How Much Does Gastric Bypass Surgery Cost?
Living with obesity is a struggle. Chances are good that this has motivated you to attempt to lose weight and get healthy more than once in your life. But diet and exercise don’t work for everyone—at least not without a little help. Bariatric surgeries are designed to offer that extra boost some people need to […]
How Does Gastric Sleeve Surgery Affect Ghrelin?
When reading about the benefits of gastric sleeve surgery, there are always two benefits that get discussed more than others: the reduced size of the stomach and the lessened production of ghrelin. But if you aren’t an amino acid afficionado, you might not even know what ghrelin is or how it affects you. So, to […]
Best Candidates for Bariatric Surgery
If you have been struggling to lose weight not just for months, but years, weight loss surgery in Mexico will sound incredibly appealing. But to qualify for any procedure, you need to meet weight loss surgery requirements. What exactly are these? Let’s take a look. Have a BMI of 40 or Greater Your BMI—or body […]
Tips for Better Recovery After Gastric Bypass Surgery
When talking about bariatric surgery, we tend to focus on the “after.” And not the immediate after, but months out from surgery, when patients are healed, happy, and enjoying a significant amount of weight loss. However, that immediate after matters and really should be talked about more. Recovery from gastric bypass, as with more surgeries, […]
How to Lose Weight While Taking Antidepressants
Antidepressants can be life changing for those with mood disorders. However, evening out the highs and lows isn’t the only change they make; many of them also cause weight gain in those who take them. From a few extra pounds around the middle to a significant increase in BMI, many people are battling with how […]
How to Break a Weight-Loss Plateau
Most patients experience serious excitement after bariatric surgery. The pounds start coming off, energy gets boosted, and suddenly, it’s easier and more enjoyable to be physically active. With time, that initial weight loss slows, and for many patients, it just…stops. Then they are left several—or many—pounds short of their weight loss goal. Does This Mean […]
How Much Does A Gastric Sleeve Surgery in Mexico Cost?
Healthcare in many countries is expensive, especially when looking at procedures insurance companies deem “elective,” and therefore do not cover. As such, it is no surprise that many people are choosing to get weight loss surgery in Tijuana, Mexico, where costs are a fraction of what they are in the U.S., Canada, and Australia. But […]
When to Revise a Weight Loss Surgery
Bariatric surgery is one of the most effective tools we have in the battle against obesity. When combined with changes to habits, diet, and exercise, it can help even those with morbid obesity reach a healthy BMI and reduce the effect of or fully eliminate certain co-morbidities. With that said, there are cases where bariatric […]
Obesity and Sleep Apnea: How Do They Relate?
If you are obese, you know that carrying around extra weight has health consequences. You can feel it in your aching joints, stretched and itchy skin, and in your short breaths when going up the stairs. But did you know that obesity can also harm your quality of sleep? What Is Obstructive Sleep Apnea? Obstructive […]
Lifestyle Changes after Lap Band Surgery
Lap band surgery is a type of non-invasive bariatric surgery that involves the placing of a silicone band around your stomach to make it smaller. A smaller stomach means that you will experience feelings of satiety faster and will therefore consume less food. Should you consume more food, you will end up vomiting and this […]