January 3, 2012 By

SweetiePie Doesn’t Need a Shrink to Quit Smoking

Many members here at metabolism.com have shared their thoughts and experience on ways to stop smoking. There have been many who feel defeated because they can’t beat the weight gain that accompanies their efforts. SweetiePie has a clear message about how not to beat yourself up while achieving the goal of a smoke free (and [...]

April 4, 2011 By

How Greg Stopped Smoking and Overcame His Weight Gain Issues

In this emotional blog posted to metabolism.com, Greg (from Tampa) shares insights from his personal struggle to stop smoking and deal with the weight fluctuations that accompanied those efforts. Not everyone can achieve this kind of success but, according to Greg, by keeping your eye on the prize you can get through the worst of [...]

February 13, 2011 By

FDA to Weight Loss Drug Developers: “Drop Dead!!”

In just the last few months the FDA shot down applications from three new weight loss drugs and removed one from the market that was previously approved. A month ago, based on analysis of these actions, I predicted it will take 10 years for a new weight loss drug to be approved by the FDA. [...]

January 16, 2011 By

Dangerous Weight Loss Programs for Diabetics

A few days ago I was concluding a visit with a patient with thyroid disease, while her diabetic husband, also my patient, looked on. They are a pleasant older couple I have known for years, who are devotedly helping each other stay healthy. As they were leaving the exam room the wife apologetically turned the [...]

November 25, 2010 By

Dr. Oz’s “Metabolic Makeover” Dishes Empty Calories

I want to help Dr. Oz not criticize him. Criticizing Dr. Oz is like criticizing Mother Theresa. He is uniformly worshiped by the media and his huge audience. He comes across as someone truly wanting to be helpful. So if I come across as being critical of him think of it as constructive criticism. Yesterday, [...]

October 9, 2010 By

Cami Gets Contentious About the HCG Diet

The HCG diet has created a great deal of controversy among experts and the people who have tried it. Cami posts these words of warning about the HCG diet based on her own and her husband’s experience. Cami writes: What Dr. Simeons book does not tell you is that there is a good chance your [...]

September 27, 2010 By

Don’t Expect New Weight Loss Meds for 10 Years or More

As a culture we don’t plan for a sudden halt in scientific advancements. Our tendency is to expect progress to be rapid and continuous. My prediction is that in certain areas of medical science we are likely to see not only a halt in progress but a slipping backward. In particular, the realm of medical [...]

September 8, 2010 By

Changes in Hormones After Gastric By-Pass Speed Weight Loss and Lower Blood Sugar

It seems obvious that cutting away part of the stomach and intestine should cause weight loss. With a smaller stomach and less intestine fewer calories can be absorbed per day causing weight loss. Surgeons who perform gastric by-pass were puzzled however, by how fast their patients showed metabolic improvement after undergoing this procedure. They noticed [...]

May 29, 2010 By

Beware the Zombie Thyroid!!

Beware the Zombie Thyroid!! Periodically, I update metabolism.com with interesting problems from my medical practice. Last week I was reminded of a particular thyroid disease which is little known and deserves more attention. In my patient’s case, she had an inactive thyroid (hypothyroid) due to Hashimoto’s thyroiditis for several years which, on its own switched [...]

May 24, 2010 By

A Lazzara, member, comments on Gastric By-Pass Surgery

A. Lazzara, member of metabolism.com, posts the following to the discussion of gastric by-pass surgery for weight loss. ************************************* Thank you for posting this but you havent posted all the information just parts of it. Most people who have bariatric surgery really DO it as a last resort. While you are right about that the [...]

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