Workshop for Teachers on Proper Hygiene in schools

New Delhi: Tuesday, 28 August 2012: While conducting a workshop on health and hygiene organized by Heart Care Foundation of India and DAV School, Kailash Hills, Padma Shri & Dr. B.C. Roy National Awardee, Dr. KK Aggarwal, President, Heart Care Foundation of India, said that school education must focus on health and hygiene. This will take care of the burden of communicable diseases and provide healthy and correct lifestyle and prevent most non-communicable diseases.

He said that to start with, children should clean their teeth properly as chronic poor oral health and tooth loss is associated with modest increases in future heart blockages and paralysis. This effect persists even after adjustment for known cardiovascular risk factors.

Keeping the environment clean can prevent a large number of communicable diseases. Environment hygiene includes air hygiene, water hygiene and food hygiene. Most food-borne diseases are direct food or water-borne illnesses. Typhoid fever is caused by a bacterium, Salmonella typhi, and is transmitted through the ingestion of food or drink contaminated by the feces or urine of infected people. Houseflies or other flying insects feeding on feces may occasionally transfer the bacteria through poor hygiene habits and public sanitation conditions. Though the cases occur round the year, typhoid occurs more often during summer and rainy seasons.

Do not eat fruits and vegetables that are cut and sold open as they can cause diseases such as typhoid, diarrhea, cholera and jaundice. Cut open fruits and vegetables, especially watermelon, sold on the streets and sugarcane juice attract flies and other infective organisms. Any food stored at room temperature for over two hours gets spoiled and may grow organisms. Cut open fruits on the road often remain in this state for hours together. In summer, precautions should also be taken while eating cut salad and uncovered food in the tiffin. The best fruits to eat in such situations are bananas and oranges.

Healthcare-associated infections are also becoming common. Therefore, one should avoid visiting a hospital for a formality.

A heart attack may occur at the age of 40 but the process of heart artery blockages starts in school age and early college life. To prevent the rising burden of obesity, diabetes, heart diseases, prevention must begin in school age.

Teachers from over 50 schools participated in the event. The participants included teachers, vice-principals and principals of various schools. Speaking on the occasion, Ms Era Khanna, Principal of DAV, Kailash Hills School said that the teachers who are trained in this workshop will work like trainers for other teacher and school children. She said that every school must have a teacher who is trained to educate children on health and hygiene.

The subjects covered in the workshop were food hygiene, hand hygiene, water hygiene, respiratory hygiene and sexual parts hygiene.

Music Therapy

Music Therapy

Controlling All Three Cardiac Risk Factors Difficult

Controlling All Three Cardiac Risk Factors Difficult

Heat And Cold Therapy

Heat And Cold Therapy

Hot Cocoa for Improving Brain Cognition

Hot Cocoa for Improving Brain Cognition

Hot Cocoa for Improving Brain Cognition

Hot Cocoa for Improving Brain Cognition

Meditation

Meditation

Meditation forms can be classified as concentrative or non-concentrative:

1. Concentrative techniques limit stimuli input by instructing the patient to focus attention on a single unchanging or repetitive stimulus (sound, breathing, focal point). If the patient’s attention wanders, he or she is directed to bring the attention gently back to the focal object.

2.     Non-concentrative techniques expand the patients’ attention to include the observation, in a non-judgmental way, of one’s mental activities and thoughts.

Benefits associated with meditation include

a.     an improved sense of relaxation

b.     lower levels of perceived stress

c.     more positive thinking

d.     self-confidence

e.     compassion

f.      tolerance of oneself and others [1].

Adverse events may also occur and can be disorientation, confusion, depression, increased awareness of one’s negative qualities and emotions, increased fears and anxiety, boredom, and pain [2].

1. Am J Psychiatry 1982; 139:267.
2. Shapiro DH Jr. Adverse effects of meditation: a preliminary investigation of long-term meditators. Int J Psychosom 1992; 39:62.

