Life is busy, and much of it is conducted while on the go. That can mean traveling for business or pleasure, or little time to obtain or enjoy a healthy meal due to career or family demands. Here Dr. Vytauras Kuzinkovas of Advanced Surgicare discusses how to follow your dietary plan and consume healthy meals even if you are constantly on the move.
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Category: Nutrition and Exercise
Ways To Stay Physically Active Without Leaving Your House
Just because lockdown rules or other restrictions are in effect doesn’t mean there aren’t effective ways to stay physically active and keep fit during these strange times. Staying physically active also helps improve our mental state. Dr. Vytauras Kuzinkovas of Advanced Surgicare discusses how to keep yourself in good physical shape even if stuck at home.
Read MoreWhat You Can Do To Boost Your Immunity After Bariatric Surgery
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought renewed awareness to the importance of a healthy immune system to fight off germs and disease. Due to the changes that occur in the body after bariatric surgery, patients should be particularly proactive about taking measures to boost immunity.
Read MoreTips To Exercise in the Morning If You Aren’t a “Morning Person”
Exercising first thing in the morning has many benefits, including the following: fewer distractions, it can help you feel energized throughout the day and it leaves your evenings free to do as you please.
Read MoreFighting Sugar Cravings After Surgery
You’ve had some great times together: The bacon burger you met during a midnight trek to the drive-thru, the mountainous sundae you discovered one glorious Monday, the many high-calorie creations that always greeted you at the buffet.Read More
Fitting Exercise Into Your Busy Everyday Life
Exercise is a key part of losing weight and keeping it off long-term. But exercise is often the first thing to fall to the wayside when your schedule fills up. Here, Dr. V. Kuzinkovas offers his best tips for fitting exercise into your routine, no matter how busy you are!Read More
Everything you need to know about protein
If you have had bariatric surgery, chances are your dietitian has mentioned how important protein is throughout your weight loss journey. So if you know you are not getting enough protein but ae not sure why you need it, or how to work out how much you need, here is everything you need to know.
What is protein?
As one of the 3 key nutrients, protein is primarily found in animal based foods including dairy, meat, eggs, fish as well as in smaller quantities in nuts, seeds and legumes. Unlike carbohydrate, the body actually requires a certain amount of protein each day in order to maintain a number of metabolic processes in the body and if these levels are too low over time metabolism will slow halting weight loss.
Tricks to Stop Snacking in between Meals
Is the temptation to snack in between meals threatening your calorie plan and weight loss? Dr. V. Kuzinkovas of Advanced Surgicare understands. Many of his patients consider the urge to snack to be an obstacle in their weight loss journey. Luckily, Dr. Kuzinkovas has some helpful tips and tricks to help curb snacking in between meals.Read More
Can Drinking Water Help You Lose Weight?
Success after weight loss surgery is not determined by any one behavior or diet modification. There are many factors that affect how much weight you lose and how steadily you lose it. According to Dr. V. Kuzinkovas, drinking enough water after surgery can play a part in helping you lose weight and stay healthy after bariatric surgery.Read More
Tips to Stay Motivated to Exercise
If you’re like most people, at some point you have probably started a fitness routine and had a difficult time sticking to it. Maybe you got bored, or maybe you weren’t seeing results quick enough. It happens and it is nothing to be ashamed of.
To help you stay motivated to exercise, weight loss surgeon Dr. V. Kuzinkovas of Advanced Surgicare shares his best tips here.Read More