A healthy diet and regular exercise are viewed as sensible ways of losing weight. But this expensive residential weight loss program in Switzerland leaves simplicity at the wayside and focuses on giving clients a luxurious time. ‘No pain, no gain’ is NOT the mantra here! This pleasurable trip uses chrono-nutrition, a diet that takes into […]
Weight Loss Surgery News
Lap-band Surgery Helps Shed Pounds
Health experts have made the point that there are some people who do all they can to lose weight, but they just can’t seem to shift those extra pounds. In such cases, many doctors recommend weight loss surgery. Jon Fitzgerald from Arkansas loves to do things with his daughter and sons. But that hasn’t always […]
Dieters Keep Regaining Weight: Video
This news report looks at the concept of ‘fad’ diets, weight loss plans that are marketed in an exaggerated way and promise results that are not always realistic. Can one supplement or pill really make such a huge difference? One blogger even shows how easy it is to create a before and after image. Weight […]
Weight Loss and Celebrities
In this ABC news report celebrities lose weight through endorsement deals and reinvent their public persona and bank balance at the same time. Celebrities such as Jennifer Hudson, Jessica Simpson, Kirsty Alley, Valerie Burtonelli, Janet Jackson, Dan Marino, Jason Alexander (Seinfeld), Charles Berkley and others are reportedly making on average $33,000 dollars per pound lost! […]
Weight Loss Surgery for Children Saves Lives Part 4
Please read Weight Loss Surgery for Children Saves Lives, Weight Loss Surgery for Children Saves Lives Part and Weight Loss Surgery for Children Saves Lives Part 3 for the beginning of this story. “It was really hard at first and it’s not a quick fix,” says Jayne. “Your brain is telling you can have food, […]
Weight Loss Surgery for Children Saves Lives Part 3
‘Exceptional circumstances’ Please read Weight Loss Surgery for Children Saves Lives and Weight Loss Surgery for Children Saves Lives Part 2 for the beginning of this story. This type of surgery has been performed in children for some time in the US and Australia, but only recently has it taken place in the UK. The […]
Weight Loss Surgery for Children Saves Lives Part 2
Please read Weight Loss Surgery for Children Saves Lives for part one of this story. Jayne was continuously bullied and made fun of at school and felt ostracized by the wider society. She was too self-conscious to leave the house alone and used to hide under huge, loose fitting clothes. Jayne tried to diet for […]
Weight Loss Surgery for Children Saves Lives
Weight loss surgery is often a last resort that helps patients lose a large amount of weight when all other options have failed. For children who are morbidly obese, weight-loss surgery is not an easy option. According to Mr. Ashish Desai, a pediatric surgeon from King’s College Hospital in London who specializes in weight loss […]
Rob Ryan Copies Brother Rex in Having Lap-Band Surgery
Rob Ryan manages the Dallas Cowboys’ defensive line, yet this offseason he’s working on his own waistline by having Lap-Band surgery. New York Jets coach Rex Ryan, who had the same procedure just before the 2010 season, spoke about his twin brother’s plan at the NFL Annual Meeting in Palm Beach, Fla. Cowboys coach Jason […]
Carnie Wilson has had Lap Band Surgery: Video
Carnie Wilson says she stopped looking after her health after giving birth to her children. The 43-year-old Wilson Phillips singer has daughters Lola, six, and Luciana, two, with her husband Rob Bonfiglio. After her first gastric bypass surgery in 1999, 5ft 3in Carnie’s weight went down to a healthy 150lbs. After having her children Carnie’s […]