DR JEFF FOSTER is The Solar on Sunday’s new resident physician and is right here to assist YOU.
Dr Jeff, 43, splits his time between working as a GP in Leamington Spa, Warks, and operating his clinic, H3 Well being, which is the primary of its form within the UK to take a look at hormonal points for each women and men.
See h3health.co.uk and electronic mail at drjeff@the-sun.co.uk.
Q) WHEN I run, my pulse typically goes as much as 176 beats per minute. I’m 49 and usually fairly match and wholesome. It doesn’t trigger me any ache, however clearly it’s fairly excessive. It comes down once more shortly afterwards. Do I want to fret?
Jack Baldock Livingston
A) A wholesome individual ought to have a coronary heart fee that may climb and fall with exercise.
It isn't a lot the center fee throughout train that counts however what occurs at different instances of the day when you find yourself not performing bodily exercise.
Can your coronary heart get well after train?
Is it relaxed with minimal exercise?
Do you've every other signs?
There are specific medical issues, akin to atrial fibrillation, the place your coronary heart fee would possibly look like quick and sluggish, however can also be irregular.
If this ever happens search medical recommendation urgently.
You probably have a excessive coronary heart fee with acute shortness of breath, dizziness or a sense like you're about to cross out, then it's best to see a physician.
Many health-tech watches can over or underestimate true coronary heart charges.
A greater measure is to rely your pulse on the wrist over 30 seconds to 1 minute.
General, I wouldn’t be involved in case your resting coronary heart fee is common and fewer than 80 beats a minute and if it climbs to 176 beats per minute if you are acutely energetic, you're feeling effectively and it returns to regular afterwards.
It simply means you’re exercising laborious.
Q) I’M 51 and have been by a extremely anxious time just lately. My hair has began falling out in clumps. I’ve been taking nutritional vitamins and dietary supplements to attempt to assist. What else would you advocate?
Lara Cadanza London
A) Hair loss can have a variety of causes, and whereas we frequently have a look at vitamin deficiencies and dietary supplements, within the majority of instances, it's not associated to a dietary downside.
Prognosis is essentially decided by the sample of hair loss in your head.
Many ladies expertise hair loss round perimenopause or menopause.
HRT could make an enormous distinction.
Different causes embrace fungal infections, which might be handled with anti-fungal medicines.
You probably have observed clumps of hair loss, with no apparent trigger besides perhaps stress, this is perhaps alopecia areata.
The precise mechanism liable for that is unclear, however it's recommended the energetic development part of the hair follicle (anagen part) undergoes an autoimmune assault, whereby one’s personal immune system damages the follicle and prevents development.
Therapy for this may be difficult with injections, lotions or medication.
However typically eradicating the trigger might be sufficient for some sufferers.
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