Welcome to From the Heart Video Hub, your go-to spot for trustworthy health and wellness video content on a variety of heart health and bariatric surgery topics straight from Arkansas Heart Hospital experts.

Heart to Heart

Heart to Heart is a series of live panels with the experts at Arkansas Heart Hospital. Each month features a new topic and gives you the opportunity to ask questions directly to our providers and care team. 

Weight Loss Surgery Q&A | Heart to Heart Facebook Live Panel

Bariatric & Metabolic Institute surgeons Dr. Oscar Talledo and Dr. J.J. Tucker, along with their patients, answer questions about weight loss surgery during our Heart to Heart Facebook live panel discussion.

Heart Disease Risk Factors | Heart to Heart Panel Discussion

Arkansas Heart Hospital's Dr. Mahesh Bavineni, cardiologist, and Dr. Paulo Ribeiro, interventional cardiologist, discuss heart disease risk factors, nutrition and trending heart health topics during a panel discussion.

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Docs React

In our series, Docs React, we ask our doctors to watch and react live to trending videos and online information. Our takeaway? Don’t believe everything you see or read online. Instead, trust and talk with medical experts like our doctors. 

Docs React | Arkansas Heart Hospital

In our new video series, Docs React, we've asked a few Arkansas Heart Hospital doctors to watch and react live to trending videos and online information. Our takeaway? Don't believe everything you see or read online. Instead, trust and talk with medical experts like our doctors!

Bariatric Doctors React to Weight Loss Trends - Episode 1| BMI

The Bariatric & Metabolic Institute at Arkansas Heart Hospital asks our bariatric surgeons to watch and react live to trending videos and online information on diets, weight loss and nutrition.

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Bariatrics

Learn how weight loss surgery can help you make permanent weight loss a reality with proven tips and tricks for healthy eating, managing obesity and much more from the weight loss experts at the Bariatric & Metabolic Institute at Arkansas Heart Hospital. Don’t take it from us. Take it from success stories who experienced life-changing transformations after bariatric surgery.

Success Stories

Lisa's Experience With Bariatric Surgery | Arkansas Heart Hospital

After Lisa's mother passed away from diabetes, she knew she needed to lose weight and improve her health so she didn't leave her children without a momma, too. She started by reaching out to the Bariatric & Metabolic Institute at Arkansas Heart Hospital where she found Dr. Samuel Bledsoe, bariatric and general surgeon. Hear her experience.

Taylor's Story | Bariatric and Metabolic Institute | Arkansas Heart Hospital

From the moment Taylor walked into the Bariatric & Metabolic Institute, she knew she was at home. Listen to her amazing journey to losing weight and finding a life she didn't know was possible with the help of bariatric surgery and support for life.

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Weight Loss Tips and Tricks

Non-scale Victories after Weight Loss Surgery | Arkansas Heart Hospital

Dr. Oscar Talledo, bariatric and general surgeon at the Bariatric & Metabolic Institute at Arkansas Heart Hospital, explains the importance of tracking non-scale victories after weight loss surgery.

Obesity and Heart Health | Arkansas Heart Hospital

A healthy weight = a healthy heart. Bariatric surgery helps you achieve a healthy weight, in turn reducing your risk for hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, heart attack and congestive heart failure. Dr. JJ Tucker, bariatric and general surgeon, explains the weight and heart health connection.

Tips for Eating Healthy on the Road | Arkansas Heart Hospital

Choosing healthy foods while travelling can be overwhelming. BMI dietitians, Courtney and Shanna, offer simple, practical tips to help you stick to your bariatric or low carb eating plan while on the road.

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