Before we get to the plastic surgery part, let me fill you in on how I got to a point in my life that plastic surgery became necessary. So, 2 years, 8 months after weight loss surgery, my life has changed big time! I am an exercise freak now. Who’d of thought I’d ever join [...]
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Why Do We Eat, Eat, Eat?
Author: Ron Merk This has been a tough article for me to write. I’ve made a dozen starts and each time it just didn’t read the way I felt inside. If you’re like me, you’ve fought being overweight most of your life. Frankly in my case, I failed miserably. Every year I put more pounds [...]
Vitamin D – Sunlight and Tanning Beds
Source Newswise — To help the general public better understand the relationship between vitamin D and the sun, the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention has issued a position statement on vitamin D, sun protection and skin cancer prevention. The Council recommends that vitamin D be obtained from a combination of dietary sources and supplements [...]
WLS Improves Sexual Function In Men
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Sexual dysfunction that commonly occurs in morbidly obese men improves after weight loss surgery, according to a new study. “Sexual dysfunction should be considered one of the numerous potentially reversible complications of obesity,” the study team concludes.
Reading Food Labels – WLS Pre & Post-Ops
It’s pretty important for everyone considering or who has had WLS to read food labels. Pre-Ops should be choosing foods using the Rule of 5 so they are prepared for picking the right foods after surgery. Post-ops need to always choose foods that have 5 or less grams of sugar and 5 or less grams [...]
New Survey Shows – Bariatric Patients Are Happier & Healthier
A new study out of Canada finds that post-operative weight loss surgery patients are happier and healthier after bariatric surgery than they were prior. The Weight Loss Benefits survey for bariatric surgery patients examined the outcomes of 386 post-operative patients from across the Great White North.
Vitamin D – Info For WLS Gastric Bypass Roux-en-Y (RNY) Post-ops
Vitamin D Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for maintaining normal calcium metabolism Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) is the most important of the Vitamin D group and is the only Vitamin D recommended for WLS Post-ops. It can be synthesized by humans in the skin upon exposure to ultraviolet-B (UVB) radiation from sunlight, [...]
Vitamin B12 – Info For WLS Gastric Bypass Post-ops
Vitamin B12 Vitamin B12 supplement is crucial for gastric bypass post-ops because this vitamin is normally absorbed in the stomach and the 1st part of the small intestine. Gastric bypass surgery removes a majority of the body’s B12 absorption system. In addition stomach acid is a major factor in converting B12 into a form that [...]
Your Calcium Requirements After WLS
Your Calcium Requirements After WLS Calcium is one of the major supplements that all bariatric centers of excellence require their post-ops to take for life. We’re going to take a look at why it’s so important for us. Recommendations for WLS Post-ops of Calcium supplementation is approx. 1200-1500 mg daily. Your body can absorb 500-600mg [...]
Why Gastric Bypass Post-ops Need Calcium
Ron Merk Author One of the reasons Gastric bypass surgery is so effective is the Mal-absorbency that results from the removal of a large portion of the stomach and/or small intestine. Although this is a major benefit in losing weight, it also can result in potential major complications. Calcium and iron iron deficiencies are common [...]
