Our Health Program

Our Health Program

Take Shape For Life is an entirely new approach to well-being based on creating health, not reacting to illness. Reaching a healthy weight is just the beginning. Through the Habits of Health and the BeSlim lifestyle, our program can help guide you to Optimal Health.

As you work toward Optimal Health, you learn to take charge of your lifestyle and be as healthy as you can be, for as long as you want.


With Take Shape For Life, you'll master the ability to:

  • Create health in your life, step-by-step, through nutrition, proper sleep, exercise, and stress management.
  • Transform your world into a supportive environment where healthy habits can grow and thrive.
  • Identify unhealthy patterns and triggers, and use the power of choice to stay true to your health goals.
  • Cultivate the Habits of Health — step-by-step, one day at a time —that can gradually replace the habits that make us ill, overweight, and unhappy.
  • Grow a healthier you, with proven techniques of people who have been successful in maintaining their healthy weight loss for years.

The health care system is failing

The medical community's current role is to focus on treating the symptoms and diseases stemming from the consequences of unhealthy living.

Unfortunately, medications and surgeries do not help create health. The current approach focuses more on "sick care" than "health care." This approach is bankrupting both the health and financial state of our nation.

At Take Shape For Life, we are focusing on creating a new system of health. Take Shape For Life gives each individual the direction and support they need to successfully create—and sustain—a healthy lifestyle.

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Dr. Andersen explains the benefits of Take Shape For Life.

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Medifast makes no claim that these results are representative of all participants on the Medifast Program. Medifast recommends you consult with a physician before starting a weight-loss program. Individual results will vary. Fullness Index is a satiety calculation based on a food.s fiber, protein, and calorie content. The equation is: (grams of protein per serving + grams of fiber per serving) x 100, divided by number of calories per serving. The higher the number, the more fullness is derived from each calorie. Medifast has been recommended by more than 20,000 doctors since 1980. BeSlim Club Membership: Minimum purchase of $150 required to qualify for free standard shipping offer. First orders over $250 receive 28 free meals. Second orders over $250 receive an additional 28 free meals. See the BeSlim Club terms and conditions for complete details.
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