FirstLine Therapy
Therapeutic Lifestyles Program

For Better Health Now and For a Lifetime

Good Health
Isn't that what everybody wants? High energy, mental clarity, full function, and absence of disease well into old age. If that's what you want, the FirstLine Therapy program can help.

What is Firstline Therapy?
FirstLine Therapy 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.

Based on Science
FirstLine Therapy is based on extensive scientific research demonstrating that many of the chronic diseases associated with aging can be prevented or even treated by adopting a healthy lifestyle:

Recommend for Health
A therapeutic lifestyle program is now recommended by leading health organizations as a primary therapy for individuals with many of the conditions listed above, as well as for health problems such as:

• Stress-related disorders
• Fatigue disorders
• Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
• PMS
• Menopause
• Other hormone-related symptoms
• Conditions related to overweight and obesity

Nutrition and Lifestyle
Adopting habits of living that are healthy may delay the onset of illness in old age—and increase your years of good health and full function. FirstLine Therapy will put you on the path to optimal health through a combination of balanced eating, regular exercise, stress reduction, and appropriate nutritional supplementation.

How many people do you know have high blood pressure, high cholesterol and triglycerides, borderline diabetes, and extra inches around the waist? The combination of these indicators is called The Metabolic Syndrome. All of these factors have a common cause - elevated insulin levels in the blood. This comes from a diet high in refined carbohydrates, bad fats and and low in protein, fiber, vegetables and fruits...aka the Standard American Diet or SAD.

About 65 million Americans are now either overweight or obese many of who have the Metabolic Syndrome, which can progress to adult diabetes, heart disease, cancer and other ailments. Instead of treating the separate elements with cholesterol medicines, blood pressure and sugar medicines, it makes much more sense to treat the root of the problem through dietary and lifestyle changes. In fact this is recommended by many organizations including:

• National Institute of Health
• American Diabetes Association
• American Heart Association
• American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
• Arthritis Foundation
• North American Menopause Society

Therapeutic lifestyle changes can generally be implemented less expensively than most medications and unlike single drug therapy, favorably impacts multiple cardiovascular disease risk factors.

Other conditions shown to be improved by therapeutic lifestyle changes include:

• Fatigue
• Osteoarthritis
• Osteoporosis
• Menopausal symptoms
• Back pain and widespread pain
• Improved memory and cognition

The program consists of an initial medical evaluation with Hunter Yost M.D. to assess the primary health concerns and document basic information including blood work, waist and hip measurements, blood pressure, weight and eventually body composition. Then regular visits are scheduled with Paige Cogdall LE (certified Lifestyle Educator), who helps to design an individualized food and lifestyle plan to decrease multiple risk factors. Blood work and other data will be rechecked at regular intervals. As goals are achieved, many prescription medications may no longer be necessary.

This program places great emphasis on healthy body composition rather than just weight loss. Muscle mass is one of the most important biomarkers of aging. Improving and maintaining muscle mass is essential for improved health and longevity. The visits with the doctor and the Lifestyle Educator can be covered through many insurance companies. Even without insurance, the cost is well below many commercially advertised "weight loss" programs and certainly a worthwhile investment for your good health.

This program is all about improving the quality of your life! Please tell your friends and family.

Our therapeutic lifestyle program, First Line Therapy, is an example of personalized medicine which is the new medical paradigm of the 21st century. It is the only medically based preventative program of its kind in Tucson. It does not replace your relationship with you primary care physician.

We are available to give presentations to your organization, group or company about First Line Therapy. Please us at 520-219-5060 to make arrangements.

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