An awareness campaign by the British Heart Foundation at Gurdwara Sri Guru HarKrishan Sahib, Oadby, Leicestershire on Sunday 24th February raised £230. Great interest was shown by the congregation who enquired about how to live a healthy life.
Community Speaker and Awareness Campaigner Sulakhan Singh Dard spoke from the stage and informed the congregation how to look after cardiac health, keep cholesterol levels down and how to control type 2 diabetes as all these conditions could lead to heart failure, stroke and vascular dementia. He explained that it is very important to cut down on the intake of saturated fat, sugar and salt. Apart from eating fruit and vegetables everyone would also benefit from regular gentle exercise.
The BHF representative commented “ I wish to say a big thank you to the Gurdwara Management Committee and each and every person who were so kind in donating for a very
