Deciding to have gastric bypass surgery was one of the hardest choices I’ve ever faced.  Hearing stories of other weight-loss patients over the past several years, I’ve learned that we all have one thing in common: the sure and certain knowledge that this is our last chance to redirect our… Read more...

You may be wondering why all of a sudden, after years of living a healthy lifestyle and looking trim, you have put on a few pounds that you just can’t shake off. You are not alone—we all gain weight as we age because our metabolism slows down due to the… Read more...

If you’re like many guys, you avoid going to the doctor. But eliciting the help of your physician could put you on the fast track to weight-loss success. When doctors get involved in their patients’ weight-loss efforts, the results can be impressive. Read more...

Americans are spending billions of dollars every year trying to lose weight.  Somehow that figure just doesn’t seem right when you look at National Center for Health Statistics data showing that more than 66 percent of adults aged 20 and older in this country are obese or overweight—that’s right, two-thirds… Read more...