ASMBS 2011 Celebrate Vitamins
Celebrate Vitamins
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- 28 Annual Meeting of the ASMBS
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Read MoreASMBS Day 1 Open
It’s that time of year again Freaks. The time when all of the manufacturers in the bariatric world release their new products at the annual meeting of the ASMBS. As always we were there to cover it. From new supplements, to cool ways to portion your food, to dealing with post weight loss surgery odor, there was a ton of new stuff to be seen.
Day 1 Open
- 28 Annual Meeting of the ASMBS
Friends and Vendors at the WLSFA Mother of All Meet & Greets
In this week’s episode of BariatricTV we continue our coverage of the WLSFA Mother of all Meet and Greets with interviews we did with some good friends and vendors that were in attendance.
We start things off with an interview with the founder of the WLSFA, Antonia Namnath. During this interview we are also joined by Diva Taunia.
Next we have a chat with Ed Sinson from Bariatric Advantage while Toni steals his chews.
Toni gets the tables turned on her as Vic Giaconia from Celebrate Vitamins interviews her! Watch until the end.. Nick isn’t the only singer in the family!
Amy Pedersen from Slimpressions gives us a little insight into their line of shapewear. Thanks to Kaitlin from The Bypassed Life blog for being the before and after model.
Having announced their launch at the event, the folks from Healthy Everyday Life Products (HELP) tell us what they are all about.
Actress, writer, producer and comic Allie Raye tells us what she’s up to at the meet and greet
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- BTVStore
- BTV Forums
- WLSFA
- Diva Taunia Blog
- Bariatric Advantage
- Celebrate Vitamins
- Slimpressions
- The Bypassed Life
- Healthy Everyday Life Products
- Allie Ray
WLSFA Mother of All Meet and Greets
In this week’s episode of BariatricTV we take a look at what went down in Las Vegas at the WLSFA Mother of All Meet and Greets. Friday night was fun packed and complete with a wedding. On Saturday we spoke with some vendors and a couple of Freaks that were in town for the event. Then, on Saturday night, it was a flat out party!
HIGHLIGHTS
- Friday night we started things off with a small meet and greet just for the BTV forum members.
- After our get together we headed down to the ball room where the official start of the Meet and Greet took place.
- Antonia introduced Connie Bailey who was the first recipient of a weight loss surgery grant.
- Next up were Vic and Nick Giaconia from Celebrate Vitamins.
- Nick, who is quite the musician, played a tune for the WLS patients.
- To round out the night Ms. Diva Taunia was married to her long time counterpart Robert Fronk.
- On Saturday we kicked things off by interviewing a few Freaks.
- We interviewed Beth (Trimoon) and Tim Baker.
- Next we interview Ian (Baka) McGagh about his Jumping for Freedom fundraiser
- We have some fun popping Beth (Melting Mama).
- The Saturday night events started with Comic Allie Raye.
- We end the night with a wonderful burlesque show by the Diva Taunia Dolls. Toni and Lynnda even got to dance in a couple numbers.
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- Revival Soy Chips
- BTVStore
- BTV Forums
- Celebrate Vitamins
- Bariatric Advantage
- Diva Taunia Blog
- Diva Taunia Dolls
- Melting Mama
BariatricTV hits the road to New York City in April.
Hey FREAKS. BTV will be attending an event sponsored by Ethicon Endo-Surgery and the Obesity Action Coalition in New York City.
When: April 14th and 15th
Where: Mondrian Soho
What: Insights into the state of obesity in the US and the importance of patient advocacy, led by the OAC – the leading US patient advocacy organization. Well be there to hear from a prominent US surgeon on the latest developments in bariatric surgery and join peers to discuss current trends in blogging and online media coverage of obesity and surgery.
*This event is sponsored by Ethicion Endo-Surgery and the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC), and our expenses for this trip have been covered in full. We can’t wait to get there. We’re looking so forward to seeing those of you we have already met face to face at other events AND finally getting to met some of you whom we only know from the interwebs.
