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We are pleased to have Sandra Johnson, LCSW, LMFT, MCAP, SAP join the i spa team. Sanda is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Marriage & Family Therapist and also holds certifications as a Master's Level Addiction and Substance Abuse Professional. Check back again soon for more information on the services this talented practitioner offers.

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Whether it's 10 pounds or over 100, i spa Health Studio's medically supervised weight loss diet will help you to lose the weight in a healthy, safe manor with no drugs. This weight loss method is an easy 4-phase medically designed protocol that helps stabilize the pancreas and blood sugar levels while burning fat and maintaining muscle.

What to Expect During Your Weight Loss

Our fat loss program is based on over 25 years of experience and 5 million people throughout the world. Our combined dieters have lost over 1,500 pounds and counting!

• Fast weight loss without sacrificing muscle mass.
• An understanding of how food affects and is utilized by the body, including what causes fat storage.
• Improved energy, appetite control and reduced cravings - usually on day 4 or 5 or the program.
• An average weight loss of 3-7 pounds per week!
• Dedicated, knowledgeable support to help you succeed at your healthy, effective weight loss.
• Access to our private recipe portal specifically for our dieters with delicious ideas and healthy foods.
• Weekly check-ins and health statistic reports. Learn exactly how much fat and inches you're losing, how it's effecting your metabolic age, your visceral fat levels, hydration levels and much more!

Ideal Protein-Rich Foods That Taste Delicious!

The centerpiece of our program is our gourmet, Ideal Protein weight loss foods, which the dieter consumes during the weight loss phases of the diet plan. The foods are delicious, practical, satisfying, and available in a wide array of textures and flavors that include crunchy, chewy, hearty, smooth, sweet, spicy, and salty foods. They can be served hot, warm, cold, or even frozen!

Use these products to build complete, healthy meals, adding vegetables and salads. Each Ideal Protein food contains approximately 20 grams of protein with very little, if any, fat or sugar. They are simple to prepare and are ideal for people that need to incorporate weight loss and health into an active lifestyle.

Science Behind the Ideal Protein Weight Loss Diet

Developed in France 25 years ago, this weight loss program helps your body to learn to burn fat for energy. The body employs energy from three reserves glycogen (carbohydrates), protein and fats. By restricting sugars (simple and complex carbohydrates), we're able to convince the body to burn fat for fuel. Why? Because as long as sugar is being consumed, the body is not burning fat.

Next—the most important part:
How do we get the body to burn it's fat and NOT your muscle mass for energy? Remember, the more muscle you have the more calories you're burning, so this step is crucial!  First, we provide the body with foods that have a high protein value, complete with 8 essential amino acids, making them biologically complete proteins. Second, by supplementing your diet with nutrient-rich supplements, Multi-Vita, Calcium & Magnesium and Potassium Citrate, key ingredients in muscle building and electrolytes, to replace those normally found in foods restricted on this weight loss protocol.

You lose not just weight in a healthy manner, but it's fat that you're losing with no drugs and no stimulants, only our body's natural ability to safely lose weight. Once you body begins to burn your stored fat, you will shed the pounds, feel energized, look vibrant, and feel strong!

What It's Not

Our weight loss program is NOT a no carb/high protein diet. Many protein-based diets are also high in saturated fats, which is taxing on the liver and the kidneys, whereas this ideal weight loss method provides just the right amount of the highest quality protein needed to protect and improve muscle mass and vital organs. We don't use drugs or shots or any type of appetizer suppressants.

To learn more about our proven diet program, or to start losing weight today, contact one of the i spa weight loss coaches in our Largo, FL clinic at 727.386.4004 or email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.!

Below is a list of our current upcoming events. In addition to our free health seminars, we are continually adding to the guest speakers that will join us. Please check back with us again soon to see what new speakers we have featured.

Below are just a few of the things our wonderful patients have said about us from all over the web. If you'd like to send us feedback too, we'd love to hear from you. Just drop us a line at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we'd be happy to post your reviews or you can use any of our social networks on the tabs to the right.

