About a month ago (November 2015) or so, I suddenly realised it was not by spectacle lens which were dirty. Looking out doors, I saw a black smear on my left eye. It appeared like a dead mosquito lying in my field vision. A few days later, I say similar smears in my right eye vision. There were more of them. My worries started. What were these?
So, I went to the hospital without delay. Fortunately, I met my friend's daughter who works in the Ophthalmology Department at Universiti Hospital. The first appointment did not give me clear ideas of what these smears were. I was told that I had cataracts. The right eye had 15% more floaters compared to my left eye.
So, coming home, I went to You-tube to understand better what are floaters and what are the flashes that I got as well.
Last week and today morning I went to see my eye doctor again to allay my fears as the flashes were of some concern.
After checking my eyes, she came to the conclusion that the flashes was more to do with my vitreous humour. The vitreous on my right eyes is totally detached from the optic nerve while for the the left eye, it is semi detached. There was no indication of any retina tear which are holes in the retina. Thank God for that!
The symptoms of a retina tear are as follows:
-Increase int the multitude of floaters...like a swarm of flies
-Increased frequency in flashes
-Dark shades covering the eyes from the sides.
Once these are experienced, its time to go back to the doctor to plug the holes with a laser.
As for floaters and flashes occasioned by cataracts and vitreous humour, it's best to ignore it. By doing so, the mind will also 'learn' to ignore it and life goes on.
I will be seeing my doctor in May 2016.
Showing posts with label Health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Health. Show all posts
December 11, 2015
March 14, 2013
Have a Heart-Take Care of It
This is one interesting article and we should all read it as we have a heart and a life to care for.
Here goes:
A chat with
Dr.Devi Shetty, Narayana Hrudayalaya (Heart Specialist) Bangalore was arranged
by WIPRO for its employees. The transcript of the chat is given below. Useful
for everyone.
Q: What are the thumb rules for a layman to take care of his heart?
A: 1.Diet – Less of carbohydrate, more of protein, less oil
Q: Is eating non-veg food (fish) good for the heart?
A: No
Q: It's still a grave shock to hear that some apparently healthy person
gets a cardiac arrest. How do we understand it in perspective?
A: This is called silent attack; that is why we recommend everyone past the age of 30 to undergo routine health checkups.
Q: Are heart diseases hereditary?
A: Yes
Q: What are the ways in which the heart is stressed? What practices do you suggest to de-stress?
A: Change your attitude towards life. Do not look for perfection in everything in life.
Q: Is walking better than jogging or is more intensive exercise required to keep a healthy heart?
A: Walking is better than jogging, since jogging leads to early fatigue and injury to joints
Q: You have done so much for the poor and needy. What has inspired you to do so?
A: Mother Theresa, who was my patient.
Q: Can people with low blood pressure suffer heart diseases?
A: Extremely rare.
Q: Does cholesterol accumulates right from an early age (I'm currently only 22) or do you have to worry about it only after you are above 30 years of age?
A: Cholesterol accumulates from childhood.
Q: How do irregular eating habits affect the heart ?
A: You tend to eat junk food when the habits are irregular and your body's enzyme release for digestion gets confused.
Q: How can I control cholesterol content without using medicines?
A: Control diet, walk and eat walnut.
Q: Which is the best and worst food for the heart?
A: Fruits and vegetables are the best and oil is the worst.
Q: Which oil is better - groundnut, sunflower, olive?
An: All oils are bad.
Q: What is the routine checkup one should go through? Is there any specific test?
A: Routine blood test to ensure sugar, cholesterol is okay. Check BP, Treadmill test after an echo.
Q: What are the first aid steps to be taken on a heart attack?
A: Help the person into a sleeping position, place an aspirin tablet under the tongue with a sorbitrate tablet if available, and rush him to a coronary care unit, since the maximum casualty takes place within the first hour.
Q: How do you differentiate between pain caused by a heart attack and that caused due to gastric trouble?
Ans: Extremely difficult without ECG.
Q: What is the main cause of a steep increase in heart problems amongst youngsters? I see people of about 30-40 yrs of age having heart attacks and serious heart problems.
A: Increased awareness has increased incidents. Also, sedentary lifestyles, smoking, junk food, lack of exercise in a country where people are genetically three times more vulnerable for heart attacks than Europeans and Americans.
Q: Is it possible for a person to have BP outside the normal range of 120/80 and yet be perfectly healthy?
A: Yes.
Q: Marriages within close relatives can lead to heart problems for the child. Is it true?
