How do I select best plastic surgeon for me? Many services and even magazines often times list best doctors according to surveys conducted. Their surveys are usually based on doctors who are voted by their peers. Though it’s a good starting point, it’s only one component in finding best plastic surgeons. Here’s why:

•Surgeons are extremely busy and rarely participate in these types of surveys, so results are limited. •Surgeons can nominate their buddies and ask them to return favor, to attract new clientele. •Some surgeons are asked to nominate one of their peers in a certain area only.

What are 4 Critical Components in finding best plastic surgeons? •Education – They earned a degree from an accredited medical school. •Experience – How many cosmetic surgeries have they performed? •Recognition – Are they well recognized among their peers, patients, and medical societies, and/or involved in their communities? •Training – Does their residency and/or if fellowship focus on plastic surgery?

Bottom line: When having plastic surgery you will be looking at your surgeons work for rest of your life. Doing a little homework could be a wisely investment.

The reason why Atkins Diet works is because your body metabolizes its stored fat (carbohydrates) in order to burn --- digest --- protein, fiber and fat you are eating. The Atkins Dieters tend to leave out several food groups, including fruit and vegetables, since they are “high carb food”, and then tend to grab a steak instead, which has very low carbohydrates.

This is ridiculous. Why? Because elimination of carbohydrates and reduction of fresh fruits and vegetables actually throws your health into a major imbalance. Overloading your unbalanced diet by an excess of protein intake (adding that steak, above) to “increase volume” to a satisfying level merely exacerbates this imbalance.

The true danger of Atkins Diet, however, lies in fact that, for people who already have health challenges, Atkins Diet actually worsens some conditions and creates other health challenges that did not exist before Atkins Diet. The worst of these is Gout. If you have a tendency to suffer gout, no matter how well controlled you have it, a strict Atkins Diet will create a severe gout condition and gout attack for you. If you merely had tendency for gout with no active gout, Atkins Diet will precipitate an actual condition of gout in your body. A severe case of gout requires medical intervention to correct as well as long-term dietary control and change. The long-term danger of gout is an increased tendency for heart attack and stroke. See Native’s Gift for one proven help for gout.

If your body type and chemical makeup is suitable for Atkins Diet then by all means use it. Remember that there are several similar alternatives out there which may be more suitable than a strict Atkins, to include some of Dr. Atkins own later work and recommendations. If you have health challenges, to include a tendency for gout or actually suffer from gout, or have diabetes or any of several other disorders, Atkins diet is definitely something you need to avoid.

And not just Atkins Diet. Any and all diets which highly restrict or eliminate one of essential food groups we all need to maintain optimal health is equally bad. Stop insanity and use a REAL diet --- only proven diet which will work for virtually everyone.

What is it? Its actually two things: A food diet and exercise – yes, simple exercise, like walking a mile a day. A completely balanced, restricted calorie, diet containing a little bit of everything. Eat three meals a day, get your sweets, carbs, veggies, fruits, juices, protein and keep it to 1200 calories a day. Eat your breakfast and go out and walk dog – if you don’t have one, take your neighbor’s. Give this diet a year of your life, weigh yourself every Monday and keep track of your weight, see where you are with it…..and make change for rest of your life. When you get to your target weight you may increase diet to 1600 calories a day.