Read MoreBonus Episode: Interview With Plastic Surgeon ~ Dr. Alejandro Quiroz
In this bonus episode of BariatricTV we do an interview with Dr. Alejandro Quiroz. Dr. Quiroz is a plastic surgeon with a practice in Mexico. He discusses typical concerns regarding Medical Tourism to Mexico for surgery. We speak with Dr. Quiroz about how aftercare works once a patient returns to their city/state after surgery as well as some things to do, and avoid, prior to plastic surgery to help guarantee a successful outcome.
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Read MoreOH Houston Interviews Part 3
In our last round of interviews from the ObesityHelp Conference in Houston we’ll start with Dr. John LoMonaco. Dr. LaMonaco is a Houston based plastic surgeon who you may recognize from the TLC show Big Medicine. He shares with us a new book he has, as well as some advice on how to obtain insurance coverage after weight loss surgery.
We also interviewed Annessa Chumbley who is a Registered Dietitian and owner of Flourish, LLC. Annessa talks with us about her lecture at the conference which was about post weight loss surgery nutritional supplements. She also answers a question from one of our forum members on veganism and vegetarianism after surgery.
In our final interview from the conference we speak with Chris Spence who is the Executive Bariatric Account Representative from Ethicon Endo-Surgery. As a company that makes surgical devices and surgical instruments we were interested in why they would be taking part in such a patient focused event.
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Read MoreOH Houston Interviews Part 2
We’ll start out the second round of our interviews from Houston with a chat with Dr. Garth Davis. Dr. Davis spoke at the conference about healthy eating, and we spoke to him about a vegan and vegetarian post op diets. Dr Davis also has some interesting, and sure to be controversial, thoughts on protein and protein deficiency.
We also interviewed Mary Jo Rapini who is a psychotherapist that specializes in helping surgical weight loss patients with sex and intimacy issues. She also provides some wonderful advice on the pre operative psychological evaluation.
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- Obesity Help
- The Davis Clinic
- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
- “Eat to Live” book
- Mary Jo Rapini’s website
OH Houston Interviews Part 1
In the first of our interviews from the Obesity Help Houston Conference we speak with Connie Stapleton who is a well know psychologist in the surgical weight loss community. Connie has a new book coming out and needs your help to write it.
In our next interview we talk with Dr. Guillermo Alvarez about his surgical practice in Mexico. Dr. Alvarez talks bout his dedication to the Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy and a new book he has published to educate patients on the sleeve procedure. He also talks bout how his practice can help alleviate some of the fears one might have about surgery in Mexico.
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- Obesity Help
- Mind Body Health Services
- Connie’s Book “Eat It Up”
- Connie’s YouTube Channel
- Endo Bariatrics
- Dr. Alvarez’s YouTube channel
Episode 98: OH Houston Conference
In this week’s episode of BariatricTV we pack up the gear and head to Houston Texas for the Obesity Help Conference. In this first video from there, we talk with some post ops about their life after weight loss surgery, meet a celebrity or two from the bariatric community and see what’s new from the vendors of bariatric products that were at the conference.
HIGHLIGHTS
- We interview Sean who did a stellar job of putting together the clothing exchange at the conference.
- Lynnda makes a new friend with a lovely VSG post op named Janet
- We interview chef Dave Fouts about his new “Weight Loss Surgery Cookbook for Dummies”
- Spend some time chatting with Bariatric Girl, Yvonne McCarthy
- We ask RNY Post Op Brenda why she came to the conference
- Lynnda talks with Heather from Celebrate Vitamins about a tasty vanilla cake batter approach to your daily vitamin.
- Toni loses control of an interview with the Long Island Post Ops
- Lynnda chats with Susan Maria Leach about a new vitamin offering from BariatricEating.com
- We chat with Canton WLS Support Group facilitator Terri Black
- Lynnda talks with RNY post op Susan
- Toni can now know what flavor Bariatric Advantage Calcium Chewy Bite is in her bowl
- And we wrap things up with some gorgeous jewelry with a weight loss twist
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- Obesity Help
- Chef Dave Fouts
- Yvonne McCarty aka Bariatric Girl
- Celebrate Vanilla Cake Batter ENS
- Long Island Post Ops Facebook Page
- Journey Vitamins
- Bariatric Advantage Calcium Chewy Bites
- Cruz Jewelry Designs
Episode 90: The Long Beach Walk From Obesity
On this week’s BariatricTV we went on a road trip. On Saturday September 4th we joined hundreds walkers for the Long Beach Walk From Obesity. We grabbed some interviews with some walkers, a couple sponsors and even a WLS celebrity. Also while we were in Long Beach we managed to hook up Katie Jay who’s the Director of the National Association for Weight Loss Surgery. In addition to being a successful patient, Katie shares her success with others through her website as well as retreats and seminars for other pre and postoperative patients.
