Green tea has increasingly become a very popular drink worldwide
because of its immensely powerful health benefits.
It is extraordinarily amazing what green tea can do for your health.
And if you're not drinking 3 to 4 cups of green tea today, you're
definitely NOT doing your health a big favor.

Here Are The 25 Reasons Why You Should Start Drinking Green Tea
Right Now:

1. - Green Tea and Cancer

Green tea helps reduce the risk of cancer.
The antioxidant in green tea is 100 times more effective than
vitamin C and 25 times better than vitamin E.
This helps your body at protecting cells from damage believed to be
linked to cancer.

2. - Green Tea and Heart Disease

Green tea helps prevent heart disease and stroke by lowering the
level of cholesterol.
Even after the heart attack, it prevents cell deaths and speeds up
the recovery of heart cells.

3. - Green Tea and Anti-Aging

Green tea contains antioxidant known as polyphenols which fight
against free radicals.
What this means it helps you fight against aging and promotes
longevity.

4. - Green Tea and Weight Loss

Green tea helps with your body weight loss. Green tea burns fat and
boosts your metabolism rate naturally.
It can help you burn up to 70 calories in just one day.
That translates to 7 pounds in one year.


5. - Green Tea and Skin

Antioxidant in green tea protects the skin from the harmful effects
of free radicals, which cause wrinkling and skin aging.
Green tea also helps fight against skin cancer.


6. - Green Tea and Arthritis

Green tea can help prevent and reduce the risk of rheumatoid
arthritis.
Green tea has benefit for your health as it protects the cartilage
by blocking the enzyme that destroys cartilage.


7. - Green Tea and Bones

The very key to this is high fluoride content found in green tea.
It helps keep your bones strong.
If you drink green tea every day, this will help you preserve your
bone density.

8. - Green Tea and Cholesterol

Green tea can help lower cholesterol level.
It also improves the ratio of good cholesterol to bad cholesterol,
by reducing bad cholesterol level.


9. - Green Tea and Obesity

Green tea prevents obesity by stopping the movement of glucose in
fat cells.
If you are on a healthy diet, exercise regularly and drink green
tea, it is unlikely you'll be obese.

10. - Green Tea and Diabetes

Green tea improves lipid and glucose metabolisms, prevents sharp
increases in blood sugar level, and balances your metabolism rate.


11. - Green Tea and Alzheimer's

Green tea helps boost your memory.
And although there's no cure for Alzheimer's, it helps slow the
process of reduced acetylcholine in the brain, which leads to
Alzheimer's.

12. - Green Tea and Parkinson's

Antioxidants in green tea helps prevent against cell damage in the
brain, which could cause Parkinson's. People drinking green tea also
are less likely to progress with Parkinson's.

13. - Green Tea and Liver Disease

Green tea helps prevent transplant failure in people with liver
failure. Researches showed that green tea destroys harmful free
radicals in fatty livers.

14. - Green Tea and High Blood Pressure

Green tea helps prevent high blood pressure.
Drinking green tea helps keep your blood pressure down by repressing
angiotensin, which leads to high blood pressure.


15. - Green Tea and Food Poisoning

Catechin found in green tea can kill bacteria which causes food
poisoning and kills the toxins produced by those bacteria.

16. - Green Tea and Blood Sugar

Blood sugar tends to increase with age, but polyphenols and
polysaccharides in green tea help lower your blood sugar level.

17. - Green Tea and Immunity

Polyphenols and flavenoids found in green tea help boost your immune
system, making your health stronger in fighting against infections.

18. - Green Tea and Cold and Flu

Green tea prevents you from getting a cold or flu.
Vitamin C in green tea helps you treat the flu and the common cold.

19. - Green Tea and Asthma

Theophylline in green tea relaxes the muscles which support the
bronchial tubes, reducing the severity of asthma.

20. - Green Tea and Ear Infection

Green tea helps with ear infection problem.
For natural ear cleaning, soak a cotton ball in green tea and clean
the infected ear.

21. - Green Tea and Herpes

Green tea increases the effectiveness of topical interferon
treatment of herpes.
First green tea compress is applied, and then let the skin dry
before the interferon treatment.

22. - Green Tea and Tooth Decay

Green tea destroys bacteria and viruses that cause many dental
diseases.
It also slows the growth of bacteria which leads to bad breath.


23. - Green Tea and Stress

L-theanine, which is a kind of amino acids in green tea, can help
relieve stress and anxiety.

24. - Green Tea and Allergies

EGCG found in green tea relieves allergies.
So, if you have allergies, you should really consider drinking green
tea.


25. - Green Tea and HIV

Scientists in Japan have found that EGCG (Epigallocatechin Gallate)
in green tea can stop HIV from binding to healthy immune cells.
What this means is that green tea can help stop the HIV virus from
spreading.

Although you may not realize it, simple table salt has a great number of
uses other than simply seasoning your food.

The following list will give you sixty uses of salt, many of which you
probably didn't realize :-

1. - If you drop a whole egg on the floor, pour salt all over the egg, let
it sit for awhile, then use dustpan, the egg will come right up,
without all that mess. Contributed by Ms. Jerry McGinnis.

2. - Soak stained hankies in salt water before washing.

3. - Sprinkle salt on your shelves to keep ants away.

4. - Soak fish in salt water before decaling; the scales will come off
easier.

5. - Put a few grains of rice in your saltshaker for easier pouring.

6. - Add salt to green salads to prevent wilting.

7. - Test the freshness of eggs in a cup of salt water; fresh eggs sink;bad
ones float.

8. - Add a little salt to your boiling water when cooking eggs; a cracked
egg will stay in its shell this way.

9. - A tiny pinch of salt with egg whites makes them beat up fluffier.

10. - Soak wrinkled apples in a mildly salted water solution to perk them
up.

11. - Rub salt on your pancake griddle and your flapjacks won't stick.

12. - Soak toothbrushes in salt water before you first use them; they will
last longer.

13. - Use salt to clean your discolored coffee pot.

14. - Mix salt with turpentine to whiten you bathtub and toilet bowl.

15. - Soak your nuts in salt brine overnight and they will crack out of
their shells whole.
Just tap the end of the shell with a hammer to break it open easily.

16. - Boil clothes pins in salt water before using them and they will last
longer.

17. - Clean brass, copper and pewter with paste made of salt and vinegar, thickened with flour

18. - Add a little salt to the water your cut flowers will stand in for a
longer life.

19. - Pour a mound of salt on an ink spot on your carpet; let the salt soak
up the stain.

20. - Clean your iron by rubbing some salt on the damp cloth on the ironing
surface.

21. - Adding a little salt to the water when cooking foods in a double
boiler will make the food cook faster
.
22. - Use a mixture of salt and lemon juice to clean piano keys.

23. - To fill plaster holes in your walls, use equal parts of salt and
starch, with just enough water to make stiff putty.

