Know About- Blood Pressure

There are many silent killers!  One among them is hypertension or high Blood Pressure.

We in our clinics see even people as young as 25 years having high blood pressure. So whenever you get a chance get your blood pressure checked and relax.

Also, high blood pressure can be easily managed with time tested medicines. These medicines have been taken by lakhs of people and are very safe. You would have come across who are BP medication for more than 20-40 years and are doing well.

What happens if you do not treat high BP or do not take medicines regularly?

• You might have seen lot of people with stroke/paralysis, most of the times it is because of uncontrolled high BP. 
• Cardiac diseases like heart getting enlarged, heart failure, valve failure , heart attack (MI), all can happen as a result of high BP.

What causes high BP?

• Lack of physical activity or exercise
• Stress, stress could be at work or family.
• Smoking and alcohol
• Lack of proper sleep
• High cholesterol level

High Blood Pressure is one of the easiest treated chronic condition.

Get in touch with us to get BP and Lipid Profile checked at home in Bangalore for just 599* Rs.

Yes, we will come to your home and do the needful. 

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If You Take Pride Working Long Hours-You Need To Read This

If you are a person working in private sector chances are, you work long hours. Working long hours is unfortunately considered good and people look down on those who work standard hours. It is a different matter that many studies have shown that productivity dips as people work long hours. 

Well, we are not discussing efficiency or productivity of working long hours here. Our concern is about what working long hours does to health.

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Many studies have found that working long hours increases risk of  heart disease and stroke (paralysis). 

A recent Lancet study confirms the findings. It says that people who work 55 hours or more per week have a 1.3 times greater risk of incident stroke than people who work standard hours.

Below is an excerpt from the article which throws more light on the possible reasons for increased risk from working long hours.

"Sudden death from overwork is often caused by stroke and is believed to result from a repetitive triggering of the stress response Behavioural mechanisms, such as physical inactivity, might also link long working hours and stroke; a hypothesis supported by evidence of an increased risk of incident stroke in individuals who sit for long periods at work. Physical inactivity can increase the risk of stroke through various biological mechanisms, and heavy alcohol consumption—a risk factor for all types of stroke -might be a contributing factor because employees working long hours seem to be slightly more prone to risky drinking than are those who work standard hours. Some, albeit inconsistent, evidence suggests that individuals who work long hours are more likely to ignore symptoms of disease and have greater prehospital delays in relation to acute cardiovascular events than do those who work standard hours."

So What is the take home message?

1. Work standard hours or even better less hours!

2. Avoid sitting for prolonged period

3. Avoid or eliminate Alcohol.

4. Jogging, cycling or walking will protect you from some of the risk!

Stay  healthy! If you have any health related questions or doubts, our Doctors will be happy to answer you.

Do You Take An Afternoon Nap? If Not, You May Want To Do It For Your Heart

Do you take an afternoon nap?

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Few of you must be saying are you kidding? In our busy schedule with tight deadlines, Whatsapp, Facebook etc, one cannot sleep at night, how can one sleep in the afternoon! Sleeping in the afternoon is a luxury only few privileged like toddlers, kindergarten kids, retired individuals can probably afford. For the rest of the mere mortals if we get sleep for 6 hours at night it will be an achievement.

Having said that, if ask people who are happy, super successful, peaceful, healthy whether they take a nap in the afternoon, you will find most of them answering "YES"!

There are various benefits of taking a nap in the afternoon.

A recent research presented at European Society of  Cardiology (ESC)  has found that taking nap in the afternoon reduces blood pressure and protects you from cardiovascular events by up-to 10%. What that means is that you are safe guarded from heart attack, heart failure, stroke.  Now that should alone be a very strong reason to take a nap in the afternoon.

But let us say you need to convince your boss or wife, please take a look at the other benefits of taking a nap in the afternoon.

• Relaxation
• Reduced fatigue
• Increased alertness
• Improved mood

Improved performance, including quicker reaction time, better memory, less confusion, and fewer accidents and mistakes.

When your alertness increases it can lead to lesser errors and it is shown that a nap for 26 minutes can improve your productivity by 30%!!

Well, so you have health benefits and work benefits from taking a nap in the afternoon.

Happy Siesta!