Thursday, July 30, 2009

Natural Healer


How Dr Wu rid himself of cancer with a vegetarian diet
By: ANJIRA ASSAVANONDA
Published: 7/05/2009 at 12:00 AM
Newspaper section: Mylife

At the age of 30, Chinese doctor Tom Wu was diagnosed with advanced stages of lung cancer, and was told he had only a few months to live.

However, Dr Wu, who recently spoke with Mylife, has already reached 70 years old, and to our surprise, he still looks like a young and healthy man in his 50s.

Not only has he survived, but the doctor has maintained a healthy life. The cancer is all gone, and he said he's never caught a cold or other illness for 40 years. He has stopped going for blood tests.

"My body and feelings tell me I'm well, that I'm truly in good health," says Dr Wu.

His secret lies in the power of natural healing. Dr Wu always says that no wonder drug can cure diseases. But our own internal healing power, our immune system, can. And what can strengthen our immune system are simple foods from Mother Nature, and a healthy lifestyle. In his view, diseases such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease can be overcome by changing the diet.

Dr Wu says people get sick because they eat the wrong foods. Fried food, for example, causes blockage in the arteries, bad circulation, cholesterol, and heart disease.

"Instead of taking a cholesterol lowering drug, I would urge them to stop eating greasy food. My suggestion is to eat clean food, which is high in phytochemicals," he says.

Phytochemicals are natural cleansing agents that will help rid plaque from your arteries. They come from natural foods such as vegetables, fruits with their seeds, and common garden herbs. Phytochemicals will nourish the body's cells so they can fight against any foreign substances that invade your body.

Dr Wu's outstanding contributions to the development of natural medicine earned him the "World Famous Doctor Award" from the UN in 2001, and the "Best Wellness Doctor of the World" award from India's World Wellness Open University in March.

The secrets of how he won the fight against lung cancer and maintains a healthy body are revealed in his first book, Dr Wu's Principle of Natural Cures, which has recently been translated from its original Chinese version into a Thai edition, Thammachart Chuay Chewit, published by Nanmeebooks Publications. It was launched in Thailand in March.

Dr Wu says what's written in the book is unique and easy to understand because "the author is both the doctor and the patient himself". All the ideas and guidelines suggested in the book come from his own experience as well as what he has learned from his patients.

Dr Wu turns to natural medicine.

Dr Wu had first studied Western medicine in France, and then furthered his education in alternative therapy, earning a doctorate degree.

The turning point arrived when he was diagnosed with lung cancer at the age of 30. Modern medicine gave him no hope; it was too late to remove the damaged parts of the lung. The cancer had already spread to other organs, and the doctor told him he had only a few months left.

In his despair, Dr Wu picked up the Bible and prayed to God. Then the Bible fell to the floor, and he read the page it opened to carefully. The chapter talked about the days God created the Earth and everything needed for human beings. Then he created Adam and Eve, and told both of them that plants, vegetables and seeded fruits growing on Earth have been provided for them to eat.

"I thought about what I had eaten in the past - meat, fish, fried and grilled food, sweet cake, but God simply wanted us to eat vegetables and sour fruits. I was confused and doubted whether I would become weak if I ate too many vegetables and less meat," says Dr Wu.

Yet he decided to follow the Bible's guidance. He ate a lot of vegetables and fruits, drank clean water, and completely adjusted his lifestyle - his sleeping, breathing and exercise habits.

Nine months later, he went for a check-up, and surprisingly no cancer cells were detected.

He advised people in his family and in the neighbourhood about his discovery, and studied natural medicine until he received a doctorate degree in naturopathy and nutrition from the US.

Dr Wu has been a frequent speaker at worldwide forums, spreading his knowledge on natural cures and the use of organic food.
He advises people to use the most simple foods in the most natural way in order to fight illnesses and maintain good health.


Dr Wu's secrets to good health
Published: 7/05/2009 at 12:00 AM
Newspaper section: Mylife


The human body has the power to heal itself. The immune system has a self-defence mechanism to block and destroy bacteria or viruses that invade our bodies, while the self-healing mechanism will get us back on the road to recovery. When you have a cold and take medicine, the medication may kill the virus but your immune system will not fully function, and its efficiency will decrease. As a result, your body will be more vulnerable to germs.

Dr Wu's principle is to strengthen the immune system, and avoid medication as much as possible. In his book, he offers the following guidelines to good health:

1. Have at least three bowel movements a day.

Other health experts may advise one bowel movement a day, but Dr Wu says that's not enough. You need three to four bowel movements a day in order to excrete all the accumulated faeces from your intestine. Your liver will not be overburdened and it also helps reduce cholesterol in your body.

