Author: Palmyra Surgical

  • Always Look on the Bright Side of Life

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    Positivity can bolster your motivation, giving you the encouragement and can-do attitude you’ll need to reach your goals. No one is optimistic all the time, but you can make it easier to see the good in the world around you.

  • Nuts about Heartburn

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    When it comes to talking about foods that cause heartburn, nuts don’t get much attention. Spicy foods, acidic fruits and caffeine take the spotlight off of other culprits that are lingering in our diets. One of these lesser recognized foods are tree nuts.

  • Welcome Fall with Delicious Superfoods

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    After getting a Lap Band, Macon becomes a challenging place to follow a nutritious diet and resist former treats. This is especially true as the fall season settles in. Cinnamon, pumpkin and all sorts of holiday favorites are beginning to line the aisles at grocery stores, and that can be difficult on someone adjusting to…

  • Heartburn and Your Diet

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    For many people in Macon and Atlanta, heartburn is no stranger. The classic delicacies that make the South feel like home are often guilty of being spicy, fried and loaded with fats and oils. These foods are dangerous enough in small quantities, but many people aren’t able to hold themselves to just a bite or…

  • How Will You Use Your Weight Loss Surgery?

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    Your Lap Band is a weight loss tool, and like many tools, it needs some additional power to get it to work properly. You are the supplier of your Lap Band’s “power” (metaphorically speaking of course), and it’s up to you to use your Lap Band to reinvent your health both physically and mentally.

  • Breathe Away Heartburn

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    Are acid reflux and heartburn driving you up the wall? Take a deep breath—you’ll feel better. Though a visit to a GERD surgeon is the only way to rid yourself of these symptoms for good, every one of us possesses one powerful tool when it comes to reflux relief: our lungs.

  • Step Away from the Soda

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    Did you know that nearly every bottled or canned drink is acidic… by law? In 1973, the United States Congress administered a law that gave the Food and Drug Administration the power to regulate all canned or bottled goods crossing our borders. As a response to an outbreak of botulism, Title 21 specified new requirements…

  • Getting Active One Day at a Time

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    Next to adopting a new diet, the second biggest change you’ll make after Lap Band surgery is engaging in daily exercise. If you were not regularly active prior to Lap Band surgery, it’s important to remain realistic. Starting a new workout routine can be mentally and physically challenging—it’s easier to cope with this big change…

  • You Say Tomato, I Say GERD

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    For many people, there are very specific foods that aggravate the symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease or GERD. Macon is home to fabulous southern cooking, but certain foods used in scrumptious Southern fare are pretty much out of the question when it comes to preventing reflux. Spicy foods, garlic, onion and coffee are all on…

  • Finding Your Inner Weight Loss Resolve

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    After Lap Band surgery, your motivation levels are going to fluctuate. Though you may be filled with optimism as you read this article and are ready to make the right choice regardless of what comes, your resolve may weaken later when temptation rears its head.