If you are a woman over 40 and want to lose weight, you must focus on rebalancing crucial metabolic hormones that aid in the permanent loss of stubborn fat, particularly around the abdomen.

BY DR. JOHN SALERNO

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Founder of The Salerno Center for Complementary Medicine,

Dr. John P. Salerno is renowned for professional, comprehensive,

full-service, and life-changing health solutions.

References:1. McCulloch, M., “Appetite Hormones.” Today’s Dietician. July 2015; Vol. 17(7):26. 2. Kelesidis, Theodore et al., “Narrative Review: The role of leptin in human physiology: Emerging clinical applications” Annals of Internal Medicine (2010); Vol. 152(2):93-100.3. Spears, A. C., et al., “Lifestyle Factors and Ghrelin: Critical review and implications for weight loss maintenance,” Obesity reviews: an official journal ofthe International Association for the Study of Obesity (2011);12.

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Resetting HormonesLEPTIN RESET TIPS:Eat foods like nutrient-dense, colorful vegetables (high in fiberand antioxidants) add qualitysourced anti-inflammatory proteins(such as grass-fed beef, pasturedeggs, seeds, crustaceans and cold water fish) and healthy fats(walnuts, expeller pressed coconutoil, olive oil, ghee or butter fromgrass-fed cows) to fill you up. Trythis first thing in the morning to promote satiety throughout yourday. Avoid white foods (such aspizza, pasta, potatoes, pastries,dairy, bread, cereal or other foodsmade with grains) which tend tocreate compensatory eating patterns. Remember: if its white, it probably ain’t right!

GHRELIN RESET TIPS:Add organic unsweetened cocoa to your diet (via a warm cup of powdered hot cocoa or a brick ofdark chocolate) to reduce cravingsand stave off hunger. Also, eat high-fiber vegetables, healthy fatsand protein-based foods at everymeal to blunt ghrelin’s message tothe brain. Even short-duration,higher intensity interval training canhelp suppress its power over you.

It’s Not Your Fault,

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Literally dozens of hormones circulate in our bodies atall times––chemical messengers carrying powerful in-structions for triggering all types of important bodilyfunctions, including whether we store or utilize fat.

Hormone education is crucial to understanding how these chemicalmessengers function. The absence of such knowledge inevitablyleads to frustration, body shaming, feelings of despair, and meta-bolic damage caused by over-exercising and/or under-eating. Fail-ure to recognize the importance of hormones can even negativelyimpact our closest relationships. You deserve to know that when attempting to manage the com-plications and disruptions caused by hormone malfunction at thebeginning of or during change-of-life––and at every stage––thereis another, far more lasting approach than the average DIET. For a variety of reasons, today’s Superwomen put more pressureon themselves than most men. Working mothers, stay-at-homemoms, CEOs, community leaders, volunteers, and family caretak-ers are overwhelmed by their numerous roles and responsibilities.Feeling stressed, fatigued, and unhappy is a sure sign that your hor-monal system is out of whack, and it's up to you to balance the wayyou think, feel, sleep, eat, and move. The good news is, thousandsof women between the ages of 30 and beyond are done strugglingwith feeling fat, bloated, hungry, sick and fatigued. Slowly, throughtrial and tribulation, these women are discovering that "IT’S NOTYOUR FAULT, IT’S YOUR HORMONES!" Women do not learn this essential lesson overnight, since treat-ing symptoms seems to be the pervasive method of dealing withthe above-mentioned problems. Where was this class offered inschool? The fact is, symptoms do not need help and treatment.Causes do. Symptoms are just your body’s attempt to withstandyour crazy lifestyle that pulls you in a million different directions. When provided with guidance and an opportunity to addressthe root causes of their symptoms, women become metabolic in-vestigators, equipped to balance their hormones, shed excessweight, and feel at home in their bodies and minds again. All of us have our “bad” days, andwhen we do, we definitely perceivemore negativity around and about our-selves. However, if you are tired of feel-ing defeated by your stubborn fat,feeling frustrated, fatigued, stressed, ordepressed, know that it’s not normal orhealthy, and persistently feeling below par will never allow you tolook and feel your best. Know that there is a way out, and that whatis happening to your body is DEFINITELY NOT YOUR FAULT! The hidden cause of fat gain (especially around the mid-section)for women entering or in change-of-life is a hormonal imbalance––not necessarily over-eating, being lazy, or lack of willpower, assome might think. Hormonal imbalance occurs in tandem with theslowing of your metabolism as we age. So, if you want to lose extrafat, you have to heal your body’s chemistry.

“Oh no!” you say. “That sounds too difficult. Do I really need achemistry degree to understand the role my hormones play in mak-ing me store unsightly fat?” The answer is NO. I’ve simplified it foryou. The physiological changes that occur in midlife affect yourbody’s estrogen and progesterone levels (creating decreases inboth, at different times, throughout this period). The changing es-trogen and progesterone levels disrupt three other very importanthormones, which can wreak havoc on your hourglass waistline, asfollows:

GHRELIN comes from your stomach, increases your sense ofhunger, and slows down your metabolism and fat-burning ability.Ghrelin levels increase during menopause and cause insatiablehunger.LEPTIN is produced by fat cells while you sleep, and binds to re-ceptors in your brain that tell your brain you are satiated. Leptinhas the ability to shut down your appetite and increase your calo-rie-burning process. Leptin decreases during menopause, and thedecline in leptin production is the biggest predictor of weight gain.CORTISOL is the stress hormone that is elevated when you becomeparticularly sensitive to stress. Estrogen and progesterone areANTI-CORTISOL hormones, without which, the menopausal fe-male becomes acutely susceptible to stressors.

When these hormones are working well, you’ll eat until youdon’t require any more food, and you naturally stop. Your brainwill hear your hormones signaling loudly and clearly. The resultswill be astonishing: • Your number on the body-fat-analyzer will go down. • Your favorite jeans will no longer look like skinny jeans, but baggy jeans. • You’ll have more time to spend with others, since you won’t have to work out as long.• You’ll sleep longer and better. • Your cravings will become less, and you will go longer between meals without feeling famished.