2. Drink at least three glasses of fruit or vegetable smoothies each day.

This is a way to ingest enough phytochemicals to strengthen the body's cells and immune system. Use not only the flesh, but also the skin and seeds of fruits and vegetables to make smoothies, as they are rich in phytochemicals.

Most of the fruit seeds have small amounts of cyanide which kill bacteria and viruses without damaging the body.

Actually the recommended smoothie diet is six glasses a day, two in the morning, one before lunch, two more in the afternoon, and one more before dinner. However, if that's too much, you may start with three glasses a day. Use a high powered blender (at least three horsepower) as it can release phytochemicals from the fibre. It's best to choose sour fruits like green or red apples, grapes, pineapples, kiwi and lime.

3. Sunbathe 30 minutes daily.

We often hear that the Sun's UV rays will damage our skin, and many people apply sunblock before going out.

But Dr Wu says the opposite. He says the UV rays will help convert cholesterol underneath the skin into vitamin A which helps moisten the skin and prevent skin cancer, and also vitamin D that helps prevent colds, osteoporosis, and certain kinds of cancer.

"Therefore, use the Sun. Expose yourself to sunlight about one-half hour a day, at noon or another appropriate time based on your local climate.
The Sun will make you healthier," says Dr Wu.

4. Exercise 30 minutes a day.

Don't exercise for more than 30 minutes. If you go beyond that, your body will be overworked.

"If you do it more than half an hour, that will become labour, not exercise. Your heart and your body will be working too hard," he says.

5. Shower with hot, then cold water.

Try an alternating cold and hot water shower: Three minutes of hot water followed by 30 seconds of cold water, then repeat twice more.

This process will bring a rush of blood and energy to your body. It helps increase your immune system, blood circulation, and metabolism.

6. Drink a lot of water, in the correct way.

How much water you need to drink each day depends on your specific situation. If your office is air-conditioned, drinking six glasses of water a day is enough. If your work involves lots of walking, you have to drink 8-10 glasses a day. If you work under the hot sun, then 10-12 glasses of water are required.

The way you drink is also important. The correct way is to sip it little by little, to give your body cells time to absorb the water. If you drink the whole glass down at once, your cells can't absorb it all, and the water will be excreted as urine.

7. Eat according to your blood type.

Your blood type determines what you should eat. Eating the wrong foods will make you sick.

People with blood type O have to eat a certain amount of meat. If they eat only vegetables for a long time, their body won't absorb all the substances they need to strengthen their immune system. The recommended diet for this group is 75% vegetables, 10% fruits, 10% meat, seafood and goat's milk (avoid cow's milk), and 5% grains.

People with blood type A, however should avoid milk and meat, while increasing grains and fruits. People with blood type B should also avoid meat, while those with blood type AB should avoid chicken and beef.

8. Eat according to your biological clock.

Every human being has a biological clock that tells us when to eat, sleep, and wake up. If you don't follow your biological clock, the organs will lose their balance. Toxins and wastes won't be excreted from your body, and soon you'll get sick.

According to Dr Wu, the biological clock is divided into three phases.

From 4am to noon is the time for bowel movements, so in the morning you should eat foods with lots of fibre. Fruit and vegetable smoothies are recommended.

From noon to 8pm, your body will absorb food so lunch is the most important meal. A vegetable salad with grains is recommended. Fish or boiled eggs can be added to your lunch. Avoid meat at dinner as the amino acids in the meat will disturb your sleep. Try to finish dinner by 6pm.

From 8pm to 4am, the nutrients and energy from food will be distributed throughout your body organs. The golden time for your sleep is between 10pm and 2am, as your immune and self-healing system will function at its best.




Aspire to inspire before you expire!

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Cholestrol:Myth vs Reality


Myth:Cholestrol is inherently bad.
Reality: All mammals need cholestrol to survive.

Myth:High cholestrol is dangerous.
Reality: High cholestrol is not a problem by itself. But an unfavorable ratio of "good" to "bad" cholestrol,along with factors such as your weight,the amount of exercise you get, and your family health history could be trouble.

Myth:Peolple who have hearts attacks have high cholestrol.
Reality:Although high cholestrol is a significant risk factor in heart disease,some people develop hearts disease and have heart attacks even though their chlestrol levels are normal or even low.

Myth: You must cut out cholestrol-containing foods if you are to lower your blood cholestrol levels.
Reality: Cholestrol in the blood comes from you diet but also from the cholestrol your liver makes. In fact, you liver makes far more cholestrol than you eat. So cutting back the dietary cholestrol may have little effect.

