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Brisk walk good for
heart patients: Dr Trehan Chandigarh, October 19 “Having made a transition from rural life to urban living, we Indians are still used to the same dietary habits, with hardly any physical activity, leading to high incidence of coronary heart diseases,” opined Dr Trehan, who was here to attend a CME, organised by the Prime Academic Society at the CII. Stressing the need for spreading awareness about healthy living, he said for people suffering from heart diseases, it is recommended that a they must undertake brisk walk for 45 minutes for at least five days a week.”Exercising, controlled diet and maintaining body weight within 10 per cent band, is the key to healthy living and keeping heart disease at bay,” he says. He said men after the age of 30 years and women after 40 years, especially those who have family history of cardiac problem, must undergo a comprehensive cardiac check-up to see various risk factors like blood sugar, cholesterol and blood pressure. “The level of awareness among people is so low that even though a number of cardiac surgeries have been performed in one family, other members do not take precautions, which can control” risk factors, he emphasises. Dr Trehan further said as a general rule liquid fat was better than solid fat for the heart. He added that seeing the very low incidence of heart diseases among the Mediterranean people, it had been proved that olive was very good, though it was quite expensive. Dr T.S. Kler, from Escorts Heart Institute, said unfortunately majority of the Indians have high bad cholesterol than good cholesterol. “Unfortunately smoking, to which very few people in Punjab were addicted to earlier, is on the rise practically all over the country, making the situation worse as far as heart diseases is concerned,” he regretted. Dr Kler, clarified that even today people had a lot of misconceptions like alcohol was good for heart. “Unless the blood pressure, sugar, body weight and cholesterol is under control, a person should not consume alcohol,” he said. He added that only if a person was absolutely fit he should take two small pegs or 60 ml of whisky three to four times a week. He said people have misconceptions like red wine, coffee or even tea was good for heart diseases. |
Girls’ soccer meet begins Chandigarh, October 19 In another tie, Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School, Sector 26, defeated the Dev Samaj College for Women, Sector 45, 1-0. Shivalik Trophy A superb performance by Samandeep Singh, who scored unbeaten 42 runs and claimed three wickets for 14 runs, enabled Stadium XI in beating Government Model High School, Sector 43, by five wickets in the Shivalik Trophy played here on Sunday. GMSS-43 made 125 runs for the loss of five wickets, while Stadium XI achieved the target for the loss of five wickets in 24.1 overs. In another tie, SD Public School, Sector 32, beat GMSSS-23 by 31 runs. |
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Grooming young tennis players Chandigarh, October 19 At present, the academy has spread its wings to St Soldier’s Divine School, Panchkula, and Mount Carmel School, Sector 47, Chandigarh. In order make tennis more popular in the city and its nearby areas, the academy has roped in Vikas Sharma, Aman Behal, former reputed tennis players, as coaches to train youngsters. Pawan Kapoor, who was among the first to be accorded ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) ranking from this region, also helped his father give lessons to the youngsters. The clay court at the YMCA, Sector 11, has won praise from many tennis lovers. Amitabh Chandel, founder director of the academy and former international players from Haryana, said the city had enough tennis talent. He said the academy was the best platform for beginners and budding players to groom themselves for a better future in tennis. |
Police officials honoured SAS Nagar, October 19 Ms Lakhwinder Kaur Garcha, Officer on Special Duty to the Punjab Chief Minister, was the chief guest. Mr Harcharan Singh Bhullar, SP, SAS Nagar, was the guest of honour. The mela chairman, Mr Kuljeet Singh Bedi, said the club honoured three police personnel, Mr Bhullar, Mr Daljit Singh, DSP, and Mr Raman Deep Singh, SHO of the Phase VIII police station, for restoring a boy, kidnapped from Sector 71 here recently, to his family within a few hours of the crime. Ms Garcha announced financial assistance of Rs 21,000 to the club.  |
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