SmartShape Weight Loss Centre
1599 Hurontario St, #302
Mississauga, ON L5G 4S1
Phone: (888) 278-7952
Monday–Friday: 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
As you prepare to send your children, grandchildren and/or significant other back to school many will find they ask themselves: “What is on the menu to fuel their active minds and bodies?” Now, why is it that we ask this question about others and yet we rarely ask it in reference to our OWN self …
I know there have been days when you wake up and need that little kick in the pants. Those days when you don’t want to do, what you know you’re "supposed” to do or "expected” to do.Like you, I have many of those days as well. You are sweating, shaking, tearing up, second guessing yourself but yet yearning …
Join SWLC's Registered Dietitian as she explains the functions of and relationships between an individual and their Lap-Band in optimizing one's lifestyle thereby positively influencing health status and quality of life.To register for an education session, please contact Margeaux Maniatis at [email protected] in advance and state which class you would like to join. Once you have …
I once read somewhere that we should shorten the long dreary days of winter by combining February and March into the month of "Farch". I LOVE this idea. And as I sit here on vacation watching the clouds sail by and the waves roll in I wish with all my heart that summer was just …
Andy became a patient of SWLC in July, 2008.He was a 42 year old Diabetic who struggled with his weight for two decades and had finally come to the difficult conclusion that unless he made a radical change in his health Andy would not likely live to dance at his daughter’s wedding, or even see his son graduate from …
Finally, after four years of post-op, Deb realized the key element to finding success and learning to live with the band as a TOOL and that is keeping in touch with SWLC on a regular basis and using their services. Here is Deb’s story.... Deb was one of those "closet bandsters", only a "few" knew …
It has been one year since Gail started her meal replacement to prepare her for Lap-Band surgery at SWLC.For 2 years, Gail enjoyed her Ford Mustang convertible. It gave her the feeling that she was searching for...that feeling of confidence that she lacked. She felt like an 18 year old again, like she was on top of the world. The only problem was Gail could only drive …
MONDAY, April 4th, 2011 -- On Monday's episode of The Dr. Oz Show, two Lap-Band patients share their experience after undergoing Lap-Band surgery while three healthcare professionals discuss the pros and cons of the minimally invasive procedure. Watch it here!
Weight Loss Surgery Helps Obese Diabetes Patients: Study Link to Article |http://www.nationalpost.com/Weight+loss+surgery+helps+obese+diabetes+patients+study/3405256/story.html Written By: Julie Steenhuysen MONDAY, August 16th, 2010 (Reuters) -- Three-fourths of obese diabetics who had weight loss surgery were able to quit taking diabetes drugs within six months of their operation, U.S. researchers said today, citing a new study. They said the surgery may …
ASMBS: No Excess Risk with Gastric Banding in TeensLink to Article | http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ASMBS/20936Written By: Charles BankheadMONDAY, June 28th 2010 (MedPage Today) -- Obese adolescents lost just as much weight as adults did with no increased risk after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, data from a case-matched cohort study showed.Excess weight loss increased from 21.5% at six months …