So, If you want to lose that extra fat and feel better about theway you look, you have to heal your body and STOP DIETING,START BALANCING!

Amber Landsman, MSc Physiology, is National Spokesperson for Balance

3H Plus® Medical Weight Loss Program for Women and Nutritional Specialist

at Balance 3H Plus® Medical WeightLoss Centers, Inc.

IT’S YOUR HORMONESYou will never feel like a slave to dieting again!

BY AMBER LANDSMAN, MSC PHYSIOLOGY

REMEMBER: KNOWLEDGE IS POWER. IT’S NOT YOUR FAULT, IT’S YOUR HUNGER HORMONES, AND YOU CAN BE IN CONTROLOF YOUR BODY––AND YOUR LIFE AGAIN!

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BY DR. SIOBHAN KEALY

HOW

Why does this happen? Well, there are a number of reasons.One of the biggest is that people often view adiet as a short-term solution, and don't really changetheir behaviors. That’s why our Balance 3H Plus®hormone balancing and weight loss program focuses

on sustainable, permanent change. Another reason is that our bodies have appetite-and weight-regu-lating mechanisms that try to maintain homeostasis––in other words,to keep things the same over the long haul. When we consistently take in less energy in the form of food thanwe expend through basal metabolism, our bodies generally don't wantto change. They like everything to stay the same. If we try to changethings, our bodies will respond with compensation mechanisms, suchas secreting hormones that can rev up our appetite. Let's find out more about these hormones.

HORMONAL CONTROL OF APPETITE AND FATThree important hormones that shape our appetite, hunger, and fatstorage are leptin, ghrelin and cortisol. Leptin and ghrelin are believed to play a significant role in regulating appetite, which consequently influences weight and bodyfat. When we get hungrier, we tend to eat more. When we eat more,obviously, we maintain body weight or gain that weight back. Both leptin and ghrelin are peripheral signals with central effects.In other words, they're secreted in other parts of the body (peripheral)but affect the brain (central). Both hormones respond to how well-fedyou are by sending signals to your hypothalamus––a part of the brainabout the size of an almond. Cortisol is known as the stress hormone. It is part of a complexstress-response system stemming from the human body’s early evolutionary needs––one of which was to store extra fat in times ofstress, often associated with periods of hunger. That response has outlived its usefulness, and in modern times, it can get in the way ofour weight loss efforts. Obesity can interfere with these hormones andtheir signals.

HormonesIt's a grim statistic:

Most people who go on a diet and lose weight end

up re-gaining that weightwithin a year.

Affect Your Weight

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With our easy-to-follow plan, and habit transformational counseling, Balance 3H Plus® clients achieve permanent, sustainable weight loss.

LEPTINBack in 1994, researchers noticed that one genetically alteredstrain of gene was responsible for appetite control. Soon afterwards,nearly everybody who was interested in fat research was doing research on leptin. At the time, this appeared to be the holy grail of obesity research: a protein that made really, really fat mice into skinnymice. There was a lot of excitement surrounding the idea that bysimply boosting leptin levels with pills or injections, people wouldbe able to eliminate their excess fat, just like the mice. Well, like most things in biology, leptin is more complicatedthan that. As it turned out, leptin injections only worked on mice––and people––who were genetically leptin-deficient, which is onlyabout five to ten percent of obese subjects. The other ninety toninety-five percent were out of luck.

HOW DOES LEPTIN WORK?Leptin is made by adipose tissue or fat. Generally, the more fat youhave, the more leptin you make. Leptin is secreted from the fatcells into the circulatory system, where it travels to the hypothal-amus. Leptin decreases hunger by telling the hypothalamus thatwe have enough fat, so we can eat less, or stop eating. Leptin mayalso increase metabolism and help burn calories, because the lessfood you eat, the higher your metabolic rate. Basically, for weight loss, the more leptin the better.

LEPTIN RESISTANCEYou'd think, then, that people with higher body fat would just nat-urally stop eating and start losing weight once their leptin levelswere high enough to signal the brain that the body has stored a sufficient amount of fat. Unfortunately, you can become leptin re-sistant. When this happens, you can have a lot of fat, making a lot ofleptin, but it doesn't work. The brain isn't listening. No drop in appetite. No increase in metabolism. Your brain might even thinkyou’re starving, because as far as it is concerned, there’s not enoughleptin. So it makes you even hungrier. It's a vicious cycle. Leptin resistance is similar to insulin resistance, and they alsoshare common signaling pathways. Insulin resistance occurs whenthere is a lot of insulin being produced, for example, with a diethigh in sugar and simple carbohydrates, but the body and brainhave stopped listening to insulin’s signals. Similarly, fructose seemsto induce leptin resistance. Interestingly, both types of resistance seem to occur togetherin obese people, though obese men who tend to have more internalbelly fat, or visceral fat, have higher insulin levels, while obesewomen, who tend to have more fat under their skin, have higherleptin levels. There are a few possible explanations for how leptinresistance actually works. One theory is that leptin can't get to thehypothalamus, because proteins that are needed to transport itacross the blood brain barrier aren't present. Regardless of the mechanics, the important point is that past acertain level, having more body fat can interfere with those signalsand actually make you hungrier.

GHRELINGhrelin was discovered seven years after leptin. But after the leptinletdown, there was much less fanfare. Both hormones help to regulate appetite, but in different ways. Like leptin, ghrelin is released into the blood, crosses the blood-brain barrier, and arrives at the hypothalamus, where it tells thebrain you're hungry. But there’s a difference: Leptin is a hormonethat is a result of stored body fat, so it's a long-term regulator.Meanwhile, ghrelin regulates appetite in the short term: Your stomach makes ghrelin when it's empty. Ghrelin is high before youeat and low after you eat. If you want to lose weight, you want less ghrelin, so you don'tget hungry. When these hormones aren’t getting the right signals to the hypothalamus, this obviously presents a challenge for folks tryingto lose weight and keep it off. Faulty appetite signals can lead tothe dreaded yo-yo dieting phenomenon.

