7 Things Lap-Banders Should Keep in Mind For Thanksgiving

Gobble gobble gobble! Happy Thanksgiving to all of our DayOne Health patients! Since Thanksgiving is just around the corner, putting most diet plans on a temporary hold, we thought that maybe we could provide you with some tips on how to avoid “over celebrating”. The tips below are intended mainly for lap-band patients, but even if you don’t have …

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Category: Nutrition

Lap-Band Cooking

One of the most important things in the lap-band diet is cutting down on eating out. The simplest reason behind why you should prepare your own food is that when you prepare it yourself you know what goes into it. That not only means that you are able to determine the quality of products that you use to make your food, but also that you have more influence over the nutrients in your diet.

Cooking? I don’t …

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Category: Nutrition

Gallstones and Lap-Band Surgery

Conditions such as increased weight, a diet rich in fat and cholesterol, cholesterol-lowering medication, diabetes, and extreme weight loss can significantly put you more at risk for developing gallstones. Because so many of the increased risk factors are closely related to eating habits, gallbladder infections can be slightly more common among bariatric patients. Due to the increased risk, at DayOne …

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Category: Bariatric Support, Lap Band

The Link between Weight and Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Did you know that a BMI of 40 and above can put you at 40% higher risk of developing obstructive sleep apnea symptoms (OSA)? As many as 70% of OSA patients have a BMI of 40 or higher; moreover, a 10% increase in your body weight is said to increase the chances of developing sleep apnea by as much as 500%. At DayOne Health we …

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Category: Bariatric Support

Why Am I Overweight?

At DayOne Health, we say that if you contacted our clinic, you already made the hardest step of all. You’ve admitted that you are tired of being overweight and ready to do something about it, and this a very important step. However, in order to be successful in your future weight loss, you have to answer the more important question: what brought you to the position you are in now?

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Category: Lap Band