How Your Metabolism Changes Throughout Your Life - It’s a well-known fact that metabolism (the chemical process by which the body converts food into energy for life-sustaining tasks) decreases with age, but a recent study reveals some surprising results. Before we dive into the details and implications of this information
Obesity is associated with a variety of degenerative and inflammatory health conditions and joint pain is one of the more significant and often limiting impacts of obesity on the obese individual. Obesity is a clear risk factor for the development of osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disorder that not only causes
Weight Regain From Medications or Surgical Procedures: One of the biggest fears of people who are considering or who have had weight loss surgery is the potential to regain their weight in the years following surgery. Many people who turn to weight loss surgery have spent much of their lives
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
Endoscopic Weight Loss Therapies: Many of my patients find me because they feel they have reached a point where they have exhausted all non-invasive weight loss options. Despite being prescribed weight loss medications and modifying one’s diet and/or lifestyle, some patients still do not see the results they are looking
How to Overcome the Hurdles of Weight Loss: In the last 20 years, the prevalence of obesity continues to increase among adults in the United States. In 1999-2000, about 30 percent of adults were considered obese, according to data from the CDC. Today, that number tops 42 percent. These increasing
You’ve taken a huge leap in deciding to have weight loss surgery. It isn’t uncommon for patients to spend a year or more just considering surgery and doing their research, and select a bariatric surgeon before making the decision to finally undergo bariatric surgery. Take a moment to recognize how
Before & After VSG with Karen Mack: Why I decided to have WLS When I decided to have surgery, I was 41 years old, and wow, did I feel old. I was tired all the time, I had no energy even to spend time with my husband or teenage kids,
If you've had a Gastric Band, when is it time to consider a Lap-Band revision? Over the last 20 years, hundreds of thousands of gastric bands have been placed in the United States. Over the last several years, however, gastric banding (Lap-Band) has gone from the most common weight loss
Before and After VSG with Adam - Why I decided to have WLS: For my entire life, my weight has been a struggle. From being the fat kid in elementary school that everyone made fun of to the high school football player who was overweight. And still, everyone made fun of. As
