Insight Family Health - Good Health Starts Here

Weight management impacts all aspects of health care.

• Lifestyle:
  Regular medical check-ups and monitoring of chronic conditions. 
• Body Measurements:  Recording weight, height, BMI (Body Mass Index), and body composition analysis.
• Nutritional Counseling: Guidance on healthy eating habits, portion control, and balanced diets.  Education about food choices and meal planning to support weight loss and maintenance.
• Screenings:  Possible lab tests to check metabolic health and monitor any medical conditions.

Weight Loss Program

• Medically supervised weight loss programs offer state of the art and highly effective treatments for weight loss to achieve overall health and wellness goals.  Typical treatment may involve diet and exercise regimens, healthy eating guidance and weekly or semi-weekly injections.

Obesity Medicine Association

• Dr. Abrikosova is a Member of the Obesity Medicine Association, a professional medical organization dedicated to advancing the field of obesity medicine. OMA's members include physicians and other healthcare professionals who specialize in or are interested in obesity treatment and management. 

Branded Weight Loss Products: can be prescribed by our doctors. Insurance may require additional conditions or programs prior to approval. Outside of insurance, the cost used to be prohibitive. However, pricing and availability are improving.  It is now possible for most patients to afford self pay programs and access the tremendous health benefits of the medication that go way beyond just weight loss. Commonly Prescribed Medications include: 

>Weekly Injectables:

1. Novo Nordisk-(Single Agonists*)

• Ozempic (Semaglutide): diabetes
• Wegovy (Semaglutide): weight loss

2. Eli Lilly-(Dual Agonists*)

• Mounjaro (Tirzepatide): diabetes
• Zepbound (Tirzepatide): weight loss

>New Daily Pill Forms:

 Eli Lilly- Foundayo (Orforglipron): weight Loss

 Novo Nordisk: Wegovy (Pill): weight, Rybelsus-diabetes

>Coming in Late 2026/2027 and very promising:

Eli Lilly (Triple Agonist*): Retatrutide 

Reduces muscle loss, increases fat loss

Roughly speaking weight loss:

semaglutide: 15% , tirzepatide: 20–22%, retatrutide: 25–30%+

*An agonist is something that activates a receptor in the body and causes a biological effect. The more agonists, the more effective.

Compounded Weight Loss Products: Are chemically identical but made by compounding pharmacies under special FDA approvals. Compound Semaglutide or Tirzepatide can be prescribed by a doctor at very reasonable prices. However, Compounded versions are not reviewed or approved by the U.S. FDA and their safety, consistency, and quality can vary depending on the source and preparation process. There are also evolving regulatory and legal considerations surrounding these products.

At Insight Family Health, patient safety and treatment reliability come first. For that reason, we do not prescribe compounded medications. Instead, we prescribe only FDA-approved, brand-name GLP medications. These therapies are manufactured under strict quality standards, have well-established dosing and safety data, and provide a level of consistency that is essential for safe and effective care. 

At our practice we have noticed dramatic secondary changes, in addition to weight loss, to the health of patients on GLP medications including lower blood sugar, lower cholesterol levels, lower blood pressure, decreased interest in smoking and alcohol consumption, and higher energy levels. These are only casual observations and not medically validated by us.

However there is a large body of medical literature and scientific articles published which discuss the possible mechanisms for these types of impacts which have been widely reported. We will supply some links to these articles in a future update to our website.