Dr. Stefania Tiveron, ND

12/25/2024

Weight loss isn’t just about finding a single solution—it’s about understanding what works for your body and creating a sustainable long-term plan.

Medications, lifestyle changes, and personalized strategies all play a role in addressing overweight and obesity, which is a complex, chronic condition—not a matter of willpower.

This study reminds us that combining tools may deliver the best results.

JAMA. 2024;331(1):38-48. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.24945

09/09/2024

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Have you tried everything to lose weight but still feel stuck? My personalized 12-week program is designed to uncover the hidden reasons behind your weight loss struggles and create a custom plan for lasting results.

08/26/2024

While calories matter, what you eat and how you eat may matter more if your gut health is compromised.

When your gut bacteria are out of balance, it usually means there are fewer good bacteria and more harmful ones.

An unhealthy balance of gut bacteria—known as dysbiosis—can reduce the effectiveness of your weight loss efforts because it triggers inflammation, disrupts hormones, and leads to increased fat storage.

This imbalance can happen when your diet is low in plant fibers, you’re not very active, or if you smoke, drink alcohol regularly, or have irregular bowel movements. These lifestyle factors can all contribute to an unhealthy gut, making it harder for your metabolism to regulate its weight.

But here’s the good news: The opposite is also true. You can support your metabolic health and body change goals by focusing on your gut health.

Restore your metabolism with a gut-friendly diet. Start by incorporating polyphenol-rich foods like berries, nuts, and dark leafy greens into your diet. These foods boost the healthy gut bacteria, reduce inflammation, and help regulate your metabolism.

Ready to support metabolically healthy gut bugs through nutrition? Click the link in my bio to learn more about how to make gut-friendly dietary changes that support your weight loss efforts 🫐🥬

08/25/2024

Is Dysbiosis Hindering Your Weight Loss Efforts?

Struggling to lose weight despite your best efforts? It might not be your willpower—it could be your gut health.

An imbalance in your gut bacteria, called dysbiosis, occurs when harmful gut bacteria outnumber the healthy ones.

Altered gut microbiota can impact key metabolic activities involved in regulating your weight, including hunger and fullness cues, how sensitive you are to insulin, blood sugar tolerance and fat storage.

These hidden metabolic issues linked with altered gut microbiota could be the reason that weight loss feels impossible.

Curious if dysbiosis is hindering your progress? Click the link in my bio to discover more about how your gut health affects your metabolism and what you can do to support it.

08/24/2024

The Role of Gut Health in Metabolism

🦠 Your Gut Rules Your Metabolism! 🦠

Did you know that your gut plays a powerful role in how your body stores and uses energy? 🤔 The collection of bacteria in your gut, known as your microbiome, doesn’t just aid digestion—it can also influence your metabolism and weight.

When you feed your gut with the right foods, you’re nurturing the healthy microbes that help maintain a balanced metabolism and support a healthy body weight. 🌿✨

Want to dive deeper into the gut-metabolism connection? Click the link in my bio to learn how to support your gut for a healthier you. 👀

08/23/2024

Understanding Weight Loss Resistance

If you’re feeling stuck despite eating well and staying active, there might be more going on beneath the surface.

When moderate lifestyle changes don’t lead to weight loss, it could be a sign of weight loss resistance—a sign that your metabolism needs some extra support.

Weight loss resistance is not about struggling to shed those last 5-10 pounds. It’s a sign of deeper metabolic dysfunction.

To help your metabolism function as it should, I’ve developed the 3Rs of Metabolic Repair:

Remove Obstacles to Cure
Regulate Function
Restore Metabolic Flexibility

Once obstacles are removed, the next step is to regulate your body’s key systems—like your hormones and gut health. If you’re facing weight loss resistance, it often means several systems in your body are out of sync. By addressing these systems at the same time, we can break through frustrating plateaus and help your metabolism function properly again.

A comprehensive, multi-system approach ensures that your body’s natural rhythms and processes are functioning optimally.

Remember, while calories and exercise are important, how they affect your hormones is key in overcoming weight loss resistance.

04/12/2024

Weight Loss: 2 week wins! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Is this the only approach that can support weight loss? No, of course not. Is this what’s working for my patient who has struggled to lose weight for most of her life? Yes, and here’s why.

Nutrition, eating habits, and other treatment decisions should be based on lab work, signs & symptoms and goals.

Personal preferences are important too. This patient loves cheese, so we adjusted frequency of consumption and portion sizes rather than complete elimination of something she loves 🤜🏼🤛

03/30/2024

This patient wanted to avoid pharmaceuticals if possible. If additional lipid lowering support was needed, that would have been okay. The doctor gave a 👍 and one year to get these in check. We started working together 3 months ago. Here are the results.
👇LDL down 30 percent
👇TC down 21 percent
👇Non-HDL down 29 percent
Treatment plans should be individualized. Then, regular monitoring and adjustment to the treatment plan is essential for effective lipid management and ultimately, to reduce cardiovascular disease risk, which was very important to this individual given the family history. Collaboration with other healthcare providers may be necessary for folks with higher risk.
To improve lipid levels (without pharmaceuticals if that’s the goal), multiple contributing factors must be identified and managed. These results were not achieved with supplements alone! This required dietary changes, exercise, strategic supplementation, and treatment of underlying conditions. One-size-fits-all solutions fail to capture all of the pieces.
A holistic approach integrates multiple and interconnected pieces into a strategic plan. That means interventions are introduced at the right time, in the right order and step by step. Strategy makes the effort worth it, and this patient is very pleased with these results 👏🏼👏🏽 👏🏾