MODERN WOMEN FACE MORE HEALTH RISKS THAN MEN

Do you find it hard to balance your work and family? Have you thought of taking a much-needed break? It is medically proven women are much more prone to health risks than men. Women's health needs extra care and attention. Their constitution is very different and hence needs special care. The importance of taking care of ones health is not understood by many women. But the earlier they understand it is better for them.

Here are some health tips, which should be religiously followed amidst all the ordeals, such as, full-time job, meeting office targets, family responsibilities and household chores. These round the clock duties and responsibilities are the major factors that take its toll on women. Many a times it is hard for women's to juggle and strike a perfect balance between their personal and professional life.

Amidst all hard work, and family responsibilities women go through different hormonal changes, pregnancy, and the period of menopause; and women rarely get the time to give personal attention to their health and wellness. Still if the simple daily health tips for women can be included in the daily schedule then you can find a sea of changes in every woman and her health.


Women Health Care

Health care for women means extra nutrition and care especially when they cross the age of 30. 
You should follow specific diet tips and develop a healthy eating habit. 
Diseases that are common in women are anemia, anxiety, depression, osteoporosis, migraine, weight gain and weakness. 
They are the ailments which begin with simple symptoms but might go to extreme degrees if adequate attention is not provided.

Health Tips for Women

You should drink lots of water. At least 8 -12 glasses of water consumption should be done by an adult. 

Develop a healthy eating habit and live more on fresh fruits, green leafy vegetables, and food rich in fiber, shoots, seeds and cereals. 

Increase your protein intake and also have more of carbohydrate in your diet. Calcium rich diet is also essential for women as they tend to suffer a lot from osteoporosis after menopause. 

Yoga, exercises and work out a daily basis, so that you can stay in shape as well as fit and healthy. These will surely help you to remain active for a long time.


Working Women Health Care

DIET: 

• High in proteins and low in fats and carbohydrates. 
• Diet containing enough vitamins and minerals improve immunity and mental performance. 
• Drink lots of water. 
• Fresh fruit juices are good for health. 
• Exercise regularly. Go for morning walks, jogging, cycling or climb stairs to stay active. It keeps you fit and decreases stress and anxiety. 
• Keep a check on your weight to ensure that you stay fit. 
• Devote your time to pursue your hobbies to get relief from stress and anxiety. 
• Regular health checkups will warn you timely about health complications. 
• Sleep for 8 hours to stay fresh the next day.

AVOID :- 

• Beverages like tea, coffee and fizzy drinks must be avoided. Even if you drink tea or coffee try to avoid the consumption of sugar. 
• Stop smoking/drinking
• Try using a hand kerchief or a mask while travelling. Increased levels of pollution can cause infections/inflammation to your lungs. Common diseases addressed - Bronchitis and Asthma.

Women manage their responsibilities very well, However its their health that's in stake...
              Cooking for family and balancing other household work and in the process often skipping meals and forgetting to take food is very common among today's women. But you have to eat healthy if you have to stay fit and work. 
Choose the types of food which will help you to improve your health so that you can fight against all kinds of diseases. 
Eat a moderate proportion. Do not over eat or consume less food. Eat a wide variety of food items which includes vegetables, grains, fruits, fish, meat or egg. Limit the intake of fried food and sugary items. 

Always start your day by eating a big breakfast. If you are working take lunch from home instead of eating at the cafeteria. Try to share a dessert plate instead of gorging on one whole plate yourself. Use mustard where you would eat mayonnaise. Eat food which is low in calorie. If you consume alcohol limit yourself to the weekends. When you are having your cereals ensure that you have fat free milk along with it. If you have sweet tooth then try to balance your meal for the day so that you do not take in extra calories. 

NUTRITIONAL MANTRA :- 

Intake of iron:- Green leafy vegetables,Okra, Read meat, egg yolk, dates, dried fruits,beans, lentils, soyabean, iron rich cereals, Liver, Artichokes.

Calcium :- Milk and Milk products.

