The Life of Squabble with Myocardial Infarction and Cancer Risks

By Krishnapriya Kesavan

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Myocardial Infarction is commonly known as Heart attack, is the death of heart muscle tissues. They are caused due to the passage of cholesterol in coronary arteries in our hearts. This is found most common in older people and males particularly. When the oxygen supply to our heart is stopped or blocked, heart attacks occur. It may slowly develop for years and cause sudden fatty streak leading to plaque. But block in blood vessels is common in aged people while young people up to 50 years of age may have this due to sudden block.

   An uncontrolled and abnormal growth of cells in our body is called as cancer. Gene mutation is said to be a common cause of cancer and exposure to harmful radiations may also cause cancers. This uncontrolled growth of cells stops the growth of other cells and kill slowly.

But this slow killer and that sudden killer are entwined to one another invisibly. This creates a curiosity among everyone and sometimes come as a shock. The treatment or diagnosis taken for cancer may increase the risks of heart attacks. This is revealed even after decades after the treatment. So, it is not found easily. Similarly, people with High Ventricular Natriuretic Peptide or Brain Natriuretic Peptide, commonly called as BNP results with Heart Failure and hence followed by Cancer in the upcoming years.

“Generally, for men of 50 years of age, the flow of cholesterol in heart will be elevating and after that the flow become constant. Hence preventing heart blocking.” Says a cardiologist. “Also, for women up to 50 years of age the flow of cholesterol will be constant. Because in these ages they would have menstrual periods, so that the oestrogen hormone would protect and control the flow of hormones. But after 50 years of age due to menopause, the flow of cholesterol may increase. So, women must take care of their health by doing exercises daily for 30 minutes. At regular intervals, limited amount of healthy food and relaxing themselves would help them getting relieved of such cardiovascular diseases.”

     Natural Foods, greenery vegetables would help in preventing cardiovascular diseases. Being active and doing exercise regularly will help women to prevent breast cancer.

Cancer causes about 4 million deaths all over the world. Cancer cells destroy the tissues leading to a tumour or neoplasm which is a new growth of cells. There are some specific tumours. Non malignant tumours do not spread to other organs or parts of the body. Malignant Tumours are proliferating cells which damage even the normal surrounding cells. There is a type of cancer called as Cardiac Sarcoma. This a rare type found mostly during the necropsy of a person. But still, this is a malignant tumour. It easily attacks and destroys the other organs and tissues. This cancer arises from the heart. Nearly, 10000 new cases of this type, is found across the world.

The treatment given to cancer may risk at thrombosis called as blood clots leading to heart attacks. But this is not found often. So, some refuse this. They say, it may cause side effects. But not the wholly cause of heart attacks. STEMI, ST-segment elevation in myocardial infarction is known as a medical emergency condition of a heart patient in hospitals which is more critical. Proper treatment should be provided immediately. This is one of the major constituents in deaths due to heart attack. NSTEMI, Silent heart attack are also similar conditions of heart patients.

Leukaemia is a cancer that is caused due to the increase in White Blood Cells. This is mostly found for children than adults. It is also called as Blood Cancers. Targeted Therapy, Chemotherapy, Hormone therapy, surgery, bone marrow transplantation are some treatments of cancer. Targeted therapy is said to cause less side effects than chemotherapy. Because it aims only in stopping the growth of cancer cells. But in chemotherapy it may destroy even normal cells and cause side effects. The target of this therapy is cancer cells. Targeted therapy is not so effective and cancer cells may be escaped. So, chemotherapy is followed. The combination of chemo and targeted therapy is approved in recent years. In bone marrow transplant, the cancerous blood cells are replaced by healthy ones. It is also called as stem cell. External radiation or internal radiation (brachytherapy) is used to remove tumours inside and outside the body respectively. Radionuclide therapy is a new therapy that uses radioactive substances to treat cancer.

   Generally, tobacco chewing and betel are the boosters of oral cancer. Excessive exposure to radiations, gamma rays, seldom sunlight may cause skin and other related cancer. Sometimes cancer may cause due to viruses. This virus is called as oncogenic virus. However, cancer is a Non-Communicable Disease.  

