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Staff Spotlight: Krystal Rubio

Apr 3, 2019

Name: Krystal Rubio Role: Surgical Technologist Joined NWWC: September 2018 Personal Life: Krystal grew up in Arizona. Her mother lives in Arizona and her father (pictured with Krystal) and older sister live in Colorado. Krystal has 2 sphynx cats; Zephyr lives with...

Hair Shedding After Weight Loss

Apr 3, 2019

by Laura Andromalos, MS, RD, CD, CDE “How can I prevent hair loss?” It’s a question we hear frequently from people preparing for bariatric surgery. Hair shedding is an unpleasant side effect that affects some people more than others after surgery. There are some...

Take Advantage of Food Tracking Benefits

Mar 20, 2019

by Christine Kreins, RD, CD On Tuesday February 19th, I got on the scale as part of my morning routine. It wasn’t a huge surprise to see that I was out of my weight range. Between the holidays and the cook-a-thon in my kitchen during the snowstorms, I had put on 5...

Staff Spotlight: Erika Benedetti

Mar 4, 2019

Name: Erika Benedetti Role: Medical Assistant (MA) Joined NWWC: July 2018 Personal Life: Erika was raised on Orcas Island and has also lived in Texas. Her husband is from Canada. She has four children (3 sons, 1 daughter) and one grandson. Her three sons are in the US...

Wishing You Happy (and Healthy!) Holidays

Nov 14, 2018

Contributions from: Ali Coster, Dietetic Intern Laura Andromalos, Dietitian and Diabetes Educator Amanda Davis, Exercise Physiologist Lance Briggs, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner During this holiday season, make a promise to put yourself at the top of your list....