Category: Weight Loss Guide
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Gastric Band Options
If you are obese and have struggled to lose weight, talk to your doctor about your weight loss options. Only your doctor and a medical weight loss team can determine if a gastric banding option is right for you.
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Bariatric Surgery May Improve Severity and Frequency of Migraine Attacks
If you are considering weight loss surgery as a means of taking control of your health and your life, recent studies show that the benefits of bariatric procedures such as Lap-Band Surgery may be more than just weight loss. Recent studies show that both the severity and frequency of migraines headaches can be markedly reduced…
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Weight Loss Surgery Can Cure Type 2 Diabetes
A number of studies have indicated that weight loss surgery could be a solution for type 2 diabetes for many people. In one study, 73% of people who had type 2 diabetes went into complete remission after Lap-band surgery, and were even able to stop taking their diabetes medications over time.
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Controlling Stress-Induced Weight Gain
In our hectic lives, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by stress. From credit card bills and job woes, to family tensions and general anxiety, stress can leave us feeling exhausted, defeated and unsure of ourselves. Constant stress can cause a hormone imbalance in our body and a build-up of cortisol, which leads to weight gain.
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Bariatric Surgery Can Lessen the Burden Of Cardiovascular Diseases
The American Heart Association Obesity Committee of the Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism made comments on the benefits of weight loss surgery.
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Relationship between Obesity, Poor Health, and Business Travel
Do you travel for business for two weeks or longer a month? If so, you may have a higher body mass index (BMI) than those who travel less. Researchers from the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University report that a higher BMI and inferior self-rated health are culprits of extensive business travel. If…
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Heart Disease Makes Weight Loss Surgery an Option for More People
People who struggle with heart disease are often eligible to get weight loss surgery at a lower BMI level than those who do not have any obesity related illnesses.
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Just A Little Extra Weight Poses Risk for Diabetes and Other Problems
We often hear that living a long life depends on trying to stay in shape, eating nutritious food and maintaining an ideal body weight. Despite this advice, many of us carry around just a few extra pounds and think that it poses minimal risk to our health.
