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What is PalliativeCare?

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   People with serious  illnesses  can receive specialized medical care called palliative care. Relief from the illness's symptoms and stress is the main goal of this kind of care. The objective is to enhance the patient's and the family's quality of life. A specifically trained group of physicians, nurses, and other professionals who collaborate with a patient's medical clinicians to offer an additional layer of support provides palliative care.  Palliative care is based on the patient's needs rather than their  prognosis . At any age or stage of a serious illness, it is suitable, and it can be given in addition to curative care. For  patients  and their families, palliative care aims to alleviate suffering and offer the highest quality of life possible. Pain, despair, shortness of breath, exhaustion, nausea, loss of appetite, trouble sleeping, and worry are just a few symptoms that may appear. You can count on the group to give you the...

What foods are good for chronic disease?

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Chronic diseases - such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, stroke, and arthritis - are the leading causes of disability and death in New York State and throughout the United States. Here's a list of nine delicious foods that you can add to your diet to help stop chronic conditions before they develop. Policies often promote grains, dairy products, sugar, and beef, whereas those that encourage the production and consumption of fruits, vegetables, nuts, legumes, whole grains, and healthy oils would tend to enhance rather than reduce health. Salmon. Research suggests that salmon, along with other types of fatty fish, may protect the heart Lentils Spinach and other leafy greens Black or green tea Oats Blueberries Pumpkin seeds Eggs. The five diet-related chronic diseases considered here are CVD (especially IHD), diabetes, hyperten- sion, stroke, and cancers. Among these, CVD, stroke and cancers are major causes of premature death. Healthy diets boost “good” cholesterol (high-density ...