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07 Ghaziabad, Friday, October 9, 2009 p l u s City R emember Aamir Khan from Ghajini? Most of us have the problem of forgetting. Sometimes when tension and work pressure occupy our mind completely, we may forget simple things like where we kept our car keys or our best buddy's birthday or may be an important appointment. Normal activities such as dressing, hygiene or going to a marketplace become difficult. Progressively, the person having Alzheimer's becomes dependent on others to carry out simplest of tasks. September 21 is celebrat- ed as World Alzheimer's day, awareness about the disease is absolutely nec- essary. "AD is a neuro-degena- tive disease associated with an aging brain. It is the most common cause of dementia (losing brain functions like memory, lan- guage, calculation skills) worldwide," says Dr Manjari Tripathi, associ- ate professor, department of neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences. AD begins slowly. It first involves the parts of the brain that control thought, memory and language. AD usually begins after the age of 60. Certain chemical reactions occurring in the brain cause the shrinking of the brain cells. This eventually leads to the clut- tering of entangled cells. The brain goes on shrink- ing and so does the mem- ory. CAUSES Causes are not defined. Age and family history have been identified as possible risk factors. "The exact cause is not known. But the brain has deposits of abnor- mal proteins and tangles. It has various risk factors the strongest ones being age. Some are modifiable like hypertension, diabetes, stress, head injuries that are repeat- ed, unhealthy lifestyle etc," a d d s Tripathi. WATCH OUT! The follow- ing symp- toms are a checklist for you. If you have some of these do not ignore it as a sign of the ageing process but check with your doctor. Memory Loss: This gets to be distinctly different from the absent-mindedness most people have. When you start forgetting familiar details like names of the members of your family or friends or your home phone number. Problems with famil- iar tasks: You may find yourself unable to tie your shoelaces, something you have done almost every morning of your life. Learning and retain- ing new information: When you misplace objects and/or have trouble remembering appoint- ments or recent conversa- tions. When you are repet- itive in conversation. Handling complex tasks: Whenever you do familiar activities like bal- ancing a checkbook, cook- ing a meal or other tasks that involve a complex train of thought. Doing any of these may become increasingly difficult. Personality and Mood Changes: You can under- go a drastic personality change. A quiet and cour- teous person can turn an impatient and aggressive one. Rapid, unexplained HEALTH Healthy lifestyle, active brain help in Alzheimer's disease Never leave home without your calling card or your name and address on slip of paper. Stick to the familiar colour and light patterns inside your house. If the bedroom walls and linen have been black in the past few years stick to the same theme. Do not change the colour of the bathroom door, tiles or even that of the bucket. Do not change access to the bathroom by rear- ranging furniture. Retain old favourites. If you have an armchair, cot or pillow that have been your favourite, retain it. They may not be in mint condition but familiarity helps inde- pendence and gives a sense of security. Establish a routine. Every morning try to wake up at a time con- venient to you, with the help of an alarm, if required. Your morning ablutions, bath, break- fast etc must fall into a particular pattern. Later, if your caregivers adopt the same routine it will be easy for you to follow and also give you a sense of security. Wandering will be one of your problems. You are likely to become a listless individual. Join an exercise or yoga class that will help you relax and also pass time in a healthy way. HERE ARE SOME TIPS mood changes are also part of the AD pattern. Language problems: You might find it difficult to find the right word even in simple conversation. You may find difficulty in expressing your ideas. Disorientation: Forgetting the day of the week or the date is not uncommon but getting lost in your own neighbourhood or mistaking morning for evening is. Judgment Problems: You might find that you are making wrong deci- sions. For example, water- ing plants on a rainy day. Cope without frustra- tion: Short-term memory is one of the first casualties of the disease. STEPS ARE BEING TAKEN Vaccine trials are on. However a healthy lifestyle with use of brain power as one ages like mental exer- cises, puzzles, keeping the brain active, music, social interaction, positive aging, spiritual interaction, walk- ing, salads, fruits, good non-fatty and non carbo- hydrate rich diet, con- sumption of haldi, spices like ginger, Indian season- ing all prevent the onset. TREATMENTS Currently, there is no cure for Alzheimer's disease. However, there are med- ications that can help con- trol its symptoms. In addi- tion, treatments are also available to help manage agitation. Brain activity can help you keep the disease at bay. O n the occasion of World Heart