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#95 3 Benefits of Beetroot Juice after Bariatric Surgery Apr 27, 2022

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Beetroot juice is all the rage with marathoners, Olympians and football teams along with those hoping for improved heart health. And does beetroot juice, the juice from those big gnarly beets, have benefits to you after weight loss surgery? Yes, it does. Here are three you should know about.

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Your science 101 on beets and beetroot juice also known as beet juice. Beets are a root vegetable packed with vitamins and nutrients like vitamin C, fiber, folate, manganese and potassium. You can find beets that are dark red, golden yellow, white and even rainbow colored. By the way, those green leaves that grow out of the beet are also edible and you can prepare them like you would Swiss chard.

Topics and benefits covered in this episode:

Why your pee and poop turned pink or red
What's in beets/beet juice that makes it special for your health and blood pressure
How beets and beet juice can enhance your workouts
Do whole beets work as well as the powder or juice?
Beets and anti-inflammatory effect in your body
Carbs in a glass of beetroot powder plus water
How beets can lower blood pressure

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#94 Bariatric Mental Health Q & A #8: Your Questions Answered Apr 20, 2022

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Are you eating a lot after dinner in the evening? Are you waking up during the night to eat, maybe several times? Is your sleep disrupted? Stay right where you are because psychologist Dr. Connie Stapleton, who specializes in bariatric surgery, is with me to talk about night eating syndrome. She gets right to it with the answers you need now.

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Guest: Dr. Connie Stapleton

Website: http://www.conniestapletonphd.com

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Resources mentioned in the podcast:

It's All about the Protein: The 5 Fast-Ways Guide to Add Protein to Your Diet

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Dr. Connie and I cover a lot of questions about night eating syndrome which include:

What is night eating syndrome all about?
Are there symptoms to look for?
Is night eating syndrome the same as binge eating disorder or a sleep disorder?
How common is night eating syndrome and is it an issue after weight loss surgery?
What causes it?
Are hormones tied to night eating syndrome?
How is it diagnosed?
What are the health effects to the body?
How is it treated?
What is your best course of action?

#93 Coconut Sugar: Bariatric Friendly or Big BS? Apr 13, 2022

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What is coconut sugar? Is it bariatric friendly? A better choice than honey or maple syrup? Bottom line, is it good for you or just big BS?

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In this episode, I'll cover:

What coconut sugar is and where it comes from
How it's made
The nutrition info for 1 teaspoon of coconut sugar
Glycemic index
Amount of fructose compared to table sugar

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#92 What is The Liver Shrinking Diet? Do You Need it? Apr 06, 2022

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You’ve made the decision to have weight loss surgery and now you find out you need to follow the liver shrinking diet first. Let’s reduce your stress by talking about what the Liver Shrinking diet is and why you may need it.

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You’ve made a huge decision. You’re going to have bariatric surgery. Then you find out it’s not quite that simple. There are numerous steps needed prior to the surgery itself. One of those steps may be to follow the Liver Shrinking or Liver Reduction diet. What the heck is this all about?

In this episode we'll cover:

What Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is and why it may be important for your surgery

How the liver shrinking diet works

The three options for the diet

Number of calories per day along with water

What to do if you have diabetes and/or high blood pressure

What about constipation on the diet?

#91 Bariatric Nutrition Q & A #8: Your Questions Answered Mar 30, 2022

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You know those days when it's just not happening? You need to go in the kitchen and prep meals but you can’t seem to even crawl in there. Whether you’re single or have a family to feed, the good news is that there are numerous meal options to check out. Gayle, Isabel and I all get this question frequently: "Are there prepared or semi prepared meals that work for me after surgery?" Yes. Let's take a close look at some of the most popular meals you can order.

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Guests:

Bariatric Dietitian Isabel Maples, RD

Fauquier Health Weight Loss Surgery

Email: weightloss@fauquierhealth.org

isabel.maples@fauquierhealth.org

Gayle Brazzi Smith MS, RDN, CSOWM, LDN

Registered & Licensed Dietitian

Email: gayle.brazzismith@orlandohealth.com

Website: OrlandoHealth.com/Bariatrics

Weight Loss and Bariatric Surgery Institute

Isabel, Gayle and I each critiqued 2 meal companies looking specifically at calories, grams of protein, carbs, and fiber plus portion sizes.

We had specific nutrition criteria in mind so that the meals would work for you after surgery when you’re at the point to eat regular food again.

Here are the criteria we looked for:

Calories: 250 to 400 per meal

Protein: 15 to 30 grams per meal

Carbs can be 5 grams up to 15/20 grams per meal

Fiber can be 3 grams up to 10/15 grams per meal

Sodium can be 100 mg up to 300/400 mg per meal

You can use these same ranges to critique meal options you’re interested in too as they are many meal companies to consider.

Companies we critiqued:

Freshly https://www.freshly.com

BistroMD https://www.bistromd.com

Hello Fresh at www.hellofresh.com

Home Chef at www.HomeChef.com

BariBox: https://www.baribox.org

Tiny Tummyz https://www.tinytummyz.com.au

Remember that we eat with our eyes so when you heat or prep your meal, be sure and put the food on a nice smaller plate or in a pretty smaller bowl. Set up a place mat and napkin. The meal will take on an entire new look and feel of enjoyment than if you heat and eat from a bag. When you eat from the bag or container, you won’t feel satisfied and it’s hard to practice mindful eating where you enjoy each delicious bite slowly.

