TOPICS Body Mass Index (BMI) and Obesity Diabetes Fats and Cholesterol High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) Heart and Blood Vessel Disease – Overview and Understanding different Terms Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), Atherosclerosis and Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) Heart Attack Heart Failure Heart Rhythm Disorders (Arrhythmias) Carditis – Pericarditis, Myocarditis, Endocarditis Cardiomyopathy Congenital Heart Defects CRP Basics Thrombosis
Stress is the state of the body when it is made to cope with more physical, mental or emotional load than it can handle or is used to. Long term or chronic stress can lead to a number of manifestations. These may be: Physical Impact frequent headaches rise in BP increased load on the heart,
BLOOD PRESSURE AND ITS MEASUREMENT Blood pressure (BP) is the pressure that blood flowing in our arteries exerts on the vessel wall. Arteries are blood vessels that carry blood rich in oxygen from our heart to different parts of the body. This pressure is maximum (systolic BP) when the heart contracts on the heartbeat and
UNDERSTANDING AND DEFINING INSOMNIA ‘Somnus’ means sleep in Latin, therefore Insomnia refers to an inability to sleep. Every adult needs around 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep for optimal health, wellness, and functioning. In children, a longer duration of sleep is required (around 10 hours in children <13 years and 12 hours in children <3 years).