24. - Rinse a sore eye with a little salt water.

25. - Mildly salted water makes an effective mouthwash. Use it hot for a
sore throat gargle.

26. - Dry salt sprinkled on your toothbrush makes a good tooth polisher.

27. - Use salt for killing weeds in your lawn..

28. - Eliminate excess suds with a sprinkle of salt.

29. - A dash of salt in warm milk makes a more relaxing beverage.

30. - Before using new glasses, soak them in warm salty water for a while.

31. - A dash of salt enhances the taste of tea.

32. - Salt improves the taste of cooking apples.

33. - Soak your clothesline in salt water to prevent your clothes from
freezing to the line; likewise, use salt in your final rinse to prevent the clothes from freezing.

34. - Rub any wicker furniture you may have with salt water to prevent
yellowing.

35. - Freshen sponges by soaking them in salt water.

36. - Add raw potatoes to stews and soups that are too salty.

37. - Soak enamel pans in salt water overnight and boil salt water in them next day to remove burned-on stains.

38. - Clean your greens in salt water for easier removal of dirt.

39. - Gelatin sets more quickly when a dash of salt is added.

40. - Fruits put in mildly salted water after peeling will not discolor.

41. - Fabric colors hold fast in salty water wash.

42. - Milk stays fresh longer when a little salt is added.

43. - Use equal parts of salt and soda for brushing your teeth..

44. - Sprinkle salt in your oven before scrubbing clean.

45. - Soaked discolored glass in a salt and vinegar solution to remove
stains.

46. - Clean greasy pans with a paper towel and salt.

47. - Salty water boils faster when cooking eggs.

48. - Add a pinch of salt to whipping cream to make it whip more quickly.

49. - Sprinkle salt in milk-scorched pans to remove odour.

50. - A dash of salt improves the taste of coffee.

51. - Boil mismatched hose in salty water and they will come out matched.

52. - Salt and soda will sweeten the odor of your refrigerator.

53. - Cover wine-stained fabric with salt; rinse in cool water later..

54. - Remove offensive odours from stove with salt and cinnamon.

55. - A pinch of salt improves the flavor of cocoa.

56. - To remove grease stains in clothing, mix one part salt to four parts
alcohol.

57. - Salt and lemon juice removes mildew.

58. - Sprinkle salt between sidewalk bricks where you don't want grass
growing.

59. - Polish your old kerosene lamp with salt for a brighter look. Remove
odors from sink drainpipes with a strong, hot solution of salt water.

60. - If a pie bubbles over in your oven, put a handful of salt on top of
the spilled juice. The mess won't smell and will bake into a dry, light crust which will wipe off easily when the oven has cooled.

A professor at CCNY for a physiological psych class told his class about bananas. He said the expression 'going bananas' is from the effects of bananas on the brain. Read on:

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 ( England ) 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 work leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and chips. 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 culture es 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 so that we say, 'A banana a day keeps the doctor away!'

PS: Bananas must be the reason monkeys are so happy all the time! I will add one here; want a quick shine on our shoes?? Take the INSIDE of the banana skin, and rub directly on the shoe... polish with dry cloth. Amazing fruit!!!

Allah the Almighty says;
"Your Lord revealed to the bees: "Build dwellings in the mountains and the trees, and also in the structures which men erect. Then eat from every kind of fruit and travel the paths of your Lord, which have been made easy for you to follow." From inside them comes a drink of varying colours, containing healing for mankind. There is certainly a Sign in that for people who reflect" (16: 68)
(وأوحى ربك إلى النحل أن اتخذي من الجبال بيوتاً ومن الشجر، ومما يعرشون، ثم كلي من كل الثمرات فاسلكي سبل ربك ذللا ، يخرج من بطونها شراب مختلف ألوانه فيه شفاء للناس، إن في ذلك لآية لقوم يتفكرون) النحل 68

Although honey is one of the most important products of the bee, yet it is not the only product. Honey wax, propolis, nectar, bee toxicant are cases in point of other products that proved by experimental science to be of medical benefits.

Honey has more than 80 materials of sugar vitamins and 15 materials of sugars, particularly fructose, glucose, minerals, amino acids and about 5% of unclassified materials.
“containing healing for mankind” is an explicit verse indicating that honey is a treatment as well as a nutrient.


Benefits of honey:

Alleviating inflammation of cornea if used locally on the eye.

An antibiotic if used locally in situ of wounds and burns, and it is used for healing of wounds :

- When used in treatment of wounds, thanks to its ability to absorb moisture from the air, honey facilitates healing process and prevents scarring. This is because honey stimulates the growth of epithelial cells that form the new skin cover over a healed wound. In this way, even in case of large wounds, honey may eliminate the need for tissue transplantation.

- Honey stimulates the re-growth of tissue involved in the healing process. It stimulates the formation of new blood capillaries and the growth of fibroblasts that replace the connective tissue of the deeper layer of the skin and produce the collagen fibres that give strength to the repair.

- Honey has an anti-inflammatory action, which reduces the swelling around a wound. This improves circulation and thus hastens the healing process. It also reduces pain.

- Honey does not stick to the underlying wound tissues, so there is no tearing away of newly formed tissue, and no pain, when dressings are changed.

-Thanks to its aforementioned antimicrobial property, honey provides a protective barrier to prevent wounds becoming infected. It also rapidly clears any existing infection from wounds. It is fully effective, even with antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria. Unlike antiseptics and antibiotics, there is no impairment of the healing process through adverse effects on wound tissues.

- Some studies showed that honey is a good treatment against the hospital infection bacteria "superbugs" (MRSA) .

As honey does not accommodate bacteria, this bactericide (bacteria-killing) property of honey is named "the inhibition effect." There are various reasons of this anti-microbial property of the honey. Some examples are: the high sugar content that limits the amount of water microorganisms need for growth, its high acidity (low pH) and composition which deprive bacteria from nitrogen necessary for reproduction. The existence of hydrogen peroxide as well as antioxidants in the honey prevent bacteria growth.

Antioxidant: Everyone who wants to live a healthier life should consume antioxidants. Those are the components in cells that get rid of harmful byproducts of normal metabolic functions. These elements inhibit destructive chemical reactions that cause spoilage of food and many chronic illnesses. Researchers believe food products rich in antioxidants may prevent heart problems and cancer. Strong antioxidants are present in honey content: Pinocembrin, pinobaxin, chrisin and galagin. Pinocembrin is an antioxidant that merely exists in the honey.

A treatment for gastric and duodenal ulcers, as honey decreases the secretion of hydrochloric acid to a normal rate, thus helping to heal such ulcers and alleviate the related pains and reduce resultant cases of vomiting and colic. For the treatment to be effective, honey should be taken dissolved in warm water one or two hours before meals.

