[nidokidos] WHY Heart Attacks are common in Sri Lanka

 

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Good To Read and share WHY Heart Attacks are common in Sri Lanka Saturday, July 3 By Dr. D P Atukorale (July 04, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) Myocardial Infarction (heart attack) is the biggest killer in Sri Lankan and more and more young Sri Lankans (those below 40 years) are getting heart attacks because they do not live with nature, eat bad food and eat at the wrong time in the night. It is not surprising that Sri Lankans are getting heart attacks about ten to twenty years before people in the West. This is due to a number of reasons. A majority of Sri Lankans pass off the good food such as cheap vegetables, greens, nuts and red rice to the servants and eat so-called good food such as polished rice, eggs, butter, cheese, mutton, pork and beef. They eat fast food and a significant number of them, especially those living in the urban areas eat junk food. They end up dining at expensive restaurants, whose fare is not the best for a healthy heart. Deep Frying With Vegetable Oils It is common knowledge that most of the hotels and restaurants use vegetable oils for frying. As a result, the amount of trans-fats in vegetable oils is increased. Trans-fats increase your bad (LDL) cholesterol, decrease your good (HDL) cholesterol and increase your serum triglycerides. High LDL cholesterol, low HDL cholesterol and elevated serum triglycerides are coronary risk factors and deep frying with vegetable oils result low HDL and high serum triglycerides. Low HDL (good) Cholesterol Among Asians Sri Lankans and other Asians are prone to have low HDL cholesterol, unlike people in the West and excessive use of vegetable oils and deep frying making use of vegetable oils makes this low HDL cholesterol worse and some of my patients who use vegetable oils have dangerously low (below 40mg%) HDL cholesterol. Epidemic Of Obesity In The Young We Sri Lankans consume too much of aerated water, sweet drinks and too much of high calorie food such as ice cream, puddings, watalappan, yoghurt etc. We eat too much of rice at night and there is an epidemic of overweight and obesity among teenagers and young Sri Lankans. Obesity is a coronary risk factor and obese persons have high LDL cholesterol, low HDL cholesterol and high triglycerides. Diabetes Mellitus Eating too much of sugar and other sweets is one of the causes of diabetes and uncontrolled diabetic patients have high serum triglycerides and low HDL. Diabetes mellitus is a common risk factor for heart attacks and elevated LDL (bad) cholesterol is not uncommon among uncontrolled diabetics. Eating Dinner Late At Night Eating a late dinner is bad for your heart. In the urban areas of Sri Lanka , a significant number of people ate getting used to having a late dinner. Lack Of Exercise Lack of exercise is another well known risk factor for heart attacks. HDL (good) cholesterol is low in a high proportion of people who do not exercise regularly. HDL is normal in people who exercise regularly. When I was studying in the sixth standard at the Government Junior School Elpitiya, in 1949, I used to walk two miles daily in the morning to "Catch" the school bus. I can remember once we students went on strike against the private bus owners who increased student's bus fare and we walked 24 miles a day (12 miles up and 12 miles down) for two consecutive days. The private bus owners brought down the bus fare and we won the strike. I do not think any of the present day students will ever walk even one mile a day to school. Even to travel a distance of two bus halts, most Sri Lankans in the urban areas use a bus or a three-wheeler. To sum up, lack of exercise, low HDL cholesterol, high LDL cholesterol, high serum triglycerides, eating too much of sugar and other high calorie diets, including fast food and junk food and eating a large dinner late at night are some of the common causes of heart attacks in Sri Lankans. Thanks to the present government, smoking is rare among Sri Lankans now. When Dr. Wallooppillai and I carried out a research project to find out the common causes of heart attacks among young Sri Lankans in 1974, it was found that the commonest cause of heart attacks among those patients below 40 years was heavy smoking. Most of the heart attacks among Sri Lankans can be prevented if we live with nature, eat good food, take regular exercises and take dinner early. Other coronary risk factors such as high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity and abnormal blood lipids (fats), can be controlled with the help of correct medication and the correct diet. P Save a Tree.Please consider the environment before printing this

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[nidokidos] The Law of Detachment

 

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The Law of Detachment   The human mind has a tendency to get attached to anything it contacts. Your attachment has deadly effects on your life and peace of mind. Therefore, you need to develop a spirit of detachment. You cannot get detached from anything naturally. It needs conscious deliberate effort. You cannot forcefully pull yourself away from those things that you are attached to. To detach yourself from lower, you need to get attached to something higher. Attach to higher values and nobler ideals. The lower attachments will wane away. Just as although children are obsessed with toys, when they taste the joy of something better, like play station or a bicycle, they drop the attachment to the toys.   Similarly what are the toys that make us joy? Our toys are money, name, fame, power, position, status and family. Apart from these toys that are making your joys, you have to set a goal, you have to have a mission in life, and this mission must be beyond your selfish personal interest. It is a purpose that satisfies a larger interest. Perform dynamic action; thereafter peace and success will be your gain.   We secluded ourselves to assimilate wisdom and then emerged into the world to help humanity. To establish ourselves, we have to withdraw from the routine sensual existence.   That, however, does not mean that we have to retire, that is not the idea. If you want to master the desires, you need to stay away from the sensual environment. You need not retire fulltime. You may do it for a short while on a regular basis. You need to frequently resort to a spiritual environment to recharge yourself, to imbibe higher values. Being amidst worldly enjoyments it is rather difficult to gain the strength of detachment because the spiritual inputs are washed away by the torrents of sensual temptations.     Detachment is an attitude of non-involvement. Detachment is rather subtle to understand and even more difficult to practice. The sense of detachment is not mere physical abstinence. When you detach yourself physically from pleasure without the mental detachment, which amounts to hypocrisy. The state of detachment is the attitude of not letting the objects of the world affect you or rule you.   It is not what you do but how you do it that confers the statement of detachment upon you.   Through non-attachment, there arises freedom from delusion. Attachment blinds your perception of the realities of life. Delusion is false belief out of misunderstanding. Just as when a boy or a girl who is obsessed with the opposite sex is deluded and does not perceive the true nature of the other person and realities of married life.   Detachment enables you to see the total scheme of things. You gain freedom from delusion. You begin to get established more and more in Truth the Truth of Life!   We all came to this world with empty hands; and will leave the world with empty hands!   Courtesy: Mr. Angajan... With lots of love and regards, S. Murali, Muscat

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[nidokidos] A True Story (and what a story!!)

