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December 2, 2020
How to Handle Food Pushers and the Food Police

It goes without saying that the holiday season will be different this year due to the pandemic. Either way, food is a traditional part of  most celebrations, whether that’s in-person and socially-distanced or via zoom.  At some point after weight loss surgery, your changing relationship with food will not exist in the safety of a […]

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November 11, 2020
New Study Shows Weight Loss in Young Adults with Obesity May Lower Mortality Risk by up to 50%

  Losing weight in early adulthood, between ages 25 and 40, may help you live longer according to recent research out of Boston University’s School of Public Health. The study looked at whether losing weight after a history of obesity in early adulthood could show a reduction in mortality risk later in life.    The […]

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October 14, 2020
To Weigh or Not to Weigh

  If you switched to telemedicine appointments instead of office visits, regular weigh-ins during monthly pre-operative or medical weight loss may have been harder. If you don’t have a scale or you were trying to avoid seeing the number it may be tempting to think of this as a good thing, but the truth is […]

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September 23, 2020
Boost Immunity with Vitamins, Minerals and Probiotics Found in a Healthy Diet

Apart from getting enough sleep, eating a nutrient dense diet and finding ways to de-stress - keeping up with vitamins and supplements can have a positive effect on our immune response. There’s plenty of vitamins and supplement products on the market that claim to boost your immune system, but do they really help?  The selections […]

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July 29, 2020
Is your body’s Set Point preventing you from losing weight?

Have you ever noticed that the number on the scale is very difficult to change, no matter how hard you try to lose weight?  Or maybe you lost a significant amount of weight in the past, and then as soon as you go “off” your diet, your weight jumps back to the original number, seemingly […]

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June 15, 2020
What is a Co-Morbid Condition?

If you’ve attended a webinar, seminar, talked to a surgeon or have done your own research on weight loss surgery, you’ve probably heard the term co-morbid condition. But what does it mean?  A co-morbid condition is an obesity-related condition. It occurs when more than one disease exists along with one or more other diseases in […]

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June 1, 2020
Time to Wait or Time to Start?

  When is the right time to have gastric sleeve or gastric bypass surgery? It’s a question many people who have tried multiple diets yet still struggle to lose weight ask themselves. Should I wait until I’ve tried one more diet to see if it works? Should I wait until I have a better support […]

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May 21, 2020
How to Boost Immunity

  In these uncertain times, creating healthy new habits can have both physical and psychological benefits.  One new habit we’re focused on at New Jersey Bariatric Center is keeping our immune system in tip-top shape to stay healthy and speed up healing from sickness or injury.  The immune system is a complex network of cells […]

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April 30, 2020
Obesity + Reproductive Health in Women and Men

It is well known that obesity, defined as a BMI >30, is a disease of hormonal imbalance that wreaks havoc on most, if not all, aspects of one’s body.  Many people are aware of the deleterious effects of obesity as it increases the incidence of heart disease, diabetes, sleep apnea, and even certain cancers. Another […]

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April 15, 2020
Stress & Weight Gain

“Stop stressing, you are going to make yourself sick!”  How many of us have heard this before? Did you ever wonder if there were any medical facts to support these words of warning? It turns out that there are.   Stressful situations can trigger an increase in the hormones adrenaline and cortisol. Over time, these […]

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February 26, 2020
Is it Safe to Get Pregnant After Bariatric Surgery?

After bariatric surgery, whether gastric bypass or gastric sleeve, many patients look forward to being able to have a healthy, full-term pregnancy. When asked by a patient if it is safe to get pregnant after bariatric surgery, my immediate response is a resounding, “YES!” and then quickly followed by the recommendation to wait at least […]

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January 20, 2020
Improving Your Relationship With Your Scale

Do you find yourself hopping on the scale every morning? Maybe you’re the person who only weighs themselves once a week or maybe you don’t weigh yourself at all and go by the fit of your clothes. I know of some people who, disagreeing with the results on the scale, decide to move the scale […]

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