{"id":68200,"date":"2023-10-29T06:58:48","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T06:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newcelebworld.com\/?p=68200"},"modified":"2023-10-29T06:58:48","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T06:58:48","slug":"from-sickness-fighting-vitamins-to-dyspraxia-dr-jeff-answers-your-health-questions-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newcelebworld.com\/lifestyle\/from-sickness-fighting-vitamins-to-dyspraxia-dr-jeff-answers-your-health-questions-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"From sickness-fighting vitamins to Dyspraxia – Dr Jeff answers your health questions | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
DR Jeff Foster is The Sun on Sunday\u2019s resident doctor and is here to help YOU.<\/strong><\/p>\n Dr Jeff,\u00a043, splits his time between working as a GP in Leamington Spa, Warks, and running his clinic, H3 Health, which is the first of its kind in the UK to look at hormonal issues for both men and women.<\/p>\n See\u00a0h3health.co.uk\u00a0and email at\u00a0drjeff@the-sun.co.uk.<\/p>\n Q: NOW that we\u2019re coming into cold and flu \u00adseason, other than having the flu jab, is there anything I can do or vitamins I should be taking to avoid coming down with the lurgy?<\/strong><\/p>\n Max Presley, Cumbria<\/em><\/p>\n A: Absolutely not.<\/p>\n One of the biggest cons in the nutrition and dietetics world is that we can supplement our way to good health.<\/p>\n For example, you can go to any supermarket or health food shop and buy \u201cimmune-boosting\u201d vitamins.<\/p>\n However, the evidence that any of these supplements make any difference to our risk of getting ill is woeful at best.<\/p>\n With the exception of vitamin D, a fit and healthy adult is unlikely to significantly reduce their risk of viral infections by taking any extra vitamins.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n The key is to lead a healthy lifestyle, have a balanced diet, sleep well, exercise (these have been shown to improve your immune system), and try to avoid excess stress.<\/p>\n You could also attempt to avoid exposure to illness.<\/p>\n If you are around other sick people who are coughing and sneezing on you, you are more likely to get sick yourself.<\/p>\n My final piece of advice is to wash your hands regularly as this will remove germs from them.<\/p>\n Q: MY son is almost 15 and is extremely clumsy and always has been.<\/p>\n He has broken both wrists (one of them twice) and had to be X-rayed and had stitches on several occasions throughout his life.<\/p>\n His primary school suggested that he has dyspraxia.<\/p>\n Is there anything I can do to help him with this?<\/p>\n Should I have taken him to the GP about it and does he need a proper diagnosis to receive support?<\/p>\n Julie Brading, Rochester<\/em><\/p>\n A: Dyspraxia is a spectrum disorder.<\/p>\n By that, we mean that different people are affected to varying degrees.<\/p>\n For some, dyspraxia may simply be the manifestation of poor coordination in sports or occasional physically challenging situations.<\/p>\n For others, dyspraxia may present with unusual body positions (in the first year of life), difficulty playing with toys, or even problems holding and using cutlery.<\/p>\n As children age, they often appear more clumsy, but dyspraxia can also have a cross-over learning and some may have problems with concentration, following instructions, or have poor social skills.<\/p>\n Generally, dyspraxia is all about severity.<\/p>\n If it is something that is affecting your son\u2019s quality of life or his happiness, I would suggest you see your \u00addoctor and seek further advice to help him.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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