Myth: I should avoid eggs to maintain a healthy cholestrol level.
Reality: Several published studies show that an egg and two a day has little effect on people with normal cholestrol levels.

Myth: If I follow a low-fat diet and exercise a lot,my cholestrol levels will go down.
Reality: Some people's genetic make-ups mean that lifestyle changes alone-no matter how rigorously they followed -won't be enough to bring cholestrol levels into save zone.These people will require medication in addition to lifestyle changes.

Myth: Young people don't have high cholestrol.
Reality: Everyone from age 20 up should have their cholestrol measured.Studies have shown that plaque can build up in the arteries that supplies blood to the heart as early as the late teens.

Malaysia confirms 2nd swine flu-related death


http://sg.news.yahoo.com/

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia's health ministry has confirmed the country's second swine flu-related death.

The ministry says the a 46-year-old Malaysian man was working in Belgium but came back for a vacation with his family earlier this month. He died of pneumonia and respiratory failure Sunday after being hospitalized for a week.

The ministry said in a statement Monday that the man tested positive for the H1N1 virus.

Malaysia has reported 1,124 swine flu cases since the outbreak began in this country in May.

Monday, July 27, 2009

Pendermaan Organ menyelamatkan NYAWA


"Isu ini bukan isu perdagangan. Kita tidak memperdagangkan organ. Ia adalah usaha untuk meyelamatkan nyawa. Jika setiap warga adalah pengikrar,banyak nyawa yang boleh diselamatkan"

-Dr Lela Yasmin(Ketua Koordinator Pusat Sumber Transplan Nasional)
Q & A Mengenai Pendermaan Organ
Apakah itu pendermaan organ?
Merupakan proses mendermakan bahagian tubuh badan seseorang untuk tujuan pemindahan organ (transplantasi)
Apakah itu pendermaan organ (transplantasi)?
Merupakan satu pembedahan yang melibatkan pertukaran organ atau tisu daripada penderma yang meninggal dunia kepada penerima yang memerlukan.Pemindahan organ ini boleh menyelamatkan nyawa penerima organ atau tisu dan mereka akan mendapat menjalani kehidupan yang lebih sihat.
Bilakah organ atau tisu si penderma diperolehi?
Proses perolehan organ dan tisu akan diperolehi daripada tubuh seseorang penderma hanya akan dilakukan apabila kematiannnya disahkan oleh dua orang pakar/doktor yang bertauliah.Doktor-doktor yang terlibat dengan pengesanan kematian seseorang penderma itu adalah bebas dan tiada kaitan dengan pemindahan organ dan tisu.
Adakah rawatan akan diabaikan jika diketahui anda adalah seorang pengikrar penderma organ?
Tidak! Pengikrar penderma organ akan dirawat sebaik mungkin sebagaimana pesakit-pesakit lain.
Apakah organ dan tisu yang boleh didermakan di Malaysia?
Organ
  • Jantung
  • Paru-paru
  • Hati
  • Pankreas

Tisu

  • Injap jantung
  • Tulang
  • Kulit
  • Mata
Adakah terdapat bantahan dari sudut agama?
Agama Islam mengharuskan pendermaan organ selepas meninggal dunia.Agama-agama lain didunia-Buddha,Hindu,Kristian dan Sikh menyokong pendermaan organ selepas meninggal dunia.
Bagaimana untuk menjadi seorang penderma organ?
Anda perlu mengisi borang pendaftaran pengikrar penderma organ dan kad pengikrar penderma organ.Borang yang dihantar kepada Pusat Sumber Transplan Nasional sementara Kad Pengikrar hendaklah disimpan dan dibawa bersama anda pada setiap masa.

Tip legakan kesakitan




Urutan adalah cara yang paling baik melegakan sakit tengkuk dan bahu.Seeloknya pergi berurut apabila lenguh dan jangan tunggu sampai sakit.

Alihkan kedudukan atau terbalikkan tilam sebulan sekali bagi mengelakkan sakit badan sakit-sakit disebabkan spring tilam yang tertonjol.

Untuk mengelakkan lenguh yang berpanjangan, gulungkan tuala membulat mengikut kepanjangan bantal.Masukkan ke dalam sarungnya supaya ia dapat menyokong tengkuk anda semasa tidur.

Tekapkan beg ais atau beg air panas pada bahagian yang lenguh selama 15 hingga 20 minit.Ia mampu memberi kelegaan kepada anda.

Jangan abaikan simptom lenguh


SELAIN bahu beku, sindrom bahu lenguh merupakan keadaan yang sering dialami oleh semua orang terutama individu yang bekerja di pejabat atau kilang.