A : Yes, co-sanguinity leads to congenital abnormalities and you may NOT have a software engineer as a child
Q: Many of us have an irregular daily routine and many a times we have to stay late nights in office. Does this affect our heart? What precautions would you recommend?
A : When you are young, nature protects you against all these irregularities. However, as you grow older, respect the biological clock.
Q: Will taking anti-hypertensive drugs cause some other complications (short/long term)?
A : Yes, most drugs have some side effects. However, modern anti-hypertensive drugs are extremely safe.
Q: Will consuming more coffee/tea lead to heart attacks?
A : No.
Q: Are asthma patients more prone to heart disease?
A : No.
Q: How would you define junk food?
A : Fried food like Kentucky, McDonalds , Samosas, and even Masala Dosas.
Q: You mentioned that Indians are three times more vulnerable. What is the reason for this, as Europeans and Americans also eat a lot of junk food?
A: Every race is vulnerable to some disease and unfortunately, Indians are vulnerable for the most expensive disease.
Q: Does consuming bananas help reduce hypertension?
A: No.
Q: Can a person help himself during a heart attack (Because we see a lot of forwarded e-mails on this)?
A: Yes. Lie down comfortably and put an aspirin tablet of any description under the tongue and ask someone to take you to the nearest coronary care unit without any delay and do not wait for the ambulance since most of the time, the ambulance does not turn up.
Q: Do, in any way, low white blood cells and low hemoglobin count lead to heart problems?
A: No. But it is ideal to have normal hemoglobin level to increase your exercise capacity.
Q: Sometimes, due to the hectic schedule we are not able to exercise. So, does walking while doing daily chores at home or climbing the stairs in the house, work as a substitute for exercise?
A : Certainly. Avoid sitting continuously for more than half an hour and even the act of getting out of the chair and going to another chair and sitting helps a lot.
Q: Is there a relation between heart problems and blood sugar?
A: Yes. A strong relationship since diabetics are more vulnerable to heart attacks than non-diabetics.
Q: What are the things one needs to take care of after a heart operation?
A : Diet, exercise, drugs on time, control cholesterol, BP, weight.
Q: Are people working on night shifts more vulnerable to heart disease when compared to day shift workers?
A : No.
Q: What are the modern anti-hypertensive drugs?
A: There are hundreds of drugs and your doctor will chose the right combination for your problem, but my suggestion is to avoid the drugs and go for natural ways of controlling blood pressure by walking, diet to reduce weight and changing attitudes towards lifestyles.
Q: Does dispirin or similar headache pills increase the risk of heart attacks?
A : No.
Q: Why is the rate of heart attacks more in men than in women?
A: Nature protects women till the age of 45. (Present Global census show that the percentage of heart disease in women has increased than in men )
Q: How can one keep the heart in a good condition?
A: Eat a healthy diet, avoid junk food, exercise everyday, do not smoke and, go for health checkups if you are past the age of 30 ( once in six months recommended) ....
Here goes:
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| Advocacy for Heart Health |
Q: What are the thumb rules for a layman to take care of his heart?
A: 1.Diet – Less of carbohydrate, more of protein, less oil
2. Exercise – 30 minutes walk, at least five days a week, avoid lifts and avoid
sitting for a long time
3. Quit smoking
4. Control weight
5. Control BP-Blood pressure and Sugar
4. Control weight
5. Control BP-Blood pressure and Sugar
Q: Is eating non-veg food (fish) good for the heart?
A: No
Q: It's still a grave shock to hear that some apparently healthy person
gets a cardiac arrest. How do we understand it in perspective?
A: This is called silent attack; that is why we recommend everyone past the age of 30 to undergo routine health checkups.
Q: Are heart diseases hereditary?
A: Yes
Q: What are the ways in which the heart is stressed? What practices do you suggest to de-stress?
A: Change your attitude towards life. Do not look for perfection in everything in life.
Q: Is walking better than jogging or is more intensive exercise required to keep a healthy heart?
A: Walking is better than jogging, since jogging leads to early fatigue and injury to joints
Q: You have done so much for the poor and needy. What has inspired you to do so?
A: Mother Theresa, who was my patient.
Q: Can people with low blood pressure suffer heart diseases?
A: Extremely rare.
Q: Does cholesterol accumulates right from an early age (I'm currently only 22) or do you have to worry about it only after you are above 30 years of age?
A: Cholesterol accumulates from childhood.
Q: How do irregular eating habits affect the heart ?
A: You tend to eat junk food when the habits are irregular and your body's enzyme release for digestion gets confused.
