Fitness Confidential With Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 1971 - On this Friday show, pediatrician and bariatric surgeon Dr. Robert Cywes joins Vinnie to discuss preventing surgery with diet, obesity as a substance abuse problem, mental health crises, and more. Https://www.vinnietortorich.com/2021/11/preventing-surgery-mental-health-crises-dr-robert-cywes-episode-1971 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods Villa Cappelli PREVENTING SURGERY Dr. Cywes is a surgeon. He does many bariatric surgeries -- gastric bypass surgeries. However, he only does surgeries when they're necessary. Surgery is not an alternative to a lifestyle change. We can PREVENT surgeries through lifestyle changes, like healthy, low-carb eating. Dr. Cywes does see a good number of children getting gastric bypass-like surgeries. Surgeries *can* be a necessary step for changing one's life. But really, we're seeing kids begin insulin resistance at age 5. THIS is what we need to change. MENTAL HEALTH CRISES Eating carbohydrates and consuming nicotine are use