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Fasting

Fasting is a state of being refrained from eating food and drinking fluids willingly. Fasting helps in weight loss and improves overall fitness. It boosts cognitive performance and decreases the risk of developing metabolic diseases in the body. It decreases the development of obesity and other chronic diseases. It is good to follow short fast periods of 8 to 24 hours. Long fast periods increase the risk of developing problems due to fasting.

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What should I do to control my weight with hyperthyroidism?

Query: Hi, I am a hyperthyroidism patient. My weight was 143 lbs when I was normal. And then my weight is suddenly decreased and it was 114 lbs, and I knew that I have hyperthyroid, so treatment was start from last year and now my current weight is 161 lbs, can you help me how can I control weight now? I a...  Read Full »


Dr. Zulfiqar Ahmed

Answer: Hi Welcome to iCliniq.com. First of all you need to control your thyroid function so that the thyroid hormone levels should be stable. When the thyroid hormone levels increase you will lose weight. I don’t know why you are taking Inderal (Propranolol)? It is given initially to control symptoms b...  Read Full »

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