Next on your list: begin a more active lifestyle. While this is a big step, it doesn’t have to be a hard one. No matter your age or physical ability, starting an exercise program is a no-brainer. You’ll get healthier, live longer and improve the quality of your life.
Science can keep us alive well into our 80s and 90s, but the quality of those years in future is dependent upon how well we take care of ourselves…now in our present times.
So, the sooner we start exercising, the sooner we start burning calories, building bone and muscle and feeling more comfortable in our bodies. But what exactly does this mean? How much exercise and what kinds are the most beneficial and the most tolerable?
What we all should know is that exercise is not merely a repetitive motion of body parts. It’s much more complex than that.
Well, it’s not hard at all. If you have a few hours a week to dedicate to your body, you can have all the benefits of an active lifestyle. We will break down the four elements of an exercise plan and show you how much exercise you need to get in shape. And you can accomplish this in under four hours a week.
The four components of a longer, better and active life:
1. Aerobic Training: This improves lung and heart efficiency, utilizes calories, builds bone and muscle to a limited degree, increases levels of “good” natural chemicals (e.g. endorphins), elevates good blood lipids (HDL) and decreases the bad ones (LDL and cholesterol).
2. Strength Training: Increases lean muscle and therefore improves body composition, increases bone density, increases resting metabolic rate, firms and gives contour to the body, and of course, makes you a stronger person (inside and out!)
3. Flexibility Training: Increases the length and elasticity of muscle-tendon units, decreases the soreness associated with other forms of training and prevents injury in both training and daily life.
4. Relaxation Training: Decreases anxiety, decreases blood pressure, increases concentration, improves posture and provides a ton of other great benefits!
A customized Optimal Diet & Nutrition program which is accordance to your food preferences, problem areas, body structure, metabolism, life style & disease risk profile. So it is based on multiple factors that are as unique as you are, because when it comes to right diet, one size or one solution does not fit all…..
In addition to it, people are, on an average, not aware or one can say, largely ignorant about Healthy and Unhealthy foods, quantities to be taken and which food items to be encouraged and what to restrict.
We have arrived at a point at which we either use this knowledge and wisdom, and thus protect our bodies with Optimal Diet & Nutrition, healthy life-style or be bankrupted by ever increasing health-care costs. Degenerative diseases like heart disease, stroke, diabetes, cancer etc. are a luxury we can no longer afford.
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Our Tailored Diet Plans put you in total control of your eating habits. You tell us about your favourite cuisines, the activities that you enjoy, any dietary restrictions, disease conditions or ailments that you may have and we create, customize and tailor a Diet Plan just for you.
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Ever had an urge to know “Which food items do I encourage in my diet and which ones do I restrict?” or “What is best suited for me and what is not?”
Well, our Experts in the field of Dietetics and Nutrition are here to guide you through. A few advantages of our Personalized Diet Counselling are:
Helps in resolving all your Diet & Nutrition related queries, problems & myths.
In selection of the right kind of nutritious & balanced diet according to one’s analyzed requirements.
Helps in preventing and controlling Weight gain.
Helps in preventing, controlling and curing different diseases/ailments .
“If the diet is wrong
Then medicines are of no use,
If the diet is right then
Medicines are of no need.”
From the Ayurvedic texts-500BC
Congratulations! You’ve just taken first vital step to take responsibility for your health. That’s no small endeavor. In fact, your diet should get far more importance than what the fuel for your cars is getting today. You see more media attention & promotional campaigns for enriched petrol, diesel, CNG etc. than nutritionally right food for human consumption today. Why can’t we take our bodies more seriously than our cars, it’s high time that we start doing it……now!
The results of your physical exam and diagnostic tests can help your doctor classify how severe your asthma is, which helps guide how it should be treated.
The four main classifications of asthma are:
Mild intermittent: This is the mildest form of asthma. Generally, people with mild intermittent asthma have mild symptoms up to two days a week and up to two nights a month.
Mild persistent: You have mild persistent asthma if you have asthma symptoms more than twice a week, but no more than once in a single day.
Moderate persistent: If you have asthma symptoms once a day and more than one night a week, you may have moderate persistent asthma.
Severe/persistent: This is the most severe form of asthma, causing symptoms throughout the day on most days and frequently at night.
