Blood Donation FACTS....

Q:* *What is blood? How much blood does a person have?* *A:* Blood is the
red coloured fluid flowing continuously in our body's circulatory system.
About 1/12th of the body weight of a healthy individual is blood. On an
average there are about 5 - 6 litres of blood present.
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*Q:* *What is the composition of blood?* *A:* Blood contains mainly a fluid
called plasma in which are suspended cellular elements. Three types of cells
- Red Blood Cells or RBC's, White Blood Cells or WBC's and tiny platelets
form the cellular element.
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*Q:* *What are the functions of these components?* *A:* *(a) Plasma: *Acts
as a vehicle to carry many substances like glucose, fats, and proteins,
enzymes, and hormones etc., in addition to the blood cells.
*(b)** Red Cells: *Carry oxygen from lungs to various body tissues and take
back carbon dioxide from the cells and tissues to be thrown out of body in
the form of exhaled air.
*(c**) White cells: *Mainly act as body scavengers and guards. They help in
the immune system of the body and act as defence forces of the body killing
the bacteria or any other organisms entering the body.
*(d)** Platelets: *Help in the clotting and coagulation of blood. We have
experienced in our life that whenever we get injured the bleeding stops
after a few minutes. This is brought about by a mechanism called clotting of
blood in which platelets plays a very vital role.
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*Q:* *How is blood formed?* *A:* Blood consists of RBCs, WBCs, platelets
suspended in plasma. In early embryonic life blood cells are formed in liver
and spleen. But by the fifth month the Haemopoisis (i.e., formation of
blood.) occurs in bone marrow and lymphatic tissues. At birth the entire
bone marrow is red and active. Gradually as the child grows, the marrow
remains red only in the flat bones and vertebrae. The RBC, grannulocytes of
WBC and platelets are produced mainly by bone marrow. The lymphocytes,
monocytes, plasma cells are formed in the lymphoid and Reticulo Endothelial
tissues. The orderly proliferation of the cells in the bone marrow and their
release into circulation is carefully regulated according to the needs of
body. Every day, new blood cells are being produced in the bone marrow and
every day old cells are dying and being removed from the body.
Red blood cells have a life of 120 days and when it becomes old and senile
it is thrown out. White cells live for a few days and platelets for a few
hours. Thus daily new cells are added to the circulation and old are removed
from it.
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*Q:* *What is haemoglobin?* *A:* Haemoglobin is a substance present in the
red cells. It is helpful in carrying oxygen and carbon dioxide. On an
average, in a healthy male it should be between 14 - 16 gm % and in a female
it should be about 12 - 14 gm %. This is also being daily synthesized and
the new is replacing the old stock.
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*Q:* *What are blood groups?* *A:* Every individual has two types of blood
groups. The first is called the ABO - grouping and the second type is called
Rh - grouping.
In the ABO - group there are four categories namely A Group, B Group, O
Group and AB Group.
In the Rh - Group either the individual is Rh-positive, or Rh-negative. Rh
is a factor called as Rhesus factor that has come to us from Rhesus monkeys.
Thus each and very human being will fall in one of the following groups.
*A positive or A negative
B positive or B negative
O positive or O negative
AB positive or AB negative *
There are also some sub groups as well as a few other classifications.
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*Q:* *What is the importance of knowing the blood groups?* *A:* For all
practical and routine purposes, it is ideal to transfuse to the patient the
same group of blood which he belongs to. It is only under very dire
emergency that we take O group as universal donor and AB groups as universal
recipient. Under no circumstances O group can get any other blood except O.
Similarly A group patient cannot be given B group blood and vice versa.
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*Q:* *Why is A group not given B group blood?* *A:* This is due to the
reason that, the blood of A Group people contains anti - B antibodies. In B
group people there are anti - An antibodies. If we give A group blood to a B
group patient, it is bound to be incompatible and will result in serious
consequences.
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*Q:* *Why are Rh negative and Rh positive incompatible?* *A:* A patient
with Rh-negative blood cannot be given Rh-positive blood as the
antigen-antibody REACTIONS WILL RESULT IN SEVERE consequences.
In cases where a woman has Rh negative and her husband has Rh positive, the
first child with Rh positive may be normal. But subsequently the woman may
not conceive or may have repeated abortions. There may be intra uterine
fetal death. If the child born is alive, it will suffer from a fatal disease
called "Erythroblastosis Foetalis". Now mothers can be given an injection of
anti-D within 24 hours of the delivery of a Rh-positive child and thus
protect the next baby from this catastrophe.
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*Q:* *What is a unit of blood?* *A:* Blood is collected in plastic bags
which contain a watery fluid which prevents blood from getting coagulated.
On an average we draw about 450 ml. of blood from a person, depending on the
weight of the donor. This blood, plus the amount of anti coagulant present
in the bottle or bag, is known as one unit of blood.
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*Q:* *Can blood of animals be transfused to human beings?* *A:* Scientists
have tried a lot but so far they are not successful. Only the blood of a
human being can be transfused to a human patient.
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*Q:* *How long can blood be stored?* *A:* Whole blood can be stored up to
35 days, when kept in CPDA anti coagulant solution and refrigerated at 2 - 4
deg C. But the demand is so great that blood hardly ever remains in storage
for so long and is used much before expiry.