CORTISOLCortisol is known as the stress hormone. It is released along withnorepinephrine and epinephrine as part of a stress-response thatprotected early humans during times of danger or scarcity. When the stress response is triggered, these hormones work inconcert to give the body fast fuel, by halting insulin production, relaxing the digestive muscles and reducing the blood flow to thedigestive organs. It also directs the body to store extra visceral fat,or belly fat. That primitive response, which worked well to protectour ancient ancestors in fight-or-flight situations, is no longer appropriate for modern stressors. Instead, it can interfere with ourefforts to maintain a healthy body weight. In fact, excess visceral fat, which is concentrated around theabdominal organs, can cause increases in inflammation and insulinresistance, and has been associated with cardiovascular disease,diabetes, and certain types of cancer. Moreover, an enzyme presentin visceral fat causes you to produce even more cortisol, leading toan unhealthy cycle. Managing your cortisol levels can help keep this now unfavor-able stress response in check.

BALANCE 3H PLUS®

At Balance 3H Plus® Medical Weight Loss Centers, Inc., our researchers have found the answer. The Balance 3H Plus® (B3H+)hormone balancing and weight loss program will set those faultysignals back on track, by balancing your hormones with the mosteffective combination of healthy eating, smarter workouts, and natural supplements. With our easy-to-follow plan, and habit transformational counseling, B3H+® clients achieve permanent,sustainable weight loss.

Dr. Siobhan Kealy is Medical Director of Balance 3H Plus® Medical Weight Loss Centers, Inc. and Co-creator of

Balance 3H Plus® Medical Weight LossProgram for Women.

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So what is the answer toachieving your healthy weightin your 40s? Is it possible to maintain a high level of fitness and have a toned, conditioned body in your 40s?The answer is yes, it’s possible, and the answer is

Stop Dietingand Start Balancing!

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If you're over age 40, you might find yourself saying it’s harderto lose weight now than it was 10 years ago, or when I wasin my 20s and 30s. Well, you should be relieved to know thatit’s not your imagination, because you are not alone. Not because most women in your age group agree with this state-

ment, but because finally, medical research and science supportsthese conclusions. Primarily, weight seems to come on faster andis harder to lose in perimenopausal and menopausal years. Unfortunately, most people get to the point where they are frustrated, so use that as a starting point. They reach for a trendydiet to quickly get the weight off, and exercise as hard as possible,only to feel more frustrated because the weight does not come off.And then they wonder, why should I suffer if there is no differenceon the scale. At that point, they begin the cyclical pattern of yo-yo dietingand yo-yo exercising––meaning on again, off again patterns. Thisonly worsens the condition of bloat, sluggish metabolism, andmenopausal symptoms. It’s important to understand that our bodies are designed for homeostasis, so your body’s natural incli-nation is to overcompensate for any extreme efforts that put stresson the endocrine system. That said, this plays havoc on the hormonebalancing reaction and response to this state. Thisis beginning to sound like a fairy tale…once upona time there was a princess who lived in a castleand no matter how hard she tried to be fit andhealthy, after age 40 the pounds just came on. Until one day sheread this article, did the research…yes, she googled it and beganto ask questions. When she asked questions, she got answers. Whenshe asked better questions, she got better answers.

IT’S NOT YOUR FAULT, IT’S YOUR HORMONES!The princess realized that the solution is not a generic one-size-fits-all diet of counting calories or calories in, calories out, or count-ing points like her mom did. She realized that her story ofmenopausal bloat and weight gain was not her fault after all––it washer hormones! The blue print of the body on the inside actuallytells a story, so we must find the antidote. What is it, you say?Balance your hormones, lose the weight! Do the exercise prescrip-tion that supports inner calm, releases endorphins, and correctsalignment, without putting any stress on the system. Even if you're sitting or lying down, your body is still burningcalories. The rate of burn is called your resting metabolic rate. Asyou age, your metabolism tends to decelerate by about 5% for everydecade past age 40. So if your resting metabolic rate was 1,200 calories per day at age 40, it will be around 1,140 at age 50. At age40, to maintain your weight, that is, to not gain weight, you're goingto have to eat 100 calories less a day. If you are over consumingjust 100 calories a day, you can gain 10 pounds in a year. The mathematical equation is 100 calories a day times 365 daysin a year equals 36,500 calories. Now divide that number by 3500calories––which is one pound of fat––and you get 10.42 poundsgained in a year. The point is, just by adding an extra 100 caloriesa day, or lowering your activity by 100 calories, or losing muscle,can add a 10-pound gain. Combining that with metabolic syndrome, menopausal symptoms, and an imbalance of naturallyoccurring hormones––cortisol, ghrelin and leptin––will certainlylead to weight gain.

But metabolism is really only a small part of the story. As weage, our lives become more complicated, whether it's with children,work, or aging parents, and so we have less time to be more physically active and pay attention to what we're eating. Food isavailable 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in large portions thatare relatively economical. So food is always around, and we tendto have more mindless eating and cut down on activities. Recentresearch suggests that women, on average, will lose muscle masstwice as fast as men the same age, and that can make a huge difference in their ability to lose or at least maintain weight.

REBOOT 15 CIRCUIT TRAININGReboot 15 is the answer to effortless weight loss in your 40s, because it addresses the underlying medical issues by balancinghormone movement. This workout is designed to decrease inflam-mation and stress in the body, which directly affects all hormones,especially cortisol, ghrelin and leptin. Cortisol, also known as the fight or flight hormone, is a hormonereleased from the adrenal gland in response to stress. Researchshows that training on a constant basis helps regulate cortisol release. Activities should be low intensity, since moderate to high

intensity exercise elevates cortisol, compared to low intensity exercise. Your training intensity is based on your ability to recoverfrom exercise, so it is important not to over-train and follow theprogram prescribed for your personal needs and goals. Leptin is responsible for signaling the brain about satiety. Overproduction of leptin may cause leptin resistance. When this happens, you can have a lot of fat making a lot of leptin, but it does-n't work. The brain isn't listening. No drop in appetite. No increasein metabolism. Your brain might even think you’re starving, because as far as it is concerned, there’s not enough leptin. So itmakes you even hungrier. It's a vicious cycle. Exercise helps lowerinflammation, thus making leptin receptors more efficient. Ghrelin is responsible for increased appetite, decreased fat metabolism, and increased weight gain, so lower levels are optimalfor weight loss. Studies show that low intensity exercise decreasesghrelin. The Reboot 15 circuit also improves postural control and reinforces breathing patterns, in order to reduce stress and balancehormones. Stress increases cortisol and ghelin, and our aim is todecrease these hormones. Leptin can also contribute to stress because of its effect on the vagus nerve; therefore, it needs to workoptimally. So now you know––it’s that easy! Balance Hormones, LoseWeight. Do the Reboot 15 circuit training workout every day. All circuits are 2 sets of 10 reps. Train smarter, not harder. Smarter,because Reboot 15 is designed especially for you!

