Useful tips for cardiac patients

• Exercise regularly - everyday if possible

• If you have not been physically active for sometime due to heart ailments no excercise programme should be undertaken before you consult a physician

• if your breathing grows short and you are perspiring heavily, you are putting too much strain on your body.you should always be able to breath through your nose while exercising.If you have to breath through your mouth stop it.

• Breathing with awareness, whether during meditation or exercise, is highly beneficial to your overall good health; so take every opportunity to focus on this vital activity.whenever you feel tired or under pressure breathing with intention and awarenesss can help both physically and emotionally.

• Practice Pranayama, Prana refers to the vital energy that animates all living things and breathing is the primary means of bringing that energy into the body.with this both the capacity if lungs and the volume of oxygen that passes into your blood with each breath also increases(oxygen poor blood is a major cause of irritation to coronary artery disease)

• Eat only when you are hungry and don't eat untill your last meal has been digested.

• Eat in quite, relaxed atmosphere.

• Don't eat when you are angry or nervous.

• Avoid Overeating

• Avoid cold foods and iced drinks

• Chew food thoroughly

• Take a few minutes to rest after you eat.

in the name of Ayurveda

Dr Aravind T.V

Free Medical camp

Free Medical camp was conducted on 25 aug 09 with the association of vinayaka geleyara balaga and arogyabharathi, tumkur.
Dr Aravind T.V chief consultant physician Chinmaya Ayur centre and Dr Avinash, Physician Nisarga Ayur centre have done medical check up of 60 patients in camp. Free medicine was distributed.
Awareness talk was given by Dr Aravind on H1N1 in the camp.

SYMPTOMS AND PRECAUTIONERY MEASURES OF AGAINST SWINE FLU’ OR H1N1 VIRUS!

According to latest news around the world Swine flu is established worldwide. A number of deaths have been reported worldwid so far. Initially the disease, Swine flu infects pigs caused by the H1N1 virus then transmitted to human beings. It is not a new disease it was noted in past also. The deaths reported were between 50 million and 1 hundred million.
The main symptoms are - Headache, Fever, Soaring Throat, troublesome breathing, cough and body ache.
People showing flu like symptoms such as fever, cough, running nose and difficulty in breathing should be allowed to stay at home for a period of 7 to 10 days.
There is no need to worry a lot as the Swine flu is curable. As suggested by elders that prevention is better than cure, the following precautionery measures must be taken, to minimise the chances of getting infected with Swine flu;
1. People showing flu like symptoms such as fever, cough, running nose and difficulty in breathing should be allowed to stay at home for a period of 7 to 10 days and consult your nearest medical practitioner.
2. Avoid contact with the pigs (swine). If you have pigs in your area then please inform the local municipal office so that they can take care of those pigs by keeping them isolated.
3. Keep a distance of minimum 6 feet from people affected with Catarrh, Cough and Fever.
4. Swine flu is communicable disease, so use the face masks to protect from the swine flu antigens.
5. Cover your nose and mouth when coughing or sneezing, using one time dispoable tissue when possible.
6. Avoid shaking hands, embracing and visiting the congested places and also crowded places like theaters,this can be a cause of spreading ground for Swine flu.
7. Wash your hands frequently with soap or diluted water of dettol at least 6-8 times a day to reduce the spread of virus.
8. Instruct the above points to children as they may be victimised easily with the Swine flu.
9. Avoid eating outside food because it may be contaminated and may make you infected with the virus.
10. Don’t use the public urinals because many people spit there, which could lead to the spreading of the disease.
11. Use boiled water only to Drink.

Centre issues fresh guidelines on swine flu

With swine flu cases across India rising sharply, the Union Health Ministry on Saturday issued fresh guidelines specifying screening and testing module for patients, to contain the disease in the country.
The guidelines were finalised at a high-level meeting chaired by Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad [ Images ] on Friday night in connection with the various actions taken by the government for containment and mitigation of H1N1 cases across the country. During the meeting that lasted for more, than five hours till 10 pm on Friday night, the health minister also discussed various guidelines and protocols developed by the World Health Organisation in Geneva, the Centre for Disease Prevention and Control in Atlanta, United States and the National Health Service in United Kingdom.
The meeting was attended by eminent experts from public and private hospitals/organisations besides senior officers of the Health Ministry and the Directorate General of Health Services. As per guidelines, all individuals seeking consultation for flu-like symptoms would be screened at healthcare facilities -- both government and private -- or examined by a doctor and will be categorised broadly under three categories A, B and C depending on their health status, as per an official release. They will be given treatment and isolated as specified in the guidelines.
Patients with mild fever plus cough/sore throat with or without body ache, headache, diarrhoea and vomiting will be categorised as Category-A. They do not require Oseltamivir and should be treated for the symptoms mentioned above. The patients should be monitored for their progress and reassessed after 24 to 48 hours by the doctor. For this category, no testing of the patient for H1N1 is required.
Patients should confine themselves at home and avoid mixing up with public and high- risk members in the family. Category B has two subcategories. Category BI is for those patients who have high grade fever and severe sore throat, in addition to all the signs and symptoms mentioned under Category-A.
They may require home isolation and Oseltamivir. Category BII is for those, who in addition to all the signs and symptoms mentioned under Category-A, have one or more of the following high risk conditions like children less than five years old, pregnant women, persons aged 65 years or older, patients with lung diseases, heart disease, liver disease, kidney disease, blood disorders, diabetes, neurological disorders, cancer and HIV/AIDS, patients on long term cortisone therapy.
They shall be treated with Oseltamivir but no tests for H1N1 is required for Category-B (I) and (II). However, all patients of Category-B (I) and (II) should confine themselves at home and avoid mixing with public and high-risk members in the family.
Category C is for patients, who in addition to the above signs and symptoms of Category-A and B, have one or more of the following problems like breathlessness, chest pain, drowsiness, fall in blood pressure, sputum mixed with blood, bluish discolouration of nails, irritability among small children, refusal to accept food, worsening of underlying chronic conditions.
All these patients mentioned above in Category-C require testing, immediate hospitalisation and treatment. The release said that these guidelines will be reviewed and revised from time to time as per need and on the basis of the spread of the disease.

