Healthydaes Naturopathic Medical Center

I have struggled with pre-diabetes, high cholesterol, insulin resistance, weight gain, and perimenopause issues for the last 3 years.

My regular GP continued to tell me to "eat better and get more exercise" but never got to the root of the problem. When GLP-1's became a way for him to make a little extra money, my GP - the guy who refused to even talk about weight loss medications by the way (except for Medifast, which tastes like you're licking the ground) decided to offer them to his patients. Desperate to get my numbers under control, I paid $1500 for 4 months of shots. I spent the first 8 weeks with no side-effects, that I knew of, the exhaustion I felt was horendous, couldn't work out and then the nausea set in - add the two of those together, the inability to get up and not eat, I was a slug. My GP didn't have a check-in shchedule, and I was not given any advice on how to do the GLP-1 successfully. Which, if you're wondering, I wasn't at first. I didn't lose any weight until my 12th week - right after Dr. Dae and I had our 1st conversation. The first thing she suggested was blood work. Once the bloodwork came back, we had an in depth conversation about what was happening inside my body, making it harder for me to lose weight on the GLP-1. Under her supervision, I started fasting from 8pm until 11am. This helped with the insulin resistance, and just like that - the weight started to come off.

I've lost 13 lbs in 20 weeks. Yep, a slow process for sure, but I chalk that up to having a bad start and no guidance. I've started getting up earlier, feeling better, and I now ride my stationary bike everyday (did you know you can make a street bicycle into a stationary bike to save some money and get some exercise?!) and when the weather is right, I take the dog for a walk, sometimes twice a day. My hot-flashes are non-existent as well (hopefully I didn't just jinx myself)! I only have 23 more pounds to lose and to be honest, I would never have figured this out on my own - it's been the partnership I have with Dr. Dae that has made me as successful as I am.