Weight loss is more than calories in and calories out. Obesity is a disease that we don’t know the answers to. More important – we need to treat obesity with compassion, because it is not the fault of the patient whose metabolism alters their body.
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Weight loss surgery is a business, and Allergan, who bought the Lap-Band, made about every wrong move a company could make.
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Governor Christie had his surgery done by a surgeon who knows and understands the benefit of aftercare. There is a clear, and published difference between those surgeons who know how to teach patients to use the band, and those who do not. The key: getting a band done by an experienced surgeon who is interested in lifestyle changes of the paitent.
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The governor of New Jersey had a Lap-Band installed in February and has already lost 40 pounds- which is a little over 10 pounds a month. He had the band installed by a great surgeon, Dr. George Fielding, who himself has a Lap-Band Of all the weight loss operations, the Lap-Band is the least invasive.
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Have a Lap-Band? Interested in LapBand surgery? Join Dr. Terry Simpson in Phoenix, as he helps you begin your weight loss journey with the Lapband. Its’ not just weight loss surgery – but a total lifestyle change! Event held in Phoenix quarterly.
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Weight loss surgery isn’t just an operation, it is a journey. My goal is to help you transform your weight loss journey into a reality. Learn how lapband surgery works. Dr. Simpson & Jineane Ford on ABC 15 Sonoran Living.
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A recent report about increased alcoholism and weight loss surgery found that it did not apply to the Lap-Band but did apply to the RNY gastric bypass. Patients who have risk factors for alcohol use might find that the Lap-Band would be a better choice for weight loss surgery.
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Pseudoscience cures abound, and the HCG diet is an example of how these scams continue. A combo of confirmation bias with lack of training in scientific method provides fertile ground.
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Of course people who advocate “cleansing” will point to all the bad things you took in: the alcohol, the high sugar cookies, the fatty meats, and state that their product will clean the rest of those out of your system so you can start the New Year fresh and healthy.
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