Lisa Avellino is National Spokesperson for Balance 3H Plus® Medical Weight LossProgram for Women and Fitness Director

for Balance 3H Plus® Medical Weight Loss Centers, Inc.

and better than ever…REALLYBY LISA AVELLINO

WEIGHT LOSS AND FITNESS

AS YOU AGE, YOUR METABOLISM TENDS TO DECELERATEBY ABOUT 5% FOR EVERY DECADE PAST AGE 40.

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MEDICAL

Acommon question I hear from women coming to me forhelp with weight loss is, “what does it mean when yourbody is suffering from inflammation?” Inflammation is acondition that I believe deserves explanation, as it is often

an overlooked factor in women’s struggle to lose weight. It seems as though everyone today is tossing around the word“inflammation”, but few are clear on what it means. I define it asan intense immune response in your body that causes an increasein systemic inflammation. The primary and classic responses tothis are redness, heat, pain and swelling inside or visibly on theoutside. For example, when you get stung by a bee you swell andturn red at the site. This is a natural and helpful inflammatory response. Your body releases a cascade of immune protectingchemicals, which rush to the site to rescue you from further damage. This type of inflammatory response is supposed to helpyour body heal from invaders such as toxins, bacteria or a virus. But, when your immune system is working overtime because ofexposure to chronic stressors, such as lack of sleep, over exercise,foods which contain inflammatory compounds and fats (i.e. dairy,sugar, gluten and corn) – you’ll likely experience the negative sideaffects of low-grade inflammation. One side effect of unmanagedinflammation is unwanted weight gain and weight-loss resistance. Inflammation can pack on the pounds several different ways. Itmakes your body resistant to key chemical messengers that helpyou manage stress, burn body fat and normalize your hunger andcravings (i.e. ghrelin and leptin hormone levels). A great example of inflammation causing chemical resistanceis with your key stress hormone, cortisol. When your body doesnot hear its signal, your levels will continue to rise, stressing youout even more, storing belly fat and causing crushing cravings. Elevated levels in cortisol eventually lead to drops in serotonin (afeel good nuero-hormone), so you end up feeling more anxious, less optimistic and restless in bed. Over a prolonged period or duringan extremely stressful event your body may quit pumping out cortisol, which may lead to intense feelings of fatigue, apathy andsluggishness.

Inflammation also causes a chemical resistance to your key satiety hormone, leptin. Meaning your cells aren’t hearing leptin’ssignal that you are full, and it’s time to stop eating. So you eat more,well past the point where your brain would normally be signaling“put your fork down!” Lastly, an inflamed body keeps your body from responding cor-rectly to adoponectin, a protein hormone which helps regulateblood sugars and body fat. When you add up all of these reactions, you end up with fat gainand fat retain. I hope you are now beginning to understand how inflammationcauses you to gain weight and become weight loss resistant. It isalso very important to know that fat cells don’t just sit there onyour butt, hips and belly. Fall cells release inflammatory chemicalscalled cytokines, which continues the inflammatory process. Socarrying around that extra fat is basically making you more fat.This is why I want you to lose the fat quickly and lower your inflammation too. The good news is that following the Balance 3H Plus® medicallysupervised weight loss program can help you break this inflamma-tory cycle. They create a customized nutrition and health plan toreduce your inflammation. They encourage you to pull inflamma-tory foods from the diet and support your digestive and immunesystem with a high quality probiotic. Dr. Kealy, the Balance 3H Plus® medical director and their nutritionist also emphasize loading up on healing foods that giveyour body a fresh, healing start. Meanwhile, you’ll be quickly onyour way to dropping the pounds and feeling 10 years younger. Ihighly recommend this program for any woman who is strugglingto lose weight.

Founder of The Salerno Center for Complementary Medicine,

Dr. John P. Salerno is renowned for professional, comprehensive,

full-service, and life-changing health solutions.

Fanning Your Body’s

In-FLAME-mationInflammation can pack on the pounds several different ways.

BY DR. JOHN SALERNO

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In just eight weeks, how can you getdramatic relief from all the symp-toms you thought you had to livewith the rest of your life? There is asecond hidden culprit that’s linked

to everything from obesity to all thechronic diseases of aging. And I’ll give youthe key to solving this problem—and un-locking good health. Over the years, I’ve helped patient afterpatient achieve health and automaticweight loss. And what I asked patients todo is so simple and safe that anyone can do

it and get the same great results. I createda simple 8-week plan specifically targetedto women over 40. You’ve heard this lecture before, but it’sso important that I want to emphasize itagain and show you how it’s a hidden causeof poor health and unhealthy weight gain.I’m talking about inflammation. You’reprobably familiar with the pain, swelling,redness, and heat that classically signify inflammation. It’s something that justabout everyone has experienced.

INFLAMMATION:How to Cool the Fire Inside That’s Making You Fat and Diseased!

BY DR. SIOBHAN KEALY

MEDICAL

Dr. Siobhan Kealy is Medical Directorof Balance 3H Plus® Medical WeightLoss Centers, Inc. and Co-creator of

Balance 3H Plus® Medical WeightLoss Program for Women.

