Diabesity
Diabesity – a marriage of obesity and diabetes – as unhealthy as it can be! Diabesity is the union of our genes and our faulty lifestyle(s)! Both obesity and type-2 diabetes (diabesity) are a major global health problem.
Ovarian cancer
As the name suggests it is a female specific cancer of the ovaries – there are two on either side of the uterus.
What exactly is High Blood Pressure?
The heart pumps with enough force to reach oxygen carrying blood to each and every cell of the body – in every nook and corner of our body. The force with which heart pumps blood i.e. the force exerted against the walls of blood vessel carrying pure blood with oxygen (artery) is call Blood Pressure.
Time to Stop Snoring
Snoring is the sound produced, while sleeping, by the vibration of various structures of breathing apparatus due to blockage of air movement occurring during breathing. It is commoner in males. Besides being a social nuisance/ disturbance for the spouse and family, snoring is also a health hazard and can be an indicator of much sinister (and even fatal) Obstructive Sleep… Read more →
Depression and Sedentary Lifestyle
All of us feel sad, feel low or just moody or withdrawn from time to time and then recover; and most of the times there is a justifiable reason for the same. On the other hand, for some people these feelings are experienced very strongly and intensely, for long periods of time – at times for weeks, months or even… Read more →
Benefits of cycling
More and more children as well adults are overweight/ obese. More and more parents are complaining that their kids are glued to smart phones, pads and computers. They lament that kids rarely venture out.
Is Laughter Really Healthy?
From time immemorial, we have been maintaining that ‘Laughter is the Best Medicine’ and everyone just agrees. Is it really so? Rethink!
Low carbs please! We are on a diet
7th September, TOI carried an article, titled “Low-carb may trump low-fat diets” and went on to proclaim “People who avoid carbohydrates and eat more fat, even saturated fat, lose more body fat and have fewer cardiovascular risks than people who follow the low-fat diet that health authorities have favored for decades, a major new study shows.”
Abdominal obesity – potential health hazard
A new study had discovered that people with more fats on their abdomen face more risk of developing hypertension, heart attacks etc than the ones who are just obese overall. At the risk of repetition, we must mention that excess body weight has serious consequences for health. Overweight and excess fat deposition is responsible for high levels of LDL (“bad”)… Read more →
Having doubts about vaccinations?
As a medical student I remember how our Preventive and Social Medicine teachers would threaten that if we did not remember Vaccination Schedule approved by Government of India we would be flunked in our Viva Voce. We needed to remember, by heart, which vaccines need to be administered in which month! And why the emphasis? Vaccines may cause mild symptoms… Read more →
