The headlines read - Stress is bad for you! Stress will make you gain weight! Stress will decrease your immune system functioning! Learn how to live a stress-free life! All of these headlines would have us believe that stress is bad and that we need to avoid it at all
On occasion, I am asked about the need or use of appetite suppressants following weight loss surgery. Although a simple question, there are many variables that I would consider before providing an answer. For Gastric Band patients - In broad terms, I am much more inclined to endorse appetite suppressants
Have you ever woken mid-sleep with extreme feelings of hunger? Ever found yourself eating large portions of food in the evenings or night hours? Waking up multiple times each night grazing on snacks then falling back asleep? If so, you’re not alone. This phenomenon is called Night Eating Syndrome (NES).
It’s your birthday! Let’s go to your favorite restaurant and eat. It’s a work party! Let’s go eat at a restaurant. It’s the end of a busy day, too tired to cook! Let’s get fast food. Whatever the reasons, eating at a restaurant is a reality of modern life. This
Who has time to be mindful? You might think you already have enough chatter in your head around your eating but, mindful eating is an effective tool for anyone who has battled their weight with chronic dieting. Most diets teach that your appetite and feelings surrounding food are irrelevant to
Do you have difficulty controlling your intake of sugary, high fat, or processed foods? Do you go out of your way to obtain certain foods or eat until stuffed? Do you ever avoid social or work obligations due to having overeaten, or fear of overeating? If so, you are not
The unthinkable has happened - bad habits have crept back in. The very things you thought you would never do, you find yourself doing again. You swore off the desserts. You said never again to fast food. You told everyone that you would never go back. Then life happened. The
Once you decide to pursue a bariatric weight loss solution, whether it is the RNY Gastric Bypass or any other surgical procedure, you will have an important conversation with your surgeon about which procedure will ultimately help you lose the most weight as safely as possible. This will be determined
The most important job of a Duodenal Switch (DS) patient is to make sure that you not only eat well with the proper amounts of protein and fluids but to take the vitally important vitamins and supplements after surgery. This will ensure not only excellent weight loss, reduction of co-morbidities,
Food companies know food is not just used for fuel, which is why they spend billions of dollars on advertisements that remind us that food can mean happiness, fun, and even love and happy relationships. Weight loss companies also know this, so they work to tell us that they have
