Simply Not Pimply

When freedom is the talk of the day, why not free yourself of the ugly spots on your face that are taking your sleep away? You need not rub fancy cosmetic or medicated creams into your face 20 times a day! Just a few breaths can do the trick...

YOGA Q&A
I'm really upset with the pimples on my face.All my friends have such clear skin... When I look at them, I feel so inferior that I want to avoid their company. Please help me with simple exercises and tips to get rid of pimples.
    — Geeta Joshi From my teachers to my parents, all have their own reasons for my acne outbreak. I'm tired of explaining that there's nothing amiss. Thanks for clarifying in your last issue that it's normal for teenagers to have pimples. Please suggest some exercises to get rid of them too!
    — Jeetu Khanna
"Clear skin is all I want!"Well, that really seems to be the all-consuming desire of most of our readers who have written in. For them, looking good is about feeling good. Acne shouldn't be a factor that prevents people from socialising or hampers their self-belief. Pimples can be easily cured. All one needs to keep in mind is that it may take time.With some people, it may take up to six or eight weeks to get rid of acne marks. Also treatment may not be applicable to all. Skin type also matters, so just because one facial massage worked wonders for your friend, don't blindly land up at a salon to get it done too! One of the best ways to fight acne is to rid your body of toxins and impurities. Having practised exercises to fight constipation (as we suggested in the last issue), add these simple exercises to your regimen and practise the whole set at least once a day to cleanse your system. Nothing works better than detox to make your skin pimple-free. While cosmetic treatments may remove the external marks, there's no guarantee that there wont be another acne outbreak, for the system hasn't been totally cleansed. So, breathe easy and smile!
LAUGH AWAY MARKS! Acne outbreak often affects a person's social life and there have been cases where a person completely withdraws from social activity. Never resort to that! One of the best ways to get your mind off facial marks is to laugh out loud everday. This can be done after a brisk morning walk for 15 minutes. It will not only make you feel good but also provide your body with fresh air and rid your system of impurities. FIGHT PIMPLES AT HOME
• Avoid using cosmetic soaps or face washes. Clean your skin with besanor attaat least once a day.

• Try and use a medicated herbal cleansing soap, preferably one with neem, to wash your face.

• Always pat dry your face, rather than wiping it roughly with a towel or tissue.

• Never try and squeeze your pimples! It may just leave a permanent mark. Also avoid nail contact with acne, as the impurities in your nails may increase inflammation.

• Wash your face with water at least three times a day.

1 Kapalbhati Kriya
Sit in sukhasanaor padmasana, your neck straight. Place both hands on the knees in gyan mudra, eyes gently closed. Exhale forcefully through both nostrils, as you pull your stomach in. Repeat this 40–50 times till you are tired. Keep your body still during the kriya. Then breathe out completely and relax. Increase the process gradually to 80–100 times.
Benefits: Eliminates all toxins from air passages, cleansing body and mind; combats asthma and also massages the abdominal muscles and organs
Caution: If you have heart disease, high blood pressure or hernia, exhale slowly.

2 Sheetkari Pranayama
Sit in a comfortable position, like sukhasanaor padmasana. Place both your hands on the knees in gyan mudra, eyes gently closed. Roll your tongue inside your mouth and keep your jaws closed. Now inhale with your mouth to your lungs' capacity. As you inhale, make a sound. Exhale through your nose. Repeat the process 20–30 times.
Benefits: One of the best and easiest ways to purify blood; very helpful in fighting gum problems and bad breath; doesn't let one feel too thirsty

3 Kaki Mudra
Sit in sukhasanaor padmasana. Raise your hands to the nose level. Inhale to your lungs' capacity through your mouth. Close your mouth. Now join your fingertips and close your nostrils with your thumbs. Hold your breath for as long as you can with your cheeks bulging out. Exhale through the mouth. Repeat 3–5 times.
Benefits: Usually associated with longevity; excellent for fighting stress-related disorders; stimulates digestive organs and rids the body of impurities; helps fight low blood pressure

4 Bhastrika Pranayama
Sit in a comfortable position like padmasana or sukhasana, with your back straight and eyes closed. Form the gyan mudra and place your hands on your knees. Exhale to max capacity through both nostrils, then inhale through both with force. Repeat this continuously till you feel tired. Start slowly, and speed up gradually. Maintain a rhythmic pattern; inhalation time should equal exhalation time. When you breathe in, your lungs should expand—not your belly. Repeat according to your capacity, 30–40 times.
Benefits: Supplies maximum pran vayuto the body; removes impurities and purifies blood

YOGACHARYA DR SURAKSHIT GOSWAMI

Power of BANANA

 

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Never, put your banana in the refrigerator!!!  
This is interesting.
After reading this, you'll never look at a banana in the same way again.

