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| Dr. Lawrence Stifler, Ph.D., president and founder of HMR (Health Management Resources) presents the 2010 Gold Standard Award to staff members Jasen Lawrence and Christina Lawrence. |
Thanks to the hard work of all our patients and staff, we are pleased to announce that the Weight Management, Inc. recently received the 2010 HMR Gold Standard Certificate of Achievement. This award distinguishes WMI from hundreds of clinics nationwide that are using the HMR weight-loss program. Dr. Lawrence Stifler, Ph.D., founder and president of HMR personally handed out the certificate at a recent training the staff attended in Florida.
HMR recognizes programs that demonstrate excellence in performance and patient care by presenting Gold Standard Certificates annually to selected clinics. The criteria for the awards include such variables as group attendance, compliance with the imperatives, weight loss success rates, and weight maintenance success rates. HMR clinics nationwide submit clinical data in these areas. The top programs are then awarded the Gold Standard Award for excellence within these different categories.
It’s clear you are committed to better health management!
Sandy Gothard, RN, MSN, CNOR
Program Director
New Published Study Shows HMR Dieters Can Lose Big and Save Big
No doubt about it…spending your hard earned money on a weight loss program IS an investment. But as many successful HMR dieters have discovered, investing in a
lifestyle focused, high quality program like HMR can ultimately save you a lot of money.
Several studies have shown that diets using meal replacements (like HMR) are more effective and less expensive than “free choice” diets. Most recently, a 2010 published study showed that patients can save a significant amount of money while losing weight with HMR. Data from the study are combined averages of all patients.
$29.00 a week saved on food budget.
$1,460 saved on medications in the first year, with greater savings each additional year.
Further savings can result from all of the money never spent on obesity-related complications and medications that are avoided by living a healthy lifestyle.
Bottom line: As with most things in life, you get what you pay for. Investing in a results-oriented program like HMR now, is an investment for your future!
Cheesecake pancakes for breakfast? Apparently, plain pancakes are no longer enough. are “loaded” with real cheesecake pieces and covered with strawberries, powdered sugar, and whipped topping.
Three of the pancakes:
• 850 calories
• 34 grams of fat
• 1,830 grams of sodium
If you’re a pancake fan but want to better protect your weight and health, bite back with these HMR pancakes for far fewer calories!
Super Simple HMR Pancakes
1 packet HMR Multigrain Hot Cereal
1 packet HMR 70 Plus Vanilla
½ cup water
A splash of DaVinci® Sugar-free Caramel or Hazelnut Syrup
Place dry ingredients in a blender and grind them into a powder. Mix with water and DaVinci Syrup. Pour onto a hot griddle and cook on both sides. Enjoy with a teaspoon of sugar-free fruit spread or sugar-free maple syrup. 320 calories a batch
The connection between exercise and weight management has always been obvious. What might not be as obvious is the extraordinary impact that exercise has on improving brain function and brain health.
More and more research now shows that exercise enhances brain development, improves mental health, reduces addictive behavior, and helps maintain mental acuity as we age. (Wow!)
In fact, according to Dr. John Ratey, clinical associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, “Exercise is the single most powerful tool you have to optimize brain function.” To learn more about the life altering, positive “side effects” of exercise, visit Dr. Ratey’s website, and then go lace up your sneakers!
Looking for Extra Diet Support? New Strategies? Creative HMR Recipes?
HMR’s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/wmforlife or www.facebook.com/HMRdiet) is a great place to go! Log on any time of day or night to connect with other HMR dieters from across the country. Get inspired, get new ideas and get recommitted to your goals. If you’re a member of Facebook, be sure to click the “Like” button, so you’ll get new HMRdiet posts automatically on your wall. See you there!
Trend Report: Overweight is the New Normal
Look around any public space in America and you'll see the obesity statistics first hand...two out of three people are now overweight or obese. In fact, for the first time in our history, there are more people who are overweight than normal weight. Even more concerning is the growing reluctance of people to recognize they may be overweight:
- In the past 10 years, as people gained weight, their reported "acceptable weights" rose as well-directly parallel to their actual weight gains.1
- Today, the average American female is 5 '4" and weighs 164 pounds, 24 pounds more than what's considered a healthy weight.2
- A Harris poll of 2,418 adults found that 30% of overweight people think they're not overweight, 70% of "obese" people feel they are "merely" overweight, and 39% of "morbidly obese" people think they are "overweight" but not obese.
Since obesity causes or worsens virtually every health condition, from diabetes to sleep apnea, cancer to cardiovascular disease, this trend is indeed troubling. Amidst this gloom and doom however, there is some good news. It's much easier than you think to dramatically improve your weight and health. The research is overwhelmingly clear that small changes in your lifestyle can have a big impact. Click here to learn some simple strategies...and start bucking the trend!
1. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey 2. Survey conducted by Cogent Research, 2010
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