“Celebrate a healthy heart”
Heart diseases are the leading cause of death amongst men and
women around the world. The heart is the most vital organ in the
body and taking care of it should be first on everyone’s priority
list. Studies have revealed that every year, more than eight lakh
people experience their first heart attack, leading to other serious
heart diseases. With statistics pointing to a very high number of
deaths due to cardiovascular diseases and other heart ailments,
World Heart Federation (WHF) is a ray of hope. It shares with people
information on the health and diseases of the heart and promotes
smoking and alcohol-free living, healthy diets physical exercise and
living a healthy lifestyle. Keeping these thoughts in mind Vimukti
organized awareness program on 6th October 2017, at Vimukti
premises. Vimukti staff motivated the parents, women, men, youth and
children who had participated in the campaign against heart diseases
and strokes and ensure that we all live a healthy and disease free
life.
With heart diseases being the key to early deaths around the world,
it is important for all of us to know the reasons why they occur and
at the same time be aware of certain measures that we all can take
as individuals to minimize our risk. The growth and development of
medical science and modern medicine can course help to bring heart
diseases under control to a certain extent, but a few measures can
make a huge difference against these conditions. The resource person
Mr. Balappa Block health officer said “SAY NO TO SMOKING” one in
every five deaths in the world is due to smoking-induced diseases,
including heart diseases. The deadly chemicals present in tobacco
considerable damage blood cells and weaken the normal functioning of
the heart and blood vessels. Encourage yourself and other to quit
smoking.
Watch out against obesity: obesity or being overweight increases the
chances of dangerously to live a healthy life. Secondly alcohol is
high in calories and regularly consuming it over a long period
increases the chances of high blood pressure, thus causing heart
disease. Alcohol makes your heart muscles weak, thus increasing the
chances of heart failure.
Rev. Fr. Dolphy Pais Provincial of holy Trinity province, Karnataka,
exhorted the gathering saying to ensure that your heart is working
fit and fine, get is checked periodically.ECG and Echo tests help
you know the condition of your heat and help you to take preventive
measures if needed to avoid a crisis. Fr. Sathish fenrandes VCT
Director said the world heart day is an effective and established
way to make the world realize about the importance of a healthy
heart and encourages everyone to lead a diseases’-free life. The
main objective of the program is to reduce the mortality rate caused
by non-communicable diseases and by reducing premature deaths in the
project are accused due to cardiovascular diseases. Nearly 71
stakeholders participated and benefited from this program.
