Diet and exercise are the two pillars of weight loss. However, it is often difficult to lose a substantial amount of weight if you only use these two strategies, especially if you do not have the guidance of a professional. But these are not the only tools that can be used for weight loss. With huge strides made in weight loss science in the past few decades, there are now many treatments to help with weight loss.
This also means there are a lot of options available, even right here in our city, for weight loss treatments in Denver. So, how do you choose between all of these options? Which treatments can you trust?
At The Longevity Lab, we have done a lot of research to find the very best treatments for weight loss. Our weight loss treatments in Denver are proven to be effective and safe. We’ve been quite picky when it comes to our products and treatments, and we’re excited to share this information with you!
Weight Loss Injections
The most talked about and highly debated treatments for weight loss are weight loss injections. In the past decade, a whole slew of medical weight loss injections have been introduced to the market—so many that it’s hard to see heads or tails of any of them. Don’t worry, we’ve been implementing weight loss solutions for longer than most of these injections have been around.
At The Longevity Lab, we offer just two medical weight loss injections. We have found that semaglutide and tirzepatide are the best available weight loss injections.
Semaglutide
When semaglutide was first approved by the FDA as a treatment for weight loss in 2021, we instantly knew this was something special—a weight loss treatment that really stood out from the other options.
The first indicator of semaglutide’s promise as a weight loss treatment has to do with its history. Before scientists got the idea to use semaglutide to treat weight loss, it had already been used for many years as an effective treatment for type II diabetes.
Semaglutide was so effective for this treatment because of the way it is able to control the production of insulin and glucagon, two chemicals that also play a big role in weight gain and weight maintenance.
How It Works
Semaglutide mimics a hormone produced in the small intestine called glucagon-like peptide-1. This hormone controls your blood sugar by encouraging the production of insulin and limiting the production of glucagon.
When semaglutide is introduced to the body, the difference in your levels of insulin and glucagon becomes exacerbated. This causes changes in your appetite and digestion process. With a semaglutide treatment, your appetite decreases sharply. When you do feel hungry and you do eat, your digestion process is slower, making you feel full for longer.
Why We Chose Semaglutide
We decided to bring on semaglutide as one of our weight loss treatments in Denver because of the incredible results it has been able to achieve for so many people looking to lose weight. Not only that, but we knew we had the tools and expertise to elevate the effectiveness of this treatment.
For us at The Longevity Lab, weight loss doesn’t just mean dropping a couple pounds. We mean to treat you to a full-body transformation. We invest in these treatments because we invest in you, and we want you to be able to enjoy the most of what these treatments can offer. A semaglutide treatment is a life-changing one, and we can give you results that last.
Tirzepatide
In addition to semaglutide, we also offer another weight loss injection, tirzepatide. Tirzepatide also works as a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) in the same way that semaglutide does.
However, in addition to this capability, tirzepatide is also a dual glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP). Thankfully, that’s about as complicated as we need to get into the chemical properties of these injections in order to explain how they work to help you lose weight.
Essentially, by influencing both the GLP-1 receptors and the GIP receptors, tirzepatide accelerates the production of insulin and brings your glucagon levels down even further than the results you will get with semaglutide.
Offering tirzepatide in addition to semaglutide expands what we are able to give our clients. Tirzepatide may be a better option for you if you need something a bit stronger than semaglutide. This is all dependent on:
- How much weight you want to lose
- How the weight is distributed in your body
- Your body’s chemical and hormonal relationship to weight maintenance
These are all things we will discuss with you during your consultation for your weight loss treatment.
Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy
Now, this is something you might not often see as an option for weight loss treatments in Denver. You may have heard of hormone replacement therapy, also known as HRT, as an anti-aging or general wellness treatment. HRT is a big part of the work we do at The Longevity Lab to optimize wellness and improve longevity for our clients. We also use hormone therapy as a weight loss treatment.
The Bio-Identical Difference
Before we dive into the process of hormone therapy for weight loss, the first thing we need to get out of the way is what exactly we mean by hormone therapy. At The Longevity Lab, we don’t practice traditional HRT. Instead, we optimize hormone levels using bio-identical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT).
Traditional hormone replacement therapy uses synthetic hormones derived from animals. While these are similar to the hormones produced in your body, on a chemical level, these hormones are quite different. Bio-identical hormones are made from plants, and they are chemically identical to the hormones produced naturally in your body.
Synthetic hormones are also not pure hormones. Other ingredients need to be added to improve their efficacy. With bio-identical hormones, you know you are only introducing pure hormones to your body. These hormones are prepared at a compounding pharmacy in custom dosages designed specifically for your needs.
BHRT for Weight Loss
So, how is BHRT used as a treatment for weight loss? In our discussion of injectable weight loss treatments in Denver, we revealed how close the relationship is between hormones and weight gain. The truth is, there is a lot more to this relationship than the hormones produced in your digestive system.
Hormones are involved in every function of our bodies. They are essential for keeping our bodies working well. Unfortunately, as we age, some of our hormone levels start to decrease rapidly, notably estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone. A sharp decrease in the levels of these hormones can cause great changes in our bodies. This includes changes in metabolism, bone density, and muscle mass.
Estrogen and testosterone are two hormones heavily involved in metabolic processes. Proper levels of these hormones help your body quickly metabolize food and turn it into expendable energy. When these hormones are not at their proper levels, more of the food you eat gets stored as fat.
These two hormones are also essential for muscle growth and the maintenance of muscle mass. It’s not exactly weight gain that typically bothers people, but the increase of fat stores. The calories you consume go toward energy production, but they are also used for building and strengthening muscles.
When your levels of estrogen (in women) and testosterone (in men) are low, the process of building and maintaining muscle mass is disrupted. And where do those extra calories go instead? They are converted into more fat.
The Importance of Optimization
With BHRT, we can optimize your hormone levels to improve your metabolism and increase muscle mass. At The Longevity Lab, we put an emphasis on the optimization aspect of our hormone therapy.
Many wellness centers that provide hormone therapy for weight loss treatments in Denver practice hormone replacement therapy. At The Longevity Lab, we find fault with this approach. The goal of hormone therapy is not to return your hormone levels to some pre-prescribed “normal.”
First of all, your previous hormone levels may not even be the proper level for your optimal health. Second, there is no “normal” hormonal level. Hormone levels do not have a universal standard—every body requires unique levels for optimization.
At The Longevity Lab, we complete thorough lab work to determine your current hormone levels. Based on the data we gather, we create a custom, flexible plan to begin adjusting your hormone levels.
We continue to work with you throughout your treatment to re-evaluate and adjust your treatment plan until we have found the right balance of hormones that make you feel good and function at your best.
Let Us Find the Best Weight Loss Treatment for You!
At The Longevity Lab, our focus is on you. Our clients are the reason we do such rigorous research, selecting only the very best treatments that promote the best results with the greatest longevity. We’ve done our due diligence reviewing the best weight loss treatments in Denver. What we’ve found is that, more than any treatment, it’s the quality of care that elevates weight loss, taking your results from a couple lost pounds here and there to a global transformation.
Start your journey to full-body transformation. Schedule a consultation with us today.