"Ramai menganggap bahu lenguh seperti perkara biasa namun apabila ia dibiarkan tanpa sebarang terapi dan rawatan, ia mampu memberi kesan sakit yang membebankan," kata Siti Farah Aini Jamaludin.

Sindrom yang membabitkan tengkuk dan bahu ini mampu merebak ke dada bagi lelaki manakala golongan perempuan akan terasa ngilu di bahagian atas payu dara.

"Berdiri atau menghadap komputer dengan postur yang salah selama beberapa jam akan memberi tekanan kepada otot.

"Sebab itu, berehat selama lima minit pada setiap setengah jam mampu memberikan rehat kepada otot dan sendi.

"Walaupun begitu ramai orang tidak mengetahuinya. Selalunya, pesakit akan memberitahu doktor yang dia sakit tulang belikat atau sakit urat sedangkan ia sebenarnya merujuk pada sindrom bahu lenguh," katanya.

Menurut Siti Farah, lenguh bahu dan tengkuk akan berulang walaupun pesakit menjalani terapi atau pembedahan.

"Dengan lapan hingga 10 sesi rawatan terapi, lenguh tengkuk dan bahu boleh dipulihkan dengan syarat pesakit rajin bersenam dan mengelak daripada menggunakan bahagian tubuh pada postur yang salah," katanya.

Sindrom ini lebih berisiko pada perempuan kerana kebanyakan wanita tidak duduk dengan posisi yang betul.

Selain wanita, golongan yang berisiko diserang sindrom tengkuk dan bahu lenguh adalah mereka yang banyak menggunakan pergerakan tangan seperti atlet dan mereka yang suka tidur mengiring.

Sumber:Kosmo Ahad,26/07/2009

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Longevity Secret


Explorer and longevity researcher Dan Buettner studied the places where people live the longest

  • Sardinia
  • Italy
  • Okinawa,Japan
  • Nicoya,Costa Rica
  • Loma Linda,California

According to his book "The Blue Zone" shares the tips from thelong-lived residents. "There's no supplement that can reverse aging" he says.But avoiding processed foods,making famili a priority,cutting calories by 20 percent and getting on scale daily may slow it down.Also vital: reducing stress. Here's how:

  1. Meditate:Sit in quiet spacce and focus on the skin below your nose and above your lip.Feel the sensation of your breathing.Aim for 15 minute a day,building up to an hour.
  2. Get Personal: Write a personal mission statement.It helps you develop your purpose in life, a factor that contributes to longevity
  3. Do Yoga: "Its an ideal exercise as you get older,when joint health is especially important",Buettner says.

Derma Organ:Perspektif Islam II


Islam tidak pernah menghalang sebarangan perkembangan kemajuan dam perubatan malah ianya sebuah kerja murni serta bersifat sarwajagat.Kemajuan yang memberi sumbangan dan manfaat kepada umat manusia adalah amat digalakkan.Perkara ini termasuk dalam proses pendermaan organ.Dalam menjalani proses perlu mengikut tata etika dan syiar Islam.

Proses Pendermaan Organ dilakukan dengan penuh hormat:-

  • Menghormati hak jenazah- Pembedahan pengambilan organ adalah satu proses yang sama seperti mana ketika membedah pesakit yang masih hidup yakni dengan hati-hati dan teliti.
  • Menghormati hak waris- Keizinan dan persetujuan daripada waris perlu diperolehi sebelum sebarang proses pengambilan organ dijalankan.Waris hendaklah dimaklumkan secara terperinci tentang keadaaan sebenar penderma.Sebarang keputusan daripada waris henddaklah dihormati.

Dengan keadaan atau syarat-syarat demikian tiada lagi timbul persoalan manusia dibangkitkan kembali dalam keadaan tidak sempurna selepas menderma organ.Sesungguhnya Allah itu berkuasa atas segalanya.

Dari Jabir r.a bahawa Nabi SAW bersabda

"Sesiapa yang mati pada masa ia taatkan Allah,beramal soleh,maka ia dibangkitkan Allah dalam keadaan yang menyukakan;dan siapa yang mati pada masa ia dalam keadaan derhaka kepada Allah,berbuat jahat, maka ia dihidupkan kembali dengan keadaan yang mendukacitakan"

(Riwayat Muslim & Ibnu Majah)

Oleh itu dengan segala ganjaran yang dijanjikan Allah bagi umat yang suka berbuat kebaikkan dn taat dengan perintahnya,maka pendermaan organ hendaklah dimanfaatkan dan didermakan untuk sesiapa sahaja yang memerluakan tanpa mengira bangsa,pangkat dan kedudukan.