A treatment for involuntary urination at beds. Such a disease that could often be a result of psychic or neurotic cause. So, if the child is given one small spoon of honey before sleeping, this will have a positive effect, as honey is sedative for the nervous system, thus helping the cyst to relax and expand during sleep. Concentrated sugar also helps to absorb water from the child body.
It supports blood formation: Honey provides an important part of the energy needed by the body for blood formation. In addition, it helps in cleansing the blood. It has some positive effects in regulating and facilitating blood circulation. It also functions as a protection against capillary problems and arteriosclerosis.

A treatment for colds, flu and pharyngitis.

A treatment for cases of chronic hepatitis, as honey increases the liver stock of the glycogen material through the increase of blood glucose, thus helping the liver to function properly and relieve it from more burdens.

A treatment for insomnia and a sedative for nerves, as it contains some sedative and tonic substances as sodium and potassium at a reasonable rate such.

A treatment for alcoholic poisoning. Honey is one of the main nutrients prescribed in hospitals and clinics of alcoholic addicts, as it protects the liver from alcoholic poisoning. Fructose and vitamin B group in the honey helps oxidize the alcohol remaining in the body.

A treatment for cough.
In cosmetics, a mixture of honey with lemon and glycerin is considered of the best old medical prescription for the treatment of skin cracking and roughness, the inflammation and wounds of lips, sun stroke, and dermal pigments. Many ointments and creams contain honey as a main element for the treatment of skin diseases.

A treatment for muscular spasm of sportive exercises or facial spasms and eyelids muscles, which disappear after having one big spoon of honey for three days after each meal.

Many researches have been done to look at the benefits of natural honey .. !

It was narrated by Al Bukhari and Moslem on the authority of Abu Saeed Al Khudari that A man came to the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) and said, "My brother has some abdominal trouble." The Prophet said to him "Let him drink honey." The man returned to the prophet and said: “O Messenger of Allah! I let him drink honey, but it caused him more pain.” The prophet said to him; “Go and let him drink honey”. The man went and let his brother drink honey, then returned back and said; “O Messenger of Allah, it did not cause him except more pains.” The Prophet then said, "Allah has said the truth, but your brother's abdomen has told a lie. Let him drink honey." So he made him drink honey and he was cured.

It can easily be seen from this information that honey has great "healing" properties. This is undoubtedly one of the miracles of the Quran Allah, Who is Exalted in Power, has revealed.


Another interesting point regarding the female honey bee , Allah (SWT) says in the holy Quran :

(Your Lord revealed to the bees: "Build dwellings in the mountains and the trees, and also in the structures which men erect. Then eat from every kind of fruit and travel the paths of your Lord, which have been made easy for you to follow." From inside them comes a drink of varying colours, containing healing for mankind. There is certainly a Sign in that for people who reflect ) ( 16:68-69)

(وأوحى ربك إلى النحل أن اتخذي من الجبال بيوتاً ومن الشجر، ومما يعرشون، ثم كلي من كل الثمرات فاسلكي سبل ربك ذللا ، يخرج من بطونها شراب مختلف ألوانه فيه شفاء للناس، إن في ذلك لآية لقوم يتفكرون) النحل 68

In the honey bee colonies where each of the many bees is assigned a specific task, the only exception is the male honey bee. The males do not contribute to the defence of the hive or its cleaning, gathering food, or making the honeycomb and honey. The only function of the male bees in the hive is to inseminate the queen bee. Apart from reproductive organs, the males possess almost none of the features possessed by other bees and it is therefore impossible for them to do anything but fertilise the queen.

The worker bees carry the entire load of the colony. Although they are females like the queen, their ovaries have no maturity. This renders them sterile. They have several duties: cleaning the hive, maintaining the larvae and the young, feeding the queen bee and the males, producing honey, constructing the honeycomb and repairing it, ventilating the hive and safeguarding it, gathering supplies like nectar, pollen, water and resin, and storing these in the hive.

In Arabic, there are two different usages of verbs. By means of the usage, it is possible to determine whether the subject is a female or a male. As a matter of fact, the translated verbs into English (underlined words) used for the honey bee are used in the feminine verb format in the Quranic verses.

Based on this, the Quran indicates that the honey bees that work in the making of the honey are females.

We should not forget that it is impossible for this fact to have been known about the honey bees in the time of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Yet, Allah has pointed at this fact and shown us yet another miracle of the Quran.

Barli atau nama botaninya Hordeum Vulgarie dikatakan bijirin pertama yang telah ditanam di timur tengah kira-kira 9000 tahun dan mungkin juga merupakan bijirin terawal dan paling penting pada ketika itu. Isi rong atau bijirin barli boleh dijadikan tepung, emping dan bran. Batangnya boleh dijadikan kertas dan bahan pembinan manakala keseluruhan tanaman boleh dijadiikan sebagai makanan haiwan ternakan.



Pokok barli tergolong dalam keluarga Gramineae dan menyerupai pokok gandum yang banyak ditanam di negara-negara Barat. Barli ditanam daripada biji sehinggalah ia menjadi pokok yang tinnginya kira-kira satu meter.

Bijirin barli merupakan sumber terbaik serat pemakanan, protein dan karbohidrat kompleks serta vitamin dan galian. Terdapat dua jenis serat pemakanan iaitu mudah dilarutkan dan tidak mudah dilarutkan. Barli mempunyai kedua-dua jenis serat ini dan merupakan sumber terbaik serat yang mudah dilarut. Kajian klinikal di Australia, Kanada dan amerika Syarikat melaporkan bahawa serat daripada barli efektif dalam merendahkan kolesterol dalam darah. Serat yang tidak mudah larut dalam barli adalah penting bagi memastikan usus dapat berfungsi dengan sihat.

Beta-glucan adalah bahan utama dalam serat mudah larut yang didapati daripada isi rong. Barli daripada variety ' waxy' lebih tinggi kandungan beta glucan daripada jenis barli lain. Tahap beta-glucan yang tinggi dalam variety barli ini dikatakan bertanggung jawab dalam menigkatkan tahap glukosa dan lemak dalam darah di kalangan pesakit diabetes tahap 2.

Tokotrienol dan tokoferol (tokol) merupakan minyak yang bertindak sebagai antioksida semula jadi. Antioksida membantu meneutralkan radikal bebas dan boleh mengurangkan risiko penyakit barah dan jantung. Barli mengandungi tokol yang tinggi.

Barli juga merupakan sumber baik bagi vitamin B dan sesetengah galian. Kromium sebagai contohnya merupakan galian yang merangsang penyejatan glukosa dalam darah. Penyelidik di Englad melaporkan barli mempunyai kromium yang tinggi dan dikatakan merupakan sumber terbaik kromuim.
Pesakit diabetes perlu mngawasi tahap gula dalam darah dengan berhati-hati. Jika memakan barli dalam jumlah yang signifikan atau dimakan sebagai makanan tambahan. Hipoglisemia (gula dalam darah rendah) boleh berlaku.