Bananas contain three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber. A banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy.    
 
Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes.    
 
But energy isn't the only way a banana can help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.

 

 

Depression: According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.   
 
PMS: Forget the pills - eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.    
 
Anemia: High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anemia.    
 
Blood Pressure: This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it perfect to beat blood pressure. So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke.

 

 

Brain Power: 200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.   
 
Constipation: High in fiber, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.    
 
Hangovers: One of the quickest   ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.   
 

Heartburn:

Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief.

Morning Sickness: Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.    
 
Mosquito bites: Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.    
 
         Nerves: Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.  

Overweight and at work? Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at wor k leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and crisps. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady.   
 
Ulcers: The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.   
 
Temperature control: Many other cultures see bananas as a "cooling" fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand , for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature.

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood enhancer tryptophan.    
 
Smoking &Tobacco Use: Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.   
 
Stress: Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body's water balance. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.   
 
Strokes: According to research in The New England Journal of Medicine, eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%!    
 
Warts: Those keen on natural alternatives swear that if you want to kill off a wart, take a piece of banana skin and place it on the wart, with the yellow side out.. Carefully hold the skin in place with a plaster or surgical tape!

So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around So maybe its time to change that well-known phrase        that we say, "A banana a day keeps the doctor away!"   

Sumber perubatan silam dan moden

MADU LEBAH sudah dikenali sejak zaman Firaun yang memerintah Mesir pada tahun 300 sebelum Masihi hingga ke tamadun Parsi, Greek dan Rom, sebagai satu cara penjagaan kesihatan.Di Eropah, ada kesatuan diberi nama Apitheraphy, diasaskan oleh Profesor Bernard Descottes, Perancis yang menggunakan produk MADU LEBAH bagi penjagaan kesihatan.Di Timur Tengah, masyarakat Arab tidak dapat dipisahkan dengan pengambilan MADU LEBAH sebagai minuman kesihatan harian.Bagi masyarakat Cina, amalan memberi madu lebah kepada anak sejak kecil sudah lama dipraktikkan.Dalam persekitaran masyarakat berteknologi tinggi dan sentiasa sibuk sekarang, keperluan kepada makanan seimbang dan selamat adalah penting, malangnya kebanyakan pihak mengabaikan keperluan itu dengan mengambil jalan mudah dengan hanya bergantung kepada makanan dan minuman segera yang kurang berkhasiat. Oleh itu, madu disyorkan menjadi makanan tambahan kepada kita disebabkan khasiatnya yang tidak ternilai.

KHASIAT MADU LEBAH

Berikut adalah antara lain Khasiat MADU LEBAH ASLI

• Meningkatkan keupayaan tenaga fizikal

• Mencerahkan mata, memutih dan menguatkan gigi.

• Mencergaskan otak orang dewasa dan kanak-kanak.

• Menjadikan kulit lebih licin dan halus (awet muda).

• MADU dan SARANG LEBAH MADU merupakan bahan asas kepada krim kulit, lipstik dan losyen tangan.

• Mempercepatkan penyembuhan luka terbuka, melawan jangkitan dan meningkatkan daya ketahanan badan.

• Menghilangkan kepanasan badan, batuk, selsema, meredakan urat saraf, menstabilkan sistem pernafasan, menguatkan jantung, mengelakkan kencing manis, darah tinggi dan melembapkan kerongkong serta menghilangkan serak suara.

• Merawat penyakit dalam perut dan melancarkan sistem pencernaan. MADU LEBAH juga merupakan bahan peneutral yang bertindak menyingkirkan toksik, serta memecahkan lebihan lemak dalam sistem tubuh.

• MADU LEBAH mempunyai keupayaan untuk menarik dan menyerap lembapan, oleh yang demikian ia sangat mujarab untuk merawat luka terbakar yang kecil dan mencegah parut. Menghilangkan kesan terkena api, air panas dan minyak panas (sapukan).

• MADU LEBAH adalah punca semulajadi untuk tenaga segera! Ia membekalkan sumber tenaga yang tinggi, mencegah keletihan dan boleh mempertingkatkan keupayaan atlit sukan.

