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Buy This Book Now! : Dr Luc’s Promise Shows You How to Lose the Weight and Keep It Off

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CLICK ON THE LINK TO BUY THIS BOOK                     It’s a New Year and once again time to take stock of old behaviours and make improvements and changes where necessary. For many, these resolutions focus around issues of health and wellness and (most often) at the…

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Gastric Bypass Surgery Satisfies Long-Term

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Gastric bypass surgery gets high marks for patient satisfaction and maintenance of substantial weight loss at 11 years post-operatively, according to long-term results of a study published online March 26, 2012 in Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. The researchers point out that this study is one of the few studies to provide information on…

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The Story of BIG G

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Episode: The Story of BIG G Broadcast date: 17 February 2009 at 21h30 Channel: e.tv Source: http://www.tvsa.co.za/default.asp?blogname=3rd_degree_episode_summaries&ArticleID=10835 In 2009 3rd Degree looked at the story of South Africa’s largest man, Gordon Hartley. Weighing 350 kilograms, Gordon is morbidly obese. His intake of food is enough to feed a family of five and doctors have said…

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MEDICAL AID IN SOUTH AFRICA

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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…

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Sandi Loggenberg- My Story Update June 2011

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Update: June 2011 I’m now 2 years and 10 months post-op and I am very proud to say I’m still on track! My total weight loss was 48kg. I’m still doing some form of activity every day and I’ve even got a personal trainer.  I know that some say one was addicted to food and…

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