Optimize Body Comp Program - Authentic Health

OPTIMIZE (BODY COMPOSITION PROGRAM)

Optimize is a medically-supervised program focused on helping patients achieve their healthy weight and body composition goals. Healthy body composition is a key aspect in preventing or reversing chronic medical conditions, feeling your best, and ensuring healthy aging. Improving body composition is a complex process that involves many different aspects of health. Our Optimize program provides a personalized approach using a dedicated and experienced support team to help patients reach their goals.

What is unique with our Optimize program is the level of personalized detail each patient will receive. Each patient is different in their health journey and the interventions they will need to be successful with weight loss and body composition improvements. Your initial assessment, lab work, and body composition scan will help us better understand your body’s needs and tailor our recommendations to suit your preferences. We will then track these metrics over the course of the program to ensure we are on the right track and ensuring proper health.

Our medical staff and dietitians are specifically trained and have personal interest in lifestyle medicine and weight management. Each of them understands the complexity of weight and metabolism and has extensive experience in helping patients achieve their target weight and health goals. Additionally, our medical providers are very knowledgeable with weight loss medications, meal replacements, and targeted supplementation, which may be part of your personalized plan during the program.

Your Authentic Health Optimize Team:

Medical Provider

Charley Messenger, PA-C

About Charley Messenger

Charley has over 10 years of experience working with patients in lifestyle medicine and health and wellness. She has a master’s degree in exercise science and has been working as a PA since 2011. She worked in a weight management clinic for 6 years and has been working in primary care for the last 3 years. Additionally, she has worked in cardiopulmonary rehab, taught yoga classes and led CHIP (Complete Health Intervention Program) classes. She is very excited to be offering this program at Authentic Health. Charley strives to make her patients feel comfortable, heard and seen through deep listening and honest, non-judgmental conversations. She looks forward to accompanying you on this journey, encouraging and supporting you as you work to accomplish your health and wellness goals.

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Registered Dietitians

Cultivate WNC

About Cultivate WNC

We are a group of dietitians based in Asheville, North Carolina, passionate about supporting individuals, families, businesses, and communities by transforming their health through nutrition. We focus on simple, sustainable changes that lead to better health, wellbeing, and longevity.

https://www.cultivatewnc.com/

What to Expect in the Optimize Program:

In-depth initial assessment to review your wellness goals, weight history, medical history, and determine if weight loss medications would be appropriate.

Initial consultation with a registered dietitian to review your nutritional needs and create a personalized calorie-deficit meal plan.

Lab work to identify health challenges related to weight and to track these throughout the program.

Frequent visits with your medical provider to track progress, monitor labs, adjust protocols, and manage weight-loss medications. This can be done in-office or via telehealth.

Two body composition scans using a DEXA machine to track body fat, muscle mass, and metabolic rate.

Follow-up consultation with a registered dietitian to review your updated nutritional needs alter your personalized calorie-deficit meal plan if needed, and follow-up on your progress.