Dr. David M. Klein, Innovator of Smart for Life in Arizona, Brings New Weight Management...

Dr. David M. Klein, Innovator of Smart for Life in Arizona, Brings New Weight
Management and Wellness Concept to Arizona

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- David M. Klein, Ph.D., original
co-owner of the Smart For Life Weight Management Centers in Arizona and a
developer of that national brand, has now introduced his next generation
weight management and wellness centers to Arizona.

Natural Weight(TM) For Optimized Living is a comprehensive, medically-based
and supervised weight management and wellness program that enables you to
become healthier at any weight, as well as providing weight loss and
management programs that help people to improve their health and to keep
weight off long term. It is an especially good program for the treatment of
weight-related metabolic syndrome factors, such as type II diabetes and
hypertension.

According to Michael Richman M.D., F.A.C.S., cardiothoracic surgeon and CEO of
The Center for Cholesterol Management, "Metabolic syndrome is reflected by
overnutrition and a sedentary lifestyle that ultimately culminate in abdominal
obesity. It is characterized by a clustering of risk factors that place an
individual at increased risk of a cardiovascular event."

Natural Weight's clients work with an integrated team of physicians and
healthcare providers: Doctors, coaches, and educators working together to
assist clients with achieving their goals.

"The core philosophy of our program is to teach people to normalize their
blood sugar through the use of portion-controlled products," stated Dr. Klein.
"In this way, no matter if you are looking to lose weight, have problems with
afternoon low blood sugar, or are just interested in maintaining your weight
and strength, our products meet your needs."

As a foundation for this, the company has developed a complete new line of
nutri-food products called DOLiPs (Daily Optimized Living Portions) that
afford people in the weight loss program, as well as other clients, to "mix
and match" different products, which are varied for calories, protein and
appetite suppression. There are products for weight loss, weight management,
and for active athletic people needing to raise and steady their glycemic
index.

BOTH Diet and non-diet products have been developed to help individuals
stabilize their blood sugar and metabolism during the day. No peaks. No
valleys.

The Natural Weight program teaches proper nutrition but also addresses root
causes of weight issues: genetic, medical, psychological, emotional, and
behavioral factors.

"The majority of people who have weight to lose are not at a specific weight
solely because of their genetics, although that certainly plays a role. They
are at that weight because of a COMBINATION of being genetically predisposed,
but also because of their experiences and attitudes; quite simply, they eat
because they 'know' they will be fat, or their eating is an emotional response
to stress," explained Klein.

We know we can lose weight...but we also "know" that we will just gain it
back. But what if we KNEW and BELIEVED we could keep it off?

What Natural Weight does is to provide its clients the experiences they need:
emotionally (through weekly support and weigh-in sessions), behaviorally
(through losing weight quickly and experiencing their old habits go away and
new more rewarding ones replacing them), and educationally (through easy
learning tools) that then cause their experiences to change.

"I have always believed that low-calorie diets needed to be medically
supervised AND have behavioral systems in place to make certain the person is
focused and 'mentored' through their weight loss," Klein said.

With medical supervision a person can safely lose 5 pounds the first week and
about 2.5 pounds every week after. This amounts to approximately 12 to 15
pounds a month. These results keep people motivated and on-track towards goal.

A 1999 study from the University of Florida on "the effects of
exercise-focused versus weight-focused programs on the management of obesity"
found that during the year following initial weight-loss treatment,
participants in the program focused only on weight loss demonstrated
significantly greater reduction in fat consumption and significantly better
maintenance of weight losses than subjects in the exercise-focused program.

Natural Weight for Optimized Living has four centers in Arizona, including
Scottsdale, Chandler, Glendale and Tucson and can be reached at 877.785.7885
or www.NaturalWeightForMe.com .

SOURCE Natural Weight for Optimized Living

Dr. David Klein, +1-561-213-6390, or david@dmklein.com