Inflammation is part of the body’s natu-ral defense system, however, when yourhormones shift out of balance, inflamma-tion can run rampart, causing a chronic,smoldering fire inside your body that con-tributes to disease and weight gain. The causes of this type of inflammationare all around you. The sugar you eat, highdoses of the wrong oils and fats in your diet,hidden food allergens, lack of exercise,chronic stress and hidden infections all trigger a raging unseen inflammation deepin your cells and tissues. And this inflam-

mation leads to every one of the majorchronic diseases of aging–heart disease,cancer, diabetes, dementia, and more. Andit’s also by far the major contributor to obesity. Being FAT is being INFLAMED, period! If you don’t address inflammation byeliminating toxins that make you sick andfat and eradicate hidden food allergens or

sensitivities, you will never succeed at effective and permanent weight loss. As Medical Director of Balance 3H Plus®

Medical Weight Loss Centers, Inc., treatingfood allergies, eliminating toxins, and improving nutrition is the single most powerful tool I have to treat, reverse andmanage hundreds of symptoms and illnesses that conventional medicine fails at miserably. These include allergies, arthri-tis, autoimmune diseases, fatigue, sinusproblems, hormonal disorders, high bloodpressure, high cholesterol, digestive disorders and especially weight gain or obesity. We are seeing an epidemic of inflamma-tory diseases. In fact, nearly every modernillness is caused by inflammation. Thesechronic diseases affect 125 million Ameri-cans. That means in the average family ofthree, at least one person has a chronic disease caused by inflammation. Andwomen entering their 40s are more vulner-able to inflammation because their bio-chemistries are changing. It makes thisdemographic particularly susceptible to uncontrollable weight gain. Eliminating toxins and eliminating foods that cause allergic reactions or sensitivities is the basisfor the remarkable results women haveshown when they follow the metaboliccleanse phase of the Balance 3H Plus®

8-week program, the simple plan for auto-matic weight loss. Reducing inflammation is the secondkey component to weight loss. High levelsof fat and imbalanced hormones put yourbody in a state of stress. When that hap-pens, your immune system kicks into action and increases inflammation and fatstorage. The Balance 3H Plus® MedicalWeight Loss Program creates a favorable environment, which reduces inflammationand makes weight loss and fat burning possible. This results in losing weight, feeling better, and getting rid of chronicsymptoms once and for all!

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After a tumultuous winter, spring has finally sprung!When we think of "spring cleaning" we tend to think ofcleaning out our homes––our closets, garages,kitchens, pantries. But let's not neglect the most important "home" we live in––our body!

I'm not just talking about “cleaning out” pounds as a means ofspring cleaning. I'm talking about the most important precursor tosustainable weight loss: detox, as in ridding your body of the toxinsthat can make you feel sick and tired, wreak havoc on your hormonal balance, or sabotage your attempts at weight loss.

DETOX TO LOSETo effectively reduce your body fat, you should periodically rid yourbody of toxins! Taking the time to properly cleanse and detox yourbody before you begin your weight loss regimen can jump-startyour metabolism, reduce chronic inflammation, eliminate unhealthy cravings, increase your energy, give you mental clarity,and ultimately optimize your weight loss goals.

HOW DOES YOUR BODY BUILD UP TOXINS? We live in a toxic world. Toxins are everywhere—in the food weeat, the water we drink, the air we breathe, in our cleaning products, our cosmetics, deodorants, linens, and even in the medications we take. Scientists have discovered that these envi-ronmental toxins wreak havoc on our bodies, making us ill, and inmany cases, overweight and diabetic. Once inside your body, thesechemicals can also disrupt your endocrine system (including thyroid function), and thus your ability to absorb nutrients, metabolize cholesterol, and balance blood sugar effectively, oftenresulting in insulin resistance. TIME TO DETOX!The bottom line is there are no magic drugs to permanently treatthis buildup of toxins that are causing obesity, diabetes, and otherdiseases. Instead, the answer is to optimize your body’s natural ability to detoxify. Your body has a built-in, efficient detoxificationsystem that works around the clock to rid itself of toxins via theliver, gut, skin, kidneys, and lungs. The Balance 3H Plus® Metabolic Cleanse provides targeted nutrients that will help your body gently dispose of the toxicbuildup that has been accumulating in your body for years, whilestrengthening these vital detox organs. After the two weeks, youwill likely feel healthier, lighter, less bloated, more energetic andmore confident than you have in a long time. And by completingthe whole program, you can enhance your body’s natural ability todetox against future toxin buildup.

Spring Cleaning:

Why Detoxing Is So ImportantBY DANA SUSS, CHHC

HOLISTIC LIFESTYLE

Dana Suss, CHHC is Holistic Lifestyle Expert for Balance 3H Plus® Medical

Weight Loss Centers, Inc.

Because toxins are ubiquitous in today’s society, it may seemlike an overwhelming task to avoid them all. Here are somequick tips to avoid a lot of endocrine-disrupting chemicals:• Eat primarily organic foods, as many pesticides are indeed endocrine disruptors.• Avoid eating or drinking out of plastic or canned containers as they might be lined with BPA (Bisphenol A). • Use only natural make up and cleaning products. This is where you’ll find some of the biggest culprits of endocrine-disrupting chemicals. Most makeup brands contain phthalates and Triclosan, which disrupt your endocrine system by acting as hormone mimickers and confusing your body. The rule-of-thumb is: if you can’t eat it, you shouldn’t apply it on your skin or body! • De-stress! Remember that stress is a type of toxin as well, especially when it is chronic. Your body reacts to both physical and emotional stress (toxic thoughts and beliefs) by producing the “stress hormone” cortisol. When elevated for extended periods of time, cortisol can lead to detrimental chronic diseases.

Quick Tips

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BY DR. SIOBHAN KEALY

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The mysteries of weight loss is now the focus of a $931million study by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)aiming to understand why dieting is so hard and whykeeping the weight off is even harder. Scientists there arelearning that the key to weight loss is highly personalized.

