Weight Management

Desana’s ‘whole health’ approach to health care means that our practitioners not only assess your current state of health before designing and recommending a weight management program, but also ensure that the weight management program itself is nutritionally sound, safe and in line with the body’s natural ability to restore and maintain a healthy metabolism and body composition.

Desana’s Naturopath, Frank Morellini, endorses the The KetoSystem; a natural fat loss system which uses the body’s own metabolism to burn fat. The low carbohydrate, high protein approach ensures that no muscle mass is lost and the fat producing hormone, insulin stays under control.

The low GI carbohydrates in this weight management program ensure that the body does not produce high levels of insulin. This is important as high levels of insulin will cause the body to store carbohydrates as fat and stops fat being converted to energy. This has the effect of not only making a person fat, but will keep them fat. Similarly, the high protein content of the KetoSystem is critical as it ensures the maintenance of muscle mass, the place where fat is converted to energy.

You’ll notice we refer to weight ‘management’ rather than ‘loss’. This is because most people associate weight loss with good health, but this is not always the case. Irresponsible diets can reduce the body’s fluid levels and muscle mass, causing irreparable harm to a person’s health. Body composition (or fat to muscle ratio) should be the focus of any ‘weight loss’ program.

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