BE AWARE OF HEART DISEASES:


Technology has changed lot. But we have yet to modify our lifestyle. What could be prevented today, we treat and leave.

“Let the food be your medicine lest, the medicine will replace your food” ____Hippocrates


CARDIO VASCULAR DISEASES ARE PREVENTABLE. HOW?


The ultimate goal of this article towards ,

1. Improving the mean survival age .

2. Reducing the need for interventional procedures.

3. Reducing recurrent cardio vascular events.

4. Improving the quality of life.

PRIMARY PRREVENTION:

The addition of healthy life habits remains the foundation of primary prevention.

1.Life style modification:

There are number of healthy activities that can be easily implemented to enhance your quality of life and prevent heart disease and stroke. Few examples are

1.Body weight maintenance

2.Increase physical activity.

3.Dietary modification (rich in fruits / vegetables, low fat)

Better eating habits prevent your incoming heart attacks. A healthy eating plan doesn’t mean just choosing the right food to eat but it also deal with preparing food in a healthy way

SECONDARY PREVENTION:

Take care of the following factors.

• Cholesterol guidelines

• Cigarette smoking

• Hypertension

• Family history of pre mature coronary artery disease

• Diabetes

• Stress

• Excess alcohol consumption

• Age (age >45yrs, women >55yrrs)
  

HEART DISEASE AND WOMAN :

Heart disease is also a very important cause of death for

post menopausal women especially with diabetes

LIFE STYLE MANAGEMENT INCLUDES:

• Dietary control (reduction of saturated fat to <7%>

• Intake of plant sterols/stanols (2gm/day)

• Increase soluble fibre intake(10-25 gm /day)

• Weight reduction

• Increased physical activity

• Control of risk factors like smoking , blood pressure, diabetes.

CONCLUSION:

“PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE” is the well known word. You can

preventCAD from today itself. Best of lucks.

FEMALE INFERTILITY AND SIDDHA SYSTEM OF MEDICINE- REALLY A MIRACLE

WHAT IS INFERTILITY?

• Infertility is a condition not a disease affecting the reproductive system that prevents successful pregnancy. It is typically diagnosed after a couple has had 6 to 12 months of unprotected, well-timed intercourse.

TO GET PREGNANT:

• A woman must release an egg from one of her ovaries (ovulation)
• The egg must go through a fallopian tube toward the uterus (womb).
• A man's sperm must join with (fertilize) the egg along the way in fallopian tube.
• The fertilized egg must attach to the inside of the uterus (implantation).
• Infertility can result from problems that interfere with any of these steps able to carry a pregnancy

CAUSES:

• Fallopian tube damage or blockage
• Endometriosis
• Ovulation disorder
• Elevated prolactin
• Polycystic ovary syndrome(PCOS)
• Early menopause
• Benign uterine fibroids
• Pelvic adhesions, of other causes can lead to infertility.
• Other causes.

Medications.

1. Excessive caffeine intake.
2. Other medical conditions :
   Cushing's disease
   Thyroid problems
   Cancer and its treatment
   sickle cell disease
   HIV/AIDS, kidney disease and diabetes can affect woman's infertility.

RISK OF INFERTILITY IN A WOMAN:

• Woman can also be affected by certain lifestyle and environmental factors, including (but not limited to):
• Age
• Stress
• Poor diet
• Beingn overweight or underweight
• Smoking, drugs, and alcohol
• Medication
• Environmental toxins
• Genetic conditions, such as being a carrier of Fragile X syndrome
  Other health problems, such as sexually transmitted diseases

HOW WILL DOCTORS FIND OUT?

• No matter how old you are, it's always a good idea to talk to a doctor before you start trying to get pregnant. Doctors can help you prepare your body for a healthy baby. They can also answer questions on fertility and give tips onconceiving.
• Doctors can find the cause of a couple's infertility by doing a complete fertility evaluation. This process usually begins with physical exams and health and sexual histories. If there are no obvious problems, like poorly timed intercourse or absence of ovulation, tests will be needed.
• Finding the cause of infertility is often a long, complex and emotional process. It can take months for you and your doctor to complete all the needed exams and tests. So don't be alarmed if the problem is not found right away.

INVESTIGATION:
For a woman: .

• Hormone test
• Ovulatory scan.
• HSG,TT,Laproscopic examination,etc

TREATMENT:

Doctors recommend specific treatments for infertility
1.Test result
2.How long the couple has been trying to get pregnant
3.The age of both the man and woman
4.The overall health of the partners
5.Preference of the partners
Medicine:
Usually there are a variety of ways to treat infertility, including:
1.Medication
2.Surgery
3.Intrauterine insemination/artificial insemination (woman is injected with carefully prepared sperm from the husband, partner, or a donor)
4.Assisted reproductive technology (ART), such as in vitro fertilization
IN SIDDHA SYSTEM :
Infertility is denoted as MALADU in siddha system of medicine. It is defined as inability to pregnant .
MAIN CAUSES:
The common causes of Maladu are
1.Anovulatory cycle
2 . Immature follicles
3.Any infection of endometrium
4.Salphingitis
5.Chronic cervicitis: In chronic cervicitis the dischargefrom p/v will kill the sperms.
6.Discharge P/V due to any infection.
7.Inflammationreproductive organs orga(uterus, ovary , fallopiantube).
8.Uterine fibroids.
In ancient times one of the famous sidhar“THIRUMOOLAR” said that

karpa puzhu is one of the main cause for infertility. He also stated that

this karpapuzhu will eat the sperms.
“varaiyana karpathil malatupuzhu puhil

Viraiyana viraithuvai undidu mael
Karaiyana maladiyan kaanathai pokidil
Thuraiyana pillaiyum suhamai senithidumae”
In “Pathinen Siddhar Aruliya Aathmaraatcha mirtham” page no:32-33 also denoted the main symptoms of .They are

• Lower abdominal pain during menstruation.
• The discharge p/v is looks like meat washed water.
• Discharge of water during coitus .

