Monthly Archives: February 2021

WE SUPPORT OBESITY CARE WEEK 2021! Obesity Care Week 2021 (OCW2021) is here and Dr. Neil Floch is happy to be an OCW2021 Champion and support this important awareness week. OCW2021 has a global vision for a society that understands, respects and accepts the complexities of obesity and values science and clinically-based care. This awareness […]

DR. NEIL FLOCH’S BOOK OF THE MONTH CLUB continues with his FEBRUARY SELECTION. You are guaranteed to find it interesting and helpful on your weight loss journey. Dr. Floch invites you to make suggestions if you have a book (or video) that you would like to have included in the club. We hope you have […]

To address a lack of appropriate, science and clinically-based care, the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC), The Obesity Society (TOS), the STOP Obesity Alliance , the Obesity Medicine Association (OMA), and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) have launched Obesity Care Week with a vision to create a society that understands, respects and […]

As we enter a new year, the world continues to face a novel crisis in COVID-19. However, the viral respiratory illness is not the only public health crisis we must tackle to catalyze better outcomes in our practices and communities in 2021 and beyond. Obesity has been on the rise for more than 40 years, […]

NEIL R. FLOCH, M.D., FACS Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery and Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery at Norwalk Hospital (Nuvance Health) Dr. Neil Floch is an internationally known and respected bariatric, reflux and general surgeon. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Tufts University. Dr. Floch attended the Boston University School of Medicine and completed his residency […]

 To all of our patients, friends, and loved ones, we wish you a very HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY. We are living through a turbulent and very upsetting time. Yet, there appears to be a tomorrow when the sun will shine. The rays have started to radiate and we pray for its speedy return. We hope you […]

I decided long ago Never to walk in anyone’s shadows If I fail, if I succeed At least I’ll live as I believe No matter what they take from me They can’t take away my dignity Because the greatest love of all Is happening to me I found the greatest love of all Inside of […]

LIMIT your intake of full-fat dairy products such as milk, cheese, butter, sour cream, ice cream, and yogurt as they can be very high in unhealthy saturated fat. UP your intake of non-fat or 1% dairy products like milk, cheese, and Greek yogurt which are also good protein and calcium sources. Try veggie-based or LF yogurt-based cheeses […]

YESTERDAY On New Year’s eve I would go to sleep dreaming that I would wake up in the morning, all of my excess weight would disappear, and I would be thin…and happy! Sadly, the dream never came through. It was always the same nightmare! I started each New Year, obese and unhappy. TODAY On New Year’s […]