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Barbara Thompson had weight loss surgery in 2000 and went on to write the first patient guidebook, Weight Loss Surgery; Finding the Thin Person Hiding Inside You now in it’s 3rd edition and Weight Loss Surgery for Dummies. Barbara also hosts an internet mentoring program, the Back on Track Program, for weight loss surgery patients who are starting to regain weight. In addition, Barbara is a much in demand national speaker for bariatric practices and patient events as well as speaking for hospitals on obesity sensitivity (what is it like to be an obese patient in a hospital). For speaking inquiries contact Barbara Thompson directly Barbara@BarbaraThompson.net |
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60 minutes reported on weight loss surgery and highlighted the dramatic effect that the surgery has on diabetes, forcing diabetes into almost instant remission. And the remission is not from weight loss. Patients leave the hospital following their surgery, often completely off their medication. Studies done by Dr. Rabino of Sao Paulo, Brazil found that […]
The Florida Marlins held tryouts for the first all male heavy weight cheer leading squad. The Marlins are looking for “big bellies with big giggles.” The squad will be called the Manatees, and will perform at the Marlins Friday and Saturday night home games. The Manatees won’t be paid, but will receive free tickets.
How […]
Tuesday Feb. 26th Montel Williams devoted his show to the TLC program Big Medicine. Fortunately I was able to Tivo it and catch it later. Garth and Robert Davis, the star surgeons of the show appeared with Mary Jo Rapini, the psychotherapist who works with the practice as well as 2 of the patients and […]
Free food! Have you ever gone to a party and faced with all of the food around, overindulged? Sure we all have. Buffets are the same. We want to make sure we get our money’s worth and eat as much as we can. Have you ever heard of someone talking about a restaurant and mentioning the huge […]
There are a lot of websites that will tell you the nutritional value of fast food. But when you have that information, you are at home or at your office in front of your computer. More often than not, when you go to a fast food restaurant, you are on the fly and in a […]
Are you a user of artificial sweetener? Most of us who have had weight loss surgery are. Dumping syndrome has made many of us unable to eat sugar, so artificial sweetener has been our answer.
However a new study by Purdue University has shown that artificial sweetener may be the cause of our obesity. Over a […]
Mississippi Representatives Mayhall, Read and Shows in their infinite wisdom have introduced a bill that will prohibit Mississippi restaurants from serving food to people who are obese. House Bill 282 if passed would be enacted this summer. The Department of Health would monitor restaurants and if they are caught repeatedly violating the Bill (serving obese people) […]
The media was buzzing today about a study just released that shows dramatic remission of diabetes after weight loss surgery. The study followed patients 2 years after weight loss surgery and found that those who had surgery experienced remission of Type 2 diabetes in 73% of cases. Those diabetics who dieted and exercised experienced remission […]
The author of a new book, The Fattening of America looks at the growing problem of obesity in this country and declares it a lessening problem. Eric Finkelstein recognizes that obesity has doubled since 1980, however since our superior medical services can deal more effectively with the health problems that go hand in hand with […]
Dr. Sanjay Gupta reported on CNN this morning his take on the new Lancet journal study that shows that weight loss surgery saves lives. Most significant from the Lancet study is that there is a 40% decrease in death rates among people who have had weight loss surgery, showing that weight loss surgery saves lives […]