The best ways to enjoy your holidays are to keep in place your healthy habits that you follow the rest of the year. We are on track, practice our healthy habits that are the foundation of our weight loss surgery success all year long. We flip the calendar and there
A Before and After Celebration: Featuring Jody Rielly OH Username: Butterfly56 Weight loss: 185 lbs. in total, 160 lbs. of that after surgery on October 17, 2011 Beginning and current stats: 320 lbs. size 30, currently 135 lbs. and size 4/6. Height: 5'5" Surgeon: Dr. Sheila Partridge, Newton Wellesley Hospital,
Leading weight-loss medical devices and access to global sales channel to fuel growth AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Apollo Endosurgery, Inc., a leading developer of medical devices and endoscopic surgical procedures, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase the obesity intervention
Highlights And Insights From Dr. Arya Sharma's Keynote Speech Hello ObesityHelp Members, Well, I am back in my home office after the ObesityHelp National Conference. What a great event it was! I think I am going to need to soak in the jacuzzi though! I always make the mistake of
Lack of Sleep Can Cause Weight Gain Sleep is essential. When we sleep, it is the time our bodies replenish, repair the mental and physical wear-and-tear from the day. With all of the conveniences of cell phones, computers, PDAs and other means we are use to being “on”! Some of
Editor’s Note: This article by Dr. Arya M. Sharma is part one of a five part series, “Why Bariatric Surgery Can Fail”. ObesityHelp will publish the entire series throughout the month of August. Why Bariatric Surgery Can Fail (Part 1) Last week, we looked at bariatric surgery, its risks, its
Childhood obesity is a condition where excess body fat negatively affects a child's health or well-being. Due to the rising prevalence of obesity in children, and its many adverse health effects, it has been recognized as a serious public health concern. The term overweight, rather than obese, is often used
Take the Reins After Your Laparoscopic Surgery by Jason Hilford Sometimes you just need a little help. This holds true for obesity as much as it does for any medical or psychological issue. If you've exhausted everything within your own power to lose weight, you might consider a bariatric procedure
If you’ve wondered about the facts on bariatric surgery, I’m going to provide you with the key points for bariatric surgery procedures. Additionally, I’ll discuss solid information about each of the mainstream procedures. Bariatric Procedure Key Points 1) Patients with the band will lose around 40% of excess weight. When
Post Weight Loss Surgery Parenting The Ins And Outs of Being A Stay At Home Mom Being a stay-at-home mom after weight loss surgery has its pro’s and con’s. It takes a strong-willed person with a lot of determination to successfully adhere to a healthy lifestyle after weight loss surgery,
