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Health & Views – August 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 / ...

Aug 3, 2020 Posted by In Articles, Dr harold Gunatillake Tagged , , , Comments 0
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Video talk on high blood pressure – BY Dr Harold Gunatillake Script Let us discuss today, the importance of checking your blood pressure regularly.When you are 40 and over, it is advised that you check your BP annually.Owning your own BP apparatus would be an impetus for such recordings, regularly When you are a kid, your heart works beautifully with absolute, no strain. This is attributed to the fact that all your arteries -major, minor and minute tributaries to the fingers and toes are expandable, elastic and mobile, and not stiff, causing no resistance to the pumping action of your heart. With age, the blood vessels seem to harden, become less expandable, becomes stiff and increases the resistance on pumping the blood from your heart.With increased resistance from the thickened blood vessels the heart needs to pump more forcefully. That creates the higher pressure on the arteries, and that would be ...

Apr 5, 2019 Posted by In Articles, Dr harold Gunatillake Tagged , Comments 0
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Good advice by Dr. Harold-Why do most people neglect to check their blood pressure regularly? Strokes, cardiovascular events, peripheral vascular disease among others, are quite prevalent among our people, as they age. One question to be asked is,” Do you check your blood pressure regularly?” and the answer would be in the negative, in most cases. Preventable diseases lead to death due to ignorance and being not health conscious. Investing in a digital blood pressure monitor should be the responsibility of every household. Most people would say there were no symptoms to see the doctor. That is quite right, because high blood pressure does not occur overnight to give symptoms. The onset is insidious, and the body gets used to the higher pressures until one day a shocking complication occurs, as described above.   High blood pressure is called the silent killer, because, as mentioned, gives no warning signs or ...

Oct 19, 2018 Posted by In Articles, Dr harold Gunatillake Tagged Comments 0
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Have you checked your Blood Pressure recently? – Good advice by Dr. Harold   You get high blood pressure as you get older. Being a slow process of increase, you may not have any prodromal signs, until one day you feel dizzy. Blood pressure is cause by pushing the blood from the left lower chamber of your heart against the walls of the arteries that develops a resistance due to thickening (arteriosclerosis). As you know, your doctor will give you two readings when he checks your BP: upper pressure represents the pressure caused by the contraction of the left lower chamber of the heart (ejection pressure), and the lower reading represents the diastolic pressure due to the pressure in the arteries as the heart dilates. In healthy active situation the best readings of your BP should be-systolic 120mm and your diastolic below 80 mm. High blood pressure (hypertension) is now ...

Mar 2, 2018 Posted by In Articles, Dr harold Gunatillake Tagged , , , , Comments 0
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