ShillMed Weight Loss and Lifestyle Medicine Center

11/07/2025

Way to go Dave!!!!!

11/06/2025

We would love to help you set some healthy goals attainable goals. Call today for your complimentary consultation.

11/05/2025

Losing weight affects so many aspects of your health. Let us help you reach your optimal health!!

11/05/2025

BLACK FRIDAY SPECIAL 🔥
Bring a friend, and you both EAT FREE for a month!
When you and a friend sign up for a 1-year ShillMed Membership, you’ll each get 1 month of free meal replacements — designed to help you lose weight, feel amazing, and simplify your health routine.

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Offer valid only through November 2025, so grab your partner-in-health and join today.

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11/04/2025

HMMM... while we can't necessarily agree with this rationale, we do have some DELICIOUS chocolate meal replacements, that can help you lose weight quickly and safely. Try our chocolate caramel, hot chocolate, double chocolate New Direction shakes, drinks and puddings. Or our personal staff favorite is the Chocolate Caramel and chocolate peppermint bars. It's a delicious way to lose weight!

11/03/2025

11/02/2025

Let us help you feel your best so you can do all the good things you have been looking forward to.

11/01/2025

As our patients move towards their weight and health goals, they usually start to see unplanned for benefits. Losing weight makes a lot of things in life easier and a little more simple. Give us a call and let us help you reach those goals.

10/31/2025

From our favorite football coach...Halloween words of wisdom....

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10/31/2025

Great advice - easy to get started. Need help? Call or text 509-303-4001

There’s a lot of buzz about Dr. Peter Attia’s message that cardiorespiratory fitness (and strength) may predict longevity even better than blood pressure, cholesterol, or glucose levels.

He’s right — aerobic and muscular fitness are enormously protective. Every 1 MET increase in fitness (that’s one “metabolic equivalent,” roughly the energy cost of walking at 3 mph) can lower all-cause mortality risk by about 10–15%. METs are reported on exercise based stress tests. If you’ve had one in the past, go back and look and see what your MET level achieved was.  If you achieved greater than 8. That’s good. Greater than 10, even better. No uncomfortable VO2 max mask required.

But that doesn’t mean fitness replaces the importance of blood pressure, lipids, or insulin sensitivity. The best outcomes come from stacking these wins, not trading one for another.

👉 Blood pressure goal:
If you can keep your systolic pressure below 120 mm Hg naturally (through nutrition, activity, weight control, and sleep), that’s ideal.
If medication is needed, then maintaining below 130 mm Hg is still highly protective — the small difference mainly reflects that medications can sometimes introduce mild side effects that lifestyle doesn’t.

👉 Cholesterol & insulin sensitivity:
Fit people often have better insulin sensitivity and lipid profiles, but high ApoB or non-HDL cholesterol can still drive plaque formation even in athletes. Fitness reduces the risk — it doesn’t erase it.

👉 VO₂ max and METs — keep it simple:
You don’t need a fancy VO₂ max lab test to know your fitness level.
• METs can be easily estimated from a standard treadmill exercise stress test — something most hospitals and clinics can do.

• Or try a Cooper 12-minute run/walk test (distance covered in 12 minutes) to estimate aerobic capacity yourself (for instance, 8 minute mile at my age of 57 would be excellent).

• If you can briskly climb several flights of stairs without breathlessness (meaning the inability to reasonably speak) or sustain a solid 30-minute brisk walk, jog, or bike ride, you’re already in the range where cardiorespiratory fitness powerfully lowers mortality risk.

Formal VO₂ max testing is fascinating for elite athletes and researchers, but it’s not required — nor scalable — for population health. The principles are simple and low cost, even free: Move often. Stay strong. Be consistent.

10/31/2025

Ghosts are scary! Roller coasters are scary! Mother-in-laws can be scary! But weight loss doesn't have to be. Working with our team at ShillMed can actually be fun! Give us a call today and schedule your free consultation.

10/30/2025

As you start to feed your body the nutrients it needs to thrive, the unhealthy cravings will start to diminish. We would love to help you make a plan to get your health back on track. Call us today to schedule a free consultation (509) 303-4001.