   Artificial sweeteners used in jams may induce cancer. But it had become hard to prove this due to the infinite number of causes of cancer. Nicotine, certain dyes, caffeine may also induce cancer. In one cup of coffee about 90 grams of caffeine is presented. Also, coffee drinkers who drink coffee 2 to 3 times a day may increase their risk of heart attacks up to 60%. It means they consume about 350 grams of caffeine a day. Their 39% of coffee contains caffeine. This leads to endometrial cancer. And breast cancer during premenopausal period of women. Up to 400 grams of caffeine is said to be a safer limit. People use to drink not only coffee but energy drinks and others which increase the caffeine rate in our body. When a person smokes one time the nicotine stays in his body up to eight hours blocking the cardiovascular system. This may cause heart attacks. All the cancer-causing carcinogenic agents are again interlinked with heart attacks. This is because of the location of heart. So, protecting the thoracic cavity from any kind of diseases is very important. Because here arises the squabble such as hear block, heart attack, lung cancer, breast cancer, spinal cancer, high blood pressure and so on. To prevent this, proper muscular working and free respiratory system is important.

   Liver, colon and stomach cancers have worst survival rates in India for a minimum of 5 years consideration compared to other countries in the world. These cancers are considered to have least surviving possibilities for treatments and medication.

  Sarcoma is a cancer that is spread in connective tissues and muscles including cardiac muscles. While carcinoma affects the glandular and epithelial tissues.

There are about 200 types of cancers across the world. Liver cancer is considered to be the fastest growing cancer. Breast cancer is said to be the dangerous cancer. Skin cancer is one of the common cancers found across the world.

Cardiovascular diseases CVD, is associated with blood vessels and heart. The narrowing of blood vessels, called as plaque leads to ischemia. This reduces the blood supply to heart muscle.

  The risk factors of heart disease are hypercholesterolemia and High blood pressure. If left, may cause stroke and affect kidney and brain. Because, the regulation of the red blood cells present in our body is monitored and ordered by kidney. RBC plays a major role in blood circulation.

There is a heart condition called cardiomyopathy. When the heart muscle has become weaker, it leads to rise in Blood Pressure in the lungs. During such times, piggy back transplant can be done. That means, the doctors link the existing heart of the patient to a new donor heart. This new heart will be placed in the right side of the chest. But this is a rare surgery found very seldom. Only 150 to 200 transplantations have been done across the world until now. This was first performed in the year 1974 by a South African doctor Dr.Christian Barnaad. The surviving period of the patient is about 10 years with two hearts beating after transplantation. This is also called as Hetero tropic transplant.

    Our severe change in lifestyle is highly contributing to our development simultaneously the degradation of our health.  The intake of PUFA rich foods is essential. (Poly unsaturated fatty acids).

Body Mass Index should be monitored regularly. Addictive substance such as alcohol, smoking even caffeine should be avoided. Simply indicating this cannot stop everything. Life transformation takes 48 days (in Tamil language and astrological data say as 1 Mandalam).

  Whatever habit human adapt, it takes wholly 48 days to become a habitual action for them. Similarly, to fully retreat from the changed lifestyle it takes some time. For example, one can get rid of coffee drink not by suddenly stopping one day. It may cause dangerous effects if tried for other addictive substances like alcohol. For coffee, it may create headache, dizziness if suddenly tried. If one consumes 1 cup of coffee usually, he could make it as ¾ cup for 15 to 20 days and ½ cup for next 15 days. In such a way, he could get rid in 45 to 50 days. If he had the habit of drinking coffee in mornings, after leaving he can take any liquid items instead, such as porridge. Ragi porridge is most suitable and healthy morning drink as a substitute for coffee for Indians.

  In this way, one can get rid of any addictive substance slowly in 48 days. Sometimes, the pharmaceuticals given for other medical disorders may risk in heart diseases. The treatment given for thyroid problem and the medicines may produce Bad cholesterol called Low Density Lipoprotein may cause heart disease. Meat, Milk and other dairy products may also produce Low density Lipoprotein. The desirable level for blood cholesterol for Indian foods is 200 mg/dl. This should not exceed. Instead, protein rich foods, minerals and vitamin rich fruits should be consumed.

