Following University of Tennessee Lady Vols Coach Pat Summitt’s recent diagnosis of early onset dementia, Alzheimer’s type, people throughout the Vol Nation have a heightened awareness of the disease. Many are wondering if they’re at greater risk of contracting...
It has been said that you can address five diseases with one operation. No procedure other than weight loss surgery has the power to do that. Following surgery, the improvement rates for adult-onset diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea, gastroesophageal reflux disease...
When you are just embarking on the journey to weight loss surgery, you may wonder what you can do to speed your journey along. One simple way to get things going and to increase the chances of getting your insurance company to approve your surgery as quickly as...
In today’s society, most people are interested in losing weight and most own smartphones. What do the two have in common? As I’ve recently learned, quite a bit. I’ve been hearing about apps that purportedly do a very good job at helping people lose weight, so I...
With obesity in the national spotlight as a major health problem, many people are now aware that morbid obesity (more than 100 pounds overweight) can directly lead to a number of serious health conditions such as heart disease, high blood pressure and adult-onset...