Tunas bijirin barli bertindak sebagai pelega, pengeluar kahak dan pelembut. Kadang kala ia juga bertindak sebagai bahan yang boleh menyebabkan keguguran. Dikatakan tunas barli boleh digunakan untuk merawat dispepia serta muntah dan kekembungan akibat meminum susu ibu. Sebaik-baiknya tunas bijiran barli ini tidak diberika n kepada ibu yang menyusukan bayi kerana ia mengurangkan pengaliran susu.

Bijirin barli pula bertindak sebagai penghadam, pelega dan dikatakan sesuai dimakan sebagai makanan berkhasiat atau dijadikan air barli ( rebusan air barli dalam air ) Biji barli juga digunakan sebagai ramuan tampal untuk luka dan luka akibat terbakar. Bijirin barli juga dikatakan boleh membantu dalam menghilangkan berat badan kerana ia bertindak sebagai penahan selera makan. Air rebusan bijirin barli pula dikatakan mampu diambil sebagai penyejuk badan.

Selain bijirin barli, daun pokok barli yang berupa seperti lalang dan berwarna hijau juga dikatakan berkhasiat. Apabila daun ini mencapai ketinggian sehingga 12 hingga 14 inci, ia mengandungi banyak vitamin, mineral dan protein dan klorofil yang diperlukan oleh manusia. Malah dikatakan dikatakan jus barli hijau mengandungi 11 kali kalsium daripada susu lembu, hamper 5 kali besi dalam bayam, 7 kali vitamin c dalam oren dan 80 mg vitamin B 12 daripada 100 gram barli.

Bagi penyakit serius seperti arthritis dan barah, pengambilan jusramuan daun barli yang berwarna hijau atau yang telah dikeringkan, yang diambil dalam jangka masa dua jam selepas makan kepada 20 minit sebelum hidangan seterusnya dikatakan mampu membuatkan enzim-enzim digunakan dengan baik. Cara ini dapat membiarkan enzim diambil secara langsung dan sekali gus masuk ke dalam saluran darah di mana ia digunakan bagi memperbaiki dan menyembuhkan tubuh.

Jus yang dihasilkan daripada daun barli juga dikatakan mampu merendahkan tahap kolesterol dalam darah. Bahan ikimia dalam daun ini dikatakan mampu melambatkan penghasilan kerosakan saluran darah yang disebabkan oleh diabetes.

Source: The Medical Miracles of the Holy Quran

- Doctors advise that, prior to eating, man should start with the soft and easily digestible food in order to prepare the oral glands secreting the peptic juice (saliva amylase) or the glands in stomach and duodenal to start functioning gradually in digesting food. Minutes later, man can start eating the main dish.

- A slice of fruit or dates are cases in point of soft food.

- The Quranic statement mentions fruit in advance of meat, in a remarkable reference to the previous meaning when addressing the state of believers in paradise: “and such fruits as they shall choose, and such flesh of fowl (chicken) as they desire…” (56: 21)
وَفَاكِهَةٍ مِّمَّا يَتَخَيَّرُونَ(20) وَلَحْمِ طَيْرٍ مِّمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ(21) – الواقعة .

MUNGKIN kerana kedudukannya yang paling bawah, ia adalah anggota tubuh terakhir atau langsung tidak mendapat perhatian sebahagian besar daripada kita.
Tetapi, kita terlupa. Pada bahagian paling bawah inilah, dilengkapi dengan kejuruteraan berstruktur yang amat menakjubkan - kaki.
Tugas dan tanggungjawabnya juga bukan calang-calang. Seluruh `berat badan' dibebankan kepadanya. Ia juga umpama `kenderaan' paling selamat yang membawa kita ke mana saja.
Sebab itulah, ada pendapat yang mengatakan, jika kaki anda sihat, maka kesihatan tubuh secara keseluruhan juga terjamin.
Malangnya, berapa ramai yang mengambil berat tentang kesihatan kaki, seperti kita `menjaga' lain-lain anggota tubuh?
Sebaliknya, saban hari, kita telah dan terus `menindas' kaki dengan banyak cara. Antaranya, menyarung kaki dengan kasut yang tidak begitu sesuai, berdiri berjam-jam dan sebagainya.
"Lama-kelamaan, jika keadaan ini dibiarkan, kaki akan mengalami tekanan berlebihan."
"Kesannya, ia boleh menjejaskan kesihatan tubuh secara keseluruhan seperti sakit leher, lutut dan belakang," kata Pakar Runding Podiatri, Pusat Penjagaan Kesihatan Komplementari Datuk Paduka Saleha, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Dr. Mark Reyneker.
Menurut beliau, sebilangan besar kesakitan yang dirasai pada anggota tubuh tersebut berpunca daripada fungsi kaki yang terjejas. Bagaimanapun, berita baiknya, ia ada penawar.
Tetapi, tidak ramai yang benar-benar faham atau ambil peduli apabila fungsi kaki mereka terjejas. "Sebab itulah, mereka terus memilih untuk hidup dalam ketidakselesaan atau membiarkan diri dalam kesakitan," katanya ketika ditemui selepas majlis pelancaran butik kasut terkemuka, di sebuah pusat membeli-belah baru-baru ini.
Menurut Reyneker, sebilangan orang tidak menghidap penyakit yang serius, tetapi mereka berasa tidak selesa setiap kali berjalan atau berdiri terlalu lama.
Malah, pada masa yang sama, tidak kurang yang merungut kerana gagal mendapat kasut yang sesuai dengan pelbagai alasan.
Sehubungan itu, selain rawatan perubatan, hanya kasut yang dilengkapi dengan alat sokongan dan kusyen yang sesuai dapat membantu merawat masalah kaki.

ANTARA JENIS MASALAH KAKI:

- Rengsa pada otot-otot labu betis kaki
Individu yang menderita masalah ini biasanya mengadu rasa sakit teramat sangat apabila mereka mula memijak lantai selepas bangun tidur.
Atau, beberapa langkah pertama selepas duduk dalam jangka masa yang lama. Rasa sakit ini berkurangan apabila melakukan aktiviti.
Otot-otot labu betis terletak pada bahagian belakang kaki hingga ke tumit. Masalah ini boleh menjadi semakin serius dengan pelbagai aktiviti yang menyebabkan tekanan pada tendon.
Biasanya ia dihadapi oleh atlet terutama pelari jarak jauh. Antara sebab berlakunya masalah ini ialah pemilihan kasut yang salah, kecederaan pada tendon dan kecacatan tulang tumit.

