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While “taking your PULSE” often  refers to a different kind of PULSES . Dietary PULSES refer to the dried edible seeds from the pods of LEGUME (or bean or pea) plants. The term LEGUME refers to the whole plant, including leaves stems and pods, but the PULSES represent the most palatable and nutritious part of a LEGUME plant. In the grocery […]

DREADFUL…DREARY…DARK…GLOOMY  I was unhappy about having to remove the heavy winter clothing that I hid behind. Everyone was passing me by while I was unable to walk. I sat on the sidelines and watched everyone play sports and being active. I felt alone! No cycling, no water activities, no sports, no nothing!!! Spring consisted of […]

Our SECRET FACEBOOK GROUP has recently started with a bang, and we’ve gotten over 100 patients to join in the first week. We hope to grow our numbers to the thousands including patients who had bariatric surgery in the past, and people looking forward to having bariatric surgery or taking weight-loss medications now. A Facebook […]

to the March and April 2021 issue … with an edition that is very dear to my heart since its ethos and theme is one of ‘looking after yourself (and others)’. Something so important pre- and post-op. We know that plants need only four things to flourish – light, soil, nutrients and water. Our own […]

“The winter here’s cold, and bitter It’s chilled us to the bone We haven’t seen the sun for weeks To long too far from home I feel just like I’m sinking And I claw for solid ground I’m pulled down by the undertow I never thought I could feel so low” hose are the opening […]

All I ever asked was for the world to stop turning. For one, Fleeting minute. I wanted to hear the cars fly by my window, Paving way to their next adventure, Still enjoying the ride. The hum of the heater, Hushed footsteps meeting the old creaky floorboards. All I asked for was one minute, So […]

I’m singin’ in the rain Just singin’ in the rain What a glorious feeling And I’m happy again I’m laughing at clouds So dark, up above The sun’s in my heart And I’m ready for love Let the stormy clouds chase Everyone from the place Come on with the rain I have a smile on […]

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved an updated label for Novo Nordisk’s Saxenda (liraglutide) injection 3 mg, a once-daily glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist, to include treatment of obesity in adolescents aged 12 to 17 years who have a body weight over 60 kg and a baseline body mass index that corresponded to 30 […]