From the heading, all of you may have started to think that how can obesity be a receptionist?

What do you mean by receptionist? – Wow! A sweet, beautiful girl who welcomes everybody at an office with her soft voice. Obesity is like that- it welcomes softly all the major diseases in our body.

Obesity is widely regarded as a pandemic with potentially disastrous consequences for human health. More than 20% of adults in the UK, and more than 30% in USA, are obese the prevalence of obesity has increased ∼threefold within the last 20 years and continues to rise. In developing countries, average national rates of obesity are not nearly so high, but these figures disguise alarmingly high rates of obesity in many urban communities.

Obesity has adverse effects on both mortality and morbidity. Changes in mortality are difficult to analyze due to the confounding effects of lower body weight in cigarette smokers. However, it is clear that the lowest mortality rates are seen in individuals with a BMI(body Mass Index, an unit of measuring obesity, with the normal range is 18-25) of 18.5-24. Data from population studies, such as that in Framingham, USA, show that for individuals aged between 30 and 42 years, the risk of death increases by 1% per annum for each 0.5 kg increase in weight; for those aged 50-62, this figure is 2%. The result is that obesity reduces life expectancy by 7.1 years in men and 5.8 years in women amongst non-smokers, and by 13.7 and 13.3 years respectively amongst smokers. Coronary heart disease is the major cause of death but cancer rates are also increased in the overweight, especially colorectal cancer in males and cancer of the gallbladder, biliary tract, breast, endometrium and cervix in females. Epidemic obesity is accompanied by an epidemic of type 2 diabetes. Obesity may lead to profound psychological consequences for individuals. Society also suffers from the effects of obesity-related disability and early retirement.

Behavioural modification to avoid some of the effects of the ‘obesogenic’ environment is the cornerstone of long-term control of weight. A study of subjects followed up after successful weight loss in Colorado found that the principal predictors of sustained weight loss are the maintenance of high physical activity levels and the regular consumption of breakfast (suggesting a regular eating pattern). All patients should be advised to maximise their physical activity. Where possible, this should be incorporated in the daily routine (e.g. walking rather than driving to work) since this is more likely to be sustained. Alternative exercise, e.g. swimming, may be necessary if musculoskeletal complications prevent walking. Changes in eating behaviour (including food selection, portion size control, avoidance of snacking, regular meals to encourage satiety, and substitution of sugar with artificial sweeteners) should be discussed. Support from a trained health-care professional (e.g. a dietitian) and participation in a group discussion may be helpful.

Either involuntarily or deliberately, we expose ourselves to many social poisons and hazards. Smoking is the most important of them because of its passive (or ’secondhand’) adverse effects in human.

When the bad effects of smoking were first discovered, policy-makers imagined that warning people about the dangers of smoking would result in them giving up. An initial decline in smoking rates in the 1960s suggested that these assumptions were correct, but in most countries of the developed world this decline has since slowed, while rates are increasing amongst young women and in many developing countries where tobacco companies have found their new markets. World-wide, there are 1 billion smokers, and 3 million die prematurely each year as a result of their habit. In the USA, it has been estimated that >5 million years of potential life and $90 billion of productivity are lost each year due to smoking.

In reality, there is a complex of systems that interact to cause smokers to initiate and maintain their habit. At the molecular and cellular levels, nicotine acts on the nervous system to create dependence, so that smokers experience unpleasant effects when they attempt to quit. So, even if they know it is harmful, the role of addiction in maintaining the habit is important. Influences at the personal and social level are just as important.

For example, research has shown that many individuals bolster their denial of the harmful effects of smoking by focusing on someone they know personally who smoked until he was very old, went to the pub every day and died peacefully in his bed at home.

Such strong counter-examples help smokers to maintain internal beliefs that comfort them when presented with statistical evidence. Young female smokers are often motivated more by the desire to ’stay slim’ or ‘look cool’ than to avoid an illness in middle life.

Even if a smoker decides to quit, there are a variety of influences in the wider environment that alter the chances of sustained success, including peer pressure, cigarette advertising, and finding oneself in circumstances where one previously smoked. The tobacco industry works very hard to maintain and expand the smoking habit and its advertising budget is much greater in the society.

The majority of adult smokers say they would like to give up smoking but only 2% of smokers per year manage by will-power alone. The strategies commonly employed to stop smoking and their impacts are shown in and Health professionals can work with the individual smoker to understand his or her beliefs and motivations. Participation in groups has also been shown to be effective. Nicotine replacement therapies can reduce cravings. If intensive support is combined with pharmacological aids, quit rates are significantly improved. Although the absolute quit rates seem modest, smoking cessation interventions are cost-effective and, if widely available, can contribute to reduction in smoking prevalence.

However, action at the societal level, such as bans on tobacco advertising, increasing taxation on tobacco, regulation of the sale of tobacco, making sure all workplaces and public spaces are smoke-free, and placing clear warnings on cigarette packets, may be more effective. Countries that have adopted these policies are being rewarded by falling smoking rates.

It’s a common thing that a 20 year old college boy would masturbate. But if he is doing it 3 or 4 times a day then he might just be overdoing it. And it can result in quite a few unwanted things like bad grades or a poor performance in college football match. He might suffer from weakness or a sore lower back.

And the case is no different when a 40 year old director is thinking of having an affair with the 24 year old co worker. He will have to take a few things into consideration before he actually takes a single step forward. He will have to think over about how much energy he can afford and is it enough to have an extramarital affair. If he is not the macho man type then he might loose his memory along with his job and marriage.

So often the question arises about how much sex is adequate or how much is too less?

Sex is a very important part of life. Not only it binds a couple emotionally but it also keeps the body healthy and makes it work properly. If a person faces serious lack of sex then he might be having a tough time as lack of sex can cause a disease called Chinese Medicine syndrome or liver gi stagnation.

According to Chinese medicine theory, liver functions to move the gi (lie energy) through out the body. But when there are hindrance the symptoms like hypochondria, sighing, hiccups, depression, unhappiness, melancholy etc. can be observed.

If these symptoms persist then it will turn to a condition known as liver fire. It can make a man rude and unfriendly and irritating. And can cause serious diseases like high blood pressure, insomnia, regular headache etc.

So having sex is important for a healthy life but overdoing it can bring disaster for you