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Q About Hypertension
Asked by C.A. from Portland
on October 28, 2008
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So my DH went to the dentist and they took his blood pressure and said it was 137/99. I just read that 140/90 is hypertension and he is prehypertension. What I can't s...
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- IS your husband nervous when he goes to the dentist? I work in the dental field and that is common when people are having dental work. He should see his physician to...
- Hi C., First of all, it may be nothing. If he was nervous at the dentist's office that can raise his blood pressure. But it is something you'll want to start tracki...
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_pressure Copy and paste this link and it will give you a little info. I think googling it and reading about it with a follow up to ...
Picky Eater
Asked by S.R. from Charlotte
on October 6, 2006
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My daughter is almost 4 years old. She refuses to eat anything except chicken nuggets, chips, candy,and all the other junk food inbetween. Her doctor said to let her g...
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- Maybe it would help to not have the chicken nuggets and the chips and candy as choices. having carrots and fruit will help and only having them as choices she will enj...
- My daughter who is 4 does the same thing. If she doesn't say what she wants or she doesn't say yes when you ask her if you like to eat this or that. She will not eat ...
- My daughter is 5 and was a very picky eater for a while, or at least it seemed like it to me. It seemed all the foods she use to love she hated. We did the let her go ...
Sugar ADDICT HELP Me!
Asked by H.P. from Salt Lake City
on December 8, 2010
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I am turning 30 next year and I am very overweight (50+ lbs.) But I have had the hardest time kicking my sugar addiction. I have 2 small children and I do NOT want t...
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- Cold turkey. Get it ALL out of your house and do not bring it back in. No candy, soda, processed junk, or pre-sweetened anything. You might go through withdrawl as you...
- My advice is to go without for a week...it will be hard but worth it. LAst year I went on the Flat Belly Diet in which you have a set menu to eat so I went for a week...
- Internal candida (yeast) makes me crave sugar. I also crave sugar and carbs when my adrenal glands get fatigued.
Stepmother Issues
Asked by M.N. from Savannah
on April 30, 2008
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Girls I just need to know what can I allow the stepmother to do. She puts tatoos, make-up and nail polish on my daughter. I tell her no in a nice way. Just caused I wa...
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- Hi M., I am a stepmom to 3 girls and I can tell you it can be tough. I guess I would just like to give you another way of looking at the situation. Maybe you don't re...
- M.- Relax a little, your daughter is three and the "stepmother" is just having some fun . Nailpolish, tattoos ...none of that will do any damage to her. She is enjoyi...
- I just realized that you edited your request. So, I'm editing my response. If the child is sucking on her fingers, that would generally indicate that she is hungry. ...
Plus Size Pregnancy-
Asked by M.S. from San Francisco
on July 13, 2008
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Hi Ladies,
I know that there are lots of opinions out there on plus size pregnancy-mostly negative. But I would like to hear from plus size moms who have had succes...
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- Hey M., I am size 14 as well and I did not have any difficulties at all. I actually only gained 12 lbs the whole time. I knew that I only needed a few more calor...
- Hi M., I too was plus size during my pregnancy. I just gave birth to a beautiful little girl on 5/19/08. I didn't have Kaiser but mid way through my pregnancy my docto...
- Hi M. I have a beautiful 22 month old girl and I am a plus size I wear a size 22 bottom but 26 top and I actually lost weight while pregnant but I was sick alot to. I ...
8 Year Old in a Swim Suit
Asked by A.S. from Eugene
on June 21, 2010
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We went to a pool party with about 10 friends of my daughters, they are all 8 years old. My daughter is one of the older ones, tallest, and mature looking of the grou...
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- I had cellulite since I was nine on my thighs. My dad noticed and got very upset. He could not bear the thought of having an imperfect child. I was on diets since. ...
- I was always very thin until I had kids, yet I always had cellulite. My dermatologist told me that fair skinned people are much more prone to it. I am very fair, and...
- It could be stretch marks , if she is tall and shot up quite quickly then this can cause the marks , I am fairly tall and grew quite quickly as a child and got these m...
Teenager Has Stretch Marks??
Asked by S.M. from Grand Junction
on January 25, 2010
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My teenage daughter has stretch marks. They are pretty obvious, red stretch marks on her inner thighs, hips, butt and breasts...She's had a few on her hips for years, ...
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- This is so, so common, and my heart goes out to your daughter! It is so hard to be confident about your body at that age, but I bet a ton of her friends have stretch ...
- Stretch marks tend to be a hereditary trait. If it runs in the family, chances are she'll be prone to them. Stretch marks are most common during pregnancy because of...
- I got them as a teenager, from growing quickly. A diet high in good omega 3 fatty acids can help skin elasticity. You might try a fish oil supplement. I still hate ...
Teenage Daughter's Eating Habits
Asked by I.M. from Grand Forks
on March 18, 2008
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My 15 year old daughter absolutely refuses to eat breakfast even though she knows that her blood sugar is low in the morning. She has been checked for diabetes and th...
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- I have a friend who was just like your daughter. His mother had diabetes. He was postive he would never get it. His though was only old people get it. He was not old,...
- She may just be one of those people who just doesn't eat breakfast. I know that breakfast has been something I have had to make myself do. When I was that age (much ...
- I agree with the ones stating that breakfast is vital because of the increase of metablolism and for the brain. When nothing is eaten for breakfast, your body thinks ...
My 7 Year-old Daughter Is Talking About Being Fat.
Asked by C.R. from Atlanta
on January 13, 2010
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My little girl has started expressing concerns that she is fat. She is a tall, slender thing and there has never been any concern on our part that she is overweight. ...
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- I am having simlilar issues with my 7 yr old. She is not overweight-she is skinny as a rail. She has also started talking about being fat & that she can't wear certa...
- She might have seen a report on tv. They are always reporting on how many obese people we have in the U.S. I have heard these reports so many times, I am sick of it. ...
- I went through a version of this with my older daughter, triggered by being weighed in gym. In my case, she was beginning to refuse desserts, so she wouldn't get fat. ...
Under Arm/ Breast Flab?
Asked by M.A. from Eau Claire
on March 21, 2012
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Ok with summer coming up (also I have to be in a wedding with a sleavless dress) I am overweight but my biggest issue is that I have been trying to loose the flab und...
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- Cardio to lose weight then push ups & tricep dips off of a chair to firm up. Also, you could ask the bride if it would be okay if you could add a shrug to the dress...
- Is this in your arms or your upper torso? If this is the roll that you get over your bra it means your bra is too small. Go to a major department store like Penney's...
- how about getting some hand weights and doing arm exercises.. there are many different ones that help the arms, especially under and the bra fat area... see youtube fo...
