Are you struggling to lose weight? This group visit program offers you clinical and peer support for your journey to improved health and wellbeing, along with access to
integrative treatment modalities that foster weight loss.
Over a series of group visits, you will be introduced to strategies for weight loss that will help you shape your personal approach achieving and maintaining a healthy weight.
Group visits are medical appointments that bring together multiple patients who have a common medical interest – often related to a chronic condition – to meet with clinicians for care and information. Participants benefit from extended time with providers and learn from the questions and experiences of other patients who are dealing with similar health issues.
This group visit program takes a whole-person approach to weight loss, utilizing both conventional and complementary tools such as healthy nutrition, culinary health and cooking skills, naturopathic medicine services, health coaching, acupuncture, Tai Chi, mindfulness, and recommended supplements that are safe and supported by science. You will be introduced to expert providers who will guide and accompany you on your path to healthier living. Join us for this integrative weight loss group experience!
Benefits
- Make this medical journey with others who share similar health goals and concerns. Learn strategies for losing weight.
- Realize the health benefits of weight loss, which can include improvements in blood pressure, blood cholesterol and blood sugar levels.*
- Get more time with integrative health providers than would be possible in an individual medical visit.
- Gain personal insights from the questions and comments of others.
- Become a mentor to participants in future sessions, if interested.
Participate
Consider participating in this program if the following describes you:
- Body mass index of 27 or greater (if you do not know your BMI, it will be calculated for you)
- Looking for group support for weight loss
- Open to integrative healthcare
- At least 18 years of age
Prospective participants will meet with an Integrative Healthy Weight Medical Group Visitprovider for a private medical visit prior to the first session. Together, you will determine whether this is the right program for you.
Meetings are in person at UCI Health Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute, 856 Health Sciences Road, Irvine, CA 92617. We’re on the UCI campus, at the corner of California Avenue and Michael Drake Drive.
Our Team
Cost
Many shared medical visits are covered by health insurance. Check with your health plan administrator prior to participation.
For registration and more information: 949-824-7000
* Managing Overweight and Obesity in Adults. Systematic Evidence from the Obesity Expert Panel, 2013 [PDF-5.89MB] — U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health.
