Text Credit Sreelakshmi Chandran

It was only recently that Irrfan Khan got diagnosed with a rare type of cancer, a neuroendocrine tumour which affects the hormonal and nervous system. The well-loved Bollywood and Hollywood actor was in shock himself and left his fans in a state of traumatism. Irrfan, in one of his interviews with the Times of India, said, “The suddenness made me realise how you are just a cork floating in the ocean with unpredictable currents! And you are desperately trying to control it.” He is being diagnosed and treated by the best neuro specialist in London.

Though the treatment has started, everything including the treatment and the result is unpredictable as the tumour is rare of its kind. His fans and well-wishers are keen to know about his welfare. The news of the actor struck with cancer made a jolting impact on his fans worldwide. The disease brought him to a near breakdown though he overcame it with the love and support of dear and near ones. But he says that there was a point when nothing was helping him. There was no motivation left with him to overcome the misery that he was facing. The pain was more aggravating than he had expected or feared. And this was the reason for his sudden numb feeling he felt towards his life and other aspects of life. The actor then realized that ”fear and panic should not overrule me and make me miserable”.  The only thing that cheered him at that moment when he entered the hospital was that the hospital was next to his childhood “mecca” – the Lord’s stadium. He thanks all his well wishers for supporting him in a time he required to be supported. He sure has inspired a lot of people with his natural acting skills. And this display of his acting has a made him reach to the Hollywood level. He always surprised his audience with his performance in whichever movie he acts even when the role of his character is minimal. His performance in Blackmail did a good job at the box office and his much-awaited movie Karwan with Mithila Palker, Kriti Karbandar, and Mollywood heartthrob Dulquer Salmaan, is yet to be released in 2018. His Hindi Medium sequel is also to be released this year.

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Text Credits: Nivedita V 

Incense sticks are one among the primary components that is used in the prayer services. Though these incense sticks smell amazing and help in creating a rejuvenating aura in the room, it is a known fact that incense sticks constitute of saw dust, machilus wood and characol. On the lighting of these sticks, air pollutants like sulphur dioxide, formaldehyde, carbon monoxide, and oxides of nitrogen are being emitted. Thus incense sticks mainly deteriorate the air quality inside the household and act as a catalyst in developing lung cancer.

Here are five reasons why you need to stop using incense sticks at home on a regular basis:

Toxic to the cells of your body

When you breathe the smoke emitted by these incense sticks it can cause destruction to the cells in your body because the smoke emitted is highly toxic. The inhaled smoke can cause a change in the DNA which could eventually lead to genetic mutation. These genetic mutations in turn stem the growth of various cancer cells in our body.

Affects the respiratory system

Incense smoke is said to contain fine particles that can go deep into your airways and affect your lungs much worse than the smoke from a cigarette can. Some incense stick’s smoke have been proven to be more harmful than the smoke from cigarettes as the smoke from incense sticks contain higher amounts of particulate matter (particles suspended in the air, many of which are hazardous to health).

Increases your risk of asthma and COPD

Another shocking fact is that the amount of smoke inhaled by the women who are exposed to smoke from incense sticks is the same as the amount of smoke inhaled from a cigarette. It is noticed that women who burn incense sticks regularly at home are also subjected to developing COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) and asthma. This is because the pollutants that are emitted from these incense sticks can cause inflammation of the bronchial tubes that pass air into the lung as these particles found in the smoke from incense sticks are finer than those particles found in the smoke from a cigarette.

Deteriorates your cardiovascular health

The regular use of incense sticks in your household can subject your cardiovascular health to higher mortality rate than the households that do not regularly burn incense sticks. Your cardiovascular health can be impaired due to the regular inhalation of the emitted smoke which consists of volatile organic compounds and particulate matter. Inhalation of such toxic substances can be problematic for the blood flowing and it can also cause blood vessel inflammation.

Triggers neurological symptoms

Due to the increased concentration of carbon monoxide in the smoke emitted by the incense sticks, daily exposure to the smoke may cause increased headaches among the family members, difficulty in concentration and forgetfulness. By the regular burning of incense sticks, one may end up causing indoor pollution as the smoke increases the concentration of carbon monoxide in the air and nitrogen oxide in the blood. This is bad as the concentration of these gases can cause problems by affecting your brain cells.

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