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With Louise Petrou CBC Did you know non-human primates can suffer from a groin hernia? Groin (or inguinal hernia) are apparently relatively common in male non-human primates. Careful monitoring is the standard treatment for those animals. Thankfully we humans have the option of day surgery. Right here in Port Macquarie. Do you have pain or…

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Here’s how I finally got myself to start exercising.

Introduction with Louise Petrou Bariatric Counsellor CBC, Grad Dip Psych at Mid North Coast Bariatric & Hernia Centre. You may have stopped exercising because of mobility issues, a hernia, injury, illness or recovering from surgery. Exercise is a crucial aspect of the lifestyle changes necessary for long term weight maintenance and health after bariatric metabolic…

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First-grade cricketer drops 87kg after Mini Gastric Bypass surgery

Rock bottom for Mathew Agostino was when he missed out on a mining job because he was too overweight. “I passed the medical and everything, but they flagged me on my weight,” the 28-year-old said. “And they pretty much said, ‘No way’. “That was sort of the first time that I’d ever been told ‘no’…

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Insulin: The wrong therapy for Type 2 Diabetes

(Edited by Louise Petrou for Mid North Coast Bariatric & Hernia Centre. For academic authors credits & references please scroll to bottom of this article). A diet that includes a broad range of natural foods, staying away from soft drinks and junk food combined with exercise all have very positive effects on the health of…

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AABC Developing Standards for Centers of Therapeutic Excellence

Our Bariatric Counselor Louise Petrou is honored to be appointed to the advisory board of the American Association of Bariatric Counselors to assist in developing Standards for Centers of Therapeutic Excellence, throughout the World. Sheryl Phillips, MPH, RDN, CBC, CDN, Director of Standards and Compliance for the American Association of Bariatric Counselors has announced the…

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First Australian credentialed as a Board Certified Bariatric Counselor AABC.

Louise Petrou is the first Australian health professional and member of the Australian & New Zealand Metabolic and Obesity Surgery Society, to be awarded Board Certification by the American Association of Bariatric Counselors (AABC). After completing a specialised training and education programme in bariatric science she was recently credentialed as a Board Certified Bariatric Counselor…

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