Docs sound alarm as pill becomes the preferred contraceptive among girls

Pre-marital sex is on the rise, and with it the 'trend' of popping a pill. gynaecologists are alarmed by the use of emergency contraceptive pills, especially i-pill, among young women.
This, gynaecologists say, reveals that these girls are not insisting on the use of condoms by their partners, significantly increasing the risk of contracting HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases.
Leading gynaecologist Dr Yash Bala says while several sexual partners seems to have become a norm with girls in the age group of 18 to 28 years, the heavy use of emergency contraceptive pills is adding fuel to the fire.
During their interaction with patients, doctors say, they find even girls between 15 to 16 years old are comfortably using emergency contraceptive pills.
"Girls are not concerned whether their partner uses condom. The use of i-pill has increased manifold. It's almost like girls are gulping i-pills," Dr Bala says. "Pre-marital sex seems to be more common than marital sex, and the number of unplanned pregnancies higher than planned pregnancies."
Dr Rachna Abrol, a gynaecologist, agrees that the use of i-pill among young girls is alarming. "It is supposed to be an emergency contraceptive pill, but my interaction with young patients reveals that girls are using it as a regular contraception tool."
"Some years ago, if a young girl came with complaints of irregular menstrual cycle, we would hesitate to ask her if she was sexually active. Now, this is among our first questions. And the answer is usually in the affirmative," Dr Abrol adds.
Even chemists in the city are surprised by the 'major' demand for i-pill. "The demand for i-pill is exorbitant, and all buyers are young girls," says Vinay Jain, finance secretary of the Chandigarh Chemists Association. "The sale of condoms has become negligible as compared to emergency contraceptive pills."
"Sometimes the first customer in the morning wants an i-pill. And if you try to make these youngsters understand the implications, you will lose your customer," Jain adds.
Emergency contraceptive pills are available on the counter and do not need a doctor's prescription.
And in cases where the i-pill may fail, girls are going for abortion pills — without seeking a doctor's advice. Doctors say these girls are "cool" about taking abortion pills without getting a haemoglobin test conducted, or a test to reveal their Rh status.
Dr Bala says that if the girl is Rh negative and the foetus is Rh positive, the girl must be given an injection to protect her and her future pregnancies. If this is not done, the girl may face problems in her future pregnancies, or if she ever requires a blood transfusion.
Gynaecologists say an abortion pill causes a drop in haemoglobin by one or two per cent. "If the haemoglobin of the girl was only 9 gram per cent earlier, it will go down to 7 gram per cent after taking an abortion pill. And the way girls eat these days...anaemia is very common," Dr Abrol says.
Demand for 'revirgination' on the risePlastic surgeons say the demand for hymenoplasty — the surgical reconstruction of hymen, also called 'revirgination' — is on the rise. Dr K M Kapoor, a leading plastic surgeon and a consultant at Fortis, says girls demanding it are those about to get married. Another leading surgeon Dr V D Singh says the procedure costs between Rs 25,000 to Rs 30,000.

SEX CONTROVERSIES

For many women sex has a single purpose:procreation. In many cultures for many centuries that purpose overshadowed all others. Research on female sexuality radically changed the perception.Now the focus is on 'sexual pleasure',truly speaking 'pleasure oriented sex'. The rediscovery and acceptance of the G-spot opened up a new dimension of sexual pleasure for women because contrary to earlier researchers, claims "sensations derived from orgasms resulting from those achieved from stimulation of the clitoris". But this elusive spot remains contraversial. secondly, the sex researchers discovered that some women expelled fluid from thier urethras during orgasm. This theory is highly controversial.

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Ayurvedline

Garlic Reduces Blood Pressure

The anti-cholesterol effects of garlic are very well known.But recently a direct antihypertensive effect of garlic has been studied. 600 to 900 mg dosage of garlic supplements were given to patients.The effects of lowering blood pressure were similar to common anti-blood pressure drugs.The above dosage was equivalent to 3.6 mg to 5.4 mg of allicin, the active ingrdient of garlic. one fresh clove of garlic contains 5 mg to 9 mg of allicin. so doctors can advise their patients to take one clove every day.The above study was published in BMC cardiovascular diseases journal.