Dalam amalan di Malaysia penderma tidak boleh menetapka kepada siapa yang bakal mendapat organ yang telah didermakan.Juga dalam konteks Malaysia,orang yang bukan beragama Islam dikategorikan sebagai Thimmi,yakni mereka yang telah memberikan taat setia kepada negara, dan wajib dilindungi, dibantu dan diselamatkan apabila berada dalam kesusahan dan penderitaan termasuklah menyelamatkan nyawa menerusi pendermaan organ.

Detoxification Improves Your Lives


Have you suffered any illness recently? Are you prone to consuming excessive alcohol and caffeine? Are you a smoker? Then your could consider detozification.

Our body is designed to detoxify itself,but if we overload ourselves with harmful toxins,our body may not detoxify itself as much. Since it has become virtually impossible to eliminate these dangerous chemicals from our enviroment,the best is to cleanse your body of these chemicals periodically through detoxification process.

Detoxification is a process by which we cleanse our body of toxins and harmful chemicals.It involves dietary and lifestyle changes that reduce the intake of toxins and improves their elimination.These toxins come mainly from diet,smoking,excessive,alcohol consumption and enviromental exposure, and are difficult to remove.Detoxification is helpful in this process.

Detoxification Programme

Water is the main detoxification agent in our body.Its help to clean our skin and kidneys and improve sweating through exercise.Many of us are chronically dehydrated, and doctor recommend a minimum of eight glasses of water daily.

The next step is raw-food diet,this mean consumption of more fruits and vegetables and less of protein and rich fat red meat,milk products,refined food and fried food.Adding fiber to your diet will aid to detoxify your system regularly.

Another important component of detoxification is regular exercise.Exercise relieves toxins from the body by sweating and also help in good bowel habits.Exercise improves our general metabolism.Regular bathing also facilitates the body to get rid of toxins that accumulate on the skin and open the pores.Saunas and oil massages further help the body to cleanse completely.

Monday, July 20, 2009

Berita Terkini H1N1


Situasi Semasa Pandemik (H1N1) 2009 Dan Tindakan Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia 20 Julai 2009
Sehingga 20 Julai 2009 jam 8 pagi, tiada kes baru influenza A(H1N1) dilaporkan dan dimasukkan ke hospital. Ini menjadikan jumlah terkumpul kes influenza A(H1N1) yang disahkan (confirmed cases) di Malaysia sehingga kini adalah sebanyak 874 kes yang terdiri daripada

  • 567 kes import dan

  • 307 kes jangkitan tempatan.

  • Tiada kematian akibat jangkitan influenza A(H1N1) dilaporkan dan juga tiada kejadian cluster Influenza Like Illness (ILI) yang disahkan akibat jangkitan influenza A(H1N1).

Daripada keseluruhan 874 kes yang disahkan positif influenza A(H1N1), 862 pesakit (98.6%) telah sembuh, 7 orang (0.8%) sedang menerima rawatan di hospital, manakala 5 (0.6%) pesakit masih meneruskan rawatan sebagai pesakit luar.

Merujuk kepada situasi global, Pertubuhan Kesihatan Sedunia (WHO) memaklumkan bahawa sehingga 20 Julai 2009 jam 8.00 pagi, jumlah terkumpul kes influenza A(H1N1) yang dilaporkan ke WHO adalah sebanyak 133,755 kes dengan 760 kematian daripada 155 negara, iaitu pertambahan 120 kes.

Dua buah negara baru yang disenaraikan adalah Solomon Island dan Guam, Amerika Syarikat. Negara-negara yang melaporkan pertambahan kes adalah Hong Kong 62 kes, Australia 47 kes, New Zealand 5 kes, dan Malaysia 3 kes. Tiada pertambahan jumlah kematian iaitu kekal pada 760 kematian.

Sehingga 6 petang 19 Julai 2009, sebanyak 55 pertanyaan telah diterima melalui talian hotline dan e-mel. Kementerian Kesihatan masih menerima pertanyaan melalui talian hotline berkenaan rawatan antiviral dan vaksin yang merangkumi 16 dari 55 pertanyaan (29%).

Kementerian Kesihatan ingin menegaskan buat masa ini masih belum ada vaksin untuk mencegah jangkitan influenza A(H1N1) di pasaran. Sehubungan itu kaedah terbaik buat masa ini untuk mencegah dan melindungi daripada mendapat jangkitan ini adalah melalui social distancing dan sentiasa mengamalkan kebersihan diri dan persekitaran pada tahap yang optimum.

