9 Foods to prevent Cardiovascular Diseases

Cardiovascular disease is the combination of diseases like diseased vessels, structural problems and blood clots. In short - it is a serious life-threatening disease, which needs to take care in time. Usually, when the disease is been detected, there are no other options but to take medications and surgery in some case. But, there are ways to prevent this life-threatening disease. A not so small change in diet can help you get saved from cardiovascular disease. Let's have a look over the foods which can help you in that.

GARLIC: Since ancient times garlic has been used to treat heart disease and hypertension. According to a study published in preventive medicine, garlic inhibits coronary artery calcification which serves as a marker for plaque formation. Even in India garlic is been used extensively in Indian cuisine.

GRAPES: Grapes increase the nitric oxide levels in the blood, which prevents blood clots. Grapes are rich in flavonoids, quercetin, and resveratrol. These flavonoids have been found to prevent the oxidation of bad cholesterol that leads to the formation of plaque in artery walls. They also lower the risk of developing blood clots that can lead to heart attacks.

SPINACH: Spinach is rich in potassium and folic acids, both of which act as a defense against high blood pressure. It also reduces homocysteine, an amino acid found in blood. Spinach is also rich in lutein, a plant carotenoid which not only protects against age related macular degeneration but also prevents heart attacks by keeping arteries free from cholesterol build up.

FISH: A study conducted by researchers at Southampton University found that Omega 3 oils, present in fishes like tuna and salmon, stop the buildup of fatty deposits in the arteries. These fatty acids prevent clots from forming and cholesterol from becoming oxidized. Fish is also high in good fats and other proteins and minerals, which is provides other benefits.

OLIVE OILonly oxidized cholesterol is able to stick to your artery walls and form plaques. Monounsaturated fats present in olive oil when mixed with molecules of bad cholesterol become less likely to be oxidized. Olive oil is also used in fat burning and for healthy skin. Olives were used by ancient medicine practitioners for medical usages. Olive oil comes with 3 types:- Pure, Virgin & Extra-Virgin. Extra Virgin oil helps more in reducing risk of cardiovascular diseases.

TOMATOES: lycopene, a compound present in tomatoes that gives them their color, helps in prevent hardening of the arteries. Researchers found that women with the highest lycopene levels in their blood had the least stiffness in their arteries.

POMEGRANATES: Pomegranate juice not only appears to prevent hardening of the arteries by reducing blood vessel damage, but may also reverse the progression of this disease. Pomegranate fruit and its juice are high in antioxidant content, which may help fight hardening of the arteries.

CRANBERRY JUICE: this juice strains the fat out of arteries. Instead of having fat build up in your blood vessels, this juice boosts your cell's ability to absorb the fat and use it for production of energy. Drink three glasses of this juice every week to unclog your arteries

OATS: Thanks to the soluble fiber in oats, cholesterol doesn't stand a chance. This fiber attaches itself to cholesterol and carries it right out of your system. Some studies have shown that eating just 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 cups of cooked oat-bran cereal daily can lower cholesterol levels by almost 20%.

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MEDBOX™ – A Mobile App for your Health

<sup>In today's digital world, people need every information and services at their fingertips. Be it ordering of groceries or traveling to somewhere; be it managing finance or managing own health. That's the reason, various mobile applications came into spot-light of the masses. A mere window on a smart phone, which works like more than a website using internet.



Due to increase in population & affordability to spend more, Healthcare Industry has been growing in terms of increasing health services, revenue & employment generation. Thanks to the technological advancements because of which the use of medical digital devices are increasing day by day. People in today's digital world need more & more information on their smart phones. Currently in case of accidents & at times of emergencies, it is very difficult to get the right information about the right medical services providers, people generally rely on the information & references provided by their friends, neighbors & other family members. For this, though, there are numerous applications and websites available on the internet but due to insufficient data, the information provided cannot be verified if they are  true.  
Moreover, they are not complete & integrated from users point of view. 

MEDBOXTM - a product of b2c digital pvt ltd., has introduced a complete & integrated healthcare solution to provide complete information of all healthcare services provider like nearby doctors, Hospitals, testing laboratories, pharma stores and, least to talk about , provides best of the health tips to manage your health. 

MEDBOXTM provides services to all the major verticals of healthcare industry i.e. Doctors, Hospitals, Laboratories, Diagnostic Centers, Pharmacy Stores & emergency services. 

"We started this application with a vision to provide direct & easy access to all the major verticals of healthcare industry to common people. After its successful launch & impressive audience, we envision expanding our application services emergency services, medical insurances, etc." says Mr. Suyash. K - Co-Founder & CEO, b2c digital pvt. Ltd.

Their services includes searching for the right doctor, finding locations of clinics on map, booking online appointments, store personal medical health records, search for pharmacies and diagnostic centers according to users Geo-locations, book lab tests, order medicines by prescription uploading, looking for blood in emergency etc. 

Their first version was launched successfully on September, 2015 & after that there have been many improvements since then. "Since our 1st version, we have requested our users to give more inputs & reviews. With the help of our technical, marketing & research team and also our dedicated users which include patients, doctors, laboratories & pharmacy stores, we have updated this new version with a complete different perspective. We are sure that this new version will not only provide easiness in using the application, but also motivate the  people to use the application in finding answer for any health related queries". Says Mr. Sohaon. K - Co-Founder & MD of b2c digital pvt. ltd.  

