Dr. Sonali is a certified fitness specialist from the American College of Sports Medicine.She runs a fitness consultancy, Santulan, providing lifestyle management programs for individuals and groups.Get your doubts cleared and see them featured on our FAQ page every Friday.

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Hello mam

I am Sinthia Zaman,age 25,Weight 140 pound,Height 5 feet 3.5 inches.I want to be 55 kg.What to do?

Sinthia Zaman

Hi Sinthia,
Thank you for writing to me, The goal you have is an achievable one, but you have not given me any information regarding your current food habits and exercise, so I can only give some guidelines, if you are not doing any exercise, please start with walking for atleast 20 minutes, 5 to 6 days a week, you can add simple stretches and suryanamaskar to your workout,As for food, have 4 to 5 small meals in a day, have plenty of fresh vegetables, fruit , curd, and water along with your meals.
All the best, yours in fitness- sonali

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Dr Gowthaman, Medical Director, Dr Gowthaman’s Ayurveda Panchakarma Center, Chennai, answers readers’ questions on Ayurveda. Get your doubts cleared and see them featured on our FAQ page every Tuesday.

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Dear Sir,

I am 39 years old male.
I am diagnosised with left hip joint synovitis with superimposed secondary osteoarthritis.I have been told by allopathy doctors that blood circulation in hip joint not there and this is a permanet one and needs to be operated.But, they suggested to go for a surgery after few years because the life of replacement will be 15 years.

Is there any possibility in Ayurveda to avoid the surgery.I am facing more pain in my left hip side & struggling to walk.I require your valuable comments.

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Orthopaedics expert, Dr VV Prasad answers readers’ questions on bone health. Get your doubts cleared and see them featured on our FAQ page every Monday.

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Dear Dr.
My Patient(Age 76 yrs , F ) had a femur breakage which was operated by doctor with a Titanium implant. It was about 5 months . As per the advice the doctor, the patient started to walk very slowly after one and half months after the operation. She was gradually recovering suddenly she was unable to walk . When we contacted the doctor, he informed us that the implant has broken( from the XRAY ) and patient had to go for a hip joint replacement.Please let us know whether it can be Implant problem or the problem on behalf of doctor during operation.

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Nutrition and Dietetics expert, Parvathy Radhakrishnan answers readers’ questions on nutrition. Get your doubts cleared and see them featured on our FAQ page every Wednesday.

My Wife age 30 yrs and two kids, she starts problems in backpain, joint pains, and medical test…result…calcium low…may i request you to please suggestion diet in the form of fruits n vegetables etc….

Best regards,
Rafeeq

Rafeeq, best sources of calcium are milk and buttermilk/curds. All dark green leaves and green vegetables also give you calcium. Other foods that contribute towards calcium intake are cheese, tofu, oranges, figs, dates, seeds and nuts, jaggery, all beans, fortified cereals. If you eat non veg, then small fish where the bones are eaten also provide calcium. Calcium alone is not enough. Make sure your wife gets sufficient Vit D also. Avoid salty foods as they cause loss of calcium.

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Dr Gowthaman, Medical Director, Dr Gowthaman’s Ayurveda Panchakarma Center, Chennai, answers readers’ questions on Ayurveda. Get your doubts cleared and see them featured on our FAQ page every Tuesday.

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Hello Doctor,

I am 19 year old Bangladeshi male living in the UK. I have had Vitiligo since 11 years old. I applied herbal medication from Bangladesh for 3 years, this re-pigmented many of my patches including around my eyelids.

However it did not re-pigment all patches and after I stopped using it for a while, the patches around my eyelids came back. I have now got the Bangladeshi medication again and am applying it again.

I have now also bought Psoralea Corylifolia oil as well as tablets to consume, and I will use this medicine while getting sun radiation. Is this medication good or worth it?

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Dr Gowthaman, Medical Director, Dr Gowthaman’s Ayurveda Panchakarma Center, Chennai, answers readers’ questions on Ayurveda. Get your doubts cleared and see them featured on our FAQ page every Tuesday.

