Nobody wants to be overweight. Just about every patient I see has tried desperately hard to lose weight, often starving themselves for weeks and exercising until they are injured. Why is it hard to lose weight? An interesting study was done interviewing people with different ailments and asking these people
Motivation is fleeting. Habits last. When your motivation fails you, healthy habits are something you can fall back on. But when you are building your healthy habits, what happens if you lose motivation? What can you fall back on? The answer is a question: What's your “why”? When you can
Perimenopause and Menopause With Weight Gain: Menopause is a state characterized by the absence of menstruation for 12 months. With menopause comes a cascade of changes in the body, but one of the most obvious external changes in many females is weight gain. Most women notice some weight gain as they enter
Manage Anxieties for Procedures: Being psychologically prepared for surgery both pre-and post-op is imperative and for body contouring goals after surgery. Research indicates that although the physical quality of life improved immediately post-op, if not appropriately maintained, individuals who underwent bariatric surgery were more likely to return to unhealthy habits
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Obesity, Weight Loss Surgery, Body Contouring: The Good, The Bad, and The Truth Obesity According to the CDC, obesity in the United States rose from 30.5% in 1999 to 42.4% through 2018. Severe obesity rose from 4.7% to 9.2% during the same time. There has also been a significant jump
If you have high blood pressure and it does not improve with diet and exercise, you are started on medication. This course of action is what the medical community refers to as “the standard of care”. Treating high blood pressure is important, because of the risk of heart disease, stroke,
Putative Causes Of Obesity: Listening to (or reading the bestsellers written by) pundits, one may easily think that the entire obesity problem can be brought down to a couple of factors – sugar-sweetened beverages, fast food, being sedentary, screen-time, – take your pick. Now, Morgan Downey, former CEO of the
Many of us focus on the Thanksgiving dishes that we love and take us back to memorable times when we were younger. Sure, that is part of Thanksgiving. However, Thanksgiving is more than just about food. Thanksgiving Past and Present A bit of how Thanksgiving began: in 1621, the pilgrims
Bariatric surgery is considered one of the best treatments for severe obesity; however, it is not a quick fix and still involves changes to one’s diet and lifestyle. Anyone who has had bariatric surgery can attest to it; that it is not the “easy way out.” Making healthy choices and