Simply put, there is no “one size fits all” diet plan that works for everyone. Most trendy weight loss plans focus on controlling a particular dietary villain -- calories or carbs, sugars or fats -- but fail to addressthe underlying causes that lead to these unhealthy cravings in the firstplace. This kind of oversimplification can put dieters into the impos-sible position of having to resist one food or another indefinitely.Sooner or later, that resistance always breaks down, and the diet fails. According to Dr. Siobhan Kealy, Medical Director at Balance 3HPlus® Medical Weight Loss Centers, Inc., the only way to stop thatcycle -- permanently is through a holistic approach which teacheseach client the best ways to manage stress, exercise effectively, supplement sensibly and eat healthfully. And, one of the most important and least talked-about pieces ofthe weight-loss puzzle is hormonal balance. Dr, Kealy reports that acritical step in losing weight is learning how key hormones work tosupport (or sabotage) optimal body weight and health -- and what youcan do to control this.

Diet Working? Did you know that more than 80% of people who lose weight,eventually gain it back?

Do you believe, like most people, that to lose weight, you justneed to eat less and exercise more?

Why does a specific diet work so well for one individual, while another may actually gain weight as a result?

To learn more about achieving hormonal balance and to find out which diet would work best for you,please contact Dr. Kealy for a medical consultation...(914) 703-4811, balance3hplus.com.

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Dr. Siobhan Kealy is Medical Director of Balance 3H Plus® Medical Weight Loss Centers, Inc. and

Co-creator of Balance 3H Plus® Medical Weight Loss Program for Women.

One of the most common issues my patientsseek help with is menopause-relatedweight gain. All evidence has long pointedto hormone fluctuations as a factor, and,thanks to new research, we finally have the

answers––and a medically sound solution for addressingthem. As the Director of Nutrition at Balance 3H Plus®

Medical Weight Loss Centers, Inc., I oversee our recentlydeveloped medical weight loss program Balance 3HPlus®, a groundbreaking medically-supervised weight-loss, nutrition, fitness, and wellness plan tailored specif-ically to ease hormone fluctuations and reduce theincidence and severity of menopause symptoms such asweight gain, belly fat, brain fog, hot flashes, stress, dryskin, low libido, and mood swings.

When we treated these hormonal imbalances, patients at Balance 3HPlus® Medical Weight Loss Centers were able to follow our Balance 3HPlus® healthy nutrition plan without feeling deprived, and many lost upto 25 pounds during the initial 8-week program. Created by and offered only at Balance 3H Plus® Medical Weight LossCenters, Balance 3H Plus® uses an integrative combination of customizednutrition plans, a “Reboot” hormone-balancing fitness regimen, andpharmaceutical-grade supplements to help alleviate menopause symp-toms, reduce inflammation, suppress the appetite, and boost metabolismfor optimum health and weight loss results. It all begins with our special B3H+® Metabolic Cleanse, a two-weekdetox program that eliminates toxins from the body in preparation for aquick-and-easy fat loss. Next is the B3H+® Lean Body two-week weightloss program––and that’s when the numbers on the scale really plunge. Most women understand the nutrition and lifestyle changes that arenecessary for achieving and maintaining a healthy body weight, but findit challenging to adhere to those habits when hormone fluctuations causeinappropriate levels of hunger and stress. When the underlying hormonalimbalance was treated through nutrition and supplementation, programparticipants reported an increased ability to follow through on theirweight loss plan and maintain their new weight.

Fighting Menopausal FlabJACQUI JUSTICE, MS, CNS

NUTRITION

Jacqui Justice, MS, CNS, is Directorof Nutrition at Balance 3H Plus®

Medical Weight Loss Centers, Inc.

Balance 3H Plus® is designed to target the three key hormones that are known to fluctuate and disrupt appetitesignals during menopause––ghrelin, leptin and cortisol––andhelp bring them back into balance.

GHRELIN is known as the hunger hormone. Elevated ghrelinlevels can cause a spike in appetite, triggering cravings formore and fattier foods. Controlling your ghrelin levels helpsto curb these unhealthy cravings, making it easier to stick toa sensible nutrition plan.

LEPTIN is known as the appetite-suppressor hormone. Itsends signals to the brain to tell you when to stop eating. Unfortunately, leptin naturally decreases as we age, making it harder to detect satiety. This can lead to overeating. Balancing your leptin levels can restore those signals, makingit easier to limit your daily caloric intake to levels that areappropriate and sustainable for weight loss.

CORTISOL is the stress hormone. It is part of a complexstress-response system stemming from the human body’searly evolutionary needs––one of which was to store fat intimes of stress, often associated with periods of hunger. Butstress today doesn’t look like it did in the early days, and partof that response––specifically, the retention of visceral fat, orbelly fat––is no longer an appropriate response to modernstressors. Managing your cortisol levels can help keep thisnow unhealthy stress response in check.

...many lost up to 25 pounds during the initial 8-week program.

B3H+® has three key components:1. A nutrition plan designed specifically for the unique dietary needs of womenexperiencing the hormonal transitions of perimenopause and menopause.2. B3H+® all-natural herbal supplements to restore hormone balance, alleviate the symptoms of menopause and help women feel stronger, healthier and happier.3. Personalized habit transformation coaching that utilizes the latest methods of behavioral science to help women create a lifestyle that will generate and sustain desired results.

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CELEBRITY TESTIMONIALS

As the author of the book Your BestAge is Now, I know how important it isto reboot your life, especially duringmidlife. For anyone looking to achievefeeling their best at any age, they notonly need to do the right correctionalemotional work, they also need to takebetter care of themselves, particularlywhen it comes to their health. When our hormones are out of balance, it can cause disturbingdisruptions. Hormones are powerful chemicals in our bodies thatkeep our bodies functioning normally. The word hormone is derived from the Greek word hormo, which means to set in motion.Whether you are dealing with PMS or menopause, hormones canaffect everything from your weight, self-esteem and sex drive, toyour food cravings. These hormone fluctuations can get women tofeel overwhelmed and feel like they are losing control of their lives. Extensive research shows an association between decreasedlevels of estrogen causing everything from depression and anxiety,to mood swings, especially as a woman becomes perimenopausal.And these symptoms can increase even more during menopause.Other symptoms include: foggy mind, hot flashes, memory lapsesnd headaches.

