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Don’t just lose weight, choose a healthy lifestyle

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Deciding to lose weight is not just about starting a diet; it’s about choosing to live a healthy lifestyle. The key to successful and maintainable weight loss is all about controlling cellular inflammation. And while controlling cellular inflammation will drastically show physical changes, what we don’t realize is that we are also making positive changes to our biochemistry.

Approaching weight loss by targeting visceral fat, aka “belly fat,” will help reduce your waistline and improve your body’s chemistry. Visceral fat is a dense and highly toxic type of fat that is responsible for the release of inflammatory proteins and hormones, increasing your risk for developing certain diseases such as high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, and elevated cholesterol levels.

Along with reducing belly fat, healing the gut microbiome is an essential component required to promote a surge in metabolism and allow better absorption of nutrients which will kick start to your metabolic rate. A typical Western diet, one of which we’ve all been accustom to, one of which is high in refined carbohydrates and processed foods, will create gut inflammation resulting in what’s known as, Leaky gut. Leaky gut is one of the leading causes of cellular inflammation, making it difficult to lose weight, and ultimately sustained weight gain.

This disruption in the gut microbiome allows trace amounts of toxins into the bloodstream forming an attack on the cells. To protect themselves, the cell slows itself down and creates a barrier of inflammation to keep toxic elements out. You feel this in many different ways such as, chronic fatigue, brain fog, slow metabolism, and nutrient deficiencies. In extreme cases, a prolonged leaky gut can lead to a variety of autoimmune diseases such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Chron’s disease.

By working with Essentials Medispa and Salon’s Nutritionist, you will receive the education and advice necessary to be becoming a happy, healthier person. Our nutritionist is here to educate and guide you into becoming a healthier version of you. She understands weight loss can be an intimidating and challenging task for many and is dedicated to delivering personalized care to each one of her clients by providing a non-judgmental and caring service.

*Results may vary from person to person

 

Weight loss and wellness, a race not a marathon

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Our amazing Nutritionist, Samantha, is dedicated to delivering personalized care to every one of her clients by providing a non-judgmental and caring service. She understands weight loss can be an intimidating and challenging task for many. Samantha is here to educate and guide you into becoming a healthier version of yourself. Whether you want to lose a significant amount of weight, fit back into your favorite dress, or snap back into shape. She has a solution to help transform yourself. 

Deciding to lose weight is not just about starting a diet; it’s about choosing to embark onwards to a healthy lifestyle. While many of us focus on the physical changes during the time we lose weight, we are also making an impact on our physiology. We change not only the way we manage our weight; we also reduce our risk of developing (or even resolving) illness and disease at the same time.

At Essentials Medispa and Salon, our Nutritionist will assist you through your weight loss progression. Samantha specializes in an alternative approach to weight loss by targeting visceral fat “belly fat.” This dense and highly toxic type of fat causes the release of inflammatory proteins and hormones that put you at risk for developing certain diseases such as high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, and increased cholesterol levels. 

Along with reducing belly fat, healing the gut microbiome is essential to promote better absorption of nutrients and increasing metabolism. A poor diet high in carbohydrates, sugar, and processed foods, like the Western Diet we’ve become accustomed to, will cause the leaky gut syndrome. The leaky gut syndrome is another leading cause of inflammation throughout our entire body, which can make it difficult to lose weight. This disruption in the gut microbiome allows trace amounts of toxins to get into the bloodstream and attacks our cells. This can cause a decrease in energy, memory, metabolism, and malabsorption of nutrients. In extreme cases, an unhealed leaky gut can lead to a variety of autoimmune diseases such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Chron’s disease. 

By working with Essentials Medispa and Salon’s Nutritionist, you will receive the education and guidance necessary to become a happy and healthier person. Samantha will develop and devise a personalized weight loss and wellness plan to lose weight and live a healthy lifestyle. 

Essentials Medispa and Salon offer additional tools to help promote weight loss. 

Appetite Suppressant – Clinically proven to reduce weight, it decreases your appetite by increasing your metabolism. Therefore it’s easier to choose healthier foods and control portion size.

Lipotropic Injections – Lipotropic injections contain nutrients that contain fat-burning compounds, amino acids, and vitamin B12 as methylcobalamin. This injection aids in increasing your metabolism, reducing appetite, increasing energy, and helping your body to burn fat.

B12 Injections – B12 is an essential vitamin, improving mood, energy, and cognitive function. It has also been shown to reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke by promoting an increased red blood cell count. 

*Results may vary from person to person

Additional weight loss can be supported by BHRT, Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy

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Hormones are the basis for all system regulations in our bodies. As we age, hormones start to decline, wreaking havoc on our body’s natural messaging system. A decline in hormones for both men and women start as early as age 30. Symptoms in women are experiencing energy loss, hot flashes, night sweats, memory loss, mood swings, weight gain, and low libido (sex drive). Hormones also affect men who want to lose weight, lost libido, fatigue, stress, energy, muscle mass, and body fat.