Summer is taking leave as the bounty of autumn returns to the Florida region. As Floridians we may not experience the golden change of leaves like our Northern neighbors but our internal thermostat is keenly aware of this atmospheric change. As the air begins to dry and the temperature begins to decrease, there are indicators or markers to which our bodies internally respond.

Within Traditional Chinese medicine theory there are five distinct elements of cyclical change: wood, fire, earth, metal and water. These five elements can relate to seasons, flavors, colors, organs and more. The metal element relates to the fall season, the spicy flavor, the color white and the organs of the lungs and large intestine.

There are several exceptional foods that assist in nourishing and supporting the lungs and large intestine. These foods aid the body during the autumn months and are easily accessible to consumers. Almonds and honey are a simple addition to any diet and they help in lubricating the lungs during these dry months. Additionally; pears, persimmons and white mushrooms help to cool the lungs.

The recipe below is both delicious and soothing as we transition into the fall season when coughs can appear.

Traditional Chinese Recipe for Coughs

4 cups water
1/4 cup of almonds (about a handful)
2 pears (any variety), cut into pieces
1 or 2 large pieces of tangerine peel
2 to 3 tablespoons of honey

Directions:
Bring the water to a boil in a large pot. Add the almonds, pears and tangerine peel. Allow the mixture to boil down to two cups. Stir in the honey. Drink while warm once or twice a day for about a week.

Compliments of Dr. Debra Bebell, Acupuncture Physcian

Autumn is also the delicious season for fall baking and pumpkins! Be sure to whip up a batch of these protein and fiber packed snacks this year. They're great for you and yummy too!

Roasted Pumpkin Seed Snack Recipe

1 1/2 cups pumpkin seeds
2 teaspoons of olive oil
sprinkle of salt - (sea salt or kosher salt preferably)
garlic powder (optional)
cayenne pepper (optional)
cajun seasoning (optional)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
With a large metal spoon, scoop out the seeds from the inside of your pumpkin. Separate the seeds from the stringy pulp and rinse with water in a colander. While it's OK to leave some strings and pulp on your seeds (it adds flavor) clean off any major chunks.
Lay seeds out on paper towels to dry.
Toss pumpkin seeds in a bowl with the oil and seasonings of your choice.
Spread pumpkin seeds in a single layer on baking sheet.
Bake for about 45 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden brown and Enjoy!

Try These Additional Flavor Combinations for Gourmet Roasted Pumpkin Seed Snacks:
Italian Style Pumpkin Seeds -- Italian Seasoning Blend, Parmesan Cheese, Olive Oil, Salt and Pepper
Pumpkin Pie Pumpkin Seeds -- Cinnamon, Ground Ginger and Pinch of Nutmeg, Olive Oil
Greek Syle -- Lemon Pepper Seasoning Blend, Oregano, Salt, Olive Oil
Buffalo Wings Pumpkin Seeds -- Butter, Tabasco Sauce, Salt

Why say goodbye to salads during the Fall and Winter? For a light, flavorful salad dressing, try this oil-free avocado dressing recipe. It's packed with nutrients and avocados are a vitamin E powerhouse!

Avocado Dressing

2 large, ripe Hass avocados, halfed, seeded and peeled
3 - 4 garlic cloves
1 small - medium onion
Zest of 2 limes
2-3 teaspoons of lime juice (to taste)
1/2 cup light sour cream or yogurt (plain)
2 - 4 Tablespoons cilantro to taste
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
A few dashes of your favorite hot sauce (optional)

Directions:
In a food processor or a blender, combine avocados, garlic cloves, onion, lime zest and lime juice. Blend until smooth. The dressing will still be a little thick. Stir in sour cream or yogurt, cilantro, salt, pepper and hot sauce.  Serve over your favorite salad or use as a dip.

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From customized facials to chemical peels and microdermabrasion, the skin care specialists at i spa offer the treatments to heal, protect and help to reveal a new, more vibrant you. Below are just a few of the skin care services they offer. Call us today to learn more about our other skin care treatments.

Customized Therapeutic Facials

This restorative treatment is customized based on your individual concerns, addressing a variety of needs ranging from premature aging and environmental damage, acne, rosacea to a dull and patchy complexion. A head, neck, decollate and shoulder massage complement the facial.

