The Story of Doctors Answer
The Doctors Answer Programs have their beginning in research performed at Harbor/UCLA Medical Center in the early 1980’s. Doctors there were working with a group of in-house patients with type 2 diabetes referred to as the “300 Club” because they all weighed over 300 pounds and all had cholesterol and blood sugar readings over 300.
The doctors discovered that when put on a very low calorie protein sparing (i.e., conserving muscle tissue) liquid fast that 80 – 85% of these patients experienced, within three to four weeks, a complete cessation of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. The reason behind this was that this very rapid weight loss resulted in the patient’s previously expanded and bloated cells regaining their normal shape so that the insulin receptors (which reside on the cell’s outer membrane) were “reset” to their correct shape so they could now once again naturally bond with the plentiful insulin in the body. The challenge then was to ensure that the patient received all the nutrients necessary to maintain health while on the very low calorie liquid fast; that is, to find just the right balance of protein, carbohydrate, fat, vitamins, minerals, and other trace elements to keep the body healthy and running smoothly while receiving a very limited number of calories. The result of that work was the basis for the MNP Supplement formulation.
In addition, the doctors noted that fasting patients exhibited other positive health changes, such as: lowered cholesterol and blood pressure; lessening of hip, knee and back pain; reduction or elimination of GERD, snoring, sleep apnea, and improved cardiovascular functioning.
One of these doctors, a board certified endocrinologist, specializing in metabolic diseases, used this fasting model to design a special program for his own patients in private practice. He found that his obese patients not only rapidly and safely lost weight, but also experienced the same health benefits as patients in the research study.
He was very pleased with the improvements in the health of his patients when they lost the weight. However, over time, the endocrinologist noted that his patients tended to put the weight back on. Obviously, there was a piece of the puzzle missing.
So, the endocrinologist sought consultation with a PhD in clinical psychology with over twenty years’ experience in treating the psychological reasons behind gaining and maintaining excess weight. This clinical psychologist provided the unique insight and understanding that became the basis for the psychological aspect of the Doctors Answer Programs.
Together, these two doctors, the MD specializing in endocrinology and the PhD in clinical psychology, designed an innovative and effective program to help patients not only lose excess weight quickly and safely, but also to learn to make the necessary changes to maintain a new, normal weight long term.
The Doctors Answer Programs available today are their answer – the Doctors Answer – to treating the problem of obesity. |