Berkenaan dengan rawatan antiviral, tujuan rawatan antiviral ini diberi adalah untuk mencegah komplikasi dan kematian. Oleh itu mereka yang berisiko (seperti pesakit asthma, kegagalan organ, wanita hamil, pesakit diabetes dan penyakit kronik paru-paru) yang mengalami gejala jangkitan Influenza Like Illness (ILI) akan dimasukkan ke hospital dan seterusnya diberi rawatan antiviral.

Manakala kes-kes ringan atau tanpa komplikasi akan dirawat sebagai pesakit luar tanpa antiviral dan dibenarkan berehat di rumah. Mereka juga harus melakukan pemantauan kendiri (self monitoring) dan sekiranya gejala bertambah teruk untuk segera mendapatkan rawatan. Penggunaan antiviral untuk tujuan pencegahan daripada jangkitan ini adalah tidak dibenarkan.

Nasihat kepada orang ramai:
Pada fasa mitigasi ini, hanya kes-kes jangkitan yang teruk dan berkomplikasi sahaja akan dimasukkan ke hospital untuk menjalani rawatan. Sehubungan itu, Kementerian Kesihatan ingin menegaskan bahawa walaupun pada hari ini tiada kes baru yang dilaporkan, ini tidak bermakna tiada jangkitan influenza A (H1N1) yang berlaku di dalam masyarakat. Kementerian Kesihatan akan terus membuat pemantauan kejadian kes yang dimasukkan ke hospital dan juga kejadian cluster ILI. Bagi memperlahankan penularan wabak ini, kerjasama orang ramai amatlah diperlukan untuk melaksanakan langkah-langkah berikut:

  1. Orang ramai diminta untuk terus dan sentiasa mengamalkan kebersihan diri terutamanya rutin membasuh tangan dan etika batuk. Mereka juga perlu mengamalkan social distancing (menjarakkan kedudukan sekurang-kurangnya 1 meter dengan individu lain serta mengurangkan majlis perjumpaan).

  2. Mereka yang bergejala dinasihatkan untuk mendapatkan rawatan daripada klinik-klinik yang berdekatan. Kes-kes yang bergejala ringan boleh berehat di rumah dengan mengamalkan kebersihan diri yang baik termasuk mengurangkan pergaulan rapat dengan dengan ahli keluarga dan rakan-rakan yang tiada mempunyai sebarang gejala. Mereka juga perlu memakai mask dan jika tanda-tanda jangkitan menjadi bertambah teruk, mereka perlu segera datang ke hospital atau klinik yang berdekatan untuk pemeriksaan lanjut. Panduan menilai tahap kesihatan diri di rumah telah di muat naik ke laman web Kementerian Kesihatan sebagai rujukan orang awam.

  3. Kejadian-kejadian jangkitan influenza-like illness (ILI) atau jumlah ketidakhadiran (absenteeism) di sekolah atau di tempat kerja yang luar biasa, hendaklah dilaporkan ke Pejabat Kesihatan Daerah yang terdekat untuk siasatan lanjut.


Bagi mengetahui situasi dan perkembangan semasa pandemik H1N1, orang ramai dinasihatkan untuk mendapatkan maklumat yang terkini dan tepat dari Kementerian Kesihatan melalui laman web Kementerian Kesihatan iaitu http://www.moh.gov.my/ dan http://h1n1.moh.gov.my/. Talian Hotline influenza A(H1N1) Kementerian Kesihatan iaitu 03-88810200, 03-88810300, 03-88834414 dan 03-88834415 terus beroperasi antara 8.00 pagi hingga 9.00 malam setiap hari.



Kementerian Kesihatan yakin dengan kerjasama dan penglibatan semua pihak, penularan influenza A(H1N1) di Malaysia dapat dibendung dengan sebaik mungkin untuk kesejahteraan semua.




Sekian dan terima kasih.




DATO’ SRI LIOW TIONG LAIMenteri Kesihatan Malaysia



Tarikh: 20 Julai 2009



What Is Iron?


Essential to Healthy Body

Iron (Fe) is a metallic element that is readily found in nature. Compound of iron exist in two forms: ferrous and ferric. Iron is essential to the formation of hemoglobin in the blood and to chlorophyll formation in plants. Hemoglobin is a combination of the iron containing pigment called heme and a simple protein called globins. Its primary function as a blood-building component is to carry oxygen from the lungs to the tissues. Iron is stored in the liver,spleen and bone marrow.

Iron Uptake and Stores

On average, the body is capable of absorbing as much 3.6 miligrams of iron every sixteen hour or so. During pregnancy, this uptake capacity increases to nearly twelve milligrams. Iron is absorbed into blood stream in the upper part of the small intestine, where the pH is between five and seven.

