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Experts in chronic medical weight management for preventing, managing and reversing health conditions.
We prescribe and manage chronic weight managment pharmacotherapy within a structured and comprehensive program for the best long term results.
We are a medical program, not just a prescription.
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Frustrated with Weight Loss Medication Shortage?
Many people experienced the benefits of weight management medications, only to find that all the pharmacies are out of them everywhere....
Valerie Sutherland, MD
Sep 3, 20237 min read
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Big Benefits from Modest Weight Loss
Have you ever been told that you should lose so much weight that it seemed too daunting to even try? Has a doctor ever told you that you...
Valerie Sutherland, MD
Jan 25, 20232 min read
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Medications vs. Lifestyle in Weight Loss
There is a recent “news cycle” in weight loss medication. Tirzepatide (Mounjaro) was approved to treat Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus on May...
Valerie Sutherland, MD
Oct 8, 20225 min read
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An Ounce of Prevention
Preventive and routine care is care that helps prevent health problems or finds them before they become serious. Examples of common...
Valerie Sutherland, MD
Sep 24, 20222 min read
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Rainier Medical Weight Loss Program Top 10 FAQs
August is glorious in the Pacific Northwest! Many people enjoy travel and special events. It is hard to believe that Fall and Back to...
Valerie Sutherland, MD
Aug 20, 20224 min read
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Making Yourself “Hard to Kill”
Part of healthcare is preventative, or trying to keep people from getting sick, and another part is treatment once a person is sick or...
Valerie Sutherland, MD
Jul 16, 20224 min read
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The Double Epidemic: Mental Illness & Obesity
What is the link between depression and anxiety? If you are concerned about both, how do you address them both at the same time? Which...
Valerie Sutherland, MD
Jul 4, 20225 min read
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Shame, Anxiety & Weight Bias
Yesterday, it hit me once again; I failed my patients. In April 2020, faced with the start of the Covid pandemic, school closures, and...
Valerie Sutherland, MD
Jun 18, 20223 min read
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Body Image, Disordered Eating & Obesity
Obesity is a medical disease characterized by a chronic metabolic dysregulation of energy in which there is a higher than normal weight...
Valerie Sutherland, MD
Jun 4, 20226 min read
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Ending Weight Cycling, Part 2
Very Low Calorie Diets using meal replacements have been well studied as a medical protocol for both non-surgical treatment of obesity...
Valerie Sutherland, MD
May 21, 20223 min read
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Out with the Old: Ending Weight Cycling
For better or for worse, managing weight is a lifetime journey. Obesity Medicine is the specialty of diagnosing and managing the chronic...
Valerie Sutherland, MD
May 7, 20225 min read
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Obesity Epidemic During the Pandemic
People with the chronic condition of overweight/obesity who have lost a significant amount of weight benefit from longitudinal care and...
Valerie Sutherland, MD
Apr 9, 20223 min read
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Week 10: Hitting the Wall
Congratulations! You have completed 9 weeks on a 12 week journey! You are three quarters of the way there! It is like mile 20 of a...
Valerie Sutherland, MD
Mar 12, 20223 min read
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Week 1: Jumping In
Welcome! You have decided to change your health for the better and it is time to get started! You probably are feeling some excited...
Valerie Sutherland, MD
Jan 8, 20225 min read
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The Gift of a Healthier Weight
Today is December 25th, the date on which Christmas is celebrated. Many of you are opening gifts this morning that may be wrapped in...
Valerie Sutherland, MD
Dec 25, 20216 min read
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Holiday Top Ten
Top Ten Things to Keep in Mind As You Plan Your Holidays
Valerie Sutherland, MD
Dec 17, 20214 min read
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Sounds Great, but What does it DO?
Obesity is a chronic disease characterized by dysregulation of energy within an individual. There are several types of obesity, with many...
Valerie Sutherland, MD
Dec 4, 20216 min read
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Physical Fitness: More than Your BMI
Did you know that physical fitness is so important to your health that the American College of Cardiology recommends that it gets...
Valerie Sutherland, MD
Nov 20, 20216 min read
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Sarcopenic Obesity: The Importance of Body Composition
The most commonly used metric to define obesity is the body mass index (BMI). Fortunately, weight for height, without accounting for the...
Valerie Sutherland, MD
Nov 6, 20215 min read
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Statins: To Take or Not to Take?
Healthcare is made up of many decisions based on risk/benefit analyses. Many things go into each decision so there are many nuances and...
Valerie Sutherland, MD
Oct 17, 20214 min read
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