BAHAN MINERAL DAN VITAMIN DALAM MADU LEBAH
Bahan mineral dan vitamin yang terdapat dalam MADU LEBAH amat diperlukan oleh tubuh badan manusia. Berikut adalah antara vitamin yang terdapat dalam MADU LEBAH:-

VITAMIN A

Menggalakkan pertumbuhan tulang, pertahanan terhadap penyakit, memperbaiki struktur kulit serta mengelakkan rabun.

VITAMIN B

Membantu pertumbuhan dan perkem-bangan bayi, selera makan, pencernaan, menjaga tisu mata, dan membantu proses metabolisma

VITAMIN C

Membantu mempercepatkan penyem-buhan luka, menjaga sistem kekebalan tubuh, menyerap zat besi, membentuk tulang dan gigi.

VITAMIN D

Pertumbuhan normal, meningkatkan paras sitrat (garam asid sitrik) dalam darah dan menggalakkan penyerapan kalsium dalam usus, menjaga kesihatan tulang dan gigi.

VITAMIN E

Sangat penting untuk mempertahankan fungsi saraf dan otot, melindungi struktur membran daripada rosak, mengekalkan pertumbuhan normal, mengelakkan metabolisma, mengekalkan struktur paru-paru, hati, dan membran sel darah merah. Sebagai antioksida, vitamin ini bermanfaat sebagai mencegah penyakit jantung dan melambatkan penuaan.

VITAMIN K

Baik untuk mereka yang baru menjalani pembedahan. Vitamin ini membantu membentuk struktur tubuh baru dan menyembuhkan jahitan.Terdapat lebih daripada 172 vitamin dalam MADU LEBAH dan masih lagi dikaji vitamin dan bahan yang lain belum dikenali.

Pengambilan MADU LEBAH secara berterusan banyak memberi manafaat kepada kesihatan serta mampu menghindari dari pelbagai jenis penyakit seperti:-•

Kencing manis• Barah/Kanser• Mata kelabu• Letih/Lesu/Tenat• Tenaga batin/Seks• Lendir/Kahak• Penyeri muka• Awet muda• Pendarahan otak• Gastrik• Gagap• Bersalin - senang• Batuk• Penyakit Kulit• Sakit Telinga• Lemah jantung• Jerawat• Pening• Pekak• Lumpuh• Uban (Berpenyakit)• Susah tidur• Sakit sendi • Sembelit• Selsema• Sakit puan• Resdung• Darah tinggi• Sakit kepala• Angin• Luka• Keputihan• Bintik-bintik hitam• Rambut gugur• Sakit pinggang• Terbakar• Haid• Buasir• Batuk kering• Lupa• Keracunan Makanan• Asma/Lelah• Kurang darah• Alahan/Allergic• Kanak-kanak (Sihat)• Dan lain-lain...

MADU LEBAH MENURUT AL-QURAN & HADIS

Selaras dengan perkembangan dunia yang semakin canggih, dunia perubatan juga semakin maju berbanding dengan cara perubatan dahulu. Oleh itu rawatan-rawatan tertumpu kepada cara moden di hospital-hospital yang cukup dengan segala kemudahan dan kepakaran. Namun begitu berubat mengikut saranan al-Qur'an dan hadis masih tetap mengambil tempat di dalam kehidupan masyarakat Islam.

Menurut Nabi Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wasallam setiap penyakit itu pasti ada ubatnya. Sabda Baginda :

Maksudnya : "Berubatlah, maka sesungguhnya Allah tidak meletakkan penyakit kecuali Allah menyediakan baginya ubat, kecuali satu penyakit, iaitu tua" ( Hadis riwayat Abu Daud)

Beberapa kajian telah diusahakan yang tertumpu kepada bahan-bahan semulajadi daripada tumbuh-tumbuhan dan buah-buahan. Begitu juga dengan madu lebah kerana dalam al-Quran sendiri telah menggariskan pelbagai pengajaran dan maklumat penjagaan diri daripada pelbagai penyakit, maupun kesihatan jasad atau rohani agar kita dapat mengerjakan segala perintah Allah dengan teratur.

Firman Allah dalam surah an-Nahl:

(Surah An-NAhl: 69). Tafsirnya: "Kemudian makanlah daripada setiap macam buah-buahan dan tempuhlah jalan Tuhanmu yang telah dimudahkan. Daripada perut lebah itu keluar minuman madu yang bermacam-macam warnanya, di dalamnya terdapat ubat menyembuhkan bagi manusia. Sesungguhnya pada yang demikian itu benar-benar terdapat tanda kebesaran Tuhan bagi orang yang memikirkan.

" Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wasallam juga ada berpesan agar seseorang itu berubat dengan madu dan al-Qur'an, Baginda bersabda:

Maksudnya: "Ambillah / pergunakanlah olehmu sekalian akan dua ubat penyembuh iaitu madu dan al-Qur'an." (Hadis riwayat Ibnu Majah)

Daripada hadis tersebut ternyata madu mempunyai keistimewaan yang tersendiri dengan nilai-nilai utama dalam ilmu kesihatan, yang mempunyai zat-zat besi dan vitamin yang kuat. Di samping itu madu juga dianggap penting kerana memenuhi keperluan tubuh dan cepat memberi tenaga.

Mereka yang mengetahui akan khasiat madu akan menggunakannya secara rutin, hal ini bukan hanya teori tetapi telah dibuktikan daripada beberapa kajian yang telah dilakukan di mana jika ianya diamalkan setiap hari akan mencegah daripada pelbagai penyakit dan memberi tenaga yang cukup.

Di samping itu madu juga seringkali digunakan untuk sampingan sarapan pagi agar tenaga segera siap digunakan dalam menjalankan kerja harian. Madu juga memiliki aroma enak yang meningkatkan selera, sepertimana Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wasallam juga mengamalkannya. Diperkuatkan dengan hadis baginda yang berbunyi:

Maksudnya: "Dari Abu Hurairah, dia berkata: Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wasallam bersabda: "Barangsiapa yang menjilat madu sebanyak tiga kali pagi pada setiap bulan, maka dia tidak akan terkena cubaan yang besar."

Di samping itu dengan memakan madu juga boleh menyembuhkan batuk-batuk yang menganggu dan boleh mencegah daripada kekejangan pada otot tubuh khususnya pada bahagian kaki. Dalam perubatan tradisional, madu telah dimanfaatkan untuk menahan luka-luka terbakar pada kulit. Jika diusapkan madu akan dapat mengurangi rasa sakit yang menyengat dan mencegah pembentukan lepuh (melecur) dan cepat sekali menyembuhkan kawasan yang terbakar. Di samping itu banyak lagi penyakit yang boleh sembuh misalnya hidung tersumbat, anak yang kencing malam dan sesuai untuk kanak-kanak damit yang baru lahir.

Dalam al-Qur'an, hadis-hadis yang disebutkan dan amalan perubatan tradisional, madu mempunyai keistimewaannya yang tersendiri. Adalah menjadi suatu amalan yang baik menjadikan madu sebagai ubat dan penjagaan kesihatan.

MADU LEBAH MENURUT KAJIAN SAINTIFIK

Menurut Dr. Susan Percival dari Jabatan Nutrisi Manusia dan Sains Makanan, Universiti Florida, Amerika Syarikat, MADU LEBAH mengandungi pelbagai kandungan mineral dan vitamin seperti B6, Thiamin, Miacin, ribotlorina dan asid pontohenic.

Madu juga mengandungi zat-zat seperti kalsium, zat besi, kuprum, magnesium, phosporus, potassium, sodium dan zink. MADU LEBAH juga berperanan sebagai antioksida dalam badan manusia yang mampu menghapuskan bahan-bahan radikal yang menjadi penyebab utama kepada penyakit-penyakit kronik. Kajian terkini membuktikan kandungan MADU LEBAH yang terdiri dari bahan semulajadi pelbagai gula seperti glukos dan fruktos. Ini meningkatkan stamina para atlit, menurut Dr. Susan lagi.

Dalam satu kajian lain, pakar mikrobiologi Amerika, Richard F. Stier mendapati komposisi unik kandungan MADU LEBAH juga boleh menjadi agen anti-mikrobial, untuk merawat kulit yang cedera akibat kebakaran atau luka. Ia juga mampu mengelakkan jangkitan berpunca dari bakteria.

Menurut Dr. Paul Gold, seorang Profesor Psikologi dari University of Virginia, "manusia dapat mengingati sesuatu perkara dengan lebih baik selepas mereka mengambil glukos, sejenis gula yang terdapat dalam MADU LEBAH". Cendekiawan perubatan Rom menggunakan MADU LEBAH agar pesakit sukar tidur supaya tenang dan memudahkan pesakit tidur lena.

Hippocrates, cendekiawan Greek menyanjung tinggi MADU LEBAH dalam keupayaan penyembuhan penyakit. Beliau telah banyak menghasilkan ubat-ubatan berasaskan madu antaranya untuk rawatan sakit kulit, ulser dan sakit tekak.

Orang Mesir purbakala menggunakan MADU LEBAH sebagai bahan asas merawat pesakit yang terbakar, melecur. MADU LEBAH juga diguna untuk merawat mangsa perang yang luka teruk dan terbakar.

