My mom has health problems?

Question

my mom is in her late 50 and is overweight. shes about 180. well shs has high blood pressure and has been stressed out during the holidays. both her index fingers are cold but not the other fingers. she has a heart murmor and she works 7 days a week and 10 hours a day. she cant lift heavy weight. she is going to see a doctor in 2 weeks. what is happening to my mom and what can she do to help her health also what will happen in the future if nothing is treated.

thanks for your help and good luck everyone.

Answer 1

WOW! Your mom works 70+ hours a week? Oh goodness, she is totally over-working herself, hun! Perhaps she can lighten her work hours down to 40-50 hours per week instead of 70 hours per week.

As for her fingers being cold, she probably has bad circulation in those fingers, and they DO need to be checked out by the doctor when she goes in for her visit.

As for her being a bit overweight and having high blood pressure. A good balanced diet of lean meats, fruits, veggies, whole wheats/whole grains/brown rice/wild rice, low fat dairy and lots of water should help her.

If she drinks soda, she needs to cut back. if she eats fast food, she needs to cut back. She also should maybe cut back on salty foods if she eats a lot of salty foods or junk foods.


Make her start taking a healthy lunch to work instead of eating out of the vending machine. And drinking a bottle of water or tea instead of drinking soda or coffee.

As for her exercising..I bet she is WAYY too tired to exercise after she gets off from work. i can totally understand that! If I worked 70 hours a week, I would not wanna come home and *sweat to the oldies*. So if she don't wanna go for a walk or pop in a work out tape, then that is understandable.

Tell your mom I said good luck and GET WELL SOON!!!

Answer 2

I think it is good your mother is going to the doctor for a check up. At her age there are a lot of problems associated with being overweight. Of course you don't say how tall she is. 180 is okay if she is large boned and is about 6' tall. If she is only 5' then she has a problem. Being overweight stresses your heart and causes other health problems. Working 7 days, 10 hrs a day can't be helping either. She may be headed for a stroke, or heart attack, diabetes, or other problems. Take care of your mother and learn a lesson, watch your own weight now and avoid weight problems, and weight related problems, in the future. You do not say what kind of work your mother does. That could also be a problem if her job is stressful. Good luck to you both.

Answer 3

only one type of heart murmor can critically effect your mothers health. most heart murmors do not hold any effect on anyone. my mom also has high blood pressure, which can be caused by stress and the amount of salt consumed. if this was a really serious case, then i'm sure your mother would be in the hospital. so just sit back for 2 weeks and don't worry. i hope she gets better. good luck.

Answer 4

I'm glad you are very concerned about her. It sounds like she is stressing her body too much - - - working that many hours in itself would cause high blood pressure. And if she is working 10 hours a day, she probably is too tired to exercise when she gets off.

My advice is to help her around the house as much as possible, so she won't be stressed out even more at home, feeling overwhelmed at there's so much to do. See if she can just do a short walk to begin with or buy her the Leslie Sansone "Walk Away the Pounds" DVD - - - the 1-mile walk is only about 15-20 minutes, walking in place in front of the TV. It's easy and you can do it with her to encourage her. Offer to help with dinner and learn to make healthier meals so she can lose some weight.

Also, she needs to be taking vitamins too. Tell her to ask her doctor about which ones to take.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

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Answer 7

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Answer 8

you mother needs to start a health routine, basically a lifestyle change in the healthy direction.
She needs to start eating better, exercising, stretching, taking vitamins, seeking help(naturally) for depression. It is never to late to turn someone around.
exercise and diet can tremendously help with high BP. If it is early enough, she can be off medication in no time.

Answer 9

Losing weight and exercising is critical, so maybe you can join her in a daily walk, then turn it slowly into a serious workout. Tell her you want company.