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*Q:* *Can we separate blood into its components?* *A:* Yes! Now with
technical advancements, we can make components of blood and store them. For
example, plasma can be separated from whole blood and stored up to one year
in frozen state at -80 deg C temperature or below. This is called Fresh
Frozen Plasma. Similarly there are other components like Platelet Rich
Plasma; Platelet Concentrate (can be stored as a life saving measure upto 5
days now at 22- 24 degrees C in a platelet incubator and agitator);
Cryoprecipitate (which is very useful in treating bleeding disorders due to
the deficiency of factor VIII and IX); Factor VIII and IX; Albumin, Globulin
and many others.
In most progressive blood banks more than 85 % of the blood collected is
converted into components and stored. This is because many patients do not
require whole blood. For example, a patient whose hemoglobin is low and is
therefore anemic, may just require Packed Cells i.e. only red cells; a
patient with burns may need more of plasma than cells; a patient with
hemophilia may require only Factor VIII.
Now with the advent of Cell-separators we can directly draw a particular
component from the donor, while rest of the blood constituents go back to
the donor.

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Some health Tips

Hey people u have to write here some treatments.......it may be related to any season..........but now its season of summer & all need good health so....keep replying & post ur suggestions & ur tricks .........& enjoy all the seasons.........

Summer :

in summer our body needs water....& cold .......& if u are suffring from any type of problem like....vomiting , headach , low bp , accidity , pain in stomach & feel very hot .........u should imidiatlly make neembu pani ( lemon water , soda.....)

Heres the method :-

1) take 1 tumblar water.
2) take a middle sized lemon.....cut it & take out its juice then mix it with the water.
3) take salt & put it in the water according to ur taste.
4) take sugar 1 table spoon & mix with water.
5) take flavoured jira ( sika & pisa hau jira ) & mixed it also.

Now mixed all the items & u can use ice cubes in it. Your neembu pani ( lemon water . Soda ) is ready......after take it u feel relex & fresh ....u can take it anytime. No sideeffect......

Make it at home & enjoy.......

Write what did u feel after taking it........

Hey friends
if u or anyone else at ur home is suffring from " jaundice ".....u can give them ayurevedic medicine at home...


Method :-

1) take 10g alum's powder ( fitkari ka powder).
2) take 20g jira's powder ( kaccha & bina sika hua jire ka powder ).
3) mix both types of powder .

How to take :-

1) quantity of powder :- u have to take it equalent of a "gram" with simple water (1 chane
ke baraber )
2) in a day , take three times this medicine ( in the morning, in the noon &in the evening )

note :-

this medicine's taste is not so good.......i know it bcz i took it.....so, for no taste u can take it with banana . But bcz of only taste dont throw out it from the mouth......by this medicine u will cover up fastly.......there is a benifit ,no need to take any doctors medicine....but u can go for check up. So take this medicine till u would not come in ur privious happy & healthy life...................:)

so try this one also. Its not costly & recover fast......so take it & enjoy ur life


for getting rid of dark circles below eye lids

tip 1:

grate 2' piece of cucumber. Squeeze through a muslin cloth and extract the juice. Dip cotton pads in this and place on eyelids. Relax for 15 minutes.

Tip 2:

take 1 tspn tomato pulp,1 pinch of turmeric powder â½ tspn of limejuice and 1 tspn of gram flour. Make a paste and apply gently. Remove gently with moist cotton pads after â½ an hour.

Tip 3:

soak 2 almonds overnight. Peel and grind to a smooth paste. Add a few drops of limejuice to this apply for 20-25 minutes. This should be followed daily and gradually after 2 weeks, every 3rd day and finally when the difference is visible, to once aeek. A paste of almonds can be stored in a clean bottle in the 'fridge.

Tip 4:

apply a paste made by crushing a handful of mint leaves.


Its summer season & days are too hot.........then for cold should we do?????//

1. U should take milk in the morning ,if possible should take in night also.
2. U should drink a lots of water. Near 10 glasses in a day must take.
3. Should not go anywhere in noon.......& of u go then take one glass of neembu pani.
4. In the early morning u should take 1st one glass of honey & lemon with boiled water
( 1 table spoon honey & 2 lemon juice with boiled water ( temp. Of waher should be there
which can u take))
5. Do excercise & meditation, its good for health.

For pimples and scars left by it

mix 1 tsp of lemon juice and one tsp of rose water, apply on face and wash off after 15 minutes repeat this daily for 15-20 days and watch the difference

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cold and cough

cold and cough

Symptoms:

Following are the signs that indicate the presence of this ailment:

Running or blocked nose
Sneezing
Sore throat
Congestion
Headache
Low fever with body pain
Loss of appetite
Lethargy
Insomnia

Causes:

The aggravation of kapha due to the intake of cold food, drinks and fried stuff etc causes cough. Seasonal changes is also one of the reasons for cough Improper digestion of food transforms into a mucus toxin (Ama) and this circulates through the body and reaches the respiratory system, where it causes colds and coughs.

Remedies:

The body should be kept warm - especially the feet, chest, throat and head. Sweating is very helpful.
Take half a teaspoon of ginger juice with half a teaspoon of honey, three times a day (morning, noon and night). In winter, warm the mixture by mixing a teaspoon of warm water in it.

