Jul 31, 2024 | Uncategorized
There was a time when 31-year-old Erin Tracy Maples would make excuses to stay home. Overweight and unhealthy, she always tried to hide away from the world. In stark contrast, today she embraces that world and all it has to offer. Maples, who lives in Newport, TN,...
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,...
Feb 21, 2023 | Uncategorized
How Weight Loss Surgery Reduces the Risk of Cancer Could cancer impact your health and life? Many people have family members, friends, and coworkers who have gone through cancer. What if there was a way to reduce this risk to yourself? The American Cancer Society...
Feb 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
Weight Loss Surgery Options Weight loss surgery allows for a physical change in the digestive system, minimizing the amount of food a person can take in and the number of calories absorbed by the body. It is a serious and life-changing procedure that can improve the...
Dec 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
Bariatric Surgery Can Resolve Type 2 Diabetes Type 2 diabetes is a common and growing problem in the U.S. More than 37 million Americans have diabetes (about 1 in 10), and approximately 90-95% of them have type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes may require management with...