Maida flour, white sugar, refined oil increase obesity. This may lead to obese and create severe problems in our body. These products also increase cholesterol. But these are unavoidable in human life. Everyone knows the side effects of these products. But these cannot be abstracted from life. Humans are adapted to such a lifestyle. Due to this, people of age group 30-50 years are highly affected with heart attacks and blood clots. Humans have a biological clock. Here, sleep, eating time have a major role. When this is collapsed, people start facing improper function of body, diseases and other problems.

  When people take care of their kidney, liver and spleen, they can avoid cancer and heart attacks. Spleen is a lymphocyte secreting organ in our body. Lymphocytes defend the human body from infections. The lymph fluid can reach the places in the body where even blood cannot reach. For constipation, people are asked to eat chappathis and other fibrous foods. When you insert a sambar rice and chappathis inside a tube, sambar rice will come out first. But still, to make people grind the food well, doctors ask them to eat fibrous foods. If the food consumed, stayed in the body for more than 12 hours it becomes poisonous. This may totally damage liver causing jaundice, liver cancer and so on. So, constipation must be treated as soon as possible. Health of spleen is more important. Since it has the equal functions of blood.

  Some symptoms like fatigue, bleeding may be cancerous. Also, growth of lumps without any pain may also be cancerous.

  According to some health reports, it is stated that 30-32% of Indians consume alcohol. However, 75-85% of people are consuming one thing more dangerous killer than alcohol. It is Palm Oil. India contributes about 45% of total palm oil imports of the world. Palm oil is also unavoidable. People get this in a very cheap rate. Affordable even for poor. This is hundred times dangerous than alcohol. Roadside junk foods, restaurants and snack shops use palm oil for cooking. So, it is unavoidable. People feed this in their own hands to children. Later, they search the reason for diseases for the young generation. 50% young deaths occur due to diabetes mellitus (type 1) and cardiovascular disease. The reason for CVD in young people would be this palm oil consumption. Even biscuits and chocolates contain palm oil and caffeine, the killers. The palm oil secretes cholesterol around our brain and heart. Later, it ties tightly like thread and gets sticked. This leads to improper functioning of heart and leads to CVD. Many food products producing industries are using palm oil only in India due to its cheap availability here. So, people must feed the food products to their children after checking the label for palm oil content. Notably, for products that secrete caffeine naturally need not to mention the caffeine content in it. So, checking label may help 70%. But awareness matters about the food products people consume. Every excess consumption of 7 calories, deposits 1 gram of fat in our body.

   A famous doctor Dr. B. M. Hedge of Mangalore gave an interview. In that he spoke about Joe Gonsalves, a Nanogenerian. He is now about 94 years old working as a chief traffic warden in Mangalore. About, 40 years back Joe had come to him due to the block of blood vessels in heart. Every single blood vessel is blocked for him. But it was bypassed naturally. The hearted was fully blooded beautifully. He added that no treatment was required. Treatment may only harm. So, he refused to do surgery. But Joe was later taken to Mayo Clinic of America. The doctors just tested and said that no problem is with him. They can take him home. Thereafter in 40 years he is said to have 3 cancers. He withstood and now, he is a traffic warden. He could face it only by his health mind. The doctor added that one who has a healthy mind can face any type of cancers and blocks and clots. One who always sets in depression cannot come out of anything. Usually, people with clots will not die soon. But young people who have sudden heart attack, called as sudden death syndrome may die at the spot. The problem may be detected only during their autopsy. So, all should have healthy mind and relaxed mind, advised the doctor.

   Also, a few years before a kid named Kunwar Singh Patil had been a police officer for one day in Mumbai. During the battle with the last stage of blood cancer of the kid, the police department of Mumbai satisfied the wish of the kid, who was about 5 years old then. Similarly, 8 years old heart patient of Memphis of United States had become a police officer foe one day. All these examples for recognitions indicate that whatever the problems and diseases people have, the medicines may help or may not. But the will power and strong mind help to overcome anything that make them to squabble. All these stories support the words of Dr. B. M. Hedge too.

