Weight Loss Surgery Podcast
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Telling the stories of obesity and bariatric surgery one episode at a time.
Weight Loss Surgery Podcast
2y ago
Dear Listeners I’ve been avoiding this episode, but I owe it to you and to myself to stop proceeding as if my last published episode ended with a semi-colon; to be continued. If it’s possible to place a podcasting period at the end of a body of work, then that’s what I need to do ..read more
Weight Loss Surgery Podcast
4y ago
A lot has changed in the past 4 weeks since last I turned on my recorder, the majority of that having to do with the Coronavirus global pandemic. First, let me begin by saying I dearly hope you and yours are healthy and safe. Next, I want to pick up where I left off, one ..read more
Weight Loss Surgery Podcast
4y ago
Hi Everyone, this Reeger Cortell, your friendly bariatric surgery nurse practitioner and this is the Weight Loss Surgery Podcast, where in normal times, we talk about obesity and bariatric surgery one episode at a time. But these are not normal times. At this moment is 9:34 in the morning, PST, on March 16, 2020. 2 ..read more
Weight Loss Surgery Podcast
4y ago
In this episode I bring you my conversation with Marilyn Clark. Marilyn is a certified Nutrition & Lifestyle Coach, a radical self-care advocate, an obesity survivor, a bariatric patient, and a nutrition nerd. As part of our conversation, Marilyn shares her history as a person affected by obesity, how/why/and when she came to her decision ..read more
Weight Loss Surgery Podcast
4y ago
This poem moved me and helped me and maybe it will move you and help you too. Thats all. Happy New Year. A House Called Tomorrow Alberto Rios You are not fifteen, or twelve, or seventeen— You are a hundred wild centuries And fifteen, bringing with you In every breath and in every step Everyone ..read more
Weight Loss Surgery Podcast
4y ago
In this episode I bring you my conversation with Ted Kyle, RPh, MBA. Ted founded ConscienHealth in 2009. He is a pharmacist and healthcare innovation professional who works with health and obesity experts for sound policy and innovation to address obesity. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Obesity Action Coalition, advises The ..read more
Weight Loss Surgery Podcast
4y ago
In this episode I bring you obesity and bariatric surgery research scientists, Dr. Randy Seeley. If you have been a longtime listener of the podcast then you will likely remember Dr Seeley from Episode 34 where he helped us understand the theory of Set-point for body fat mass and Episode 56 where we did a ..read more
Weight Loss Surgery Podcast
4y ago
In this episode I bring you Kelley Gunter. As you are about to hear, Kelley is many things including a woman with a history of obesity who underwent bariatric surgery, specifically Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch in 2002; She is also a writer and author of the autobiography, “You have such a pretty face: A ..read more
Weight Loss Surgery Podcast
4y ago
This episode is a little different because I am on the other side of the mic. Rather than asking the questions, I am answering them. Podcaster Don Moe asked me to be a guest on his podcast, Weigh In Radio. I was honored he asked and had fun chatting with him, so much so that ..read more
Weight Loss Surgery Podcast
5y ago
In this episode I talk with food addiction expert Dr Vera Tarman. Dr Tarman has been working in the field of addiction medicine since 1994 and has been the director of Renascent, an addiction treatment center in Toronto, Canada since 2006. Although she works full-time in all areas of addiction, her particular passion is helping ..read more