Healthcare Without Weight Loss
FREE RESOURCES
Want healthcare without weight loss prescriptions? You’re not alone. It’s extremely hard to find healthcare providers who will treat your actual symptoms instead of focusing on weight. While we can’t tell you which specific doctors to see, these free resources will help you advocate for proper treatment and navigate weight-focused healthcare settings more effectively.
You Deserve Healthcare Without Weight Loss
Getting proper healthcare shouldn’t depend on your size. When doctors focus only on weight, they often miss or delay treating important health conditions. Our evidence-based resources help you understand your rights as a patient, learn about treatment options that don’t require weight loss, and advocate for care that addresses your actual symptoms and conditions.
Have You Been Prescribed Weight Loss?
Before making any decision, try our free Weight Loss Decision Aid, designed to help you make informed choices based on evidence, not promises. This printable worksheet guides you through examining your true motivations, understanding the real benefits and risks, and considering alternatives. You can either visit the webpage or sign up for our weekly newsletter and download your free copy today.
Symptom-Specific Guides
Finding doctors who don’t focus on weight is especially important when managing ongoing symptoms. These guides help you get proper investigation and treatment:
Managing Chronic Fatigue
This comprehensive guide walks you through the process of getting proper medical investigation beyond weight discussions. You'll learn how to understand and document your symptoms, identify potential underlying causes, create an effective management plan, and advocate for comprehensive testing that addresses your actual health concerns.
Managing Chronic Pain
Our evidence-based guide helps you understand different types of pain and explore available management options without weight loss. Learn how to work effectively with healthcare providers, develop a comprehensive treatment plan, and access appropriate medication and care that addresses your pain directly.
Managing Blood Sugar
Understanding blood sugar variations is complex and deserves proper medical attention. Our guide explains how to track and understand your blood sugar patterns, work with healthcare providers to investigate underlying factors, and develop an effective management plan that doesn't rely on restriction. Learn about comprehensive testing options and how to advocate for care that addresses all factors affecting your glucose levels.
Condition-Specific Resources
These condition guides help you understand and advocate for proper treatment that goes beyond weight loss recommendations.
Diabetes
This diabetes guide helps you access evidence-based care that goes beyond simplistic weight-focused solutions. Learn about different medication options, effective monitoring strategies, and how to work with healthcare providers who understand diabetes management isn't about weight.
Fatty Liver Disease
This guide explains what actually causes fatty liver, why 40% of people with the condition aren't fat, and effective management strategies focused on metabolic health rather than size. Learn how to advocate for proper care and overcome weight stigma in the medical system.
High Blood Pressure
Navigate high blood pressure treatment without weight loss prescriptions. This guide covers evidence-based approaches to blood pressure management, including medication options, monitoring strategies, and lifestyle factors that don't involve restriction.
IIH
Learn about evidence-based IIH treatments that don't rely on weight loss. This guide covers symptom management strategies, ways to work effectively with neurologists, and how to ensure you receive proper monitoring and care throughout your treatment journey.
Osteoarthritis
Get effective osteoarthritis treatment without weight loss requirements. Our guide explains evidence-based pain management strategies, available treatment options, and how to access appropriate physical therapy and medical care
Prediabetes
This guide explains blood sugar management through an evidence-based, weight-inclusive lens. Learn about treatment approaches that don't require restriction, how to work effectively with diabetes educators, and ways to ensure appropriate monitoring and support for your health.
Sleep Apnea
Discover treatment options that focus on breathing, not weight. This guide explains how to access effective CPAP therapy, implement strategies for better sleep, and work with sleep specialists who provide comprehensive care focused on improving your sleep quality.