Mix half a cup of warm water with one teaspoon of lemon juice and one teaspoon of honey.
Dosage: Take several times a day.
In cases of dry cough (especially during the night), peel a small piece of fresh ginger. Sprinkle some salt on it and chew.
Take equal amounts of cardamom, ginger powder, black pepper and cinnamon (1 teaspoon each). Add sugar equal to the total amount of mixture and grind to make a fine powder.

Dosage: Take half a teaspoon twice daily, with honey or warm water after meals.
In cases of sore throat, a clove or two cardamoms or a few raisins can be chewed.Gargling with warm salty water two to three times a day is also beneficial.

Dos and Don'ts:

The food and activities that are to be avoided are as follows:

Cold foods and drinks
Ice cream, sweets
Fried foods
Milk products (cheese, creams, yogurt)
Sweet fruit juices
Breads
Meats
Nuts
Pastries
Sleeping during the day
Taking a cold shower
Exposure to cold wind, fans, air conditioners

Following are the substances and activities that should be taken in cough:

Boiled or steamed vegetables
Vegetable soup
Spice teas

Herbal teas
Hot milk with a piece of crushed ginger
Half a teaspoon of turmeric powder mixed in milk provides relief.

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Ego

There was once a learned scientist. After a lot of practice and efforts, he developed a formula and learned the art of reproducing himself. He did it so perfectly that it was impossible to tell the reproduction from the original.


One day while doing his research, he realized that the Angel of Death was searching for him. In order to remain immortal he reproduced a dozen copies of himself. The reproduction was so meticulous that all of them looked exactly like him. Now when this Angel of Death came down, he was at a loss to know which of the thirteen before him was the original scientist, and confused, he left them all alone and returned back to heaven. But, not for long, for being an expert in human nature, the Angel came up with a clever idea.

He said to the scientist addressing all thirteen of them, "Sir, you must be a genius to have succeeded in making such perfect reproduction formula of yourself. However, I have discovered a flaw in your work, just one tiny little flaw." The scientist immediately jumped out and shouted, "Impossible! where is the flaw?" "Right here" said the Angel, as he picked up the scientist from among the reproductions and carried him off. The whole purpose of the scientist and his formula of reproduction failed as he could not control his pride and lost his life.


So while one's Knowledge and Skills takes one to the top of the ladder and makes one successful, however the three letter word "EGO" can pull one down immediately. Let go one's Ego.

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Short Life Story Of Sri Ramakrishna

Sri Ramakrishna was born on 18 February 1836 in the village of Kamarpukur about sixty miles northwest of Kolkata. His parents, Kshudiram Chattopadhyaya and Chandramani Devi, were poor but very pious and virtuous. As a child, Ramakrishna (his childhood name was Gadadhar) was dearly loved by the villagers. From early days, he was disinclined towards formal education and worldly affairs. He was, however, a talented boy, and could sing and paint well. He was fond of serving holy men and listening to their discourses. He was also very often found to be absorbed in spiritual moods. At the age of six, he experienced the first ecstasy while watching a flight of white cranes moving against the background of black clouds. This tendency to enter into ecstasy intensified with age. His father's death when he was seven years old served only to deepen his introspection and increase his detachment from the world.

As a Priest at Dakshineswar Temple


When Sri Ramakrishna was sixteen, his brother Ramkumar took him to Kolkata to assist him in his priestly profession. In 1855 the Kali Temple at Dakshineswar built by Rani Rasmani was consecrated and Ramkumar became the chief priest in that temple. When he died a few months later, Ramakrishna was appointed the priest. Ramakrishna developed intense devotion to Mother Kali and spent hours in loving adoration of her image, forgetting the rituals of priestly duties. His intense longing culminated in the vision of Mother Kali as boundless effulgence engulfing everything around him.

Intense Spiritual Practices


Sri Ramakrishna' s God-intoxicated state alarmed his relatives in Kamarpukur and they got him married to Saradamani, a girl from the neighbouring village of Jayrambati. Unaffected by the marriage, Sri Ramakrishna plunged into even more intense spiritual practices. Impelled by a strong inner urge to experience different aspects of God he followed, with the help of a series of Gurus, the various paths described in the Hindu scriptures, and realized God through each of them. The first teacher to appear at Dakshineswar (in 1861) was a remarkable woman known as Bhairavi Brahmani who was an advanced spiritual adept, well versed in scriptures. With her help Sri Ramakrishna practised various difficult disciplines of the Tantrik path, and attained success in all of them. Three years later came a wandering monk by name Totapuri, under whose guidance Sri Ramakrishna attained Nirvikalpa Samadhi, the highest spiritual experience mentioned in the Hindu
scriptures. He remained in that state of non-dual existence for six months without the least awareness of even his own body. In this way, Sri Ramakrishna relived the entire range of spiritual experiences of more than three thousand years of Hindu religion.

Following Other Faiths


With his unquenchable thirst for God, Sri Ramakrishna broke the frontiers of Hinduism, glided through the paths of Islam and Christianity, and attained the highest realization through each of them in a short span of time. He looked upon Jesus and Buddha as incarnations of God, and venerated the ten Sikh Gurus. He expressed the quintessence of his twelve-year- long spiritual realizations in a simple dictum: Yato mat, tato path As many faiths, so many paths. He now habitually lived in an exalted state of consciousness in which he saw God in all beings.

