We are fortunate to live in an area with beautiful parks and many opportunities for outdoor activity. Make a plan to visit your favorite park or check out a new one. Meet friends for a picnic, practice yoga, play ball, go swimming, or take a walk. Remember to take along your water bottle! And while ...
A gastrectomy is a medical procedure performed at a bariatric institute where all or parts of your stomach are surgically removed. A gastrectomy is typically performed due to stomach cancers or other medical implications, such as obesity. At Western Bariatric Institute, more than 4,000 successful vertical sleeve, Lap-Band, and Roux-en-Y gastrectomy procedures have been performed. ...
Shake the salt habit. Did you know the average American consumes more than 3,400 mg of sodium daily? That’s a little more than 1.5 teaspoons of salt! The recommendation from the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans is less than 2,300 mg a day. For persons who are age 51 and older, African American, or ...
As we’ve discussed in previous posts, making the decision to undergo weight loss surgery should be thoroughly planned and thought through. The surgery that will be chosen for you is based completely on you – on your risks, your weight, your habits, and your lifestyle. At Western Bariatric Institute, we are highly experienced in multidisciplinary ...
As so many of us are! There are so many benefits that come from turning your life around and making the decision to lose weight, but it’s entire lifestyle change that can be difficult to get used to. Weight loss is a difficult process, but it is far from impossible. Obesity related conditions and medications ...
Mom was right….. “Eat your fruits and vegetables.” Research shows people who eat more fruits and vegetables are likely to have reduced risks of chronic diseases including stroke, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and certain cancers. Another big benefit is calorie control. Many fruits and vegetables are low in calories, high in fiber, and chocked ...
Creamy Dip for Fresh Fruit This dip tastes good with any kind of fruit. Take advantage of the fresh fruits available at the farmers’ markets. Choose your favorite fruits and dip away! Click here for the recipe.
National Dairy Month started out as National Milk Month in 1937 as a way to promote drinking milk. It was initially created to stabilize the dairy demand when production was at a surplus, but has now developed into an annual tradition that celebrates the contributions the dairy industry has made to the world After the ...
What is obesity? Any weight that is higher than what is considered a healthy weight for a given patient’s height is described as ‘overweight’ or ‘obese.’ To measure this, an Adult Body Mass Index, or BMI calculator, is used as a tool to determine if you are obese, have room for improvement, or should gain ...
If there is food in your mouth, there should be nothing in your hand. Think about this. Many of us eat too fast and then we eat too much. If you have had weight loss surgery, you know how unpleasant this can be. We need to slow down the eating machine and eat until ...