Q: How can I control cholesterol content without using medicines?
A: Control diet, walk and eat walnut.
Q: Which is the best and worst food for the heart?
A: Fruits and vegetables are the best and oil is the worst.
Q: Which oil is better - groundnut, sunflower, olive?
An: All oils are bad.
Q: What is the routine checkup one should go through? Is there any specific test?
A: Routine blood test to ensure sugar, cholesterol is okay. Check BP, Treadmill test after an echo.
Q: What are the first aid steps to be taken on a heart attack?
A: Help the person into a sleeping position, place an aspirin tablet under the tongue with a sorbitrate tablet if available, and rush him to a coronary care unit, since the maximum casualty takes place within the first hour.
Q: How do you differentiate between pain caused by a heart attack and that caused due to gastric trouble?
Ans: Extremely difficult without ECG.
Q: What is the main cause of a steep increase in heart problems amongst youngsters? I see people of about 30-40 yrs of age having heart attacks and serious heart problems.
A: Increased awareness has increased incidents. Also, sedentary lifestyles, smoking, junk food, lack of exercise in a country where people are genetically three times more vulnerable for heart attacks than Europeans and Americans.
Q: Is it possible for a person to have BP outside the normal range of 120/80 and yet be perfectly healthy?
A: Yes.
Q: Marriages within close relatives can lead to heart problems for the child. Is it true?
A : Yes, co-sanguinity leads to congenital abnormalities and you may NOT have a software engineer as a child
Q: Many of us have an irregular daily routine and many a times we have to stay late nights in office. Does this affect our heart? What precautions would you recommend?
A : When you are young, nature protects you against all these irregularities. However, as you grow older, respect the biological clock.
Q: Will taking anti-hypertensive drugs cause some other complications (short/long term)?
A : Yes, most drugs have some side effects. However, modern anti-hypertensive drugs are extremely safe.
Q: Will consuming more coffee/tea lead to heart attacks?
A : No.
Q: Are asthma patients more prone to heart disease?
A : No.
Q: How would you define junk food?
A : Fried food like Kentucky, McDonalds , Samosas, and even Masala Dosas.
Q: You mentioned that Indians are three times more vulnerable. What is the reason for this, as Europeans and Americans also eat a lot of junk food?
A: Every race is vulnerable to some disease and unfortunately, Indians are vulnerable for the most expensive disease.
Q: Does consuming bananas help reduce hypertension?
A: No.
Q: Can a person help himself during a heart attack (Because we see a lot of forwarded e-mails on this)?
A: Yes. Lie down comfortably and put an aspirin tablet of any description under the tongue and ask someone to take you to the nearest coronary care unit without any delay and do not wait for the ambulance since most of the time, the ambulance does not turn up.
Q: Do, in any way, low white blood cells and low hemoglobin count lead to heart problems?
A: No. But it is ideal to have normal hemoglobin level to increase your exercise capacity.
Q: Sometimes, due to the hectic schedule we are not able to exercise. So, does walking while doing daily chores at home or climbing the stairs in the house, work as a substitute for exercise?
A : Certainly. Avoid sitting continuously for more than half an hour and even the act of getting out of the chair and going to another chair and sitting helps a lot.
Q: Is there a relation between heart problems and blood sugar?
A: Yes. A strong relationship since diabetics are more vulnerable to heart attacks than non-diabetics.
Q: What are the things one needs to take care of after a heart operation?
A : Diet, exercise, drugs on time, control cholesterol, BP, weight.
Q: Are people working on night shifts more vulnerable to heart disease when compared to day shift workers?
A : No.
Q: What are the modern anti-hypertensive drugs?
A: There are hundreds of drugs and your doctor will chose the right combination for your problem, but my suggestion is to avoid the drugs and go for natural ways of controlling blood pressure by walking, diet to reduce weight and changing attitudes towards lifestyles.
Q: Does dispirin or similar headache pills increase the risk of heart attacks?
A : No.
Q: Why is the rate of heart attacks more in men than in women?
A: Nature protects women till the age of 45. (Present Global census show that the percentage of heart disease in women has increased than in men )
Q: How can one keep the heart in a good condition?
A: Eat a healthy diet, avoid junk food, exercise everyday, do not smoke and, go for health checkups if you are past the age of 30 ( once in six months recommended) ....
March 04, 2012
Hello, new hair?
For those looking for the elixir of youthful looks,this can certainly be good news.
This is an interesting early development for those who are balding and have the cash to do a hair transpant.
