Your Best Weight  

A 12-month evidence-based approach for the effective treatment of obesity. 

Overview: The scientific evidence is clear that crash diets, fad diets and the like, do not result in sustainable weight management (ref 1). The inevitable result of these approaches is discouragement, decreased quality of life and the frightening spectre of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, arthritis and other devastating chronic diseases. However, the scientific evidence is clear that non-extreme, appropriate, evidence-based lifestyle approaches can help individuals lose weight (2-7). This very comprehensive lifestyle program is designed to help guide and educate you on how to address the root causes of obesity, and evidence-based lifestyle medicine techniques, and thereby drastically increasing the possibility to truly heal from this devastating disease. 

What to expect: This is a 12-month comprehensive program involving the following components:

1. The program begins with an initial consult with the staff Naturopathic doctor and Nutritionist who will assess your health status, review baseline blood test results, and set you up with an individualized treatment plan and nutrition program (meal plan + recipes).

   
   

2. Thereafter, you will participate in 2 intensive group sessions involving health talks by the doctor, a full meal, and cooking classes. The health talks are designed to help you truly understand the root causes of obesity and the science behind the lifestyle intervention being recommended. The delicious meals and the fun and engaging cooking classes equip people to make the needed dietary changes critical for the success of this program. 

   
   

3. After the 2 intensive sessions, you will not be left on your own - the program will continue to support you for the next 11months. You will have access to on-going cooking classes for the next 9 months, and 7-more follow-ups with the Nutritionist who can provide resources, guidance and encouragement as you make lifestyle changes. 

   
   

4. On-going guidance and monitoring with the Naturopathic Doctor will occur throughout the whole program. Check-ins with the Naturopathic doctor occur about every 4 months.

What is the goal?: Though there are no guarantees, the goal is the attainment of a healthy weight and metabolic profile. Whether this ultimate aim is reached during the program or after, the program attempts to set people on a sustainable path towards totally healing from, not merely managing, the disease of obesity and excess weight. 

How will I know I’m making progress? The Nutritionist will provide on-going guidance regarding your lifestyle changes, and the staff Naturopathic doctor will be reviewing blood work and other necessary examinations throughout the program, as needed. Patients will also be encouraged to work with their medical doctors and other specialists for appropriate imaging, tests and monitoring.   

Is the program covered by insurance? 

Full cost: $980 (initial down-payment of $490)
Monthly payment plan available: $44.55/month for 11 months

For those with naturopathic medicine coverage
Full cost: $880 (initial down-payment $440) + $100 billed to health insurance for initial consultation
Monthly payment plan available: $40/month for 11 months

Following the program, follow-up consults are available at various clinic locations or via telemedicine
Fee: $65

Location
All consultations and sessions will be held at Pathways North York clinic location
4150 Chesswood Drive, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M3J2B9

Disease Reversal Program is offered in partnership with

REFERENCES

1. Fothergill, E et al. Persistent metabolic adaptation 6 years after The Biggest Loser Competition. Obesity.2016 August ; 24(8): 1612  - 1619

2. Wright, N et al. The BROAD study: A randomized controlled trial using a whole food plant-based diet in the community for obesity, ischaemic heart disease or diabetes. Nutrition & Diabetes. (2017); 7, e256; doi:10..1038/nutd.2017.3

3. Turner-McGrievy, GM Davidson, CR et al. Comparative effectiveness of plant-based diets for weight loss: a randomized controlled trial of five different diets. Nutrition. 2015 Feb; 31 (2): 350 –  8. doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2014.09.002

4. Kahleova, H et al. A plant-based high-carbohydrate, low-fat diet in overweight individuals in a 16-week randomized clinical trial: the role of carbohydrates. Nutrients. (2018); 10: 1302

5. Kahleova, H & Belinova, L et al. Eating two larger meals a day (breakfast and lunch) is more effective than six smaller meals in a reduced-energy regimen for patients with type 2 diabetes: a randomized crossover study. Diabetologia (2014) 57: 1552 – 1560

   
   

6. Jakubowocz D & Barnea M et al. High caloric intake at breakfast vs. Dinner differentially influences weight loss of overweight and obese women. Obesity, Vol 21, No 12, December 2013