Health is indeed wealth in today’s disease-embedded times. Here are some handy tips from people in the medical field. Do make the most of them.
Happy living!
Dr PS Murthy, consultant psychiatrist
1. Avoid stress by setting realistic and achievable goals.
2. Accept the work that is given to you with a positive frame of mind, irrespective of its outcome.
3. Take small (mini) breaks and relax at work.
4. Take weekend breaks with family or visit places that rejuvenate and recharge you.
5. Inform your family members about the nature of your work so they don’t have unreasonable expectations regarding your quantity and quality of time spent with them.
6. Go for longer breaks with family/friends atleast once a year.
Dr Devi Prasad Shetty, heart surgeon
1. De-stress your heart by changing your attitude towards life. Do not look for perfection in everything in life.
2. Walking is better than jogging since jogging leads to early fatigue and injury to joints.
3. Control cholesterol by walking and eating walnuts.
4. All oils are bad. The so-called best oil company has the largest marketing budget.
5. Drinking less water doesn’t’ lead to heart problems, but drinking plenty helps in preserving good health.
6. Usually, you get chest discomfort or shortness of breath, months or years before the heart attack. So, when in doubt, go for a heart check-up, which should not take more than a couple of hours. And if you are past 30, go for a health checkup at least once in two years.
Dr Jyoti Prasad, nutritionist
1. Take the best advantage of seasons and have fresh fruits and vegetables of that season
2. Avoid anything that’s got fine flour, fat and salt.
3. 70% of your diet should contain carbohydrates (rice, wheat, ragi), 20-25% proteins (dal, sprouts), 10-15% fat (oil, fried fat, invisible fat) and the least usage should be for fat and sugar. Take that to mean, salads, cooked vegetables, chapattis, rice, a little bit of curd, lean meat and chicken.
4. Nothing like a 45-minute walk every day. It’s cheap, you don’t need any special equipment or dress.
R Basil, Managing Director & CEO, Manipal Health Systems
1. Always keep the medical emergency number of a multi-speciality hospital located nearest to your home and office.
2. And always keep the number of Police control room as well as the local police station and the fire services. Health and safety go hand in hand.