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Take Back Your Health
Experts in chronic medical weight management for preventing, managing and reversing health conditions.
We prescribe and manage chronic weight managment pharmacotherapy within a structured and comprehensive program for the best long term results.
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Valerie Sutherland, MD
Jan 25, 20232 min
Big Benefits from Modest Weight Loss
Have you ever been told that you should lose so much weight that it seemed too daunting to even try? Has a doctor ever told you that you...
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Valerie Sutherland, MD
Oct 8, 20225 min
Medications vs. Lifestyle in Weight Loss
There is a recent “news cycle” in weight loss medication. Tirzepatide (Mounjaro) was approved to treat Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus on May...
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Valerie Sutherland, MD
Sep 24, 20222 min
An Ounce of Prevention
Preventive and routine care is care that helps prevent health problems or finds them before they become serious. Examples of common...
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Valerie Sutherland, MD
Aug 20, 20224 min
Rainier Medical Weight Loss Program Top 10 FAQs
August is glorious in the Pacific Northwest! Many people enjoy travel and special events. It is hard to believe that Fall and Back to...
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Valerie Sutherland, MD
Aug 13, 20222 min
Trauma, Abuse and Obesity
After finally reaching a healthier weight after having obesity for decades, some people have unexpected reactions to their new bodies....
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Valerie Sutherland, MD
Jul 4, 20225 min
The Double Epidemic: Mental Illness & Obesity
What is the link between depression and anxiety? If you are concerned about both, how do you address them both at the same time? Which...
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Valerie Sutherland, MD
Jun 4, 20226 min
Body Image, Disordered Eating & Obesity
Obesity is a medical disease characterized by a chronic metabolic dysregulation of energy in which there is a higher than normal weight...
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Valerie Sutherland, MD
Apr 9, 20223 min
Obesity Epidemic During the Pandemic
People with the chronic condition of overweight/obesity who have lost a significant amount of weight benefit from longitudinal care and...
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Valerie Sutherland, MD
Apr 2, 20223 min
Obesity Action Coalition: Setting the Record Straight
Losing weight and keeping it off is difficult enough for many reasons. Add to the intrinsic difficulty the mixed messages people get, the...
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Valerie Sutherland, MD
Feb 19, 20226 min
Week 7: Celebrating Your Victories!
Congratulations! You are on Week 7 and half way through a 12 week program. This is a fun week. We are going to celebrate your victories!...
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Valerie Sutherland, MD
Dec 25, 20216 min
The Gift of a Healthier Weight
Today is December 25th, the date on which Christmas is celebrated. Many of you are opening gifts this morning that may be wrapped in...
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Valerie Sutherland, MD
Dec 17, 20214 min
Holiday Top Ten
Top Ten Things to Keep in Mind As You Plan Your Holidays 10. The holidays are supposed to be fun! Do people ask you if you are "ready"...
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Valerie Sutherland, MD
Nov 27, 20213 min
A Personal Journey of Gratitude
My message in today’s blog is one of gratitude for the privilege of working with each and every one of you. It has been thirteen years...
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Valerie Sutherland, MD
Oct 30, 20214 min
The Perfect Week
The Perfect Week In this week's blog, I am pulling it all together into an example of a “perfect day,” including a weekday and a...
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Valerie Sutherland, MD
Oct 9, 20214 min
"Good Bacteria" & Obesity
As the understanding of obesity progressess, research is continuing to look at the the underlying causes of differences in metabolism...
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Valerie Sutherland, MD
Oct 2, 20217 min
There's an App for that: Your Health!
During the Fall Challenge, you have been asked to do "Color My Day" to win an entry to a drawing. But, that is only the tip of the...
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Valerie Sutherland, MD
Sep 25, 20216 min
Covid-19 Vaccines & Overweight/Obesity
As a Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine, clinical practice guidelines of excellence call for not only treating the...
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Valerie Sutherland, MD
Sep 18, 20216 min
Stress & Health: Week 2 Fall Challenge
It is week 2 of the Fall Challenge. Congratulations to everyone who has decided to invest some space in your brain, time, and life to...
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Valerie Sutherland, MD
Sep 11, 20214 min
Fall Challenge Pregame Huddle!
The 10 Week Fall Challange begins on Monday and I am so thrilled with the signups! I wanted tot take today for a pregame huddle and talk...
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