                 For vegans,boiled broccoli,Okra, Baked beans, Kidney beans,Nuts, Apricots.

                 Fish, Tofu, etc

Vitamin D :- Regular early morning sunlight is the main source of Vitamin D. Quiet minimal amount is available                  in foods like algae, fungus etc  eg- mushroom

Animal products like Salmon, Tuna and Cod liver oil are good sources of Vitamin D.

Vitamin C:- Citric fruits like lemon, oranges, berries to name a few.

Broccoli, mustard, papaya, sprouts, cabbage, spinach.

Fibers :- High fiber diet is a must.

              Millet (Bajra/ Jowar) are good sources of fiber.

              Cereals rich in fiber

              Fruits like oranges and sweet-lime 

DON'T COMPROMISE YOURSELF, YOU ARE ALL THAT  YOU'VE GOT!

STRICTLY! NO SMOKING ZONE...

Lung Cancer :

Mainly caused due to smoking smoking, SMOKING, SMOKING, SMOKING

Its simple! YOU DIE

Dr.Madhu's Blog: BRONCHITIS - A common Ailment

Dr.Madhu's Blog: BRONCHITIS - A common Ailment: "Today, there are millions of Americans suffering from different kinds of respiratory illnesses that can have a significant effect in the way..."

BRONCHITIS - A common Ailment

Today, there are millions of Americans suffering from different kinds of respiratory illnesses that can have a significant effect in the way they live their daily lives. And so are we! 


The increased levels of pollution in this modern age is the core irritant for most of the respiratory diseases.


Smoking cigarettes , hookahs, cigars etc have become a fashion trend among teenagers.

Adults claim it helps relieve stress. However other common agents causing Bronchitis are dust, pollen grains, pet's hair etc. There may be various allergens causing Bronchitis. This is called Allergic Bronchitis.

There are two types of Bronchitis:

1. Acute
2. Chronic

Healthy (Normal) Lungs and its anatomy:

Bronchitis is the inflammation of the bronchial tubes (inflammation = itis). The inflammation causes swelling of the lining of these breathing tubes, narrowing the tubes and promoting secretion of inflammatory fluid.

  NORMAL     INFLAMED

Acute bronchitis: the inflammation of the bronchi usually caused by a viral infection, although bacteria and chemicals also may cause acute bronchitis. 
                            In infants, this is usually caused by respiratory syncytial viruses (RSV), and affects the small    bronchi and bronchioles more than the large. 
                            In adults, other viruses as well as some bacteria can cause bronchiolitis and often manifest as a persistent cough at times productive of small plugs of mucus.


What exactly happens inside our body? (as you read, refer to the above pic)


* Inflammation of the bronchial tubes narrows the inside opening of the bronchial tubes.
* Narrowing of the bronchial makes it difficult for air to move to and from the lungs.
* This can cause wheezing, coughing, and shortness of breath.
* The cough may consist of sputum due to the secretions from the inflamed cells that line the bronchi.
* By coughing, the body attempts to expel secretions that clog the bronchial tubes. If these secretions contain    certain inflammatory cells, discoloration of the mucus may result often in a green or yellow color.
* Sometimes the severity of the inflammation may result in some bleeding.


What causes Acute Bronchitis ?

• Viral infection :  most common cause. It causes inflammation to the inner lining of the bronchial tubes and undergo the changes that occur with any inflammation in the body,like redness and swelling. Common viruses include the rhinovirus, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and the influenza virus. 

• Bacteria can also cause bronchitis (a few examples include, Mycoplasma, Pneumococcus, Klebsiella, Haemophilus).
  
• Chemical irritants (for example, tobacco smoke, gastric reflex, solvents) can cause acute bronchitis.

How will I know that my loved ones are suffering from Bronchitis? 

 

It is not easy to differentiate a cold from Acute Bronchitis. So, its usually ignored that may lead to chronic bronchitis.

               Anatomically, the larynx divides the upper and lower airways. Colds tend to affect the mouth, throat, and nasal passages while bronchitis describes specific inflammation of the bronchial tubes. The two illnesses can exist at the same time and may be caused by the same virus infection.

