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08/06/2019

Beware of the bad postures and save yourself from chronic body pain!

07/04/2019

Important First Aids that you should know.

05/04/2019

Tips

28/03/2019

Pain Types and Classifications

21/01/2019

*A chat with Dr. Devi Shetty, Narayana Hrudayalaya (Famous Heart Specialist) Bangalore, was arranged by WIPRO for its employees. The transcript of the chat is given below. Useful for everyone.*

*Qn1.* What are the thumb rules for a layman to take care of his heart?
*Ans:*
1. Diet - Less of carbohydrate, more of protein, less oil
2. Exercise - Half an hour's walk, at least five days a week;
3. Quit smoking
4. Control weight
5. Control BP - Blood pressure and Sugar

*Qn2.* Can we convert fat into muscles?

*Ans:* It is a dangerous myth. Fat and muscles are made of two different tissues, fat is fat ... Ugly and harmful... Muscle is muscle. Fat can never be converted into a muscle.

*Qn3.* It's still a grave shock to hear that some apparently healthy person
gets a cardiac arrest. How do we understand it in perspective?

*Ans:* This is called silent attack; that is why we recommend everyone past the age of 30 to undergo routine health checkups.

*Qn4.* Are heart diseases hereditary?

Ans: Yes.

*Qn5.* What are the ways in which the heart is stressed? What practices do you suggest to de-stress?

*Ans:* Change your attitude towards life. Do not look for perfection in everything in life.

*Qn6.* Is walking better than jogging or is more intensive exercise required to keep a healthy heart?

*Ans:* Walking is better than jogging, since jogging leads to early fatigue and injury to joints.

*Qn7.* You have done so much for the poor and needy. What has inspired you to do so?

*Ans:* Mother Teressa, who was my patient.

*Qn8.* Can people with low blood pressure suffer heart diseases?

*Ans:* Extremely rare.

*Qn9.* Does cholesterol accumulate right from an early age (I'm currently only 22) or do you have to worry about it only after you are above 30 years of age?

*Ans:* Cholesterol accumulates from childhood.

*Qn10.* How do irregular eating habits affect the heart ?

*Ans:* You tend to eat junk food when the habits are irregular and your body's enzyme release for digestion gets confused.

*Qn11.* How can I control cholesterol content without using medicines?

*Ans:* Control diet, walk and eat walnut.

*Qn12.* Which is the best and worst food for the heart?

*Ans:* Fruits and vegetables are the best and oil is the worst.

*Qn13.* Which oil is better - groundnut, sunflower, olive?

*Ans:* Oils do no good for humans.

*Qn14.* What is the routine checkup one should go through? Is there any specific test?

Ans: Routine blood test to ensure sugar, cholesterol is ok. Check BP, Treadmill test after an echo.

*Qn15.* What are the first aid steps to be taken on a heart attack?

*Ans:* Help the person into a sleeping position, place an aspirin tablet under the tongue with a sorbitrate tablet if available, and rush him to a coronary care unit, since the maximum casualty takes place within the first hour.

*Qn17.* What is the main cause of a steep increase in heart problems amongst youngsters? I see people of about 30-40 yrs of age having heart attacks and serious heart problems.

*Ans*: Increased awareness has increased incidents. Also, sedentary lifestyles, smoking, junk food, lack of exercise in a country where people are genetically three times more vulnerable for heart attacks than Europeans and Americans.

*Please, don't hoard knowledge.*
*Do send it to all your friends and relatives.*

13/10/2018

5 Protein-Rich Fruits You Must include In Your Weight Loss Diet

Proteins are often called the building block of life. On consuming protein, our body breaks these large molecules down into smaller units called amino acids. These amino acids are used for many critical functions such as building muscles, connective tissues and skin. Proteins also play a crucial role in weight loss. It increases levels of appetite-reducing hormones like GLP-1, PYY and CCK, and reduces levels of the hunger hormone ghrelin, making you crave less, thereby aiding weight loss. Meat, fish, lentils and eggs are considered to be the best protein sources. Including some fruits as part of your high protein weight-loss diet is not a bad idea either. It makes your diet more wholesome and varied. Fruits are mostly consumed for their rich fibre content. Fibre makes you feel full and check cravings, however some of these fruits have their decent share of protein too, which makes them the ideal weight loss food.


Weight Loss: Here are some fruits with a good quantum of protein that could aid weight loss


1. Guavas: About 100 grams of guavas have 260 mg of protein. Guavas are extraordinarily rich in vitamin C, lycopene and antioxidants that are beneficial for skin and immunity. The potassium in guavas helps normalise blood pressure levels. Guavas also have low GI and is packed with fibres which makes it an ideal bet for diabetics.

2. Apricots: Low in calories and high in fibre, apricots make for an excellent weight loss friendly fruit. They can be eaten fresh or dried. They are famous for promoting digestive health . It's high beta-carotene levels are also fruitful for healthy eyesight and skin. Hundred grams of apricots have 140 mg of protein.

