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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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You may have heard of the tragic death of the 17 year-old San Francisco girl who was approved too late by the insurance company Cigna for a liver transplant. Nataline Sarkisyan died after being denied for her surgery even though her surgeons had written to Cigna saying that her survival depended on the operation. Cigna […]
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 […]
A recent research study published in the prestigious medical journal, Lancet, finds that weight loss surgery can be more effective in saving the lives of the morbidly obese than other methods. The study cites a decrease in the in death rates of those who are morbidly obese who have had surgery were found to be […]
By Laura Milligan
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No, we’re not advocating the battle to see how few calories you can consume each day or promoting crash diets in any form or function; however, if you’re a snack-o-holic who can’t stop munching and crunching in between meals, try snacking on one of these negative calorie foods instead of gobbling down […]
We are spending the day today putting up Christmas decorations. In the boxes, I came across 2 candy dishes that I normally keep filled with candy over the holidays. Naturally, seeing all that candy everyday, I reach in and grab a piece or two with way too much frequency. So this year, when I unwrapped […]