Weight loss

65 yo M with various issues including inability to lose weight

Also has poor memory, high blood pressure, difficulty getting to sleep (can take up to 2 hours to fall asleep) and waking in the night, vitiligo and psoriasis, which is steadily getting worse. Has also started to produce odorous sebum behind his ears. He was diagnosed with IBS 20 years…

59 yo F with unintentional weight loss hypothyroid FHx coeliac

She is desperate to gain and maintain weight. She also has high-BP for last 2 years. Takes Ramapril 1 daily for BP, Levothyroxine 1.25mg daily for underactive thyroid. Other symptoms include dry skin, cold hands, sad, tearful, low mood, insomnia, bloating, acid reflux, constipation. Recently divorced and a very stressful…

55 yo M with Weight Loss, fatigue and appearing drunk

Male, age 55, 178cm, 94kg, BMI 29.6. CEO with high stress lifestyle, works away from home during the week. Married with 2 grown up children would like help with weight loss and some unusual episodes where he has appeared drunk despite having no alcohol. He has no memory of these…
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55 yo F with thyroid adrenal weight loss

Thyroid Plus results and weight loss help for lady age 55 Hi, my client is struggling to lose weight and this is her primary goal. Recent thyroid results show the following: T4: 106 (58-161) TSH: 0.20 (0.4-4.0) FT4: 17.2 (11.5-22.7) FT3: 4.2 (2.8-6.5) FT4:FT3: 4.1 (2.0-4.5) rT3: 0.31 (0.14-0.54) Thyroglobulin…
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36 yo F morbidly obese

I am currently supporting a group of 20 people who are raising money for the local hospice by taking part in a “Pounds for Pounds” 12-week Weight Loss Challenge. One member of group is 36 yr old female and weighs 180 kg (original weight month ago 185 kg, 30 stone).…

35 yo F with struggling to lose weight

My client is a 35 year old female, 5ft3 and weighing 69.8kg. She gave birth to twins after going through IVF 7.5 months ago, and it keen to start to lose some ‘baby weight’ (her goal is to lose 10kg). She recently carried out a Juice Cleanse which involved 5…

20 yo F with CRPS and unexplained weight loss

Hi there, I am seeing a client this week who has lost a considerable amount of weight since August last year (54kg down to 44kg), although she has changed nothing in her diet and lifestyle. She also suffers fatigue, thirst, light-headedness and digestive problems including constipation. Long term she suffers…

66 yo F with weight loss but also suffering with hair thinning

Hi, I saw a 66 year old lady today primarily for weight loss but not that she is also suffering with mild hair thinning and is under a dermatologist and taking alternating 50mg/100mg per day of Spirinolactone. I also found out that her Chiropodist mentioned she has fungal toenails. Her…

53 yo F with chronic fatigue, elevated cortisol, obesity, poor mood

53 years old, female, 5’ 9½”, 15st 9lbs (101kg), married, self-employed painter & decorator HT has been experiencing fatigue for the last 25 years and has had a diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome from her GP. She is obese, and has a hiatus hernia, which she knows only causes problems…
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Thyroid antibodies are elevated, weight issues

I have worked with this lady for several months on weight loss. Initially, she had digestive problems, heartburn and irregular bowel habits. We addressed the digestive issues and improved bowel habits adding soluble fibre and removing wheat products (some compliance issues when better), used an anti-microbial (ADP) and a probiotic.…
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Weight Loss

My client is female, age 55, trying to lose weight. She was always ‘slight’ until fertility treatment aged 25 – 30. Took Clomid but felt badly sick and gained lots of weight so stopped, became pregnant naturally. Has dieted since on and off. Hysterectomy aged 45 (enlarged womb, ovaries not…

51 yo female weight loss & menopausal symptoms

Hello. I have a 51 year old female client who has come to me for weight loss, is starting to experience some menopausal symptoms (period schedule change). My first response is to get her bowels moving through diet – hydration + fibre – veg, flax, kiwi, prune; movement – yoga,…

Resistant weight loss in 50 yo female

Hi, I would appreciate your advice please. I have a client, 50 year old female who has been trying to lose 40 lbs for the past 5 years. The last time she felt well was 8 – 10 years ago. She has been a vegetarian on and off for the…

Weight Loss Heart Health

I saw a 49 year old women last with Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia, a rare form of cardiomyopathy where the muscles of the right ventricle is replaced by fat/fibrous tissue. She was diagnosed in 2016, four months after her mother died tragically. ICD fitter later the same year. Her older…

Weight Loss, Heart Health

I saw a 49 year old women last with Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia (ARVD), a rare form of cardiomyopathy where the muscles of the right ventricle is replaced by fat/fibrous tissue. She was diagnosed in 2016, four months after her mother died tragically. ICD fitter later the same year. Her…

Weight Loss

Help with 64 year old male client who simply cannot shift weight This client came to see me seeking advice to help with weight loss and fatty liver. He also suffered with sleep apnea and plantar facilitis and leg cramps. Health history in short: • Healthy child • Teenage years:…

39 yo F with amenorrhea, difficulty losing weight, history of PCOS

Help with interpreting lab tests for 39-year-old female with amenorrhea, difficulty losing weight, history of PCOS I would appreciate your help with a client whose goal is to lose weight. She has been undereating for the last 2 years by following the 5:2 diet whilst also restricting her food intake…

25 yo F with Sudden and severe vomiting

Sudden and severe vomiting, 25 year old female. Hi, I have recently seen a 25 year old female client with the onset of sudden vomiting which began October 2016. Her BMI reduced to 16.4 during this time. Vomiting controlled currently with Domperidone. Client also on omeprazole since Jan 2017 ,…
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