Meditation

Meditation forms can be classified as concentrative or non-concentrative:

1.     Concentrative techniques limit stimuli input by instructing the patient to focus attention on a single unchanging or repetitive stimulus (sound, breathing, focal point). If the patient's attention wanders, he or she is directed to bring the attention gently back to the focal object.

2.     Non-concentrative techniques expand the patients' attention to include the observation, in a non-judgmental way, of one's mental activities and thoughts.

Benefits associated with meditation include

a.     an improved sense of relaxation

b.     lower levels of perceived stress

c.     more positive thinking

d.     self-confidence

e.     compassion

f.      tolerance of oneself and others [1].

Adverse events may also occur and can be disorientation, confusion, depression, increased awareness of one's negative qualities and emotions, increased fears and anxiety, boredom, and pain [2].

1.         Am J Psychiatry 1982; 139:267.

2.         Shapiro DH Jr. Adverse effects of meditation: a preliminary investigation of long-term meditators. Int J Psychosom 1992; 39:62.

Meditation

Meditation forms can be classified as concentrative or non-concentrative:

1.     Concentrative techniques limit stimuli input by instructing the patient to focus attention on a single unchanging or repetitive stimulus (sound, breathing, focal point). If the patient's attention wanders, he or she is directed to bring the attention gently back to the focal object.

2.     Non-concentrative techniques expand the patients' attention to include the observation, in a non-judgmental way, of one's mental activities and thoughts.

Benefits associated with meditation include

a.     an improved sense of relaxation

b.     lower levels of perceived stress

c.     more positive thinking

d.     self-confidence

e.     compassion

f.      tolerance of oneself and others [1].

Adverse events may also occur and can be disorientation, confusion, depression, increased awareness of one's negative qualities and emotions, increased fears and anxiety, boredom, and pain [2].

1.         Am J Psychiatry 1982; 139:267.

2.         Shapiro DH Jr. Adverse effects of meditation: a preliminary investigation of long-term meditators. Int J Psychosom 1992; 39:62.

Meditation

Meditation forms can be classified as concentrative or non-concentrative:

1.     Concentrative techniques limit stimuli input by instructing the patient to focus attention on a single unchanging or repetitive stimulus (sound, breathing, focal point). If the patient's attention wanders, he or she is directed to bring the attention gently back to the focal object.

2.     Non-concentrative techniques expand the patients' attention to include the observation, in a non-judgmental way, of one's mental activities and thoughts.

Benefits associated with meditation include

a.     an improved sense of relaxation

b.     lower levels of perceived stress

c.     more positive thinking

d.     self-confidence

e.     compassion

f.      tolerance of oneself and others [1].

Adverse events may also occur and can be disorientation, confusion, depression, increased awareness of one's negative qualities and emotions, increased fears and anxiety, boredom, and pain [2].

1.         Am J Psychiatry 1982; 139:267.

2.         Shapiro DH Jr. Adverse effects of meditation: a preliminary investigation of long-term meditators. Int J Psychosom 1992; 39:62.

Meditation

Meditation forms can be classified as concentrative or non-concentrative:

1.     Concentrative techniques limit stimuli input by instructing the patient to focus attention on a single unchanging or repetitive stimulus (sound, breathing, focal point). If the patient's attention wanders, he or she is directed to bring the attention gently back to the focal object.

2.     Non-concentrative techniques expand the patients' attention to include the observation, in a non-judgmental way, of one's mental activities and thoughts.

Benefits associated with meditation include

a.     an improved sense of relaxation

b.     lower levels of perceived stress

c.     more positive thinking

d.     self-confidence

e.     compassion

f.      tolerance of oneself and others [1].

Adverse events may also occur and can be disorientation, confusion, depression, increased awareness of one's negative qualities and emotions, increased fears and anxiety, boredom, and pain [2].

