Dr harold Gunatillake

  Watch the Video – Ceylon Society of Australia (Sydney chapter) – Dinner and social at the Pennant Hills – 30th November 2019 – Filmed by Harold Gunatillake This is a film taken at the Ceylon Society of Australia Dinner and social at the Pennant Hills, Community centre, Sydney. Over 200 members participated. This video is all about the CEYLON SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA (Sydney) Dinner and Social event on 30th November 2019. Venue: Pennant Hills Community Centre. A very relaxed enjoyable evening for over 200 members and guests The participants had all the time to chit chat and have a laugh, and the buffet dinner was exquisite provided by “Dish” Music was provided by Roger Menzies.   ...

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    Do Sri Lankans & others living in tropical countries need calcium and vitamin D supplements? – by Harold Gunatillake If you suffer from Osteoporosis, common cause of chronic aches & pain as you age,see your doctor. He or she will do bone density nuclear studies and Bone Mineral Densitometry (DEXA). Website: www.doctorharold.com There is no need for any healthy active person to take calcium supplements daily, because you take enough in your milk and other dairy products, leafy greens, seafood, legumes, dried fruits, tofu and various foods that are fortified with calcium. This is because taking calcium supplements lacks the effectiveness to prevent fractures in old people. Taking daily calcium supplements may produce constipation. Professor Ian Reid and Associate Professor Mark Boland of University of Auckland once wrote that calcium supplements were not needed in healthy individuals, nor were they required in most people being treated for osteoporosis. ...

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  Reminiscing – By Harold Gunatillake   “When I was 15, a man of thirty I would call ‘Uncle” because he was old to me and through a mark of traditional respect. When I became fifty, a man of ninety was very old to me. But on the 7th of December this year, I would be ninety and I don’t feel old. Joan Collins said, ”Age is just a number. It’s totally irrelevant unless, of course, you happen to be a bottle of wine”. Some of my friends say, ”I am only 18 and the rest 72 is experience”. I was born in a little hamlet called “Hapugala” in the Galle district, and at the age of 4, my family migrated to the hill capital-Kandy 1,700 ft above sea level. That’s we are still, except my second life in Sydney, Australia. Dec. 7th 1929, happened to be a Saturday, and this year ...

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  What does the Pancreas do for you? by Dr. Harold Gunatillake     Pancreas is an organ which supports your digestive and endocrine systems. It manufactures enzymes that helps digestion of the major nutrients, includes Carbs, Fats, and Proteins. It makes insulin and glucagon which ensures the right amount of blood glucose Pancreas is elongated tapered organ the shape of a banana, located at the back of the abdominal cavity behind the stomach. On the right side is the head and the first part of the small gut the duodenum extending from the stomach, encircles the head of the pancreas. The pancreas in addition to its head has a body and tail segments. The bile duct which conveys bile for digestion of dietetic fat including cholesterol, runs through the head of the pancreas to open into the second part of the duodenum.The main pancreatic duct also joins the common ...

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Dish hopper night – Video by Dr. Harold Gunatillake Hoppers attract Sri Lankans’ globally. It was a staple food originated in Kerala called “appam”. The main ingredients in the batter are coconut milk, rice flour, yeast, water and sugar. It is kept overnight to ferment and the batter would be ready. This Hopper Nite was organised by Manjula, the owner of “Dish” restaurant in Glebe, Sydney. Filmed by Dr. Harold Gunatillake. HOPPER NITE Organised by Manjula, owner of “Dish” Restaurant In Glebe, Sydney. Held at Don Moore Community Centre on The 8th. November 2019 Well attended event Please share the video Dr. Harold Gunatillake Website: www.doctorharold.com   ...

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  Conventional Alternative Medicine-By Harold Gunatillake   In the nineteen thirties, the time I was born, there were no antibiotics. The only drugs that were available for severe bacterial infections were Sulphadiazine and Sulphadimidine for gastric upsets, respectively. For minor symptomatic ailments dispensed mixtures prepared by the pharmacist on doctor’s prescriptions were given to patients, then. Patent medicine was unheard of. A few mixtures to name are Mist cough linctus, Mist Cough expectorant, Carminative mixture, and so. Penicillin was accidently discovered by Alexander Flemings, in 1928, a year before I was born, but was not marketed till the second world war (1939- 1945). The only serious noncommunicable disease, as far as I remember was double pneumonia, and you succumb to the condition, never came home from hospital, considered such a serious killing disease, then. Heart disease was unheard of. We had no street foods, street restaurant like today serving high ...

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  http://doctorharold.com/ Why Should You eat more unprocessed whole Foods? Script: Let’s first talk about the difference between processed and whole foods. Processed foods are altered from natural state, while whole foods are close to natural state. Processed foods can be categorised as less processed and highly processed food. These are foods where chemicals are added. They are loaded with sugar or its twin- high fructose corn syrup. Less processed foods maintain some of the original properties. All veggies are natural and unprocessed while any food in cans for instance beetroot is processed. The canned products have added sugar and preservative ingredients. Stick to natural products and avoid canned product purchases from your supermarket. Why? I will explain as we go on. Processed foods are not just microwave meals, other ready meals, white rice and white bread. 90% of the foods you buy from your supermarket is processed, and that’s ...

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