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South Africa has about 97 medical schemes totalling around 8 million beneficiaries. The total annual contribution to medical schemes is around R85-billion (according to the Council for Medical Schemes – 2012). Take into account that South Africa have a population of more than 49 million people! Less than 17% of SA citizens belong to a medical…
Hello Everybody! Wow isn’t it amazing how quick time goes by? – Here we are Easter 2015 – I guess its very true that in life we need to make the most of all our gifts especially the gift of time… Bariatric Surgery Conference 2015 Talking about time – did we have a great time…
The Holiday season is upon us! It?s a time of fun, stress, family, stress, shopping, stress, exposure to our old favorite holiday foods and more stress. The holidays are a busy wonderful time of the year. It is important to be prepared. Take time to sit and write down your plan ? gift ideas, meal…
We have launched collaboration with a social network for people with chronic conditions (including, but not limited to people with obesity). The network is at http://www.thehealthchain.com Registration and use is at no cost to the user. There are a number of ways that the network can assist people to stay in touch, provide mutual support,…
In the second part of our look at the importance of Psychological effects of Bariatric Surgery on pre and post op patients we explore Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) as a possible tool to help you achieve a balanced lifestyle and perception of your new self. If anyone knows a good CBT Practitioner that would like to…
You have made the commitment to a lifestyle change. You have had bariatric surgery and now find yourself with a lot more questions than answers. In this issue we look at one of the most asked questions patients have post-surgery: I had a Gastric Bypass…so now what? To be more specific, so now what…