Summer, it turns me upside down Summer, Summer, Summer It's like a merry-go-round-The Cars, Magic Happy summer! Friday June 21st marked the summer solstice and the official first day of summer 2013. Summer is the warmest season of the year and has the longest days and shortest nights and that makes
"Now with the AMA decision, insurance companies will cover weight loss surgery, maybe insurance companies will start covering nutritionists, counseling and medical weight loss programs," said Dr. Shawn Garber, the director of the New York Bariatric Group. Dr. Shawn Garber has been a long-time supporter of the ObesityHelp.com community as
by Ismael Nuño, MD Chasing ghosts in the operating room sounds supernatural, but it is actually something we surgeons really do. Each one of us has worries about what we are about to encounter in surgery. Will the case be technically difficult? Will the surgical anatomy prohibit us from doing
My name is Chris Gould-Hill. I am 40 years old. Twenty-two years ago when I met my husband, I was a slender high school student. Over time, issues with a sibling’s health, plus eventual prescriptions to treat my bipolar disorder, prompted a weight gain that didn’t stop until I had
AMA Classifying Obesity as a Disease The American Medical Association (AMA) has officially defined obesity as a disease. While pundits and talk show hosts are certain to make light of the AMA’s classification, the fact remains that 30% of Americans are obese. In a study released by the Robert Wood Johnson
"RESOLVED, That our American Medical Association recognize obesity as a disease state with multiple pathophysiological aspects requiring a range of interventions to advance obesity treatment and prevention." In an annual meeting in Chicago yesterday, an overwhelming vote by 524 members of the American Medical Association's (AMA) policy-making House of Delegates
June is Men's Health Awareness Month! MIAMI, FL (JUNE 12, 2013) - Most men understand they need to change the oil in their cars regularly and check the brake and transmission fluid. But they seem unwilling to do the same routine maintenance on themselves. June is Men’s Health Month. Even
Papa Joe Aviance's Inspiring Weight Loss by Tammy J. Colter We have all been on just about every diet out there. Perhaps some of these diets sound familiar to you: The Atkins Diet, the Zone Diet, Weight Watchers, NutriSystem, the South Beach Diet...I could go on and on. But the
“Neither one of us felt good about ourselves before, and we always turned to food. The surgery has empowered us to take control of our lives. Now, we can go out to dinner and share a meal–and actually be full! We bought a pair of motorcycles to celebrate our weight
Find Comfort Without Food! For many people, food has been used as that fix/all to life’s upsets, successes, up’s and down’s. Sometimes, life can be just too much, and put more demands on us than we can cope with. It is a healthy choice to want to comfort ourselves. The
