Is this drug truly effective and does it play a role in weight loss? How does it work? What are the up and downsides of this medication? What do we know from long-term studies? All this plus we will answer the age-old question: Medication or Exercise?
Dr. Rocio Salas-Whalen is a triple board-certified physician with broad experience across all facets of endocrinology, with an emphasis on women’s health and obesity. She believes that every patient is different, and that effective care must be customized according to individual needs. She is a strong advocate for patients’ quality of life. Also, she aims more for prevention rather than treatment. She performs in-office thyroid ultrasonography and fine needle aspiration biopsy of thyroid nodules. Dr. Salas-Whalen is an active participant in the continuing advancement of her field and a strong proponent of lifelong career learning.
Carly Feigan, CN, CH was born and raised in New York City. She possesses a bachelor’s degree in nutrition with multiple certifications in the health and wellness field. She has been practicing in Manhattan for over 22 years but has also collaborated with clients from all over the world – Ecuador and Spain just to name a few. Her specialty is implementing successful herbal and diet protocols, natural medicine and clinical nutrition for autoimmune disorders, HIV, candida, obesity, diabetes, celiac disease and many other medical conditions. Her programs run either six, nine or twelve weeks to ensure successful results and she boasts a ninety-six percent success rate. Carly has inspired thousands of people to change their lifestyle by altering their diet, attitude and awareness about both health and wellness. By enforcing daily habits, conscious eating, dietary significance and education, Carly helps her patients attain their nutrition goals.
Dr. Scott A. Weiss DPT is a licensed physical therapist, board-certified athletic trainer and registered exercise physiologist with over thirty years of experience. He has a bachelor’s and master’s degree in exercise physiology and a doctorate in physical therapy and medical qigong. Scott traveled the globe with USA Sports Medicine for over twenty-five years, attended three Olympic Games, two Pan Am Games and over thirty World Cup events. He helped Olympians, Paralympians and athletes such as Michael Phelps reach peak performance. As an avid rock climber and athlete, Scott believes in a holistic approach to physical rehabilitation & sports performance because, “You don’t have to be an Olympian to be treated like one.†Scott’s emphasis on research and area of expertise is in physical therapy and rehabilitation of the knee, shoulder, hip and lumbar spine. His clinical expertise has been featured in medical journals, magazines and on TV.
