The world of exercise and physical fitness has been flooded with information for consumers. Every Saturday morning you can find an overwhelming number of marketed fitness programs on your television promoting the best way to exercise for weight loss. Some of these “fitness professionals” provide false information which has lead
If you are attending the #OH2015 Conference, I'd like to welcome you to my hometown of Cary, North Carolina, in the region of Raleigh, NC. Cary is located in a region of North Carolina referred to as the Research Triangle or simply the Triangle. Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, and Cary
A patient came into my office this morning and told me she made all the food for her daughter’s recent wedding. I asked her “Do you have any idea what’s in a piece of cake? You would never eat frosting if you knew the garbage that goes into it!” Chocolate
Hypoglycemia is a term used to describe low blood sugar levels. Hypoglycemia is low blood sugar that typically occurs when meals are skipped, delayed or contain too much sugar or too many easy to digest carbohydrates. Preventing a low blood sugar is always preferable to trying to manage and treat.
The healthy habits started early in a child's life will be an investment for them as they grow up to be healthy teenagers and adults. Being an obese child that grows into an obese teenager puts a child at risk for low self-esteem and increases the risk for co-morbid conditions and other negative
In recent news, a California judge ruled that Kaiser Foundation cannot routinely deny coverage for skin excess procedures by classifying them as cosmetic in nature. The class action lawsuit, started by Wendy Gallimore of Alameda County in 2012, argued that Kaiser violated California law by refusing to cover procedures designed
On a cold rainy day in Southern California, I’d often come home to my mother making this wonderfully wholesome soup, made from whatever vegetables she had leftover in the refrigerator. Her recipe is a little different from mine, but the end result is nothing short of delicious! It starts with
#OH2015 Conference Ticket Giveaway Time! To celebrate the ObesityHelp National Conference in North Carolina, we’ll randomly draw three (3) winners to receive one (1) ObesityHelp National Conference ticket! The ticket includes access to all conference activities on Friday (October 16) and Saturday (October 17) plus lunch on Saturday. If you've already purchased a ticket and
I was a freshman in high school, riding the bus to and from school. The thought of being on the bus made my stomach tied up in knots so much that I had to fight throwing up. As I climbed up the three steps to get on the bus, she
With an increasing emphasis on the obesity epidemic in the United States, it seems only fitting that we should be adding to our arsenal of procedures able to combat it. Bariatric surgeons and patients alike have been anxiously awaiting the approval of Intragastric Balloons by the FDA and finally that
