Throughout my army career I was always underweight and at times up to more than 10% of ideal weight for my height and age. When I retired at the age of 58 and settled down I weighed 64 Kgs. It's been five years since then and in the meanwhile I developed COPD and. Though it appears that COPD has stabilised I do not weigh more than 50 Kgs presently. And this in spite of my best efforts to increase my weight. My diet is healthy and in addition to deep breathing exercises and yoga, I also walk for half an hour daily. Please advise what I should be doing.
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Hello, Lybrate user, Tk, plenty of water to hydrate your body. Go for meditation to nourish your lungs to increase tidal volume. Continue morning walk. Your diet be easily digestible on time to avoid gastric disorder. Tk, homoeopathic medicine; @.Bryonia alb 30-6 pills, thrice. @ Heper sulph 30-6 pills, thrice. Avoid, ,junk food, cold intake, exposure to cold climate, nicotine, alcohol. Report, fortnightly, your feedback matters for further followup, please. Tk, care.
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With the age you muscle mass has reduced. You need to increase protein intake in your diet. Eat eggs, chicken, walnuts, almonds, sprouts, paneer. It is very important that you eat several small meals 5 times a day to increase your weight. Do not exercise much, half an hour brisk walk is sufficient for you.
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