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#90 Weight Loss Surgery: Not Just for Women Mar 23, 2022

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Hey men…have you thought about bariatric surgery but that’s where it ended? Gentlemen, I’m talking to you. In a world where a lot of men don’t talk about personal health issues, particularly bariatric surgery, Henry from my private FB group steps forward to share his story. You don’t want to miss it.

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I’ve always felt that men are under represented in the bariatric surgery world. The stats for surgery skew heavily towards women even though there are equal rates of obesity among American men and women. Of the surgeries performed about 80% are women and 20% or less are men. Why is that? Stigma? Bullying? Are men not as aware of their health issues? Lack of support?

Joining me today from California is Henry Baker, whom I met thru our private FaceBook group. When I read his story and his desire to share it and empower men to consider surgery if warranted, I asked him to join me today.

In this episode we cover:

Henry's weight loss surgery story
What held him back from having surgery
What was his as-ha moment that made him decide to have surgery/
His recent skin removal and hernia surgery
His Covid experience
His lifestyle changes and mindset
Where Henry is today
His message for you

Guest: Henry Baker

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healthy_henry1118/

Facebook: Chitown Man

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#89 Sugar Alcohols and Bariatric Surgery: What You Need to Know Mar 16, 2022

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Are you trying to make sense of the bariatric diet now that you’ve had surgery? What are sugar alcohols? How are they different from sugars? Should you consume them or will it not be pretty if you do? Let's clarify the differences between added sugars and sugar alcohols and what that means for you.

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I have a freebie to help you Sleuth Out Added Sugars on food labels so be sure and download it.

Interactive Nutrition Facts food label that shows sugar alcohols:

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/InteractiveNutritionFactsLabel/sugar-alcohols.cfm

This podcast covers the difference between added sugars and sugar alcohols including:

what sugar alcohols are and how they are made
calories and calories per gram compared to added sugars
common sugar alcohols
how many grams of sugar alcohol can you use per meal
what about Dumping Syndrome

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#88 Bariatric Mental Health Q & A #7: Your Questions Answered Mar 09, 2022

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Are you feeling anxious today? Has the COVID pandemic brought out anxiety you didn’t have before or increased any anxious feelings you did have? Psychologist Dr. Connie Stapleton, who specializes in bariatric surgery, is with me today on this episode of Bariatric Surgery Success and gets right to it with the answers you need now.

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Joining me is Atlanta-based psychologist Dr. Connie Stapleton. If you’re a regular listener, you know that Dr. Connie has vast experience in the mental health apect of bariatrics. She gets right to the core of the issues and today she’s doing that with anxiety and shares practical ways for you to improve your relationships with food, other people and most importantly with yourself.

Website: http://www.conniestapletonphd.com

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Questions that I ask Dr. Connie today about anxiety:

Explain what anxiety is from a mental health aspect and what triggers it?
Is anxiety associated with other psychological/mental health or physical symptoms?
What about the use of medications, especially benzodiazepines?
How can you prevent or control anxiety in an anxiety producing situation like COVID?
If anxiety goes uncontrolled, can it progress to other conditions?
What is the tie between anxiety and binge eating, night eating syndrome or other over eating behaviors?
Take away tips.

#87 Ancient Grains in Modern Medicine and Weight ReGain Mar 02, 2022

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Ancient grains are often promoted as the fast track for weight loss and the answer to stabilize your blood sugar. What exactly are ancient grains and are they better for you than modern ones?

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Here's the link to the recipe mentioned in this episode: Sorghum Super Salad

The Whole Grains Council defines ancient grains as typically unchanged over the last several hundred years and largely intact as compared to grains that have been cross-bred more recently. So modern wheat, which is bred, would not be considered ‘ancient’ while spelt, buckwheat, farro, sorghum, amaranth, teff, millet, quinoa and others would be.

This episode covers the many benefits to your body of various ancient grains including:

protein to carbohydrate ratio
which ones have the ability to lower cholesterol
which ones are gluten free
fiber and weight regain
fiber and constipation

#86 Celery Juice: Cure-all, Celebrity Crap, or Sound Science? Feb 23, 2022

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Who knew that the not-so-popular crudite’, celery, would hit celebrity food status. Celery juice ads serve up promises to treat everything from ADHD to the Epstein Barr virus, acid reflux, gas, acne, urinary track infections and much more. Does this health hack…drinking celery juice daily …really benefit your body?

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Did you know that a case of 18 bottles of organic celery juice will set you back $120? That’s almost $7 per small bottle. From online sites to stores like Walmart and Target, everyone is selling it. Should you drop the $120 bucks for the juice or put your wallet away?

In this episode I'll share and discuss five ways that celery juice can and cannot benefit you:

Hydration
Blood pressure
Weight loss
Vitamin and mineral content plus a note on Warfarin if you take it
Inflammation

I'll also touch on celery allergies and what to look for.

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