Weight Loss Surgery: How the Lapband Works
The Lap-Band weight loss surgery is explained by Dr. Terry Simpson, FACS. Dr. Simpson is the leading weight loss surgeon in the greater Phoenix area.
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100 Calorie Snacks : Not that Great
If you are trying to lose weight, then you want to have foods that will be used as fuel and not stored as fat. With highly processed foods- like these snack treats -they are quickly stored as fat – and not used by the body as fuel.
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Salads Don’t Equate Weight Loss
Did you know that salads can do more harm than good? Watch this short video to learn more!
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Halloween Doesnt Have to Mean Weight Gain
If you are set on buying some candy for the kids be sure to choose those that you don’t like. That way, when trick-or-treating is over, those leftover candies, don’t make it to your waist line. The holidays don’t have to be an excuse for over eating.
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The LAP-BAND and Diabetes
In this study there were two groups of individuals: one group had “conventional diabetes therapy with a focus on weight loss by lifestyle change.” This group did not do as well as the patients who underwent laparoscopic adjustable laparoscopic banding (LAP-BAND).
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It Doesn’t Restrict Your Appetite
Some people think that the LAP-BAND works by “restricting” the amount you can eat. They ask, “How big is that little pouch above the stomach?” That is not how the LAP-BAND works. The pouch is small, but that is just a transition zone – food stays in that upper pouch only a couple of minutes, then passes through to the rest of the stomach.
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Oprah Needs A Skeptic
Oprah’s thyroid problem, according to her website has stabilized, and she is no longer taking thyroid medication. So was it her thyroid? Being a skeptic, I don’t think so. Oprah also blamed her “food addiction.”
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