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A Textbook Success Story - Frances Ford
When I developed cancer at the age of 13, I had to have my right leg removed above the knee. Wearing a prosthesis made it difficult for me to get around or exercise, and I progressively gained weight. Years later, after marrying, I had two babies but kept the “baby fat” after the pregnancies.
I decided to look into bariatric surgery because of all the medical problems the weight was causing. By the time I had reached 247 pounds, I had developed degenerative arthritis in my remaining hip and knee, making it even more difficult to get around. My blood pressure and cholesterol were also high, and my doctor put me on medication. Initially, the drugs were somewhat successful, but the effects didn’t last and I continued to have problems controlling both the blood pressure and cholesterol. Also, my dad died of heart disease at an early age and I have a strong family history of heart disease on both sides of the family.
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 Planning Your Best Foot Forward
Many people look at the New Year as an opportunity to break bad habits and initiate good habits. Unfortunately, many of us have great intentions for the first few weeks then our resolutions fall to the wayside. The good news is there are steps you can take to help you succeed.
First, think about what you want to change about your current lifestyle. Then prioritize your list. Pick a few things you want to work on. You will be more likely to succeed if you only focus on making a few changes rather than ten.
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Go Nuts For Heart Health!
By Whitney Orth, RD
February is the time for cupids, valentines, and paper-hearts. Most of us will take time out of the day to let that special someone know how much we care about them. How about taking some time out of the day to think about your real heart.
February is American Heart Month. Americans are urged to learn more about heart health and to try to reduce their risk factors for serious heart conditions.
One of the many risk factors associated with heart diseases is high cholesterol levels. High cholesterol can be the result of heredity, obesity, physical inactivity, age, sex, and diet. To improve cholesterol levels through diet it is important to understand the different measurements of cholesterol and how diet can affect them.
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 Obesity is a serious problem - a lifelong progressive disease of fat storage with serious medical, physical, social, psychological and economic effects. It results from a mixture of genetic problems, environmental effects, abnormal physiology and overeating.
We know the frustrations, the tensions, the discrimination due to obesity-the impaired self-image and lost opportunities to participate in the physical and social fruits of life. But the problems are much greater. Consider the heart, lung, bone and joint disease, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, sleep disorders, shortened life-span and many other serious medical problems associated with obesity.
Many surgical procedures now make use of less invasive means as opposed to open surgery, a change which often results in less pain, fewer scars, and a shortened recovery time. Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS), often referred to as laparoscopic surgery, can be used with a wide variety of procedures including bariatric surgery
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