Complications
Asthma accounts for millions of missed school days and workdays each year. It’s also a common reason for emergency room visits and hospitalizations. You can reduce your risk of severe attacks by making sure your asthma is well controlled and by knowing how to recognize and treat attacks before they occur.
Controlling your asthma can also help you avoid serious side effects from long-term use of some medications used to stabilize severe asthma. Using inhaled corticosteroids, which have fewer side effects than oral corticosteroids, can help you reduce the need for emergency treatment of asthma.
Prevention
The best way to prevent asthma attacks is to identify and avoid indoor and outdoor allergens and irritants. That’s easier said than done because thousands of outdoor allergens and irritants – ranging from pollen and mold to cold air and air pollution – can trigger your attacks. A number of indoor allergens, including dust mites, cockroaches, pet dander and mold, can do the same. A common asthma irritant is tobacco smoke.
Even if you reduce indoor and outdoor allergens and irritants, managing asthma can be challenging. It often takes ongoing communication and teamwork with your doctor. But by working together, you and your doctor can design a step-by-step plan for living with your condition. In addition to knowing and avoiding your triggers, develop an action plan, monitor your breathing and treat attacks early.
Develop an action plan. With your doctor and health care team, write a detailed plan for taking maintenance medications and managing an acute attack. Then be sure to follow your plan. Asthma is an ongoing condition that needs regular monitoring and treatment. Taking control of your treatment can make you feel more in control of your life in general.
Monitor your breathing. You may learn to recognize warning signs of an impending attack, such as slight coughing, wheezing or shortness of breath. But because your lung function may decrease before you notice any signs or symptoms, regularly measure your peak airflow with a home peak flow meter.
Treat attacks early. If you act quickly, you’re less likely to have a severe attack. You also won’t need as much medication to control your symptoms. When your peak flow measurements decrease and alert you to an impending attack, take your medication as instructed and immediately stop any activity that may have triggered the attack. If your symptoms don’t improve, get medical help as directed in your action plan.
Three key circumstances may lead you to talk to your doctor about asthma:
If you think you have asthma.
Wheezing, difficulty breathing, pain or tightening in your chest, or coughing are common signs and symptoms of asthma. Wheezing, especially, is a frequent sign of asthma in children. However, some people with asthma never wheeze. Instead, they have recurrent, spasmodic coughs that are often worse at night. If you or your children have frequent coughs that last more than a few days or any other signs or symptoms of asthma, see your doctor.
If you know you have asthma.
If you know you have asthma, talk to your doctor about ways to manage your condition. Working as a team, you and your doctor can develop a plan to help you control your signs and symptoms, prevent an attack or stop an attack in progress. Don’t try to treat asthma yourself. Many asthma deaths result from a lack of proper treatment.
If your medication isn’t working.
Sometimes your medications may not offer the relief you need. Be sure to contact your doctor right away if a prescribed dosage of medication doesn’t work for you. In some cases you may not be using your inhalers correctly. Don’t try to solve the problem by taking more medication without consulting your doctor — overusing inhalers or taking too much medication can be dangerous.
Screening and diagnosis
Diagnosing asthma can be difficult.Signs and symptoms can range from mild to very severe and are often similar to those of other conditions, including emphysema, early congestive heart failure or vocal cord problems.
In order to rule out these and other possible conditions, your doctor will likely use several tests to arrive at a diagnosis. In most cases you’ll be asked to give a complete medical history and have a physical exam. You may also be given lung (pulmonary) function tests to determine how much air moves in and out as you breathe.
The two most common tools to measure lung function are:
Spirometer:A spirometer is used by a medical professional to measure narrowing of your bronchial tubes. This device measures the volume of air you can exhale after you’ve taken a deep breath.A spirometer also shows how quickly you can get air out of your lungs.
Peak-flow meter:A peak flow meter can be used at home to help detect subtle increases in airway obstruction before you notice symptoms.If the readings are lower than usual, it’s a sign your asthma may be about to flare up. Your doctor can give you instructions on how to deal with low readings.
Lung function tests often are done before and after taking a medication known as a bronchodilator to open your airways.If your lung function improves with use of a bronchodilator, it’s likely you have asthma.
If there is uncertainty about a diagnosis of asthma, your doctor may also recommend a methacholine bronchial challenge.If you have asthma, inhaling a known asthma trigger called methacholine will cause mild constriction of your airways, which can be measured with a lung function test. A positive methacholine test supports a diagnosis of asthma.
