Some of the most important lifestyle changes to adapt to after weight loss surgery include:Bariatric Surgery Support South African Weight-Loss Surgery Support Group We Have a Fresh New-look Logo And Will Be Doing A Limited Edition Mug That Will Be Available To Buy. If You would Like A Mug Please E-mail info@bariatricsurgerysupport.co.za If we receive enough requests for this Mug we will have it made and couriered to all…
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…
By now you have probably wondered what it takes to maintain your goal weight once you have reached it. Well as the saying goes a picture speaks a thousand words. Have a look at Sandi Loggenberg’s journey. It is pretty amazing – don’t you agree? According to Sandi it really is quite easy to…
ByJohn Phillip on 11/27/2010 Our body has evolved to use a very efficient pair of hormones which signal the brain when it`s time to eat, or when we’ve had enough food. Leptin and ghrelin are the hormonal messengers responsible for our desire to eat, our craving for certain foods and whether we store excess calories…
Cape Town – In a first for South Africa, live, interactive gastric surgery has been performed at a workshop on Thursday. The operation was screened to an adjacent boardroom filled with medical staff who discussed the procedure as it happened. Source: CAPE TOWN – In a first for South Africa, live, interactive gastric surgery has…
By Dan Orzech Social Work Today Vol. 5 No. 6 P. 24 More and more obese Americans are going under the knife to lose weight. Bariatric surgery—the medical term for weight-loss surgery—is growing dramatically in popularity in the United States as increasing numbers of people struggle to lose large amounts of weight. Surgically shrinking the…