Nutrition

I have Atrial collapse which is a 7 year degenerative condition before collapse. The condition trigger is nutrition. Move towards nutrition and not calories. I monitor BF, BMI and weight every morning and look at a 1 month trend on my phone then adjust my nutrients . I have been told that compression stockings double the rate of your execercise. That’s useful in lockdown. Keep safe Murray

[MichaelJH Heart Star]

What's BF please?

Compression stockings may be relevant for people who are pregnant, have varicose veins, etc. The length and the level of compression needs to be determined by a qualified medical practitioner.

They will not improve exercise rate or calories burned.

[HenryTudor in reply to MichaelJH]

Is there a dictionary of acronyms anywhere for heart conditions? I don’t know what 90% of them mean.

[MichaelJH Heart Star in reply to HenryTudor]

Hi Henry,

A Pinned Post about abbreviations was put up last year:

healthunlocked.com/bhf/post...

Although I am familiar with most of them BF has me stumped as I can only think of Burkina Faso and boy friend.

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That has me thinking. They are prescribed for GPs who have diagnosed hypotention to restrict blood pooling. However 1 pair prescription is a bit smelly. They are available by the same levels at sports shops who sell them for accelerating muscle development. Without having a level on them some walking socks and all rugby socks have a compression capability. Football socks don’t. Food for thought and a good point. The sports shops advice is 1 hour only

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Sorry its on many reports as Body fat. There are Body Mass Index and Water on the scales. It just comes up as BF.