Nutrition

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Foods That Boost Your Immune System

March 1, 2023 · 0 comments

Food can be very beneficial to your health, like medicine! Going into the flu season, or really any time of the year, it is important to keep yourself healthy and strong. Certain foods contain antioxidants, antiviral/antibacterial properties, fiber, anti-inflammatory properties, and great sources of vitamins and minerals. Because of the

Preventing Weight Regain

Is Protein the Key to Preventing Weight Regain?

January 18, 2023 · 0 comments

What’s the first buzzword that comes to your mind after surgery? Did you say protein? Let me guess. Before your surgery and especially after, you’re told to consume protein, protein, and more protein! Why is it so important? Because it’s a major player in preventing weight regain. All of the

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Unhealthy Foods Uncovered! 10 Deception Shockers!

January 16, 2023 · 0 comments

Do you easily get influenced by words such as “Natural”, “Gluten-free”, or “Healthy”? There are hidden calories and sugar lurking everywhere. Just because a food label may use a word that appears positive, it may be overshadowing ingredients in the product that are unhealthy foods for you.  Let’s investigate and

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15 Health Benefits of Giving Up Diet Soda after WLS

November 30, 2022 · 0 comments

It doesn’t matter where you are on your weight loss journey, whether you are dieting, in a medically supervised weight loss program, are a WLS post-op or considering weight loss surgery, you've heard that diet soda is bad for you. You don’t have the motivation or nothing has persuaded you

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Dehydrated? 10 Foods and Drinks to Avoid and Why

November 28, 2022 · 0 comments

Dehydration is one of the most common complications after bariatric surgery. Many factors contribute to this, such as reduced stomach capacity, swelling and inflammation, nausea, food intolerances, and medications. Since it is so prevalent post-op, it has become one of the main pillars of proper nutrition for recovery that most

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Your Nutrition Game Plan to Help Recover from COVID

November 9, 2022 · 0 comments

Your Nutrition Game Plan to Help Recover from COVID: You have COVID and you’ve had weight loss surgery. What do you do now? How does COVID affect your bariatric diet? How do you manage sick days, especially if you are quite ill from COVID? Nutrition definitely has a part to

8 Ways To Help You Face Weight Regain

8 Ways To Help You Face Weight Regain

October 17, 2022 · 0 comments

8 Ways To Help You Face Weight Regain: It is very tempting when you see ads that claim you can lose an immense amount of weight in a week or two. Being obese is not easy, and it is natural that you would want to get rid of the extra

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Must-Have Vitamin and Mineral Supplements after Bariatric Surgery

October 5, 2022 · 0 comments

When you have weight loss surgery, vitamin and mineral supplementation is one of those items that will remain on your daily to-do list. The right vitamin and mineral supplements are part of your new lifelong strategy for success. You might be thinking “Wow, no one told me about all of

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Traveling With Limited Food Choices After WLS

August 3, 2022 · 0 comments

Traveling doesn’t have to be put on hold just because you had weight loss surgery. In fact, you may have had weight loss surgery to actually enjoy travel and not be limited by your weight. Therefore, the key is to be prepared. Your limited food choices and options will be