BHRT will bring hormones back into balance and improve overall wellness, sense of wellbeing, and increase metabolism. The difference between bioidentical hormones and synthetic hormones is unmatched. While synthetic hormones can mimic the effects of endogenous hormones on specific biological pathways, they rarely offer the same effectiveness at a more in-depth, molecular level. Bioidentical hormones mimic the similarity of human endogenous hormones; therefore, they are more effective in a wider variety of biological pathways. The added benefit of bioidentical hormones is that each dose is tailored specifically to your needs, not merely what doses the pharmaceutical company offers. 

At Essentials Medispa and Salon, we offer Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT). If you have any of these symptoms, you can feel better. Our physician is board-certified in anti-aging and bioidentical hormone replacement and will tailor a prescription based on your specific needs.

*Results may vary from person to person

Medical Marijuana and CBD Oil

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The cannabis plant has been around for centuries. All around the world, societies consume cannabis, and their reasoning is mostly the same: it makes them feel better. Humans have cannabinoid receptors housed inside the body that bind with cannabinoids found in the cannabis plant to provide therapeutic benefits for a variety of ailments. Medical Marijuana may be the solution to coping with chronic and debilitating conditions through what is considered “compassionate care.”

Many individuals are seeking to learn more about medical marijuana to determine if it is the right choice for themselves or a loved one. There is a variety of medical marijuana pharmaceuticals that treat several conditions from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and chronic pain to cancer and terminal illness. Based on the medical expertise of Dr. Lesser and his exclusive training, he can prescribe a medical marijuana strength and route that is unique to each patient. 

At Essentials Medispa and Salon, it is our mission to educate and empower our patients to our highest ability, so that each person can make the best decision for themselves and their future. 

IV Drip Therapy

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IV Therapy in Melbourne, FL

Here at Essentials Medispa and Salon, we offer customized IV drop therapy, designed to optimize your health and wellness. Our IV nutrient therapy has helped a range of patients with concerns from asthma to immune disorders to heavy metal toxicity and cancer.

IV Nutrient Therapy is the fastest, most effective way to optimize your vitamin, nutrient, and mineral levels to replenish your health and revitalize your entire body rapidly. IV nutrient therapy offers a new path to treatment for many patients, whether they have difficulty with oral dosing or suffer from malabsorption of vitamins and minerals. Or they need a quick and large dose of vitamins and nutrients to boost immunity and increase levels of energy. IV nutrient therapy offers improved absorption and bioavailability by increasing nutrient absorption rates from 18% (when taken orally) to 100% (when taken intravenously). This type of treatment has been shown to improve the quality of life and elevate most symptoms in patients struggling with inflammatory responses to allergies, food intolerances, gastric bypass, and gastritis. 

Kick Salmon Up A Notch

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Salmon is one of those rare foods that’s delicious and healthy. Let’s face it those foods are few and far between. Salmon is an excellent source of high-quality proteins, vitamins and minerals but most importantly it’s loaded with omega-3’s. Despite its naturally great taste, sometimes it can get a little boring, especially if you are trying to work it into your diet on a more regular basis. These salmon toppers below will have you wanting salmon every night of the week!

Horseradish Cream Sauce (makes sauce for four 8oz. fillets)

  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1/3 cup mayonnaise
  • 2 tbsp. white horseradish
  • 1/2 tsp. lemon zest
  • juice from 1/2 a lemon
  • 1/2 cup toasted Panko breadcrumbs

Whisk all the ingredients together, minus the breadcrumbs and refrigerate. After salmon is done cooking, spread sauce over the top. Then top with toasted breadcrumbs.

Honey and Lime Glaze (makes topping for four 8oz. fillets)

  • 6 tbsp. raw honey
  • zest of 1 lime
  • juice from one lime
  • 2 tbsp. Sriracha
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1/4 tsp. pepper
  • 1 tbsp. freshly grated garlic
  • 1/2 tsp. cracked red pepper
  • 1 tsp. cornstarch

In a small pot, whisk together all the ingredients. Wait for the cornstarch to dissolve. Whisk your glaze over medium heat until it begins to thicken. Pour over your salmon immediately after it comes off the grill or out of the oven.

Mango Salsa ( makes topping for four 8oz. fillets)

  • 1 large mango, pitted and finely diced
  • 1 tbsp. finely diced red onion
  • 1 tbsp. finely diced jalapeno
  • 3 tbsp. lime juice
  • 1/2 cup mandarin oranges, chopped
  • 1 tbsp. of fresh cilantro diced
  • 1/4 cup diced avocado, peeled and pitted

Mix all the ingredients in a bowl, cover with plastic wrap. Let it set in the fridge for at least 30 minutes. Then top your salmon fillets with the salsa. This is also great for fish and shrimp tacos.