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  • Caprese Salad with Avocado: A Low Carb Dinner for Bariatric Patients

    Caprese Salad with Avocado: A Low Carb Dinner for Bariatric Patients

    It’s summer in Florida, and you know what that means: heat! When it’s hot outside and you don’t want to turn on the oven and heat up the house, salad can be a great choice for lunch or dinner.

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  • Pre and Post Surgery Tips for a Smooth Recovery After Hernia Surgery

    Pre and Post Surgery Tips for a Smooth Recovery After Hernia Surgery

    In addition to performing gastric sleeve, gastric bypass, and lap band surgeries, Dr. Shillingford, MD, PA, is also renowned for his skills in performing laparoscopic and robotic surgeries, including hernia surgery. Many bariatric patients are at a higher risk of hernias, largely due to a history of obesity.

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  • Five Small Pieces of At-Home Exercise Equipment For Bariatric Patients To Consider

    Five Small Pieces of At-Home Exercise Equipment For Bariatric Patients To Consider

    Exercise is critically important for everyone, but especially for gastric sleeve, gastric bypass, and lap band patients. First, exercise is key for weight loss, which is the goal of bariatric surgery along with the health benefits associated with weight loss.

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  • Prevalence and Treatment of Obesity in America

    Prevalence and Treatment of Obesity in America

    They say in life two things are for certain- death and taxes. But another thing that seems to be certain is America’s creeping levels of obesity.

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  • Breakfast All Day: Veggie, Sausage, and Egg Casserole

    Breakfast All Day: Veggie, Sausage, and Egg Casserole

    We love making meals that can work for any meal- breakfast, lunch, dinner, or even a snack! And this casserole is just that. It’s got protein, it’s got veggies, it’s got flavor. It’s good hot. It’s good cold. Can you tell how much we like it?

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  • 10 Ways to Feel More Energized in the Morning

    10 Ways to Feel More Energized in the Morning

    Some days it hard to feel like getting out of bed in the morning. We’ve all had days like that, especially recently. But if you routinely struggle with morning fatigue, Dr. Shillingford offers some suggestions to help you feel more energized in the mornings.

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  • Low Carb Southwestern Turkey Skillet

    Low Carb Southwestern Turkey Skillet

    Southwestern flavors are often a big hit. Turkey is a great choice for a southwestern inspired meal as the meat is often bland on its own and the spices add a nice flavor. While tacos are usually eaten with a corn or flour shell or tortilla, those add carbohydrates. Gastric sleeve, gastric bypass, and lap band patients can get the taco flavors they love with fewer carbs by making a skillet meal instead.

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  • Bariatric Friendly Ways to Celebrate 4th of July in 2020

    Bariatric Friendly Ways to Celebrate 4th of July in 2020

    Normally 4th of July is a day to gather with family, friends, and neighbors to enjoy cookouts and fireworks and celebrate the birth of America. For most of the country, 4th of July in 2020 will be a little different. As social distancing is encouraged and gathering is discouraged, our regular plans to celebrate Independence Day will have to change. Gastric sleeve, gastric bypass, and lap band patients can use this change to find different ways to celebrate that are less centered around food and encourage more physical activity.

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  • Bariatric Friendly and Delicious: Baked Parmesan Tomatoes

    Bariatric Friendly and Delicious: Baked Parmesan Tomatoes

    The internet is filled with so many tempting recipes that can easily derail your weight loss diet. But, every now and then there will be a recipe that looks delicious AND fits nicely into your gastric sleeve, gastric bypass, or lap band diet. Today is that day.

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  • Do You Monitor Your Waist Circumference? Here’s Why You Should

    Do You Monitor Your Waist Circumference? Here’s Why You Should

    A team of researchers is making a case for healthcare providers to consider monitoring waist circumference as a vital sign in addition to BMI.

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