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by Wendy Green
Tue Jun 05, 2012 2:59 pm
Forum: related health problems
Topic: Heart bypass patient with arthritis
Replies: 3
Views: 5647

Re: Heart bypass patient with arthritis

Hi Salty Bear, First of all I'm a little surprised that your grandmother weighs 12 stones when she appears to eat so little. I'm wondering if she's eating a little more than she realises? It might help if she keeps a food diary in which she records every thing she eats and drinks for one week. I thi...
by Wendy Green
Mon Jun 04, 2012 8:35 pm
Forum: exercise
Topic: How much exercise?
Replies: 2
Views: 4013

Re: How much exercise?

Hi Deborah, Adults should do at least 5 x 30 minutes of moderate intensity exercise per week for general fitness. Moderate intensity exercise is where you get a little warm or sweaty and slightly out of breath. To lose weight you should aim at 5 x 1hr of moderate intensity exercise. This doesn't hav...
by Wendy Green
Mon Jun 04, 2012 8:11 pm
Forum: eating disorders
Topic: I wont eat for days
Replies: 3
Views: 4050

Re: I wont eat for days

Hi BeckiF, I'm so pleased you've got in touch. You're obviously an intelligent young lady and are well aware that you aren't eating normally; The Body Mass Index ( BMI) is a way of checking if your weight is appropriate for your height and is worked out by dividing your weight (in kg) by your height...
by Wendy Green
Sun Jun 03, 2012 6:36 pm
Forum: related health problems
Topic: Knee problems
Replies: 4
Views: 4659

Re: Knee problems

Hi Deborah, Every extra pound of weight you are carrying will exert a load of 4 pounds on your knee joints - so clearly losing weight would make a huge difference to your knees. Also, it sounds as though you are suffering from osteoarthritis (OA) in your knee joints, probably caused by the wear and ...
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