Weight management 

The Well Weight Management Programme has been designed for those visitors to The Well who are looking for a new and personalised approach to achieving and maintaining an ideal body weight. It has been specially designed to guide you through the different stages of  weight management in a safe and structured way, examining your eating behaviour, weight history, goals, time management and motivation.

The programme is provided over 6 months and combines the expertise of a lifestyle consultant and a doctor. It includes 2 consultations with a doctor, repeat blood tests at month 3 and 6, 3 lifestyle consultations, regular blood pressure and BMI measurements, 2 body composition scans to look at body fat and lean tissue percentages with ongoing communication between sessions. Weight loss medication may also be considered depending upon your personal status and preference and will be discussed with your consulting doctor.  

Client Testimonial:

C. O' Mahony began attending 'The Well' for The Weight Management Programme in 2010. Here are her thoughts on the programme and her own personal weight loss journey:

"I started the weight management programme in March 2010 as I have struggled with my weight for a number of years mainly due to being restricted in exercise from illness. The nurses quickly recognised my struggle and provided immense support to me to help me with my diet and begin building up my exercise plan through motivation.

In the beginning I found it difficult as my weight was quite slowly decreasing. With the help and motivation from the nurses I began to see results and my body started responding well to the programme which in turn sped up the weight loss. In 10 months I lost 2 stone, 8 inches off my waist, 5 off my hips, and reduced my BMI significantly. I feel much healthier and my illnesses have improved greatly. I am still losing weight as I learned in that time how to manage it longterm and using the material that was provided by the nurses. I would strongly recommend anyone to use this programme as it has changed my life."

Sleep Clinic

Dedicated Sleep Clinic at The Well. Adequate sleep is essential to our physical and emotional health and to maximise our wellness. Lack of sleep can have adverse effects on the quality of our family, social and work life with unfulfilled potential in our career and a reduction in short term memory.

The objective of the 'Sleep Well' programme at The Well is to uncover what the causes are for patients who complain of a disturbance in their sleep pattern, excessive sleepiness or loud snoring. There are many possible causes which can be addressed including poor sleep habits or inadequate sleep often caused by a common condition called sleep apnoea.

Sleep apnoea is a sleep related breathing disorder that causes your body to stop breathing during sleeping. Almost all people with sleep apnoea snore loudly and about half of those who snore loudly have sleep apnoea. When it occurs, your body wakes up so quickly that you aren't always aware of it, but your sleep is disrupted a few times or even up to several hundred times per night. It is a potentially life threatening condition which can also be linked to high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, pulmonary hypertension, memory problems, weight gain, impotency and headaches.

Traditionally, sleep apnoea has been diagnosed in a hospital based sleep laboratory but the 'Sleep Well' approach is a home based assessment of sleep. As part of your executive medical, an initial screening for sleep apnoea is carried out using a questionnaire to measure day time sleepiness. Combined with the results of your executive medical, your doctor will evaluate your risk of suffering from the condition and discuss the different options available to you.

For those wishing to take part in the 'Sleep Well' programme, the following steps are included to complete the final diagnosis:

A further assessment and testing with a specialist doctor at The Well:

1. A recording of sleep patterns is completed using a non-invasive device which is worn overnight - the device will be fitted by one of our nurses
2. The device is returned to The Well
3. The recorded pattern is fully analysed by one of the team of consultants in sleep medicine
4. Consultation with the respiratory physician to discuss the results and diagnosis.
5. There are two potential outcomes:
   a) For those identified with sleep hygiene issues, significant advice will be offered regarding lifestyle modification
   b) For those with a positive test for sleep apnoea, they will be advised around treatment options. This may include being fitted for a device that is worn at night and which administers continuous positive airway pressure. The patients who are started on therapy are then reviewed by the Respiratory Consultant to monitor progress.
   Both the diagnosis and treatment of both of the above have proven to significantly improve and change the quality of the sufferer's life and help them to rediscover their wellness.

For further information on our sleep clinic, please contact us on 01-2945444 or info@thewell.ie. Alternatively , you can contact us through our contact page.