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Northern Duchess Hospital Launches Weight Loss Surgery Program Patch.com From Northern Duchess Hospital: To help people break the cycle of weight gain and improve their quality of life, Northern Dutchess Hospital recently launched a weight-loss surgery program. The hospital offers minimally invasive gastric bypass, sleeve ... and more »

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Orlistat: Can This Weight-Loss Pill Really Help You Lose Weight? Women's Health You don't have to be a registered dietitian to know that eating healthy and working out are clutch for losing weight. But that doesn't mean there aren't a lot of people still hoping a medicine or supplement will be invented to make dropping pounds as ...

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The article has the headline "Student from Harvard incredible 40 pound weight loss recipe using Garcinia diet pill formula."And its supposed to look like CNN covered the story.

It's the story of Amanda Haughman, a woman who could never get skinny no matter how hard she tried.

By using Google's reverse image search, we found out that Amanda is a not a student. In fact, she's not a real person.

Her real name is Rachel. She is a 24-year-old mother of two from Nova Scotia.

Rachel was profiled in the Daily Mail last October after losing 100 pounds, without any weight loss gimmicks.

How'd she do it? Like any other respectable Canadian,she focused on calorie counting, eating healthy foods with portion control and exercise.

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Weight loss pill could pose serious health risks ABC27 You may have seen television commercials for the prescription weight-loss pill Contrave. Contrave is the combination of two older drugs the antidepressant bupropion and the addiction-treatment drug naltrexone. Its ads say the drug works on the brain ...

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Blac Chyna Flaunts Her Post-Baby Weight Loss and Rob Kardashian Is Going to Lose His Mind! Life & Style Weekly Khlo Kardashian should invite Blac Chyna to be a guest on her show Revenge Body! The 28-year-old, who gave birth to daughter Dream in November 2015, showed off her incredible post-baby weight loss in a super sexy Instagram photo on Wednesday, ... and more »

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Learn to manage your weight at Mary Free Bed WOODTV.com The hospital has had patients who were unable to safely have surgery until they lose weight (i.e. hip and knee replacements). In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say nearly 70% of adults in the United States are overweight. The goal ...

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If you notice a few of your hardworking, community-minded friends are looking a bit refreshed lately and you know darn well that with fundraiser season in full bloom, they havent had time to sneak in surgery then its probably the work of the team at Esprit Medical Spa.

CoolSculpting, is a great fat (and age) reducer in the chin area, and local women have discovered the process is pain-free and results happen within weeks, after multiple treatments.

And the chin is that special area that does not discriminate between women who are thin and those who are not.

When it comes to the chin, weight loss doesnt really matter. Its hereditary, Amy Renner Austin, MSN, FNP-BC, said Some can lose weight and still have the chin.

CoolSculpting is an innovative fat freezing technology designed to safely target and kill fat cells without damaging surrounding tissue. Once fat cells are treated they are gone for good as the body naturally processes the fat and eliminates the dead cells.

The team at Esprit has been booking appointments for beach season, as well; the most popular procedures at the spa are for the areas of the lower abdomen and the flanks (love handles).

There are lot of people interested in the treatment, Austin said.

There is no surgery, no needles, no downtime associated with the CoolSculpting treatments that are FDA-cleared as safe and effective. Most patients return to normal activity immediately after the procedures and most patients see results after one session. Some treatment plans may require multiple sessions just depending on desired results.

It is not weight loss. It is targeted fat reduction for those problem areas, Austin said. We can treat under the chin, back fat, bra fat, abdomen, flanks/sides, inner/outer thigh, underneath the buttock and the arms.

Esprit Medical Spa is operated by the medical professionals of HealthStar Physicians, including Austin, Mikki Brooks, FNP-BC and three trained nurses, under the supervision of Dr. Bonnie Vick. The spa is located in the Family Practice area of the main HealthStar facility at 420 W. Morris Blvd.