Managing food chart, preventing junk foods and oily-foods, performing exercises all will help you to prevent heart attacks and cancers. Managing stress and mind help you to overcome anything.

   Cancer is considered to be hereditary in discrete amount. However, it is provided without proper proof. Based on cases, that recorded to parent and children, it is showcased. So, sometimes it may be hereditary. But environmental conditions cultivate the cancer growth. Cancer cells will always reproduce automatically, once it is fed. This means that the transformation of normal cells to cancer cells. So, when proper feed is provided, it will be automatically cultivated. There is no sowing process. Generally, cancer means crab. They are like corrosion. That is, it crushes or destroys something by making into pieces. This is the activity of cancer cells in the body. It destroys the tissues and stops the growth of normal cells.

  Referring the mundane statistical data of deaths and filed cases of different diseases, will create unwanted pharmacophobia among people. Relaxation of mind and strong will, will help to overcome any illness. The positive fact is 25 million people have survived from cancer. Also, heart patients have 85-90% of survival rates if properly treated. Victor Marston, who is 99 years old now, is the longest living cancer survivor. He had a cancerous tumour on his bowel. Delbert Dale McBee is the longest surviving triple heart bypass patient. John McCaffrey is the longest heart transplant survivor who lived for 33 years after transplantation. A man named Leslie Hackwell had 32 heart attacks in just 20 minutes. But he is still surviving.

Soft drinks, soda drinks are dangerous. For women, who drink these are predicted to face severe side effects. They have greater probability of getting Cardio Vascular Diseases. A research had been taken up regarding this. In that research, 81,714 women were subjected. They were all of age group above 50 years. In that, they produced some results.

   Women who are obese have greater difficulties with CVD. Those who drink cool drinks will face severe side effects. Women in the stage of menopause should totally avoid the consumption of cool and soft drinks. For the sake of taste, one should not consume any cool drinks. Juices with no additives and preservatives can only be consumed. – said the department of heart disease of America.

Generally, people getting sudden heart attack must be immediately taken to hospital. Immediate medication is required. Usually, in hospitals, doctors used to give electric shocks for such patients. People getting treatment for cancers used to have severe hair fall. This is nothing but the side effects of chemotherapy. Since cancer cells have a rapid growth, highly powerful alkylating agents are required for stopping the cell-growth.

  In a book named Face forward- life after cancer treatment it is indicated that after the revival from cancer, patients feel insecure. While they were suffering from cancer, they felt more secured. This would be the common mindset of all cancer patients. The cancer patients feel inferior. This may lead to tiredness and make them uncomfortable to live their remaining life.

  Similarly, in a book named Beat the heart attack gene, some famous cardiologists such as Bradley Bale, Amy Doneen had guided the best ways and revolutionary ideas to prevent and tackle with heart attacks.

   Every year September 29 is celebrated as WORLD HEART DAY solely for heart patients and the way people treat them. Every year February 4 is celebrated as WORLD CANCER DAY to reduce cancer and its death rate. One might either be a cancer patient or heart patient, but if you think that you can surely retreat and be cured from it, no disease is most dangerous in the world.

  Our lifestyle might have changed across decades. The food items, environment, stress, depression is said to be some factors of destruction. This is sometimes arguable. People used to have good friends at those times to gain knowledge, so there is no need of any inventions. People don’t have good friends nowadays, but social media and internet is there as substitute. People can survive even without friends. If lifestyle is changed, people must run with it. No need to resist it. All these food habits might have changed. But one must realize his health condition and body and should take only the good ones. Hamsa bird takes only the milk in a mixture of milk and water. People must realize this.

