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Weight loss surgery is not a “quick fix,” but it is a tool to help patients who have been unsuccessful with diet and exercise alone lose weight and keep it off. The secret to success after weight loss surgery is

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Your immune system is your body’s first line of defense against disease-causing microorganisms (a.k.a. germs). A strong immune system is able to fight off illness and disease, but the weaker your immune system, the more likely you are to get

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Poor sleep is a common problem, one that will affect all of us at some point in our lives. Although occasional lack of sleep doesn’t pose much of a risk, continual or chronic sleep deprivation can lead to excessive daytime

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There is no “quick fix” when it comes to weight loss. Whether you choose bariatric surgery or a non-surgical weight loss program to help you lose weight and reclaim your health, you must also commit to living a healthy lifestyle.

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The well known formula for weight loss is to burn more calories than you consume, but cutting calories in your diet and by exercising regularly. But you can’t out-exercise a bad diet. Binge eating one day, and spending two hours

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Millions of patients have seen the benefits of bariatric surgery as a proven method of durable weight loss. When dieting and exercise fail, patients choosing weight loss surgery experience drastic improvement in quality of life and a reduction in weight

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For people who are seriously overweight or obese, the struggle to lose weight can be exhausting, discouraging, even defeating. A lifetime of dieting and trying the latest fitness fads, even medications often result in a cycle of weight loss and

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In 1988, Dr. Doug Hess, performed the first open gastric sleeve procedure in Bowling Green, Ohio as part of what is now known as the duodenal switch procedure. (The duodenal switch induces weight loss by sleeve gastrectomy and intestinal bypass.)

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Obesity is a rising health epidemic affecting both men and women in the United States. More than one-third of adults are obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; about 41 percent of women age 20 and older

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There is no magic formula to help you lose weight, but consistent exercise and a commitment to healthy nutrition go hand in hand if you want to achieve your weight loss goals. Sweating away hours at the gym won’t get

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