support@ph4life.co.za | Centurion – 060 507 5006 | Polokwane – 083 441 1852

support@ph4life.co.za | Centurion – 060 507 5006 | Polokwane – 083 441 1852

Obesity and Overweight

Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that may impair health. They are measured by body mass index (BMI), which is a ratio of weight to height. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), a BMI of 25 or more is considered overweight, and a BMI of 30 or more is considered obese. Overweight and obesity are major public health problems that affect millions of people worldwide. They can increase the risk of many serious diseases and health conditions, such as diabetes, heart disease, stroke, cancer, sleep apnoea, and depression. They can also affect the quality of life and well-being of individuals and their families. Your pH4Life consultant can assess your overall health and risks, before you embark on a weight loss strategy.

Health Risks of Overweight and Obesity

Overweight and obesity can have serious consequences for your health. Some of the health risks of overweight and obesity are:

  • Type 2 diabetes
  • High blood pressure
  • Heart disease
  • Stroke
  • Cancer
  • Sleep apnoea
  • Depression
  • Osteoarthritis

These are some of the health risks of overweight and obesity that can affect your quality of life and shorten your lifespan. Good news:  you can prevent or reverse these health risks by losing weight naturally with pH4Life.

Cravings?

Luckily, overweight and obesity are preventable and treatable. By losing weight naturally with pH4Life, you can reduce your health risks and improve your health outcomes.

pH4Life suggests a holistic approach to weight loss that offers natural remedies and lifestyle guidance to help you achieve your ideal weight and improve your health. pH4Life will provide you with:

  • pH4Life will assess your current health status, medical history, family history, lifestyle habits, and possible underlying conditions that may affect your weight loss. pH4Life will also measure your BMI, waist circumference, blood pressure, blood sugar levels, cholesterol levels, triglyceride levels, inflammation levels, and other relevant indicators.
  •  pH4Life will design an eating program that suits your needs and preferences. The eating program will be based on the LCHF diet (low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet), which is a proven way to lose weight and improve your health. Our programme helps you feel full longer, reduce your appetite, and boosts your metabolism.
  • pH4Life will recommend natural remedies, supplements and minerals that can help you lose weight and improve your health.
  • pH4Life will provide you with lifestyle guidance that will help you lose weight and improve your health.

Healthy Weight Management

Nutritional advice

Many foods traditionally considered to be “slimming” and diets that deprive your body of important nutrients, can affect blood sugar control or leave you feeling tired, unhappy and HUNGRY! We will help you choose alternatives to your favourite foods and teach you how to make changes in your cooking and eating regime that will get you to your goal weight, the natural and healthy way.

Lifestyle management

At pH4Life we know how hard it is to lose weight when you constantly feel hungry, constantly want to snack or crave unhealthy foods. We have therefore developed a lifestyle programme that will not only help you lose weight naturally and reduce your health risks associated with overweight and obesity, but also improve your quality of life and well-being by feeling more energetic, confident, happy, and healthy!

Nutritional advice

Many foods considered diabetic-friendly traditionally can affect blood sugar control or allow a gradual worsening of the condition. We will help you choose alternatives to your favourite foods that may affect you.

Glucose testing and management

Tests for average glucose levels are used to monitor your progress and the effectiveness of your program, and we recommend regular weigh-ins and follow up consultations so that we can adapt your program and supplements accordingly and ensure continued progress.

What can you do?

Use a tape measure to check your waist circumference. A waist circumference of more than 89 cm for women 102 cm for men indicates a high amount of visceral fat and a higher risk of health problems.Visceral fat is the type of fat that is stored in your abdominal cavity and surrounds your vital organs, such as your liver, pancreas and intestines. It is more dangerous for your health because it can cause inflammation, increase your blood pressure, raise your cholesterol, narrow your blood vessels, cause blood clots and affect your hormones.

We understand the impact of being overweight on your confidence, your emotions and your health. That’s why we offer personalised health plans tailored specifically to individuals who are at risk due to conditions associated with obesity. In consultation you will be helped with personalised changes to your lifestyle that will reduce cravings and feelings of deprivation while getting you back in a healthy shape.

Make an appointment at one of our branches, and let us help you sort out the underlying issues that have contributed to your weight problems.

Contact us to start your wellness journey!

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About us

Based at 101 Plein St in Polokwane and 75 Durham Rd Centurion we look forward to serving our existing patients in Gauteng and Limpopo and helping many others to also take control of their own health.

Client's success stories

“I struggled a lot with my weight and nobody could help me. I had no energy and I felt weak, my blood pressure was unstable and I had pain I could not explain and I was on anti-depressants. I even went to the gym to help with weight loss but it was just not good enough and the results were not what I was looking for. Then I joined ph4life. I weighed 87.05 kg when I joined pH4life. They gave me the correct food to eat and the correct supplements to use to help me achieve my goal. Within a few months I could see and feel the results. I had a lot of energy, no pains, got off my anti-depressants. I lost 13.16kg and now I am just maintaining my weight by using correct supplements and eating healthy. Thank You pH4life!”

Poppy Mokone

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