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How to Tell if a Weight-Loss Program Will Be Successful

The journey to bariatric surgery and beyond can be a long one that requires commitment and a supporting cast of resources. That’s why the most successful weight-loss programs include not only surgeons but nutritionists and psychologists organized under the umbrella of a bariatric institute. Their goal is to help start, facilitate and support a patient’s weight-loss journey across several months and even years. 

Why Does My Doctor Ask if Everything Is Okay at Home?

As part of your annual wellness exam, your doctor may ask you if “everything is okay at home.” What does this mean? Doctors want to know whether you feel safe and supported in your personal life. The CDC defines domestic violence, or intimate partner violence, as abuse or aggression that occurs in a personal relationship, whether the abuser is a spouse or dating partner, or the relationship is heterosexual or same-sex. Your doctor’s office also may provide organizations to call for outside support if needed, whether that is an organization you can visit to speak with someone or a counseling hotline to call. 

OCSC Player Alex De John: How to Recover So You Can Stay In the Game

Whether you’re a professional soccer player or a neighborhood kickball enthusiast, injuries are inevitable. Athletes of all kinds can feel defeated. As Orlando City Soccer Club defender Alex De John notes, there are reasons to stay positive about recovery. After seven years as a pro soccer player, he suffered his first injury this season. Here is his advice for getting back in the game.

Despite the Long Odds, My Boys Survived Their 20 Percent Chance

My husband and I had been trying to have a baby for quite some time, so in 2008 when we found out we were pregnant, we were overjoyed! When we learned I was carrying twins, we were doubly ecstatic! I knew instantly that I would want to deliver at Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies. 

Nearly 1 in 4 Americans Expected to Have Hearing Loss by 2060

More Americans are expected to lose their hearing in the coming decades, according to a recent report.

Weight Loss Surgery May be More Effective Depending on Your BMI

About 36.5 percent of American adults are obese. Weight loss surgery can help many people achieve a healthy weight, but one recent study finds that the best time to have this surgery may be before someone becomes morbidly obese.

Why Fasting Every Other Day May Not Lead to Long-Term Weight Loss

It sounds like a dieter’s dream. You eat whatever you want one day and then fast the next.

Kenneth John G. Lim, MD

Kenneth Lim, MD, is a board-certified family physician with Orlando Health Physician Associates. He provides preventative and health maintenance care to his patients from infancy through geriatrics. He also performs superficial skin procedures and large joint injections. He has special clinical interest in hypertension, diabetes, thyroid disorders, depression and anxiety, musculoskeletal injuries, skin disorders, and preventative medicine.

Amanda Laurel St. John, APRN

Brianna K Franklin-Ross, PA