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Monday, January 2, 2012

Lou Gehrig

Lou Gehrig a baseball hall of famer who holds the record for most grand slams was fondly called as the Iron Horse. Unfortunately, Mr Gehrig's stellar baseball career was disrupted due to a condition called as motor neuron disease. This condition affects certain special nerves in spinal cord and brain which are responsible for activity of different muscles in human body. What is striking about Lou Gehrig is even after the diagnosis of motor neuron disease, he tried to remain active and devoted himself to public service. He was sucn an icon that the condition of motor neuron disease in medical world is also referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease.

Why do I write about him today?

One of my medical school colleague is also diagnosed with motor neuron disease and she too like Lou Gehrig is not only undefeated by the condition but is also helping other patients with this condition and their families in India. Check this website for further information on her striking efforts.... http://ashaekhope.com. She is truly an Iron Horse.

Sunday, January 1, 2012

New year...better heatlh

Over 90% of new year resolutions are centered around health...exercise, diet, quit smoking , quit drinking, etc etc. Unfortunately, research shows that majority of people are not able to keep their resolutions for longer than 30 days. Where is the lesion? Is it likely that we are not thinking carefully while coming up with a list of resolutions. In fact that is true. Many people fail to keep their resolutions simply because they add too many resolutions to their lists. So it is

important to select may be one or two resolutions at the best and work hard for them. If that is the case, then which health practices will be the best for you? This is the question for today and something that you should ask your doctor.

In general, the best evidence from literature supports that quitting smoking for those who smoke and regular 20-30 minute exercise for everyone are probably the ones that offer the best bank for your buck. As always though it will be important to check with your doctor to see what suits you the best.