: 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 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 used by kids as way to cope with emotional problems. Many kids use these drugs because they are riddled with anxiety. We can help these feelings -- drugs like sugar and nicotine are NOT answers, they just do more harm. We need to discuss the mental health epidemic among young poeple. Obesity is a substance abuse problem. FAT DOC 2 IS AVAILABLE ON iTUNES and AMAZON Please also share it with family and friends! Buy it and watch it now on iTunes to get it to the top of the charts. We need it to get big for people to see it. Here's the (BLUERAY, DVD, PRIME) (MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE YET ACROSS THE POND). And the And the https://amzn.to/3rxHuB9 [the_ad id="17480"] PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO REVIEW the film AFTER YOU WATCH!   FAT DOC 1 IS ALSO OUT Go watch it now! We need people to buy and review for it to stay at the top of iTunes pages. Available for both rental and purchase. You can also buy hardcopy or watch online at Amazon. YOU CAN NOW STREAM FOR FREE ON AMAZON PRIME IF YOU HAVE IT! RESOURCES Https://www.vinnietortorich.com Https://www.purevitaminclub.com Https://www.purevitaminclub.co.uk Https://www.purecoffeeclub.com Https://www.nsngfoods.com