Worshipping His Wife


In 1872, his wife Sarada, now nineteen years old, came from the village to meet him. He received her cordially, and taught her how to attend to household duties and at the same time lead an intensely spiritual life. One night he worshipped her as the Divine Mother in his room at the Dakshineswar temple. Although Sarada continued to stay with him, they lived immaculately pure lives, and their marital relationship was purely spiritual. It should be mentioned here that Sri Ramakrishna had been ordained a Sannyasin (Hindu monk), and he observed the basic vows of a monk to perfection. But outwardly he lived like a lay man, humble, loving and with childlike simplicity. During Sri Ramakrishna' s stay at Dakshineswar, Rani Rasmani first acted as his patron. After her death, her son-in-law Mathur Nath Biswas took care of his needs.

Contact with Some Notables


Sri Ramakrishna' s name as an illumined saint began to spread. Mathur once convened an assembly of scholars, and they declared him to be not an ordinary human being but the Avatar of the Modern Age. In those days the socio-religious movement known as Brahmo Samaj, founded by Raja Ram Mohan Roy, was at the height of popularity in Bengal. Sri Ramakrishna came into contact with several leaders and members of Brahmo Samaj and exerted much influence on them. His teaching on harmony of religions attracted people belonging to different denominations, and Dakshineswar became a veritable Parliament of Religions.

Coming of the Devotees



As bees swarm around a fully blossomed flower, devotees now started coming to Sri Ramakrishna. He divided them into two categories. The first one consisted of householders. He taught them how to realize God while living in the world and discharging their family duties. The other more important category was a band of educated youths, mostly from the middle class families of Bengal, whom he trained to become monks and to be the torchbearers of his message to mankind. The foremost among them was Narendranath, who years later, as Swami Vivekananda, carried the universal message of Vedanta to different parts of the world, revitalized Hinduism, and awakened the soul of India.

The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna


Sri Ramakrishna did not write any book, nor did he deliver public lectures. Instead, he chose to speak in a simple language using parables and metaphors by way of illustration, drawn from the observation of nature and ordinary things of daily use. His conversations were charming and attracted the cultural elite of Bengal. These conversations were noted down by his disciple Mahendranath Gupta who published them in the form of a book, Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita in Bengali. Its English rendering, The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, was released in 1942; it continues to be increasingly popular to this day on account of its universal appeal and relevance.

Last Days


The intensity of his spiritual life and untiring spiritual ministration to the endless stream of seekers told on Sri Ramakrishna' s health. He developed cancer of the throat in 1885. He was shifted to a spacious suburban villa where his young disciples nursed him day and night. He instilled in them love for one another, and thus laid the foundation for the future monastic brotherhood known as Ramakrishna Math. In the small hours of 16 August 1886 Sri Ramakrishna gave up his physical body, uttering the name of the Divine Mother, and passed into Eternity.

Beginnings of a Monastic Order


Sri Ramakrishna instilled in these young men the spirit of renunciation and brotherly love for one another. One day he distributed ochre robes among them and sent them out to beg food. In this way he himself laid the foundation for a new monastic order. He gave specific instructions to Narendra about the formation of the new monastic Order. In the small hours of 16 August 1886 Sri Ramakrishna gave up his mortal body.
After the Master’s passing, fifteen of his young disciples (one more joined them later) began to live together in a dilapidated building at Baranagar in North Kolkata. Under the leadership of Narendra, they formed a new monastic brotherhood, and in 1887 they took the formal vows of sannyasa, thereby assuming new names. Narendra now became Swami Vivekananda (although this name was actually assumed much later.)



Prayer

Namoh Raamakrishna, Raamakrishna, Krishnaraama chandraaya
(Salutations to Raamakrishna, Krishna and Raama together)

Namoh Krishnaraama chandraaya namoh Raamakrishna devaaya
(Salutations to Krishna Raama , Salutations to Lord Raamakrishna)

Namo juga abataara namoh, swarba debo debaaya.
(Salutations to the avatar of this age, to all the gods)

Namoh Sarba dharma samanayo, sarba vaabo rakshayao.
(Salutations to the unifier of all faiths, purveyor of all realizations. )

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WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE COKE OR WATER?

I could not believe this..... Very interesting


WATER
#1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. (Likely applies to half the world population)


#2. In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is mistaken for hunger.


#3. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as 3%.


#4. One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a University of Washington study.


#5. Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.


#6. Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.


#7. A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or on a ! printed page.


#8. Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79%., and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer. Are you drinking the amount of water you should drink every day?



COKE
#1. In many states the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the trunk to remove blood from the highway after a car accident.


#2. You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of Coke and it will be gone in two days.


#3. To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl and let the "real thing" sit for one hour, then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous China .


#4. To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a rumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminium foil dipped in Coca-Cola.


#5. To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.


#6. To loosen a rusted bolt: Apply a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes.


#7. To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan, wrap the ham in aluminium foil, and bake. Thirty minutes before ham is finished, remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke for a sumptuous brown gravy.


#8... To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of Coke into the load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains. It will also clean road haze from your windshield.


FOR YOUR INFORMATION:

#1. the active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid.
It will dissolve a nail in about four days. Phosphoric acid also leaches calcium from bones and is a major contributor to the rising increase of osteoporosis.

#2. To carry Coca-Cola syrup! (the concentrate) the commercial trucks must use a hazardous Material place cards reserved for highly corrosive materials.

#3. The distributors of Coke have been using it to clean engines of the trucks for about 20 years!



Now the question is, would you like a glass of water?

or Coke?


