If you want weight loss that fits your real life and holds up long after the first few months, holistic weight loss gives you a plan built around the whole picture: what you eat, how you sleep, how you handle stress, and who keeps you on track.

Gabrielle Sadkhin, founder and principal of Sadkhin Therapy, has guided clients through natural weight loss since 1989. She lost 60 pounds in four months with the same method she teaches, and her practice now serves clients across New York, New Jersey, and Florida. Below, Gabrielle answers the questions people ask most about holistic weight loss, including how it compares to medications like Ozempic.

What Is Holistic Weight Loss?

Most people come to holistic weight loss after trying diets that focused on one thing at a time. Gabrielle describes it as a wider lens.

“Holistic weight loss is about more than eating less and watching the number on the scale. It means working with your body, understanding what affects your hunger and habits, and learning skills you can continue using long after the program is over,” says Gabrielle.

She is also clear that there is more than one valid path. “Some people need prescription medication and medical supervision. Others prefer a non-drug approach that supports the body through better nutrition, movement, rest, stress management, and healthier habits. Some people may benefit from a combination of both. Sadkhin Therapy offers a natural, non-drug path for people who want to work with their bodies and build habits they can realistically maintain,” Gabrielle explains.

That focus on skills you keep is what makes the results last. The CDC notes that people who lose weight gradually and steadily are more successful at keeping it off, and steady progress comes from habits you can repeat every week.

What Is the Best Holistic Way to Lose Weight?

The best plan is the one you will still be following six months from now. According to Gabrielle, that plan has several working parts.

“The best holistic approach is one that fits into your real life. It should include quality nutrition, structured meals, food preparation, regular movement, enough sleep, stress management, and someone to keep you accountable,” says Gabrielle.

Each of these pieces has research behind it:

• Protein and structured meals. Higher protein intake is linked to greater fullness and better appetite control, which makes smaller portions easier to live with.
• Sleep. In one well-known study, people who slept less had lower leptin and higher ghrelin, the hormones that signal fullness and hunger.
• Stress management. Ongoing stress raises cortisol, which can increase appetite and cravings for sugary and fatty foods.
• Accountability. Regular check-ins and self-monitoring are consistently tied to better weight loss outcomes.

Sadkhin Therapy adds its own tools to that foundation. “Sadkhin Therapy brings these pieces together with our proprietary Sadkhin Points® chronostimulation, personal guidance, and regular follow-up. Nutra77 provides additional nutritional support. The goal is not simply to help you lose weight. It is to help you create a healthier pattern that feels natural enough to continue,” Gabrielle explains.

Sadkhin Points® are 16 biologically active points on the body that the method stimulates to help control hunger. You can read more about how they work on our natural weight loss aids page and in our guide to auriculotherapy for weight loss. Nutra77 is the practice’s daily nutrition powder, designed to round out meals while you eat less.

How Can You Naturally Mimic Ozempic?

This is one of the most common questions Gabrielle hears, especially from people who are curious about GLP-1 medications but want to try a non-drug approach first.

“You cannot truly duplicate Ozempic naturally because it is a prescription medication designed to create a stronger and longer-lasting GLP-1 effect. However, your body already produces its own appetite-regulating peptides, including GLP-1,” says Gabrielle.

GLP-1 is a hormone released in the gut after you eat, and it helps regulate appetite, digestion, and blood sugar. Your daily habits influence how well that system works.

“Protein- and fiber-rich meals, physical activity, quality sleep, stress reduction, and consistent eating habits can support your body’s natural hunger and fullness signals. The philosophy behind Sadkhin Therapy is to work with these internal resources and help the body regulate itself more effectively whenever a non-drug approach is appropriate,” Gabrielle explains.

For a deeper look at this topic, see our full guide on how to mimic Ozempic naturally. If you are currently taking or coming off a GLP-1 medication, our GLP-1 Support program and our article on maintaining weight loss after GLP-1 walk through what to expect. Any change to a prescription should always be discussed with your healthcare provider.

See Holistic Weight Loss in Real Life

The clearest way to understand this approach is to hear from people who have lived it. Our Success Stories page shares results and experiences from Sadkhin clients in their own words, including how they changed their routines and kept the weight off.

Start Your Holistic Weight Loss Plan

Holistic weight loss gives you a way to lose weight that you can keep living with: structured meals, better sleep, less stress, steady support, and a clear plan for the hard days. If you would like to see whether a natural, non-drug approach fits your health and goals, you can book a free consultation with Sadkhin Therapy and talk through your options with the team.