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Snoring to your heart's content
Life, Dr Nithi Mahanonda, Published on 07/08/2012
» Your sleep can greatly affect your heart's health, especially if you are always having trouble getting a good night in.
Integrative medicine can offer patients the best of both worlds
Life, Dr Nithi Mahanonda, Published on 21/08/2012
» In most people's opinion, a doctor's job is to cure disease and "a good doctor" is someone who can cure illness quickly and permanently.
Making peace with a pacemaker
Life, Dr Nithi Mahanonda, Published on 22/05/2012
» Heart muscle weakness can be caused by many things. Most heart diseases, if left unattended, will eventually lead to heart muscle weakness. The result is the heart can not pump enough blood, causing heart failure in the end.
The heart needs TLC
Life, Dr Nithi Mahanonda, Published on 05/06/2012
» Now let me talk about playing sports and the pros and cons it has for the heart.
The Importance Of all-round exercise
Life, Dr Nithi Mahanonda, Published on 19/06/2012
» 'Doctor! Give me medicine! I can't do this any more, all this exercise. My whole body hurts. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have run for the past three days. This time I am just going to take medicine, one of my female patients complained, with her plump body carrying with her high cholesterol levels.
Exercise has three components
Life, Dr Nithi Mahanonda, Published on 13/03/2012
» 'Doctor, my whole body hurts! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been out running for the last three days. I can't do this any more ... all this exercise. Just give me some medicine!"
Heart attack and heart failure: Thedifference
Life, Dr Nithi Mahanonda, Published on 27/03/2012
» There are a few heart-related words (heart as in the vital organ, not emotional feelings) that often get confused. The first pair is "heart attack" and "heart failure" which are different yet somewhat similar.
Live long by staying lively
Life, Dr Nithi Mahanonda, Published on 10/04/2012
» Many people want to live a long life, but many others don't because they're afraid of being in poor health and becoming a burden on their children. It's not enough to try and live longer; you also need to consider your own state of health and level of happiness.
Down memory lane
Life, Dr Nithi Mahanonda, Published on 08/05/2012
» Ageing is a natural process, but most of us are so afraid of getting old because we know that we will grow weaker and more forgetful. In fact, one of the indicators that says you are getting old is the fact that you do things more slowly and you forget things. What's that person's name? Where did I put my wallet? Where's my car key? Where's my phone?
Heart of the matter
Life, Dr Nithi Mahanonda, Published on 17/01/2012
» This is one of the most frequently asked questions I come across because a lot of people are concerned about heart disease. Interestingly though, many people don't even know where the heart actually lies. Most people believe it's between the lungs, on the left side of the chest. But in fact it lies in the middle of the chest, very slightly to the left.