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The Link Between Obesity Syndrome and Mental Health Conditions

September 28, 2022 · 0 comments

When was the last time you stood in front of a mirror and chose self-love over self-criticism? The most important relationship we have is the one we have with ourselves. When we knock ourselves down, we devalue ourselves. We prevent growth and bury our strengths. Many can feel like this

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Failure to Thrive

September 6, 2022 · 0 comments

Failure to Thrive. Those three words jumped off the page at me as I made my way through the hospital doors to be admitted. After countless followup visits, IV hydration treatments, banana bags full of nutrients, endoscopies, swallow tests, shots, and ER visits the decision was made to re-admit me

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Four Reasons Not to Blow Off Bariatric Surgery Aftercare

August 31, 2022 · 0 comments

Over the last ten years, I have learned much about obesity, motivation, complacency, and self-love. On March 21, 2012, I had Bariatric Surgery, RNY, and my life changed forever. The biggest lesson has been, “You don’t know what you don’t know!” At the age of fifty-four, I accepted the fact that

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Between The Tigers: Finding Your Sweet Spot

August 1, 2022 · 0 comments

Between The Tigers: Finding Your Sweet Spot: Mental health is often confused with mental illness. This is a failure of both the limitations of language, but also a tradition of focusing on what goes wrong in the body and in life. Mental health, or wellbeing, is really about maintaining balance

VSG and Changes in the Brain

Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy VSG and Changes in the Brain

July 21, 2021 · 0 comments

How Does the VSG and Changes in the Brain Occur? Obesity not only affects metabolic health but also affects brain function and structure. Changes in the brain activity such as cognitive function (decrease memory capabilities, learning absorption) and brain atrophy have been seen in individuals with obesity. The treatment of

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The Toll of Emotional Abuse & How it Impacts Your WLS Success

July 20, 2020 · 0 comments

The effects of emotional abuse can affect your success after Bariatric or Weight Loss Surgery (WLS). In this article, we will discuss the definition of emotional abuse, the prevalence of emotional abuse, the association between Obesity and emotional abuse, the consequences of emotional abuse, how emotional abuse can affect your

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The Connection Between Physical and Mental Health

May 25, 2020 · 0 comments

The Connection Between Physical and Mental Health From a young age, we associate certain foods with specific feelings. We’re all aware of the positive and negative emotions typically linked with certain foods. However, the connection between food, and physical and mental health goes much deeper than most of us realize.  

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Bariatric Surgery: Mental Health Preparedness is Important

March 11, 2019 · 0 comments

The decision to undergo weight loss surgery offers individuals an opportunity to improve both their physical and emotional well-being. Obesity is a complex, multifactorial disease that has both physical and emotional impacts.  When deciding to undergo surgery, individuals need to be aware of the psychological effects that surgery brings and