On the run up to Christmas and the holidays you will be tempted by a good many offers of drinks and cocktails – some saintly, some demon-like and some in between. We’re no party poopers and recognise that you might like one or two but would caution some restraint (see the previous surgeon’s blog[Read More]
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Post-Op Holiday Drinking & Alcohol After WLS – What’s The Surgeons’ View?
GUEST POST: Alcohol after WLS. Can you drink? Is there a safe limit? At this time of year, with parties and Christmas festivities in full swing, we thought it was the perfect time to address this touchy subject. We hate to be party poopers, but the short answer: alcohol is pretty dangerous after weight-loss[Read More]
Get Your Grill On This Weekend …
The beautiful warm weather is back and what a wonderful way to celebrate this coming weekend. Whether you’re going alfresco for the UK Bank Holiday weekend or making sunshine and great food for Memorial Day, we have some tasty options for you to consider. This may not be welcome news for everyone – more[Read More]
Is Our Coffee Culture Damaging Our Health?
GUEST POST: With news this week that coffee shops are set to outstrip pubs, should we be worried? I think so. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not hankering after those days of beer sodden carpets, sticky tables laden with glasses and air thick with tobacco smoke! That wasn’t an atmosphere conducive to a long and[Read More]
Will You Be Getting Into The Christmas Spirit?
How to enjoy a Christmas drink without sabotaging waistline and health! GUEST POST: With no safe alcohol limit for health, according to latest guidelines, how can you indulge without too much worry over the holiday period. Check out my top 5 tips…….. With Christmas approaching, it is sobering to think that the latest government guidelines are saying[Read More]