A recent study by researchers in Somerset, UK, has shown that type 2 diabetes may be alleviated, or even go into remission, following gastric banding surgery. Two groups were used for the study. Group 1 followed 34 obese, type 2 diabetes patients for 36 months after their gastric banding or gastric bypass surgeries. In the [...]

An opinion piece published in Wednesday’s edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association says placing extremely obese children temporarily in foster care is sometimes more ethical than weight loss surgery to control obesity. Dr. David Ludwig, an obesity specialist with the Children’s Hospital Boston, said the point is to act in the child’s [...]

There has been a great deal of discussion in the media about anorexia and bulimia being very significant eating disorders faced by our population. Of that, there can be no doubt. However, a far more common, yet much less discussed eating disorder is binge eating. Whenever it’s mentioned it is often confused with bulimia and [...]

A new study showed 78 percent of type 2 diabetic patients experience complete resolution of diabetes after weight loss surgery and over 85 percent saw marked improvements in their Type 2 diabetes, even if it wasn’t cured. Among the different weight loss surgeries involved in the study, adjustable gastric banding resolved 57 percent of the cases of type 2 diabetes [...]

So here is another article about a study that PROVES weight loss is helping people reduce symptoms of their Type 2 Diabetes and in some cases curing it! This is very relevant information, especially today. Many people I know personally (my mother being one) have suffered from Type 2 Diabetes, and have successfully resolved that [...]

I don’t know about you but I am a penny-saving, deal-finding, sale-busting queen. If there is a sale or a deal on you will prob find me there. I pride myself on being able to find the cheapest quotes, fees and costs… and then being able to brag about it later, like when I found [...]