Bertahun-tahun rahsia penyanyi Opera Itali menggunakan madu untuk rawatan sakit tekak dan melegakannya agar dapat menyanyi dengan merdu.

Perang dunia kedua menyaksikan doktor-doktor Jerman menggunakan campuran MADU LEBAH dan limpa ikan kod terhadap askar mereka yang luka teruk dalam peperangan supaya dapat bertahan dan meneruskan perang.

MADU LEBAH terdiri dari bahan antioksida yang tinggi kaya dengan sumber vitamin, mineral dan amino asid. Ia juga amat berguna sebagai anti-mikrob dan ianya diiktiraf sebagai sumber pemberi tenaga semulajadi yang hebat.

MADU ASLI

Madu lebah asli dan berqualiti sukar diperolehi. madu yang banyak terdapat dipasaran kadangkala dicampur dengan bermacam-macam capuran oleh peniaga untuk mengaut keuntungan semata tanpa memikirkan kesannya kepada pengguna. Adakalanya kita terbeli madu tiruan yang hanya mengandugi gula biasa yang telah diproses menjadi seperti madu ianya berbahaya kepada yang ada penyakit kerana rupanya tiada beza dengan madu asli. Tidak dinafikan banyak juga madu asli dipasaran tetapi telah mengalami proses pengawetan dan pengurangan kandungan air supaya tahan lama dan tidak meletup dalam simpanan. Proses yang demikian telah merosakkan separuh dari enzim yang bernilai yang terdapat dalam madu asli.

PERBEZAAN MADU ASLI & TIRUAN

- Madu campuran mengandungi kandungan gula sukrosa melebihi lima peratus

- Madu sintetik mengandungi kandungan HMF melebihi 80 miligram perkilogram madu

- Sukar untuk membezakan antara madu asli dan tiruan melainkan menerusi ujian makmal

- Bagi mereka yang biasa makan madu tulin, dengan sendirinya dapat membezakan rasa madu tiruan.

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Lower cholesterol early for a long life

WASHINGTON- The best approach to reducing incidence of coronary heart disease, which kills millions every year, is by lowering cholesterol early on, according to University of California researchers.

Pioneering lipid researcher Daniel Steinberg, professor emeritus of medicine, University of California and colleagues Christopher Glass and Joseph Witztum, dismissed current approaches to lowering cholesterol as "too little, too late".

With a large body of evidence proving that low cholesterol levels equate with low rates of heart disease, "our long-term goal should be to alter our lifestyle accordingly, beginning in infancy or early childhood" and "instituting a low-saturated fat, low-cholesterol diet in infancy is perfectly safe, without adverse effects..."

According to Steinberg, progress has been made in the treatment of coronary heart disease (CHD) in adults with cholesterol lowering drugs like statins.

However, while studies show a 30 percent decrease in death and disability from CHD in patients treated with statins, 70 percent of patients have cardiac events while on statin therapy.

Promising new therapies are under development, but with an alarming rate of CHD in the US today, action to curtail the epidemic is needed urgently.

In fact, the researchers propose that lowering low-density lipoproteins ("bad cholesterol") even in children and young adults is a safe and potentially life-saving standard, through diet and exercise changes if possible. Drug treatment may also be necessary in those at very high risk.

"Our review of the literature convinces us that more aggressive and earlier intervention will probably prevent considerably more than 30 percent of CHD," said Steinberg.

"Studies show that fatty streak lesions in the arteries that are a precursor to atherosclerosis and heart disease begin in childhood, and advanced lesions are not uncommon by age 30.

"Why not nip things in the bud? Such early signs of heart disease should be taken as seriously as early signs of cancer or diabetes," he said.

The UC San Diego team noted that studies of Japanese men in the 1950s showed that consuming a low-fat diet from infancy resulted in lifelong low cholesterol levels, and their death rate from heart disease was only 10 percent of the rate of cardiac-related death in the US

These findings were published in Tuesday's issue of the American Heart Association journal Circulation.

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8 Syarat mudah tanpa risiko! untuk menjadi pengedar kami

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1. Memiliki premis perniagaan sendiri

Own business centre or premises (groceries, herbs shop etc.)

