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Inspiring Notes :: Known is a drop, Unknown is an ocean.: "Health Management
HEART CARE
There was a chat, arranged by WIPRO (Multi Billion Dollar Indian I.T.Company) for its employees, with Dr.Devi Shetty, Narayana Hrudayalaya (Heart Specialist). The transcript of the chat is given below:
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What are the five thumb rules for a layman to take care of his
heart?
Dr Devi Shetty:
1. Diet - Less of carbohydrate, more of protein, less oil
2. Exercise - Half an hour's walk, at least five days a week;
avoid lifts and avoid sitting for a longtime
3. Quit smoking
4. Control weight
5. Control blood pressure and sugar
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Is eating non-veg food (fish) good for the heart?
Dr Devi Shetty: No
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It's still a grave shock to hear that some apparently healthy person gets a cardiac arrest. How do we understand it in perspective?
Dr Devi Shetty: This is called silent attack; that is why we recommend
everyone past the age of 30 to undergo routine health checkups.
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Are heart diseases hereditary?
Dr Devi Shetty: Yes
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What are the ways in which the heart is stressed? What practices do you
Suggest to de-stress?
Dr Devi Shetty: Change your attitude towards life. Do not look
For perfection in everything in life.
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Is walking better than jogging or is more intensive exercise required
To keep a healthy heart?
Dr Devi Shetty: Walking is better than jogging since jogging leads to
early fatigue and injury to joints
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You have done so much for the poor and needy. What has inspired
you to do so?
Dr Devi Shetty: Mother Theresa, who was my patient.
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