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.

This week’s answers:

1. I am 26. I am overweight near about 20kg. I daily go to gym and also play badminton.
I want to lose weight in 6 months. What can I do in diet?

Brijesh

Avoid fried foods, fast foods, sweets and commercial snacks. Avoid chocolates, sugared juices, soft drinks. Sports drink one a day or a glass of fresh orange juice after work out is fine. Otherwise eat fruits, lots of salads and vegetables. Grill, steam or bake fish/chicken or meat. Eat a light dinner. Space your meals and eat 3 meals with fruits as snack in between.

You should work out an hour daily to reduce 3 kilos a month.

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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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1. i am suffering fron cervical spondylosis at c4-c5 and c5-c6 disc osteophyte complex with unconvertebral joint hypertrophy causing compression of left c5 and c6 nerve roots. pls suggest me options and price for the treatment.
NaveenRHundekar

Please find a Ayurveda Pancha Karma Center near by and look for personalized Ayurveda treatment. Cervical spondylossis is the specialty of Ayurveda. Ayurveda therapies like Pizchil, vasti, Navara Kizhi etc can normalize this condition in no time.

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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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1. Dear Sir, My wife met an accident on 15.02.2012 & Her lower knee and bone fractured (Type VI) Operation done and a plate and few screws fixed & Everything fine till Now. (at M/s
Ganga Hospitals, Coimbatore) My Question is, when she can start giving load to her fractured Leg. The X ray after 6 Weeks of operation looks that the bones are yet to Join. I can see the gap between bones where plate is fixed. My doctor says that this is normal & you can start giving load 25%. Awaiting your reply at the earliest.
Thanks & Regards,
R.Madhavan
Usually at the legs and knees it will take 16 to 24 weeks for bones to unite. The fracture gap in the x-ray will take even as long as 2 years to disappear. The protocaol is same everywhere.

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Dr. Jaishree, Medical Director of Skinfiniti Aesthetic Skin and Laser Clinic, answers readers’ questions on skin care. Get your doubts cleared and see them featured on our FAQ page every fortnight.
This week’s answers:

1. Can you tell me tips on how to remove acne marks quickly?
Thanks
Karishma

You could get a few peels done with a dermatologist. After properly studying the skin type and its sensitivity, the doctor decides on the type of peeling agent and its concentration. The peel is repeated every fortnight for 5-6 sessions. The different type of peels used are : alpha hydroxy peel such as glycolic acid- derived from sugarcane; lactic acid derived from milk ; kojic acid derived from a Japanese mushroom; mandelic acid derived from apples ; salicylic acid , a beta hydroxyl acid derived from willow birch.

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Fitness expert, Namita Jain answers readers’ questions on fitness. Get your doubts cleared and see them featured on our FAQ page every Thursday.
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1. Sir/Madam, I have been a Gymn goer for last 7/8 years. I find it being addicted, as I get dull and headache, missing the Gymn even for a day. Will it be a problem in future. And also please inform me, what is the chances / symptoms of Cardiac Hypertrophy due to exercise.
Thanking you.
avijeet
As long as you are not over-exercising, and your exercise programme is structured and well-programmed, its okay to exercise everyday.

Cardiac hypertrophy is a thickening of the heart muscle (myocardium) which results in a decrease in size of the chamber of the heart, including the left and right ventricles. A common cause of cardiac hypertrophy is high blood pressure (hypertension) and heart valve stenosis. This condition is not due to exercise.

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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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1. hello doctor, i am sachin 37 yrs old from nashik. i had undergone gall bladder & appendix removal operation in nov 2009 . after that operation i am having sever stomach problem of frequent swelling of intestines, indigestion , gas , stomach heavyness ,constipation & stomach ache . i always have white & yellow coated tounge. i am pure vegetarian . please give me remedy for stomach problems
thanking you
SachinDhadiwal
These are the usual complications of Gall Bladder removal. Your intestines suffers as there is no gall juice to digest the fatty and high fiber diets. Gall Bladder enzymes are very essential to improve our digestion, break the higher fatty acids to simpler assimilation one, breaking down the food materials into simpler easily digestible one etc.

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Fitness expert, Namita Jain answers readers’ questions on fitness. Get your doubts cleared and see them featured on our FAQ page every Thursday.
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1. hello madam i m anoop mahajan from jammu. maine aapki book padii. mujhe bhaut aacha laga. aapse ek request hai hai aap is book ki video cd bhi market mai launch karen because book ko read karnai mai bhaut time lagta hai
Anoop

Thank you for your mail. I have a workout DVD in the market tilted ‘Jaldi Fit’ by Times Music.
2. Dear Mam, Am 21 yrs old from delhi… Having height-5’3 n weight-68.. I have to sit n study for longer hrs as am preparing for civil services… Can u pls suggest me a gud diet plan so that i can maintain my body wid my studies..
Nupur

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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.

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I am 54 years old and weigh around 51 kgs. My cholesterol level
is 250. I do not have any other problem except thyroid for which i
take tablets every day. Please advise me the diet i should
plan to reduce cholesterol level. I walk around 3 kms every day
after i came to know of my cholesterol level two months back.
Regards Rajalakshmi

I assume you have hypothyroidism. This condition increases cholesterol. You will have to manage it primarily by medication. As far as food is concerned avoid fatty fried foods, animal fats, commercial snacks, restrict eating at restaurants. Also eat more high fibre whole grain foods, vegetables, fruits (instead of sweets/desserts). Continue your walking. Please see this site for more info on cholesterol reduction.

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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.
This week’s answers:

1. Dear Sir, I have slight high blood pressure of 130/90 & my cholestrol is also high.What do i need to do reduce these?Is there any home remedies?Thanks.SK Das
swaraj kumar das
Fresh juice of Adathoda Vasica – 60 ml + 3 gm of Clove powder. This combination is very effective to normalize both Hypertension and High Cholesterol. Please take it once a day in empty stomach. Alternatively take Vasa Arishtam + Kumari Asavam – Each 15 ml thrice daily after food with Navaka Guggulu and Arogya Vardini vati + Hyper capsules each 1 does help. Take this medicines for 90 days for good results.

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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.
This week’s answers:

1. Dear Sir, I was happy to read this article that we can ask queries about our health. Its regarding my son’s hand (left arm) when he was 4 years old it was diagnosed as pulled elbow and had an tight errection with a sling which resulted in acute pain and to do an immediate surgery which left a bad and ugly scar for ever on his hand. He does not have the same strength as the right hand. Now he is 13 yrs old, is there a surgery required for his arm, or the bone has no problem in growing. Will he face any disability in future?
Shirley Simon
I think your son should have got an immobilization with plaster of paris at the age of 4. He should have developed a disturbance in blood supply of that hand which would have required surgery at that time. Now the point is only mobility of the hand. As such strength of left hand would be less than right hand. It’s better you consult a plastic surgeon in person and discuss whether some reconstructive procedure will improve his hand strength and mobility.

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