- Bunion
Bengkak pada sendi antara ibu jari kaki dan tulang metatarsal pertama. Benjolan yang timbul ini menyebabkan ibu jari kaki tertolak ke jari kaki yang lain.
Bagaimanapun, masalah yang paling kerap dialami oleh hampir kebanyakan wanita ini disebabkan pemakaian kasut yang ketat.
Selain itu, ia juga disebabkan radang sendi dan kelainan pada fungsi kaki.
Antara gejalanya ialah radang, pembengkakan dan kesakitan pada sisi permukaan ibu jari.

- Kematu
Pembentukan sel-sel kulit mati yang mengeras dan menebal pada tapak kaki. Ia berlaku sebagai satu tindak balas bagi melindungi kaki akibat tekanan yang berlebihan dan geselan.

Kematu, biasanya terbentuk pada tumit, benjolan tapak kaki atau bahagian bawah ibu jari kaki.
Masalah ini biasanya disebabkan pemakaian kasut bertumit tinggi, kasut terlalu kecil, obesiti dan cara seseorang itu berjalan.
Selain itu, tapak kaki yang rata, atau lengkungan tapak kaki terlalu dalam dan kehilangan lemak-lemak pada bawah tapak kaki juga punca seseorang itu menghidap kematu.

- Belulang
Seperti kematu, belulang terjadi akibat pengumpulan sel-sel kulit mati pada kaki. Ia akan menebal dan lama-kelamaan menjadi keras.
Ia terbentuk pada bahagian atas sisi dan hujung jari. Amat menyakitkan dan boleh menjadi radang jika ia sering tergesel dengan kasut yang dipakai.
Belulang disebabkan oleh pemakaian kasut yang ketat, kasut tumit tinggi, sarung kaki dan stoking yang terlalu ketat atau kecacatan pada jari kaki.

- Tapak kaki rata
Ia merupakan masalah biomekanikal yang berlaku semasa seseorang berjalan.
Pergerakan semasa berjalan boleh menyebabkan tekanan yang ekstrem atau radang pada tapak kaki.
Mereka yang mengalami masalah ini tidak merasai ketidakselesaannya pada masa yang sama atau langsung tidak merasainya. Tetapi, apabila gejalanya mula timbul dan rasa sakit, cara berjalannya pelik.

- Sakit tumit
Gejalanya dialami pada awal pagi atau selepas berehat dalam jangka masa yang lama.
Ia juga antara masalah yang paling kerap ditemui. Ini kerana seluruh berat badan terpaksa diampu pada tumit. Lama-kelamaan, keadaan ini menyebabkan tekanan pada bahagian tersebut dan ketidakselesaan yang amat sangat.
Dua jenis masalah tumit ini ialah, sindrom sakit tumit dan plantar fasciitis. Sindrom sakit tumit berpunca daripada tumit kasut yang terlalu rendah, pelapik pada tumit kasut yang rosak atau peningkatan aktiviti secara tiba-tiba.
Manakala, plantar fasciitis disebabkan oleh tapak kaki rata. Apabila ia rata, kaki akan meregang dan menyebabkan timbulnya rasa sakit pada tapak kaki dan lengkungan tapak kaki.

- Metatarsalgia
Kesakitan nyeri yang dirasai pada tulang-tulang metatarsal iaitu pada bahagian bawah tapak kaki berhampiran jari kaki.
Masalah yang juga paling kerap ditemui ini boleh menjejaskan sendi-sendi dan tulang-tulang pada bahagian tersebut.
Kasut yang tidak sesuai atau kasut yang ketat menyebabkan bahagian ini tertekan. Ia menyebabkan seseorang tidak boleh berjalan dengan normal. Sekali gus, menyebabkan kesukaran ketika berjalan kerana rasa tidak selesa pada bahagian tersebut.
Selain itu, pemakaian kasut tumit terlalu tinggi, atau mereka yang menyertai aktiviti lasak tanpa menggunakan kasut yang sesuai juga boleh menekan bahagian ini.
Peningkatan usia yang menyebabkan lapisan lemak pada bahagian tapak kaki menipis, juga menyebabkan kita lebih mudah rasa sakit pada bahagian tersebut.

- Plantar fasciitis
Radang yang disebabkan regangan pada bahagian bawah tapak kaki. Regangan secara keterlaluan, menyebabkan rasa sakit pada tumit, lengkungan tapak kaki dan tumit.


Biasanya, regangan yang boleh menyebabkan radang dan rasa tidak selesa ini berlaku kerana:

- Tapak kaki rata
- Lengkungan tengah tapak kaki yang dalam
- Peningkatan aktiviti fizikal secara tiba-tiba
- Kehamilan atau berat badan berlebihan hingga membebankan kaki
- Pemakaian kasut yang tidak begitu sesuai.

This will save your eyes, as life is not worth living without the eyes. During a recent visit to an optician, one of my friend was told of an exercise for the eyes by a specialist doctor in the US that he termed as 20-20-20." It is apt for all of us, who spend long hours at our desks, looking at the computer screen.

I Thought I'd share it with you. It helps you prevent eye problems caused due to long hours in front of a computer screen.

Step I: After every 20 minutes of looking into the computer screen, turn your head and try to look at any object placed at least 20 feet away. This changes the focal length of your eyes, a must-do for the tired eyes.

Step II: Try and blink your eyes for 20 times in succession, to moisten them.

Step III: Time permitting of course, one should walk 20 paces after every 20 minutes of sitting in one particular posture. Helps blood Circulation for the entire body.

Please circulate among your friends if you care for them and their eyes.

They say that your eyes are mirror of your soul, so do take care of them, they are priceless................!!!

you get only one pair.

Otak hanyalah aktiviti-aktiviti bio-elektrik yang melibatkan sekumpulan saraf yang dipertanggungjawabkan untuk melakukan tugas-tugas tertentu bagi membolehkan ia berfungsi dengan sempurna. Setiap hari 14 juta saraf yang membentuk otak ini berinteraksi dengan 16 juta saraf tubuh yang lain. Semua aktiviti yang kita lakukan dan kefahaman atau ilmu yang kita peroleh adalah natijah daripada aliran interaksi bio-elektrik yang tidak terbatas.


Oleh itu, apabila seorang itu berzikir dengan mengulangi kalimat-kalimat Allah, seperti Subhanallah, beberapa kawasan otak yang terlibat menjadi aktif. Ini menyebabkan berlakunya satu aliran bio-elektrik di kawasan-kawasan saraf otak tersebut. Apabila zikir disebut berulang-ulang kali, aktiviti saraf ini menjadi bertambah aktif dan turut menambah tenaga bio-elektrik. Lama-kelamaan kumpulan saraf yang sangat aktif ini mempengaruhi kumpulan saraf yang lain untuk turut sama aktif. Dengan itu, otak menjadi aktif secara keseluruhan. Otak mula memahami perkara baru, melihat dari sudut perspektif berbeza dan semakin kreatif dan kritis, sedang sebelum berzikir otak tidak begini. Otak yang segar dan cergas secara tidak langsung mempengaruhi hati untuk melakukan kebaikan dan menerima kebenaran.

