Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 18: HoD Cardiology GMC Jammu, Dr. Sushil Sharma and his team today held a day long camp to aware people about the incidence of cardiovascular diseases at Shiv Mandir, Apna Vihar, area of Jammu. More than 250 people were screened and advised during the camp. Clinical and lab evaluation like ECG, Blood sugar and Lipid Evaluation were done and free medicines were distributed as per the requirement.
While interacting with the people, Dr Sushil stated that fasting can help lower blood pressure, reduce cholesterol, control diabetes and reduce weight. Four of the major risks for heart disease are high blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes and weight. “If we reduce them, we can reduce the risk of heart disease,” he added.
He asserted that no doubt by single act of fasting one can control number of other risk factor for cardiovascular diseases such as people tend not to smoke or drink alcohol, which also can reduce heart disease risk. “Further, those who routinely fast show self-control over how many calories they eat and drink and this behaviour may translate into weight control and better eating choices when they aren’t fasting. Periodic fasting and better heart health may also be linked to the way one’s body metabolizes cholesterol and sugar. Regular fasting can decrease one’s low-density lipoprotein, or “bad,” cholesterol. This can reduce the risk of gaining weight and developing diabetes, which are both risk factors for heart disease,” he said.
Dr Sharma advised that fasting is not for everyone. “There are some dangers for people such as women who are pregnant or lactating, young children, people who are diabetic and those who have eating disorders.” Adding a note of caution, Dr. Sushil however, added that it is necessary to strictly adhere to the medications during fasting particularly in people with diabetes, hypertension and underlying Cardio Vascular diseases. Further there is need to revisit the traditional practices of cooking foods and switch to healthier food alternatives while observing fasts for better heart health.
Others who were instrumental in this endeavour included Dr Dhaneshwar Kapoor and Dr Kewal Sharma. Paramedics and Volunteers who were part of the team included Vivek Arya (scientist & social activist), Vikas Kumar, Kamal Sharma, Raghav Rajput, Harsh Dev, Rohit Kataria, Amandeep Singh, Bhanu Pratap Singh, Jagdeep Singh, Akshay Kumar, Rajinder Singh, Rajeev Vohra and Raj Kumar.
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