2. Pembelian minima 48 botol (2 kotak sahaja) setiap kali pembelian

Minimum purchase of 48 bottles

3. Sebarang transaksi dan pembelian adalah secara tunai

Cash in any transactions

4. Persaingan sihat antara pengedar produk Afdhalushifa’

Clean ethics in selling Afdhalushifa’ products

5. Mudah untuk dihubungi pelanggan

Easy to be reached by consumers

6. Tiada pengedar tunggal negeri kecuali pengedar-pengedar di Singapura dan Brunei

No sole distributorship awarded for states under Malaysia provinces (Peninsular, Sabah and Sarawak)

7. Pihak syarikat akan menyemak status pengedar setiap setahun sekali
(Pengedar termasuk Singapura dan Brunei yang tidak aktif akan digugurkan secara automatik untuk memberi peluang kepada mereka yang bersungguh-sungguh dalam perniagaan)

Distributorship status awarded (includes Singapore and Brunei) will be revised annually and will be dropped for inactive distributors

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Smoking raises spouse’s stroke risk

Marriage To A Smoker Increases Risk By 42% In People Who Never Smoked

Washington: Nonsmokers married to smokers have a greatly increased chance of having strokes, according to a US study published on Tuesday showing yet another hazard from secondhand smoke.
    Being married to a smoker raised the stroke risk by 42% in people who have never smoked compared to those married to someone who never smoked, the researchers said.
    This jumped to 72% for former smokers married to a current smoker, according to the study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
    Former smokers who were married to smokers had a stroke risk similar to people who themselves were smokers.
    "Quitting smoking helps your own health and also the health of the people living with you," Maria Glymour of Harvard School of Public Health in Boston and Columbia University in New York, who led the study, said in a telephonic interview. The study involved 16,225 people aged 50 and up who had never had a stroke. They were followed for an average of nine years.
    Glymour said there is accumulating evidence about the number of health problems linked to secondhand smoke.
    Previous research had suggested that secondhand smoke increases the risk of stroke, but Glymour said stroke risk has been studied more extensively in smokers than in people exposed to secondhand smoke.
    People who breathe in secondhand smoke also have a higher risk of lung cancer, nasal sinus cancer, respiratory tract infections and heart disease, among other conditions.
    A 2006 US surgeon general's report said secondhand smoke contains hundreds of chemicals known to be toxic or cancer-causing. These include formaldehyde, benzene, vinyl chloride, arsenic, ammonia and hydrogen cyanide.
    For this study, smoking involved cigarettes and not pipes or cigars. It looked at health consequences for the spouses of smokers, but not at the longterm stroke risk in children of smokers due to secondhand smoke. "We know that there are a lot of undesirable health consequences for kids, especially asthma and breathing problems that are exacerbated by secondhand smoke," Glymour said.
    The advice by Glymour was echoed by the Stroke Association, which said that passive smokers were nearly twice as likely to have a stroke compared with those not living in a smoky environment.
    Joe Korner, from the association, said: "Smoking is a significant risk factor for stroke with a quarter of all strokes being linked to smoking and it can also contribute to high blood pressure which is the single biggest risk factor for stroke."
    "We urge people to consider the effects that smoking has on their health and others around them and do all they can to reduce their risk of stroke." REUTERS

‘Forget colas, sweet fruit drinks lead to diabetes too’

Chicago: Sweetened fruit drinks are often marketed as a healthier alternative to non-diet soft drinks but are just as likely to cause weight gain and increase the risk of diabetes, researchers said.
    "The public should be made aware that these drinks are not a healthy alternative to soft drinks with regard to risk of type 2 diabetes," Julie Palmer and colleagues at Boston University wrote in their report, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Type 2 diabetes, the most common form of the disease, is closely linked to obesity and has become more common worldwide.
    The findings came from a look at nearly 44,000 black women in the United States who were checked from 1995 through 2005.
    Those who said they drank two or more non-diet soft drinks a day had a 24% increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes than those in the study who drank fewer than one regular soft drink per month, the research team said.
    Women who drank two or more sweetened fruit drinks per day had a 31% increased risk compared to those who drank fewer than one such fruit drink a month. Diet soft drinks, grapefruit juice and orange juice were not linked to a higher diabetes risk, the researchers said.
    While pure orange and grapefruit juices also contain sugars naturally, they may have a different metabolic effect or may be more likely to be consumed as part of a meal, the investigators said.
    Soft drinks and sweetened juices are often consumed between meals and may lead to snacking, they said.
    An earlier study involving thousands of white women also linked diabetes to both soft drinks and sweetened juices, the report said. Another study in the same journal found that eating fruits and vegetables seems to ward off type 2 diabetes, perhaps by preventing obesity or providing protective nutrients, including antioxidants. REUTERS
A few extra steps help control diabetes:
Walking a bit more each day can help people control their Type 2 diabetes but obese people trying to keep weight off may need to exercise harder than they had thought, according to a studiy published on Monday. Simply walking 45 minutes more each day helped people with diabetes use blood sugar better, Michael Trenell of Britain's Newcastle University and colleagues wrote in the journal Diabetes Care. REUTERS

