HEALTH TIPS TO LOSE YOUR WEIGHT

WHY YOU SHOULD AWARE OF YOUR HEAVYWEIGHT?
There are lots of ways to lose weight but to keep the weight off is not always an easy task. The solution to successful weight loss is making changes in your eating and physical activity habits that you have to keep up for the rest of your life. The information in this article of health caring tips helps you to put you on the road to healthy living.

Why We Should Lose our Weight?????
There are some Weight-related Health Problems to prevent our self from these we have to lose our weight. These are as follows :

✔ Diabetes

✔ Heart disease or stroke

✔ High blood pressure

✔ High cholesterol

✔ Gallbladder disease

✔ Some types of cancer

✔ Osteoarthritis (wearing away of the joints)

✔ Sleep apnea (during sleep interrupted breathing)

The Next question that comes in our mind is as follow:

Can I benefit from weight loss?
Health experts agree that if you lose even a small weight then you may gain many health benefits:
  · If a person loses 5 to 7 percent of their body weight then they may improve their health and quality of life & this will also prevent you from various weight-related health problems as we discuss above and highlighted with Red lines.
     · On the psycho-social aspect if you have normal weight then you feel yourself stress free as people can’t call you fatty or something else. You will be satisfied with your appearance.
For maintaining a normal (average) Body weight you should follow a healthy diet and regular activity schedule that means you should have a nutritious diet (Green Leafy vegetables, more fluids, less spicy and oily diet) and regular exercises.

How can I lose my weight?

Losing weight is not so much easy as people think it requires a great determination & self power. For an overweight person, losing 5-10%of body weight should be the aim. Here are some of the easy methods to reduce your body fat:
1. DIETARY CHANGES: As the diet controlling is in a person’s own hands & this is the secret of controlling our weight. So I person diet should be as follow:

• LOW CALORIE DIET: For losing your weight you have to take less calorie food as on the all food items total calorie value is written, here you can choose the food items with low calorie diet. For an adult only 1000 kcal (kilo calories) are recommended.
• LOW FAT DIET: lowering or taking fat free diet can help you in reducing your weight to 5%. For fat free diet you should take saturated, oil-free & less spicy diet.
• HIGH FIBRE DIET: Taking a high fibre diets such as green leafy vegetables, more fruits and tuberous food can also help you in reducing body fat. The fibre content of our food helps in delay (slow) emptying of our stomach as a result of this we did not feel hungry frequently.
• REDUCING DIET: Reducing the frequency & the amount of the diet as compared to regular diet can also help in reducing your body fat. Food intake should not be more than the energy requirement.

2. INCREASED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY: Increasing your daily physical activities can also help you. For physical activity, it is not necessary to exercises hardly but you should choose the daily activities those require movements because as you move it requires energy & for energy requirement, there will be metabolism process means there will be burning of calories & fat of body that will automatically lead to weight reduction. Regular brisk walking, skipping, jogging, yoga can also help in weight reduction.

3. Behavioral CHANGES: Some time wrong behavioral practices can also lead to weight gain so it is necessary to improve these practices, these are as follows:

• STRESS (TENSION): Taking too much tension is also a cause of obesity, so just relieve this stress by keeping yourself happy, engage in heart soothing activities like YOGA, listening soft music, socialization & prayer etc.
• ALCOHOL/SMOKING: Many types of research show that alcohol consumption also leads to obesity. So say goodbye to these and have a healthy life.
• OTHERS: If by following all of the above practices regularly & honestly, your weight is uncontrollable then it can be due to some systemic (physical) disease such as hyperthyroidism etc. then you should consult a physician as soon as possible.

There are appetite-suppressing drugs that are also available .you can take this after a doctor’s prescription.
Surgical methods: liposuction, gastric bypass, jaw-wiring, gastroplasty can be some bit beneficial but after a physician’s consultation only.

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Written By: Pro. S.L Sharma.

CAREER AND SCOPE IN NURSING PROFESSION

This Time we are not going to share any Health Education topic but we are going to share an article on the career-making opportunity in the Medical Profession. Nursing is the most popular profession in the medical line basically for Girls.

Nursing means not to just taking care of the sick peoples. Careers in Nursing Line offer you a broad diversity of roles and a broad scope of responsibility. There are many opportunities for qualified nurses such as teaching, administration and research jobs. There are several different ways to get into this career of Nursing for medical Students.


There are Three Educational Paths to Becoming a Nurse.

❚ A diploma from an accredited nursing or hospital,
❚ An associate's degree in nursing (ADN a two year program), or
❚ A bachelor's degree (Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)).
Now Days the Diploma holder candidates have become less popular over the years, as the availability and versatility of the candidates with bachelor's degrees. Before becoming licensed nurse, one must pass the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN), or for Practical Nurses (NCLEX-PN).
Remuneration after Becoming a Nurse:
Remuneration of nurses depends on the level of seniority reached. The Remuneration given below is in Indian Currency for the Nurses who are to working in India, while if we take the scenario of the World than the remuneration for the Nurses in each country varies.
· Nurses employed in Government hospitals in India as a fresher receive a monthly pay of Rs 7,000 to Rs 17,000.
· The Mid-level positions nurses can get pay of Rs 18,000 to Rs 37,000.
· Highly experienced nurses even get salary of Rs 48,000 to Rs 72,000 per month.
Nurses who get employment in foreign countries such as in USA, Canada, England and Gulf countries can easily earn even more on monthly pay packets. The nurses who are working in private hospitals or in the Army Hospitals can receive a slightly higher remuneration. Even Private Nurses have a fixed daily fee.

