World Digestive Health Day Event in Peshawar, Pakistan - Noor Muhammad, MBBS, FCPS

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18 WORLD GASTROENTEROLOGY NEWS SEPTEMBER 2015 Editorial | Expert Point of View | Gastro 2015: AGW/WGO | WDHD News | WGO & WGOF News | WGO Global Guidelines | Calendar of Events World Digestive Health Day Event in Peshawar, Pakistan Noor Muhammad, MBBS, FCPS Assistant Professor, Physician, and Gastroenterologist Peshawar Medical Collage and Bilal Medical Trust Peshawar, Pakistan The Pakistan Society of Gastroenterol-ogy and GI Endoscopy (PSG) Khyber Puktoon Khawa (KPK) chapter held a symposium in honor of World Digestive Health Day on 29 May at Mercy Teaching Hospital in Pesha-war on heartburn. It was attended by many doctors, medical students, and paramedical personnel. The program began with a recita-tion of a few verses from the Quran by Dr. Bakht Biland. Professor Jehan Zaib then read a message from the WDHD Chair, Prof. David Arm-strong, which was followed by a comprehensive lecture on heartburn by Dr. Noor Muhammad. The main emphasis was on the prevention of heartburn. Apart from the general principles of weight reduction, regular exercise, and the avoidance of smok-ing, alcohol, and certain drugs, Dr. Muhammad stressed that heartburn is too easy to prevent if we follow the following golden principles: 1. When to eat? 2. What to eat? 3. How much to eat? 4. Eat to live or live to eat? Dr. Muhammad stressed that the answers are simple: 1. Eat when you have the desire to eat 2. Make your meal simple and nutri-tional 3. Stop when you still have the desire to eat 4. Eat to be energetic and perform your duty well Dr. Noor Muhammad before the lecture. Professor Jehan Zaib delivering the message of WGO. Dr. Noor Muhammad during his lecture. Dr. Bakht Biland says the closing word.


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