Who is your life partner? – By Sri Sri Ravishankar Mom? Dad? Wife? Son? Husband? Daughter? Friends? Not at all! Your real-life partner is your body. Once your body stops re- sponding no one is with you. You and your body stay together from birth till death. What you do to your body is your responsibility and that will come back to you. The more you care for body, the more your body will care for you. What you eat, what you do for being fit, How you deal with stress, how much rest you give to it; will decide how your body going to respond. Remember, your body is the only permanent address where you live Your body is your asset/ liability, which no one else can share. Your body is your responsibility. Because you are the real-life partner. Be fit. Take care of your- self. Money comes and ...
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Mechanism of blood pressure control in your body and how drugs called ACE inhibitors are used to counteract high blood pressure. – By Dr Harold Gunatillake Written by Dr Harold Gunatillake FRCS Your body has a system to keep your blood vessels narrowed, increase salt retention and water, i.e., tissue perfusion balance, and maintain blood pressure in emergencies such as traumatic bleeding and other times. For instance, if you lose blood from trauma, this mechanism starts working straight away in your body. This is the inbuilt mechanism to survive through the ReninAngiotensin-Aldosterone System or RAAS. The renin-angiotensin system, or renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, is a hormone system that regulates blood pressure, fluid and electrolyte balance, and systemic vascular resistance. It is natural for blood pressure to rise with age due to the overreaction of the RAAS system and the natural process of thickening, hardening, and narrowing the lumen of the arteries. This ...
Jun 24, 2023
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What should you know about ‘Autoimmune Disorders? – By Dr harold Gunatillake When the body becomes its own enemy, our immune system instead of stopping foreign invaders from harming the body, makes the body the enemy and causes harm instead. So in Autoimmune disorders, the enemy is within your body. On a basic level, autoimmune disease occurs because the body’s natural defenses — the immune system — attack the body’s own healthy tissue A healthy immune system defends the body against disease and infection and prevents it from harming the body. Sometimes it makes the body the enemy and may cause harm instead. Normally, the immune system is a complex network of organs, cells, and proteins that defends the body against infection, whilst protecting the body’s own cells. The immune system keeps a record of every germ (microbe) it has ever defeated so it can recognize and destroy the microbe ...
May 13, 2023
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Do you choose Illness or Wellness? By Dr. Sophie Jayamaha Source : Dæhæna – Monthly e-Newsletter November 2022 – Queensland Sri Lankans Health and wellness is not just absence of disease, but it is a process of maintaining a good working order. Do you maintain your car to keep it in a good condition so that it doesn’t fail to function suddenly. Needless to say, the most valuable asset you have is not your car even if you own the most valuable car in the world. Your most valuable asset is your body because once it is damaged or fails to function, you can’t get a new model. Just the way you service your car regularly and check oil levels and do other maintenance, your body also requires certain maintenance work. Lifestyle Medicine is the science of maintaining your body and mind in optimum condition. One has to gain knowledge, develop ...
Oct 31, 2022
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