Quick! Send this helpful info on to your friend's health conscious or not!!!!

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Some Useful Information...Read it....Don't Ignore

1) Don't put your mobile closer to your ears until the recipient
answers, Because directly after dialing, the mobile phone would use it's maximum signaling power, which is: 2watts = 33dbi. Please Be Careful. Please use left ear while using cell (mobile), because if you use the right one it may affect brain directly.This is a true fact from Apollo medical team.

2) Do not drink APPY FIZZ . It contains cancer causing agent.

3) Dont eat Mentos before or after drinking Coke or Pepsi coz the person will die immediately as the mixture becomes cyanide.. Please fwd to whom u care

4) Don't eat kurkure because it contains high amount of plastic if U don't Believe burn kurkure n u can see plastic melting. News report from Times of India

5) Avoid these tablets they are very dangerous
* D cold
* Vicks action- 500
* Actified
* Coldarin
* Cosome
* Nice
* Nimulid
* Cetrizet-D
They contain Phenyl- Propanol -Amide PPA.Which Causes strokes, and these tablets are banned in U.S.

6) Cotton Ear Buds... (Must read it)
Please do not show sympathy to people selling buds on roadside or at Signals.....Just wanted to warn you people not to buy those packs of ear buds you get at the roadside. It's made from cotton that has already been used in hospitals.They take all the dirty, blood and pus filled cotton, wash it, bleach it and use it to make ear buds. So, unless you want to become the first person in the world to get Herpes Zoster Oticus (a viral infection of the inner, middle, and external ear) of the ear and that too from a cotton bud, DON'T BUY THEM!

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Enjoy a healthier life style by eating Fresh Fruits & Vegetables..

fresh Fruit & Vegetables

Enjoy a healthier lifestyle by eating fresh fruit &
vegetables. Everyone agrees on the importance of eating more
fresh fruits & vegetables, but not enough people are following
this important advice. Dietary experts recommend that every
person should eat at least five servings of fresh fruits &
vegetables every day. Increasing your consumption of fruits
and vegetables is one of the easiest changes you can make to
increase your level of health, lose weight and gain fitness.

The latest food guidelines recommend that adults eat from five
to nine servings of fresh fruit & vegetables every day. While
that may seem like a lot, it is an important goal to strive
for, and a very reachable one.

A serving of a fruit or vegetable is equal to:

1 medium sized vegetable or fruit (such as an apple, orange
or banana)
2 small fruits (such as kiwi fruit or plums)
½ cup of fresh, frozen or canned fruits or vegetables
½ cup of 100% fruit juice
¼ cup of dried fruit
1 cup of green salad

Study after study has shown that a diet rich in fresh fruit &
vegetables lowers the risk of certain cancers, heart disease
and other chronic diseases and conditions. One reason for the
recommendation that everyone increase their consumption of
fruits and vegetables is that many of these foods have been
shown to have strong antioxidant qualities.

Many fresh fruits & vegetables have high amounts of many
antioxidant vitamins, including vitamin A, vitamin E and
vitamin C. In addition to their importance as source of
vitamins and minerals, fruits and vegetables also provide
essential dietary fiber.

Many people do not realize, that in addition to vitamin C,
oranges, grapefruits and other citrus fruits also contain
significant amounts of fiber. Fiber plays an important role in
digestion, and it is thought to have protective qualities
against heart disease and some forms of cancer. In addition,
fiber is thought to have the ability to lower high levels of
cholesterol in the blood.


Another great feature of fresh fruits & vegetables, especially
to those watching their weight, is the high nutrition, low
fat, and low calorie nature of these foods. Fruits and
vegetables contain very low levels of fats, and a diet low in
fat can be quite effective for long-term weight loss. In
addition, fruits and vegetables contain no cholesterol, and
they are lower in calories than many other types of foods.

Fresh fruits & vegetables have a lot of advantages besides
just their nutritional importance. For one thing, they taste
great and add a great deal of variety to everyday meals.
Fruits and vegetables come in such a wide variety of colors,
textures and flavors that they can be used in virtually every
meal. Those seeking to maximize their consumption of fruits
and vegetables should get into the habit of using fruits in
salads, as toppings and as garnishes.

No matter what your reason for following a healthy diet, we
believe you will find that eating more fruits and vegetables
is a delicious, as well as a nutritious, way to get the
vitamins and minerals you need every day.

I hope that reading the above information was both enjoyable
and educational for you. When word gets around about your
command of healthy diet facts, others who need to know about
fresh fruits & vegetables will start to actively seek you out.

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Iportance of having Breakfast :

Breakfast can help prevent strokes, heart attack and sudden
death. For those who always skip breakfast, you should stop
that habit now! You've heard many times that 'Breakfast is the
most important meal of the day.' Now, recent research confirms
that one of the worst practices you can develop may be
avoiding breakfast. Why?

Because the frequency of heart attack, sudden death, and
stroke peaks between 6: 00a.m. and noon, with the highest
incidence being between 8: 00a.m. and 10:00a.m.What mechanism
within the body could account for this significant jump in
sudden death in the early morning hours? We may have an
Answer. Platelet, tiny elements in the blood that keep us from
bleeding to Death if we get a cut, can clump together inside
our arteries due to Cholesterol or plaque buildup in the
artery lining. It is in the morning hours that platelets
become the most activated and tend to form these internal
blood clots at the greatest frequency.

