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45Th Newsletter June 16 June 2016 @ th 45 Issue An initiative by Youth Wing of Global Bhatia Foundation For Private Circulation Only Bharati Kapadia (Mumbai) wins award at Canada Page 1 Editorial Change is inevitable, Change is a permanent phenomenon and stagnancy is temporary. Every society undergoes a change over a period. Can someone list out what changes Bhatia community has undergone in last 100 years? The changes can be in social customs, in education, in woman's empowerment, in Business and Industry management, in Economic conditions, Life style, Political, Philanthropic, Spiritual, Heritage, Family values, Art and Culture and personal growth. We invite our readers and writers to pen down (or key down) their observations and email to us. Editor : Haridas Raigaga Design & Layout : Dharmesh Gandhi Advisor : Arun Bhatia Shri Gujarati Mandal Chennai felicitated professionals on 30 April 2016. Shri Bipin Nanavati is Vice-President of Gujarati Mandal Chennai. Environment by Swapnil Swali, Mundra Common Man by Arun Bhatia, Bangalore Inside this issue BHAGWAD GITA in one sentence Old age Home Farmer Won the Padmashri Vividha Tricky Questions Bhatner Fort Interview With a Cardiologist To our Youngsters with love Honesty that Paid! Editor’s Choice Sad but True ! Invitation Page 2 BHAGWAD GITA in one sentence per chapter Chapter 1 : Wrong thinking is the only problem in life. Chapter 2 : Right knowledge is the ultimate solution to all our problems. Chapter 3 : Selflessness is the only way to progress & prosperity. Chapter 4 : Every act can be an act of prayer. Chapter 5 : Renounce the ego of individuality & rejoice in the bliss of infinity. Chapter 6 : Connect to the Higher consciousness daily. Chapter 7 : Live what you learn. Chapter 8 : Never give up on yourself. Chapter 9 : Value your blessings. Chapter 10 : See divinity all around. Chapter 11 : Have enough surrender to see the Truth as it is. Chapter 12 : Absorb your mind in the Higher. Chapter 13 : Detach from maya & attach to Divine. Chapter 14 : Live a lifestyle that matches your vision. Chapter 15 : Give priority to Divinity. Chapter 16 : Being good is a reward in itself. Chapter 17 : Choosing the right over the pleasant is a sign of power Chapter 18 : Let Go, Lets move to union with God. Vividha A soldier does not fight a battle because he hates the enemy in front. He fights because he loves the people behind. D¾ Page 3 Interview with a Cardiologist An Interview with Dr. Devi Shetty, one of the most only after you are above 30 years of age? renowned Heart surgeons in India today and a world Answer: Cholesterol accumulates from childhood. class cardiologist. Arranged by WIPRO for its employees, the transcript below is useful for everyone Question: How do irregular eating habits affect the of every age! heart? Question: What are the thumb rules for a layman to Answer: You tend to eat junk food when the habits are take care of his heart? irregular and your body's enzyme release for Answer: digestion gets confused. 1. Diet - Less of carbohydrate, more of protein, less oil 2. Exercise - Half an hour's walk, at least five days a Question: How can I control cholesterol content week; avoid lifts and avoid sitting for a longtime without using medicines? 3. Quit smoking Answer: Control diet, walk and eat walnut. 4. Control weight 5. Control blood pressure and sugar Question: Can yoga prevent heart ailments? Answer: Yoga helps. Question: Is eating non-veg food (fish) good for the heart? Question: Which is the best and worst food for the Answer: No heart? Answer: Fruits and vegetables are the best and the Question: It's still a grave shock to hear that some worst is oil. apparently healthy person gets a cardiac arrest.. How do we understand it in perspective? Question: Which oil is better - groundnut, sunflower, Answer: This is called silent attack; that is why we olive? recommend everyone past the age of 30 to undergo Answer: All oils are bad. routine health checkups. Question: What is the routine checkup one should go Question: Are heart diseases hereditary? through? Is there any specific test? Answer: Yes. Answer: Routine blood test to ensure sugar, cholesterol is ok. Check BP, Treadmill test after an Question: What are the ways in which the heart is echo. stressed? What practices do you suggest to de- stress? Question: What are the first aid steps to be taken on a Answer: Change your attitude towards life. Do not heart attack? look for perfection in everything in life. Answer: Help the person into a sleeping position , place an aspirin tablet under the tongue with a Question: Is walking better than jogging or is more sorbitrate tablet if available, and rush him to a intensive exercise required to keep a healthy heart? coronary care unit since the maximum casualty takes Answer: Walking is better than jogging since jogging place within the first hour. leads to early fatigue and injury to joints Question: How do you differentiate