How Your Doctor Can Help You Lose Weight

25 October 2022
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If you're looking to lose weight and slim down, a doctor can help. Here are some of the ways your doctor can help you lose weight. Testing Before starting any kind of weight loss journey, fully understanding your current health status is important. This way, your doctor can work with you to develop a treatment plan that is best for you and will not put your health at risk. To do this, your doctor will likely order some tests, including bloodwork, a urine analysis and potentially even imaging tests such as x-rays or MRIs. Read More

This Is When You Stop Your Search for a New Doctor

10 August 2022
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If you're looking for a new doctor, you might be worried that the search will go on for a long time. A doctor and patient have to have the same goals in treatment and in keeping the patient healthy, and sometimes the patient and doctor simply don't get along. This doesn't mean the doctor is bad; very good, intelligent doctors and very cooperative patients can sometimes just not work that well together. Read More

Visiting Your GP: Blood in Your Stool

30 September 2021
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Talking to your doctor about bowel movements can be embarrassing. However, if you notice blood in your stool you should make an appointment to see your doctor for a check-up. Read on to find out more. Possible causes of blood in stool Blood can be seen in stool for a variety of reasons, including the following: Diverticulosis Diverticula are pouches that form inside the walls of your large intestine. If you have had a lot of weight gain, you may notice this problem. Read More

How Your Doctor Can Help with Your Weight Loss Plans

28 September 2020
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When someone wants to lose a substantial amount of weight, there are two places that they might turn, and this the local gym, and also the internet. While both these things can be of assistance, there's someone else who you should turn to. When the amount of weight you're looking to shed is significant (as opposed to merely dropping a kilo or two), then you should have a talk with your GP. Read More

Surgery: An Accelerated System of Getting Back on Track after Surgical Treatment Procedures

9 October 2017
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When a health condition cannot be treated with the pill or drug therapy, the surgical treatment may be recommended. Surgeries involve incisions into the body. Since it is a cut, the tissues surrounding the area tend to get wounds. For this reason, there is need to know how to speed up the healing process. Follow Your Doctor's Instructions If your doctor advises that you should not lift bulky items after the surgery, it is crucial that you follow that to the letter. Read More

Looking after my grandma

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My grandma has been living with me for the last year since her sister could no longer look after her. She has some pretty complex health issues, and I'm often not that confident on how to care for her. Luckily her care program has a great primary care clinic that we can visit. They can assess when she is not feeling well and help direct us to the right doctor and medical staff. It's a good system because it helps me to get her the help she needs and helps me stress less. This blog is for carers of elderly relatives like me.