Cardiovascular disease has been identified as the leading cause of mortality of people around the world. About 1.75 crore people die of the disease each year in the world. On the other hand, publicity about the disease is not so satisfactory. Hence, the World Heart Day brings an opportunity for World Health Organization (WHO) to highlight the disease around the world.
The World Heart Day, observed on September 29 this year across the world, is the World Heart Federation’s biggest platform for raising awareness about cardiovascular disease (CVD).
According to World Heart Foundation, the theme of the day this year was selected as ‘power you life’. Through observing the day, the Heart Federation wants everyone to understand what they can do to fuel their hearts and power their lives. They said that our heart is at the heart of our health. It is easy to give it the care it deserves.
The demon heart attack attacks our small heart, then many people die of the attack. If we can strengthen our heart physically, mentally and spiritually, then the heart attack will be defeated and we will be protected from the risk caused by such attack.
Strong heart is needed for strong life and holistic system is needed for strong heart. The holistic system included refraining from smoking and alcohol, motivating to physical work, taking healthy foods, doing regular exercise especially yoga, pranayama, meditation, neurobic gym and acupressure. It has been known from an observation that it is possible to keep our heart strong through availing of cosmic energy.
In the World Health Conference, cardiovascular disease among non-contagious diseases has been identified as one of the deadly diseases and the conference called upon 194 countries for chalking out plan of action to address the issue.
The World Heart Day was observed in 194 countries, including Bangladesh. We think that the effort to observe the day will be successful when comparatively poor people will be brought under the prevention and cure of the cardiovascular disease. Hence, the United Nations has given recognition to yoga as an alternative system of treatment for keeping our health in good condition and designated June 21 as the World Yoga Day.
Holistic system of treatment, which is combination of modern technology and ancient natural system, is regarded as an alternative system of treatment of cardiovascular disease. There are two key points under the holistic system---one is taking healthy foods and the other is exercise. Intake of regular foods depends on the patient’s age, type of disease and his/her present condition.
There are different matters involved regarding the exercise. Before it, meditation is needed to be done in proper way for controlling mind. Stress is the main cause of all sickness and unrest of human being. So, it is very important to reduce the stress.
It is said to extract vital force from the cosmic power, but it cannot be so easily done. It is needed to give time regularly and make practice in proper way. Yoga, pranayama, meditation and neurobic gym all have its own styles and rules. Under the holistic system, programme is given taking into consideration soul-mind-body.
In brief, it can be said that the holistic system of treatment has already earned confidence among people in this country. This system has brought good news for many patients, who suffered cardiovascular disease, by playing a leading role in the last 10 years.
At present, the World Health Organization (WHO) stresses on increasing life force for prevention and control of cardiovascular disease. The Holistic Health Care Centre is trying to do that in the country.
It is high time for us to bring our future into own hands by controlling life style. Once it is done through hard effort, then it will be much easier later.
The treatment cost of cardiovascular disease is very expensive, hence, it is difficult for ninety percent people to go to doctors for availing of treatment facilities. Most of people live in village and communication system all over the country is not improved.
Hence, there is possibility of death before taking cardiovascular patients to hospital. So, defeat the heart attack before it attack you, that is to say, keep your heart healthy and strong. The Holistic Health Care Centre is trying to implement it. On the occasion of the World Heart Day, we talked about heart and looked back at its condition. We need to do all, which is required for keeping our heart healthy. We have to also highlight the alternative system of treatment along with the existing one. Information resources should be opened to all the people at the information technology era.
We have to take treatment carefully for escaping the onslaught of cardiovascular disease. We have to consider and think about middle class and poor cardiovascular patients so that they are not deprived of proper treatment.n
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Editor : M. Shamsur Rahman
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Editor : M. Shamsur Rahman
Published by the Editor on behalf of Independent Publications Limited at Media Printers, 446/H, Tejgaon I/A, Dhaka-1215.
Editorial, News & Commercial Offices : Beximco Media Complex, 149-150 Tejgaon I/A, Dhaka-1208, Bangladesh. GPO Box No. 934, Dhaka-1000.