Jamaica Gleaner Profiles in Medicine
Published: Monday Wednesday | May 20, 2009
It fits! - Tanny ends challenge in her tight-fitting jeans
Tanica Plummer can now easily slip into the pair of jeans which has been sitting in her closet for just over two years. The pants were a gift from a relative and she always visualised herself in them one day. She ends The Gleaner's Health section's weight-management... Read More...
Tanny's journal' - I had to deal with my fears'
THE JOURNEY of a thousand miles begins with one step. The journey that I started on March 2, will change my life forever. I will not say that the journey was smooth sailing. However, the guidance from the expert team in The Gleaner's Health section ... Read More...
Keeping weight at bay
Weight maintenance is defined in general as losing at least 10 per cent of initial weight and maintaining this for more than one year. This is the area where most people fail. So many people can recount their weight loss success, but in less than are year... Read More...
Tanny's journey
Lose weight now, I'll tell you how - I lost 19 pounds last year, and I have lost another four pounds this year. I can therefore identify with the Health section's weight-loss challenger, Tanny, who was elated to lose 15 per cent of her weight... Read More...
Stop ignoring body signals
The marvel of the human body is that it not only speaks to others but it also signals to us. Our bodies tell us daily about our level of strength and vigour. Being overweight will cause our bodies to send us signals of distress... Read More...
Response to reader - Still trying to lose 'baby fat'
Dear Dr Rainford, I weighed 140 pounds when I discovered I was pregnant, and, at nine months, I tipped the scale at 200 pounds. I gave birth to a nine-pound baby, I breast fed religiously until this baby was two years old and I have only lost about 40 pounds... Read More...
