5 Benefits of Keeping Your Weight Within a Healthy Range

Maintaining a healthy weight is an important aspect of living a long, healthy life. Carrying too much weight can shave years off your life, reduce your vitality, and lower your quality of life. The benefits of keeping your weight within a healthy range go far beyond fitting into your favorite pair of jeans. Achieving and maintaining a healthy weight can protect you from chronic illnesses, boost your energy, and even enhance your mental well-being.

The team of multidisciplinary professionals at Health Advantage Physical Medicine, provide tailored medically supervised weight loss programs that empower patients to adopt sustainable changes that support long-term health. Here’s why now is the perfect time to prioritize shedding excess weight.  

1. Improved heart health

Excess weight puts extra strain on nearly all of your body systems, and this includes your heart. Being overweight or obese increases the risk of high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol levels, and cardiovascular disease. 

Losing even a modest 5-10% of your body weight can make a difference when it comes to improving heart health. Doing so lowers blood pressure and lowers the risk of heart-related complications. 

2. Reduced risk of chronic diseases

Carrying excess weight is linked to more than 10 chronic diseases, including:

• High cholesterol
• High blood pressure
• Sleep apnea
• Type 2 diabetes
• Certain cancers
• Fatty liver disease
• Gallbladder disease
• Osteoarthritis
• Stroke

Excess weight disrupts hormones, causes inflammation, and impacts major vital functions. This makes it crucial to maintain a healthy weight to lower the chances of developing a chronic disease. For patients with chronic diseases, excess weight raises the risk of complications and can make it more challenging to best manage your condition. 

3. Boosted energy levels

Excess weight gets in the way of feeling energized, and can make daily activities feel more like walking through quicksand. People who successfully slim down commonly report a boost in their energy levels and mobility. 

Health Advantage Physical Medicine offers IV therapy to further enhance your vitality.

1. Enhanced mental well-being

Research has confirmed a bi-directional link between obesity and depression – and it’s not only due to self-image or self-esteem taking a hit. 

This study published in 2020 in the journal of Psychiatric Investigation found that the neuroinflammation and metabolic dysfunction that obesity creates negatively impacts brain chemicals related to mood regulation. 

Weight loss is one of the best things you can do for enhanced mental health, and psychological well-being. 

4. Longevity and quality of life

Losing excess pounds can help you live a longer, healthier, more productive life. Shedding excess weight, and maintaining a healthy weight long-term reduces the risk of premature death. 

When the body is under the strain of excess weight, body systems suffer, and are unable to perform optimally. From your heart and kidneys, to your brain and liver, nearly every system in the body benefits from maintaining a healthy weight.

Your partner in lifelong health

Achieving a healthy weight is about more than numbers on a scale – it’s about feeling your best and living a long, strong, healthy life. At Health Advantage Physical Medicine, our medically supervised weight loss programs are designed to help you make lasting changes to your diet, exercise routine, and lifestyle.

Now is a great time to take the first step toward your weight loss goals. Contact us today to learn how Health Advantage Physical Medicine can support your weight loss journey.