Jerry Taylor, an emergency physician at Allegheny Valley Hospital, an obese man with back problems, high blood pressure and prediabetes, lost 45 pounds in three months using weight loss techniques, exercises and body sculpting equipment. rice field.
He and his wife, Vicky, are retired Highlands Area School District teachers and licensed estheticians who opened New You Skin and Body Spa in Buffalo Township at Yellow Jacket Square on South Pike Road. Did.
“I am the best example of myself,” Taylor said. .”
At Allegheny Valley Hospital, he has served as Chief of Emergency Medicine, Chief of Emergency Medicine, Chairman of the Medical Staff, and a member of the hospital’s Board of Directors. He currently works as a hospitalist taking care of inpatients.
Over the course of ten years, he developed a passion for health and wellness and is certified in medical weight loss and aesthetics.
“It’s a little less stressful than the emergency department,” he said. “Instead of treating illness after the fact, we wanted the opportunity to impact people’s lives before they got sick.”
Taylors spas are different because they have a doctor on site. Taylor and his wife also offer a variety of facial services, including injections, chemical his peels, and other facial treatments and skin care.
Taylor conducts medical evaluations of its clients to determine which weight loss programs are effective. An estimated 70% of the US population is obese or overweight. People who often lose weight can prevent or reverse obesity-related health problems, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, cancer, and kidney disease.
As weight loss gimmicks and fads come and go, Taylor takes a medical approach and uses the latest proven weight loss techniques, including the use of diabetes medications.
“It will be a big game changer in the future when it becomes more readily available,” he said.
Buffalo Township mother of twins, Sylvia Maxwell, 52, lost 18 pounds in four weeks using diabetes medication, healthy lifestyle changes, and a 1,200-calorie reduced-calorie diet.
She gained weight while staying home with her kids during the pandemic — “When the refrigerator became my friend.”
“I feel like I’m changing my lifestyle,” said Maxwell.
She doesn’t eat bread or sweets, and doesn’t crave them.
“I was reset,” she said.
Taylor also offers other weight loss methods and medications. But that’s just one part of his program, which focuses on maintaining a healthy diet and lifestyle to sustain weight loss.
For example, Taylor uses several hormonal drugs in one of her $1,000, 12-week weight loss programs.
“It’s a fast, safe weight loss program that allows patients to lose half a pound to a pound a day,” he said.
The last six weeks are dedicated to learning how to maintain a healthy weight.
Taylor’s body sculpting uses EMSculpt to kill fat cells while building muscle. Each 30-minute session is equivalent to 20,000 sit-ups or crunches and costs $850. A patient needs four sessions to reap the full benefits of losing 30% of fat cells and realizing her 25% gain in muscle.
Spa services are not covered by medical insurance, but payment plans are available.
Mary Ann Thomas is a staff writer for Tribune-Review. You can reach Mary by emailing her at mthomas@triblive.com or on her Twitter. .