Gentleman’s Facials

Targets men’s specific facial concerns with deep pore ultrasonic cleansing, exfoliating, toning and hydrating.

Teen Facial

A great education and treatment for teenagers. It includes in depth consultation and information for teens to understand the importance of proper home care. Proper cleanse, analysis, gentle exfoliation, extractions, hydration and SPF protection. Perfect beginning for healthy skin and to treat breakouts!

Back Treatment

This facial is perfect for the neglected skin on the back! Includes deep cleansing, exfoliation, extractions, massage, mask and moisturizer.

Microdermabrasion

This minimally invasive procedure helps renew overall skin tone and texture. It can improve the appearance of sun damage, wrinkles, fine lines, age spots, acne scarring, and other skin-related concerns.

Vibrant 1 Peels:

Blueberry Smoothie - Soften rough uneven skin for a balanced and clearer complexion by eliminating pore- clogging impurities and dull surface cells for dramatically smoother texture. This gentle, all-purpose treatment resurfaces, corrects, and protects with fruit enzymes and vitamins A and C. Ideal for rosacea, hypersensitive skin.

Essential Peptide – Manage the visible signs of aging with a blend of potent peptide and stem cell technology to reveal smoother, vibrant looking skin. Exfoliation with Lactic and retinol for overall skin renewal

Pomegranate – The perfect pick me up for all skin types, conditions and concerns. This gentle exfoliating antioxidant treatment leaves skin soft, renewed and vibrantly glowing.

Purity – Perfect for oily and acne prone skin. Helps de-congest pores and calm inflammation for a clear and balanced complexion.

Vibrant 2 Peels:

Blueberry Jessner - A potent peel that eliminates impurities, reduces visible blemishes, lifts away stubborn pigmentation and reduce fine lines, wrinkles helping to improve the appearance of mature skin.

Deep Sea – A chemical free, non-acid peel utilizes manual exfoliation to resurface and rejuvenate the skin, lifting away stubborn pigmentation and acne scarring by stimulating cell turnover, protein synthesis and circulation.

Timeless – Designed to stimulate cell turnover for increased collagen and elastin production to visibly reduce signs of aging and pigmentation.

Dermaplaning

This non-invasive treatment uses a blade that gently glides across the skin to exfoliate and resurface the skin with the added benefit of removing fine hair. This treatment will also increase the rate of absorption of the products, remove build up of sebum and tired skin cells, and promote new cell production. Your skin will be left silky smooth and vibrant with no downtime!

Microneedling

Also known as collagen induction therapy in which tiny, almost microscopic needles penetrate the skin to create micro-perforations to stimulate the skin’s natural healing process. This treatment can aid in improving the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, hyperpigmentation and acne scarring.

Nanoneedling

These non-invasive, intensive transdermal deliveries of active ingredients effectively treat skin conditions. Nano needling only affects the epidermis and is gentle and safe. The benefits of this very effective serum infusion treatment include pigmentation reduction, increased cell turnover, skin rejuvenation and an immediate glow with zero down time. This treatment can be done weekly.

Microcurrent

The use of this device has painless micro electrical currents that re-educate the muscles in your face and also increases circulation, minimizes puffiness, aids in lymphatic drainage and leaves you with a firmer, tighter more youthful and vibrant appearance.

Lash & Brow Tint, Brow Wax and Lip Wax

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With the 3-Phase Ideal Protein Protocol

Whether it's 10 pounds or over 100, the Ideal Protein Ketogenic Weight Loss Protocol, along with our personalized coaching will help you to lose weight. All the power you need to lose weight and maintain your weight loss exists inside of you.

How does the Ideal Protein Protocol work?

The three phases of the Ideal Protein Protocol are designed to help you set, achieve and maintain your weight loss goals.  During the Weight Loss Phase of the Protocol, we restrict carbohydrate intake to encourage the body to turn to its fat stores for energy. By eating Ideal Protein foods, the Protocol helps to sustain muscle mass while teaching you how to develop smarter eating habits and lifestyle choices, to help maintain your weight after weight loss is achieved. With your very own personal Ideal Protein coach, you will be motivated to reach your health and wellness goals. From day one, we will empower you to learn healthier habits and help you to understand how to make choices, for long-term improved health.