However, eating even a very light breakfast prevents the
morning platelet activation that is associated with heart
attacks and strokes. Studies performed at Memorial University
in St. Johns, Newfoundland found that eating a light, very
low-fat breakfast was critical in modifying the morning
platelet activation. Subjects in the study consumed either
low-fat or fat-free yogurt, orange juice, fruit, and a source
of protein coming from yogurt or fat-free milk. So if you skip
breakfast, it's important that you change this practice
immediately in light of this research. Develop a simple plan
to eat cereal, such as oatmeal or Bran Flakes, along with six
ounces of grape juice or orange juice, and
perhaps a piece of
fruit. This simple plan will keep your platelets from sticking
together, keep blood clots from forming, and perhaps head off
a potential Heart Attack or stroke. So never try to skip your
breakfast.

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10 Tips for Good Digestion :

1. Eat in order of digestibility.

You should eat the easiest to digest foods first in each meal
and slowly move towards the more complex. Think of a highway,
if the slowest cars are in front they'll hold up the faster
cars behind them, causing a traffic jam. The same goes for
your food. Eat those fastest to digest first and save the
tougher to digest foods for the second half of your meal.

Here are the time sequences for different food groups:

Water & Juices: 20-30 minutes
Fruits, Smoothies, Soups: 30-45 minutes
Vegetables: 30-45 minutes
Beans, Grains, Starches: 2-3 hours
Meat, Fish, Poultry: 3 or more hours

2. Drink warm or hot liquids with your meal.

Ice cold drinks can slow down the digestive process, think of
it as putting ice on a muscle. The muscle stiffens and does
not function as well. Warm or room temperature water, juice,
or decaf tea will encourage proper digestion. (Just remember
the traffic jam – drink liquids prior to meals)

3. Eat at regular meals times.

It is important to be regular with what you eat and the times
of day you eat. Eating similar food groups and at similar
times each day has a regulating effect on your digestive
system. Regular in means regular out.

4. Be conscious of what you eat and your portion sizes.

Over consumption is the number one cause of indigestion. Our
brain signals the feeling of fullness about ten minutes after
we're actually full. So stop eating before you are full. Odds
are you'll feel full ten minutes later!

5. Chew your food completely and don't talk while eating.

Incomplete chewing and talking while eating can cause
premature swallowing. Our digestive systems are not designed
to digest large pieces of food, when we put large pieces in
our stomachs it can lead to incomplete digestion (aka:
digestive discomfort).

6. Relax while eating your meal.

Eating when you are rushed increases your stress and slows
down the digestive process. Create a nice calming atmosphere
when eating and make sure you can devote time to eating.

7. Practice good posture.

When you slouch or hunch over extra pressure is put on the
digestive organs in your abdomen. This extra pressure can
cause poor digestion. You should practice sitting with your
shoulders back and your chin tucked in. This will allow more
room for the digestive organs and will help improve digestion.

8. Don't eat late at night.

Our bodies, including our digestive system, slow down in the
evening hours as it gets ready to rest and rejuvenate. When we
put food into our stomachs at these late hours there are not
enough digestive enzymes to properly digest it. This
undigested food sits in your stomach and will often disturb
your sleep.

9. Take a brisk walk after eating.

Forget about not be active for 30 minutes after each meal.
Increased physical activity actually helps jumpstart your
digestive system and increases the production of digestive
enzymes. This will lead to more complete digestion of your
food and less digestive discomfort!

10. Try a spinal twist.

Spinal twists allow excess toxins in the digestive system to
be released, which has a calming effect. While in a cross
legged sitting position, slowly turn to the right and hold
while taking 5 deep breathes then repeat this process on the
left side.

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LIST OF HOSPITALS IN HYDERABAD

Specialty hospitals

SL NO.	NAME OF THE HOSPITALS	PLACE
1	Ankith multi speciality Hospitals	Sarror nagar , Hyd
2	Anurag Ortho Multi Speciality Hospital	Dilsukhnagar, Hyd
3	Archana Multi Speciality Hospital	Chandanagar, Hyd.
4	ARK Multi Speciality Hospital	Kukatpally, Hyd
5	Aswini Super Speciality Hospital	Kukatpally, Hyd.
6	Basant Sahney Multi Speciality Hospital	West maredpally, Hyd.
7	BBR multispeciality hospital	Secunderabad,Hyd.
8	G.N.R Multispecialty Hospital	Secunderabad, Hyd.
9	Jaiswal Multispeciality Hospital	Kukatpally, Hyd.
10	J V P SUPER SPECIALITY Hospital pvt ltd	Malakpet, Hyd.
11	Krishna Multi speciality Hospital	Uppal ,Hyd.
12	MAA Multi speciality hospital	Ramanthapur ,Hyd.
13	M.M.Muliti speciality Hospital	Mehdipatnam,Hyd.
14	Nihar orthopedic & multi speciality hospital	Ameerpet, Hyd.
15	Nikhil multi speciality hospital	Dilsukhnagar,Hyd.
16	Remedy super speciality hospitals	Balanagar,Hyd.
17	S V R super speciality hospital	Ameerpet,Hyd.
18	Sai bhavani multi speciality hospital	Shahpurnagar,Hyd.
19	Sai Durga multi speciality hospital	Ramachandrapuram,Hyd.
20	Soumya multi speciality hospital	Secunderabad,Hyd.
21	Sri Kalki multi speciality hospital	Ghatkesar ,Hyd.
22	Sridhar multi speciality hospitals	Santoshnagar Hyd
23	Supreme multi speciality hospital	Saidabad Hyd
24	Swaroopa multi speciality hospital	Medchal,Hyd
25	The doctors multi speciality hospital	Dilshuknagar Hyd
26	Vijaya multi speciality hospital	Keesara Hyd
27	Vinciti multi speciality hospital	Secunderabad ,Hyd.
28	Yashoda super speciality	Malakpet Hyd.

