Wellness, Weight Loss & Smoking Cessation
At Family Medicine Associates of Texas, we want to help you focus on wellness.
Our board-certified medical physicians offer obesity counseling and smoking cessation counseling at our family practice in Carrollton, TX.
Our staff is under no disillusion that these are easy tasks. Both endeavors require a lot of support and guidance. Taking the first step is often the most challenging. At Family Medicine Associates of Texas, we are here to guide you through your journey. Our team of medical professionals have years of expert training and experience to provide you with the assistance and care you need.
We can also provide you with medical guidance on how to gently and compassionately help a loved one through obesity and smoking cessation counseling. Support from family and friends is essential when overcoming such obstacles.
Our staff is not here to pass critical judgment on you or your loved one.
We are here to provide you with medical guidance and support. Medical counseling can bring great insight to understanding your body, your emotions, and behavior.
Obesity counseling and smoking cessation counseling can bring a great amount of improvement. Our overall goal is to help set you up for success in the most optimum way possible.
Weight Loss Programs
After a complete medical exam and a discussion of your goals and needs, we can prescribe FDA-approved weight loss medications. These medications can help you to achieve your health and weight loss goals and maintain them long-term.
Insurance coverage varies widely on the weight loss medications and it is important for you to check to see if your insurance plan includes coverage for weight loss medications.
SUPPORT FOR SMOKING CESSATION
Smoking can cause lung cancer, stroke, aortic aneurysm, esophageal cancer, and asthma. If you routinely smoke around others, it can expose them to secondhand smoke. Smoking is not only bad for your health but others as well.
Smoking cessation counseling provides smokers with the guidance and care they need to help them quite smoking. Your doctor will provide you with a step-by-step process and helpful tips.