IT’S TIME TO STOP WEIGHT BIAS! #BEPARTOFTHESOLUTION
OUR WORDS AND ACTIONS MATTER. WEIGHT SHOULDN’T DICTATE THE WAY PEOPLE ARE TREATED. That is why, the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) is excited to announce the launch of the Stop Weight Bias Campaign! This national campaign is committed to raising awareness, putting a stop to weight bias, and pushing equality forward. Weight bias is a […]
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his represents another “light at the end of the tunnel” moments. This is how much additional daylight is added following the winter solstice. It keeps adding at that approximate rate (depending how close you are to the equator) until it pivots-= the other way in June where it begins to decline at the same rate. […]
SUFFERING FROM HEARTBURN AND REFLUX? DR. NEIL FLOCH CAN HELP YOU!
DO YOU suffer from heartburn? get the taste of sour fluids in your throat? suffer from belching? have chest pain? have chronic cough or hoarseness? suffer from nausea and vomiting? have difficulty sleeping? have asthma or asthma-like symptoms? excessively clear your throat? have a dependency on acid-reducing medication in order to live your life? NO […]
HAPPY NEW YEAR, NEW START, NEW YOU. IS IT? IT CERTAINLY COULD BE!
o here we go again – fighting bravely against the onslaught of diet scams and magical weight-loss plans that almost screech out to us from newspapers, magazines, books, the radio, TV, podcasts, and all the rest. It’s hard to cut through the ‘noise’, isn’t it every January or New Year? And none more so than […]
I WOULD LIKE YOU TO KNOW
I would like you to know that it will get better, I promise. There will come a day when laughter and cheer erupt in the streets. Sheer joy, pure relief. There will come a day when you unlock the front door after fiddling with the locks, trying to open it longer than you’d like to […]
THE NEW YEAR – RESOLVE AND REVOLT (AND REPEAT) OR ADAPT OR EVOLVE? THE CHOICE IS YOURS
s we enter a new year, I think we can agree that 2020 was probably not the year of anyone’s dreams. Nonetheless, if we dig deep enough, we can hopefully recall some unexpected positive outcome(s) (spending more time with family, resuming a former hobby, or reconnecting with distant family or friends via social media) that […]
OUR BARIATRIC LIFESTYLE INTERNET MAGAZINE; JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2021 ISSUE.
A NEW YEAR BRINGS NEW HOPE! 2020 was a year of incredible stress, anxiety, and fear. These factors caused many of us to develop and resort back to habits that are not healthy. The silent monster that created so much havoc and destruction is finally on it’s way out. In it’s wake many of us […]
The Bear(iatric patient) Went Over the Mountain
Anyone who knows me is aware how grateful I am for all the knowledge I have gained from our patients over the years. That said, it has recently been brought to my attention that not everyone feels thoroughly prepared for the bariatric “long haul,” even patients who successfully lose weight. After a lot of thought, […]