1.         Am J Psychiatry 1982; 139:267.

2.         Shapiro DH Jr. Adverse effects of meditation: a preliminary investigation of long-term meditators. Int J Psychosom 1992; 39:62.

Meditation

Meditation forms can be classified as concentrative or non-concentrative:

1.     Concentrative techniques limit stimuli input by instructing the patient to focus attention on a single unchanging or repetitive stimulus (sound, breathing, focal point). If the patient's attention wanders, he or she is directed to bring the attention gently back to the focal object.

2.     Non-concentrative techniques expand the patients' attention to include the observation, in a non-judgmental way, of one's mental activities and thoughts.

Benefits associated with meditation include

a.     an improved sense of relaxation

b.     lower levels of perceived stress

c.     more positive thinking

d.     self-confidence

e.     compassion

f.      tolerance of oneself and others [1].

Adverse events may also occur and can be disorientation, confusion, depression, increased awareness of one's negative qualities and emotions, increased fears and anxiety, boredom, and pain [2].

1.         Am J Psychiatry 1982; 139:267.

2.         Shapiro DH Jr. Adverse effects of meditation: a preliminary investigation of long-term meditators. Int J Psychosom 1992; 39:62.

Meditation

Meditation forms can be classified as concentrative or non-concentrative:

1.     Concentrative techniques limit stimuli input by instructing the patient to focus attention on a single unchanging or repetitive stimulus (sound, breathing, focal point). If the patient's attention wanders, he or she is directed to bring the attention gently back to the focal object.

2.     Non-concentrative techniques expand the patients' attention to include the observation, in a non-judgmental way, of one's mental activities and thoughts.

Benefits associated with meditation include

a.     an improved sense of relaxation

b.     lower levels of perceived stress

c.     more positive thinking

d.     self-confidence

e.     compassion

f.      tolerance of oneself and others [1].

Adverse events may also occur and can be disorientation, confusion, depression, increased awareness of one's negative qualities and emotions, increased fears and anxiety, boredom, and pain [2].

1.         Am J Psychiatry 1982; 139:267.

2.         Shapiro DH Jr. Adverse effects of meditation: a preliminary investigation of long-term meditators. Int J Psychosom 1992; 39:62.

Meditation

Meditation forms can be classified as concentrative or non-concentrative:

1.     Concentrative techniques limit stimuli input by instructing the patient to focus attention on a single unchanging or repetitive stimulus (sound, breathing, focal point). If the patient's attention wanders, he or she is directed to bring the attention gently back to the focal object.

2.     Non-concentrative techniques expand the patients' attention to include the observation, in a non-judgmental way, of one's mental activities and thoughts.

Benefits associated with meditation include

a.     an improved sense of relaxation

b.     lower levels of perceived stress

c.     more positive thinking

d.     self-confidence

e.     compassion

f.      tolerance of oneself and others [1].

Adverse events may also occur and can be disorientation, confusion, depression, increased awareness of one's negative qualities and emotions, increased fears and anxiety, boredom, and pain [2].

1.         Am J Psychiatry 1982; 139:267.

2.         Shapiro DH Jr. Adverse effects of meditation: a preliminary investigation of long-term meditators. Int J Psychosom 1992; 39:62.

Meditation

Meditation forms can be classified as concentrative or non-concentrative:

1.     Concentrative techniques limit stimuli input by instructing the patient to focus attention on a single unchanging or repetitive stimulus (sound, breathing, focal point). If the patient's attention wanders, he or she is directed to bring the attention gently back to the focal object.

2.     Non-concentrative techniques expand the patients' attention to include the observation, in a non-judgmental way, of one's mental activities and thoughts.

Benefits associated with meditation include

a.     an improved sense of relaxation

b.     lower levels of perceived stress

c.     more positive thinking

d.     self-confidence

e.     compassion

f.      tolerance of oneself and others [1].

Adverse events may also occur and can be disorientation, confusion, depression, increased awareness of one's negative qualities and emotions, increased fears and anxiety, boredom, and pain [2].