Ideal Protein Food

The centerpiece of our protocol is our gourmet, Ideal Protein foods, which the dieter consumes during the weight loss phases of the diet. Our vast selection of delicious meals and snacks will fill you up and taste amazing. It’s the fuel that will help you lose weight and reset possible.

How is the Ideal Protein Weight Loss Protocol different from other protein diets on the market?

The Ideal Protein Weight Loss Protocol addresses weight issues at their source; reducing carbohydrates and fats while ensuring adequate daily protein intake. In other words, the goal is to lose fat, not muscle. While on the Protocol, through personalized coaching, you’re also provided with healthier lifestyle education so that you are empowered to sustain your weight loss results over your life course.

How much does Ideal Protein cost?

After your initial consultation and kit to get you started on your weight loss, the Ideal Protein Protocol costs on average about $15 a day, which includes the cost of the foods and the supplements. We encourage you to think of the cost of the Protocol as part of your grocery bill. Often the costs work about to be about the same as what you're used to as your expenses for restaurants and takeout are transferred to different, healthier options.

Interested in Learning More?

View the Ideal Protein video for more exciting information about how you can lose weight safely and learn to keep it off or feel free to call one of the i spa weight loss coaches in our Largo, FL office at 727.386.4004. We'll be happy to answer any questions that you may have. If you're ready to get started on our scientifically proven weight loss method, contact us today. We're ready to help!

Acupuncture is a component of traditional Chinese medicine that originated in China over 2,000 years ago. Both Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine are based on the belief that living beings have a vital energy called “Qi” which circulates through 14 meridians channeling throughout the body. Every meridian is marked by a series of specific acupuncture points within the 14 meridian system. Each meridian also corresponds to a major organ system—the lung meridian, large intestine meridian, kidney meridian, bladder meridian, etc.

A diagnosis of which meridian to treat is made after an intake is conducted with the patient. During the intake, the Acupuncturist asks a series of questions about the patient's chief complaint, his or her physical and emotional health, lifestyle habits relating to diet, sleep, appetite, stress levels and other health related questions. In addition, a pulse reading is taken to ascertain the state of the patient's vital energy as it relates to all 14 meridian systems.

Acupuncture can often treat more than one thing at a time. For instance, a patient may come in for a migraine and mention an additional problem of insomnia which Acupuncture can treat with great success. A patient may come in with Sciatica pain and be treated for anxiety at the same time. Acupuncture is a wonderfully holistic system of medicine that promotes wellness.

After the patient’s intake is finished, and a diagnosis is made by the Acupuncturist, the patient lies down on a comfortable table in a stress free setting with music and soothing lighting. The Acupuncturist then inserts thin, sterile, and disposable needles in various places on the body depending on the diagnosis. Most people describe a very relaxing sensation with virtually no pain. The needles are hair-like and some people say they feel nothing at all. Treatment length varies from forty minutes to one hour depending on the problem being treated. Patients describe being in a very relaxed state after the treatment is completed. It is not uncommon for patients with acute problems to be noticeably better after the second treatment and sometimes even after the first treatment. The more chronic ailments take a little longer, but it is remarkable how quickly things start to get better.

Western medicine has come to recognize Acupuncture as a viable medicine that can treat a myriad of diseases and pain. A recent article on WebMD.com describes the use of an MRI in reading physical changes in the brain that occur during Acupuncture treatment, proving that Acupuncture is much more than a placebo. With the advent of recent scientific advances we are now able to better understand how Acupuncture works. For example, we know that Acupuncture releases endorphins and serotonin that may account for Acupuncture’s pain relieving properties and explains its regulation of insomnia and mood. The World Health Organization recognizes Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine’s ability to treat over 43 common disorders. Although it is an ancient medicine, Acupuncture combined with Chinese Herbal Medicine is one of the best known and successful alternative therapies today.

Visit our Practitioner's Page to learn about Dr. Debra Bebell, i spa's resident Acupuncture Physician.