Adolescent Weight Management Program
The New Start Medical Adolescent Weight Management Program is a comprehensive weight management program for teens and their families. The program is designed to help adolescents make sustainable changes towards a healthy lifestyle in order to improve their metabolic health and successfully manage their weight.
We follow the Obesity Medicine Association treatment guidelines and provide a comprehensive program that includes all 4 pillars of Clinical Obesity Treatment.
Nutrition is the first pillar and the foundation of metabolic health. At New Start Medical we individualize nutrition intervention to offset the metabolic barriers characteristic to each patient.
Physical activity is the second pillar. We address this by offering a simple to follow strength training exercise program that can be followed by all patients no matter their physical limitations or time constraints in the comfort of their own homes. This program was created for NSM patients by Dr Ali Novitsky and it is called Muscles and mindset because it addresses motivation and mindset while teaching strength training exercises.
Without the proper motivation and mindset, patients cannot make the long-term behavioral changes needed to improve their metabolic health for a lifetime. We have created an intensive behavioral modification program that includes frequent 1:1 education and support, as well as optional group visits.
Age-appropriate FDA-approved anti-obesity medications can be prescribed after a comprehensive medical evaluation to identify individual patient’s barriers to weight loss. This evaluation includes advanced lipid testing and insulin resistance markers, EKG and body composition analysis. We do not prescribe compounded medications as these are not FDA approved and we do not medically supervise anyone that is on compounded anti-obesity medications.
What to expect:
Sustainable weight management intervention
Evidence based treatments and education
Improved metabolic health
Better quality of life
Hope and empowerment
Collaborations with pediatric experts:
We are collaborating with Dr Mark Novitsky, who is board certified in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Obesity Medicine, to offer educational modules on motivation and mindset as well as mental health screening and additional support when needed.
Dr Ali Novitsky, who is board certified in pediatrics and Obesity Medicine, has created The Muscle and Mindset program specifically for our patients. We are also collaborating on creating educational modules to educate teens on body image and healthy stress management techniques
I have personally trained two Nurse Practitioners and two Physician Associates in Obesity Medicine. We work closely together as a team to ensure consistent care for our patients.
Our experience over the past 9 years of practicing Obesity Medicine is that our programs are effective and safe in helping patients lose weight and improve their metabolic health. Our weight management programs are sustainable and offer patients evidence-based treatments and education to manage their weight and health for a lifetime.
We have outstanding reviews and feedback from our patients regarding their improved health, quality of life and their success in changing from a dieters’ mentality to a lifestyle choice mentality. This gives our patients hope and empowers them to take control and effectively manage the chronic, complex disease of obesity.