I tell my sleeve patients to hold off getting pregnant until they’ve hit their goal weight. Which on average is between 12 to 18 months. Why? What’s the big deal you ask? Well, their body is going through such a huge transformation losing weight that getting pregnant right away can throw those hormones off balance. ...
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You’ve been contemplating weight loss surgery for some time. You’ve talked to your primary care physician who believes you’d benefit greatly from the procedure. So you check out several websites and learn everything you can about the gastric sleeve. Then you make an appointment with a local weight loss surgeon. He goes over all ...
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The obvious answer is…you get thinner, right? And that would be true. When you lose the weight you do get thinner, we can’t argue with that. That’s just common sense. But there’s so much more! Did you know losing the weight also brings about so many health benefits? Oh, yes. And those health ...
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Every now and again I like to pick some of the patients and showcase their feedback. It’s our patients who ultimately keep Endobariatric growing. Yes, we do treat you like family and yes, we are constantly trying to keep everyone informed about what’s going on regarding their weight loss surgery. But without awesome patients telling ...
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Our stomachs were designed for activity! And if we go back to prehistoric times, cavemen would chase and hunt all their food. This was their routine every day. If they didn’t chase after their food, they didn’t eat. Sometimes they would starve for days until their next meal. So when the food was plenty they would ...
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Why would you elect to have gastric sleeve surgery when you’re not overweight or experiencing weight related illnesses? Sounds crazy doesn’t it? Yet, the procedure is helping those who have had it done live a normal healthy life again. For the last 11 years I’ve been educating the public on the health benefits of the ...
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For years you’ve been contemplating having the gastric sleeve weight loss procedure. The one thing holding you back is your dislike of exercise. Lifting weights, running, cross-fit even Zumba doesn’t seem appealing to you. Going to a gym and being ridiculed isn’t something you want to put yourself through either. Exercising is tough. It’s ...
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Did you know that more than two-thirds of adults in the United States are now considered to be overweight? And more than 1 in 20 are considered obese. What’s disturbing is that almost 74% of men are considered overweight. According to the National Institute of Health over 300,000 people die per year due to obesity ...
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Over the last decade, I’ve heard all the falsehoods, all the made up stories and all the down-right utterly confusing misconceptions of bariatric weight loss surgery. And, seriously some are really out there, if you know what I mean. So, I want to take a few minutes and dispel some of the most common myths ...
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