The body normally contains between two and four grams of iron,mostly contained as a part of hemoglobin,up to seventy per cent.Four per cent is "functional iron (myglobin,enzymes containing iron) and about twenty five per cent is deposited iron (ferritin,hemosiderin)".

Helathy Blood adds Natural Colour

Hemoglobin levels in the blood are measured by the colour brightness of blood containing sixteen grams per one hundred millilitres.Most people have fourteen grams or less of hemoglobin-which is eighty-seven per cent of what they should have,or less.

A person without healthy blood is listless, tires easily, laks of energy, looks pale, is often forgetful and cannot think quickly or clearly. However, *healthy blood always show under the skin, giving it under layers of skin are crisscrossed with millions of capillaries.

Consequently,when the blood stream is healthy,the lips are red,the fingernails are light pink in colour;and the cheeks have the slightly colour and a healthy glow.*

Kenapa Anda perlukan VITAMIN?


Orang Asia sebenarnya telah lama memakan makanan yang seimbang sejak dahulu lagi. Setiap hari pengambilan penuh karbohidrat,protein,lemak dan lain-lain penting untuk tenaga yang diperlukan.Namun terdapat beberapa faktor yang menyebabkan kita ambil vitamin sebagai makanan bermanfaat sampingan.Antara faktor-faktor tersebut:-

  1. Penghadaman makanan yang tidak sempurna: Hal ini boleh terjadi bila anda mengunyah makanan dengan secukupnya atau anda makan dalam kadar yang cepat.Saiz partikel makanan yang agak besar tidak boleh dicerna dengan sempurna oleh sistem penghadaman anda.Orang yang memakai gigi palsu perlu berhati-hati dalam situasi begini.
  2. Pemakanan dan peminuman: Minuman yang terlalu panas atau pengambilan kopi,teh,jeruk dan rempah ratus yang berlebihan boleh menyebabkan berlakunya radang pada saluran penghadaman anda.Oleh itu penyerapan vitamin akan berkurangan.
  3. Pengambilan alkohol: Alkohol yang berlebihan meroskkan hati dan pankreas.Organ-organ ini penting dalam proses penghadaman makanan. Pengambilan alkohol yang banyak dan berterusan meningkatkan keperluan vitamin-vitamin thiamin,niacin,pyridoxin, asid folik,vitamin B12, vitamin C dan vitamin A.
  4. Merokok:Sekiranya anda seorang perokok, keperluan vitamin C dalam badan anda meningkat.Sebatang rokok bersamaan dengan 30mg vitamin C.
  5. Pengambilan julap: Pengambilan julap atau laxatif yang berlebihan menyebabkan penyerapan vitamin berkurangan. Hal ini adalah kerana makanan yang diambil dibuang dengan cepat-waktu transit untuk penyerapan berkurangan.Penggunaan paraffin dan minyak mineral yang lain menyebabkan kehilangan vitamin yang larut minyak seperti vitamin E dan A.
  6. Proses pemasakan: Makanan yang dimasak dengan lama boleh kehilangan vitamin B kompleks dan C.Ada juga vitamin B yang dirosakkan oleh radias yang dihasilkan oleh ketuhar gelombang mikro.
  7. Sakit: Pembedahan menyebabkan badan anda memerlukan lebih zink,vitamin E dan sebagainya.Tulang yang patah memerlukan kalsium,vitamin D dan C yang lebih banyak.
  8. Tekanan: Badan anda memerlukan lebih vitamin B kompleks dan C dalam keadaan anda tertekan (stress).

Sunday, July 19, 2009

Nourish Your Vision


Want a beautiful and bright eyes?Then nourish and fulfill the eyes supplement.Here there the tips!

Carrots for night vision,vitamin E for better eyesight,or brocoli for brigthers?A lot of claims are appearing for foods and vitamins to boost your health,but which really work?


The eyes need vitamin A to make a pigments that absorb light.So for good night visions,eats a lots of carrots and sweet potatoes for betacarotene, a precursor form of vitamin A.Other rich sources of vitamin A include fish and full cream dairy products.

The antioxidants properties of vitamin C and E may help slow the progression of cataracts.Try nuts and seeds for vitamin E and citrus fruit and brocoli for doses of vitamin C.

Lutein and Zeaxanthin are two dominant pigments found in the macula of the eye which may filter out some of the harmful light that can damage the retina.Lutein is in leafy green vegetables and egg yolk.While zeaxanthin is in greens,red capsicum and corn.


