The Surgical Weight Loss Centre (SWLC) wishes to welcome, Kelly Gibson-Luchich to her recently appointed position as Wellness Coach. Gibson-Luchich was clearly delighted to commence her wellness coaching role with the Surgical Weight Loss Centre. Furthermore, in accepting the position Kelly identified the opportunity to employ her passion for fitness, health, and wellness.

SWLC recognized that with her training in wellness coaching and further master coaching classes, in addition to an Honours B.Sc. in Psychology and HR Management credentials, Kelly was more than qualified to perform the role of Wellness Coach. Additionally, with experience working at a highly reputable counselling firm supporting clients fraught with various life stressors Kelly has a great deal to offer.

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Lap-band Surgery An Alternative To Gastric Bypass

Gastric bypass surgery has been the most popular surgical method of losing weight in Cayman, but now a Canadian surgeon is offering an alternative. Dr. Chris Cobourn spoke to members of the Cayman Islands Medical and Dental Society on Monday night, introducing to them the lap–band alternative. Using keyhole surgery, the upper part of the stomach is encircled by a band to create a little pouch which can hold 15 to 30 cc.

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Link to article | http://www.hon.ch/News/HSN/622148.html

By Serena Gordon

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 10 (HealthDay News) – Although genetics likely play a role in whether or not someone becomes overweight or obese, a family’s lifestyle also has a major impact on the chances of a teenager winding up overweight, a new study shows.  Adolescents tended to be heavier in families that frequently missed meals or spent several hours a day in front of the TV or video games, researchers report in a special issue of the American Journal of Sociology.
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Fat: What the Experts Don’t Know About Obesity

Link to article | http://www.healthbeatblog.com/2008/11/fat-what-the-ex.html

Posted on December 5th, 2008.

By Maggie Mahar, Health Beat

The film opens with a fetching redhead puffing away on a treadmill. She’s perspiring, but she’s smiling gamely into the camera.
“It’s not an average workout, but I wasn’t an average weight,” she explains. “I have to do above and beyond what any of you guys would have to do. I have to try twice as hard, sometimes three times as hard — just to maintain this level of … chubbiness.”
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