Experts advise women to pay close attention to maintaining ahealthy weight during this time, which means learning how to payattention to your eating habits and exercise. Even aftermenopause, there can be some level of reproductive hormones inthe body, which can cause some symptoms of depression, anxietyor mild ups and downs in mood, years beyond a woman’s last period. For a growing number of ladies, Balance 3H Plus® is the logicalnext step to help take better care of themselves, their health, andtheir bodies. B3H+® is a science-based metabolic breakthroughweight loss program which has helped many midlife women successfully address their weight loss goals, while also helpingthem to feel like they are living their best life. The testimonialshave been quite impressive! The women who have embraced thisprogram have rediscovered their sexy, healthy selves, and are ap-proaching their lives with joie de vivre, living every moment liketheir Best Age is Now.

STACY GEISINGERBlogger

I'm a big fan of Balance 3H Plus® Medical Weight Loss Centers andall the amazing people behind it who make them one of the leadingfacilities of its kind. The Balance 3H Plus® Metabolic BreakthroughWeight Loss Program miraculously got my stalled metabolism moving again, which was transformational, and the cleanses mademe feel energized from the inside out. Their nutrition, fitness andwellness experts are always on call to happily to answer every question, no matter how small. This is a manageable program thatcan help a lot of women get back to feeling like their old selves.

Every woman should get a medical consultation – It works!

DR. ROBI LUDWIGPsychotherapist, award-winning reporter, and author

For a growing number of ladies, Balance 3H Plus®

is the logical next step to help take better care of themselves, their health, and their bodies.

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My new favorite sport is zipping my pantswithout passing out! I'm not good at dietsthat go past lunch, so I'm really thrilledand amazed at how I feel and how I amstarting to look since I jumpstarted mymetabolism with the Balance 3H Plus®

Metabolic Breakthrough Weight Loss Pro-gram. I call it the “stun gun” diet, be-cause it stuns your brain so you don't even think about peanutbutter and chocolate candy or pieces or bread dunked in olive oil.Imagine that! The diet started with apre-cleanse and a bazillionquestions I had for nutritiondirector Jacqui Justice, because I had never done a cleanse andwas worried about missing the wine I really like. After Day 1, Itruly felt better inside, and I learned how to still have a cocktailwhen I want, though I've switched to straight tequila on the rockswith lime (less sugar). The two week liver cleanse sounded intimidating, so I ran allthe ingredients past my own doctors, who gave me the green light.I spent the next two weeks thinking about my liver, versus the margaritas everyone else was drinking, while I sipped my lemonwater. I passed the liver cleanse with flying colors to clean out thetoxins in advance of the next phase –– the super-easy B3H+® diet,which consists of two shakes a day (one often mixed on my lap inthe car), and in-between snacks like nuts, cut up peppers, hummus, and almond butter with apple slices. The ability to drop some weight and feel extra healthy is thebest thing that’s happened to me in a while. I really love the “girl-friend vibe” at Balance 3H Plus® Medical Weight Loss Centers, asmost of the women associated with this breakthrough diet are inthe same stage of life. I've encouraged all my friends to get a freeconsultation!

DANI MAZZILLIWife of baseball star Lee Mazzilli and former host of FOX’s "PM Magazine"

I had just turned 62 years old and I was in desperate need of a change in my life. I am aType 2 Diabetic and a cancer survivor, but Iwanted to learn how to get healthy and jump

start my weight loss. I have battled weight my whole life. I was desperate for guidance and a friend of mine told meabout Balance 3H Plus® Medical Weight Loss Centers, so I decidedto give it a whirl. The results have been amazing for me both phys-ically and mentally. I learned how unbalanced hormones taketheir toll on your body over the years, and began a program of vi-tamins/supplements to begin the change. The Balance 3H Plus®

Program was the perfect fit. For me, the people were the secret to my success. When Iwanted to give up, they held my hand and pushed me to continueand it paid off. Through the unbelievable support of Jacqui Justiceas my nutritional Guru, and the infectious personality and spiritof my workout trainer, Lisa Avellino, I went from 195 to 172pounds. I feel better than I have in years and people notice thechanges in my body, skin and mood! I believe that Balance 3HPlus® was the best thing to happen to me in years, and I am en-joying my healthy journey with no guilt trips, just encouragementand great results!

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My new favorite sport is zipping my pants without passing out!

BALANCING YOUR THYROID:

The Road to Melting Fat FastBY LOUISE PROIA, MS

NUTRITION

Louise Proia, MS is a Nutritionist at Balance 3H Plus® Medical Weight

Loss Centers, Inc.

The benefits are multiplied when you re-balance your hormonesand re-charge you thyroid.

Most women experiencingsymptoms of menopause(like yourself, maybe) areprobably also battling hypothyroidism, or low

thyroid function. The most common sideeffect of low thyroid is weight gain. In thebody, the thyroid acts as a set of internalbatteries. When the thyroid gland is fullycharged, it works at peak efficiency to keepus slim and revitalized. But the strain ofhaving a go-go schedule and stressfullifestyle can lead to chronic inflammation,mineral deficiencies, and constant illness.Over time, these stressors deplete thepower and raw materials that fuel the thyroid’s production of key metabolism hormones. That is when most women inmenopause start to have symptoms such aslow energy and weight gain. So takingproper care of your body during this time iskey to keeping the unwanted pounds off.

WHY DIETING DOESN’T WORKTrying to DIET away the resulting poundsonly pulls the body deeper into a weightgain cycle. In fact, research shows that extreme dieting increases perceived stresslevels by as much as 90 percent. After justa few days, your brain starts to register aproblem – HUNGER – and decides it's timeto pack on some weight and hold on to it.This makes weight loss even more difficult,so we tighten the reins on our diet further,and end up getting pulled deeper anddeeper into a vicious cycle of stress, lowerthyroid function, and weight gain.