Demand and Need of Nurses
With the rapid growth in the population, the necessity for superior healthcare services is needed. There is an endless demand for nurses in the country as well as in the whole world. However, the supply of nurses greatly falls short of meeting this ever growing demand.
Nursing is the best profession at this time for medical Line students, it is really the best way to Serve the Humanity and also earn from it.

HYPERTENSION SIGN AND SYMPTOMS WITH VARIOUS HEALTH TIPS TO MAINTAIN BP

As in our previous Medical education article regarding Hypertension we have explained you about the Introduction and Various risk factors for developing Hypertension now we are going to explain you about various Sign and Symptoms, Treatment, and daily health fitness tips for controlling Hypertension. If you have not studied the previous article on “Introduction to Hypertension” Then you can CLICK HERE to read that Medical Education article.

SIGN & SYMPTOMS OF HYPERTENSION:

As before knowing that someone having hypertension, they do not show any sign and symptoms but here are some typical sign and symptoms which a hypertensive person may or may not show. These are as follows:

·         On physical examination there is elevated BP level of more than 140/90 mm hg for two consecutive readings.

·         Occasionally, retinal (eyes) changes that are haemorrhages, redness, exudates.

·         Pathological changes in kidneys (increased level of creatinine in blood)

·         Alteration in vision & speech

·         Dizziness

·         Weakness, sudden fall

TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION

When the BP is uncontrollable by changing the life style then "Adjuvant therapy" that is pharmacological therapy is started. Main classes are:

·         Diuretics

·         Beta-blockers

·         Vasodilators

·         Calcium channel blockers

·         Angiotension converting enzyme inhibitor

Expertise Health Tips to Maintain Your BP:

The following flow-chart telling the various methods to control and maintain your BP.

As BP control is in our own hands, so here we are telling you various daily heath care tips by which you can control and maintain your BP as well as a good health.

DIET CONTROL:

    §  Reduce your salt intake to an average not more than 5gm per day.

    §  Taking high fibre diet, high potassium diet as mentioned earlier.

    §  Moderate fat intake.

    §  Avoidance of fatty & spicy food to maximum.

WEIGHT REDUCTION/CONTROL

    §  Controlling weight to normal BMI(16-24),BMI is calculated as weight in kg/height in square meter

    §  Reducing weight by  diet regulation & by regular exercises

EXERCISE PROMOTION

   §  Regular brisk walking

   §  Regular physical activity that means to avoid sedentary life style

   §  Regular morning & evening walk for atleast one hour

BEHAVIOURAL CHANGES

   §  Stress reduction by keeping yourself tension free

   §  Yoga & meditation

   §  Avoidance of alcohol & smoking

SELF- CARE

   §  Self determination to regulate BP & to modify the life style

   §  Regular monitoring of BP

   §   If afford then can buy a BP apparatus to have your regular BP check up at home  

   §  To maintain a record book of regular BP check ups

   §  Regular follow-up with doctor & adherence to treatment regimens means regularly following the treatment

CONCLUSION

As hypertension is a life-long condition and if not treated at time can lead to many adverse effects such as heart attack so it is the individual self responsibility to have a control on it by changing his/her life style that means to have a control on diet, exercise, weight, smoking, alcohol and to follow the instructions given by physician. As one’s health is in his/her own hands so let’s not ruin it anymore be respectful to it and enjoy the healthy life as somebody says it correctly “HEALTH IS WEALTH.”

WHAT IS HYPERTENSION AND VARIOUS RISK FACTORS RELATED TO HYPERTENSION

INTRODUCTION:

Hypertension is mainly a heart related problem. In a lay man language it is high blood pressure. It is the abnormal elevation (rising) of the blood pressure than normal. It is also called “SILENT KILLER” because the people having it are symptom free means before checking their blood pressure (B.P.) they were unaware of it because previously they were not having any sign of it, so it is very important to have your regular BP check-up. As soon as you come to know that you are having hypertension then it is very important to have your regular BP monitoring because it is a life- long condition. In medical language hypertension is defined as a systolic pressure greater than 140 mm hg and a diastolic pressure greater than 90 mm hg monitored over two consecutively BP Measurements  by a licensed health professional. It is very simple to understand that as our BP comprises of two values that one is upper value called systolic pressure and a lower value called diastolic pressure. The normal person’s BP is 120/70 mm hg means 120 mm hg is the systolic pressure and 70 mm hg is the diastolic pressure .A person is said to be hypertensive when his/her BP is greater than 140/90 mm hg of two regular readings taken by a health professional. Hypertension is the major health problem it accounts for 20-50% of all deaths. 

