GUEST POST: Feeling stressed makes us hungry for all the wrong foods – bad news in our quest for healthy living. So what can we do? We’ve all done it. Mindlessly wolfed down a triple by-pass burger and chips in front of the computer as we try to meet a work deadline. Or[Read More]
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Why do certain foods go down one day, but not the next?
Our dietitian friends Lisa & Monica at Bariatric Surgery Nutrition who have contributed frequently to bariatriccookery.com are about to publish their new book that covers a multitude of questions relating to weight-loss surgery. I have been fortunate enough to see it in advance and can say without hesitation it will be so valuable to both[Read More]
Stress Less, Weigh Less!
GUEST POST: A bit of stress can fire us up – raising adrenaline levels and a desire to succeed. But chronic stress can lead to persistently high levels of the hormone cortisol, which appears to play a role in obesity and the pattern of fat deposition around the middle. This beer belly, paunch or[Read More]
Stress Kills – Here’s A Plan To Deal With It!
Maybe this headline grabbed you like it grabbed me earlier today. It was the heading to a missive from my friend Dr Terry Simpson, a bariatric surgeon in the US. Terry has a way of getting to the nub of a matter in a succinct and clever way that reflects his no-nonsense and ‘tell it[Read More]
Feeling Stressed?
It’s been that kind of week hasn’t it? Aside from the US Election (which has been pretty full-on) there has been a building-up of plans for Thanksgiving and the rest of the holiday arrangements (another vote pleaser or not). Have you found that, like me, your to-do list is extra long again;[Read More]