THE GOOD NEWSIt is possible to quickly dial back stressorsand get the thyroid functioning at peakagain. Drawing from breaking scientific

research, medical experts at Balance 3HPlus® Medical Weight Loss Centers, Inc. developed Balance 3H Plus® MetabolicWeight Loss Program, an 8 weekprogram designed for women during peri-menopause and menopause. Balance 3HPlus® minimizes and eliminates commonstressors, decreases inflammation, increasesmetabolism, and floods the body with nutrients necessary to re-balance the thyroid and ignite fat burning in places likeyour mid-section, arms, thighs, and neck.In fact, one study found that women whofollowed a re-balancing hormone and thyroid revitalizing program lost 45 percentmore belly fat than women who started aregimented diet plan. The benefits are multiplied when you re-balance your hormones and re-chargeyou thyroid. Because the thyroid gland regulatesfunctions ranging from hormone balance todigestion, when it's recharged, weight losswill occur much more easily. Many womenfeel noticeable increases in energy, alongwith improved mental clarity, libido, andimmunity. Other benefits are fewer sugarcravings and a decrease in appetite. Balance 3H Plus® focuses on balancinghormones such as CORTISOL, LEPTiN,GHRELIN, and THYROID, which supportthe perfect environment to boost metabo-lism and burn fat. Reducing inflammationis the second key component to the program. High levels of fat and hormoneimbalances put the body in a state of stress.When that happens, your immune systemkicks into action and increases inflamma-tion and fat storage. Balance 3H Plus® creates a favorable environment, which reduces inflammation and makes weightloss and fat burning possible.

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Balance 3H Plus® Medical Weight Loss Centers receivehundreds of calls a week from people asking how theycan lose weight and be healthier. Our response is, unless we know what your blood looks likes under amicroscope, there is no way for us to identify what

steps you should take to protect your health and help you withyour weight loss goals. Your roadmap begins with our proprietary Health 365, themost comprehensive blood panel today, and the first of its kindto use mathematical analysis of the DNA and hormones. WithHealth 365, our medical experts can analyze the genetic markersand blood values that make up your body chemistry, and isolateimbalances and their underlying causes. Body chemistry is defined by a patient’sunique genetically determined level ofhormones, pre-hormones, vitamins,enzymes, proteins, and electrolytes.The variables in this complexecosystem are all highly interde-pendent: even a small change inone can have dramatic effects onyour ability to lose weight and sustain a healthy lifestyle. Once your lab results have beenfinalized, they will be sent to Balance3H Plus® Medical Weight Loss Centersfor review. Then our medical experts will consult with you and submit a personalized Balance 3H Plus® Metabolic Break-through Weight Loss Program, tailored to your needs. Balance 3HPlus® is a science-based, medically-supervised 8 week plan thatincludes customized nutraceuticals and supplementation, fivescheduled visits with our nutritionists, and a scheduled visit withour fitness expert for a complete fitness evaluation. Our focus is to provide the tools you need to balance yourbody chemistry through laboratory testing and personalized programs of customized medications, supplements, nutrition, fitness and de-stressing techniques. Optimal body chemistry canresult in more energy, better cognitive function, weight loss, andimproved quality of life.

Health 365:YOUR PERSONAL ROADMAP TO BALANCED BODY CHEMISTRYBY DR. SIOBHAN KEALY

MEDICAL

Dr. Siobhan Kealy is Medical Director of Balance 3H Plus® Medical Weight LossCenters, Inc. and Co-creator of Balance

3H Plus® Medical Weight Loss Program for Women.

Why wait? Call today!1-855-I LUV B3H or 1-855-458-8234

WHAT DOES HEALTH 365 ANALYZE?• Measures and analyzes broad panel- based biomolecules and DNA genetic markers.

• Analyzes 20 blood base biomolecules, which include cortisol (the stress hormone), leptin (the appetite suppressor hormone), ghrelin (the hunger hormone), IGF-1, DHEA Sulfate, Follicle Stimulating Hormone, Testosterone, and Estradiol.

• Analyzes fat soluble vitamins (A,D, and E), water soluble vitamins (B6,B9,B12, and C), Minerals( Calcium, Magnesium, and Potassium), Hemoglobin A1C, Heratocrit, and sex-hormone-binding hormone Globulin.

• Tests for key/genetic mutations that impair how the body metabolizes certain hormones and vitamins that affect your ability to lose weight. A sample of these mutations include FACTOR V and MTHFR

• Identifying these genetic mutations is imperative. Mutations can cause serious health risks and serious weight gain.

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My experience with Balance 3H Plus® Medical Weight Loss Centers, Inc. has been nothing but positive. The Balance 3H Plus® program has dramatically changed the way I feel about myself and given me tools to look

and feel better, and stay healthy. I have lost 8 lbs, but surprisingly my belly went down. My biggest concern was that I be able to feel full, but Balance 3H Plus® was able to do that. I believe the ingredients in the shakes and the vitaminshave reset my metabolism to the point that I do not experience the hunger that I used to have on other diets. My firstmeeting with Jen Dorf, the nutritionist, was amazing. She made me feel comfortable and it was easy to tell her about

my struggles with weight loss and my relationship with food. She gave me a book called The Slow Down Diet that made a big impact on how I eat a meal. The first week was tough. The focus is on cleansing but with the help of the nutritionist, I was able to eat the right foods and snacks to keep me on track. I did not lose any weight the first week.

The second week I began drinking two shakes a day. They were tasty and I substituted almond milk and other non-dairymilks to add to the shakes. My evening meals consisted of lots of vegetables. Cooking vegetables on the weekend,

ahead of time, made it easier to follow the plan during the week. I did not give up coffee but limited myself to two cups a day. The weight started to drop. The lab work revealed a lot of deficiencies that I was not aware of, even my lack

of drinking water showed up in the results. Jen gave me information on the foods that would help me get the vitamins I was lacking. Now I make a conscious effort to drink water and, with a suggestion from Jen, make it tastier by

simply adding cucumbers. I am also enjoying my workouts with Lisa, the personal trainer. She gives me customized workouts that are specifically geared toward my problem areas and pain.

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“I almost feel like it is physical therapy and not a workout because afterwords I feel great.” – Rosanna Dell’Orso

MEDICAL WEIGHTLOSS PROGRAM

FOR WOMEN