Children’s hospitals

SL NO.	NAME OF THE HOSPITALS	PLACE
1	Hope Children HospitaL	Basheerbagh ,Hyd.
2	Princess Durru Shevar Children and General Hospital	Purani Haveli,Hyd.
3	Rainbow Children's Hospital	Banjara hills, Hyd
4	ABHAYA Children's Hospital	Nallakunta ,Hyd.
5	ABHAYA-BBC New Born Children's Hospital	Nallakunta, Hyd.
6	AMMAJI Childrens Hospital	Ramanthapur ,Hyd.
7	Chinnari children hos&daibe care centre	Dilshuknagar ,Hyd.
8	Dilshuknagar children's hospital	Dilsukhnagar,Hyd.
9	Disney's Medikid children's hospital	Ameerpet ,Hyd..
10	Diacon diabetes speciality hospital	somajiguda,Hyd.
11	Dr.Laxman children's Hospital	Jeedimetla ,Hyd.
12	Kid-Care children's Hospital	Balanagar ,Hyd.
13	Kiran swetha children's Hospital	Chandanagar, Hyd.
14	Krishna Children's Hospital	Red hills, Hyd.
15	Lakshmi Children's hospital	Dilshuknagar ,Hyd.
16	Paramitha children hospital	Dilshuknagar ,Hyd.
17	Pragna childrens hospital	Punjagutta,Hyd.
18	Ragini childrens hospital	Shahpurnagar, Hyd.
19	Rainbow childrens hospital	Banjara hills, Hyd.
20	Shilpa childrens hospital	Domalguda, Hy

