Towards Better Health
Blood in our body flows through two types of blood vessels. The ones that carry the pure, oxygenated blood from the heart to various parts of the body are called “arteries” and the other type which carries the deoxygenated blood back from the different parts of the body to the heart are called the “veins”. … Read more
Hypertension or high blood pressure, the notorious non-communicable disease is now a common household name. At our primary health center, I had patients belonging to all the socio-economic groups who are suffering from this disease. Modifying the lifestyle, making the correct dietary changes, reducing the consumption of salt in the diet and strictly taking the anti-hypertensive medicines … Read more
Hypertension or high blood pressure has become a very common disease nowadays. There would be at least one person in every house who is suffering from this disease. The major reasons for the rapid rise in the number of persons having high blood pressure is the modern lifestyle and unhealthy food habits. Hypertension by itself … Read more