 

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A True story       Extraordinary True Stories About Ordinary People Sudha Murty, chairperson, Infosys Foundation and author, is known for her ability to glean interesting stories from the lives of ordinary people and weave these narratives into a unique blend of anecdote and fable. Her latest collection of stories, 'The Day I Stopped Drinking Milk', features a fascinating cast of characters, each of whom made an indelible impression on the author. Extracted here is a nugget from 'Bombay to Bangalore', one of the most heartwarming stories in this collection: It was the beginning of summer. I was boarding Udyan Express at Gulbarga railway station. My destination was Bangalore. As I boarded the train, I saw that the second-class reserved compartment was jam-packed with people. I sat down and was pushed to the corner of the berth. Though it was meant for three people, there were already six of us sitting on it... The ticket collector came in and started checking people's tickets and reservations.. Suddenly, he looked in my direction and asked, 'What about your ticket?' 'I have already shown my ticket to you,' I said. 'Not you, madam, the girl hiding below your berth. Hey, come out, where is your ticket?' I realized that someone was sitting below my berth. When the collector yelled at her, the girl came out of hiding. She was thin, dark, scared and looked like she had been crying profusely. She must have been about thirteen or fourteen years old.She had uncombed hair and was dressed in a torn skirt and blouse. She was trembling and folded both her hands.. The collector started forcibly pulling her out from the compartment. Suddenly, I had a strange feeling. I stood up and called out to the collector. 'Sir, I will pay for her ticket,' I said. Then he looked at me and said, 'Madam, if you give her ten rupees, she will be much happier with that than with the ticket.' I did not listen to him. I told the collector to give me a ticket to the last destination, Bangalore, so that the girl could get down wherever she wanted. Slowly, she started talking. She told me that her name was Chitra. She lived in a village near Bidar. Her father was a coolie and she had lost her mother at birth. Her father had remarried and had two sons with her stepmother. But a few months ago, her father had died. Her stepmother started beating her often and did not give her food. She was tired of that life. She did not have anybody to support her so she left home in search of something better. By this time, the train had reached Bangalore. I said goodbye to Chitra and got down from the train. My driver came and picked up my bags. I felt someone watching me. When I turned back, Chitra was standing there and looking at me with sad eyes. But there was nothing more that I could do. I had paid her ticket out of compassion but I had never thought that she was going to be my responsibility!... I told her to get into my car. My driver looked at the girl curiously. I told him to take us to my friend Ram's place. Ram ran separate shelter homes for boys and girls. We at the Infosys Foundation supported him financially. I thought Chitra could stay there for some time and we could talk about her future after I came back from my tours. I was not sure if Chitra would even be there. But to my surprise, I saw Chitra looking much happier than before. Ram suggested that Chitra could go to a high school nearby. I immediately agreed and said that I would sponsor her expenses as long as she continued to study. I left the shelter knowing that Chitra had found a home and a new direction in her life. I got busier and my visits to the shelter reduced to once a year. But I always enquired about Chitra's well-being over the phone. I knew that she was studying well and that her progress was good.. I offered to sponsor her college studies if she wanted to continue studying. But she said, 'No, Akka. I have talked to my friends and made up my mind. I would like to do my diploma in computer science so that I can immediately get a job after three years.' She wanted to become economically independent as soon as possible.. Chitra obtained her diploma with flying colours. She also got a job in a software company as an assistant testing engineer. When she got her first salary, she came to my office with a sari and a box of sweets. One day, when I was in Delhi, I got a call from Chitra. She was very happy. 'Akka, my company is sending me to USA! I wanted to meet you and take your blessings but you are not here in Bangalore.'. Years passed. Occasionally, I received an e-mail from Chitra. She was doing very well in her career. She was posted across several cities in USA and was enjoying life. I silently prayed that she should always be happy wherever she was. Years later, I was invited to deliver a lecture in San Francisco for Kannada Koota, an organization where families who speak Kannada meet and organize events. The lecture was in a convention hall of a hotel and I decided to stay at the same hotel. After the lecture, I was planning to leave for the airport. When I checked out of the hotel room and went to the reception counter to pay the bill, the receptionist said, 'Ma'am, you don't need to pay us anything. The lady over there has already settled your bill. She must know you pretty well.' I turned around and found Chitra there. She was standing with a young white man and wore a beautiful sari. She was looking very pretty with short hair. Her dark eyes were beaming with happiness and pride. As soon as she saw me, she gave me a brilliant smile, hugged me and touched my feet. I was overwhelmed with joy and did not know what to say. I was very happy to see the way things had turned out for Chitra. But I came back to my original question. 'Chitra, why did you pay my hotel bill? That is not right.' suddenly sobbing, she hugged me and said, 'Because you paid for my ticket from Bombay to Bangalore!' (Excerpted with permission from Penguin Books India from Sudha Murty's 'The Day I Stopped Drinking Milk: Life Stories From Here and There') If you like this pas this to your relatives and friends and if well off help the less fortunate. Stay blessed.

 

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