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This handout explains sources of fat for patients at the Center of Weight Loss and Metabolic Surgery at UW Medical Center. It explains different types of fat and recommendations for which fats to choose to support your health goals. 

This handout explains the benefits of eating dietary fiber. It includes tips for meeting your daily fiber goals, and a list of high-fiber foods to try. 

This handout explains how to choose vegan protein sources. It includes tips for combining different foods, measuring portions, and meeting your calorie, protein, and carbohydrate goals.

This handout is Module 1 of the Spine Care Companion, a 10-week educational program to guide patients along their path with spine pain. This handout covers topics such as what a physiatrist visit is for, what to expect during recovery, treatment options, stress management, and more.

This handout is Module 2 of the Spine Care Companion, a 10-week educational program to guide patients along their path with spine pain. This handout covers topics such as what to expect during the diagnostic process, slipped discs, when to ask for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and more.

This handout is Module 3 of the Spine Care Companion, a 10-week educational program to guide patients along their path with spine pain. This handout covers topics such as how to safely bend and lift objects, how physical therapy can help with pain, how to return to regular exercise, and more.

This handout is Module 4 of the Spine Care Companion, a 10-week educational program to guide patients along their path with spine pain. This handout covers topics such as referrals for spine surgery, different types of spine surgery, surgery outcomes, insurance authorization, and more.

This handout is Module 5 of the Spine Care Companion, a 10-week educational program to guide patients along their path with spine pain. This handout covers topics such as the link between stress and pain, cognitive-behavioral therapy for pain management, coping strategies, and more.

This handout is Module 6 of the Spine Care Companion, a 10-week educational program to guide patients along their path with spine pain. This handout covers topics such as how to know when it is safe to resume regular activities, what activities to avoid, spine strengthening, maintenance care, and more.

The Spine Care Companion is a 10-week educational program to guide patients along their path with spine pain. It includes 6 educational modules meant to be read every 2 weeks, starting with a patients' first visit to a spine care specialist. As most people will not need surgery for spine pain, this resource focuses on non-surgical treatments for spine pain.

This is a comprehensive guide for patients preparing for and recovering from spine surgery. This Care Companion has helpful information and answers to common questions that spine surgery patients may have. Topics covered include preparing for surgery, discharge planning, care after surgery, and rehabilitation exercises for both cervical and lumbar/thoracic spine procedures.

This handout is a chapter from the Spine Care Companion, and reviews the decision-making process for spine surgery.

This brochure details what to expect from and how to prepare for stapedotomy surgery, done to reconstruct the middle ear sound conduction mechanism.

This handout is a chapter in the Spine Care Companion, which is a resource manual for patients with ongoing neck or back pain. It includes information about how to safely exercise and stay active despite having pain.