The most underrated organ in our body is the heart. It is the central part of what keeps us going – it pumps blood day in and day out, round the clock, so that the rest of your body can perform the way it is supposed to. For such an important organ, the amount of […]
While getting a heart transplant is a huge task in itself, it is the post-transplant care that actually counts towards one’s recovery. Taking the best precautions and being on guard while the process is being performed and then leaving it to luck once you are on the road to recovery will do no one any […]
What is the best food to eat with COPD? If you are one of those having COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), you will need to concentrate on proper diet plans in order to prevent any aggravation to the body condition. Improving your food habits is one of the best chronic obstructive lung disease treatment, according […]
With the amount of information that is readily available to everyone with an internet connection, it goes without saying that there is more than enough stress on the importance of maintaining one’s health. Doctors, newspapers, websites and everyone else in between are going on and on about how important it is to stay fit. In […]
What is Heart Attack? A heart attack is one of the riskiest medical conditions out there, and knowing this, it is important to take utmost care of the elderly who have suffered a heart attack and are recovering. Dr. Gokhale, a top heart specialist and the best heart specialist in Hyderabad, recommends that caregivers follow […]
How do I eat a heart healthy diet? Healthy Food or say Healthy Diet is always a good sign of developing a strong and healthy body. Organs of human body flourish and function normally only when they are given proper ingredients in proper ratios via natural food items. If you are really looking for reducing […]
Why is the lung important to the body? The Government of India’s admission for the first time in Parliament on August 6, 2015 that more than 35000 people had died of acute respiratory infections (ARI) during the last one decade and that more than 26 million ARI cases were reported every year during the period […]
1. Stop smoking: Smoking reduces life expectancy by 15-25 years. If you are a smoker, you are twice more likely to have a heart attack than a non-smoker. The moment you stop smoking, the risk of heart attack begins to reduce. 2. Cut down on salt: Too much salt can cause high blood pressure, which […]
All of us have two lungs in the chest-one on the right side and one on the left side. When we breathe air into the lungs- they allow oxygen from outside to enter into blood and allow carbon-di-oxide from blood to come out into the air. This way we get enough oxygen for the body […]
India’s pioneer Heart & Lung Transplant Cardiothoracic surgeon Dr AGK Gokhale talks on ‘enjoying limitations’ after coronary artery bypass surgery. Dr Gokhale performed the first successful human-to-human Heart Transplant in India at Hyderabad, the state of Andhra Pradesh. He has performed many of his historic achievements such as the first Heart and Lung Transplant in Hyderabad, […]