3. Prunes: A prune is a dried plum. 100 grams of prunes contain 220 mg protein. Prunes are a great source of vitamin A, a vitamin that is essential for healthy vision. It is powerhouse of antioxidants which are good for heart. Prunes are also beneficial for bone health and skin.

4. Avocados: Packed with healthy unsaturated fats, avocados are known to keep joints supple and blood pressures stable. Its high anti-inflammatory properties are especially beneficial for a healthy heart. Avocados are also rich in fibres that are essential for weight loss.



5. Jackfruit: Jackfruit is high in vitamin B6, a nutrient required for the metabolism of protein. Jackfruit contains significant amounts of dietary fiber, vitamin A, and many different antioxidants. The fibre present in jackfruit helps keep you satiated for longer, making you skip bingeing on junk unnecessarily.

28/07/2018

24/10/2017

Oct 210 10 Bad Habits That You Must Give Up Before Being Pregnant Posted by Appluzhealthcare Giving up bad habits before being pregnant is basic step to become a perfect mother. All of us have bad habits that cannot avoid such as noshing in every evening, going to bar regularly to meet friends and d...

17/10/2016

What is ANGIOPLASTY and STENTING

Angioplasty is a procedure to open narrowed or blocked blood vessels that supply blood to the heart. These blood vessels are called the coronary arteries.

A coronary artery stent is a small, metal mesh tube that expands inside a coronary artery. A stent is often placed during or immediately after angioplasty. It helps prevent the artery from closing up again. A drug-eluting stent has medicine embedded in it that helps prevent the artery from closing in the long term.

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Description

Before the angioplasty procedure begins, you will receive some pain medicine. You may also be given medicine that relaxes you, and blood thinning medicines to prevent a blood clot from forming.

You will lie on a padded table. Your doctor will insert a flexible tube (catheter) through a surgical cut into an artery. Sometimes the catheter will be placed in your arm or wrist, or in your upper leg or groin area. You will be awake during the procedure.

The doctor will use live x-ray pictures to carefully guide the catheter up into your heart and arteries. Dye will be injected into your body to highlight blood flow through the arteries. This helps the doctor see any blockages in the blood vessels that lead to your heart.

A guide wire is moved into and across the blockage. A balloon catheter is pushed over the guide wire and into the blockage. The balloon on the end is blown up (inflated). This opens the blocked vessel and restores proper blood flow to the heart.

A wire mesh tube (stent) may then be placed in this blocked area. The stent is inserted along with the balloon catheter. It expands when the balloon is inflated. The stent is left there to help keep the artery open.

Coronary artery stent
The stent may be coated with a drug (called a drug-eluting stent). This type of stent may lower the chance of the artery closing back up in the future. Currently, drug-eluting stents are used only for certain patients.

Why the Procedure is Performed
Arteries can become narrowed or blocked by deposits called plaque. Plaque is made up of fat and cholesterol that builds up on the inside of artery walls. This condition is called atherosclerosis.

Angioplasty may be used to treat:

Blockage in a coronary artery during or after a heart attack
Blockage or narrowing of one or more coronary arteries that puts you at risk for a heart attack
Narrowings that reduce blood flow and cause persistent chest pain (angina) that medicines do not control
Not every blockage can be treated with angioplasty. Some patients who have several blockages or blockages in certain locations may need coronary bypass surgery.

Risks
Angioplasty is generally safe, but ask your doctor about the possible complications. Risks of angioplasty and stent placement are:

Allergic reaction to the drug used in a drug-eluting stent, the stent material, or the x-ray dye
Bleeding or clotting in the area where the catheter was inserted
Blood clot
Clogging of the inside of the stent (in-stent restenosis)
Damage to a heart valve or blood vessel
Heart attack
Kidney failure (higher risk in people who already have kidney problems)
Irregular heartbeat (arrhythmias)
Stroke (this is rare)
Before the Procedure
Angioplasty is often performed when you go to the hospital or emergency room for chest pain, or after a heart attack. If you are admitted to the hospital for angioplasty:

Tell your doctor what drugs you are taking, even drugs or herbs you bought without a prescription.
You will usually be asked not to drink or eat anything for 6 to 8 hours before the test.
Take the drugs your doctor told you to take with a small sip of water.
Tell your doctor if you are allergic to seafood, you have had a bad reaction to contrast material or iodine in the past, you are taking Vi**ra, or you are or might be pregnant.
After the Procedure
The average hospital stay is 2 days or less. Some people may not even have to stay overnight in the hospital.

In general, people who have angioplasty are able to walk around within 6 hours after the procedure. Complete recovery takes a week or less. You will be given information about how to care for yourself after angioplasty.

Outlook (Prognosis)
For most people, angioplasty greatly improves blood flow through the coronary artery and the heart. It may help you avoid the need for coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG).

Angioplasty does not cure the cause of the blockage in your arteries. Your arteries may become narrow again.