Pancreatic cancer: Now log on for info

Mumbai: When Hollywood star Patrick Swayze, who shot to fame for his film 'Ghost', took ill early this year, a little-known disease called pancreatic cancer was splashed across the Western press. That's the form of cancer, which doctors from super-speciality hospital Tata Memorial Hospital along with Gangaram Hospital in Delhi have set out to address after they noticed a rising incidence.
    Tata Hospital chief Dr K Dinshaw on Tuesday inaugurated a website (www.pancreaticcancerindia.com), which promises to offer patients the lowdown about the condition. "Though the cancer is less common here than in the West, we have noticed that the incidence has been steadily increasing with urbanization,'' said gastro-intestinal and hepato-bilary-pancreatic surgeon Shailesh Shrikhande.
    While there are no known causes for pancreatic cancer, Dr Shrikhande explained that certain risk factors had been identified which included smoking, alcohol consumption, hereditary factors and a diet lacking fruits and vegetables. Pancreatic cancer, which is cancer of the pancreatic gland (a digestive gland), affects 0.5 to 2.4 per lakh men and 0.2 to 1.8 women per lakh in India and is the fourth largest killer among cancers in the US. Unfortunately, most local patients seek help too late, said doctors who hoped the website would help spread the much-needed awarenesss.
    "I have noticed that patients of pancreatic cancer go through a rollercoaster of emotions—anger, feelings of 'why me' and isolation. We, as surgeons, often don't understand the difference between information and communication,'' admitted gastro-intestinal surgeon Adarsh Chaudhary from Delhi.
    The website with its interactive interface, resources on latest treatment options and useful links hopes to bridge this gap. As dean of Tata, K L Mohandas, said there are many websites which give information on pancreatic cancer, but the website was the need of the hour as there was need for a 'desi' resource that addressed problems unique to our continent.
    Tata plans
    Cancer hub Tata Memorial Hospital is all set to inaugurate a new building—12-storeyed-high—on its premises next year. Hospital chief K Dinshaw said, "The new building will house facilities such as tele-medicine and research.'' Besides being able to reach out to more patients, the facility would also cater to budding cancer specialists.
    An inspirational
    last lecture
    If there was any doubt about the place of technology in the world of diseases, one just needs to Google 'Prof Randy Pausch'. The professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh died of complications related to pancreatic cancer on July 25 but jumped to fame after he gave an inspirational 'last lecture' to students at his university. The lecture delivered even as he was 'dying of pancreatic cancer' urged students to "achieve their childhood dreams''. The speech was so inspirational that it was uploaded on You Tube and went on to be viewed by millions. He used his 'fame' to even urge the US Congress to give money for research on pancreatic cancer.

Alternate Way to Eliminate CANCER: John Hopkins

AFTER YEARS OF TELLING PEOPLE CHEMOTHERAPY IS THE ONLY WAY TO TRY           (TRY THE KEY WORD) AND ELIMINATE CANCER, JOHN HOPKINS IS FINALLY STARTING TO TELL YOU THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE WAY .


Cancer Update from John Hopkins


1. Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer cells do not show up in the standard
Tests until they have multiplied to a few billion. When doctors tell cancer patients that there are no more cancer cells in their bodies after treatment, it just means the tests are unable to detect the cancer cells because they have not reached the detectable size.

2. Cancer cells occur between 6 to more than 10 times in a person's lifetime

3. When the person's immune system is strong the cancer cells will be destroyed and prevented
From multiplying and forming tumors.

4. When a person has cancer it indicates the person has multiple nutritional deficiencies. These
Could be due to genetic, environmental, food and lifestyle factors.

5. To overcome the multiple nutritional deficiencies, changing diet and including supplements will strengthen the immune system.

6. Chemotherapy involves poisoning the rapidly-growing cancer cells and also destroys rapidly-growing healthy cells in the bone marrow, gastro-intestinal tract etc, and can cause organ damage, like liver, kidneys, heart, lungs etc.

7. Radiation while destroying cancer cells also burns, scars and damages healthy cells, tissues and organs.

8. Initial treatment with chemotherapy and radiation will often reduce tumor size. However prolonged use of chemotherapy and radiation do not result in more tumor destruction.

