Weight loss and training guidance for a police officer
Dear Dr Lamb advises that skin fat rather than weight tables matters and recommends a balanced lower calorie diet paired with resistance training and abdominal situps leg lifts for core strength. He notes avoid fad diets and suggests department facilities and a Health Letter offer for more diet guidance. A second question about child swimming shows risk of overuse and “swimmer shoulder” but finds growth stunting unlikely. light weights are acceptable for a 10 year old, heavy weights are not.
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Radio City
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Henry Ford Hospital
Heat stress in hot weather uplifts risks for elderly
Claude Pepper explains heat stress and its dangers for seniors during prolonged heat waves. Heat stroke is a medical emergency requiring doctor care, while heat exhaustion follows heavy sweating and salt loss. Advice includes cooling, hydration, avoiding caffeine and alcohol, staying indoors, and consulting a physician about medications.
Dear Meg Whitcomb Workaholic Worries Wife
Dear Meg answers readers about workaholic husbands, adolescent boys and parental worries. A wife fears her husband’s 40 to 50 hour days, while a Mesa family asks if their son’s behavior signals gender hostility or sexuality, with Meg advising balance and support.
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