Follow your heart-healthy diet, exercise, stop smoking (if you smoke), and reduce stress to lower your chances of having another blocked artery. Your health care provider may prescribe medicine to help lower your cholesterol.

Alternative Names
PCI; Percutaneous coronary intervention; Balloon angioplasty; Coronary angioplasty; Coronary artery angioplasty; Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty; Heart artery dilatation

15/10/2016

A Secret Has Been Uncovered: Cancer Is Not A Disease But Business!

The word called cancer is a lie…You might not believe this but cancer is not a disease; it is a business.Cancer consists of only a deficiency of vitamin B17. It is nothing else.
Cancer has become widespread; it has affected the old, young, baby and everyone.Sharing this wonderful post will expose many of the hidden hands of the world’s manipulators and annoy them.Do you know that the book “World Without Cancer” has up till now been prevented from being translated into many world languages?
Know this: there is no disease called cancer. Cancer consists of only a deficiency of vitamin B17. It is nothing else.
Avoid chemotherapy, surgery and or taking medicines with strong side effects.
You would recall that in the past, quite a large number of seamen lost their life to a named disease (scurvy); a disease that took the life of numerous people as well. And a number of people got an enormous income from it. Afterwards, it was discovered that scurvy was just a deficiency of vitamin C. That means it wasn’t a disease (illness).

Cancer is also just like that! The colonizing world and the enemies of humanity established the cancer industry and made it into a business. from which they earn billions in income.

The cancer industry flourished after world war II. To fight cancer, all these delays, details and enormous expenditures are not needed. They only go to line the pockets of colonizers, especially since the cure for the condition was found long ago.

The prevention and cure of cancer will be obtained simply through the following strategies:

Those who have cancer should first try to know what cancer is. Do not panic! You should investigate the condition.

Nowadays does anyone die of an illness called scurvy? No. Because it gets cured.

Since cancer is only a deficiency of vitamin B17, eating 15 to 20 pieces of apricot stone/nucleus (fruit stone) everyday is enough.

Eat wheat bud (wheat sprouts). Wheat bud is a miraculous anti-cancer medicine. It is a rich source of liquid oxygen and the strongest anti-cancer matter named laetrile. This matter is present in the fruit stone of apple and is the extracted form of vitamin B17 (Amygdalin).

The American medicinal industry has started implementing the law forbidding laetrile production. This medicine is being manufactured in Mexico and gets smuggled into USA.

Dr. Harold W. Manner, in a book named “Death of Cancer” has stated that the success of cancer treatment with laetrile is as high as above 90%.

Sources of Amygdalin (Vitamin B17)

The foods containing vitamin B17 include the following:

-The fruit stone or grain(seed) of fruits. This contains the highest amount of vitamin B17 in nature. This includes fruit stone of apple, apricot, peach, pear, and prune (dried plum).

-Common beans, corns(grains), which include bean, lentil sprout (lentil bud) Lima (Lima beans) and pea.

-Kernels: Bitter Almond (Richest source of vitamin B-17 in nature) and Indian almond.

-Mulberries: almost all mulberries such as black mulberry, blueberry, raspberry and strawberry.

-Seeds (Grains): sesame and linseed (seed of linen/flax seed).

-Groats of oats, barley, brown rice, groats of block wheat, linseed, millet and rye.

This vitamin is found in grains and fruit stones of apricot, brewer’s yeast, rough rice (paddy) and sweetmeat pumpkin.

List of Anti-Cancer Foods
•Apricots (kernels/seeds)
•seeds from other fruits like apples, cherries, peaches, prunes, plums, pears
•Lima beans
•Fava beans
•Wheatgrass
•Almonds
•Raspberries
•Elderberries
•Strawberries
•Blackberries
•Blueberries
•Buckwheat
•Sorghum
•Barley
•Millet
•Cashews
•Macadamia nuts
•Bean sprouts
All are the highest sources of absorbable vitamin B17.

Ingesting dish washing liquids (used in the kitchen) and hand washing liquid (used in the restroom) is the main cancer causing factor so your eating of them should be restricted.You will surely say that we do not eat them!
However, you daily wash your hands with hand washing liquid and wash your plates with dish washing liquid.The liquid is absorbed and will not leave the plate with washing. When cooking or eating food, the soap in the plate or dish gets attached to the hot food and so we end up eating the dish washing liquid with our food. Even if you rinse the plate hundreds of times, that will be of no use.

But the solution is to pour half of the dishwashing liquid and hand washing liquid and top it up with vinegar.
It is as simple as that.Do not eat blood cancer causing agents and also save your family from this danger.Similarly, seriously desist from washing vegetables with even a few drops of dishwashing liquid because irrespective of how much you would rinse them, the chemicals would have already entered the tissues of the vegetable and will not get rinsed away.Instead, soak fruits and vegetables with salt and then rinse with water. And to keep them fresh, add vinegar.

Please share this post with others so they can also benefit from the information.

15/10/2016

Public Service Announcement from the good folks at Big Organic.