Common Signs and symptoms that may help you judge :

• Chest discomfort
• Cough that produces mucus; if it's yellow-green, you are more likely to have a bacterial infection
• Fatigue
• Fever -- usually low
• Shortness of breath - worsened by exertion or mild activity
• Wheezing
  However not all symptoms will be seen in a patient. I have come across several patients who just have Dry cough with very little mucus with wheezing ad mild breathlessness (patients usually ignore these symptoms). 
  In such cases, On examination is the key to confirm diagnosis and treat ASAP

Chronic Bronchitis - The diagnosis is made based on clinical findings of a long term persistent cough usually associated with tobacco abuse, ignored acute bronchitis

Symptoms of Chronic Bronchitis -

Acute Bronchitis symptoms 

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1) Ankle, feel and leg swelling.

2) Blue coloured lips from lowered oxygen

3) Frequent respiatory infection

4) patients are more likely to develop pneumonia 

5)Emphysema 

6)Pulmonary hypertension and cor pulmonale 

 How can I manage it myself?

• DO NOT smoke
• Rest
• Drinking plenty of fluids to prevent dehydration
• Take humidifier or steam to humidifying the air
• occasionally medication to suppress the cough are appropriate home care treatments.
• Paracetamol in case of mild fever.
• In patients with asthma, wheezing may increase with acute bronchitis. Use of a prescribed albuterol inhaler (Ventolin HFA, Proventil HFA, ProAir) is reasonable; however, asthma patients should contact their health care practitioner if the symptoms of wheezing and shortness of breath do not resolve promptly.

Always remember that acute bronchitis is treatable. As soon as the signs and symptoms show up, you should consult your doctor about it. You have to consider that it may not be a simple cold that you are suffering from but acute bronchitis.

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Dr.Madhu's Blog: PSYCHO-SOMATIC ILLNESS

Dr.Madhu's Blog: PSYCHO-SOMATIC ILLNESS: "Meaning - Any disorder that involves both mind and body is called psychosomatic illness. In other words, the illness may be emotional or m..."

Dr.Madhu's Blog: PSYCHO-SOMATIC ILLNESS

Dr.Madhu's Blog: PSYCHO-SOMATIC ILLNESS: "Meaning - Any disorder that involves both mind and body is called psychosomatic illness. In other words, the illness may be emotional or me..."

PSYCHO-SOMATIC ILLNESS

Meaning - Any disorder that involves both mind and body is called psychosomatic illness.
In other words, the illness may be emotional or mental in origin, but have physical symptoms. Psychosomatic illness are not imaginary.


How common is it - VERY
Why - STRESS

What happens in Psychosomatic illness - A person's disease fighting ability is weakened sue to Stress.
Examples - After a stressful event like loss of loved ones, One may develop Blood Pressure, or even have a heart attack. The same situation might cause series of asthma attack or peptic ulcer in another person. And a third person, equally grief stricken may not get sick at all. 

• Every patient is individual. 
• For a psychosomatic disorder to develop, a person must be vulnerable in a particular body system.
• It is very important for these illnesses to be recognised and treated as soon as possible.  

STRESS - It is the worst friend to have over for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Stress comes in so many different forms of appearance. Many get Headaches, Rashes, stress knots in muscles, eyes, stomach, name a body part im sure you can get stress building up there.

Common physical symptoms - 

• headaches better known as tension headaches and you just feel this pounding and squeezing all in your head. 
• Rashes, stress related acne / pimples . 
• Stress knots, where your muscles start tying up in a knot from overwhelmed stress - this causes muscle ache commonly shoulders. 
• Loss of sex drive
• Diarrhea or constipation
• Nausea or vommitig
• Frequent cold

Yes stress can get so bad you can be sent to the doctor or worse you can be hospitalized. 

This may help you!

1) Exercise : Get that head off your work! Stay Healthy....

2) Coloring / painting - Wonder why kids are so relaxed!