HIGHLIGHTS
- We cover the Long Beach Walk From Obesity
- We interview Ken a Sharon Devor
- We interview Yehuda Groden
- We interview Dr. Mal Fobi, Medical Director for Surgical Treatment of Obesity at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Long Beach
- We interview Sabrina Louis
- We interview forum member Ian McGagh aka Baka
- We interview Edward Sinson Social Network Representative at Bariatric Advantage
- We interview WLS celebrity Gastric Bypass Barbie
- We interview Vic Giaconia, President of Celebrate Vitamins
- We interview forum member Paula Johnson aka LadyK
- We interview Joe Nadglowski, President and CEO of the Obesity Action Coalition
- We interview with Katie Jay, Director of the National Association for Weight Loss Surgery
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- BariatricTV Forums
- Discount Code for Houston Texas OH Conference
- Walk From Obesity
- Obesity Action Coalition
- Bariatric Advantage
- Celebrate Vitamins
- PJ’s Bariatrics
- National Association foe Weight Loss Surgery
ASMBS Part 5: Research
While at the ASMBS meeting this year we were fortunate enough to get a chance to not only talk with the president of the organization, but some key researchers that presented findings at the meeting. The videos below are the results of those interviews
Dr. John W. Baker, President of the ASMBS
Dr. Baker discussed with us what the ASMBS does and how it’s helping to prevent obesity. He also discussed what we, as patients, can do to help.
Dale Bond – The effects of weight loss surgery on female sexual dysfunction.
Dr. Timothy Kuwada – The effects of insurance mandated preoperative medical programs.
Dr. Shanu Kothari – What happens to the patient when insurance denies weight loss surgery.
Dr. Gus Slotman – When surgery is a family affair.
ASMBS Part 4
Here’s more coverage of ASMBS. We’ll start it off with Shannon from Revival who besides being absolutely adorable, has a wonderful offer for a few of you viewers. We then do a quick interview with the folks at Hormel Health Labs about their Healthy Shot product. Yes they are from Hormel, no it doesn’t taste like chili!
Shannon Watts From Revival
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Yvette Szeleczky from Hormel Health Labs
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Read MoreASMBS Part 3
Continuing on with our coverage of the 27th annual meeting of the ASMBS. Here’s interviews with Susan Maria Leach of BariatricEating and Ben Prince of Isopure Plus.
Susan Maria Leach of BariatricEating.com
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Ben Prince From Isopure Plus
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Read MoreASMBS Part Two
As promised here’s a couple more videos from the ASMBS meeting. First up is Dr. Jacques from Bariatric Advantage to tell you about their new products, and some info on their programs to help you keep your vitamin regiment on track. We then take a moment to talk with Zeke Orlinsky about his dinnerware that’s designed to help you slow down and enjoy your food, and shed a few pounds while doing it.
Dr. Jacqueline Jacques
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Zeke Orlinsky From My Diet Dinnerware
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Read MoreEpisode 82: BTV Returns to ASMBS
This week the BTV crew visits the 27th annual meeting of the American Society of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery (ASMBS) in Las Vegas Nevada. Over the next week we’ll be uploading interviews we’re doing with vendors of bariatric products, as well as key researchers that presented findings at the meeting. So check back often as we’ll be adding content throughout the weekend and next week.
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- BTV Forums
- Discount Code for Cincinnati Ohio OH Conference
- Discount Code for Houston Texas OH Conference
Theresa Dunn from Celebrate Vitamins
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Vic Giaconia from Celebrate Vitamins
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The Crew from Building Blocks Vitamins
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Read MoreObesity Help Costa Mesa Conference: A Word With OH
In our final video from the conference we have a chat with Bo McCoy about what you can expect from an OH Conference.
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