Say no to smoking say yes to healthy living

Medanta The Medicity organised a Cessation of Smoking Workshop on World No Tobacco Day on May 31 to spread awareness about the harmful impact of smoking on one's health and well-being.

As part of the Workshop, a smoking clinic and a no smoking programme for the general public. The head of the departments of cardiology and oncology explained the problems associated with smoking. There was a panel discussion followed by a question and answer session with experts. In the smoking clinic, smokers were advised on how and why they should quit smoking and prepare strategies to do so. A smoker is prone to lung cancer, but also at the risk of falling prey to the tongue, food pipe, mouth and pancreatic cancer, among many other deadly forms of diseases.

A passive smoker is vulnerable and chances of him having cancer increases by 20%.

The doctors who organised the workshop said that there are medicines and counselling are available to help a smoker quit this bad habit.

Those who attended this workshop stated that they have become wary of smoking and would like to quit it right away.

"Nicotine in cigarettes makes a smoker yearn. There are doctors, counsellors, psychiatrist and medicines to help a smoker find a replacement fit and quit," a doctor said.

Avoid consumption of tobacco in any form as it is injurious to health; it leads to around 40% of cancer across the world.

Many NGOs also participated in the workshop.

The best way to tackle the the tsunami of cardiac disorders

“India is facing an epidemic of lifestyle diseases like hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, which culminate into strokes, heart attacks and peripheral vascular disease, especially with relevance to the young population,” Dr. RR Kasliwal tells Dr. Rishi Jain in an interview. Prevention of these risk factors eventually boils down to lifestyle modification – quitting tobacco, living stress-free, eating right, sleeping right and reverting to the eastern way of living with yoga and exercise. With a special focus on value of proper sleep and rest, Dr. Kasliwal says, “If your body is tired and the heart needs rest, it has to be given that rest. Sleep disorders can cause hypertension, it can precipitate arrhythmias or even heart failure.” Smoking, taking stress, not taking time out to eat, relax or exercise is resulting in increasing incidence of acute MI, devastating families and contributing to the economic burden of India. “In JACC, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, there is an article saying, curing atherosclerosis should be the new paradox. India has to pick up preclinical atherosclerosis and cure it.” “We neither have the monetary nor the capital resources to treat every heart attack with a PCI or CABG. We will just have to prevent, prevent and prevent.”

Health Awareness Talk & Car Free Day Programme

There are studies that mention that air and even noise pollution is related to several health concerns. With the amount of pollution and unhealthy people in Gurgaon, cycling should be made mandatory for all residents", said Dr RR Kasliwal, chairman, the division of clinical and preventive cardiology, Medanta- The Medicity.

He added that cycling at least thrice a week can prevent many cardiovascular diseases. Check Full News http://goo.gl/6pA3SR