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’ —...
Nov 26, 2019 | Bariatrics, Weight Loss Surgery
Obesity can negatively affect your quality of life. It’s one of the influential risk factors for serious health issues like heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and even some types of cancer. While you’ve probably heard that in order to lose weight, you...
Nov 14, 2019 | Bariatrics, Weight Loss Surgery
Obesity can significantly affect your quality of life. When left unmanaged, it can lead to a number of serious health complications such as coronary heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, sleep apnea, and certain types of cancer such as breast, colon, kidney, and...
Oct 2, 2019 | Bariatrics, Diabetes, Diet, Exercise, Obesity, Weight Loss Surgery
The team at Foothills Weight Loss Surgeons in Knoxville knows that bariatric surgery is not a quick-fix surgery. It helps you lose weight but it also calls for your commitment to lifestyle changes. Bariatric Surgery and Weight Loss Over a decade ago, the National...
Jul 24, 2019 | Bariatrics
Fort Sanders Health & Lifestyles John Dougherty was the big man in town. “There could be guys over 6 feet tall in the room, but I was always ‘the big guy’ because I weighed 625 pounds and was 5-foot-9. I wasn’t overweight – I was ‘under tall,” he said jokingly....
Jun 27, 2019 | Bariatrics, Weight Loss Surgery
Bariatric surgery is not just another surgical procedure. You have to make the necessary changes to achieve long-term weight loss success. At Foothills Weight Loss in Knoxville, we know that change is not easy, especially if it means breaking the habits you have for...
