What are the Benefits of Lipotropic Injections?

If you want to lose weight, and do it the healthy way, a healthy low-fat diet and exercise over an extended period of time will always bring results. Although this might be a struggle for many, medical science has proven it to be true, and there is no reason to doubt it. Knowing this yourself can help you overcome the problems with willpower most people attempting to lose weight face. Medical science can also provide you with tools that can add momentum to your efforts. Lipotropic injections can help with fat loss as you exercise and diet.

What Lipotropic Injections Contain

The medicine in a lipotropic injection is tailored to a large extent to individual needs. It’s composed of a combination of supplemental nutrients that provide the extra energy boost and nutrition to support weight loss efforts, such as regular exercise and diet. The mixture of nutritional ingredients will vary, but they almost always include vitamin B12, a necessary nutrient for turning protein and fat into energy. A B-complex mixture might be used, because these contain all of the B vitamins, and each plays a key function in the energy metabolism process.

Another nutrient that is commonly included in a lipotropic injection is L-carnitine. L-carnitine is responsible for moving long-chain fatty acids to mitochondria in the cells of your body, where they produce energy.

Phentermine has shown plenty of evidence over the years as an effective weight loss drug. It’s approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for short-term weight loss purposes in men and women. It’s sometimes used in preparations for lipotropic injections along with other ingredients and nutrients. It’s used on a short-term basis most times, but it can significantly help with weight loss within this time period.

The dosage and frequency of lipotropic injections will depend on the ingredients and nutrients being used. The choice of these will also depend on your overall health and your weight loss and fitness goals.

How Lipotropic Injections are Given

Lipotropic injections are given in the comfort of our office here at Simply Slim Medical. They are typically given on a weekly basis for several weeks, in most cases. The duration of the treatment will depend on your particular weight loss plan and the ingredients in the medicine for the injections. Treatments will continue for a set amount of time or until you reach your weight loss and fitness objectives.

If you feel like you could benefit from lipotropic injections, please schedule a consultation at our office in Bethesda, MD or Falls Church, VA. We also serve clients throughout the Tysons Corner, VA and DMV (DC Maryland Virginia) areas. Contact us today to book an appointment and get started.