The patient’s apnea-hypopnea index or AHI (learn more about this and other sleep study terms here) must be between 20 and 65. While the FDA did not set contraindications for obesity, Inspire recommends that patients have a BMI under 32. They must also undergo a thorough evaluation with ...
Creativity: Another theory is that our dreams inspire creativity. Have you ever woken up from a dream with a new idea for that book you’re writing or that painting you’re working on? Your conscious self might block out ideas that seem far-fetched or silly, but your unconscious self embr...
Rekindling the Past:To dream of a grandfather dying might trigger childhood memories. It might also point to the time when you will have only memories left of your grandfather. These memories can inspire you in your waking life to be the best person you can be. It might trigge...
My goal was to feel good and inspire them so that they’d be aware of healthy options and be willing to try them. I think for our family it was realizing that there are alternatives to just doing what our families have always done. Reply Naomi L February 27, 2012 at 9:40 am ...
Chad said that other people's curiosity about himself and his journey encouraged him to write. "That motivated me to spill out my life in the hopes that I can inspire at least one more person to save their own life like I did," Chad revealed. He added, "My greatest hope is that som...
My hope is that these pictures inspire you to make the health change you’ve been wanting to make for yourself. For most of my life I lived in what felt like a foreign body – the food and chemicals I was eating were not serving my health, my weight, or my beauty. I suffered a ...
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a strong risk factor for the development of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), which are the most important cause of morbidity and mortality in the population of patients living with DM. DM is associated with lipid metabolism disorders characterized by a decrease in the hig...
Nobody wants to do that. But when there are real medical risks, when a child has, for instance, already developed sleep apnea, or crush fractures in their spine from their body weight, it's really necessary to act. And so that brings us to why we are now, seeing many more studies ...
For some medical centers, successful surgery is the end goal. At Khalili Center, successful surgery is merely the beginning; we’re all about success stories. Located in Beverly Hills, the Khalili Center is designed to welcome bariatric patients and inspire them. Large, bright, and relaxing spac...