Hasil kajian makmal yang dilakukan terhadap subjek ini dimuatkan dalam majalah Scientific American, keluaran Disember 1993. satu kajian yang dilakukan di Universiti Washington dan ujian ini dilakukan melalui ujian imbasan PET yang mengukur kadar aktiviti otak manusia secara tidak sedar. Dalam kajian ini, sukarelawan diberikan satu senarai perkataan benda. Mereka dikehendaki membaca setiap perkataan tersebut satu persatu dan mengaitkan perkataan-perkataan dengan kata kerja yang berkaitan. Apabila sukarelawan melakukan tugas mereka, beberapa bahagian berbeza otak mempamerkan peningkatan aktiviti saraf, termasuk di bahagian depan otak dan korteks.

Menariknya, apabila sukarelawan ini mengulangi senarai perkataan yang sama berulang-ulang kali, aktiviti saraf otak merebak pada kawasan lain dan mengaktifkan kawasan saraf lain. Apabila senarai perkataan baru diberikan kepada mereka, aktiviti saraf kembali meningkat di kawasan pertama. Ini sekali gus membuktikan secara saintifik bahawa perkataan yang diulang-ulang seperti perbuatan berzikir, terbukti meningkatkan kecergasan otak dan menambah kemampuannya.

Oleh itu, saudara-saudara ku seIslam, ketika saintis Barat baru menemui mukjizat ini, kita umat terpilih ini telah lama mengamalkannya dan menerima manfaatnya. Malang bagi mereka yang masih memandang enteng kepentingan berzikir dan mengabaikannya.

Menu TAUGE untuk hidangan makan tengah hari mahupun makan malam sering kali dipandang sebelah mata oleh kebanyakan kita. Tauge dilihat sebagai hidangan yang langsung tidak menyelerakan.

Tapi tahukah anda, tauge yang kerap kali menjadi pilihan terakhir untuk dijadikan sayur ini sebenarnya mempunyai banyak khasiat. Tauge dikatakan mampu menyumbang kepada kesuburan lelaki dan wanita. Pengambilan tauge oleh kaum lelaki mampu membuatkan sperma yang dihasilkan oleh golongan ini makin baik.

Begitu juga wanita, ia cukup berkesan membantu kesuburan telur yang dihasilkan.

Bagaimanapun, khasiat tauge tidak sekadar penyumbang kesuburan, ia juga terbukti melalui kajian mengandungi bahan yang dapat melumpuhkan bibit kanser, usus besar, pankreas dan juga penyakit leukimia.

Mengikut kajian yang dijalankan tauge sama ada dari jenis kacang hijau, alfalfa dan sebagainya mengandungi banyak unsur fitokimia ya berkhasiat. Salah satunya ialah kanavanin (canavanine), sejenis asid yang amino. Kanavanin, dikatakan mampu melumpuhkan bibit kanser leukimia, usus besar dan pankreas.

Selain itu, tauge juga mempunyai estrogen semulajadi berfungsi sama dengan estrogen sintesis. Estrogen dalam tauge dapat meningkatkan kepadatan dan susunan tulang, serta mencegah kerapuhan tulang (osteoporosis)

Pengambilan tauge oleh wanita secara kerap dapat membantu mereka menghindar mereka dari kanser payudara, gangguan menjelang menstruasi,simptom pra-menopaus, dan gangguan akibat menopaus.

Sewaktu kacang-kacang dicambahkan untuk dijadikan tauge secara umum kadar saponinya meningkat sehingga 450 peratus. Mereka yang berisiko penyakit strok dan serangan jantung, gara-gara kadar lemak darah yang tinggi dianjurkan lebih banyak mengambil tauge dalam menu harian mereka. Saponi dalam tauge, menghalau "lemak jahat" LDL, tanpa mengganggu kandungan lemak baik HDL.

Selain sarat DNA, tauge padat dengan antioksida kuat yang menghalang tubuh dari radikal bebas perosak sel DNA. Pelindungan ini menguatkan kesimpulan tauge merupakan sayuran yang membuat anda menjadi lebih muda.

Satu lagi khasiat tauge yang tidak kurang hebat adalah membantu membuang kotoran dalam usus besar kerana mengandungi banyak serat dan air. Inilah yang menjadi tunjang utama tauge dalam memerangi sel kanser.

Apabila kotoran segera meniggalkan usus besar, tiada lagi zat-zat racun dalam kotoran yang yang dapat diserap tubuh. Ia akan mencegah pengumpulan bahan beracun yang dapat merangsang berseminya benih kanser.

Selepas membaca kebaikan sayur tauge janganlah ragu-ragu lagi untuk mengambilnya. Jadi apalagi, mari kita ramai-ramai makan tauge hari-hari.

Female Heart Attacks

She said she didn't feel well and had a back ache and was going to lie on the bed with the heating pad.

A while later her husband went to check on her and she was not breathing.
They were not able to revive her.

This is something we women should definitely take seriously. Please pass this on to those you love.

I was aware that female heart attacks are different, but this is the best description I've ever read .........

Women and heart attacks (Myocardial Infarction)

Did you know that women rarely have the same dramatic symptoms that men have when experiencing heart attack...you know, the sudden stabbing pain in the chest, the cold sweat, grabbing the chest and dropping to the floor that we see in the movies. Here is the story of one woman's experience with a heart attack.

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'I had a completely unexpected heart attack at about 10:30 PM with NO prior exertion, NO prior emotional trauma that one would suspect might've brought it on. I was sitting all snugly and warm on a cold evening, with my purring cat in my lap, reading an interesting story my friend had sent me, and actually thinking, 'A-h, this is the life, all cozy and warm in my soft, cushy Lazy Boy with my feet propped up.'

A moment later, I felt that awful sensation of indigestion, when yo! u've been in a hurry and grabbed a bite of sandwich and washed it down with a dash of water, and that hurried bite seems to feel like you've swallowed a golf ball going down the esophagus in slow motion and it is most uncomfortable.

You realize you shouldn't have gulped it down so fast and needed to chew it more thoroughly and this time drink a glass of water to hasten its progress down to the stomach.

This was my initial sensation---the only trouble was that I hadn't taken a bite of anything since about 5:00 PM.

'After that had seemed to subside, the next sensation was like little squeezing motions that seemed to be racing up my SPINE (hind-sight, it was probably my aorta in spasm), gaining speed as they continued racing up and under my sternum (breast bone, where one presses rhythmically when admin! istering CPR). This fascinating process continued on into my throat and branched out into both jaws.

'AHA!! NOW I stopped puzzling about what was happening--we all have read and/or heard about pain in the jaws being one of the signals of an MI happening, haven't we? I said aloud to myself and the cat, 'Dear God, I think I'm having a heart attack! 'I lowered the foot rest, dumping the cat from my lap, started to take a step and fell on the floor instead.

