ALARM - THE CANCER SIGNS YOU NEED TO KNOW

People could be petting their lives at risk by neglecting the potential warning signs of cancer as less serious symptoms.  

GENERAL SIGNS OF CANCER INCLUDE:

breast cancer.... can catch you young!

youth is the best time of human life. Its that carefree stage when a person need not worry about health. But with the change in lifestyle people now a days are more prone to diseases early in there 20's. "BREAST CANCER" is one among those, what was once considered a disease of old age, is now seeing a shift and is increasingly affecting younger women. "OCTOBER MONTH" is observed as "WORLD BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH". this article is all about the various causes of cancer especially breast cancer.

CAUSES:

World Heart Day

World heart day is observed on 29^th September every year for raising awareness about cardiovascular disease, including heart disease and stroke. This year the theme was “MY HEART, YOUR HEART”.  

Large community-based studies in India show that heart disease has replaced communicable diseases in urban areas and even rural areas are not far behind with this trend. There is an increase in deaths due to cardiac diseases and yet we have been too ignorant to implement proper dietary practices. Let’s learn more about how to control this challenge at hand.

Understanding heart health:

Ø  The term “atherosclerosis” is derived from the Greek word “arthero” meaning “porridge like referring to the soft lipid rich material in the center of atheroma” and “sclerosis” (scarring) “referring to the connective tissue in the plaques”

Ø  Heart disease in most of the cases have to do a lot with the food we eat. Maintaining the right diet can fix half of the problem.

Ø  A diet low in saturated fats is advisable for a healthy heart. However, recent research also suggests that one has to keep a diet low in refined carbohydrates, sugars and processed foods.

Alzheimer's - MIND DIET

       September 21st is observed as World Alzheimer’s Day . This September marks the 7th world Alzheimer’s month since the campaign was launched in 2012. This is an international campaign aimed at raising awareness and challenge the common people that surrounds Alzheimer related dementia. From previous studies, an average of 2 out of 3 people globally have little or no understanding of Alzheimer’s and associated dementia in their countries. Most people often think that this disease is a normal part of ageing.

Purple Ribbon 

Symbol for Alzheimer's Disease

      Alzheimer’s is a progressive disease that impairs memory and other mental functions. It is the most common form of dementia that generalizes memory loss and loss of other essential cognitive abilities that are serious enough to interfere with an individual’s daily life.

      lets rise the purple ribbon, take an oath to create awareness on Alzheimer and help our grand parents, parents and all, especially elderly. Give a helping hand for them to remember things. This condition is an irreversible and cannot be cured. So as we all know prevention is better than cure, lets know what is this disease, what are the symptoms and prevention through proper diet.

National Nutrition Week 2018

 National nutrition week was observed from 1st September to 7th September every year to create awareness among people about the importance of nutrition.