Of Hearts and Heart breaks !

The Crap

Its been a long time since I blogged due to the re-opening of the prestigious college of mine which has eaten away oodles of my even more prestigious time due to the so boring lectures and practicals which seem to be never ending, but in the end its a part and parcel of the fun that I have in VNIT Campus. Coming back to blogging, after finally a long lull or to quote an "about to be" rich and famous person, "to overcome the writers block" or whatever, I am back... though the content is not original but its really useful and everyone must read to lead a long life.

Now the title may seem to be suggesting about heart breaks but believe me it has got nothing to do with emotional affairs associated with the delicate organ nor is it related to anything dealing with the opposite sex. Its a very useful article that was sent to me by my elder sister which I found to be really good to share it with one and all, and my blog seemed to be crying, "Post something", so here it goes...

The useful stuff

If someone tells you that we must stop the practice of drinking cold water with meals so as to avoid heart attacks, the most likely response is, "Stop kidding!". But its true and well the Chinese and the Japanese do drink hot tea with their meals and maybe it is time we adopt their drinking habits along with the fast foods.

For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you. It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you just consumed. It will slow down the digestion. Once this "sludge" reacts with the amino acids, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. This will cause it to line with the intestine walls. See the figure shown above. Very soon, this will turn into fats and they go on accumulating like anything, and can have effects as mild as making you look more gross and as worse as leading to Cancer. Hence, it is really best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal so as to avoid this dangerous scenario. Savvy?

A serious note about heart attacks - you should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting. Be aware of the intense pain in the jaw line. You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack. Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms. 60% of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know, the better chance we have to survive. The original author of this stub who must be a good cardiologist said if everyone who reads this stuff tells it to at least 10 people, can make sure that we'll save at least one life. Read this and tell other friends of yours to read it and it will be even more better if you refer it on my blog ! Its all about saving one more life... !

You may thank me for adding some more years to your life by commenting on the post and add anything more that I may have missed. Cheerio !