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Infosys, Pune

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Did you know?Women and men are at equal risk as far as

heart diseases are concerned. In fact, women who smoke are at a higher risk of heart diseases than men

Heart diseases are not only for older people. We hear of heart attacks with extreme consequences among young adults (as low as 23 yrs old)

Heart Diseases are the number one cause of death in developed nations like America

YOGA-THONPlace- Times Square, New York

Date- 21st June,2010

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Current Scenario in India

Total percentage of death in India due to cardiovascular diseases

MALE FEMALE TOTAL

26.3 22.5 24.8

age group 25- 69

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Lifestyle

It’s the way of living by an individual families communities even nationsIn relation with the physical, psychological,

economical, social and cultural aspect.

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Lifestyle kills too!Lifestyle diseases are even more dangerous than

HIV/AIDS

An unhealthy lifestyle can be detrimental to health in various ways

Lack of awareness among people regarding diseases arising from their own lifestyle

Hence, the need to be pro-active in making everyday choices pertaining to eating habits, physical exercise, Yoga, etc

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Today’s lifestyle

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Fast food due to lack of time or due to spoilt taste buds

Excessive Work on Computer

Lack of Sleep

Smoking

Before After

Hypertension

Stress? It is a feeling that's created when we

react to certain events in life Stress may disturb the normal physical

and mental health of an individualHowever, stress is not always negative

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Positive StressIn a small and controlled situation- positive stress

is beneficial It helps to increase your efficiency.Positive stress can even help a person -to take up a new job - change their schedule - to get away during a threatening or dangerous

situation - make necessary lifestyle changes Basically, positive stress is productive, good and

useful.

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Negative StressCan cause serious damage (over a period of

time ) to your mental and physical health, resulting in low performance in personal and professional life

Some reasons for negative stress : Accident, Layoff, Illness, Grief, Death of a loved

one, divorce, midlife crisis, financial worries, etc

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Stress Symptoms Most of the times, you fail to recognize that you are under stress. Hence, your body reacts to it internally as well as externally through

symptoms such as : Anxiety Fatigue Tiredness Irritability Impatience Headache Insomnia, Impotency Loss of mental concentration Absenteeism

Depression, Extreme anger and frustration, Family conflict

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Stress and its impact on you

STRESS

HEALTH

1.MENTAL2.PHYSICAL

RELATIONSHIPS

1.PERSONAL2.SOCIAL

WORK

1.PERFORMANCE

2.CAREER SUCCESS

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Health DisordersHealth Disorders

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Heart & StressIf stress is intense, and stress hormones are

not ‘used up’ by physical activity, our raised heart rate and high blood pressure put tension on arteries and cause damage to them.

As the body heals this damage, artery walls scar and thicken, which can reduce the supply of blood and oxygen to the heart.

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How to protect yourself? - ASAP Awareness Screening Action Prevention

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Meditation

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Apart from the preventive measures, there is a great need for checking onto your numbers – blood pressure, heart check ups, etc

These tests are indicative of your health status

They may help you understand where you are going wrong and what can you do to get back on track

Since the minimum age is reducing for heart diseases, everyone is equally at risk.

Thus, there is a need to be pro-active

Let’s follow a Healthy Lifestyle

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It might seem at times that you can move mountains, but don’t forget, after the move you will need a lot of

rest…

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Just For HeartsJust For Hearts is reaching out to various

organizations to make them aware of the dangers of living with stress

Just For Hearts also teaches Yoga, stress management & conducts heart check ups

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