Mar 19, 2025 | Bariatrics, Obesity, Weight Loss Surgery
Obesity Awareness: Focus on Long-Term Weight Loss Solutions At Foothills Weight Loss Surgeons in Knoxville, TN, we understand that obesity is more than just a number on a scale—it’s a complex health issue that affects millions of Americans. This month, we want...
Jan 30, 2024 | Bariatrics, Obesity, Success, Uncategorized, Weight Loss Surgery
Wil Nelson is a loving husband, father and avid runner living in Blaine, Tennessee. A few years ago, Nelson found himself experiencing high blood pressure and severe, debilitating headaches. Weighing 300 pounds at the time, he sought weight-loss options at Covenant...
Sep 15, 2023 | Bariatrics, Success, Uncategorized
Fort Sanders Regional Health & Lifestyles Sometimes weight gain is like a hungry monster. Every time 70 year-old Patricia Fernez-Aten of Sevierville fought to lose weight, it seemed like the weight was fighting back. “I would gain weight, lose weight, all my life,...
Jan 15, 2021 | Bariatrics, Uncategorized
News From Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Despite regular physical activity, Josh Ellis has struggled his whole life to find and maintain a healthy body weight. Ellis lives in South Knoxville with his wife and two daughters, and in addition to his full-time job,...
Jan 28, 2020 | Bariatrics, Weight Loss Surgery
Many of us know the health risks associated with tobacco smoking. There’s a heart attack, stroke, lung cancer, COPD, and other respiratory problems. But did you know that the health complications from smoking are tripled or quadrupled when combined with...
Dec 12, 2019 | Bariatrics, Uncategorized
From Fort Sanders Regional Health & Lifestyles Bariatric surgeon Dr. Jonathan Ray says most patients who come to Foothills Weight Loss Surgeons and Fort Sanders Center for Bariatric Surgery do so for health and happiness. “Often it’s ‘I’m tired of this’ —...
