Over the last several months I have received a lot of inquires about what LifeStyle Changes to make for medical conditions that are or maybe impacted by diet, weight or fitness. I am not a doctor, so I will not give medical advice, but I can give you ideas on how to proceed and what information you need to know. It would appear that most people are to lazy, want others to tell them what to do, or just get too confused with too much information and don’t know what to do or how to do it.
At your initial Doctor visit when you receive news regarding a medical condition that can either be impacted by diet, weight, or your level of fitness, ask your Doctor for list of foods you can or can not eat. Ask him/her for exercises that you can do safely. Doctors usually have handouts that they can give you or they may refer you to a specialized field to assist you. Usually, after you get home and start thinking again you realize you had questions you did not ask at the office. Start a list of the questions, and keep it handy over the next several days or until your next Doctor visit. continue to write down your questions until you visit your doctor again, and remember to take your list with you. Secondly, you may look up as much information regarding your medical condition as you can find on the Internet. I personally start with WEB-MD, The American Journal of Medicine, and any major teaching hospital that Ican find, such as Chicago’s children’s hospital or the Mayo Clinic in New York. Make sure the hospital is a well respected authority concerning your medical condition. After completing your search for information and learning as much as you can, it is time to formulate a plan, on what changes you need to make to improve your medical condition. If it is weight loss, find a program that fits your LifeStyle, and that you can adjust too. Now some conditions will require a complete change in your LifeStyle and it must be done immediately, others may give you more time to adjust your LifeStyle in more controlled manner. Example is diabetes, your diet will change immediately, you have to reduce sugar intake and carbohydrates that cause your insulin levels to spike. While a non-life threatening weight problem may allow you to begin making small changes to your diet at a time, and a slow progressive fitness program to assist you in reaching your goals.
It is your life and health, become an expert on your Medical condition, make a plan to implement LifeStyle changes that will help you defeat the condition or at least that will make an improvement. Lastly, implement your plan, continue to educate yourself, track your results, and if needed make changes as they are required.
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