AT Evans Pharmacy we want to look after all your health needs and we have a dedicated team to help you do this
What is a healthy weight ?
A good tool to use is find out if you are a healthy weight is to find out what your Body Mass Index is .We can do this at your local Evans pharmacy or you can use the NHS BMI Calculator.
If your BMI is over 25 then this could indicate you are overweight.Being overweight can lead to high blood pressure ,type two diabetes and puts strain on joints which can speed up the process of osteoarthritis.
You can obtain a free NHS blood pressure check at your local Evans pharmacy and forms part of the Weight Management Service we offer.This can be booked on our booking system which is at the bottom of the individual pharmacy pages.
There are many tools available to help and this can be discussed at our Weight Management Service.The consultation is free of charge
There are also drug options to help weight loss and these can be prescribed if appropriate to the persons needs
There is a lot of press coverage regarding appetite suppressants and can be part of a weight management plan .These are known as GLP-1 receptor agonists
At the bottom of this page you can download information about the particular GLP-1 which can be part of our Weight Management Service
Here is a link to the NHS Healthy Weight Management Service