                                        CLASSIFICATION OF HYPERTENSION

CLASS	SYSTOLIC BP  (mm hg)	DIASTOLIC BP (mm hg)
Normal	< 120	< 70
Pre hypertension	120-139	80-89
Stage 1 hypertension	140-159	90-99
Stage 2 hypertension	>160	>100

   

         
          Primary Hypertension: Primary hypertension is a type of Hypertension when the causes causes are generally not known & it is the main type of hypertension in people.

               Secondary Hypertension: Secondary hypertension is a type of Hypertension when it is due to some other diseases such as kidney problem etc.

These are the factors which aid in the development of hypertension means increasing the risk for causing this problem. These are categorise as “Modifiable”, means the factors which a person can modify or change to have normal BP & other one is “Non-modifiable”, which are not in the hands of a person to change them. These are described as:

Non-modifiable risk factors:

Ø  AGE: Normally BP rises with increasing age in both sexes but greater in those with higher initial BP that is the cause that elderly people have greater BP than the younger people because of some accumulated environmental & ageing influences.

Ø  SEX: In the early life there is no much difference in the BP of both sexes but at adolescence men having higher level of BP than women however in late life women having higher level of BP because of post-menopausal changes.

Ø  GENETIC FACTORS: Blood pressure levels are also inheritable as they can transfer from parents to children. Studies shows that children of two normotensive (having normal BP) parents having 3% chances of transferring it while two hypertensive parents having 45% chances of transferring it to their children.

Modifiable risk factors:

Ø  OBESITY: The main cause cum risk factor of hypertension is obesity that means having the weight more than normal. Many studies shows that as you lose your weight, BP also come down than previous one.

Ø  DIET: ØRegulation of BP also depends upon your diet. Taking less salt (< 2 gm per day)  in your diet can lead to decrease your BP. Take high fibre diet such as green leafy vegetables, fruits, salads etc. these fibres help in reducing plasma cholesterol level which is the main cause of high BP. Taking high potassium diet(banana) also helps in lowering BP as potassium antagonise (act against) the effect of sodium. Do not take too much oily & spicy food can also help in reducing BP level as these contain too much cholesterol.

Ø  SEDANTARY LIFE STYLE: Not doing physical activities such as those activities which do not require any physical energy can lead to high BP. Modern people in their daily life usually do mental work in their respected job areas but not any work which require .walking which is the main cause of high BP because it leads to fat accumulation (obesity) ultimately to hypertension.

Ø  ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS: Stress is the main environmental factor which lead to high BP because in stress there is more release of chemicals (nor epinephrine) in body which lead to high BP.

Ø ALCOHOL/SMOKING: Consumption of alcohol & smoking having increased risk of developing hypertension as these are vasoconstrictor means raising the pressure in arteries (blood carrying vessels) which lead to hypertension.

   
   To check various SIGN & SYMPTOMS OF HYPERTENSION Read our Next Article (CLICK HERE)

   

  By: Dr. Naina Sharma.

MEDICAL EDUCATIONS ON DIABETES AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

                             Diabetes and reproductive health

Today in this article of Medical Health education we are going to discuss the major the problem in the world at this time known as Diabetes. Obesity and insulin resistance are two of the most common factors that lead to infertility, basically in women's case. 

We are seeing more patients diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) affects about 25 percent of the population. In most instances, simple lifestyle changes like weight loss through exercise and a low-calorie but nutritious diet can help reverse the effects of infertility.

COMMON PROBLEMS IN DIABETIC WOMEN

One study found 42 per cent of women with type 2 diabetes experienced reproductive dysfunction. The problems may include:

❚The Decreases in vaginal lubrication, resulting in vaginal dryness.

❚Uncomfortable or painful sexual intercourse Problems.

❚Less desire for sexual activity.

❚During Sexual intercourse decreased or absence of sexual response.

Treatment

The pregnant Women, need to control their blood sugar. That means you need to watch your insulin, HgbA1c and hemoglobin levels, as well as your weight on a weekly bases. Take a proper diet, exercising properly and ensuring adequate nutrition will improve your chances of conception.

A good control and proper management of the disease and supervision of the gynecologist is necessary.

For both men and women with diabetes, the first step in treating reproductive dysfunction is to control their blood glucose levels. When your diabetes is in control of you, there is a decreased risk for many complications, including sex-related problems. 

There are other treatments for sexual dysfunction that may be used to treat people with diabetes under strict medical supervision. For women with vaginal dryness, a water-soluble lubricant (such as Astro-Glide or K-Y Jelly) maybe helpful. Excessive use of vitamins, calcium and other micronutrients to treat diabetes-related complications can be counter-productive. Home remedies or quack remedies may do more harm than good to fulfil your desire to bear a child.

We will post more articles on Health fitness so; continue your visit with us for a healthy life ahead.

Reference: Chandigarh-based Expert in gynaecologist wrote this article.