Pick Me Up! – 30 May 2019

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WithDrJasonMcKeown

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WORDS: Emily

JEffERiES. PHOTOS

(POSED by

mODElS): AlAmy

eatgrapefruit!

t

hehumblegrapefruit

hasbeenpraisedfor

manythings– it’slow

incalories,fullofnutrients

andanexcellentsource

ofvitaminsa andC.and

accordingtotheamerican

heartassociation,

grapefruitcouldreducethe

riskofstrokesforwomen

duetotheflavonoidsinthe

fruit– infact,theriskwas

19 percentlowerforthose

whoconsumedhigh levels

of grapefruit.

Q

I regularlysuffer

fromingrown

toenails,whichare

painfulandhavestopped

mefromgoingrunning.

Whatwouldyou advise?

Marcus, London

A

Unfortunately,thisis

verycommonandcan

beextremelypainful.

Theydevelopwhenthe

sidesof thetoenailbeginto

growintothesurrounding

skin.Thingslikefungal

infectionsandexercising

canmaketheskin

evenmoreinflamed

andsensitive.

I wouldrecommend

bookinganappointment

witha chiropodist,whocan

improvetheshapeof the

toenailandrecommendthe

best course of treatment.

20 mins

That’showlong

somepeopleinrural

areaswillwaitfor

anambulanceeven

if sufferingcardiac

arrestsandother

life-threatening

emergencies,

accordingto

NHS figures.

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Delirium

1

Deliriumis whena

personexperiences

suddenconfusionand

maynotbeabletothinkor

speakclearlyorquickly.

■True■False

2

it canbecaused

bya urinary-tract

infection,a headinjury,

illegaldrugs,low

bloodsugaroran

asthmaattack.

■True■False

3

youshouldnever

trytocommunicate

withsomeone

whois suffering

fromdelirium.

■True■False

4

Aftercallingan

ambulance,you

shouldstaywiththe

personandtellthem

whoandwhere

youare,andkeep

reassuringthem.

■True■False

1 TruE Theyalsomay

notknowwheretheyare,

struggletopayattention

orrememberthings,or

startseeingandhearing

thingsthataren’tthere.

2 TruE Itcanalsobe

causedbya stroke,alcohol

poisoningorcarbon-

monoxidepoisoning.

3 FALSE Tryaskingthe

persontheirname,theirage

andtoday’sdate– andif

theyseemunsureorcan’t

answer,seekmedicalhelp.

4 TruE usesimplewords

andshortsentences,and

makea noteofany

medicines they’re taking.

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