I thought to myself 'If this is a heart attack, I shouldn't be walking into the next room where the phone is or anywhere else......but, on the other hand, if I don't, nobody will know that I need help, and if I wait any longer I may not be able to get up in moment'

I pulled myself up with the arms of the chair, walked slowly into the next room and dia! led the Paramedics... I told her I thought I was having a heart attack due to the pressure building under the sternum and radiating into my jaws. I didn't feel hysterical or afraid, just stating the facts. She said she was sending the Paramedics over immediately, asked if the front door was near to me, and if so, to unbolt the door and then lie down on the floor where they could see me when they came in.

'I then laid down on the floor as instructed and lost consciousness, as I don't remember the medics coming in, their examination, lifting me onto a gurney or getting me into their ambulance, or hearing the call they made to St. Jude ER on the way, but I did briefly awaken when we arrived and saw that the Cardiologist was already there in his surgical blues and cap, helping the medics pull my stretcher out of the ambulance. He was bending over me asking questions (probably something like 'Have you taken any medications?') but I couldn't make my mind interpret what he wa! s saying, or form an answer, and nodded off again, not waking up until the Cardiologist and partner had already threaded the teeny angiogram balloon up my femoral artery into the aorta and into my heart where they installed two side by side stints to hold open my right coronary artery.

' I know it sounds like all my thinking and actions at home must have taken at least 20-30 minutes before calling the Paramedics, but actually it took perhaps 4-5 minutes before the call, and both the fire station and St. Jude are only minutes away from my home, and my Cardiologist was already to go to the OR in his scrubs and get going on restarting my heart (which had stopped somewhere between my arrival and the procedure) and installing the stints.

'Why have I written all of this to you with so much detail? Because I want all of you who are so important in my life to know what I learned first hand.'

1. Be aware that something very different is happening in your own bod! y not the usual men's symptoms, but inexplicable things happening (until my sternum and jaws got into the act). It is said that many more women than men die of their first (and last) MI because they didn't know they were having one, and commonly mistake it as indigestion, take some Maalox or other anti-heartburn preparation, and go to bed, hoping they'll feel better in the morning when they wake up....which doesn't happen. My female friends, your symptoms might not be exactly like mine, so I advise you to call the Paramedics if ANYTHING is unpleasantly happening that you've not felt before. It is better to have a 'false alarm' visitation than to risk your life guessing what it might be!

2. Note that I said 'Call the Paramedics'. Ladies, TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE! Do NOT try to drive yourself to the ER--you're a hazard to others on the road, and so is your panicked husband who will be speeding and looking anxiously at wha! t's happening with you instead of the road. Do NOT call your doctor--he doesn't know where you live and if it's at night you won't reach him anyway, and if it's daytime, his assistants (or answering service) will tell you to call the Paramedics. He doesn't carry the equipment in his car that you need to be saved! The Paramedics do,
principally OXYGEN that you need ASAP. Your Dr. will be notified later.

3. Don't assume it couldn't be a heart attack because you have a normal cholesterol count. Research has discovered that a cholesterol elevated reading is rarely the cause of an MI (unless it's unbelievably high, and/or accompanied by high blood pressure.) MI's are usually caused by long-term stress and inflammation in the body, which dumps all sorts of deadly hormones into your system to sludge things up in there. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep.. L! et's be careful and be aware. The more we know the better chance we could survive...

A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this mail sends it to 10 people, you can be sure that we'll save at least one life.

**Please be a true friend and send this article to all your friends you care about**

P/S: I'VE PERSONALLY TRY THE LEMON/HONEY REMEDY FOR COLD AND SORE THROAT, ALHAMDULILLAH, WITH ALLAH WILLS, ITS WORK


Listed below are some common problems and ailments which can easily be cured from the use of Lemons:


- COLD AND SORE THROATS
For relief, mix a teaspoon of honey and the juice of one lemon, in a glass of water and drink every two hours. Another family remedy is a clove of crushed garlic, mixed with half a lemon and sweetened with honey. This usually clears up anything you may be "coming down with" by the time Fajr prayer arrives.

- MOUTHWASH
Lemons are more natural then fluoride and effective in removing plaque. They also whiten and strengthen tooth enamel

- CYCTITIS
to acidify the urine and to stop bladder infections, drink a glass of cherry juice, lemon juice and water on an hourly basis at the first sign of infection.

- ASTHMA
One tablespoon of pure lemon juice before each meal relieves Asthma.

- EXCESSIVE MENSTRUATION
Consuming the juice of 3-4 lemons a day will help.

- FOR CHILDREN
Rub the body with two halves of a lemon to open the pores of the skin and release the body heat

- FEVERS
Hot water and lemon juice will support and speed up the fevering process, helping the body fight off infections or toxins. Without the fever, the immune system has fewer ways to combat the disease. However, if there are bowel problems this should be avoided

- DIPHTHERIA
Use pure lemon juice every hour as a gargle and swallow some until it cuts loose the false membrane in the throat.

- TOXINS
Squeeze some lemon juice into warm water and drink it to help cleanse the body of toxins .

- CLEANING BLEMISHES
Lemons can be rubbed directly onto skin and left for about 2 hours before rinsing to clear skin. This is good to reduce wrinkles and treat blemishes. The treatment will work better if followed by olive oil after rinsing. It works by speeding up skin renewal and uncovering a fresh new layer of skin. However, it is important not to do this before going out in the sun as it will have a bleaching effect.
As a cleanser, beat an egg white with lemon juice and honey. Leave to dry on face for a few minutes then wash with warm water.

- HAIR TONIC
Massage some lemon juice onto hair and leave it for a while before rinsing. Again, do not do this before going in the sun. This treatment is especially good for greasy hair as it will regulate the sebaceous glands which produce oil and make the hair shine and prevent dandruff.

- CHILBLAINS
Rub a slice of lemon dipped in coarse sea salt on unbroken affected skin to clear Chilblains.

- ACNE
To healp against acne, mix 1 teaspoon lemon juice with 1 teaspoon finely ground cinnamon powder. Apply on affected areas frequently.
For acne spots, apply lemon juice with a cotton bud as bactericide.

- ITCHES
Rub fresh lemon juice on the itching area.

The use of herbal remedies, including the herb lemon, classified as Citrus limon, are popular as an alternative to standard Western allopathic medicine for a variety of problems, including nerve tonic, blood cleanser as well as used in the fight against cancer.

Citrus limon is an effective remedy for various ailments, and this natural holistic approach to health is becoming more and more popular, but should NOT replace conventional medicine or prescription drugs.


Citrus limon
Lemon is also known as Citrus limon, and has certain therapeutic properties and the reported benefits of using it internally, in the form of a herbal tea (infusion) are listed below.

