Are You Drinking Enough Water? Water (h2o) plays an enormous role in how well our bodies function. Simply put, the more we drink, the healthier we become because it assists in the digestion and absorption of food and in transporting oxygen and nutrients to the cells. Water does numerous good
Find Your Hip Hop Flava At the OH Conference by Robanne Robin One of the best things about a hip hop class is that no two people do the moves the same. You can make it your own. Add your flair. GO FOR IT! Everybody has their own style, and
A Before and After Celebration! Featuring: Tammi OH Username: Poet70 Surgeon: Andrew Bright, MD I have lost 153 lbs lost since 2007. In 2008, I regained weight and went from from 180 in 265. I was only 55 pounds short of reaching my surgery weight. I was depressed, but was
A new report published by the American Journal of Public Health has revealed that obesity may be the cause of almost four times more deaths than previously thought and that previous research has likely underestimated the impact obesity has on mortality rates in the US. In a study that spanned
As it happens every year, this morning I was standing in line at the grocery store and happened upon this: It’s People magazine’s annual (I believe) issue highlighting dramatic weight loss stories. As per usual, there are before pictures of overweight people and then after pictures, usually of women in
Editor’s Note: This article by Dr. Arya M. Sharma is part two of a five part series, “Why Bariatric Surgery Can Fail”. ObesityHelp will publish the entire series throughout the month of August. Part one can be found here. Why Bariatric Surgery Can Fail (Part 2) Perhaps the short
Make Your Calories Count! In the every day hustle and bustle of our lives it's tempting to just grab the most convenient snack for that quick fix in between meals. For many of us, that easy to reach snack often includes an unhealthy food choice. What starts out as a handful
Hope For Childhood Obesity by Tammy J. Colter It's a fact that too many preschoolers are obese and that children who are overweight or obese are five times more likely to become obese adults than children who are of a normal weight. But there are some signs of hope on
Come Meet Dan Benintendi At The OH Conference! OH Username: DANCBJAMMIN At one time, Dan used to think his journey away from obesity was just about what the scale says, today he could care less about what the scale says. Dan Benintendi went from 400 pounds to ULTRA Endurance Athlete
by Chris Waffle I remember not long after I made the decision to have bariatric surgery, I, like many of you, started doing research about how my new life might be afterwards. As someone who didn't know anyone who had ever lost a significant amount of weight and who had
