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BRIEF ARTICLE OVERVIEW: Slow the aging process? Find out in true Sherlock Holmes fashion; learn to look beyond the obvious. Once you understand the metabolic process the rest is elementary.

BRIEF ARTICLE OVERVIEW: Leading weight loss surgery nutrition educator Dr. J. Jacques outlines her philosophy, using this as reinforcement in her belief that every patient should have a basic understanding of post-op nutritional care. Inadequate follow-up care contributes to unreliable compliancy rates, making it hard to identify certain post-op maladies. Patients and physicians working together can make a difference and provide the necessary motivation to better health and a life well lived.

BRIEF ARTICLE OVERVIEW: A little bit of this and a little bit of that, next thing you know you’ve piled on 10 extra pounds. Sad to say that even healthy foods give us a false sense of security. Find those hidden calories before they find their way to your waistline. Gather a greater understanding of label reading before putting that so called healthy food item in your grocery cart.