The FDA recently approved a revolutionary new weight loss procedure called a StomaphyX. It was originally developed to ‘fix’ an enlarged stoma (the opening between the stomach and the small intestines) or reduce the size of a stomach pouch that has expanded since it was created during prior weight loss surgery. The procedure can also [...]

Dieters often say that intellectually they know what they need to do to lose weight and keep it off, but on some emotional level, they just can’t seem to make it happen. One common explanation is,” I know it in my mind, but can’t seem to make it happen in my heart.” What these people [...]

The rates of obesity in general and of morbid obesity in particular have increased rapidly in the US and in other industrialized countries in the past 20 years. Morbid obesity is defined a being 100 pounds or more overweight or having a BMI of 40 or greater. As morbid obesity has increased, so has the [...]