Doctor of Osteopathy Yaser Elqutub, founder of the Purposeful Healing Direct Primary Care clinic, understands that one size doesn’t fit all when it comes to health and weight management. He and his staff partner with patients to guide them through their own unique, comprehensive and holistic weight loss plans.

In February, the clinic will move to a larger suite in their building to accommodate a sister business, Zenlight Body Sculpting, which can be used in conjunction with clinical weight loss. Purposeful Healing clinic members have exclusive access to Zenlight services.

Elqutub describes his weight-loss approach as “from the ground up.” He says services start with dietary changes and include supplements, weight-loss medications and exercise. The clinic has a gym onsite. The Purposeful Healing team includes a personal trainer, James Scott, and a physical therapist, Marc Anthony Rodriguez.

The gym and fitness services enhance Elqutub’s approach toward patient accountability. “Most of my patients, whether they’re seeing me for weight loss or an injury, go to the gym afterward for some degree of movement or stretches to help the body heal,” he says. Rodriguez works with patients that have injuries to help them build endurance, increase mobility and work out safely.

Elqutub recently added Curtis Olsen to his staff to provide medical massage. Different than luxurious spa pampering, Elqutub describes medical massage as more interactive. Olsen uses manual therapy to aid in the patient’s recovery process by addressing concerns such as swelling or joint pain.

Licensed psychologist Dr. Margaret Moravec, Ph.D., addresses behavioral health, helping patients understand their mindset as to why they want to improve their health and what habits or behaviors might hold them back.

“All of these services are in-house, under one roof and very affordable under our membership plans. If you broke these services down separately, you’d be paying a lot more,” Elqutub notes.

Customized Options for New Year’s Goals

As we begin a new year, many people set New Year’s resolutions or intentions to lose weight. To be successful, Elqutub advises to first recognize why this goal is important, then set realistic, healthy expectations. “Weight gain doesn’t happen overnight, and neither does weight loss,” he says. “A healthy weight loss range is four to eight pounds per month when you’re doing a weight-loss plan correctly without an unhealthy calorie deficit.”

Yet Elqutub recognizes that many people want results faster, and Zenlight Body Sculpting was formed to help those patients. Zenlight uses the Contour Light, a non-invasive, federally approved red light therapy device. “It’s safe, heathy and effective,” Elqutub explains. “In the clinic, we use it for medical purposes to address pain, inflammation, skin issues and lymphatic drainage. It’s also cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to burn fat.”

The Contour Light can be used in conjunction with workouts, anti-inflammatory diet plans and proper hydration for faster weight loss results. Zenight also offers Alma Opus technology, a skin resurfacing process that uses radio frequency to tighten loose skin and reduce cellulite.

BeautiFill Fat Transfer, an outpatient liposuction service, is a minimally invasive cosmetic procedure that removes excess fat cells from one area of the body and transfers it to another area where a patient desires more contouring, such as the face or hands.

“We don’t just do a procedure and send patients on their way,”  Elqutub says. “They stay in-house with us to work on diet and continued healing that includes lymphatic massage, draining and burning fat. It’s a comprehensive approach that is tailored to each patient’s beliefs and needs.”

Purposeful Healing is located at 4300 N. Central Exwy., Ste. 280, in Dallas. For appointments and more information, call 469-949-2730 or visit PurposefulHealingDPC.com.