I've noticed recently that the ads on TV, Radio, and Billboards seem to be increasing for weight loss surgery, mainly the Lap Band. The main pitch they are making now is to due this procedure before changes come to health care. It is still your choice to release weight by developing a healthier lifestyle instead of going for a quick fix or magic bullet.
A few years ago Dr. Ray Strand wrote about this growing trend as people goes to drastic means to release weight. Here are the beginning of Dr. Strand's thoughts on weight loss surgery...
As severe weight gain continues to ravage western society, more and more people are considering severe measures to try to break out of the prison of obesity. Thousands and thousands of over-weight people are realizing the desperateness of their situation. Their lives are slipping away into illness, inactivity, and discouragement. Popular diets have a miserable failure rate, and there seems to be little hope. What can be done? More and more people are turning to radical medical procedures called "bariatric surgery." In fact, bariatric surgeries are now the fastest growing surgery in the United States. In this month's issue of the Healthy for Life Newsletter, I will focus on the risks and the results of these surgical procedures. Then, I will offer a powerful, healthy, inexpensive, and natural alternative. You can judge for yourself, but you'll see that going under the knife in order to lose weight is rarely a good or effective option...Read more from Dr. Strand.
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