Nursing homes

SL NO.	NAME OF THE HOSPITALS	PLACE
1	ANITA Nursing Home	Malakpet, Fatehnager, Chandanagar, Hyd.
2	ANUPAMA Nursing Home	Ameerpet, Hyd.
3	Aravind Nursing Home	Secunderabad, Hyd.
4	Ayodhya Nursing Home	Mehdipatnam ,Hyd.
5	Bhagyanagar Nursing Home	Balanagar ,Hyd.
6	Bharathi Nursing Home	Balkampet, Hyd.
7	Bhavika Nursing Home	Ameerpet, Hyd.
8	Challa Nursing Home	Ameerpet, Hyd.
9	Chanda Nursing Home	Begumbazar ,Hyd.
10	City Nursing Home	Himayath nagar, Hyd.
11	Divya nusring Home	A.S.Roa nagar, Hyd.
12	Dr S S DOUNDE'S ENT Nursing Home	Basheerbagh Hyd.
13	Dr.Ram Prasad Nursing Home	Mallapally Hyd.
14	Dr.Shantabai Nursing Home	Abids Hyd.
15	ENT Nursing Home	Secunderabad,Hyd.
16	ESR Nursing Home	Vikarabad,Hyd.
17	Farah maternity Nursing Home	Musheerabad ,Hyd.
18	Gaganmahal Nursing Home	Himayathnagar ,Hyd.
19	Ganga Nursing Home	Charminar, Hyd.
20	Geeta Nursing Home	Limgampally ,Hyd.
21	Hegde Nursing Home	Dilshuknagar, Hyd.
22	Hyderabad Nursing Home Pvt Ltd	Basheerbagh ,Hyd.
23	Indira Maternity & Nursing Home	Ramnagar ,Hyd.
24	Jagadamba Nursing Home	Gandhinagar, Hyd.
25	Jagdeswari Nursing Home	Chandanagar ,Hyd.
26	K.K.Nursing Home	Shahpurnagar ,Hyd.
27	Kachiguda Nursing Home	Kachiguda,Hyd.
28	Kadimi Nursing Home	Chandanagar ,Hyd.
29	Kavya Nursing Home	Gudimalkapur ring road & kukatpally,Hyd.
30	Kishore Nursing Home	Amberpet ,Hyd.
31	Kodali Nursing Home	Balanagar ,Hyd.
32	Kusuma Nursing Home	Ameerpet ,Hyd.
33	Lakshmi Nursing Home	Malkaajgiri & yousufguda,Hyd.
34	Lalitheswara Nursing Home	Medchal ,Hyd.
35	Madhava Nursing home	Secunderabad ,Hyd.
36	Mahaboobia Nursing home	Machili kaman ,Hyd.
37	MahaLakshmi Nursing Home	Secunderabad ,Hyd.
38	Makkah Health centre & nursing Home	Kalapather ,Hyd.
39	Mamatha Nursing Home	Langarhouz ,Hyd.
40	MarieStopes Nursing home	Tilaknagar ,Hyd.
41	Maruthi nursing home	Secunderabad,Hyd.
42	Navodaya nursing home	Ameerpet ,Hyd
43	Navya nursing home	Sarrornagar&medchal,Hyd.
44	Neelima Nursing home	Amberpet,Hyd
45	New city nursing home	Katteden ,Hyd.
46	Padmavathi Nursing home	Amberpet ,Hyd.
47	Parvathi nursing home	Secunderabad,Hyd.
48	Pavithra nursing home	Yousufguda ,Hyd
49	Radha nursing home	Yousufguda ,Hyd.
50	Raghava nursing home	Ameerpet,Hyd.
51	Raja nursing home	Ameerpet ,Hyd.
52	Rajeshwari nursing home	Hayathnagar ,Hyd..
53	Ramya nursing home	Secunderabad,Hyd.
54	Rekha rani nursing home	Gaddiannaram,Hyd.
55	Reliance nursing home	Tolichowki,Hyd.
56	S V nursing home	Kukatpally Hyd.
57	Sadanand nursing home	Yousufguda,Hyd.
58	Sai Datta nursing home	Amberpet,Hyd
59	Sandhya nursing home	Chandanagar,Hyd.
60	Santoshi nursing home	Ramanthapur,Hyd.
61	Sara nursing home Aghapura	Aghapura,Hyd.
62	Sarada Nursing home	Chandanagar ,Hyd.
63	Saraswathi nursing home	Rai darga ,Hyd.
64	Savitha nursing home	Gandhinagar ,Hyd.
65	Seethal Nursing home	Sai krishna nagar,Hyd.
66	Sharan Clinic nursing home	Secunderabad Hyd.
67	Shenoy nursing home	Secunderabad ,Hyd.
68	Shilpa Nursing home	Miyapur,Hyd.
69	Shiva nursing home	Nacharam,Hyd.
70	Shravana nursing home	Mouzamjahi market,Hyd.
71	Shree nursing home	Srinagar colony Hyd.
72	Shree shiva nursing home	Tandur,Hyd.
73	Shri Vishnu nursing home	Secunderabad,Hyd.
74	Siddartha nursing home	Saroornagar&ramachandrapuram,Hyd.
75	Sowmya nursing home	Ramnagar,Hyd.
76	Sree sai ram nursing home	Ramanthapur,Hyd.
77	Sri lakshmi nursing home	Nacharam&nagole,Hyd
78	Sri Arunodaya nursing home	Yousufguda,Hyd.
79	sri sai satya nursing home	Kapra,Hyd.
80	Sri Venkateshwara nursing home	Kachiguda&narayanaguda, Hyd.
81	Srinivasa Nursing home	Chintal &yellareddyguda,Hyd.
82	Sripriya nursing home	S.R.Nagar Hyd.
83	Sudha nursing home	Amberpet&dilsukhnagar Hyd.
84	Suguna sree nursing home	Jeedimetla ,Hyd.
85	Sumitra nursing home	Begumpet,Hyd.
86	Sushma nursing home	Kukatpally,Hyd.
87	Swapna nursing home	Begumpet,Hyd.
88	Tirumala nursing home	Nagarjunasagar road,Hyd.
89	Tulasi nursing home	Neredmet,Hyd.
90	Uppalapati nursing home	Secunderabad,Hyd.
91	Vasundhara nursing home	Moosapet &musheerabad Hyd.
92	Vidhya nursing home	Chandanagar,Hyd.
93	Vignesh nursing home	Kukatpally,Hyd.
94	Vijaya laxmi nursing home	Malkaajgiri,gayathrinagar Chandanagar,vanastalipuram Hyd.
95	Vijayanagar nursing home	vijaynagar colony Hyd.
96	Vikram nursing home	Madhapur,Hyd.
97	Vishnu nursing home	Panjagutta,Hyd

Recognized hospitals

SL NO	NAME OF THE HOSPITALS	PLACE
1	Nizams institute of medical sciences	Hyderabad
2	Mahavir Hospital	Hyderabad
3	Kamineni Hospitals	Hyderabad
4	Mediciti Hospital	Hyderabad
5	Durga bai deshmukh Hospital	Hyderabad
6	Medwin Hospital	Hyderabad
7	CDR Hospital	Hyderabad
8	Care Hospital	Hyderabad
9	Usha mullapudi cardiac centre	Hyderabad
10	Smiline dental hospital	Ameerpet & jubilee hills ,Hyd
11	Global Hospitals	Lakdikapool,Hyd.
12	Mythri multispeciality hospital	Behind mythrivanam Ameerpet ,Hyd.
13	Remedy heart institute&multispeciality hospital	Opp:TTD office himayathnagar ,Hyd
14	AP super speciality dental hospital	Afzalgunj&banjara hills ,Hyd.
15	Owaisi hospital	Hyderabad
16	Vijaya health care centre	Secunderabad,Hyd
17	Keshma dental hospital&implant centre	Somajiguda ,Hyd
18	Poulimi hospital	AS rao nagar,Hyd
19	Hyderabad kidney &laproscopic centre	Malakpet ,Hyd.
20	SVS dental dospital	Secunderabad,Hyd.
21	Asian institute of gastroenterology	Somajiguda ,Hyd.
22	Sigma hospital	Secunderabad,Hyd.
23	Ram hospital	Shapur nagar,Hyd.
24	Woodlands hospital	Barkatpura ,Hyd.
25	ARK hospital	Kukatpally,Hyd.
26	Shravana hospitals	Mozamjahi market,Hyd.
27	Remedy hospitals	Ferozguda,Hyd.

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