  People must always monitor their body condition. Thinking everything as common and usual, nothing should be left. Weight loss, Loss of appetite, chest pain, seldom suffocation, different feel inside stomach or abdominal region may be dangerous if not noticed. It is not a fact of afraid, but just a precautionary measure. Some may take this in a negative way, fearing for everything. If you notice some disorders in a periodic or cyclic way for more than three or four days there is a need for consultation.  So, you should realize the effects that you get after eating a particular food item or performing particular action or being exposed to some environment. Though heart attacks and cancers can be defeated through will-power it is not cured easily by home treatments. They can be prevented by home treatments.

  Cancer as well as Heart attack is mainly due to lack of awareness among people. Some old people, shops, remote village sides don’t have enough awareness to prevent. Some people are more aware even in country sides. Using the same oil again and again for deep frying. This makes the oil like a rubber, releases free radicals and make it acidic. This may cause diseases like liver cancer and cholesterol, diabetes.

  Testing for a particular time for their diseases like diabetes, blood pressure and getting doctor’s prescription and following the same pharmaceuticals for years without re-consultation is being practiced among some people. This may lead to the growth of cancer cells. There is a fact that blood donation prevents heart diseases. That is, when one donates blood, the body secretes fresh blood which will also refresh your internal system. This can be done once in three months. By doing this, 80% of heart diseases can be prevented. Curcumin present in turmeric stops the conversion of normal cells into cancer cells. So, people must have turmeric as the major ingredient in all food they cook. So that, the growth of cancer cells can be prevented. Turmeric powder can be mixed with milk and can be drunk in nights. This can be followed easily. Also, organic foods which are freshly cultivated without chemical fertilizers reduce 75% of cancer risks. But these organic foods cannot be acquired due to its seldom availability. People can grow some vegetable plants and fruits in their homes and terrace so as to get fresh and chemical-less foods for their own sake, or else they have to purchase it for maintaining their health. Some researches states that hair dyes may also induce cancer due to the presence of chemicals. It may create leukaemia (blood cancer), breast cancers and so on. This was simply proved from hairdressers who were affected by such cancers. As mentioned before, tablets which is consumed without proper prescription and improper quality check, settles down in some parts of body as residue and may cause horrible diseases.

Also, canned foods, tin water and processed and closed foods are not good for our health. Because after some time, the plastic or other metals that encloses the food, oxidises and starts depositing on food items. Carbonated drinks are harmful to our health. Such awareness has been created everywhere. People should think the effects of such drinks. Instead, take any natural organic juices that is prepared in home. Alcohols and tobacco smoking play a major role in the cause of cancers and heart problems too. Nicotine and Polium-210 are the worst evils for our good health. Mainly, children and teenagers should be aware of this. Because, these habits are adapted only during these age groups. 80 out of 100 drug addicted people adapted these habits from childhood below 18 years of age. However, parents must have awareness to monitor their children’s activities from such abusive things.

  India has a good count in young population and working population. But still some evil destructors are there in case of health that affects this young generations. The Indian food culture is dependent on oil items. This would be the disadvantage in matter of shops. Hygienic products may not be used. Our climate system is of fried foods and baked foods. They cannot eat some raw foods. So hygienic food processes should be undertaken and quality check of every product must be done. Nowadays awareness is created in discrete amount. But people think that just one time they can eat for trial. This one time may add up to the degradation of health. They are ready to pay for hospitals but they can’t spend the same money by buying qualified food products.

 The heart diseases and cancers may have different types and treatments, remedies. But one who tackles with it, is the matter. Their life is blocked into a circle as a patient. The nourishment during treatment matters about 65%. But post treatment period should also be good. Their colleagues must give them full support to retrieve their whole life. Patients must be given hope. Will Power can make them relieved from any type of killing diseases. There is a lack of this. People must be aware of their food habits, infrastructure and their body to prevent them. Lifestyle changes for every decade. But the value of life remains same even after centuries. So, people must take care of their own health. This one life should not be wasted in hospitals and clinics. Every second matters in our life. Every brick matters for a wall. Cancers and heart diseases are recoverable. But life cannot be retrieved once lost. People must teach their children about their food habits and awareness of life. Following organic ways and back to the food habits of old style at least after the pandemic will prevents one more house-arrest.

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