DASH Diet to Stop Hypertension

DASH Diet is a lifelong approach to healthy eating that is designed to treat or prevent high blood pressure. The DASH diet helps to reduce sodium in your diet and eat a variety of foods rich in nutrients that help lower the blood pressure such as calcium, potassium and magnesium.

Simple Everyday Measures for Better Living

Some simple-to-follow tips based on simple facts that can add up to make a big difference in your life. Sugar One spoonful (5mg) contains 20 calories. Check your daily intake of tea/coffee – added sugar is the biggest contributor to calories and weight. Keep diabetes at bay! A gm of sugar gives 4 cals. 3 tsp everyday, for an year         Read More …

Vaccines Ineffective due to Improper Storage

Vaccines must be stored properly from the time they are manufactured until they are administered. Proper vaccine storage and handling practices play a very important role in protecting individuals and communities from vaccine-preventable diseases. Vaccine quality is the shared responsibility of everyone. Every facility should have detailed written protocols for routine and emergency vaccine storage and handling and they should         Read More …

Low Blood Pressure Symptoms

White Coat Hypertension Hypotension is the medical term for low blood pressure (less than 90/60 mm Hg). Optimal blood pressure is less than 120/80 mm Hg. In healthy people, low blood pressure without any symptoms is not usually a concern and does not need to be treated. But low blood pressure can be a sign of an underlying problem especially in the elderly         Read More …