3) Meditation /Yoga : Peace of Mind is a must!

4) Video Games : All work, No play makes Jack a dull boy...

5) Explore your hobbies, spare some time for it.

KILL THE STRESS, BEFORE IT KILLS YOU! 

Keep in mind that the signs and symptoms of stress can also be caused by other psychological and medical problems. If you’re experiencing any of the warning signs of stress, it’s important to see a doctor for a full evaluation. 
A trained physician can help you determine whether or not your symptoms are stress-related. 

ARE YOU HEALTHY?

Hello everybody!

After all the general knowledge I have been sharing, Now I come to talk more about health...

Before I start, let me ask you... 
What is your meaning of "HEALTH"?  (You may choose in your mind 1 or many)

1. No disease? 
2. No uneasiness ?
3. No stress?
4. Good Hunger?
5. Sound Mind?
6. Calm subconsciousness? 
7. No pains (general pains)?
8. No sorrow?

Or would you choose all of them.... YES!

We often forget, the word 'peace' in our daily lifestyle. 'Peace of mind' is the key to a healthy living. This busy and most importantly -competitive world has made us forget what does 'No disease' state of body mean. 

I come across several patients who have started accepting headaches, common cold, nose block, mild breathlessness, drowsiness, tiredness to name a few, as their normal lifestyle.  When asked, they say "ITS NATURAL" !

Have you thought about it? 

Friends, 

             Health is a state of complete PHYSICAL, MENTAL and SOCIAL WELL - BEING, and not merely the absence of a disease or any disorder.

It is very important for both patients and physician to know, Cure is not mere disappearance of a symptom, but , treating the cause, strengthening the body to fight similar ailments, thus preventing recurrence of similar disease/ illness. 

A true physician treats patient as a whole and not just the symptoms.

MBA - Crash course

Have you ever heard of a company with "No hire or fire" rule? 
Have you ever come across a company where "the employee has never retired or left the company?"
Have you seen a team of people working together, yet "Not a single error" ? A company which has "never faced a STRIKE" ? or there has never been a single "Police record!!!! 
These illiterate workers prove "YOU DONT NEED AN MBA TO RUN AN ORGANISATION"


MUMBAI DABBAWALLA : 
(Data collected from various researched articles and studies )

UNBELIEVABLE HISTORY :

Since 1890, still working without any faults

Average Literacy rate of the workers : 8th standard schooling. 

HR PRACTICES: 

• Flat Organisation
• No hire or fire rule
• Community based recruitment 
• Sharing common ethics, values and beliefs
• Following strict dress code
• Loyalty and trust in their monopoly
• Training provided to new comers.
• Owner + Employee is the designation of each
• Quarterly meetings to discuss issues

Their Principles ......
 "Shakti aur Bhakti" (strength and passion for work)
"Work is Worship"
"Manav seva mein Bhagwaan seva milti hai" (service to mankind is service to God)
"Union is Strength"
"I trust in man only, coz I trust in God"


SUCCESS FACTORS :

• Low cost delivery
• Delivery reliability
• Decentralization
• Perceived equality
• Subarban Railway network

METHOD:

The famous "6 Sigma" Method used by MBA's in MNC's worldwide.

Porter's 5 Force Model :

Competition - Nil to very Low - difficult to replicate.

                                                   - quality remain unchallenged

                                                   - No bargains . Cost effective

                                                   -Low infrastructures and practically no technology, only good   

                                                     planning.

MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES:

• Teamwork
• Time Management
• Innovation
• Customer relationship management
• 6 Sigma
• Logistics and supply chain management

6 Sigma is a methodology to manage process variations that cause defects and to systematically work towards managing variation to eliminate defects.

objective : is to deliver high performance, reliability and value to the end customer.

Ideally 6 sigma performance is calculates numerical defects of 3.467 in 1 million opportunity. 

Mumbai Dabbawalla's beat this goal! 

Their error rate : 1 in 16 million transactions

No history of Strikes

No history of Police/Case records.