CLASSFICATION:

Maladu is classified into six types in siddha system of medicine. They are

• Kaga maladu
• Kathali maladu
• kanma maladu
• Aan maladu
• Pen maladu
• Niranthara maladu

Kaga maladu:
It is defined as there is no issues after the two babies.

kathali maladu:

• It is defined as no issues after one baby.

Kanma maladu:

• It is defined as repeated abortions occur, there is no issues.

Aan maladu:

• The main symptoms of aan maladu is described as
• The semen contains very low specific gravity(weight less sperms).
• Azoospermia

Pen maladu:

• The Main symptoms of pen maladu is described as
• Bleeding during the each menstrual cycle should be noted,the symptoms are
• yellowish black
• Passing clots
• Bleeding looks like pus,urine, motion.

Niranthara maladu:

• "YUGI MUNI” also states that obesity is one of the main cause for infertililty .The main symptoms are
• Excessive body weight especially in centripetal type.

TREATMENT:
The patient were treated according to everyone’s complaints and condition.The common basic treatment include

• Bringing Tridhosas in to it’s equilibrium state.
• Treatment for Malatu puzhu at the time of menstruation(especially on first three days of cycle)
• Administration of Internal medicine with suitable Anupanam.
• External touch therapy (VARMA) and yoga.
• Pathiyam that is diet restriction to normalize the viated dhosas and maintain good drug action.

IN MY CLINICAL PRACTICE:

• Though I am treating various cases in my clinic treatment for infertility is challenging and very interesting one.

• I have treated a number of cases with various etiology.

• Usually the couple come after 8-10 yrs of marriage life.

• Clear history and the previous treatment of the infertile partners are being analysed first

• The defect in conceiving is clearly ruled out with the help of modern investigation like Ultrasound Scanning and relevant tests.

• With the help of siddha investigation methods the patient is then screened for treatment.

• Effective siddha medicines are individually prepared for the patients and provided to the patients with clean observation.

• Varma and Yoga therapy also being used as per need.

• Strict dietary regimen and Anupanam are maintained during treatment.

• Success rate I am getting from our treatment is more than 90% that most of the patients were previously failed cases .

"I am really happy and mentally satisfied to treat such cases, that we are saving a whole family".

Excellent Treatment for Leucoderma in siddha system of Medicine

AFTER 20 DAYS TREATMENT

Leucoderma is nothing but discolouration of skin, due to decrease secretion of melanocytes. In siddha system of medicine it is described as Venpadai or Swetha kuttam.

“Thatipaaha thavalaniram pol veluthu

Sarvangamum velluthuthaltan tirumbum

Madipaaha mayir velluthal asathiya mahum

Vari yuthadu ullankaikutha kuiyanthan

Nedipaaha Neruppu pattathu pol punnai

Nirami runthal asathiyam yenturaikalahum

meniyellam velluthu veengil Vedipaha

Ven swetha kuttam yentae vilabalamae
(YUGI SINTHAMANI,497-514)

The meaning of above is "In leucoderma the following conditions are rarely curable .

1.Thickened skin.

2. The whole body becomes white in colour(Albinism)and hair also becomes white.

3. Patches seen in lips, palms, soles, around the anus, penis.


In siddha system of medicine it is divided in to four types. They are.

1.Vatha venpadai

2.Pitha venpadai

3.Kaba venpadai

4.Mega venpadai

Vatha venpadai:

• The depigmented patches looked with blakish red colour.
  

Pitha venpadai:

• The patches are seen like a red lotus flower.
  

Kapha venpadai:

• The patches are seen like whitish colour.

Mega venpadai:

• It is common among the syphylitic individual.Commonly seen sites are
  
• 1.Back of the neck
  
• 2.Shoulder joint
  
• .Upper aspect of the back .It looks like a challadai.

TREATMENT:
Early stages of leucoderma is curable in a very short period and Chronic patients need a longperiod of treatment according to their severity. It can be completely cured within 2 to 3 months of treatment in early cases and even 6 months to 1 year in chronic cases .

MY CLINICAL EXPERIENCE:

• In the above picture,you all seen a patient ,he is about 19 yrs old, The patient consulted me with leucoderma in terror. I explained him that it is in early stage and advised to take treatment just for 20 days and closely observed the response. After 21 days he developed black spots over the patches.He was very much satisfied and continued the treatment for 3 months . The patch become it’s original colour.He was very much excited and was very happy.
  In my clinical experience,I have seen such a lot of cases in early stage. They are all completely recovered with in 2to 3 months treatment. I am sure that early stage of Leucoderma is 100% curable.

INTRODUCTION

• SIDDHA SYSTEM OF MEDICINE also known as “Siddha Vaidya” in India,is the oldest among Indian Medical Systems.
• According to tradition, it was Lord Shiva- who un folded the knowledge of Siddha system of medicine to his concert Parvathi, who handed it down to Nandideva, and he, the Siddhars.
• The authors of this system,have written from their spiritual knowledge and experience and therefore the truths of them cannot be denied by any one of critics.
  
• The term ‘Siddha’ means ‘achievements’, and ‘Siddhars’ were ‘saintly persons’ who achieved results in their valuable medicines.
  
• The Siddha system is largely therapeutic in nature.
  
• Here,the world"s people are going to get gain a knowledge about miraculous medical cure of Siddha System.