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what's a fisher?

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Fissure?: It is an opening of the skin , loss of normal skin protective barrier , and at risk for infection, and slow healing.

Question 2

how can i get fitter?

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Only two ways. : To improve fitness, one needs to do the following:  1) exercise 5-6 days a week doing a variety of activities, and 2) eat in a healthy manner with high fruits and vegetables, moderate complex carbohydrates, and low saturated fats.

Question 3

how can i grow faster?

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Faster?: If you are healthy  there isn't a way to change how tall you will grow.  During puberty there are periods with growth spurts. Eat nutritious foods, stay active and maintain a healthy life style. Most of our height is dependent on genetics.

Question 4

how to heal a cut faster?

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Rest, don't pick.: How long a cut takes to heal depends on where it is on your body, and how deep it is.  If it is in an area of movement, like over a joint or is widened when you use the muscles under it, then movement will keep it from coming together. Clean it with mild half strength soap, and cover with Bacitracin twice a day.  Don't pick.  Avoid moving the affected part ( a splint may be required).

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how do i get answers faster?

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Ask simpler question: If you did not ask for premium, paid services, then this HealthTap public, global, informational forum is free. Post your question with good grammar and spelling, and one or more of the thousands of volunteer doctors may answer it. They might skip repetitive questions, or ones that have too many abbreviations, no punctuation, or are otherwise hard to understand.

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how to make my growing faster?

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A male at 16: Outside of growth hormones for pathologic short stature, there is not much to really drive significant height increase. The best you can do, and remain healthy at it, is to maximize your height by being sure to eat right, taken in proper amount of calories for your size, including lean protein. Also make sure your TSH levels are in the right range.

Question 7

how can i make my cuts heal faster?

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Healing rates: There are numerous factors that affect healing.   The keys to healing is to minimize things that slow it down such as  letting the air get to it,  not putting the injured area at rest, using certain medications such as advil (ibuprofen) or Motrin that actually slow down healing.   Keeping your wound covered and at rest will promote fastest healing.

Question 8

how can i loose more weight faster ?

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Can't do it...: Eat less, eat no useless calories (sugar and starch), exercise more.  Most people gain weight gradually, but want to loose it over night.  Can't be done with drugs or diet!

Question 9

how can you help a wound heal faster?

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Wound Care: Stop bleeding by applying pressure. Rinse wound w clean water. Clean surrounding skin w soap &amp; water on wash cloth. Remove debris w tweezers. If material remains in wound – seek medical care. Apply antibiotic ointment. Initially cover w bandage until some healing has occurred. Change bandage when soiled/ wet or at least daily. Need tetanus shot if you haven't had one in last 10 years, don't know

Question 10

how do i get my injury to heal faster?

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General Rules: When our bodies sustain an injury, the immediate response is inflammation (red, hot, tender swelling). This is the body increasing the blood flow to the injury to bring healing factors to the area and also the veins expand to carry bad stuff away.  The key is to do things that reduce the parts of inflammation such as ice, compression, elevation and antiinflamamtory medications in the first 24hrs.

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