| Against a background of widespread obesity | | | | very important after bypass surgery as different |
| among all US and UK age-groups, and the relative | | | | parts of your stomach absorb different nutrients |
| failure of conventional weight loss methods, | | | | and some of these areas will now be missing. |
| doctors are increasingly resorting to | | | | Until recently the problem with this is the lack of |
| gastrointestinal surgery in order to curb the rise | | | | suitable supplements available to anyone who had |
| of weight-related disease, and associated costs | | | | undergone gastric surgery. There are shelves and |
| and strain being placed on the health service | | | | shelves of supplements in tablet form - these are |
| providers. | | | | unsuitable for two reasons. In people who have |
| For people who are of a normal weight, there are | | | | not had this operation it has already been proved |
| claims that having the operation is the easy option | | | | that vitamins in tablet form quite often pass |
| - for people who have had or are having the | | | | through the digestive system untouched. Secondly |
| operation, nothing about it is easy and in some | | | | after these operations the opening into the |
| cases, it is not even an option. | | | | stomach is reduced in size - this is done so that |
| There are various types of gastric surgery but | | | | food passes into the stomach slower and the |
| the most popular are banding and bypass. | | | | person feels fuller after eating a smaller amount. |
| Different surgeons will use different techniques to | | | | Which means these tablets can get stuck. |
| perform variations of these two procedures but | | | | Now, at last, there is a high quality liquid |
| the principles and outcomes are the same. | | | | supplement available. Being a liquid there are no |
| Banding is where a silicon band is put around the | | | | problems with getting it down. Not only does it |
| top part of the stomach. It is usually stitched into | | | | contain a complete range of vitamins it also |
| place to stop slippage. Most bands fitted now are | | | | includes; |
| adjustable - there is a port connected to the | | | | Mineral Matrix - an advanced blend of trace |
| band, which is placed under the skin just below | | | | minerals often missing from today's diets. |
| the breast bone. The idea being, as you loose | | | | High Oxygen Radical Absorption Capacity (ORAC) |
| weight the band is tightened. | | | | Fruit Extracts - a big boost of antioxidants to |
| Bypass surgery is much more invasive and | | | | protect against free radical damage. |
| involves having a section of your stomach | | | | Amino Acids - your body can't make these |
| removed and some of your small intestines are | | | | essential building blocks, so a daily supply is a |
| re-routed. This operation should be viewed as | | | | must. |
| non-reversible, even thought the bypass can be | | | | Phytochemicals - support your body's key |
| reverse once your stomach is removed it is gone | | | | functions with micro-nutrients found in fruits and |
| forever. | | | | vegetables. |
| There are advantages and disadvantages to both | | | | Prebiotic - encourage friendly bacteria for greater |
| of these operations before, during and after the | | | | bio-activity, that means quicker and more |
| procedure. All of these need to be thought | | | | effective absorption of minerals and nutrients by |
| through very carefully before making any | | | | your body. |
| decisions as they can easily be regretted. | | | | It gets even better - there are 3 versions of this |
| After having one of these procedures your diet | | | | liquid supplement. One for vegans and vegetarians, |
| will change dramatically, not just in the early post | | | | another for sensitive stomachs and the classic |
| op days. After your operation you will probably | | | | version which is sugar free and suitable for |
| see a dietician who will advise that you take | | | | diabetics. |
| nutritional vitamin and mineral supplements. This is | | | | And the name of this amazing product is Maximol. |