| My bipolar disorder is making me obese
Your diet sounds positive; however, a dietician will be able to work with you to agree on long-term dietary and lifestyle changes. It's OK to enjoy carbohydrates, as they're our bodies' preferred fuel and are associated with better mood and feeling energetic. I'd recommend a portion of starchy carbs (potatoes, bread, rice, cereals, etc - for details, go to eatwell.gov.uk), including high-fibre varieties, that cover one-third of a plate at each meal. They aren't fattening unless fat (eg butter) or sugar (eg jam) is added or the portion is too large. Aim to eat a balanced and varied diet - deficiencies in vitamins B1, B2, folate and vitamin C, iron, zinc and selenium have all been associated with low mood. ยท Kate Moffat is deputy head of Nutrition and Dietetic Services for the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust The consulatant psychiatrist Dr Alan Ogilvie
Bipolar disorders (once known as manic depression) are quite common, severely affecting 1.5 per cent of the population and, less severely, 4.5 per cent.
More funding announced for Mackey renovation project
Purdue University trustee and alumnus Michael Birck is the latest donor to the Mackey Arena renovation project. Birck and his wife, Katherine, are giving $5 million to the project. Mackey Arena is 40 years old. The upgrades will include improved seating, ticket offices and other amenities, as well as a consolidation of athletic offices and training facilities under one roof. The project is expected to cost about $82.35 million. Purdue now has $20 million of the $30 million it plans to raise privately. The rest will come from the money the university receives through the Big Ten Network. Birck is a 1960 graduate in electrical and computer engineering and is chairman of Tellabs, a telecom services company he co-founded. In the past, Birck donated $30 million for the Birck Nanotechnology Center and gave for the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex and the Boilermaker Aquatic Center.
Ask Dr. H | When to fix an incisional hernia
Question: I am an 89-year-old female who, after an operation to remove a perforated appendix, developed an abdominal-wall hernia. What do you recommend I do? Answer: One of the possible complications when surgeons make incisions in the abdominal wall to remove or treat an organ or blood vessel is weakness of the abdominal wall. The scar tissue that develops after an operation is never quite as strong as the original tissue. The scalpel cuts through skin, fat and muscle; scars form in all of it as the wound heals. The larger the incision, the greater the risk that an incisional hernia will eventually develop. This is one reason why laparoscopic surgery, using a lighted fiber-optic instrument and several small incisions, has become such a popular alternative to traditional surgery.
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