Thursday, December 30, 2010

Healthtips-Irregular heartbeat affects mostly middle aged

Cardiac Arrhythmia or an irregular heartbeat, is a serious but treatable condition that affects roughly 10 million Indians, according to Chennai-based Apollo Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist Consultant, Dr A M Karthigesan here today.Arrhythmias occur when the electrical impulses in the heart, which coordinate the heartbeats, don't function properly, causing the heart tobeat too fast, too slow or irregularly and such cases were mostly found among the middle aged people.
Among the various cardiac rhythm disturbances, some are life threatening and others are not, he said at a press conference at its Apollo Consultant Centre.

Dr Karthigesan said the cardiac rhythm disturbances can occur because of age, hypertension, heart attack, lung and thyroid disease and heart failure and the most common presenting symptoms were palpitation, giddiness, breathing difficulty, loss of consciousness and sudden death, he said.

Treatment has to be planned depending upon the type of rhythm disturbances diagnosed in the study, he said. While referring to low heart beat, such patients are treated with permanent pacemaker implantation, he said, adding most of the tachyarrhythmia's (abnormal fast heart beating) are cured permanently by delivering radiofrequency (RF ablation) to the site of origin.

The procedure not only improves the quality of life but also eliminated the need of lifelong medical therapy.

The most advanced technology of 3D mapping technology was available at the Chennai-based Apollo Hospitals, the Consultant said, adding the technology helped to pinpoint the site of origin or rhythm disturbances and accurately deliver the RF energy.

Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) was the leading cause of death next to Cancer with as much as 85 per cent of SCA due to life threatening fast heartbeat, he added.--UNI

BABY FOOD RECIPES

BABY FOOD RECIPES - CHICKEN HEARTS APPLE
Baby food recipes

Material:
250 grams of chicken liver
2 apples, peeled, seeded, chopped
1 carrot, peeled and cut into pieces
3 pieces potatoes, peeled and cut into pieces
2 stalks celery, chopped
3 tablespoons green peas

Directions:
1. Cook all ingredients until cooked.
2. Drain and puree (or chopped finely for children ages 8 months and up)

BABY FOOD RECIPES - FISH APPLE
Baby food recipes

Material:
2 pieces of fish fillets
2 apples, peeled, cut into pieces

Directions:
1. Boil the ingredients until cooked. Drain and puree.

Note:
For children 8 months, the food should not be crushed but only finely chopped. It is good to stimulate the growth of teeth and to train the muscles of the mouth and gums to bite.

BABY FOOD RECIPES - CARAPPEAR
Baby food recipes

Material:
2 stalks carrots, peeled, cut into pieces
2 apples, peeled, cut into pieces
2 pieces of pear, peeled and cut into pieces

Directions:
1. Kl Boil carrots for 10 minutes, then amsukkan apple and pear. Cook until soft.
2. Drain and puree (or chopped finely for children ages 8 months and up)

BABY FOOD RECIPES - steamed fish
Baby food recipes

Material:
1 snapper fillet (or other fish species, according to taste)

Directions:
1. Steam the fish until cooked and then mashed.
2. Can be mixed with pureed vegetables (carrots, broccoli, etc.).

BABY FOOD RECIPES - Broccoli POTATO
Baby food recipes

Material:
7 broccoli florets, discarding the stem
2 potatoes, peeled, cut into pieces
Chicken broth / meat taste (only boiled water chicken / meat, without salt or other seasonings)

Directions:
1. Steam the broccoli and potatoes until cooked.
2. Blend the two ingredients with the processor / blender.
3. Give the broth to taste.

BABY FOOD RECIPES - VEGETABLE INTERFERENCE
Baby food recipes

Material:
1 carrot, peeled, cut into pieces
1 piece of potato, peeled, cut into pieces
2 tablespoons green peas (can be replaced other green vegetables, eg broccoli,
zuchini, celery, etc.)
Chicken broth / meat taste (only boiled water chicken / meat, without garammaupun other seasonings)

Directions:
1. Boiled / steamed until cooked all the ingredients and puree.
2. Give the chicken broth / meat taste.

BABY FOOD RECIPES - CHICKEN SOUP
Baby food recipes

Material:
1 piece of chicken thighs, remove skin, cut meat into pieces (bones were not removed)
1 stalk celery, chopped
2 potatoes, peeled, cut into pieces
1 stick carrot, peeled, cut into pieces
2 tablespoons green peas
500 ml water

Directions:
1. Cook all ingredients until cooked.
2. Discard the chicken bones, then puree all ingredients

BABY FOOD RECIPES - puree CARROT
Baby food recipes

Material:
2 medium carrots, peeled
Boiled water to taste

Directions:
1. Steam the carrots until tender then puree. Add water as needed.
2. Presentation: Give the carrot puree as single or mixed foods
with pulp POTATO / SWEET POTATOES porridge.

BABY FOOD RECIPES - pea puree
Baby food recipes

Material:
250 grams of fresh or frozen peas

Directions:
1. Boil peas until cooked and then mashed.
2. Strain the rough skin so do not take part inedible.
3. Presentation: Give peas puree as a single food or
mixed with porridge POTATO / SWEET POTATOES porridge.