Success in a weight loss clinic – Diet Doctor Podcast with Dr. Sandra Palavecino

There's more than one way to lose weight. How does the director of a weight loss clinic decide the best path for each patient?

Dr. Sandra Palavecino encounters this decision every day. And although she can choose from medications, surgery, and calorie restriction, she frequently chooses low-carb diets as her first approach.

Her personal, professional, and scientific experience has shown her that the benefits of low-carb are unmatched by other modalities. Here is her story, and a glimpse behind the scenes at her clinic.

0:00 Introduction
2:31 Welcome, Dr. Sandra Palavecino
2:56 Dr. Palavecino's background in obesity medicine
7:23 Challenges for low-socio economic population
11:36 How Sandra brings obesity to the forefront of her practice
14:35 Relating science to the health risk of obesity
16:49 Treating weightloss with various modalities
18:36 Dealing with patients post-bariatric surgery
20:26 Nutritional adjustment to surgical populations
23:04 Helping patients to tune their hunger hormone
28:17 Low carb approach in the mainstream healthcare
33:46 The role of prescription medication for weight loss
37:54 The role of very low calorie diets
39:39 Long term success of meal replacement foods
41:26 Motivating factors to keep the healthy weight loss
45:49 Intermittent fasting in Dr. Palavecino's practice
50:54 Tips for people working in shifts to achieve weight loss success
55:24 Where to find Dr. Palavecino

About us:

[trustconfidence]

Wow, she is great. Thanks. I am on Keto and it has helped with diabetes and weight loss. The biggest result for me is the lack of hunger. It is freeing. Before it was will power needed all the time as I was always hungry. I have lost 27# but waist measurement has not changed and it is 39”. I am female and 78 years old. Went from three meds to one. Freeing!

[steadfast--]

I have been SO pleased with Dr. P’s practice. It’s comforting to know that there are clinicians in my small hometown who understand metabolic health. I truly feel that mainstream health needs to pay attention and trust this!!

[rebeccaarcher]

I have lost 60 pounds on a low-carb diet and my husband followed me on the same plan! However, he is a type one diabetic! We were so scared to go against the Diabetic Association‘s advice and the Heart Association‘s advice! I would have loved to have had an enthusiastic Dr walking us through the process! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I wish we were closer to Connecticut LOL Mil Gracias!

[simonbevan]

Thank you for putting into words MY EXPERIENCES.
over 3 years- gradual weight loss 16kgs, never hungry. Lean body mass improvement, drug free.
Lord bless you and keep you His face shine upon you and be gracious to you and give you His shalom.
♡

[greyh]

Dr P's enthusiasm is a joy to listen to. We need so many doctors like this. Great interview

[cameocampbell]

Dr P was an absolute pleasure. Hope you’ll interview her again now in a post-pandemic world…!

[minjaeyoon]

Wow Dr P made my day more positive. I like her passion and energy toward what she does for her patients. Even her smile on her face makes me feel good. Love this podcast.

[saltrock]

I’m born, raised and live in South Louisiana where we live to eat, drink and love life but I managed to lose 85 pounds. I now eat to live and I’m loving life more than ever. It’s possible.

[tamcat]

Thank you Dr. Scher for introducing us to this wonderful Dr. What a fantastic interview! I only wish she had English videos along with the Spanish videos. 🙋🏼‍♀️☀️

[oilselevated]

Empowering people to help themselves is the best kind of teacher/doctor/boss...great information and interview

[idealba]

Excelente doctora!
Interesante su punto de vista y acercamiento a pacientes.

[boondoggle]

This off topic, but I love her genuine enthusiasm without any self-righteous indignation, which facilitates true openness. That’s something that I generally see more of in people raised in other cultures. I wish there was more of that in the West.

[kennethbent]

I wish every doctor was like her I think the key to making keto work is understanding your hunger and to be aware of how it changes as you go through the process fantastic show

[fixmj]

Yeah Top Doctor recognized for your success! Fantastic enthusiasm to make a difference.

[mortezaariana]

what a vivid insightful interview. Love it.

[krisschulthies]

I enjoyed this podcast very much. I'm an OTR truck driver. I've been doing carnivore for one year. I find it very easy to manage while on the road. I would be very happy to share my methods and results and I do speak Spanish as my second language.

[donnabronner]

Would love to hear someone talk about the effects of pain and poor quality sleep (not sleep apnea) on hunger and weight gain. And what to do about them.

[sharonbender]

I wish she were my doctor - she sounds great!

[drirene]

I had more success getting patients to stop smoking than getting patients to lose weight!

[nelliedean]

I sometimes wonder if the last few pounds is psychological. Fear of defining ourselves as different from how others want us to stay. I wonder.