Back on Track: Achieving Healthy Weight Loss

Episode 117: The Role of Medications in Achieving a Healthier You with Dr. Shayla Toombs


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Overcoming obesity takes a lot of effort and consistency. However, with our fast-growing technology, medications for obesity have been produced.

In this episode, Dr. Shayla Toombs, the founder of Essence of Health Wellness Clinic & Coaching in Chattanooga, TN in 2019, shares her background and expertise with us. She will talk about the value of weight-loss drugs in the treatment of obesity and discuss the various weight loss drugs, their mechanisms of action, and advantages over diet and exercise alone. She also discusses who might be a good candidate for these drugs, how they should be used with other weight-loss methods like diet and exercise, and common myths regarding these drugs.

Tune in to this episode with Dr. Shayla Toombs to uncover the benefits of weight-loss drugs and dispel myths. Start your journey to a healthier you today!

 

Episode Highlights:

  • Dr. Shayla Toombs background and expertise

  • Most commonly prescribed medications that she prescribe for weight loss in her practice

  • How weight loss medications work

  • Difference between weight loss medications, diet and exercise 

  • Who would be a good candidate for weight loss

  • How to utilize medications with other weight loss strategies like diet and exercise

  • Common misconceptions around weight loss medications and how can we overcome them

 

Connect with Dr. Shayla Toombs:

  • Website | www.essenceofhealthwellnessclinic.com

  • Facebook | www.facebook.com/essenceofhealthwellnessclinic

  • Instagram | @essenceofhealthwellnessclinic

  • Linked In | www.linkedin.com/in/essence-of-health

  • Twitter | @drshayla_eoh

  • Youtube | www.youtube.com/channel

 

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About Dr. Shayla Toombs

Having practiced a plant based diet for numerous years, Dr. Shayla Toombs-Withers has strived to incorporate her lifestyle into educating her patients in how to improve and overcome their chronic diseases as a Family Physician. She founded Essence of Health Wellness Clinic & Coaching in Chattanooga, TN in 2019 so that she could combine her deep knowledge of medicine, plant based nutrition, and athletic training to provide Preventative and Chronic Care to her patients using a unique concierge model of care. Dr. Toombs-Withers earned a Doctorate Degree in Osteopathic Medicine from the Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed Residency training in Family Medicine at The University of Cincinnati and Christ Hospital. She has also completed additional Fellowship Training in Obesity Medicine and holds a Certificate of Plant Based Nutrition. Her basis for health are in line with two of her favorite quotes “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” and “let food be thy medicine.”

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