Summer Of My Youth And Paterfamilias

when you are 16, you are immortal. In the summer of my 16-19th years on the planet, I would hardly sleep. We, as a group, would indulge in cheap tequila (Jose Gavilan was the beverage of choice, I believe it was under $7 for a quart). We would sit on the boardwalk in Far Rockaway […]
Composing Your Life’s Symphony

ho has not dreamed of composing a SYMPHONY? Merriam Webster defines SYMPHONY as a “consonance of sounds or color” or “harmony or agreement among components.” A symphonic orchestra is generally comprised of brass, woodwind, string and percussion sections which, after much practice, come together to make a more beautiful sound than any section could produce alone. A masterful piece of […]
Free Online Bariatric Lifestyle Magazine – May/June Issue

Welcome to this edition of our online Bariatric Lifestyle magazine. I want to thank you for including me on your journey to regaining your health and recapturing your life on the way to successful long-term weight loss. The door is finally open to the departure of the dreaded pandemic. That doesn’t mean we should let […]
COVID UPDATE

COVID-19 VACCINES ARE EFFECTIVE AT PROTECTING YOU FROM GETTING SICK. Based on what we know about COVID-19 vaccines, people who have been fully vaccinated can start to do things that they had stopped doing because of the pandemic. WE’RE STILL LEARNING HOW VACCINES WILL AFFECT THE SPREAD OF COVID-19. We’re still learning how vaccines will […]
Prioritize both corona virus testing and vaccinations for people with overweight and obesity

A World Obesity Federation report has found that 88 percent of deaths due to COVID-19 in the first year of the pandemic were in countries where more than half of the population is classified as overweight and highlights that the risk of death from coronavirus infection is about 10 times higher in these countries. The […]
DR. NEIL FLOCH’S BOOK OF THE MONTH CLUB MAY/JUNE SELECTION

DR. NEIL FLOCH’S BOOK OF THE MONTH CLUB continues with his MARCH/APRIL 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 […]
YWM2021 IS GOING VIRTUAL!

The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) is excited to invite you to join them virtually this summer for their YWM2021-VIRTUAL Event Series! YWM2021 – VIRTUAL will bring together the most sought-after health and weight industry experts to present science- based information in an easy-to-understand format, designed to help attendees navigate the complex topic of weight management…. all […]
SHHH! JOIN DR. NEIL FLOCH’S SECRET FACEBOOK GROUP

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 […]