Malfunctioning of organs

The malfunctioning of organs gives rise to different disease conditions or diseases. While deficiency diseases can be cured by correcting the diet, diseases caused by the malfunctioning of organs are difficult to cure completely. They have to be kept in check through meditation, exercise, regulating one’s diet and other measures. An organ may not function normally due to a variety of reasons, such as hereditary factors, defective metabolism and old age. Accidents and harmful habits are among the other reasons. Many diseases are caused by a combination of some of these factors.

Diabetes

The pancreas, as you know, regulates the level of sugar in the bloods. A part f the glucose released during the process of digestion enters the blood to be utilized by he body. The rest is converted into glycogen and stored in the liver and muscles. The conversion of excess glucose to glycogen is stimulated by insulin, secreted by the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas. When the pancreas does not work normally, enough insulin is not secreted and the level of glucose in blood rises. The excess glucose is passed out with urine. This condition is called diabetes mellitus. A person with diabetes loses weight and becomes lethargic. Over time, diabetes affects the kidneys, eyes and blood vessels, among other things.

Heart disease

The arteries of many people become narrow due to the deposition of fatty materials, particularly cholesterol, on their inner lining. This reduces the flow of blood through the vessels, making the heart pump with greater force so that normal

Circulation maintained. This condition is called hypertension, or high blood pressure. Hypertension is quite common and should be taken as a warning signal to avoid more serous complications. The person should exercise regularly and avoid fats.

A person suffers from coronary heat disease or coronary thrombosis if a blockage develops in any of the arteries supplying oxygenated blood to the heart muscles. These arteries, which branch out of the aorta, are called, coronary arteries. When they are blocked, the muscles of the heart do not receive enough oxygen and get weakened. This can cause several problems, depending on the extent of the blockage. The complete blockage of blood supply to any part of the heart results in collapse, or heart attack.

Another way in which the heart can malfunction is if one or more of the valves of the heart do not open or close normally.

Renal diseases

The nephrons in the kidneys filter out certain waste materials from our blood and are responsible for their excretion from the body in the form of urine. If, for some reason, the nephrons can not function properly, these toxic wastes (including urea, uric acid and excess salts) accumulate in the blood. This condition, called uremia or uraemic poisoning, causes high fever and fatigue, and can even affect the brain.