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Yesterday, I took the risk of stating an opinion about the high risk of weight loss surgery.  I am so glad I did. The comments so far are very interesting, and I’m really glad to hear from some people who have had the surgery and done well with it.  I’m relieved to hear these stories,…

A prominent digestive system surgeon I know recently confided in me, “we hate doing gastric bypass surgeries, but our hospital makes us do them because they’re a profit center.”  I asked him why his surgical team hated them.  His explanation was simple: “they’re dangerous, and a lot of times they cause complications like infections, and…

Are you extremely concerned with your eating – perhaps too much?  If you starve yourself, or follow extremely limited calorie consumption, or binge and then make yourself vomit, or compulsively overeat, it’s time to get help. Eating disorders are very real, and dangerous.  Pressures from our culture to be thin and perfect are very real…

The act of eating is a deeply spiritual and sacred experience. When you put food into your body, you are giving yourself life energy. You are taking something that was once living (animals and plants who have given their lives for you) and transforming it into fuel to support your life. You are taking a…
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