One more year.....Reminiscence - A December to Remember

Wishing one and all Happiness Always!! Yet another change to a calender year, with somethings remaining the same, and somethings changing.....All memories do not last for ever, fresh memories erase off the old ones.If we try to grow where something, even a part of us has died, we will experience sickness. It is better to move, uproot overselves and start afresh; then we will flourish. Easier said, difficult to implement. Miracles only grow where you plant them. May you have a healthy, wealthy, peaceful and fulfilling year ahead!!! Thank God for the opportunity, Thank you dear ones for being there for me, hugs to my dear ones for your losses, we need to move on...Praying for eternal bliss .....Happy New Year 2017, may it unfold fresh memories....


Two most important thing to have in life –

• Health and
• Wealth

You never realise until you lose them. If wealth is lost, you can regain; but health lost is difficult.

The advise I had when leaving OPI/EXL was that the health is the first of life. But I had always taken it for granted and have seen them failing in the last couple of years. First father and the saga continue.

Blood Pressure

Two numbers are used to describe blood pressure:
• Systolic. The systolic pressure (the higher and first number) measures the force that blood exerts on the artery walls as the heart contracts to pump out the blood.
• Diastolic. The diastolic pressure (the lower and second number) is the measurement of force as the heart relaxes to allow the blood to flow into the heart.
Blood pressure is measured in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg). A blood pressure reading is written like this: 120/80 mm Hg, where 120 is the systolic, and 80 is the diastolic blood pressure.
Blood pressures are now categorized as normal, prehypertension, hypertension stage 1, or hypertension stage 2. The categories are defined in this table:

Category Systolic BP (mm Hg) Diastolic BP (mm Hg)
Normal below 120 and below 80
Prehypertension 120 - 139 or 80 - 89
Hypertension Stage 1 140 -159 or 90 - 99
Hypertension Stage 2 160 and above or 100 and above

Blood lipids, including cholesterol

Lipoproteins are protein spheres that transport cholesterol, triglyceride, or other lipid molecules through the bloodstream. Most of the information about the effects of cholesterol and triglyceride actually concerns lipoproteins.

The cholesterol-carrying lipoproteins are commonly referred to as cholesterol. They comprise the low density lipoproteins (LDL), often called the "bad" cholesterol, and the high-density lipoproteins (HDL), referred to as the "good" cholesterol. The triglyceride-carrying lipoproteins are intermediate in density, and together with very-low density proteins, carry triglycerides.

Desirable total cholesterol: below 200 mg/dL (5.17 mmol/L)
Optimal LDL ('bad') cholesterol: below 100 mg/dL (2.6 mmol/L)
Optimal HDL ('good') cholesterol: over 60 mg/dL (1.56 mmol/L)
Normal triglyceride: below 150 mg/dL (1.7 mmol/L)

Dividing the total cholesterol by the HDL cholesterol levels gives a Total/HDL ratio:

The ideal ratio is 3.5 or below.
A ratio of 4.5 carries an average risk for cardiovascular disease.

Blood Sugar Levels

Normal blood glucose levels typically register between 70 and 150 mg. The level in someone's body will change during the day and is affected by many factors including what time of day it is as well as what your most recent meal was (or was not). There is danger associated with levels either below or above the range. If your level is below 70, you most likely have a condition called hypoglycemia or more commonly called low blood sugar. Other symptoms of hypoglycemia include lack of energy, focus and irritability. You can even lose consciousness if your glucose is too low.

If the level of sugar in your blood is over 150 mg, then you are considered to be hyperglycemic, also more commonly known as having high blood sugar. If you have persistent high sugar, then you are at risk for diabetes which can result in serious organ damage to your eyes, kidneys and other organs. If you do not have normal blood glucose levels, you should take all necessary steps to reverse the condition by calling you physician.

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Nothing last for ever - one more year gone by, like so many loved ones. Life goes one, hoping for the better.

Reminiscence - A December to Remember

Nostalgic end to a year. Meeting friends and relatives. A great reminiscence.

It was great being with my foster family on the Christmas Eve. Meeting childhood friends after years. Meeting old colleagues, and catching up with relatives. Reading the books one loved like Famous Five, and Arthur Conan Doyle's series of Sherlock Holmes.