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Saturated Fat in Red Meat is damaging-by Dr Harold Gunatillake Written by Dr. Harold Gunatillake FRCS, MB, BS, FIACS, FICS, AM (Sing) -retired General & Cosmetic Surgeon-Health writer   More saturated fat is found in beef, pork, and lamb, than in chicken and fish. Most of the fat in chicken is in the skin, and has had a bad rap, but this is considered as healthy fat, and flavourful. According to the Harvard School of Public Health most of the fat in chicken skin is unsaturated and seems to lower bad cholesterol in your blood and lowers your blood pressure. It is also found that leaner animal products, such as chicken breast or pork loin, have less saturated fat. A paper published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, researchers from Oxford University has found that chicken consumption is associated with a higher risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a type ...

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Your fingernails may give clues to underlying disorders-by Dr Harold Gunatillake Transcript: Your fingernails are like your horoscope. It reveals a lot about the state of your health. Today, lot of money is spent on investigating diseases, and the clinical wisdom, time taken to listen to the history of the illness, and proper physical examination seems to be a thing of the past. Just cursory examination of your fingernails does give clues for many chronic diseases and medical conditions and just doing a few investigations to confirm your clinical diagnosis is all that would be required. That is what we are going to discuss today. Problems in the liver, lungs, and heart can show up in your nails Let’s talk about Specks under your fingernails Looking into your fingernails once in awhile is a good health habit, as it is a good health indicator that you may not be familiar ...

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Your large Bowel & your Health-by Harold Gunatillake   Website:www.Doctorharolds.com Transcript: Let us talk about your large bowel and health, today Maintaining a healthy gut contributes to better overall health and immune function. You have over 17 feet of small bowel gyrating in your abdominal cavity, sometimes making loud sounds. The width of the lumen is about 2-3 cm. The wall is thin and elastic so that it can expand. On the other hand, your large bowel is thicker in the wall, larger in width, stuck to the back of your abdominal cavity, except the transverse colon which sags and swings. Digestion of your food occurs in your small gut from the enzymes made in your pancreas, and then absorbed into your body.   ...

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Health & Views – September 3nd Issue – by Harold Gunatillake     Download the PDF file .   Disclaimer: The information contained in this article is for general information purposes only, and whilst the author will endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, eLanka makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the eLanka website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained in this article for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk. In otherwords, eLanka In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this ...

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Kidney disease a complication of Diabetes-by Harold Gunatillake Web Site:www.Doctorharold.com Transcript: Let us discuss today why kidneys get damaged in people having uncontrolled diabetes. Diabetes is a leading cause of kidney disease, and sometimes referred to such kidneys as ‘Diabetic kidneys or diabetic nephropathy It is estimated that 40% of people living with type 2 diabetes may develop kidney disease. Sri Lanka too is seeing an increase in the cases of diabetes and the risk of getting kidney disease is extremely high, in addition to the risk through pollutants and germicides used in rice cultivations. How does uncontrolled diabetes affect your kidneys? High blood sugar damages blood vessels in the body, that includes blood vessels in your kidneys The sugar that is present in the blood vessels being glucose derived from the dietary carbs is the culprit that cause the damage to the inner lining of the blood vessels. Normal ...

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Heart Failure is preventable-video and transcript-by Harold Gunatillake Web Site:www.Doctorharold.com Transcript: The is a terminal situation where the heart muscle pumping system gets weaker, and the blood circulation gets affected. The brain gets disorientated, Lungs becomes congested with incoming venous blood for oxygenation, the body swells starting from your feet, and kidneys start failing. It is a terminal condition which can be reversed if detected early. The incidence in Australia is high- over 10,000 cases per year, when medical treatments are at its best compared to most other countries. In Sri Lanka, heart failure incidence from heart disease is extremely high compared to the more developed countries. One reason is that coronary procedures (such as angioplasty/stent and bypass surgery) are carried out in Sri Lanka, it is not financially affordable to most Sri Lankans. For instance, a coronary bypass surgery costs around $2000 whereas the average income of a Sri ...

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Sigiriya – Garden City of King Kassyapa – unimaginable- by Harold Gunatillake   Website:www.Doctorharold.com Overview: Frightening experience This film was done 20 years ago. The desire to fly over the rock and film some captures was my dream. So, we paid $311 to book a four- seater plane from the Air Force, in Colombo. After booking, the three of us, self, my wife, and Arun Dias Bandaranaike, drove to Hingurakgoda, to the Air Force base. The plane and the pilot were waiting for us. ‘The pilot and Arun Dias sat in front, well protected by glass to avoid the breeze, whilst I was sitting by myself, at the back both sides open and the wind blasting through me and getting the feeling of blown out. ...

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Just one Drink a Day- new Proposal-Dr Harold Gunatillake   Website:www.Doctorharold.com Transcript: A panel that advises the federal government on the U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which are released every five years by the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services,recently released a new recommendation that men consume no more than one alcoholic drink per day. Previous guidelines had set two as the limit. The recommendation for women—one drink per day—remains the same. Alcohol, is a necessary item or poison for humans all over the world. It is mandatory to enjoy a drink at the end of the day to wind down, or at gatherings to relax and enjoy the company, at functions, weddings, celebrations, and so on. Just imagine what a party would be without alcohol. It would be like a pub with Throughout the 10,000 or so years humans have been drinking their own fermented brews. ...

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Health & Views – September 1st Issue – by Harold Gunatillake   Download the PDF file . Disclaimer: The information contained in this article is for general information purposes only, and whilst the author will endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, eLanka makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the eLanka website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained in this article for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk. In otherwords, eLanka In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website / ...

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