Medical Weight Management
Weight Loss That Treats the Cause, Not Just the Number
Obesity is a chronic disease, and it responds to medical treatment the same way any other chronic condition does. At DPC Health, we don’t hand you a meal plan and wish you luck. We find out what is actually driving your weight gain — hormones, sleep, medications, insulin resistance, stress — and we build a plan around that. Every patient gets a real workup, a real strategy, and a team that stays with them through it.
What Is Obesity?
Obesity is a chronic disease influenced by many overlapping factors: stress, medications, nutrition, physical activity, sleep, and more. It is not a matter of willpower, and treating it like one is why so many people cycle through the same losses and regains for years.
Our goal is to identify your personal cause and develop an individualized plan to treat it medically.
Why Weight Comes Back
Your body has what’s called a set point — a weight it works hard to defend. You can lose weight, but if nothing changes underneath, your body will steadily pull you back toward that set point. It’s the reason diets so often stall or reverse.
Real, lasting results come from shifting the set point itself. That takes medical support, consistency, and a lifestyle you can actually maintain. Weight loss is a journey, and it’s one we’d like to be part of with you.
Causes of Obesity
There are many contributors to weight gain that patients are never told about. We evaluate all of the following to determine how to medically manage what’s working against you.
Sleep Deprivation
Poor or short sleep disrupts the hormones that regulate hunger and fullness.
Psychological Factors
Stress, anxiety, and depression directly affect appetite, motivation, and metabolism.
Feeding Time
When you eat can matter nearly as much as what you eat.
Medications
Common prescriptions can quietly promote weight gain or block weight loss.
Hormone Imbalance
Thyroid, cortisol, and sex hormones all influence how your body stores fat.
Insulin & Leptin Resistance
When these signals stop working properly, fat storage increases and hunger stays high.
Nutrition & Diet
Composition, portion, and consistency shape your results more than any single food rule.
Physical Inactivity
Muscle mass drives metabolism, and losing it makes weight harder to keep off.
What Your Consultation Includes
Your first visit is a full medical evaluation, not a sales pitch. Here’s what we cover:
- Address chronic medical problems that are affecting weight gain
- Body composition assessment (SECA) to determine body fat, muscle mass, water retention, and more
- EKG screening to evaluate heart status and support heart health
- One-time blood panel including CBC, CMP, HgA1c, lipid panel, and TSH
- Nutrition assessment plan
- Exercise regimen plan built with our health coach
- Medical assessment plan at the discretion of your provider, which may include B12 injection and Skinny Shot, GLP-1 therapy, or oral medications such as bupropion, phentermine, naltrexone, or topiramate
- Your 7 Rules of Weight Loss instructions
- A fully individualized treatment plan
Treatment Options
No single medication is right for everyone. We match therapy to your labs, your body composition, your health history, and your goals.
Peptides
- CJC-1295 / Ipamorelin
- Tesamorelin / Ipamorelin
- 5-Amino-1MQ
- Cagrilintide
Oral Options
- Bupropion
- Phentermine
- Naltrexone
- Topiramate
- 5-Amino-1MQ
Stress & Anxiety Support
Mental health plays a major role in weight loss motivation. For patients struggling with stress or depression, Selank and Semax can be an excellent addition to your plan.
GLP-1 Medications
GLP-1 therapies work by targeting the hormones that control appetite, fullness, and blood sugar. The newer options target more than one hormone at a time, which is why results differ between them.
| Medication | Hormones Targeted | Average Weight Loss |
|---|---|---|
| Semaglutide | GLP-1 only | 12–15% |
| Tirzepatide | GLP-1 + GIP | 18–22% |
| Retatrutide | GLP-1 + GIP + Glucagon | 22–24%+ early data |
Your provider will review which option fits your health profile, along with expected results, side effects, and cost.
Direct Primary Care
Interested in our weight loss program but don’t have the time or capacity to come into the clinic? No problem.
With direct primary care, you get 24/7 access to our team through a secure app called Spruce. Your doctor and medical team can provide care directly from your phone — questions answered, plans adjusted, and support between visits without waiting for the next available appointment.
Care That Keeps Going
Weight loss isn’t a one-visit event. Body composition gets re-checked, medications get adjusted, and your plan changes as your body does. That ongoing follow-through is the difference between losing weight and keeping it off.
Call (682) 200-0035 to find out which program fits your schedule.
Meet the Team
Dr. Tram Nguyen
Board Certified, Family & Obesity Medicine
Dedicated to helping patients optimize their health and achieve sustainable weight loss through personalized, evidence-based care.
Dr. Nathan Nguyen
Board Certified, Family & Obesity Medicine
Works closely with each patient to identify the specific factors contributing to their weight and manage them directly.
Nurse Vinh
Fitness Nurse
Partners with patients to strengthen their weight loss regimen and guide them toward their health goals — so you feel and perform your best, inside and out.
Start Your Weight Loss Plan
If you’ve lost weight before and watched it come back, the plan wasn’t wrong about you — it was just incomplete. Let’s find what’s actually driving it.
Call DPC Health at (682) 200-0035 to schedule your consultation. We proudly serve patients in Keller, TX and the surrounding communities.