Does Weight Loss Surgery Treat Type 2 Diabetes?
Type 2 diabetes can be challenging to treat for people struggling with obesity. Patients who are able to lose weight by making lifestyle changes or taking weight-loss drugs, often gain the weight back, and antidiabetic...
The Link Between Weight Loss and Joint Pain
Maintaining a healthy weight is an important part of your overall health. But if you struggle to control your weight, you are not alone. Obesity affects more than 650 million adults worldwide and is considered...
Spring Cleaning in the Kitchen: 11 Ingredients to Avoid
Healthy meal prep and cooking start with healthy ingredients. However, unless you are a nutritionist or dietician, knowing what foods and ingredients are unhealthy can be a challenge. This article will provide easy tips to...
Dr. Sebastian Eid and Dr. Douglas Ewing Named to 2021 Bergen County Top Doctors List
Bergen County is home to some of the most preeminent physicians in the country. The Bergen County Top Doctors’ list was created by BERGEN magazine to help residents find the best healthcare provider for their...
Life After Gastric Sleeve Surgery: A Guide to Long-term Success
What Is Gastric Sleeve Surgery? If you’re considering bariatric surgery for weight loss, a few options exist. The two most popular and most performed surgeries are gastric bypass and gastric sleeve surgery. In gastric sleeve surgery,...
Do Genes Play a Role in Obesity? The Answer is More Complex
Obesity is an epidemic in the United States. Those most affected by the obesity epidemic are populations living in an environment that promotes a poor diet and physical inactivity/sedentary lifestyle. Environment alone does not predict...
How to Tell if You Have Heartburn, Acid Reflux or GERD
Are heartburn, acid reflux and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) all the same thing? Burning, nausea, indigestion, acid backwash that burns the throat, upset stomach, general digestive discomfort, the ability to breathe fire… Kind of like...
What Is Bariatric Surgery?
Why and When Bariatric Surgery is Performed There are different types of weight-loss surgeries, which are collectively known as bariatric surgery. Bariatric surgery involves making changes to your digestive system to enable major long-term weight loss....
Dr. Trivedi Performs First Robotic Procedure in US Using Advanced Augmented Intelligence Features in Real Time During Surgery
Advanced Laparoscopic Associates’ (ALA) Dr. Amit Trivedi performed the first set of robotic surgeries in the United States that used advanced Augmented Intelligence Features in real time during surgery. These surgeries were performed using the...
Guide to Eating After LAP-BAND Surgery
What is LAP-BAND Surgery? In laparoscopic gastric banding, a belt-like device (band) is surgically placed around the upper part of the stomach. A balloon is attached around the inside of the band, which can be inflated...