If you're considering weight loss surgery, there are five key things you should for when choosing a program to ensure long-term success.

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When big efforts at weight loss through diet and exercise over a period of time have failed to have achieve sustained weight loss, surgery may be the answer.

Shedding an extra five or ten pounds before swimsuit season is the only weight challenge they face. For many others; however, living with morbid obesity has likely led to an eroded self-esteem, while also putting them at an increased risk of developing a variety of serious health complications.

The rollout of COVID-19 vaccines has begun across the globe, and there’s hope that we may finally be able to get the virus under control in the coming months. However, the release of vaccines has become another source of stress for women who are pregnant, thinking about getting pregnant, or are breastfeeding, as they wonder: “Should I get the vaccine?”