1.         Am J Psychiatry 1982; 139:267.

2.         Shapiro DH Jr. Adverse effects of meditation: a preliminary investigation of long-term meditators. Int J Psychosom 1992; 39:62.

Depression Follow Spouse’s Fatal Heart Attack

Depression Follow Spouse’s Fatal Heart Attack

Relieve Stress by Changing the Interpretation

Relieve Stress by Changing the Interpretation

Do Not Use 2 Pin Electrical Appliances: They Can Be Dangerous

Do Not Use 2 Pin Electrical Appliances: They Can Be Dangerous

Rumors Over Mehendi Create Panic In Chennai

Rumors Over Mehendi Create Panic In Chennai

Monsoon Fever Can Be Deceptive

Monsoon Fever Can Be Deceptive

In the current season any episode of fever should not be taken lightly as many diseases can cause fever, the commonest being viral, malaria, dengue or Chikungunya. However, fever can also be due to viral jaundice or typhoid.

13 Facts about Sikhism

13 Facts about Sikhism

Avoiding Jet Leg

Avoiding Jet Leg

1. The cause of jet lag is desynchronization between various body rhythms and environmental rhythms.

2. The sleep/activity cycle is particularly affected, which leads to changes in physical and mental functioning.

3. The majority of air travelers crossing five or more time zones experience jet lag.

Emedinews:Inspiration:Don't Judge the People

Please take few seconds to read this story …

A 24 year old boy seeing out from the train’s window shouted, “Dad, look the trees are going behind us!”

Dad smiled and a young couple sitting nearby, looked at the 24-year-old’s childish behavior with pity, when suddenly he again exclaimed, “Dad, look the clouds are running with us!”

The couple couldn’t resist and said to the old man, “Why don’t you take your son to a good doctor?”

The old man smiled and said...“I did and we are just coming from the hospital, my son was blind from birth, he just got his eyes today.”

Moral: Every single person on the planet has a story. Don’t judge people before you truly know them. The truth might surprise you.

Vedanta Laws

Vedanta Laws

1. For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

2. Knowledge proceeds from the known to the unknown. This is the basic law of learning.

3. Yesterday’s miracles are today’s science and today’s miracles will be tomorrow’s science.

4. Reality: Objects continue to exist whether or not we think about them.

5.  You sow an action and reap a habit. You sow a habit and reap a character. You sow a character and reap your culture. You sow your culture and reap your destiny.

6. As the experiences, so is the life.

7. You are what you are because of the in-dwelling personality determined by the nature of your mind and the intellect.

8. Change or perish is the law of nature.

9.  The world is cruel only to be kind.

10. Ignorance manifests in three different stages. Lack of information, lack of understanding and lack of experience

11.The law of life proclaims that none can remain, even for a moment, without performing activity.  Even the maintenance of your body will be impaired by inaction.

12. Desires are like bacteria.

13. Fear and love are the only two true emotions of the nature

14. Love is the law.

15. Everybody is born with a unique talent. Search for it and respect it.

16. The universe is the macrocosm, man is the microcosm. There’s an ancient saying in the wisdom tradition of Ayurveda:

“As is the atom, so is the universe.

As is the microcosm, so is the macrocosm.

As is the human body, so is the cosmic body.

As is the human mind, so is the cosmic mind.”

Non O Blood Group A Risk Factor Heart Attack

If you have a blood group other than O you may be at risk of heart disease.

Two prospective cohort studies have shown non O blood groups as risk factors for future heart disease. People with blood groups A, B, or AB were 5% to 23% more likely to develop heart blockages than those with O blood type. The study by HarvardDr Meian He included 62 073 women from the Nurses’ Health Study (NHS) and 27 428 men from the Health Professionals Follow-up Study (HPFS) and is published in the September 2012 issue of Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology.
Non O Blood Group A Risk Factor Heart Attack