Dr harold Gunatillake

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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Sri Lankans Need to Eat More Mushrooms-by Dr. Harold Gunatillake     Can mushrooms improve immunity, reduce heart disease, and even fight and reverse cancer, as believed? There are people in sri Lanka still believing that most edible mushrooms sold in the markets, could be poisonous and hesitate purchasing. Yes, there are thousands of varieties of mushroom, naturally found and grown, and most of them are poisonous. Today, there are popular varieties of farm grown mushrooms available in the markets, and they are guaranteed to be safe for consumers. No cases of poisoning or death have been reported in sri Lanka in the recent past, to our knowledge. Mushrooms are not vegetables though available in the vegetable markets, they belong to the fungi kingdom, like penicillin discovered from the fungus penicillium notatum. Mushrooms have no attractive colours like the many colourful varieties of vegetables containing the most vitamins and minerals, ...

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Heart Burn- what is it?-by Harold Gunatillake   Website:www.Doctorharold.com Transcript: Heart burn is a symptom you feel, when stomach acid backs up or refluxes into the esophagus, or I mean your gullet the food pipe that connects the throat with your stomach. The gullet is more friendly to alkaline foods because your saliva which gets mixed with your food you eat is more alkaline. Your gullet does not like acidic foods or acidic drinks, or gastric acid juice eructing into the gullet. So, when stomach acid with food you eat, refluxes back into your gullet you get that burning feeling behind your heart. So, now you know why the condition is referred to as heart burn.   ...

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Will Eggs Break Your Heart?-by Harold Gunatillake     Website:www.Doctorharold.com Transcript: An egg gives life to a chick It has all the ingredients and recipe for that creation. Say no more, about its health benefits to mankind Dr. Harold A new report in JAMA found that eating even small amounts of eggs daily significantly raised the risk for both cardiovascular disease and premature death from all causes in nearly 30,000 participants. And the more eggs they ate, the higher their risk for coronary heart disease, stroke, and heart failure. This is what we are going to discuss today, and attempt to unravel the confusion If you have a cholesterol level concern, the first step and the solution would be to improve it, and not deprive yourself of eating an egg daily. About five decades back your doctor would have asked you not to eat eggs, as they are a ball ...

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Your Prostate Gland- how much trouble can it give you?- by Harold Gunatillake         www.Doctorharold.com Transcript: Your prostate gland is about the size of an areconut seed or walnut seed situated at the bottom of your bladder in front of your back passage. The urine outlet from the bladder called the urethra runs through it. The main function of the gland is to secrete fluid along that nourishes and protects sperm, manufactured in your testicles. In most people the gland gives no problems, but in some it can get inflamed, like any other gland in your body. This, inflammation caused by bacteria is referred to as acute prostatitis. As you age the prostate naturally gets bigger and in most people such enlargement gives no problems.  It is referred to as ‘Benign Prostatic hypertrophy.   ...

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Health & Views – August 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 website / ...

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Video on Resistant Starch and health benefits by Dr Harold Gunatillake   Transcript: Let us discuss today, the importance of knowing what resistant starch is and its benefits to humans. Starch is an odorless, tasteless, soft white substance that is made by all green plants. They are classified according to structure or source, as follows: RS1 resists digestion because it is bound within the fibrous cell walls. Sources: whole or partially milled grains, legumes, and seeds. RS2 resists digestion because of the granule’s nature, Sources: raw potatoes, some legumes, unripe bananas, and high amylose starches, such as high amylose corn RS3 is a man-made and chemically modified starch found in a wide range of products. By definition- Resistant starch is a type of starch that does not get digested in the digestive tract, it is resistant to digestion by the gut enzymes, and considered a type of dietary fiber.   ...

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