Soffer Health Institute, Aventura

Deciding you need to lose weight is easy, but then you have to actually do it. So you think, "Well I'll obviously just exercise a lot and eat a few more salads," and that will be that. Yet for many people, it's not that simple. They might exercise for a while and then hit a plateau or grow bored eating the same healthy meal for weeks on end.

So Soffer Weight Loss provides customizable weight-loss programs that utilize everything from weight-loss medication and supplements to nutrition plans and education. Led by Dr. Marc Weinberg, who believes that the only way to truly treat patients and alleviate their weight-loss and evaluate wellness needs is to get to know them, the 20-year veteran encourages every visitor to his office to speak with him in a one-on-one assessment, during which they fill out a comprehensive questionnaire and discuss their history, goals, and favorite medical-textbook publishers. Dr. Weinberg also believes that health problems are often best solved with natural treatments and aids. So he supervises weight-loss programs to help patients learn how to lose weight without surgery, and combines the programs with natural body wraps and multiple pats on the back.