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I have recently noticed that some white hair on my beard in in my face. Is this normal? I am a 29 years old male and my normal hair color is black. I have never indulged in drug/smoking activities. I have never even touched a cigarrette. so please guide me the treatment.
Rakesh Agarwal

Hi Rakesh,

Stress plays a vital role in early grey. Reduced water intake, reduced sleeping habits, day sleep, no proper sleep at nights, having spicy, salty fast foods and drinks, reduced anti oxidants causes this trouble. The most effective and well practiced home remedy is applying coconut oil processed with fresh curry leaves. This should be strictly applied on the white hair for 90 days. Gentle massage with this mixture for 15-20 minutes helps. Ayurveda Recommends Narasimha Rasayanam – Anti ageing rejuvenative medicine for this condition. Take 1 tablespoon with warm milk twice daily before food helps.

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Orthopaedics expert, Dr VV Prasad answers readers’ questions on bone health. Get your doubts cleared and see them featured on our FAQ page every Monday.

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Hello sir

Dear Doctor

I am 30 yrs old .I am having discomfort pain in my left Knee. it sometimes get worse if i put strain on the knee like lifting something, long walk.. I consulted 3 orthos, 2 physiotheraphysict.The origin of my knee pain is from an injury few years ago.MRI taken , no result of anything.doctors say it might be an inflammation deep down in the knee and they suggest exercise but exercises are not effective either so far. They do not recommend surgery at this age.

Vijayalayan Ramalingam

Its better to examine you and then comment. what was the MRI report. was there any meniscal injury? please scan the report and message.

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Cosmetic Dermatologist, Dr. Rashmi Shetty, expert advisor with Parachute Advansed Knowledge Center answers readers’ questions on skin care. Get your doubts cleared and see them featured on our FAQ page every fortnight.

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I am 21 Year Old & suffering from pimples since last four years & I have oily skin Too, after having the complete treatment of two dermatologists I still have this problem. So what I need to do now.

Arpit Gupta

Dear Arpit, , it is important that you look up a doctor who will examine your hormones , just to make sure they are not playing up for this repeated resistant acne, check your scalp for dandruff, use a medicated shampoo every day for the next 15 days . During this do not forget to oil your hair with a light oil like coconut based hair oil all along the hair till the tips , do not massage your scalp though. First measure is to use a right face wash … Try something with neem or tea tree oil or salicylic acid. Wash 3 times a day . Use a benzoyl peroxide cream at night on top of a very light moisturizing milk . But visiting a doctors is a must . Take care

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Dr Gowthaman, Medical Director, Dr Gowthaman’s Ayurveda Panchakarma Center, Chennai, answers readers’ questions on Ayurveda. Get your doubts cleared and see them featured on our FAQ page every Tuesday.

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Hi

h r u sir.my name is susmita my mother is 45yrs we live in bangalore.my mother is having brown spots on her checks,upper checks,forehead which looks very bad this pro is frm 1yr but the spots became darker.we dont have any family history so i request u 2say some medicine r some home remides which clear the spots waiting for ur reply

thankyou
rimshafarooq farooq

Hi Farooq,

This could be due to pre menopause or menopause. Please take the following home remedy. 100 ml of milk + 200 ml of warm water + 1 table spoon of Indian Asparagus powder.

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Orthopaedics expert, Dr VV Prasad answers readers’ questions on bone health. Get your doubts cleared and see them featured on our FAQ page every Monday.

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Dear Sir

I experience stiffness and pain in the hands in the morning. The joints are sometimes so stiff that I cannot bend the fingers to complete small tasks like holding a tooth brush.

Blood Test results show positive RA factor.

Kindly advise.

Regards
Gurjeet Singh

Its obvious that you are having Rheumatoid arthritis probably.Please consult a rheumatologist as you may require long term treatment.

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