Bariatric Surgery (Part 3)
- Posted by Avatar on April 30th, 2008 filed in Real World
The next group of bariatric surgery, are the restrictive procedures which can have the stomach either permanently made smaller with stapes or have an elastic adjustable band attached to it allowing adjustment of the volume it can contain.
The last group, are the most successful for they combine the good points of all the previous procedures, making the stomach shorter and bypassing most of the intestines lessening the absorptive powers of the digestive tract. Gastric bypass surgery, has the stomach stapled making it smaller then the intestines is cut and attached to that smaller pouch. This has seen the most success for it still maintains the function of the whole digestive tract and just diminishes the ability of the organs within to absorb nutrients through volume reduction and bypassing most of the intestines through re-attachment.
Bariatric Surgery (Part 2)
- Posted by Avatar on April 29th, 2008 filed in Real World
Malabsorptive procedures are generally done to lessen the stomach area that is available to absorb and digest nutrients. This can be a bilo-pancreatic division procedure where the stomach is made smaller and the small intestine is then connected to that smaller pouch. This is now loosing appeal due to some problems associated with malnutrition in patients who fail to eat proper diets, succumbing to the opposite of obesity. Another procedure, the Jejuno-ileal bypass is no longer performed due to complications. The act of lessening the area of the stomach is usually permanent and the tissue is absorbed by the body as it is no longer used.
Bariatric Surgery (Part 1)
- Posted by Avatar on April 25th, 2008 filed in Real World, Weightloss Facts
The surgery has steps taken to modify the amount of digestive tract that is available for the absorption of nutrients thus limiting the amount of nutrients the body absorbs. There are many types of procedures that can be carried out and they are as varied as the approaches they take to lessen the absorption factors. Though some have limitations and not everybody can undergo these procedures maybe due to underlying diseases but patients who do succeed and are candidates do get manageable results to remedy their severe obesity. Grouped into three major areas; Malabsorptive Procedures, Restrictive procedures, and mixed procedures which can attain the effects from a combination of the two previous processes.
Quick slim Detoxification Diets - Dangerous to health – Part 2
- Posted by Avatar on April 17th, 2008 filed in Diet, Excercise, Health Risks, Real World, Weightloss Facts
The term detoxification is a misnomer for the body has its natural detoxification system which is the liver and there is no more need in boosting or augmenting it. The liver is the best detoxification system in the human body which filters out all the body’s toxins sending them out as waste. Another area of artificial fashionable fat loss/reduction products, contain herbal ingredients that over stimulate the body leading to heat stroke due to the loss of too much fluids from the blood which can lead to shock and even death. Choose a diet and exercise regimen that allows loss of a pound or two a week which is more normal and allows the body to re-adjust to the new diet and body mass accordingly. Nothing that is promised to work in a few days that promises tens of pounds off is safe so be healthy.
Quick slim Detoxification Diets - Dangerous to health – Part 1
- Posted by Avatar on April 13th, 2008 filed in Diet, Excercise, Health Risks, Real World
The stories come out right before awards nights with many celebrities swearing to their effectivity, fasting and detoxification diets. They say they work, yet experts say they’re dangerous. First, depriving your body of the full myriad of minerals contained in the various foodstuffs we eat can cause the body’s natural balance to become erratic leading to mood-swings, loss of energy and more serious effects to one’s health. The variety of foods we eat contains more or less the total amount of minerals fiber and compounds that allows us to stay healthy which is why doctors recommend a well balanced diet from all the food groups. Take away one and it would be similar to pulling one leg from a table and your body tumbles down. There is no quick way to loose weight and you weigh what you eat. The more active a person is the more calories is burned off.
The Fact about GMO – Part 2
- Posted by Avatar on April 9th, 2008 filed in Health Risks, Real World
Scientists estimate that the effects of such foods will only be felt after several generations due to the long time they take to manifest changes in human physiology. Most of them are discharged and treated as waste by the body but newer products that work on the cellular level are absorbed by the body as their animal counterparts. To be safe, try to avoid such foods for till there is enough research to prove their benefits/harmful effects on humans. Try to stick to organic products when available and demand your local store to show and include in packaging the proper warning labels if possible. The threat might be greater in developing countries who worry more about feeding the public than food quality so be on the lookout when going on vacation for such foods.
The Fact about GMO – Part 1
- Posted by Avatar on April 5th, 2008 filed in Health Risks, Real World
Genetically Modified Organisms have been circulating for quite some time and it was only when cloning started to take headlines that people began to take notice. These products have long been in use (egg layer mash, growth hormones and other veterinary products) and are now being compared to an athlete taking steroids. There is still no definitive result on the effects of their consumption for there is still little or even no dedicated research that has measured enough the impact of these foods on the human body. Most products from farms are loaded with insecticides, antibiotics, growth hormones and many more chemicals that are used to fatten up livestock, stimulate egg production and better foliage with respect to plants.
Diet through Starvation
- Posted by Avatar on April 1st, 2008 filed in Diet, Excercise, Health Risks, Real World
Starvation deprives the body of vital minerals and substances such as sodium, potassium and calcium which are all necessary for proper bodily functions. The slats and minerals are needed for proper organ functions that can cause a myriad of diseases. The acid balance of our body is also very carefully regulated by the regulatory organs of the body that without the necessary minerals and salts would also cause organs and hormones to go haywire. Stick to proper dieting techniques and get a dietician if one wants proper and manageable results. Diet and exercise are still the best weight loss solutions the others being short term and can even be dangerous to your health.
Drastic weight reduction measures that are Dangerous to Your Health – Part 3
- Posted by Avatar on March 29th, 2008 filed in Diet, Excercise, Health Risks, Real World
Laxative abuse tends to empty the contents of the stomach so much so there is risk of ulcers and other complications due to the gastric juices having nothing to digest, turning onto the stomach itself. Diuretics also have untoward effects on the body that if too much is abused, hormonal imbalances and other problems may arise that can even be life threatening. The accumulation of too much drugs in the bloodstream, tissues and organs cannot only impair their function but also cause total organ failure and shortly after a painful death.
Drastic weight reduction measures that are Dangerous to Your Health – Part 2
- Posted by Avatar on March 25th, 2008 filed in Diet, Excercise, Health Risks, Real World
Drugs that stimulate you to become more active, deprives you of well needed sleep. You feel slimmer yet the body becomes worn down in time leading to further complications due to lack of sleep. Energy drinks that are loaded with stimulants tends to overcome the warning signals of the body which tells it needs to rest to recharge and regenerate. Lack of sleep also takes away the regeneration process which is only activated by proper sleep at the proper times your body clock has been accustomed to. Lack of sleep which is blamed for a lot of health problems has come into the spotlight recently due to a huge percentage of Americans (as much as 75 to 90%) who are said to be suffering from the said health risk.