Since moving into new and more spacious facilities at the intersection of Kinsey Dr. and SSW Loop 323, The Pain Recovery Center of Tyler (PRCT) has expanded medical care for East Texans. Instrumental in the expansion is three-year PRCT staff physician, Janine C. Islam, MD.
In addition to duties in helping patients combat muscle and joint pain, PRCT Director, Kenneth Fults, DO., is proud to announce several new medical areas featuring Dr. Islam’s expertise.
Dr. Islam now supervises PRCT’s Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) specialized weight control program along with the Medical Age Management program of biodentical hormones.
“Combining this cutting-edge Weight Control program with Dr. Islam’s 15 plus years of medical practice brings a unique opportunity to our clinic and East Texas,” Dr. Fults said.
Prior to joining PRCT, Dr. Islam followed her LSU summa cum laude microbiology and Tulane University School of Medicine graduations with Internal Medicine Internship at Delaware Medical Center and fellowship at Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the world renowned Mayo Clinic.
“We felt fortunate in having Dr. Islam join us in 2007, Dr. Fults continued. “She and our HCG Weight Control and Medical Age Managements programs are a natural avenue for many of our past, present and future clients.”
Dr. Islam explains, “I was a complete skeptic about HCG, but our staff convinced me that we should try it. The five of us completed the 25 day cycle. We lost between 14 to 19 pounds. Many East Texans of all ages and gender should be happy in realizing there is a way to lose weight without resorting to perpetual yo-yo diets. The program consists of HCG injections and a diet of selected foods available at local grocery stores. Unlike many weight loss/control plans, buying food for the HCG program won’t break your bank.”
HCG was used in the treatment of obesity disorders by a British physician and Ph.D. A.T.W. Simeons of the renowned Salvatore Mundi International Hospital in Rome, Italy over a 16 year period starting in the 1950’s. Dr. Simeons’ clinic had a 97% success ratio. The diet has enjoyed a recent resurgence in popularity.
Dr. Simeons’ hypothesis was that the HCG mobilizes fat stores into the bloodstream. He noted clinically that appetite was suppressed as his patients lost weight, despite the restricted diet. He developed a list of foods that optimized the weight loss.
Patients entering our program will have a physical exam by a physician and a basic blood panel drawn to look for renal, hepatic or thyroid disease.
Those with a history of reproductive cancers, such as testicular, prostate, breast, endometrial, ovarian or uterine, should not enter the program.
If the patient is qualified, a prescription for injectable HCG, to be filled at a reputable pharmacy, is given to the patients. Patients can opt for to have the injections administered to them during the week, however all patients so far have found it easy to self administer the injections.
“Try it, you’ll like it” is an oft-stated cliché. However we at PRCT have found it to be a certified truth.
For additional information regarding taking 25 days to turn into a new you, we invite you to scan our website. The American FDA has not approved HCG for weight loss.
