The dilemma of the unhealthy fast foods – Dr harold Gunatillake Website: www.Doctorharold.com Transcript: Fast food is typically loaded with calories, sodium, and unhealthy fat—often enough in one meal for an entire day. It also tends to be low in nutrients and almost totally lacking in fruit, vegetables, and fiber. What are fast foods? Let us discuss what they are. Fast food is a type of mass-produced food designed for commercial resale, with a strong priority placed on speed of service. It is a commercial term, limited to food sold in a restaurant or store with frozen, preheated, or precooked ingredients and served in packaging for take-out/takeaway. Fast food was created as a commercial strategy to accommodate large numbers of busy commuters, travelers, and wage workers. In 2018, the fast-food industry was worth an estimated $570 billion globally. The fastest form of “fast food” consists of pre-cooked meals which reduce ...

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Your Belly & Fat Heart Attackts ! – By Dr Gotabhaya Ranasinghe Source : Dr Gotabhaya Ranasinghe facebook Did you know belly fat raises the risk of diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart attacks? Over the years, I’ve noticed that the majority of Sri Lankans, men and women alike, carry belly fat. It has now become a fairly common sight. Most Sri Lankans start gaining belly fat after they are past their mid-twenties. However, it is disappointing to learn that the majority of them are ignorant of the dangers that belly fat can cause. Some people believe that belly fat is common as people age, while others believe that having a big belly enhances a person’s personality.! People gain belly fat primarily because of sedentary lifestyles and unhealthy diets that contain large amounts of sugar, bad fats, carbohydrates, and rice in practically all 3 meals. Did you know that in Sri ...

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U.S. Government takes U-turn on Cholesterol By Dr Tilak S. Fernando, January 24, 2023 Some years ago, the writer interviewed Dr Mass R. Usuf, President of the National Association of Homoeopaths and Affiliates (NAHA). At the start of the interview, Dr Usuf said the word Cholrestrol could attribute to giant pharmaceutical companies engineering medical conspiracies and indoctrinating the medical fraternity, which trickles down to ignorant and gullible people. He stated that Cholesterol is a vital component and body-friendly soft waxy substance found among the lipids (fats) in the bloodstream. Cholesterol is crucial in supporting the human body and forming cell membranes. Certain hormones require it to perform various physiological functions. He posed the question: “How could it then be evil as humans cannot survive without Cholesterol?” Lowering Cholesterol by intake of statins makes one vulnerable to disease and early death!” Formation of Cholesterol The liver produces circa 85% of the ...

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Calcified arteries- what is the significance? – By Dr Harold Gunatillake Calcium deposition in arteries shows how much fatty build-up or plaque formation. Plaques, especially in your coronary arteries, are the leading cause of heart attacks, and when a piece of these plaques breaks off, a blood clot can form around it, blocking the flow of blood, and the heart muscles will be deprived of oxygen. Coronary artery calcification is a buildup of calcium that can predict your cardiovascular risk, as all plaques get calcified with time. Cardiologist depends on ECG tracings during exercise on a treadmill machine to check on the degree of blockage of coronary vessels, shown by the ST segment changes. The presence of calcified plaques is visible on CT scans, and the number of such spots can be counted and given as a coronary calcium score. This is referred to as the calcium score, which measures ...

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Health & Views February 3rd issue 2022 – by Dr 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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Keeping your Kidneys Healthy – by Dr harold Gunatillake Transcript: Your kidneys get rid of waste in your body and help you hold on to the right amount of fluid. They also send out hormones that keep your blood pressure steady, and they play a role in making red blood cells. They even make a form of vitamin D that’s good for your bones. Just the way you check your blood cholesterol to keep the ticker working, you need to think of doing the right thing for your kidneys to keep them healthy. They are silent organs, makes no fuss, but you need to think of keeping them healthy with the right lifestyles and nutrition. You need to be aware that certain drugs, continuous usage harms your kidneys. Common examples are ibuprofen and naproxen taken for arthritic pains. They do damage your kidneys if taken too many times a day. ...

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What is Dietary fiber and why is it important? By Dr harold Gunatillake ‘Science- backed dietary fiber to help guide you through the complex world of nutrition’ Dietary fibers have raised much interest, as they exert beneficial effects on body weight, food intake, glucose homeostasis and insulin sensitivity. Epidemiological studies show an association between a higher fiber intake and a reduced risk of irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and colon cancer Our main dietary macronutrients are carbs, fats, and proteins. We get our fiber content only from carbs and not from fats or proteins. Do you know that meat has no fiber? It is the indigestible part of plant foods, such as fruits, veggies, seeds, and legumes that has no nutrients. They add bulk to our stools, promote the growth of healthy bacteria in the large gut and act as a sponge, absorbing fluid to soften ...

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Cholesterol video – BY Dr Harold Gunatillake This video is all about fats and carbs ending up in the liver, elevates your blood cholesterol. Contrary, foods such as eggs containing high cholesterol and low fats do not reflect an increased level of blood cholesterol. Filmed by Dr Harold Gunatillake ...

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How do cholesterol and Saturated fats affect your health? Written by Dr harold Gunatillake –Health writer Cholesterol is a fat and waxy to the touch. It participates in the cell structures of the body, and in many other functions like making hormones: cortisol, testosterone and oestradiol, vitamin D, bile acids: also prevalent in the liver, brain and other organs in high concentrations may be as stores. In the blood stream the larger cholesterol particles combined with a protein is called Very low Density Lipoproteins (VLDL): intermediate size particles are called Low Density Lipoproteins (LDL) and these are the culprits you need to watch in your blood stream. The smallest particles are beneficial-is called High Density Lipoproteins that protects your heart by carrying the bad cholesterol back into the liver and destroyed thus reducing the numbers in your blood stream. ...

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