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Dr. Oz encourages you to fight obesity with surgery!!!!

Posted Mon, 01/23/2012 - 4:24pm by Weight Loss Surgery

Dr. Oz show on Monday January 23rd at 4pm "The Gastric Surgery You Should Be Getting!"

This surgery could help you lose weight, prevent cancer, heart disease and even reverse your diabetes. Find out if this underperformed surgery is right for you. >> Read more >>

What if you could prevent even one family from hearing the words “you have cancer”?

Posted Mon, 01/23/2012 - 11:53am by Weight Loss Surgery

This year, you can fight back against cancer by enrolling in the American Cancer Society’s new research study called the Cancer Prevention Study-3 (CPS-3). By joining CPS-3, you can help researchers better understand the genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors that cause or prevent cancer, which will ultimately save lives. >> Read more >>

Saint Clare’s Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Fair - February 11th 10am - 2:30pm

  • Presentations and Resources on current cancer prevention strategies.
  • Hear up-to-date info on cancer screening.

Rockland and Bergen Wellness Night!

Posted Thu, 12/29/2011 - 4:03pm by Weight Loss Surgery

Top Food News of 2011

Posted Thu, 12/29/2011 - 10:48am by Weight Loss Surgery

By carolyn_r on Dec 29, 2011 10:00 AM in Healthy Eating
Calorie Count
This year has seen headlines that have had a major impact on the practice and perception of healthy eating and exercise in America. Without any further ado, here are the news stories of 2011 that kept Calorie Count members talking. >> Read more >>

Handling Holiday Head Hunger

Posted Wed, 12/14/2011 - 11:17am by Weight Loss Surgery

By Michelle May, M.D.
on Dec 14, 2011 10:00 AM in Healthy Eating

Emotional connections to food are woven into the fabric of our social experience. Notice how often food is at the center of your celebrations: holiday office parties, baking holiday cookies with grandma, and sharing traditional meals with your family. Eating is a wonderful way to reminisce, nurture, and bond.

Emotional eating is normal, even healthy—unless it is the primary way you cope with or avoid your feelings. During the holidays, emotional eating becomes magnified. Not only is food everywhere, but you may feel more stressed, lonely, exhausted, overwhelmed, or even happier—all common triggers for emotional eating.

How emotional eating leads to overeating... Read the full article >> Read more >>

Support Groups in New Jersey

Posted Mon, 12/05/2011 - 12:10pm by Weight Loss Surgery

Saint Clare's Hospital

  • Support Groups meet 3rd Wednesday of the month. ]
  • Band and Bypass are in separate rooms. Both groups 6:30pm - 7:30 pm
  • Location: Holiday Inn (previously Wyndham Garden Hotel), 1000 International Drive, Mount Olive, NJ Hotel Phone #: 973-448-1100
  • For any questions about Saint Clare's support group meetings please contact the Bariatric Dietitian at 973-537-3805

Morristown Memorial Hospital (in Morristown) >> Read more >>

Poll Says Overweight Workers Miss Millions More Days of Work

Posted Tue, 10/25/2011 - 12:12pm by Weight Loss Surgery

Their missed work results in about $153 billion in lost productivity annually, according to data collected this year by Washington-based Gallup. >> Read more >>

Support Shrinking Stella in her effort to raise money for Breast Cancer

Posted Thu, 09/29/2011 - 12:04pm by Weight Loss Surgery
Shrinking Stella in action

Did you know that every three minutes, another woman in the United States is diagnosed with breast cancer?

The 2 Day 39+ mile Avon Breast Cancer walk is approaching fast, so please pass this link around. Breast Cancer impacts one in 8 women. >> Read more >>

Insurance companies' attitude toward weight-loss surgery isn't sensible

Posted Mon, 09/26/2011 - 1:19pm by Weight Loss Surgery

I am a nurse practitioner in a weight-loss clinic and prepare people to have weight-loss surgery. The most challenging obstacle those patients face is not what you’d think. Read the full article - Insurance companies' attitude toward weight-loss surgery isn't sensible

Written by:
George Baxter of Seattle is a nurse practitioner with a Seattle weight-loss clinic and a doctor of nursing practice candidate at Duke University.

Educational Nutrition Seminar for Pre / Post Surgery in Montvale

Posted Wed, 09/14/2011 - 11:40am by Weight Loss Surgery

Free seminar highlighting healthy lifestyle education for surgical and non surgical patients!
Bergen County, Montvale, NJ

Join NJ TOP DOCS Dr. Nicholas Bertha, Dr. Vincent Iannace, and Registered Dietician, Net Intake's Meg Galligan
Thursday September 15th, 2011 at 7:00 pm. Register by clicking the following link

http://montvale-weight-loss-procedure-OH.eventbrite.com

Seminar Registration

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