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How To Take Up Healthy Lifestyle?

My husband is 51, overvveight, alvvays feeling tired, achy, generally unvvell and could sleep around the clock, he has a big appetite, drinks a lot of beer. VVe fight about lifestyle and diet changes but he's not vvilling to do it.. I am so frustrated
Thu, 3 Jul 2014
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Psychologist 's  Response
Hello,

I had gone through the case and found that he needs psychological counselling and to learn some yoga and exercise with little changes in diet.

Also go for some test like blood sugar level, blood pressure and thyroid profile.

Do not try for crash diet for him. Tiring is due to over weight.

Also go for anti cellulitic massage, which will be effective and he will feel better.

Hope my answer will be effective for him. I will be glad to answer the further query,

Thanks
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General & Family Physician Dr. Michelle Gibson James's  Response
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic

It is understandable to be frustrated but even though you want him to change to a healthier lifestyle, he won't do so unless he wants to.

There are different stages of change in medicine and he would be in what is called precontemplation.
All the pushing,prodding and arguing would push him further away at this stage.

Normally empathy, asking about lifegoals, gently pointing out discrepanies between where a person wants to be and want they are doing at the present are helpful, allowing him to take control with questions like- when would you think it is time to stop or slow down? Have you tried before, what problems came up when you tried?

He will only change if he wants too, you have to gently get him to the stage of wanting to.

I hope this helps
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How To Take Up Healthy Lifestyle?

Hello, I had gone through the case and found that he needs psychological counselling and to learn some yoga and exercise with little changes in diet. Also go for some test like blood sugar level, blood pressure and thyroid profile. Do not try for crash diet for him. Tiring is due to over weight. Also go for anti cellulitic massage, which will be effective and he will feel better. Hope my answer will be effective for him. I will be glad to answer the further query, Thanks