Helping People Become 'Lean for Life'

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How Orange County-based Lindora Became California's #1 Medical Weight Control Program

When Marshall

Stamper, M.D., decided to open a small NewPort Beach weight loss clinic back in 1971, he had no way of knowing that decision would ultimately help hundreds of thousands of people change their lives. Motivated by the recent loss of his mother, who died of obesity-related complications, Dr. Stamper pioneered a comprehensive, result-oriented program that helped people lose weight rapidly and safely while changing their physiology so they could maintain their healthy new weight.

Today, 34 years later, Lindora is California's number one medical weight control program and has become the gold standard in weight management, with 34 Southern California locations serving more than 4,000 women, men, and children every weekday.

Lindora's groundbreaking programs and ongoing research are regularly presented at the Harvard Medical School obesity conferences and at meetings of the American Society of Bariatric Physicians and the North American Association for the Study of Obesity. Lindora clinicians and "success stories" have been featured on Good Morning America, The CBS Evening News, and in such publications as People and the Los Angeles Times.

Lean for Life Program

"Lindora's Lean for Life program is much more than a diet - it's a multi-faceted program that teaches people how to change the behaviors and habits that contributed to their weight gain in the first place," explains Lindora president and CEO Cynthia Stamper Graff. Graff, who is Dr. Stamper's daughter and "one of his first patients," says people succeed on the program because the rapid weight loss results they achieve motivate them to maintain the level of energy, enthusiasm, and focus required to make changes that are often difficult to make on ones own.

"People can - and do - lose 10 percent of their weight in just ten weeks on the Lean for Life program," says Graff, whose best-selling book Lean for Life continues to rank in the top 5% of books sold worldwide on amazon.com. While on the program, a two- to five-pound weekly weight loss can be achieved with a menu plan that features three meals and three snacks a day. The menu plan is low carbohydrate, low calorie, low fat and moderate protein during the weight loss phase of the program, and then transitions into a more traditional balance of moderate carbohydrate and low-fat foods during the maintenance phase.

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Lindora's Irvine location.

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Lindora president and CEO Cynthia Stamper Graft with new Lindora poster campaign featuring real life success stories.

Dr. Sabina Kobylinski, Lindora's medical director, explains that the Lean for Life program can rapidly reverse insulin resistance and neutralize the health risks associated with 'killer fat.'

"Dr. Stamper's 'Six Essentials' of healthy weight management have been the corner-stone of the Lindora program since 1971, and they're as valid and valuable today as they were when he opened the first Lindora clinic," says Dr. Kobylinski. "Anyone who fully commits to the program and lives the 'Six Essentials' will not only look and feel healthier, they will be healthier."

Metabolic Fitness Treatment Program

Lindora recently introduced its new Metabolic Fitness Treatment Program, a new tool developed by Lindora clinical researchers and medical staff to help patients assess their risks for abnormal cholesterol levels, metabolic syndrome, heart disease, diabetes, and other preventable diseases. The objective information from a physical exam and comprehensive blood test is combined with results from a questionnaire that scores lifestyle factors such as smoking, drinking, sleep quality and stress levels. These scores are totaled to determine one's Metabolic Fitness QuotientTM (MFQ). The lower your MFQ score, the lower your risk.

"Patients are making significant health improvements in as little as eight weeks through diet and moderate exercise," explains Lindora nurse practitioner and clinical researcher Lynne Nieto. "Knowledge is power, and the Metabolic Fitness Treatment Program empowers people to assume much more active roles in their own health by reversing and preventing disease. People are able to see a direct correlation between changes in diet and other behaviors and improvements in their health."

Lindora Care, Anywhere

In addition to Lindora's 34 locations, including 10 in Orange County, the company offers Lindora Care, Anywhere options, such as an At Work program designed for employers seeking to improve the health and well-being of their employees, and their At Home But Not Alone program, in which people can access Lindora's experts by telephone, as well as through an innovative, interactive online program.

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Lindora is California's number one medical weight control program.

Whether you want to lose 10 pounds, 50 pounds, 100 pounds or more, Lindora can help you lose weight - and keep it off for life!

For more information about Lindora, call 1-800-LINDORA or visit the Web site at www.lindora.com. Lindora's Orange County locations include Costa Mesa, Fullerton, Huntington Beach, Irvine, La Habra, Laguna Hills, Newport Beach, Orange, Rancho Santa Margarita, and San Juan Capistrano.