Although many people love the results of their gastric band surgery, some experience moderate to severe complications. Learn how to recognize when your symptoms may mean it’s time for revision surgery.
May 9th, 2019
Although many people love the results of their gastric band surgery, some experience moderate to severe complications. Learn how to recognize when your symptoms may mean it’s time for revision surgery.
Do you have acne scars? Laser resurfacing can banish those scars and smooth your skin. Here’s what you need to know.
Some interesting facts in this article… though I disagree with a few of the points, it’s overall is a great example of how “Healthy Eating” May not be what we have been told it is! The truth is out there! Keep digging! – Dr. Naik
This is a welcome change to our attitudes toward food!
Well after reading this article, it shocks me to see how we have failed our diabetic patients over the years. Simply, diabetes is your body saying “I can’t handle the sugar you are giving me!”
This article looks at the overall results of Weight Loss Surgery versus lifestyle. However, it’s my firm belief that to be truly successful at control of diabetes and obesity, BOTH surgery AND LIFESTYLE change are necessary!! – Dr. Naik
Every January, fat’s in the crosshairs of health columnists, fitness magazines, and desperate Americans. This year, PopSci looks at the macronutrient beyond its most negative associations. What’s fat good for? How do we get it to go where we want it to?
Models, athletes and celebrities swear by the ketogenic “keto” diet to help shed those unwanted pounds.
Past research shows that the accumulation of fat in the heart, especially pericardial fat – a small lump of fatty tissue just on the outside of the heart – can increase risks of cardiovascular disease.
For people on a low-carb diet, the list of foods you can’t eat can seem endless.
I tried intermittent fasting for two weeks, and here’s what happened.
The study, which has been published in The Lancet, found people with the highest 20 per cent intake of total fat.
THOSE PALEO PROSELYTIZERS might be right after all.
Acid reflux disease is more and more being recognized as a true health risk .. not just heartburn.
Many people think of fat as being enemy No. 1 in our battle to eat and stay healthy. Just look at all the low-fat and fat-free products that crowd grocery store shelves. But could fat have been unfairly maligned all these years?
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in America, but the debate over what exactly causes it rages on.
It is well-noted in the field bariatric medicine and surgery that a low-carbohydrate diet is ideal for weight loss and maintenance of healthy weight...
It was one of the largest, most rigorous experiments ever conducted on an important diet question: How do fatty foods affect our health? Yet it took more than 40 years — that is, until today — for a clear picture of the results to reach the public.
Ever wandered down the “health foods” aisle of your local grocery store? If it’s anything like the one near me, it’s full of “low-fat,” carb-heavy snack foods.
Make an “okay” sign with your thumb and index finger. You’re looking at the approximate size of my stomach. That tiny circle, the result of gastric-bypass surgery, has made an enormous difference in my life.
Obese women are four times more likely than men to seek weight-loss surgery. When they do, male patients tend to be older, more obese, and sicker than women.
Even though obesity affects women and men equally, a UC Davis study shows that obese women are four times more likely than obese men to seek weight-loss surgery...
Surprise, surprise, reality television is often not reality.