9 When the body has too much toxic burden from chemotherapy and radiation the immune system is either compromised or destroyed, hence the person can succumb to various kinds of infections and complications.

10. Chemotherapy and radiation can cause cancer cells to mutate and become resistant and difficult to destroy. Surgery can also cause cancer cells to spread to other sites.

11. An effective way to battle cancer is to starve the cancer cells by not feeding it with the foods it needs to multiply.

CANCER CELLS FEED ON:

a. Sugar is a cancer-feeder. By cutting off sugar it cuts off one important food supply to the cancer cells. Sugar substitutes like NutraSweet, Equal, Splenda, Spoonful, etc are made with Aspartame and it is harmful. A better natural substitute would be raw honey or molasses but only in very small amounts. Table salt has a chemical added to make it white in color. Better alternative is Bragg's aminos or Celtic sea salt.

B. Milk causes the body to produce mucus, especially in the gastro-intestinal tract. Cancer feeds on mucus. By cutting off milk and substituting with raw milk cancer cells are being starved. 

C. Cancer cells thrive in an acid environment. A meat-based diet is acidic and it is best to eat fish, and a little chicken rather than beef or pork. Meat also contains livestock antibiotics, growth hormones and parasites, which are all harmful, especially to people with cancer.

D. A diet made of 80% fresh vegetables and juice, whole grains, seeds, nuts and a little fruits help put the body into an alkaline environment. About 20% can be from cooked food including beans. Fresh vegetable juices provide live enzymes that are easily absorbed and reach down to cellular levels within 15 minutes to nourish and enhance growth of healthy cells. To obtain live enzymes for building healthy cells try and drink fresh vegetable juice (most vegetables including bean sprouts) and eat some raw vegetables 2 or 3 times a day. Enzymes are destroyed at
Temperatures of 104 degrees F (40 degrees C).

E. Avoid coffee, tea, and processed chocolate, which have high caffeine. Green tea is a better alternative and has cancer-fighting properties. Water-best to drink purified water, or filtered, to avoid known toxins and heavy metals in tap water. Distilled water is acidic, avoid it. Drink 8 or more glasses of water a day to help flush out the cancer cells.


12. Meat protein is difficult to digest and requires a lot of digestive enzymes. Undigested meat remaining in the intestines become putrified and leads to more toxic buildup.

13. Cancer cell walls have a tough protein covering. By refraining from or eating less meat it frees more enzymes to attack the protein walls of cancer cells and allows the body's killer cells to destroy the cancer cells.

14. Some supplements build up the immune system (IP6, Flor-ssence, Essiac, antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, EFAs etc.) to enable the body's own killer cells to destroy cancer cells. Other supplements like vitamin E are known to cause apoptosis, or programmed cell death, the body's normal method of disposing of damaged, unwanted, or unneeded cells.

15. Cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit. A proactive and positive spirit will help the cancer warrior be a survivor. Anger, unforgiveness and bitterness put the body into a stressful and acidic environment. Learn to have a loving and forgiving spirit. Learn to relax and enjoy life.

16. Cancer cells cannot thrive in an oxygenated environment. Exercising daily, and deep breathing help to get more oxygen down to the cellular level. Oxygen therapy is another means employed to destroy cancer cells.

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CANCER UPDATE FROM JOHN HOPKINS HOSPITAL , U S - PLEASE READ

1. No plastic containers in micro.

2. No water bottles in freezer.

3. No plastic wrap in microwave.

Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in its newsletters. This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center as well.

Dioxin chemicals causes cancer, especially breast cancer.
Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies.
Don't freeze your plastic bottles with water in them as this releases dioxins from the plastic.
Recently, Dr. Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager at Castle Hospital , was on a TV program to explain this health hazard. He talked about dioxins and how bad they are for us.. He said that we should not be heating our food in the microwave using plastic containers.

This especially applies to foods that contain fat. He said that the combination of fat, high heat, and plastics releases dioxin into the food and ultimately into the cells of the body. Instead, he recommends using glass, such as Corning Ware, Pyrex or ceramic containers for heating food. You get the same results, only without the dioxin. So such things as TV dinners, instant ramen and soups, etc., should be removed from the container and heated in something else.

Paper isn't bad but you don't know what is in the paper. It's just safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc. He reminded us that a while ago some of the fast food restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper . The dioxin problem is one of the reasons.

Also, he pointed out that plastic wrap, such as Saran, is just as dangerous when placed over foods to be cooked in the microwave. As the food is nuked, the high heat causes poisonous toxins to actually melt out of the plastic wrap and drip into the food. Cover food with a paper towel instead.