Dr. Ricardo Castrellon, Director of South Miami Hospital's Burn Center, explains as we are aging, the metabolic activity tends to decrease. He says with age, the body starts shutting down the systems that you are not using. He also points out when you are morbidly obese, the fat is going to go to the central…...

When people don’t sleep enough, they may experience increased appetite because leptin will be lower, explains Lucette Talamas, Registered Dietitian with Baptist Health South Florida. Dr. Jeremy Tabak, Medical Director of the Galloway Sleep Center with Baptist Health South Florida, says sleep apnea can also affect the appetite hormones and stimulate appetite. HERE'S A…...

Danielle Babadzhanov, as a patient, affirms she personally decided to choose a therapist some months before she turns into a bariatric surgery. She explains she needs to understand what's going to happen not only with her body, but also with her mental behavior. She became a social worker because of the surgery and desire to…...

Poor diet is associated with poor habits and if they’re in combination, they affect the patient’s health, affirms Dr. Milton Jimenez, Primary care Physician with West Kendall Baptist Hospital. Sometimes, both can cause obesity, and obesity is a cause of risks of many other health problems such as hypertension, cancer, dementia and diabetes, the doctor…...

Smoking, obesity, sedentary lifestyle, diabetes, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure are the lifestyle risk factors for heart disease in women. Ann DeVelasco, Registered Nurse with Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute, says those risk factors can be treated, controlled, or eliminated. She explains nobody should smoke in this day and age. Dr. Alvaro Gomez,…...

"We prefer the fat of the thin patients; fats of the obese patient are just bags of oil; we like the craft cells. So, our better results are actually with the fat of the thin patients," says Dr. Roger Khouri, Plastic Surgeon at Baptist Health South Florida. He explains they would never turn down a…...

Dr. Ronald Tolchin, Medical Director at Baptist Center for Spine Care, explains a herniated disc is when that nucleus or gel within the disc starts to migrate out beyond the edges of the disc. He says in surgery they can see how the gel is migrated out, it's pushing on the nerve, and it's going…...

Dr. Ronald Tolchin, Medical Director at Baptist Center for Spine Care, says back pain in overweight patients is relevant, because it deals with what the spine is designed to carry. "When you have an abnormal load, because you have increased weight, it goes forward and it pulls you forward. That strains the back muscles, so…...