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May
When Is Enough Enough
Several iniduals have asked me,“When is enough, enough? ”Well, that's a moving target. The bottom line is, when you say it is. Which is different from when you want to quit, or when you are “done. ”I have questioned this for myself. &nb...
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May
Cirugía Bariátrica en Adolescentes, ¿cómo? ¿por qué?
La obesidad mórbida esta sumamente relacionada con el hígado graso no alcohólico (HGNA), el cual rápidamente se está convirtiendo en la causa más común de enfermedades crónicas del hígado a nivel mundial. Esta epidemi...
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May
Teenage Bariatric Surgery… Why?… How?
Morbid obesity is strongly associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which is rapidly becoming the most common cause of chronic liver disease worldwide. This epidemic is not limited to adults. An increasing number of children and adolescents are being affected. I...
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May
The Benefits of Collaging
In my last blog, The Art of Collaging, April 2, 2015, I introduced to you the art of collaging. Collaging is a medium through which our heart can speak. If we use only photo images and don't use words (i. e. , language,) our brain (i. e. logic) does not get to run the show...
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May
This is NOT “The Easy Way Out”…
“Surgery is not the easy way out”People who may have tried and have not had success in defeating severe obesity simply by decreasing their caloric intake while increasing their amount of physical activity, should not feel discouraged. When it comes to the effort i...
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May
Este NO es el “Camino Fácil”…
“La cirugía no es el camino fácil”Las personas que han tratado y no han podido contra la obesidad severa con sólo disminuir la cantidad de calorías que consumen e incrementando la actividad física, no deben desanimarse. Cuando hablamo...
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May
The Art of Collaging
I want to introduce you to one of the most effective coaching tools that I use … collaging. Collaging is not a vision board, nor is it a scrapbook. Collaging is taking photos, or elements of an image, from a variety of sources — magazines, trade journals, online...
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May
04
May
Binge Eating… Is it Possible to Break Such a Vicious Cycle?
Binge eating is defined as a compulsive overeating. People who binge eat can experience eating enormous amounts of food and feeling powerless to stop. Some patients start at adolescence or at early adulthood, most start after an episode of dieting. Most patients will eat even whe...
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May
Setting Yourself Up To Win
My life has recently been filled with family events ranging from trauma to celebration, and all family events have a focus on food. I was at my 87 year-old mother's house recently. Mom has very deep traditions around family, the serving of the meals, and church. E...
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