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herlife | spotlightPhysician’sWeight Clinicby ann e. butenas | photos by bre baszler“For us, the key to success for ourpatients is about the relationshipswe build with them; the fact that weuse real food; and the focus on anew and healthy lifestyle.”Now that the holidays are behind us, one of the biggest hurdlesmany of us face is dealing with those unwanted extrapounds, courtesy of one too many cookies, one extra cupof eggnog, or too many helpings of Aunt Edna’s cheesy potato bake.For some people, the spirit of the holidays leaves them with a fewunwanted pounds. For others, those unwanted pounds have piled upover the years and finding a way to get rid of them seems nearly impossible.However, there is an answer and it can be found in Physician’sWeight Clinic, with three convenient offices in Lodi, Carmichael andElk Grove.Managed by Wendy Keown, a registered nurse with nearly twodecades of health care experience to her credit, Physician’s WeightClinic is the place where weight problems are replaced with solutionsmedically supervised program.When you finally decide that all of those crash diets are simplynot going to render the desired results, the trusted experts at Physician’sWeight Clinic can set you on the path to a healthier, happier you.Not only will the caring and supportive staff be with you every step ofthe way, but many of them have walked the walk and have struggledwith weight issues of their own. They know. They understand. Theygenuinely want to help.Before coming to Physician’s Weight Clinic, Wendy earned herRN degree at the University of California – Davis and focused herefforts in trauma and oncology. However, the overall stress of thatenvironment began to wear on her and she began to lean towards hernatural interest in health and educating others in that arena.Ultimately, Wendy found her professional home with Physician’sWeight Clinic, which is overseen by Dr. Victor Nava, emergencyphysician and noted plastic surgeon, and feels blessed to not only workwith such great people, but to help some pretty amazing individualseach on a special and unique journey. “Seeing people make positivechanges is so rewarding to me,” she smiled.20 HERLIFEMAGAZINE.COM