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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If you’ve been suffering from obesity... or weight-related illnesses far too long and you’ve tried diet after diet only to gain more weight, then yes, sleeve surgery will work for you. How do I know? Well, ever since I became a gastric sleeve doctor, I’ve been answering that question. And, 11,000 patients later the ...
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It’s a struggle. And not always a pleasant one. You step on the scale every morning to see if perhaps you’ve lost weight. Unfortunately, the scale isn’t the best resource to assure your weight lose journey is headed in the right direction. In fact, I tell my patients to stop using the scale altogether. ...
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Maybe you heard someone say they got sleeved and you weren’t quite sure what that meant. Is a sleeve a fabric? A big long tattoo down your arm? Or a tool of some sort? Then out of sheer curiosity you ask, “what the heck is a sleeve?” The answer is not what you might be ...
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On a recent “Question of the Day” social media post we asked “What’s the one thing you quit doing after having sleeve surgery?” and the responses were amazing. The number one answer probably won’t surprise you, after all, it’s the first thing I tell most “sleevers” to give up right away. So what are ...
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