Cardio Awareness Week at Infosys, Pune
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The document highlights the equal risk of heart diseases among men and women, emphasizing that a significant number of young adults are affected. It discusses the detrimental effects of unhealthy lifestyles and stress on heart health, urging proactive measures like awareness and lifestyle changes for prevention. 'Just for Hearts' is an organization focused on educating and assisting individuals with heart-related issues and stress management through various programs and resources.
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Cardio Awareness Week at Infosys, Pune
- 3. Did you know? Women and men are at equal risk as far as heart diseases are concerned. In fact, women who smoke are at a higher risk of heart diseases than men Heart diseases are not only for older people. We hear of heart attacks with extreme consequences among young adults (as low as 23 yrs old) Heart Diseases are the number one cause of death in developed nations like America
- 4. YOGA-THON Place- Times Square, New York Date- 21 st June,2010 www.justforhearts.org
- 5. Current Scenario in India Total percentage of death in India due to cardiovascular diseases age group 25- 69 www.justforhearts.org MALE FEMALE TOTAL 26.3 22.5 24.8
- 6. Lifestyle It’s the way of living by an individual families communities even nations In relation with the physical, psychological, economical, social and cultural aspect. www.justforhearts.org
- 7. Lifestyle kills too! Lifestyle diseases are even more dangerous than HIV/AIDS An unhealthy lifestyle can be detrimental to health in various ways Lack of awareness among people regarding diseases arising from their own lifestyle Hence, the need to be pro-active in making everyday choices pertaining to eating habits, physical exercise, Yoga, etc www.justforhearts.org
- 9. Fast food due to lack of time or due to spoilt taste buds
- 10. Excessive Work on Computer
- 11. Lack of Sleep
- 13. Smoking
- 14. Before After
- 15. Hypertension
- 16. Stress? It is a feeling that's created when we react to certain events in life Stress may disturb the normal physical and mental health of an individual However, stress is not always negative www.justforhearts.org
- 17. Positive Stress In a small and controlled situation- positive stress is beneficial It helps to increase your efficiency. Positive stress can even help a person -to take up a new job - change their schedule - to get away during a threatening or dangerous situation - make necessary lifestyle changes Basically, positive stress is productive, good and useful. www.justforhearts.org
- 18. Negative Stress Can cause serious damage (over a period of time ) to your mental and physical health, resulting in low performance in personal and professional life Some reasons for negative stress : Accident, Layoff, Illness, Grief, Death of a loved one, divorce, midlife crisis, financial worries, etc www.justforhearts.org
- 19. Stress Symptoms Most of the times, you fail to recognize that you are under stress. Hence, your body reacts to it internally as well as externally through symptoms such as : Anxiety Fatigue Tiredness Irritability Impatience Headache Insomnia, Impotency Loss of mental concentration Absenteeism Depression, Extreme anger and frustration, Family conflict www.justforhearts.org
- 20. Stress and its impact on you STRESS HEALTH 1.MENTAL 2.PHYSICAL RELATIONSHIPS 1.PERSONAL 2.SOCIAL WORK 1.PERFORMANCE 2.CAREER SUCCESS www.justforhearts.org
- 22. Heart & Stress If stress is intense, and stress hormones are not ‘used up’ by physical activity, our raised heart rate and high blood pressure put tension on arteries and cause damage to them. As the body heals this damage, artery walls scar and thicken, which can reduce the supply of blood and oxygen to the heart. www.justforhearts.org
- 23. How to protect yourself? - ASAP A wareness S creening A ction P revention www.justforhearts.org
- 27. Treadmills Walking Pilates Elliptical Trainers www.justforhearts.org
- 28. Apart from the preventive measures, there is a great need for checking onto your numbers – blood pressure, heart check ups, etc These tests are indicative of your health status They may help you understand where you are going wrong and what can you do to get back on track Since the minimum age is reducing for heart diseases, everyone is equally at risk. Thus, there is a need to be pro-active
- 29. Let’s follow a Healthy Lifestyle www.justforhearts.org
- 30. It might seem at times that you can move mountains, but don’t forget, after the move you will need a lot of rest… www.justforhearts.org
- 31. Just For Hearts Just For Hearts is reaching out to various organizations to make them aware of the dangers of living with stress Just For Hearts also teaches Yoga, stress management & conducts heart check ups Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, etc for more health related discussions, latest in Heart Diseases, health & wellness tips and our latest activities in and around Pune
- 32. Website : www.justforhearts.org Email: [email_address] , [email_address] Direct : +91 20 27610671 , +91 20 67306537 Mobile : +91 94223 00251 Blog : justforhearts.wordpress.com Twitter : twitter.com/justforhearts Facebook : facebook.com/justforhearts Linked In : linkedin.com/pub/dr-ravindra-lkulkarni/15/258/4ab www.Justforhearts.org