Colorado Osteopathic & Integrative Medicine

Nutrition & Lifestyle Modification

FirstLine Therapy®

FirstLine Therapy® is a therapeutic lifestyle modification program that can help you improve your health, achieve your health goals, and reduce your health risks.

With FirstLine Therapy®, you'll learn simple things you can do every day to take control of your health such as diet, exercise, stress management, and appropriate nutritional supplementation.
Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC) are the first, and possibly the most important therapy to treat many chronic health problems. Lifestyle changes are now recommended as the "first line of therapy" for treating chronic illness or reducing the risk of other serious health conditions, such as:

Heart disease

Stroke

Diabetes

Arthritis

Osteoporosis

Overweight/Obesity

High cholesterol

High blood pressure

High blood sugar

Alzheimer's disease

Lifestyle choices are also the key to addressing other health concerns and symptoms, such as:

Fatigue

Hormone imbalance

Low sex drive

Stress-related symptoms

Poor memory or lack of mental clarity

And many others

Many of these health problems can be reversed or even treated by adopting a healthy lifestyle. A healthy lifestyle starts with knowledge - the knowledge to make informed decisions that impact your health every day. With this program you'll also get easy ways to track your progress, tips for success, reminders, and other support that will help you achieve your goals.

FirstLine Therapy® will help you:

Address the underlying cause(s) of common health problems

Take control of your health by providing you with the necessary tools

Live your life in a way that improves your health

Feel good now, and maintain good health for years to come

How is FLT Different?

There are three key reasons that make FirstLine Therapy® (FLT) different than conventional lifestyle programs:

1. FLT is about more than just weight loss.

FLT can help you lose unhealthy fat while retaining healthy, lean muscle.

FLT integrates body composition testing (fat & lean tissue ratios) because being thin doesn't necessarily mean you're healthy.

An imbalance in body composition (gaining too much fat or losing too much muscle) can lead to serious health problems such as high blood pressure, altered cholesterol levels, etc.

Loss of muscle results in loss of ability to burn calories, which makes it much more difficult to maintain weight loss over time.

FLT focuses on lifestyle factors that are the underlying cause of many health problems.

2. The FLT eating plan is different.

Most diets focus on NOT eating - not eating fat, not eating carbs, or just plain not eating much of anything. With most diets, success is based primarily on will power.

The FLT eating plan emphasizes the need to eat, and to eat frequently.

The focus is on eating THE RIGHT KIND OF FOODS - the right kind of fat, the right kind of carbohydrates, and the right kind of protein - all in the right portion size.

FLT incorporates a low-glycemic-index eating plan based on the latest scientific research that will help you maintain stable blood sugar and energy levels.

According to recent studies, low-glycemic diets are more effective than low-fat diets in treating obesity, insulin resistance, high cholesterol, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes.

People report less hunger and more energy, making it much easier to stick with the program.

3. FLT incorporates medical foods and dietary supplements.

Using appropriate medical foods and dietary supplements as part of this program can improve the effectiveness of the program for you and help you achieve your health goals.

Medical foods are designed to address the unique nutritional needs of patients with specific health concerns.

Dietary supplements provide targeted nutritional support for specific functions, such as healthy blood cholesterol or blood sugar levels, joint function and mobility, or healthy hormone metabolism.

FLT has been demonstrated to be effective in controlled clinical trials, while most other diets have not.

Personalizing Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes
We will personalize your FirstLine Therapy® program based on your individual health concerns. We may also recommend a medical food program to address one or more of your healthcare issues. Each program includes a specific, clinically designed dietary plan to maximize effectiveness of the nutritional support and is designed to fit the way you live: tasty recipes, portable and delicious nutritional support, simple exercise, and reliable outcomes.

Let us help you get on the road to better health with a little lifestyle guidance.

FirstLine Therapy® is a registered trademark of Metagenics, Inc. (www.metagenics.com)

Dedicated to the service of our patients...
the heart of our practice




	Nutrition & Lifestyle Modification FirstLine Therapy® FirstLine Therapy® is a therapeutic lifestyle modification program that can help you improve your health, achieve your health goals, and reduce your health risks. With FirstLine Therapy®, you'll learn simple things you can do every day to take control of your health such as diet, exercise, stress management, and appropriate nutritional supplementation. Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC) are the first, and possibly the most important therapy to treat many chronic health problems. Lifestyle changes are now recommended as the "first line of therapy" for treating chronic illness or reducing the risk of other serious health conditions, such as: Heart disease Stroke Diabetes Arthritis Osteoporosis Overweight/Obesity High cholesterol High blood pressure High blood sugar Alzheimer's disease Lifestyle choices are also the key to addressing other health concerns and symptoms, such as: Fatigue Hormone imbalance Low sex drive Stress-related symptoms Poor memory or lack of mental clarity And many others Many of these health problems can be reversed or even treated by adopting a healthy lifestyle. A healthy lifestyle starts with knowledge - the knowledge to make informed decisions that impact your health every day. With this program you'll also get easy ways to track your progress, tips for success, reminders, and other support that will help you achieve your goals. FirstLine Therapy® will help you: Address the underlying cause(s) of common health problems Take control of your health by providing you with the necessary tools Live your life in a way that improves your health Feel good now, and maintain good health for years to come How is FLT Different? There are three key reasons that make FirstLine Therapy® (FLT) different than conventional lifestyle programs: 1. FLT is about more than just weight loss. FLT can help you lose unhealthy fat while retaining healthy, lean muscle. FLT integrates body composition testing (fat & lean tissue ratios) because being thin doesn't necessarily mean you're healthy. An imbalance in body composition (gaining too much fat or losing too much muscle) can lead to serious health problems such as high blood pressure, altered cholesterol levels, etc. Loss of muscle results in loss of ability to burn calories, which makes it much more difficult to maintain weight loss over time. FLT focuses on lifestyle factors that are the underlying cause of many health problems. 2. The FLT eating plan is different. Most diets focus on NOT eating - not eating fat, not eating carbs, or just plain not eating much of anything. With most diets, success is based primarily on will power. The FLT eating plan emphasizes the need to eat, and to eat frequently. The focus is on eating THE RIGHT KIND OF FOODS - the right kind of fat, the right kind of carbohydrates, and the right kind of protein - all in the right portion size. FLT incorporates a low-glycemic-index eating plan based on the latest scientific research that will help you maintain stable blood sugar and energy levels. According to recent studies, low-glycemic diets are more effective than low-fat diets in treating obesity, insulin resistance, high cholesterol, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes. People report less hunger and more energy, making it much easier to stick with the program. 3. FLT incorporates medical foods and dietary supplements. Using appropriate medical foods and dietary supplements as part of this program can improve the effectiveness of the program for you and help you achieve your health goals. Medical foods are designed to address the unique nutritional needs of patients with specific health concerns. Dietary supplements provide targeted nutritional support for specific functions, such as healthy blood cholesterol or blood sugar levels, joint function and mobility, or healthy hormone metabolism. FLT has been demonstrated to be effective in controlled clinical trials, while most other diets have not. Personalizing Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes We will personalize your FirstLine Therapy® program based on your individual health concerns. We may also recommend a medical food program to address one or more of your healthcare issues. Each program includes a specific, clinically designed dietary plan to maximize effectiveness of the nutritional support and is designed to fit the way you live: tasty recipes, portable and delicious nutritional support, simple exercise, and reliable outcomes. Let us help you get on the road to better health with a little lifestyle guidance. FirstLine Therapy® is a registered trademark of Metagenics, Inc. (www.metagenics.com) Dedicated to the service of our patients... the heart of our practice