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Education, News

Adding Ketones to Improve Diabetes?

Working backward from results is rarely useful in solving the underlying problem. Adding ketones to a human body that already has disrupted glucose metabolism is unlikely to fix the problem of glucose metabolism. The immediate change in lab values might look good, but we aren’t doing anything to fix the underlying problem. Higher levels of […]

medication

The Five C’s of Obesity Medicine

With all of the hype in the media the past year about the GLP-1 medications, it’s not surprising that everyone wants a prescription for one of them. Although it seems like a no-brainer (who wouldn’t want to lose weight by simply injecting themselves with medication once a week), there is actually a lot of thought

Patient Stories

Sherree

It’s never too late to reclaim our health and vitality. Sherree did it at age 67 – and she is now living a wonderful, vibrant life!

Patient Stories

Jeremy

Jeremy has such a great story to tell. He has overcome some serious hurdles – and continues to impress us – and everyone else around him!

Exercise

From Gravel Roads to Greater Health!

Dr. Orr and Dr. Newell’s 100-Mile Triumph at Bad Astra 2023 On September 30th, the 3rd annual Bad Astra took place in Ottawa, Ks. This is a grassroots gravel cycling event that invites people to come and share the joy of riding a bicycle and appreciate the beauty of Kansas gravel roads. Ottawa Bike and

Patient Stories

Emma

Emma is a 39-year-old female that was referred to Heartland Weight Loss by her PCP. At her first visit in May 2021, she reported that she has struggled with her weight her entire life. She reached her highest weight of 380 lbs about two years prior to her first appointment.  She had been working with

Patient Stories

Melinda

Melinda is a 37-year-old female that was referred to Heartland Weight Loss by her PCP. At her first visit in July 2021, she reported that she hadn’t begun to struggle with weight until her mid 30’s. However, once the weight gain began, she gained a significant amount of weight very quickly and was at her

Patient Stories

Jessica

Jessica is a 33-year-old female that was referred to Heartland Weight Loss by her gynecologist.  During her first visit at Heartland Weight Loss in July 2021, Jessica reported having struggled with weight her entire life. However, she stated that she had been gaining more rapidly over the previous four years and presented at her highest

Education

Keep Learning!

Podcasts have to be one of the best things invented in the past 10 years. I’ve always been somewhat obsessive about acquiring information. My office and bedroom are practically overflowing with books (because I’m also old-fashioned and love actual books made out of actual paper). However, before podcasts came about, it was difficult to acquire

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