Is it normal to have gurgling in the throat or burning in the throat and ears 9 months after getting sleeved? Can you believe that was the very first question I answered on Episode 1 of The #AskDrA Show. That very first show was shown on YouTube at the end of June 2015 and ...
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Category: Gastric sleeve
10 Tips To Achieving Your Weight Loss Goals For The New Year!
What are you resolutions for the new year? Have you even thought about them? Did you know that losing weight is at the top of almost everyone's resolution list? Signing up for a gym membership is listed right under losing weight. Sadly, most who write down “going to the gym” fail to follow ...
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Holidays and Your Sleeve
The holidays are probably one of the biggest hardships to overcome right after having bariatric surgery. While everyone else is indulging in the festive foods, you are being quietly critiqued as the non-conformer. Some of your relatives might be privy to your weight loss journey, others probably don't have a clue. Family gatherings turn into ...
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The 3 Words That Could Stop You From Being Healthier
You see all those beautiful before and after pictures of people who have lost 50, 100, 150 pounds or more with the gastric sleeve surgery and then you start to dream about the results you'll achieve. You see yourself being thinner, able to do things that you couldn't do before, and immediately make plans for ...
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Your Gastric Sleeve Surgery And Your Contribution To Research
Have you ever wondered what happens to the part of your stomach that gets taken out during a sleeve gastrectomy? A few months ago, I had the privilege of teaming up with 12 international doctors and the resulting science became an article that was published in the prestigious Journal of Gastroenterology. The article was titled, ...
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Overcoming Adult Obesity
According to a recent article published online by “The State Of Obesity” (A project of the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation) Arkansas now has the highest adult obesity rate in the United States. Almost 36 percent of Arkansas' adult population is over weight. Sadly, West Virginia and Mississippi are only ...
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Losing Weight Before Weight Loss Surgery
Patients are a bit confused when I tell them they have to lose weight before they arrive for weight loss surgery. They say, “wait, what...I have to lose weight before coming to you?” or “isn't that why I'm getting the surgery to begin with?”. It sounds counter productive and somewhat backwards doesn't it...yet, there's a reason for ...
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The #AskDrA Show: The First 10 Episodes
Last week we launched the 10th episode of the #AskDrA show and I am truly humbled by all the fantastic responses from all the wonderful fans. It's such an honor to be able to do this show. As I shoot footage for new episodes I wanted to recap the last ten shows and share with you some of ...
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Fighting The Fear
You're scared! The thought of all the wrong things happening seems real in your mind. For every one question answered you have a thousand more that are nagging at you. What if something happens? What if it doesn't work? What if, what if, what if? The answers you are given don't ever seem enough to calm your fears. Then it happens...you ...
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