Day on September 27, Fortis Hospital at Noida organised a heart care session to generate awareness among the masses. The hospital organised lectures by three eminent doctors, followed by interactive sessions with the public. In recent times, cardiac diseases have escalated at an alarming rate, affecting both the urban and semi-urban popula- tion. Hectic schedules, unhealthy lifestyle and junk food are responsible to a great extent. Speaking about 'Prevention on Ischemic Heart Disease', Dr Parneesh Arora, senior cardiologist, Fortis Hospital, Noida, said, "A heart full of laughter, good thoughts, nice food habits and routine exer- cises can keep heart dis- eases at bay." He also explained the role of genetics in con- trolling cholesterol lev- els in the body. Several diseases like abdominal obesity, diabetes melli- tus, hypertension, dys- lipidemia and insulin resistance can increase the risk of heart attacks. "Delay in primary health check-ups can lead to complications. Our team at Fortis is committed to provide high end medical facilities for those at risk," Dr Arora added. Dr GC Vaishnava, sen- ior consultant, internal medicine, Fortis Hospital, Noida threw light on 'Life-style Management'. He emphasised on diet schedules, regular exer- cises and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Dr Vaishnava said, "By say- ing no to smoking, regu- lar heart-check up from the age of 20 years, low fat diet, regular physical exercises like brisk walk, maintaining normal blood pressure, limiting salt and alcohol intake are few steps which will lead to a healthy state of mind and body." There is an increase in young patients suffering from heart ailments. Those, especially with a family history of heart disease or diabetes should go in for periodic check-ups starting at early thirties. Namita Nadar, chief clinical nutritionist of Fortis Hospital, delivered a lecture on 'Healthy Eating'. Namita, said, "It's crucial for the body to get right food ingredi- ents in the right quanti- ty. Consum- ption of hydro- genated fats like butter and g h e e , cream and fast food, all having high fat content is a major contribut- ing factor leading to heart attack." Heart care session at Fortis Hospital —BY FORTIS HOSPITAL
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plus HERE ARE SOME TIPS a lecture on 'Healthy Eating'. Namita, said, "It's crucial for the body to get right food ingredi- e n t s i n t h e right quanti- ty. Consum- p t i o n o f h y d r o - g e n a t e d f a t s l i k e butter and g h e e , cream and fast food, all h a v i n g h i g h fat content is a major contribut- ing factor leading to heart attack." Ghaziabad, Friday, October 9, 2009 —BY FORTIS HOSPITAL
Transcript of 9 Ghaziabad-pg-7
07Ghaziabad, Friday, October 9, 2009 plusCity
Remember AamirKhan from Ghajini?Most of us have the
problem of forgetting.Sometimes when tensionand work pressure occupyour mind completely, wemay forget simple thingslike where we kept our carkeys or our best buddy'sbirthday or may be animportant appointment.Normal activities such asdressing, hygiene or goingto a marketplace becomedifficult. Progressively, theperson having Alzheimer'sb e c o m e s
dependent on others tocarry out simplest of tasks.September 21 is celebrat-ed as World Alzheimer'sday, awareness about thedisease is absolutely nec-essary.
"AD is a neuro-degena-tive disease associated withan aging brain. It is themost common cause ofdementia (losing brainfunctions like memory, lan-guage, calculation skills)wor ldwide , " says DrManjari Tripathi, associ-ate professor, departmentof neurology, All India
Institute of MedicalSciences. AD begins
s l owly. I t f i r s tinvo lves the
parts of thebra in that
c o n t r o lthought,
memory and language. ADusually begins after the ageof 60. Certain chemicalreactions occurring in thebrain cause the shrinkingof the brain cells. This
eventually leads to the clut-tering of entangled cells.The brain goes on shrink-ing and so does the mem-ory.CAUSES
Causes are not defined.Age and family history havebeen identified as possiblerisk factors. "The exactcause is not known. But thebrain has deposits of abnor-mal proteins and tangles.It has various risk factorsthe strongest ones beingage. Some are modifiablelike hypertension, diabetes,
stress, head injuriesthat are repeat-
ed, unhealthylifestyle etc,"a d d sTripathi.
W A T C HOUT!The follow-
ing symp-toms are achecklist foryou. If you havesome of these do
not ignore it as a sign of theageing process but checkwith your doctor.
Memory Loss: This getsto be distinctly differentfrom the absent-mindednessmost people have. When youstart forgetting familiardetails like names of themembers of your family orfriends or your home phonenumber.
Problems with famil-iar tasks: You may findyourself unable to tie yourshoelaces, something youhave done almost everymorning of your life.
Learning and retain-ing new information:When you misplace objectsand / o r have t r oub leremembering appoint-ments or recent conversa-tions. When you are repet-itive in conversation.
Handling complextasks: Whenever you dofamiliar activities like bal-ancing a checkbook, cook-ing a meal or other tasksthat involve a complextrain of thought. Doing anyo f these may becomeincreasingly difficult.
