The 16-year-old reality star, also known as Honey Boo Boo, recently cleared up recent reports that she’s scheduled to get a suture sculpt endoscopic sleeve next month with weight-loss doctor Steven Batash…
Instead, Batash believes Ozempic causes a delay in gastric emptying. However, this delay only lasts for a short period of time and once the medication’s effects wear off, patients’ “motility will return to [their] baselines,” according to Batash.
“We have to remember that medications like Ozempic and Wegovy are meant for people who are over a BMI of 30 or 27 with one comorbidity,” said Batash.
Dr. Batash is one of only a handful of doctors performing ESG, which costs about $11,000 out-of-pocket, because most insurance companies don’t cover it…
Steven Batash, MD, explains that accelerated weight loss causes the body to release extra cholesterol into bile. Oftentimes the gallbladder struggles to keep up with the increased demand on the organ…
Dr. Batash shared that he’s tried Ozempic for the same reason that women are often lambasted in the press—wanting to lose 10 or so pounds—and he feels much better since doing so…
“Those who are obese often need an additional tool in their kit to help move things along,” says Dr. Steven Batash…
“While taking these medications can help reduce appetite and essentially help people shed pounds, there is no magic pill or quick fix to weight loss,” Batash says.
Dr. Batash explained that “[t]his means disrupted sleep can increase appetite, which can cause a higher intake of calorie-dense foods and an increased chance of weight gain.”
Dr. Batash added that individuals may experience up to 80% higher melatonin levels over winter holidays.
“It works by helping you feel full and slowing the passage of food through the digestive tract which essentially reduces appetite,” says Steven Batash, MD.
“A patient who has a history of having mental health issues or experience suicidal thoughts should be strongly cautioned about potential side effects,” Batash told…
According to Dr. Batash, “It is important to approach weight loss with a multi-pronged approach, and to make lasting, long-term changes in how we eat, exercise, and take care of our mental health.
Dr. Batash on the 5 things you need to do to achieve a healthy body weight, and keep it permanently.
Unlike Contrave, which is used long-term to reduce cravings in people with binge-eating disorder, phentermine is typically prescribed for short-term use, says Batash.
Fiber is necessary for health, and everyone is supposed to get around 25 to 30 grams per day to support digestion, said Batash.
When it comes to keeping belly fat at bay, “stress management is the number-one thing,” says Cindy Chang, IHNC, a certified integrative nutrition health coach practitioner at the Batash Endoscopic Weight Loss Center…
Endoscopic weight loss procedures are also gaining rapid popularity because they are “non-invasive, very safe, and produce long-term weight loss,” says Batash.
