BIO - Dr. Isabel Lopez MD
Isabel Lopez received her BS in Biology from St, Mary's University in 1989. Moving on to the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio she earned her medical degree in 1994. She decided to do her residency in Family Practice at John Peter Smith in Fort Worth. She began her family practice career with Baylor Hospital in Irving Texas. While treating and helping her patients in the clinic she began to develop a true passion for educating her patients on the importance of a healthy diet.
A large percentage of her patients struggled with diabetes, hypothyroidism, depression, hypertension and a variety of other common medical problems that can make it difficult to lose weight. An opportunity then presented itself that would allow her to focus her patient care on only weight loss. For 3 years Dr. Lopez was the medical director for a weight-loss clinic in Southlake, Texas. It was one of the busiest clinics in the nation and ranked number one for the years that she was there. During her time there, she was able to really focus and study the co-morbid conditions that can facilitate weight gain, prevent weight-loss and significantly negatively affect the quality of life. Now opening her own clinic Life's Medicine, she hopes to continue her passion for helping her patients live life to the fullest. Life's Medicine offers an integrated and holistic approach to diagnosing and treating high blood pressure, hypothyroidism, polycystic ovarian disease, insulin resistance, diabetes, depression, insomnia, decreased sex drive and other conditions. Dr. Lopez takes the human being and their concerns into account, collaborating with her patients in decisions to treat based not solely on lab results but on a variety of factors, at the core of which is how the patient actually feels. At Life's Medicine our mission and true passion is to improve the quality of life!
Natashia Jones is a board certified family medicine physician, specializing in common endocrine and metabolic conditions including weight management. As a previously overweight child/ adolescent, as well as an osteopathic physician, Dr Jones understands the body’s ability to repair and heal itself, and emphasizes this approach in her practice. In a world inundated with weight loss obsessions, Dr. Jones customizes each individual’s journey , taking into consideration potential helpers and hindrances of one’s current metabolism… environmental, hormonal and genetic. Dr. Jones made the change from disease-targeted care, (the traditional medical model), to the Life’s Medicine approach after years of experiencing the frustrations and limitations of delivering effective care. Her passions include creating, designing, music, hot yoga, healthy living- having even formulated her own line of hemp oil based skin care. Undergraduate education: The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania Medical education: University of North Texas Health Science Center/Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ft Worth, Texas Residency/Postgraduate training: John Peter Smith Hospital, Ft Worth, Texas
MEDIA ARTICLES
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Family Health - Why are we so fat?
There is so much information out there about the right way to eat. Should we eat low fat, low carb or high protein? We are fatter than ever and it only seems to be getting worse. Why with so much information out there do we continue to tip the scales? I will tell you why, because it is misinformation and we are so so confused!! The original USDA food pyramid had us eating approximately 60% carbs, 20%protein and 20% fat. That pyramid was based on the notion that fat in the diet directly correlated to elevated cholesterol( which by the way is complete bologna).
Read more...Stressed out? Sleeping poorly? Eating your feelings?
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In today's economic climate most of us have felt the pinch of our country's current financial embarrassment (with the exception of those privileged few that caused this disaster and where fortunate enough to be bailed out!). Any situation that makes you feel uncomfortable causes stress in your body. Emotional, physical and mental uneasiness are triggers. Stress can be a ticking bomb that wreaks havoc on your body if not dismantled properly. Everybody handles stress a little differently. Some of us drink fermented liquids, some of us eat, some of us lose sleep. When stress is not managed properly (and surprisingly, eating and drinking your feelings is not a good option) your body is at risk for certain maladies. My father used to say "Mija, in life you gonna have estress….. that's life". He is right, we will always have stress, it 's how you handle it that can make all the difference. Lemme splain…..
Read more...Understanding Insulin Resistance
We heard a lot about insulin in the days of low-carb diets. And for good reason. Problems with insulin are a root cause of some of the most dangerous health conditions, as insulin affects almost every cell in the body.
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Insulin plays a critical role in how your body uses food. Its most important role is to lower the concentration of glucose in your blood. When you eat, your digestive system breaks food down into glucose, and the glucose recirculates in your blood stream. In response to the rise in glucose after a meal, the pancreas releases surges of insulin, whose job is to clean the glucose from the blood.Insulin Evil
Ever look at yourself in the mirror and think "what in the #@$% happened to me?" In high school you were thin, in college fit and active, and now you look like one of your relatives. You snore (no thanks to that extra chin pushing on your trachea), you are tired, your clothes are getting tighter (you officially have love handles) and it is getting harder to tie your shoes without coming up for air. What happened to thin you, the one that could eat whatever they wanted, run a few miles and drop the weight? Believe it or not that person is still buried somewhere in there, you just have to make some adjustments that will facilitate their rebirth. In order to do that you first have to understand how you got to where you are now.
Read more...Another Year, Another New Years Eve Resolution
How many of you resolved to get in shape, start eating right and finally lose the "baby"(who by the way is now 5 years old) fat for your 2009 New Years Eve Resolution? Okay, how many of you reached your goal? How many of you gained weight? How many years have you been resolving the same pledge? Don't worry, you are not alone. What is it? Why don't you actually get there? Because you are a QUITTER! Just kidding. You may be going about it the wrong way. Lemme splain…..
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