between pain Question: You have done so much for the poor and caused by a heart attack and that caused due to needy. What has inspired you to do so? gastric trouble? Answer: Mother Theresa , who was my patient. Answer: Extremely difficult without ECG. Question: Can people with low blood pressure suffer Question: What is the main cause of a steep increase heart diseases? in heart problems amongst youngsters? I see people Answer: Extremely rare. of about 30-40 yrs of age having heart attacks and serious heart problems. Question: Does cholesterol accumulates right from an Answer: Increased awareness has increased early age incidents.. Also, sedentary lifestyles, smoking, junk (I'm currently only 22) or do you have to worry about it food, lack of exercise in a country where people are genetically three times more vulnerable for heart Page 4 Interview with a Cardiologist attacks than Europeans and Americans. Question: Do, in any way, low white blood cells and low hemoglobin count lead to heart problems? Question: Is it possible for a person to have BP Answer: No. But it is ideal to have normal hemoglobin outside the normal range of 120/80 and yet be level to increase your exercise capacity. perfectly healthy? Answer: Yes. Question: Sometimes, due to the hectic schedule we are not able to exercise. So, does walking while doing Question: Marriages within close relatives can lead to daily chores at home or climbing the stairs in the heart problems for the child. Is it true? house, work as a substitute for exercise? Answer: Yes, co-sanguinity leads to congenital abnormalities and you may not have a software Answer: Certainly. Avoid sitting continuously for more engineer as a child. than half an hour and even the act of getting out of the chair and going to another chair and sitting helps a lot. Question: Many of us have an irregular daily routine and many a times we have to stay late nights in office. Question: Is there a relation between heart problems Does this affect our heart ? What precautions would and blood sugar? you recommend? Answer: Yes. A strong relationship since diabetics are Answer: When you are young, nature protects you more vulnerable to heart attacks than non-diabetics. against all these irregularities. However, as you grow older, respect the biological clock. Question: What are the things one needs to take care of after a heart operation? Question: Will taking anti-hypertensive drugs cause Answer: Diet, exercise, drugs on time, Control some other complications (short / long term)? cholesterol, BP, weight. Answer: Yes, most drugs have some side effects. However, modern anti- hypertensive drugs are Question: Are people working on night shifts more extremely safe. vulnerable to heart disease when compared to day shift workers? Question: Will consuming more coffee/tea lead to Answer: No. heart attacks? Answer: No. Question: What are the modern anti- hypertensive drugs? Question: Are asthma patients more prone to heart Answer: There are hundreds of drugs and your doctor disease? will choose the right combination for your problem, but Answer: No. my suggestion is to avoid the drugs and go for natural ways of controlling blood pressure by walk, diet to Question: How would you define junk food? reduce weight and changing attitudes and lifestyles. Answer: Fried food like Kentucky , McDonalds , samosas, and even masala dosas.. Question: Does dispirin or similar headache pills increase the risk of heart attacks? Question: Does consuming bananas help reduce Answer: No. hypertension? Answer: No. Question: Why is the rate of heart attacks more in men than in women? Question: Can a person help himself during a heart Answer: Nature protects women till the age of 45. attack (Because we see a lot of forwarded emails on this)? Question: How can one keep the heart in a good Answer: Yes. Lie down comfortably and put an aspirin condition? tablet of any description under the tongue and ask Answer: Eat a healthy diet, avoid junk food, exercise someone to take you to the nearest coronary care unit everyday, do not smoke and, go for health checkups if without any delay and do not wait for the ambulance you are past the age of 30 (once in six months since it may not turn up or just not turn up in time. recommended). Page 5 Honesty that Paid! At the point of death a man, Tom Smith, called resume tomorrow, your letter will be waiting for his children and after praying for them, he you. advised them to follow his footsteps so that they can have peace of mind in all that they do. Immaculate Smith became the Corporate Affairs Manager of the The youngest child, Immaculate, a female, company with two cars, one official and one for looked at others and yeled, "Daddy, its private use, attached to the office, with a duplex unfortunate you are dying without a penny in and two drivers and a salary of £100,000 per your bank account, personally, I can't emulate month excluding allowances and other costs you.
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