Pricing for the various CoolSculpting procedures is determined on a case-by-case basis.

It is priced by the applicator, Austin said. Someone may come in and need two applicators; someone else may need four applicators. There are different needs for different areas: abdomen, flank, banana roll (just below the butt) and bra fat, both front and back.

The FDA approval for CoolSculpting treatments means a number of trials were completed by the agency It means the procedure is safe, with no permanent damage, Austin said. There is very little discomfort, if any, experienced. Any redness dissipates within 15 to 20 minutes; there may be slightly more on the flank areas. Ive never had a patient have significant bruising.

Most of the procedures are completed within 45 minutes or less. The areas of the outer thigh can take up to 75 minutes, Austin said. The spa offers private areas with television screens and selections of movies for patients.

We turn off the lights; they watch a movie and then they go, Austin said.

Austin has been doing CoolSculpting for about six months and said the response has been good.

We have people who come in and get their belly done, then they want to have their flanks done, or vice-versa, Austin said. The oldest person was 85; the youngest was 23; we do all age ranges. It is safe for basically everybody and anybody.

The procedures are considered cosmetic and are not covered by insurance; however, Esprit Medical Spa offers Care Credit financing.

Consultations are free; the spa also offers Botox and Juviderm and other fillers.

For any spa service, we do free consultation, Austin said. We can talk to you about pricing, options and all that stuff. We discuss risks, side effects and look at your health history. We also talk about expectations. We will tell people who are very obsese, it will reduce some fat, but you are not going to see dramatic weight loss. It is targeted fat reduction.

CoolSculpting uses controlled cooling to target and kill only these fat cells. Cooling is applied causing fat cells to undergo apoptosis (cellular death) and they begin to collapse. Over the next 8-12 weeks the body uses its natural macrophages to digest and consume the dead fat cells and lipids within the cells.It doesnt impact an individuals kidneys, liver or cholesterol.

After treatment, about 20 percent of fat cells are destroyed in the treated area. This means permanently less fat in the treated area. Untreated areas have no change.If an individual gains a lot of weight after his or her procedure, the remaining fat cells in the area can enlarge, but there will still be fewer fat cells present there.

HealthStar Family Practice is located near the west entrance of the main HealthStar building in downtown Morristown, first doors on the left. For more information, or to make an appointment for a consultation, call 423-586-2410.

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Do you think you need to exercise every day to be healthy?

Do you value quick weight loss over learning, adopting, training, and mastering an entire new life-skill (how to be healthy)?

Without fail, all of my clients lose weight without even trying to lose weight, and without any formal exercise besides walking and some light cardio or aerobics a few times per week.

Its not impossible. Its very simple, actually.

Im here to discuss your relationship with food and the process toward mastery, as opposed to chasing desired outcomes (i.elosing weight, looking good, feeling good, etc.)all of which will happen if we construct a lifestyle and mindset that support success.

If youve been reading my stuff for a while, then you already know my stance: Dieting is fundamentally at odds with learning and is the explicit reason why you havent been successful achieving or maintaining health and happiness.

Regarding diet and exercise and everything else the media pushes at you:

Your goal should not be to lose as much weight as quickly as possible; your goal should be to master your diet. Exhausting yourself to death at the gym confuses your bodily needs and, paradoxically, will make you fat.

1.) Dont confuse your goals

Your goal is NOT to lose as much weight as possible, as quickly as possible. The goal is to master your diet and learn the process by which you learn this vital new life skill. That means, ultimately, mastering yourself. Learning your triggers, training new habits, investing your time and deep focus on taking back control and healing your relationship with food. You will lose weight as a result of your committing to the process. After you master your diet, you will be in an informed and empowered place to strategically add more physical exertion to your load if its even necessary at all.

2.) 80% of your body composition will be determined by your diet

Yes, exercise is important to health and to speed up fat-burning and muscle-building, but the vast majority of your results will come from how you eat. If given the ultimatum, you should 100/100 times focus on mastering your diet BEFORE adding a bunch of exercise to your plate.