MEDBOXTM has a large database of doctors, patients, hospitals etc.. In any database, security is the most important concern. MEDBOXTM follows global level healthcare standards like "HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)", LOINC, SNOMED CT, HL7, CMS - ICD-10 & Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (Govt. of India), This means that your data will be 100% secured once you enter it in the MEDBOXTM application.</sup>

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VACCINATIONS – A boon more, A Curse less

Medical Technology has advanced in the time span of last 100 years and even more so. Since, the time of having Vaidya's (Ayurvedic Doctors) Indian Medical has been developed. The touch of western culture has also given their contribution for the advancement. We try to live our life disease free & vaccinations have contributed much in making it happen. But, despite of the facts of advantages of vaccinations, people still have questions & concerns. So, let's take a road path of Vaccinations & its story. 

In 1798, Smallpox was killing hundreds of thousands of people every year. It had become a Life Threatening disease, having no cure. Edward Jenner, who is today known as the creator of world's first vaccinations, saw that Milkmaids who had contracted cowpox (A Less Deadly form of the Diseases) didn't get Smallpox. That's what gave a click idea to Edward Jenner to create a vaccination for others fighting for Smallpox. After years of research, analysis & testing, Edward Jenner created the vaccination for Smallpox, which saved many lives. 

Vaccines are like training exercise for your body. They use dead or damaged viruses to provoke an immune response, without having to get sick. From there, your body has time to develop the proper and toadies and form immunity. Since their implementation, diseases like Smallpox, Polio, Measles, and Mumps & Rubella have been eradicated. But, as the saying goes," Change is Inevitable", the evolutions of these diseases is also inevitable. As you become immune to invaders, the invaders adapt to try to get round your immunity. Each year scientists have to try to predict which flu strain will be the big one to vaccinate against.

Many people say that vaccinations cause Autism (A disease, unable to socialize). There was also, a paper name "The Lancet" was published which claimed a link between autism & measles, mumps & rubella vaccine (MMR). However after a lengthy investigation it was discovered the author, "Andrew Wakefield", had fudged the data with many other shady things. He was punished in every legal possible way. By the time Wakefield's misconduct ad came to light, with his punishments, the damage was already done. Now he is held up as a martyr by anti-vaccine proponents. Scientists are not sure the real reason behind the autism, which is now understood to be a spectrum of developmental disorders, but none of them suspect vaccines.

People are afraid of what they do not understand. A human nature no one can run off. So a common tactic used by anti-vaccine proponents is to just list ingredients and let fear do the rest. For E.g. Initially, a preservative called thimerosal was attacked as the cause of autism. It is an antifungal agent used to preserve multi-dose vitals of vaccine. It also happens to have a mercury atom in it. We are taught that mercury is bad, but its' actually kind of complicated.   We forget that something we eat every day in every meal i.e. Sodium Chloride a.k.a. Salt, is made of two of the most volatile and deadly elements on earth. The mercury in thimerosal is ethyl mercury, which gets flushed out of the body. Unlike its brother, Methyl Mercury! Which is the bad mercury. In a well-meaning but ultimately harmful effort to appease the misinformed mobs, the CDC (Centers for Diseases Control and Preventions) stopped using thimerosal in vaccines, even after an investigation found no link between it & autism. The ones who truly suffer are people in developing nations who now have to pay more money to buy & maintain single-dose vitals of needed vaccines. 

Another chemistry fail is the calling out of hydrochloride Acid in vaccines. But, if we remember back to our PH Scale, acids can be added to an alkaline solution to make it PH neutral. Which exactly what they are doing. People do not understand that the difference between good and bad is about dosage. Even drinking too much water will kill you. For e.g. in 2007, a woman died after drinking 6 liters of water in 3 hours. The amount of scary sounding chemicals in a vaccine is well within FDA approved guidelines. Take formaldehyde, which is a natural metabolic byproduct. You've produced more in your body while reading this article than you will ever get from a vaccine. 

Now you must be asking yourself that if they are so wrong, why are still people who are against vaccines? Ironically, the anti-vaccination movement is a lot like the pathogens that vaccines protect us against. Their fear campaign is an ongoing arms race against facts. They simply change their topic to something else.

But, we even cannot ignore them because an important benefit of vaccination is an effect called Herd Immunity. If enough people are vaccinated against a disease (Usually 83%-85%), it has trouble spreading. This protects people who are not vaccinated, either because they are too young or have an allergy or other underlying medical condition. In herd immunity, the vaccinated protect the un-vaccinated. As more and more people opt out of vaccinating, the risk of outbreaks increases. 

But, just like "every coin has 2 sides", even vaccinations have side-effects. The benefit/risk ratio is one of the highest concern of any medical intervention out there. But, like any medical procedure, they carry some risks. Most of them are very mild for e.g.  Polio Vaccinations side effects are redness, headache, Tiredness, Muscle or joint pain, Fever, or nausea in some cases. The more serious reactions are incredibly rare, like 1 in a million. But people are sometimes bad in assessing risks. They drive without a seat belt out of fear that it will break their collarbone in an accident. 

Like diseases, fear and misinformation spread easily those who aren't vaccinated against them. Help contribute to herd immunity by educating your community today! 


Sour Ref: https://thenib.com/vaccines-work-here-are-the-facts-5de3d0f9ffd0#.gw4jfod68
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