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FAQ: Do vitamin patches work?

Can we absorb vitamins and minerals through our skin by using one of those multivitamin patches I have heard of?

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FAQ: My hair is falling out...

My hair is falling out in handfuls, what can I do besides cry?

I am 7 months post op and my beautiful long hair is falling out in handfuls. I find it all over the floors of my house and I can see my scalp. I want to cry. 

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Bariatric Eating: We're More Than Just a Facebook Group

We've got the real life tools and experience that you can use to get over the mountain you face. We've been helping post ops for over 20 years and we can help you too!

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FAQ: But My Nutritionist Said I Could Take Flintstones Vitamins?

What's wrong with taking Children's Vitamins?

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Thiamine? What's that? Is it Important?

Left undiagnosed, a B1 deficiency can lead to loss of feeling in fingers and toes, then progress to coma and even death.

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Bariatric Lab Tests 101

Patients who have had a surgical weight loss procedure, whether the Roux en Y Gastric Bypass, Adjustable Banding, or Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy, require close monitoring of nutritional status, physical and mental well being for the rest of our lives.

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