two questions

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I have two questions to ask the list members. First, my brother is

having a problem with rapid heart beat. He is 39 years old,

diagnosed with adult onset diabetes, treated by diet I believe. His

pulse is 150 and he says his doctor isn't concerned about it, but it

is making my brother's life difficult. Anyone know of a way to slow

down the heart to a reasonable level so that he can function? He is

not a really active person although he does ride his 10-speed bike

to work as often as he can, which would be about 4 miles a day. He

works in a restaurant as a dough maker. He is about 5'9 " tall, very

thin, non-smoker, non-drinker.

 

My second question regards a friend who had a radical mastectomy

about 5 years ago. She was treated by radiation, instead of chemo.

She suffers a dry cough constantly and a lot of pain in her armpit

and upper arm where they stripped out all the glands. She is a

physically active woman, walks a lot, gardens, tends her farm

animals, belongs to a Dragon Boat Race team and is about 60 years

old. I believe she is getting some physical therapy for problems

with hip pain and arm pain. Her immune system is absolutely shot

because of all the radiation treatments she got so she catches colds

and flu's really easy. Can you suggest something that she might be

able to try to build her immune system up, or at least bolster it a

bit? Any sugggestions will be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks

Linda

Vancouver Island