04
May
The Sleeve Sisters: 5 Ordinary Women Take an Extraordinary Journey
The Sleeve Sisters from left to right: Suzanne Morris, Mikaela Brylie, Holly Bell, Rebecca Graham, and Mindy Shipley>>A weight loss journey can be tiring and difficult, but our supportive team at Obesity Control Center strives to make your journey a bit easier and mor...
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May
The top 5 questions of the Ketogenic Diet or Low Carb High Fat (LCHF) diet.
What is it? >The ketogenic diet (aka “keto diet”) or low carb high fat diet (LCHF) is an eating plan designed to use fat instead of carbohydrates as an energy source. Fat for energy may be sourced from food or from stored fat in your own body. First...
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May
THE QUICK FIX FOR CORONAVIRUS: WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY
It takes a pandemic to recognize a pandemic. Now that the meaning of the word is fully understood globally, it will be easier to understand that the increased risk factors in a subset of the population is none other than metabolic disease. It is these that are most likely to deve...
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May
TLC : Therapeutic low carb
Therapeutic Low Carb (TLC)Challenging times require an action plan. What can we do?A lot.We can focus on reducing the risks and taking the necessary steps to protect yourself, your family and others.This pandemic hit us all by surprise. No one was prepared for it. Luckily, althou...
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May
TCR™: THERAPEUTIC CARBOHYDRATE RESTRICTION
Therapeutic Carbohydrate Restriction: The TCR™ Lifestyle ProgramChallenging times require an action plan. What can we do?A lot.We can focus on reducing the risks and taking the necessary steps to protect yourself, your family and others. We need to get down to basics.&...
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May
The Double Buttress Technique, an OCC exclusive.
What is the Double Buttress Technique? The DBTAs medical professionals we are taught to frequently question the status quo. I personally am always looking for ways to improve quality, safety and outcomes. This is something we have built into our practice and and to the mentality...
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May
Improved Gastric Sleeve vs Regular Gastric Sleeve
Can something good be improved upon? The Gastric Sleeve has had some negative press recently. Check out what OCC has done to make a good procedure even better.The Sleeve: What's good about it?The gastric sleeve surgery has been around for two decades, and in that time it...
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May
Regulating Health Tourism: World leaders meet in Tijuana.
The CDC travel warning has now increase to another 30 cases reported in Canada of patients returning home with surgical infections with Antibacterial-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa after having weight loss surg...
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May
OCC Newest Results from over 20,900 patients
Early Surgical Complications>Bariatric surgery complications are not uncommon and the rate has been published in the medical literature. At OCC our rate is one of the lowest in the world. The nature of bariatric surgery requires that a goal is to avoid a complication b...
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May
What Food to Eat After Weight Loss Surgery – FAQ on Macros & Calories
Weight Loss Surgery 0 - 3 Months Post-opAs part of your post-operative care, you will be given special dietary guidelines that you will need to follow closely during the first 6 weeks from surgery to prevent complications and for proper healing of your new stomach pouch.Aft...
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