I made a free ebook for you to get started on your diet.

3.) Exercise is an additive behavior

For the sake of efficiency, its easier to rein in your diet and make incremental changes than to spend surplus time at the gym to make up for bad eating.

4.) Burnout: AVOID IT

Far too often, novices will start their journey towards health by throwing themselves all in and adding 3-5 days of exercise per week right out of the gate, while also attempting to learn how to actually implement this new diet thing theyre trying out for the first time.

If you have significant weight to lose, how likely is it that you will burn yourself out? Very likely. If you havent exercised in a while, how likely is it that you will burn yourself out? Very likely.

Dont do that!

5.) Incremental, iterative progress

Its far less sexy but infinitely more effective to start your evolution with low barriers to entry that you can hit consistently, dominate, and then improve upon.

For example: Walking.

Go for a 20-30min walk five days per week for 3 weeks before you even consider formal exercise. If you can do that, then youre ready to add one day of resistance training or intensive cardio. Maintain that for three weeks and then add a 2nd day of intensive exercise.

Youll arrive at the same destination you ultimately desire with the aggressive approach, but the difference is that you ultimately LEARN how to do it. You learn how to embody this new lifestyle. Most importantly, you learn to focus on your diet first, repair your relationship with food, and understand your bodys needs first, before throwing yourself into the ringer.

Powerful.

6.) You dont have to earn it

You dont have to earn your health. Do you have to concentrate and focus and spend time with it? Yes, of course. But you can work WITH, instead of against your body. You dont have to deplete yourself of all energy to lose weight, you dont have to exercise for hours on end trying to burn off fat. Killing yourself for hours in the gym or doing cardio is an utter waste of time. Let me repeat: its an utter waste of time.

Unless you are an athlete then you dont need to be training for multiples of hours per week. Unless you want sub 10% body fat as a man and 20% as a woman, you dont need to spend more than an hour or two per week, total. And it doesnt have to be that hard.

7.) Exercise to feel good, not burn fat

Take the long-game, invest in mastering your diet with the intent of making yourself feel goodnot to burn fat. Burning fat is a marketing term that doesnt mean anything!

I have no problem with exercise. In fact I encourage it.

That said, killing yourself for the sake of expediency will backfire. Theres a very clear point of diminishing returns, and theres a threshold of effectiveness, which, if crossed, will undo our work aimed at mastery and learning.

Burning yourself out will rev up your metabolism which will make you want to eat more. Which is at direct odds with what were trying to accomplish here: mastering your diet and building a new lifestyle. Were trying to gain control in a slow progression, so lets not confuse objectives. Opinions expressed here by Contributors are their own.

As CMO of Rich20Something, Daniel also knows a thing or two about content marketing and fancies himself a ninja copywriter.

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Disastrous Dieting Minaret This diet is also known as the Lemon cleanse and the Maple Syrup diet. The Master Cleanse is a 10-day program that was designed by Stanley Burroughs in 1941. The idea of the diet is to detoxify your body and lose a substantial amount of weight quickly.

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Many of us are constantly on the lookout for ways to lose weight without having to exercise. This is what leads to all kinds of extreme diet plans because we think cutting out certain foods completely will help us lose weight fast. Although most diets claim to reduce the fat percentage in the body, its only the water weight you are actually losing by following these fad diets. The Week talked to Dr Binita Pant to understand why you should never go the extreme way in order to lose weight.

Eating disorders Anorexia Anorexia is a condition where people, be it male or female, are fixated on their body image. This image might have nothing to do with their actual figure and results in erratic eating patterns. In their fear of gaining weight, people often eat small portions and that too, only some kinds of food. Their diet is neither wholesome nor healthy. The root cause of this disorder is based in the psyche where a person often sees him/herself as overweight, even when they are often underweight.

