Dr. Kelley's Blog
By using this site, you agree to these Terms and Conditions.
Thursday, August 19, 2010, 04:13 PM
An additional room has been added to our clinic, allowing Physician's Way to add a dedicated space for personal training within our clinic. This space will be operational by Monday, August 23rd (this month). Sherrill is now scheduling patients who have an interest in one-on-one personal training. She will be teaching the principles of resistance exercise and weight training, which are a cornerstone to the development of a leaner, more toned physique and more efficient metabolism.
So, please give us a call for information on training rates, as well as possible scheduling options available, to train with Sherrill.
| permalink |
( 3 / 29 )Thursday, August 19, 2010, 04:11 PM
Just a reminder for all of you skaters and Roller Derby fans, August 22nd will be the last home bout of the season. This is a really fun way to spend a Sunday night, so get out and support the Texas Roller Girls for the last home outing of the season. For more information, check out their website @ www.texasrollergirls.org | permalink |
( 3.1 / 32 )Monday, July 26, 2010, 05:21 PM
In two weeks we will begin the build-out on our personal training room, here at Physician's Way. We are very excited about bringing this component of wellness intervention to our patient population.
Sherrill is currently working people into her weekly schedule and will offer a variety of training options, in terms of bundles of sessions and associated training rates.
So.....if you are interested in training with Sherrill here at Physician's Way and learning how you can sculpt and define your physique, while increasing your metabolism, give Sherrill a call so she can get you started.
All the best.
Dr. Kelley
| permalink |
( 2.9 / 49 )Wednesday, June 9, 2010, 12:49 PM
We've all heard or seen the ads. 'Lose 40-lbs in 30 days without hunger!' Or, maybe you have a friend who has lost a lot of weight by getting 'those shots.'
Well, we get calls daily, asking if we use HCG in our program for weight-loss. Our answer to that question is NO. However, I felt it was time to address this in our newsletter, on our blog and on Facebook, since it is of such interest to so many people these days.
If you don't know what HCG is, and many folks don't, it is 'Human Chorionic Gonadotropin,' a hormone which is secreted by the placenta during Pregnancy. HCG is also secreted by gestational trophoblastic tumors and is consequently used as a valuable marker when following patients with these tumors.
HCG use in weight management was first documented in 1954 by Dr. A. Simeons, in conjunction with a rigid diet which consisted of approximately 500 calories per day along with near daily injections of HCG for 8 weeks.
This approach fell from favor after a series of clinical trials disputed the effectiveness of the Simeons Method. In 1995, a meta-analysis review of prior studies concluded that there is no scientific evidence that HCG is effective in the treatment of obesity. The authors stated..."the use of HCG should be regarded as an inappropriate therapy for weight reduction.."
Now, as a practicing physician, my main focus is the overall health of my patients, first and foremost. Short term, non-sustainable weight-loss which ignores the development of lifelong patterns of healthy behavior, is not what we are about here at Physician's Way.
I personally believe that the use of HCG (the pregancy hormone) in conjunction with starvation dieting has the potential to be flat out dangerous, especially in a less than adequate clinical setting.
That aside, I am a member of the American Society of Bariatric Physicians (ASBP), and it is their position that 'The Use of HCG for Weight loss is not recommended.' You can read more about the position of the ASBP on this issue, by going to ASBP.org and going to 'Position Statements' at the bottom of their home page.
Richard Kelley, M.D.
| permalink |
( 2.9 / 81 )Next
