SPOTLIGHT - Weight Loss
April 2024


Bikini season is coming! (Or maybe just a bathing suit for most of us.)
The topic of weight loss is always on the table, but more so this time of year!
So, here’s the good news.

The newest drug to promise (and deliver) weight loss is the GLP-1 receptor agonist, better known as Ozempic., or semaglutide. Given as an injection once a week, in gradually increasing doses, this miracle drug costs about $1000 a month, according to the GoodRx app.

Best Medicine is now able to prescribe an oral form, taken every day, for one quarter the price, as a compounded lozenge. Good news for budget minded and needle averse patients.

The rest of the weight loss story involves learning how to keep the weight off once you’ve lost it. This is where holistic health comes in. Our patients are taught how to eat, get over cravings, balance hormones and do proper exercise for long lasting success in maintaining their losses. Lose weight and gain health at the same time.

Remember, the first Wednesday of every month Dr. Roberts offers a free educational class. April’s topic is Maintaining Brain Health Throughout Life and May’s will be Living a Long Healthy Life. The class location has changed from April going forward in 2024. We will now be meeting at the Unity Church, Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Road, from 2-4 PM. Call 941-404-8030 to reserve a seat, or watch live via Facebook.