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What is FirstLine Therapy?

FirstLine Therapy (FLT) is a “therapeutic lifestyle program”, which means that this program will help you live your life in a way that improves your health.  A “therapeutic lifestyle” means making choices every day that will enhance your health and help prevent disease, enabling you to achieve a full, healthy life.

FLT is designed to attack the underlying cause of many common health problems. When your underlying cellular health is better, your energy levels are higher, your body metabolizes fat better, you lose unhealthy fat easier, your mental function is better and you sleep better.

FLT is based on extensive scientific research demonstrating that many of the chronic diseases associated with aging are largely caused by lifestyle choices.  These diseases include:

 

A therapeutic lifestyle program is now recommended as the "first line of therapy" for individuals with many of the conditions above, as well as those with other health problems such as:

How does the FLT program work?

FirstLine Therapy works because it integrates:

• A smart, easy-to-follow individualized meal plan.
• Added nutritional support to supply energy and conveniently increase nutrient intake while reducing calorie intake.
• A moderate amount of physical activity
• Professional, accurate monitoring using Bioimpedance Analysis to individualize the program for each patient, track progress, and ensure success.

What makes FLT different from other weight loss programs?

There are four key reasons that make FirstLine Therapy different than conventional weight loss programs:

1. FLT is about more then just weight loss.

• FLT can help you lose unhealthy fat while retaining healthy, lean muscle.
• FLT integrates body composition testing (fat & lean tissue ratios) – because being thin doesn’t necessarily mean you’re healthy.
• An imbalance in body composition (gaining too much fat or losing too much muscle) can lead to serious health problems such as high blood pressure, altered cholesterol levels, etc.
• Loss of muscle results in loss of ability to burn calories, which makes it much more difficult to maintain weight loss over time.
• FLT focuses on lifestyle factors that are the underlying cause of many health problems.

 

2. The FLT eating plan is different.

• Most diets focus on NOT eating—not eating fat, not eating carbs, or just plain not eating much of anything.  With most diets, success is based primarily on will power.
• The FLT eating plan emphasizes the need to eat, and to eat frequently.
• The focus is on eating THE RIGHT KIND OF FOODS – the right kind of fat, the right kind of carbohydrates, and the right kind of protein—all in the right portion size.
• FLT incorporates a low-glycemic-index eating plan based on the latest scientific that will help you maintain stable blood sugar and energy levels.
• According to recent studies, low-glycemic diets are more effective than low fat diets in treating obesity, insulin resistance, high cholesterol, cardiovascular disease, and type-2 diabetes.
• People report less hunger and more energy, making it much easier to stick with the program.

 

3. FLT incorporates medical foods and dietary supplements

• Using appropriate medical foods and dietary supplements as part of this program can improve effectiveness of the program for you and help you achieve your health goals.
• Medical foods are designed to address the unique nutritional needs of patients with specific health concerns.
• Dietary supplements provide targeted nutritional support for specific functions, such as healthy cholesterol or blood sugar levels, joint function and mobility, or balanced hormone metabolism.

 

4. FLT has been demonstrated to be effective in controlled clinical trials

• Most other diets have not.
• A study published in the journal, Nutrition, compared the FLT program (with Ultrameal medical food) to the American Health Association (AHA) diet.  The average weight loss in the FLT study group was 14.8 lbs vs. only 7.8 lbs lost in the AHA diet study group.  The FLT diet also lowered triglycerides, cholesterol, LDL and raised HDL levels, whereas the AHA diet did not.
• Click here for more literature supporting the effectiveness of the FLT program.

 

Are you ready to change your lifestyle, lose weight and feel great?

Click here to book an appointment with our certified FirstLine Therapy provider, Dr. Misa!