Zinc can also slow age-related macular degeneration,so maintain your intake of this nutrient through seafood,meat,poultry and beans.















Derma Organ:Perspektif Islam


Sentuh mengenai derma organ dari perspektif agama,masih beranggapan bahawa ianya seolah-olah individu yang menderma organ akan tidak sempurna jasadnya ketika dikebumikan kelak. Namunsebenarnya Islam tidak melarang akan proses pendermaan organ ini.Dermalah organ kerana ia sesuatu amalan yang mulia dan lagi satu bentuk kebajikan.

Dari sudut Islam,pemindahan organ hukumnya adalah harus beserta dengan syarat.Syarat-syarat tersebut adalah;

  • Tidak ada alternatif lain yang boleh menyelamatkan nyawa pesakit
  • Tidak mendatangkan mudarat yang lebih besar kepada penderma dan penerima organ.
  • Pendermaan organ hendaklah dilakukan dengan ikhlas denganniat untuk membantu kerana Allah s.w.t.
  • Pendermaan organ hendaklah mendapat keizinan penderma dan ahli keluarga atau warisnya.

Islam mengharuskan pendermaan organ,fatwa-fatwa yang dikeluarkan adalah berdasarkan prinsip-prinsip berikut;

  1. Sumber-sumber penetapan hukum atau fatwa di negara ini seperti Al-Quran,Al-Sunnah,Ijmak (persepakatan para ulama),Qias (perbandingan hukum-hukum yang sudah ada dengan hukum-hukum baru) dan lain-lain lagi.
  2. Keperluan mengatasi larangan "......maka sesiapa terpaksa (kerana darurat) sedang ia tidak mengingini dan tidak pula ia melapaui batas,maka tidaklah ia berdosa" -Surah Al-Baqarah:ayat 173.
  3. Memilih jalan jalan yang paling kurang mudarat.".....barang sesiapa yang menyelamatkan satu nyawa,maka seolah-olah ia telah menyelamatkan nyawa umat manusia keseluruhnya." -Surah Al-Maidah:ayat 32.
  4. Mudarat perlu dirawat dengan berikhtiar. "Allah telah menyediakan kemudahan untuk kamu.Dia tidak meletakkan kamu dalam kesusahan." -Surah Al-Baqarah:ayat 185.
  5. Fuqaha mutaha telah mengharuskan pembedahan ke atas mayat dengan tujuan penyelidikan, rawatan ke atas sesuatu penyakit atau bagi menentukan sebab-sebab jenayah. Keharusan ini adalah diasaskan kepada prinsip darurat. Perkara-perkara terlarang diharuskan apabila berlaku darurat.

Pandangan Ulama

Ulama terkenal Prof Dr. Yusof Al Qardawi,berpandangan bahawa pendermaan dan pemindahan organ daripada orang hidup dan yang telah meninggal dunia adalah harus pada saat darurat dengan syarat tidak membawa kemudaratan besar kepada penderma atau orang yang mempunyai hak atas dirinya.Penderma pula hendaklah mempunyai kemampuan memenuhi kelayakan menderma seperti akil baligh.

Walaubagaimanapun,pendermaan organ kepada orang kafir harbi tidak harus. Selain itu, beliau turut mensyaratkan organyang diderma tidak boleh dijadikan bahan jual beli.Beliau turut mengharuskan kepada waris dan wali menderma organ tertentu kaum keluarga mereka yang telah meninggal dunia,yang tidak berwasiat organnya tidak boleh diambil selepas meninggal (KitabFaawatu Mu'asirah)

"Kita umat Islam tidak ada keraguan untuk menyatakan dengan sepenuh hati untuk menjadi penderma organ dan tisu malah ia sebenarnya tanggungjawab" -Sheikh Zaki Badawi 2004.

Sekian berikut wacana bagi memecah kekeliruan untuk merungkai segala persoalan-persoalan menderma organ dari sudut agama.Nantikan wacana seterusnya terutama bagi menjalani proses-proses pendermaan organ oleh perspektif Islam serta agama-agama lain.

Protein Supplement Know-How


Once the domain of bodybuilders,protein powder has gone mainstream.Studies show it builds lean muscle and even boosts immunity.Should we included it in our diet?

Few of us even vegetarians and athelete,need to go to extra expense,say dietitian Catherine Collins of the British Diettitic Association,though a measured dose can provide a boost for active people.

Most adult require around 0.8 gram of protein per kilogram of bodyweight per day.Though weight training athletes can require up to 1.4 grams per kilograma,says Collins.

Good source include egg, cheese, lean meat, milk and milk powder added to milk.



















 

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