{"id":6514,"date":"2021-01-03T18:56:31","date_gmt":"2021-01-03T18:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/globaloriensnepal.com\/demo\/?p=6514"},"modified":"2021-01-03T19:34:20","modified_gmt":"2021-01-03T19:34:20","slug":"good-lifestyle-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/globaloriensnepal.com\/demo\/2021\/01\/03\/good-lifestyle-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"GOOD LIFESTYLE PRACTICES"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Health can be re-defined as our ability to retain the immaculate healthy smile and charm commonlyseen in our childhood. We can easily associateour childhood charm to our healthy body systems that is originally given as a gift by mother nature.But as we grow old, various factors contributes to deterioration of our happy outlook. Some of these factors are from external elements like environment, quality of foods and water, while the major factor is the unhealthy lifestyle choices made by man. Our everyday life style is changing drastically due to technological advancements. These changes include the choice of our foods, mode of transport, type of jobs that we do and how we spend our leisure time. All these changes contribute to the development of lifestyle related diseases like diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and obesity.What are lifestyle diseases?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cDiseases related to the way a person or group of people lives\u201d.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A whopping 587 million people in the world are estimated to develop \u201cPrediabetes\u201dby 2045 (a condition which prevails in our body without any clear symptoms of diabetes). Prediabetes is a metabolic condition of elevated blood sugar levels which is not high enough to be categorized as diabetes. It occurs due to resistance to the hormone insulin and damage of pancreatic cells over time.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Countries around the world are developing rapidly in terms of economy, technology and lifestyle, but this has also resulted in a more sedentary and stressful lifestyle. It looks like the society is manufacturing increasing amounts of robotic individuals who lead a life in lieu of any vision or passion. Our search for happiness leadsus towards the path of achievements and successes, while ignoring the conscious efforts for a healthy life.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The causes of the increasing rate of prediabetes can be attributed to our shift to sedentary lifestyle, stress and obesity. Stilling our mind for peace, clarity and spiritual development is not a regular practice anymore.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0We can change ourselves and learn from the pain of the mistakes we make, or, we can prevent the mistake from happening altogether. Do not let the \u201cpre\u201d in prediabetes fool you around 70% of the prediabetic individuals develop diabetes in their lifetime. They are also likely to develop a more severe diabetes, along with a higher risk of nerve damage, heart disease, retinopathy, chronic kidney disease, stroke and all-cause mortality.What is the role of \u201cInsulin\u201d in maintaining health in our body?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Insulin is a peptide hormone which helps in mobilization of glucose from blood circulation into the cells. It is secreted by pancreas in response to an increase in glucose level in blood after a meal.The capacity of pancreas to secrete enough insulin decrease when we get old and\/or due to improper food habits rich in high carbohydrate content. When the pancreas is over burdened and stimulated in excess, we develop a condition called as \u201cinsulin resistance\u201d over a period of time. Insulin resistance is the main cause for the initiation of \u201cprediabetic\u201d state of our health.What causes our body to develop \u201cPrediabetes\u201d?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prediabetes \u2013 Global Status<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u2713 The global burden of diabetes is expected to rise 642 million in 2040.<\/p>\n

\u2713 National Urban Diabetes Survey \u2013 prevalence of prediabetes in India is 14% (18 Million approx.).<\/p>\n

\u2713 People with prediabetes are three times the number of people with Type 2 Diabetes mellitus.<\/p>\n

\u2713 Nearly all patients with T2DM pass through an extensive phase of prediabetes (average duration of nearly 10 years).<\/p>\n

\u2713 93% of Prediabetic do not know that they have a potential health problem.Who is at the risk of developing \u201cPrediabetes\u201d?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Overweight Adults (BMI*=>23) who have one or more of the following symptoms:<\/p>\n

\u2713 First degree relative with diabetes<\/p>\n

\u2713 Women with gestational Diabetes mellitus & PCOS<\/p>\n

\u2713 History of cardiovascular disease (CVD)<\/p>\n

\u2713 Hypertension & Physical inactivity<\/p>\n

\u2713 HDL-Cholesterol < 35 mg\/dL and or a triglyceride level > 250 mg\/dL<\/p>\n

\u2713 Conditions associated with insulin resistance (Severe obesity & acanthosis nigricans (skin disorder))<\/p>\n

*How to calculate BMI?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2713 Body Mass Index = Kg\/m2 (Where Kg = Person\u2019s weight in Kg; m2= Person\u2019s height in metres squared)<\/p>\n

\u2713 It is applicable to adults aged 18-64 and a healthy BMI range is 18.5 \u2013 24.9.<\/p>\n

How to diagnose \u201cPrediabetes\u201d?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prediabetes can be diagnosed by simple laboratory testing of blood sample for the following parameters:<\/p>\n

1. Fasting Blood Glucose
2. Post Prandial Blood Glucose
3. Glycosylated Hemoglobin (HbA1C)Table :1 Diagnostic parameters for early identification of \u201cPrediabetes\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

What are the advantages of early diagnosis of \u201cPrediabetes\u201d?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2713 More than 93% of people who have a \u201cprediabetic\u201d condition do not know that they are going to develop diabetes in their future.<\/p>\n

\u2713 Early diagnosis, will really help save people from developing diabetes and its consequences.<\/p>\n

\u2713 The global disease burden in terms of medications and other medical treatments can be reduced drastically.<\/p>\n

\u2713 Quality of life of people can be improved significantly when they come to know what they need to do after diagnosis.<\/p>\n

\u2713 Canadian Diabetic Association \u2013 Screen all individuals above 40 years of age with fasting Blood Glucose and HbA1C.<\/p>\n

\u2713 US Diabetes Association \u2013 Screen all individuals above 45 years &high-risk individuals below 45 years with FBG, GTT and HbA1C.Strategies to Reverse \u201cPrediabetes\u201d \u2013 Possible?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2713 Early Diagnosis \u2013 Voluntary Health Check up to monitor blood glucose, GTT & HbA1C based on age (40+) and BMI criteria (BMI above 23).<\/p>\n

\u2713 Life style modifications \u2013 Including exercise and \/or sports as part of day to day activity; Reduce screen time; Include Meditation & Yoga.<\/p>\n

\u2713 Avoid smoking and have moderate alcohol (if required).<\/p>\n

\u2713 Dietary modifications \u2013 Avoiding HFSS (High Fat Salt Sugar) Foods; Maintaining a balanced diet rich in fibre and selecting cereal diet with good glycemic index.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The major type of diabetes, type II diabetes is largely preventable by taking simple everyday practicesmentioned above.All it takes is to have a courageous restrain from unhealthy modern lifestyle practices and start adapting to our traditional \u201cGood Lifestyle Practices\u201d consciously. We need to spend quality time everyday to self analyse our physical fitness and food habits to improve our health. A healthy lifestyle along with nature can only protect us from becoming a victim of lifestyle diseases.<\/p>\n

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