Personality and MoodChanges: You can under-go a drastic personalitychange. A quiet and cour-teous person can turn animpatient and aggressiveone. Rapid, unexplained
HEALTH
Healthy lifestyle, active brainhelp in Alzheimer's disease
Never leave homewithout your callingcard or your name andaddress on slip of paper.
Stick to the familiarcolour and light patternsinside your house. If thebedroom walls and linenhave been black in thepast few years stick tothe same theme. Do notchange the colour of thebathroom door, tiles oreven that of the bucket.Do not change access tothe bathroom by rear-ranging furniture.
Retain old favourites.If you have an armchair,cot or pillow that havebeen your favourite,retain it. They may notbe in mint condition butfamiliarity helps inde-pendence and gives asense of security.
Establish a routine.Every morning try towake up at a time con-venient to you, with thehelp of an alarm, ifrequired. Your morningablutions, bath, break-fast etc must fall into aparticular pattern.Later, if your caregiversadopt the same routineit will be easy for you tofollow and also give youa sense of security.
Wandering will beone of your problems.You are likely to becomea listless individual.Join an exercise or yogaclass that will help yourelax and also pass timein a healthy way.
HERE ARESOME TIPS
mood changes are also partof the AD pattern.
Language problems:You might find it difficultto find the right word evenin simple conversation. Youmay find difficulty inexpressing your ideas.
D i s o r i e n t a t i o n :Forgetting the day of theweek or the date is notuncommon but getting lostin your own neighbourhoodor mistaking morning forevening is.
Judgment Problems:You might find that youare making wrong deci-sions. For example, water-ing plants on a rainy day.
Cope without frustra-tion: Short-term memoryis one of the first casualtiesof the disease.
STEPS AREBEING TAKEN
Vaccine trials are on.However a healthy lifestylewith use of brain power asone ages like mental exer-cises, puzzles, keeping thebrain active, music, socialinteraction, positive aging,spiritual interaction, walk-ing, salads, fruits, goodnon-fatty and non carbo-hydrate rich diet, con-sumption of haldi, spiceslike ginger, Indian season-ing all prevent the onset.
TREATMENTSCurrently, there is no cure
for Alzheimer's disease.However, there are med-ications that can help con-trol its symptoms. In addi-tion, treatments are alsoavailable to help manageagitation.Brain activity can help you keep the disease at bay.
On the occasion ofWorld Heart Dayon September 27,
Fortis Hospital at Noidaorganised a heart cares e s s i o n t o g e n e r a t eawareness among themasses. The hospitalorganised lectures bythree eminent doctors,followed by interactivesessions with the public.
In recent times, cardiacdiseases have escalatedat an alarming rate ,affecting both the urbanand semi-urban popula-tion. Hectic schedules,unhealthy lifestyle andjunk food are responsible
to a great extent. S p e a k i n g a b o u t
'Prevention on IschemicH e a r t D i s e a s e ' , D rParneesh Arora, seniorc a r d i o l o g i s t , F o r t i sHospital, Noida, said, "Aheart full of laughter,good thoughts, nice foodhabits and routine exer-cises can keep heart dis-eases at bay."
He also explained therole of genetics in con-trolling cholesterol lev-els in the body. Severaldiseases like abdominalobesity, diabetes melli-tus, hypertension, dys-lipidemia and insulinresistance can increase
the risk of heart attacks."Delay in primary healthcheck-ups can lead tocomplications. Our teamat Fortis is committed toprovide high end medicalfacilities for those atrisk," Dr Arora added.
Dr GC Vaishnava, sen-ior consultant, internalm e d i c i n e , F o r t i sHospital, Noida threwl i g h t o n ' L i f e - s t y l eM a n a g e m e n t ' . H ee m p h a s i s e d o n d i e tschedules, regular exer-cises and maintaining ahealthy l i festyle . DrVaishnava said, "By say-ing no to smoking, regu-lar heart-check up from
the age of 20 years, lowfat diet, regular physicalexercises like brisk walk,m a i n t a i n i n g n o r m a lblood pressure, limitingsalt and alcohol intakeare few steps which willlead to a healthy state ofmind and body."
There is an increase inyoung patients sufferingfrom heart ai lments.Those, especially with afamily history of heartd i s e a s e o r d i a b e t e sshould go in for periodiccheck-ups starting atearly thirties.
Namita Nadar, chiefclinical nutritionist ofFortis Hospital, delivered
a lecture on 'HealthyEating'. Namita, said,"It's crucial for thebody to get rightfood ingredi-e n t s i n t h eright quanti-ty. Consum-p t i o n o fh y d r o -g e n a t e df a t s l i k ebutter andg h e e ,cream andfast food, allhaving highfat content is amajor contribut-ing factor leading toheart attack."
Heart care session at Fortis Hospital
—BY FORTIS HOSPITAL