The easiest way to identify this disorder is by checking the hair and the nails of the person. The nails are very brittle and there is excessive hair fall due to the lack of nutrients. Most people also have a low blood cells count, leading to anemia as well as a Vitamin B-12 and a calcium deficiency. Lack of eating also results in dizziness as well as constipation.

Bulimia Another disorder based on a persons perception of him/herself, a bulimic eats excessively, and then, in a frequent cycle, proceeds to purging everything out of their body. They think that this technique will help them take everything out of their system so that they avoid putting on any more weight. Unlike someone suffering from anorexia, bulimic people arent underweight.

The human body isnt made to withstand vomiting on a daily basis. The esophagus is inflamed, the enamel on the teeth erodes, causing yellow teeth, and it also becomes sensitive, with accelerated tooth decay, says Dr Pant.

Binge eating Binge eating is a disorder where people eat a lot of food, more than what is considered to be a normal portion. In a binge eating episode, people will chose to eat alone because they are embarrassed by their large portions. They will also feel guilty after they have finished but they dont vomit as bulimic people do. Instead, they may sometimes go on a spree where they dont eat anything for a few days to compensate for their previous large caloric intake.

This kind of erratic eating pattern messes with the bodys internal functions. Not eating for any length of time wrecks havoc in the metabolism process of the body, creating more problems than solving them, explains Dr Pant.

Purging disorder This disorder is similar to bulimia. However, someone with this disorder doesnt need to eat something first before he/she tries to purge it out of his/her system. Aside from inducing vomit, people may also choose to use a laxative in order to lose some weight.

People who have this disorder usually try to avoid parties and social gatherings where it might not be easy to purge right after a meal. This behavior is thought to be compensatory behavior for the fact that they have eaten. Like bulimia, this type of induced vomiting also leaves the esophagus inflamed, erodes enamel, thus causing yellow teeth, and makes teeth sensitive with accelerated decay.

If you suspect you have or someone you know has any of the above-mentioned eating disorders then you should immediately seek a psychologists help, says Dr Pant adding that they will help you get back on track to eating healthy, and the therapy sessions will help you have an improved self image.

Juice cleanse One of the most popular diets these days is the juice cleanse, or detoxifying. There isnt much evidence to support how good a juice cleanse is for the body. Although it seems like you are consuming enough micronutrients in your fresh fruit juices, you are in fact missing out on carbohydrates and fibers, both of which are essential for bodily functions, says Dr Pant. A one day juice cleanse may not have long term repercussions as even fasting once in a while is considered alright. However, with long term cleanses there are things you need to worry about.

You may start not just losing your water weight, but your muscles mass as well. The body, in the absence of nutrients provided by a proper diet, proceeds to break down your muscles to sustain itself. The lack of sodium and carbohydrates will also make you dizzy. Since there isnt any solid food to slow the process, sugar is digested quickly, and there will be a spike in your blood sugar level due to the naturally occurring sugar in the fruits.

Dieting Dieting often includes skipping meals and having one big meal a day and trying to avoid other meals with many excuses. It relies on an unhealthy low calorie diet to bring your weight under control. This leads to a horde of issues that can range from constipation to deficiency of vitamins and other vital nutrients that the body needs. Most of the weight lost in this kind of diet is gained back quickly when you start eating normally again.

The body needs a certain amount of nutrients everyday in order to be able to carry out all the basic functions. These include carbohydrates, proteins, and healthy fats. When you deprive your body of these, it affects all the internal workings of your body. On an average, the human body usually burns about 1800 to 2000 calories a day. Therefore, you should never starve yourself.

If you have bouts of eating followed by bouts of not eating, the body wont be sure if the necessary amount of micronutrients will come its way or not. Thus it will start storing all the food that comes along for later use. This in turn leads to fat build up in the body. To avoid this, eat small portions of food with a gap of three hours between each meal. Have a low calorie diet, which includes small portions of all the vital nutrients and fill up on salad, says Dr Pant.

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