How I Managed My 50+ Problems?

How I Managed My 50+ Problems?

Subodh is a wonderful guy who shares very valuable experiences of his life. One day he came and narrated his experience between 40-50 years of life.

Right from birth, my mother told me that this world is run by God. 

Money was never seen in the hand of my mother. She was educated upto 3^rd class but always insisted that educated people make laws and run the country. Others follow those laws.

This reinforcement that education makes a person capable of living a better life made me get best education and I became an Associate Professor.

I went on meditating and reading holy-scriptures. Everything was going well till the age of 40. I was full of energy and everything done without caring for consequences. Every hurdle was treated as if it was a fiddle.

But at 40 I started feeling some changes are happening in my body. 

By 45+  I found that my libido was at the peak. I recollected the words of a preacher: Life has 3 stages in general – spiritual, natural and real.  This sermon of the preacher when correlated with my own condition, I found I am in natural state of mind where raw senses and sense organs pre-dominate thinking.

By the year 50+, I had lost all interest in libido and had realized that I am living on planet Earth and have to be real. 

I suffered heart attack, underwent depression and coma and this all caused my donating everything I had as I felt that no more I shall be in this world.

But life gives the surprises. 

What I thought as end of the road, that turned out to be bend of the road and I came out of depression and coma. I had bounced back to life - normal.

By this time, I had no money on me as all my money had been given in charity and the organization to which donated ref used to help me. I was shocked.

I was surprised. But, looking at the sky,  smilingly I  again mustered my courage and did some changes in my life style using "empathy" without telling anyone in my family.

• Daily nagging by the family members was the biggest  problem. I asked one of my friends to allow me to spend the day in his office. He agreed and I started going and sitting in his office for 10 hrs. This saved me from the nagging of my family members.
•  This improved my mental health and I started thinking what to do next to restart the life.
•  I wrote a small book.
•  For launching the book, I needed money which my family was not ready to give.
•  I prayed, prayed and prayed mentally to God, to living parents who live at a distant place and ancestors who are in heaven, I believe.
• Lo! My prayers were answered and one day I received a call from one of my old students who was taught 13 years back and was in States. He is doctor there.
• The student asked me that he was having an intense feeling to talk to me for the past over 3-4 months. Then I was reminded of “telepathy” system. He asked me for any help as he was a very rich person.
• Reluctantly, I disclosed my condition and he helped me by sending money.
• My book is released and being sold like hot cakes.
• This way I re-started my life at 55^th year of life. I am very happy. 
•  Faith favours the faithful, I feel..

SHIFTING FROM RESIDENCE TO MY FRIEND’S OFFICE WAS A LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCE.

 IT  SAVED ME FROM DAILY NAGGING FROM MY FAMILY MEMBERS AND I RECOUPED MY LOST HEALTH AND CONFIDENCE.  

By health I mean – mental and physical health. As mental health improved, thought process turned from negative to positive and  positive thinking improved my physical health. During this toughest time of my life, I felt that I am all alone.  I came to know who I am. Who are the people around me? How much a person should earn and share with others. 

I also learnt,if I will not wish to live, nobody can save me. Doctors consulted told me this is male menopause whereas elders told that once in life time this happens. Whatever it be, toughest phase is over.

What I learnt from this phase of life, a person must never lose hope and believe that darkest hour of night is always followed by bright day. 

This belief made me live again. 

THIS ENABLED ME TO WRITE THE BOOK AND TAKE ON RENT ONE OFFICE FOR CONCENTRATING ON MY CHOICEST CAREER- BOOK WRITING. I FEEL HAPPY NOW. I love writing.

LIFESTYLE PROBLEMS

SENIOR CITIZENS’ LIFESTYLE PROBLEMS
By Dr. (BRIG. RETD)M.L.KATARIA


There was an alarming press report referring to the WHO some time ago that lifestyle ailments were likely to cost India more $2.5 billion in the coming couple of decades. What are these ailments and which age groups are vulnerable to them?

Here are some of the health-related questions often asked by senior citizens:

Question: I am 65 and a diabetic. What is the usual life-span for a diabetic and the recommended lifestyle?
Answer: With controlled blood sugar levels and a regulated lifestyle, I know diabetics at 85, 90 and above.
Q: What are the acceptable blood sugar levels?
A: The fasting blood sugar level should be around 100 mgm% and the post-paradial levels 11/2 to 2 hrs after prescribed meal should not exceed 140 mgs.
Q: How to maintain these blood sugar levels?
A: In a normal person insulin secreted by the pancreas, a massive gland in the abdomen, controls the blood sugar levels. There is an autonomous reciprocity between the quantum of carbohydrate diet ingested and the insulin secretion. A diabetic is an insulinaenic. Therefore, the pancreatic gland has to be flogged by drugs to produce more insulin to cope with the metabolism of carbohydrates to yield energy for the body.
Q: For general knowledge could you please mention some of these drugs?
A: There is a plethora of drugs in the market to control diabetes. Commonly used drugs are Metformis, Glybendamides, Gliclazids and Pyciglitazones prescribed singly or in combination, besides the injectable insulin. As over-dose may lead to fatal hypoglycaemia, these drugs should be used under medical advice.

Q: Can diabetes be controlled without drugs?
A: Yes, mild diabetics can maintain blood sugar levels with in normal limits by diet control and regular exercise. A low carbohydrate diet and exercise can reduce the drug dosage even in an advanced diabetic. Alcohol seems to worsen the blood sugar levels.
Q: In brief, what be a diabetic’s lifestyle?
A: Low carbohydrate diet, preferably vegetarian, with a lot of fibre, regular exercise, with minimum drug dosage and a monthly/quarterly blood sugar monitoring. A diabetic should have his own Glucometer.
Q: I am 70 plus, a case of high blood pressure, on Indral 25 mg. daily for the past 10 years. Many drugs for blood pressure have flooded the market. I am interested in knowing about them. Should I give up Indral and change over to any of the latest drugs?
A: All the drugs for BP belong to the basic groups of beta-blockers, calcium channel blockers, angiotensin, converting enzyme blockers, vasodialators, diuretics, etc. Multinational pharmaceutical companies have given them various names. These are used singly or in combination by doctors to control blood pressure. If Indral has so far kept your BP under control without any side-effect, it should not be changed.
Q: What are the formal limits of BP?
A: Blood Pressure is not the same during 24 hours. There are diurnal variations. As an average, it should be around 120/80 (mm of mercury) preferably 110/70, but not more than 140/90, at any time.
Q: What is the recommended lifestyle for a person with confirmed hypertension?
A: A low salt and fat diet, with regular exercise, normal limits of weight, a bi-annual check on lipidogram, renal function tests, an ECG and above all, a stress-free equanimity of any an easy-going mind.
Q: I am 80 and cannot enjoy dream-free sleep. I often wake up at 2 or 3 a.m. and have to take a half or full tablet of diazopan. What should be my lifestyle to enjoy dream-free sound sleep and no diazopan?
A: Most worldly-wise elderly persons have an anxiety neurosis due to domestic, financial, social and physical problems resulting in insomnia or sleeplessness. Enlarged prostrate, osteoporosis, multi-joint pains, high BP, muscular convulsions and many more must be isolated and treated. A lifestyle of gradual withdrawal and detachment from financial ambitions, social and domestic obligations should ease the mind. Diazopan is too strong a sedative. All sleeping pills, as a rule, should be avoided. They give addiction and have side-effects over the long run. If required, occasionally, Alprazoneles in fractional doses of 0.25 to 0.50 mmm may be taken for insomnia, but not as a regular habit.