If this article is anything to go by, a new US study holds a good option to treat male pattern baldness using leg hair.
The New York Times reported on Feb 21 that the procedure “has the potential to restore the hairlines of millions of men with male pattern baldness, the most common cause of hair loss and often an enormous source of stress”.
It quoted a study on two cases published in The Archives of Dermatology and University of California associate instructor of dermatology Dr Sanusi Umar, who observed the transplanting of leg hair follicles from two patients' legs to their heads.
In each case, the report said that Dr Umar “extracted about 1,000 leg hair follicles and grafted them to the patients' hairlines” and that almost 80% of the transplanted leg hair “grew successfully”.
Student Muhammad Iqbal Ismail, 24, and James Lim, a research assistant, both experiencing early signs of male pattern baldness, said they were open to the procedure.
“If I can afford it, I might go for it,” both enthused.
The price tag for the procedure may, however, be daunting.
According to the Malaysian Society for Hair Sciences president Dr Steven Chow, follicular hair transplants costs about RM20,000 to RM30,000 per session.
For most men, only one session is required to see results while others may need two or three sessions.
“There are qualified surgeons who can perform this in Malaysia but no centre is doing it on a full-time basis,” said Dr Chow.
Furthermore, Dr Chow said the procedure might not work well with local men because it is only suitable for those who have “massive, thick hair growth on their legs” (with enough hair follicles to harvest).
Dr Chow said common first-line treatments available are oral medications and lotions.
He also stressed that transplants must be done by trained doctors.
So, there you have it, hope for the hopelessly hairless.
This is an interesting early development for those who are balding and have the cash to do a hair transpant.
If this article is anything to go by, a new US study holds a good option to treat male pattern baldness using leg hair.
The New York Times reported on Feb 21 that the procedure “has the potential to restore the hairlines of millions of men with male pattern baldness, the most common cause of hair loss and often an enormous source of stress”.
It quoted a study on two cases published in The Archives of Dermatology and University of California associate instructor of dermatology Dr Sanusi Umar, who observed the transplanting of leg hair follicles from two patients' legs to their heads.
In each case, the report said that Dr Umar “extracted about 1,000 leg hair follicles and grafted them to the patients' hairlines” and that almost 80% of the transplanted leg hair “grew successfully”.
Student Muhammad Iqbal Ismail, 24, and James Lim, a research assistant, both experiencing early signs of male pattern baldness, said they were open to the procedure.
“If I can afford it, I might go for it,” both enthused.
The price tag for the procedure may, however, be daunting.
According to the Malaysian Society for Hair Sciences president Dr Steven Chow, follicular hair transplants costs about RM20,000 to RM30,000 per session.
For most men, only one session is required to see results while others may need two or three sessions.
“There are qualified surgeons who can perform this in Malaysia but no centre is doing it on a full-time basis,” said Dr Chow.
Furthermore, Dr Chow said the procedure might not work well with local men because it is only suitable for those who have “massive, thick hair growth on their legs” (with enough hair follicles to harvest).
Dr Chow said common first-line treatments available are oral medications and lotions.
He also stressed that transplants must be done by trained doctors.
So, there you have it, hope for the hopelessly hairless.
February 19, 2010
Chinese Parsley: Kidney Cleaner!
Believe it or not, these humble Chinese parsley leaves can be effective kidney cleaners.
Since we were born, our kidneys have been filtering the blood by removing excessive salt, poison and any unwanted substances from entering our body. With time, these salt accumulates and our kidneys need to undergo cleaning treatments. How are we going to overcome this?
Since we were born, our kidneys have been filtering the blood by removing excessive salt, poison and any unwanted substances from entering our body. With time, these salt accumulates and our kidneys need to undergo cleaning treatments. How are we going to overcome this?
This is a home remedy.
It is very easy. First take a bunch of parsley (Malli leaves) and wash them clean. Cut them into small pieces and put it in a pot with clean water. Boil for ten minutes and let it cool down and then filter it and pour the contents into a clean bottle and keep it inside refrigerator to cool.
It is very easy. First take a bunch of parsley (Malli leaves) and wash them clean. Cut them into small pieces and put it in a pot with clean water. Boil for ten minutes and let it cool down and then filter it and pour the contents into a clean bottle and keep it inside refrigerator to cool.
Drink one glass daily and you will notice all the salts and other accumulated poisons coming out of the kidneys during urination. For those who have tried it, they testify that they felt a marked difference they have never felt before.
Parsley is known as best cleaning treatment for kidneys and it is natural! It only cost a dollar to try this treatment!
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