Is Gym a Good way to tackle Obesity
Let us put it straight. Hitting a gym is always good whether you are obese or not. But is starting to work out in a gym after you are obese is a better option? Let us examine.
Psychological Consequences of being an Obese Woman
Being obese in it carries a lot of psychological consequences. Being a woman who is obese adds to the psychological burden. My experience as a bariatric surgeon interacting with a cross-section of women who were obese and were looking for a surgical cure makes me compile the psychological burden they undergo.
Vitamin Supplementation After Bariatric Surgery
Vitamins are essential for normal functioning of our body. Along the vitamins, minerals are also required in the right amount for the body to perform its essential functions and immunity. Not only that, it has been found that right amount of vitamins and minerals also aid in such essential functions like hunger, nutrient absorption, metabolism of sugar and fat, energy storage etc. It must be emphasized that all these functions have direct implications on your obesity level.
An Introduction to BPD & BDP/DS
BPD stands for Bilio Pancreatic Diversion and BPD/DS stands for Bilio Pancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch.
What are the positive and negative side effects of having Gastric Bypass (Roux-En-Y) surgery?
Gastric Bypass (Roux-e-Y) is considered as the gold standard in bariatric surgery. This article gives you a wider perspective on this bariatric surgery type by giving the positive and negative side effects of Gastric bypass surgery.
What is safer the lap band or gastric sleeve surgery or Gastric bypass?
Among the many procedures in bariatric surgery, one is confused which one to choose from. Whether to undertake Gastric Sleeve or Gastric Bypass, or to settle for Lap band surgical procedure. The bariatric surgeon definitely explains the pros and cons of all the three types. Let us examine which is safer and is a better bet.
Prescribed diet for gaining weight between Ectomorphic and mesomorphic
Very rarely you find a person who has a pure ectomorphic (thin build, generally tall, skinny and bony) body or a pure mesomorphic (with medium build and medium muscle) body. Same goes true for Endomorphic (stocky and well built) bodies too. Your body generally shows traits of everything. But you can be generically classified into a combo of any two body type based on the two predominant traits you may show. Being Ecto-mesomorphic is one such combo.
Is it possible to repair your DNA through diet?
DNA is our blue print, a program that contains all vital information and instructions that actually expedites the process of biological growth, biological repair, for the functioning of our vital organs, fighting pathogens that intrudes our biological system and fighting other non-pathogenic diseases. Damage to DNA speeds up the process of aging and with it comes susceptibility to all kind of infections and diseases.
After Having a Sleeve Gastrectomy can I undergo my religious fasts?
Many religious texts say that religious rituals are to be conducted when you are hale and healthy and your body is under normal health conditions. Fasting is for individuals whose body can tolerate going without food for couple of hours. You have just undergone the gastric sleeve and you are just returning to your normal health. Would you want to risk your health and the success of the surgery at this crucial juncture?
Is Obesity a disease, a lifestyle or socio-cultural phenomenon?
In the middle of 2013, the American Medical Association decided to classify and treat Obesity henceforth as a disease. That is a clear stand by the medical world. But is there something beyond? Opinions are divided indeed. Why should AMA classify obesity as a disease in the first place?