Lemon is used for the following

Citrus limon benefits:

- blood cleanser
- diuretic
- inflammation
- nerve tonic
- used in the fight against cancer
- reducing high blood pressure
- minor feverish illnesses
- varicose veins
- hemorrhoids
- kidney stones

Which part to use for lemon herbal tea?

The whole fruit are used for making the brew.

If you are a cancer patient in Israel, your doctor is telling you to drink fresh lemon grass tea on the days that you go in for radiation or chemotherapy treatments. Ben Gurion University of the Negev researchers made a discovery last year that the lemon aroma in herbs like lemon grass kills cancer cells in vitro, while leaving healthy cells unharmed. In a fascinating article published in the Health section of Israel21c, it states that the study found the citral in lemon grass causes cancer cells to commit suicide in a process called apoptosis, a mechanism called programmed cell death. A drink with as little as one gram of lemon grass contains enough citral to signal the cancer cells to commit suicide.

Lemon grass is a perennial, aromatic tall grass with a light lemon scent used for culinary and medicinal purposes. For centuries, herbalists have used the herb as an effective digestive tonic and nervous system relaxant. Lemon grass oil is used to help clear blemishes and maintain balanced skin tone. Lemon grass is also used as an insect and mosquito repellent. Now, according to Israeli scientists, they can add cancer prevention to the list of attributes associated with lemon grass.
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Mariam A. Alireza, Arab News

Some of us are under the impression that our brains only need nurturing with information, stimulation, education, and interaction. Nurturing the intellect is very important, but it has to be in combination with nourishing the brain. A hundred billion neurons operate the three-pound mass that makes our bodies function, senses feel, and minds think. They make us judge, plan, critique, solve, evaluate, differentiate, create, and strategize.

To keep the brain’s operating system functioning optimally we need to keep healthy lifestyle habits. These include mental activity, family connection, engaging conversations, social rapport, regular physical training, and nutritious balanced diet to fend off or delay genetic dispositions of dementia, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, multiple sclerosis (MS), stroke, and other mental disorders.

To our advantage, scientific studies assert the importance of certain nutrients in enhancing mental performance; boosting memory; increasing neurotransmitter activity; improving brain function; and slowing age-related neuro-degeneration. David Perlmutter, neurologist and Linus Pauling Function Medicine Award winner, suggests the following supplements to boost and protect the brain.

Omega-3 fatty acids are essential for producing and protecting cell membranes. They contain anti-inflammatory, blood-thinning agents that help nutrients reach neurons. Omega-3 fall into three categories: alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), doxosahexaenoic acid (DHA), and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA). The last two strengthen the myelin sheath (membrane covering nerve), protecting against MS. According to a Harvard study, DHA and EPA supplements (200 mg to 2000 mg) relieve depression and mania in bipolar disorder.

Alpha-lipoic acid fights free-radicals by regenerating glutathione, another antioxidant. Berkeley University studies found that ALA (30 to 200 mg) can slow down the aging process of the brain’s mitochondria.

Vitamin B12 (500 mcg) makes red blood cells and preserves the myelin sheath and nervous system.

Vitamin D (200 to 400 IU) protects red blood cells from free-radical damage and enhances nutrient transport. The skin synthesizes D with sun exposure. Despite sunshine abundance in our country, D deficiency is prevalent.

Vitamin E (30-400 mg), an antioxidant, delays progression of Alzheimer’s and stroke side effects. However, high doses can be harmful!

Coenzyme Q10 stimulates enzymes in the cell mitochondria to make adenosine triphosphate (ATP) for generating energy. As an antioxidant, it counteracts free radicals produced by ATP. According to research, Parkinson’s sufferers are short on Co-Q10, resulting in low ATP brain output. Supplements of Co-Q10 (30 mg to 200 mg) delay deterioration of the disease.

Actyle-L-carnitine (ALC) improves the transport of long-chained fatty acids to neurons to make ATP. With age, ALC levels seem to diminish, resulting in less ATP, which explains memory loss and dementia. Studies suggest that ALC supplements (500 to 2000 mg) put off Alzheimer’s and enhance the brain’s energy generation.

N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC), 250 mg to 750 mg, makes glutathione to detoxify the liver. With age, NAC output diminishes, resulting in neuro-degeneration, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.

Phosphatidylserine (PS) is part of the cell membrane make-up, particularly in neurons. PS lubricates cell membrane to carry neurotransmitters and nutrients and eliminate waste. It promotes electrical signals within neurons. PS supplements (200 to 500 mg) enhance the aging memory.

Vinpocetine, from periwinkle leaves, improves red blood cell elasticity and their circulation within the brain’s fine vessels, carrying nutrients and oxygen to neurons. Vinpocetine (5-10 mg) and ginko (50-100 mg) have become much used blood thinning therapies for dementia, stroke, and other vascular disorders. They should not be taken with blood thinners (warfarin).

Turmeric, curcumin, in supplement form, enhances memory and mental performance.

A low-fat diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and omega-3 fats reduces cognitive decline.

Adequate water intake improves the flow of nutrients and oxygen to the brain.

Aerobic exercises increase blood circulation, making nutrients and oxygen more available to the brain. Regular exercise stimulates proteins that help cell repair and growth and reduce inflammation. Exercise more and eat fewer calories.

Remember healthy lifestyles protect your body and your brain. Your brain needs both nourishing and nurturing!

— Mariam Alireza is a holistic science specialist. Send comments to mariam.alireza@gmail.com. Log on to arabnews.com for previous articles.

Spanish researchers suggest that including olive oil in your diet may also offer benefits in terms of colon cancer prevention (5). Their study results showed that rats fed diet supplemented with olive oil had a lower risk of colon cancer than those fed safflower oil-supplemented diets. In fact, the rats that received olive oil had colon cancer rates almost as low as those fed fish oil, which several studies have already linked to a reduction in colon cancer risk.

Judy Shils started the Marin Cancer Project in April of 2002 after attending a meeting where county leadership announced that breast cancer rates in Marin County, California had risen 60 percent in eight years. At the meeting, announcements were made that funds didn’t exist to do the necessary studies that would uncover the cancer’s cause. As Shils watched one of her close friends struggle to overcome breast cancer, she believed it was her responsibility to take care of the problem.
In November 2002, after mobilizing more than 2,000 volunteers, the Marin County Cancer Project surveyed 65,000 households and raised $150,000 dollars to map out the cause of cancer rates in each Marin County city and town.

After two years of research, the project has published the following list of 15 chemicals found in everyday personal care products such as cosmetics, perfumes, shampoos, conditioners, soaps, lotions, and shaving creams that are toxic, in order to educate the public about the possible health concerns for each.

1. Butyl Acetate

Function: This chemical is a solvent that prevents chipping.
Product types: nail polishes and treatments such as strengtheners, hardeners and base coats.
Health concerns: Continuous use of products with this chemical cause dry, cracked skin, and the vapors induce drowsiness and dizziness.
2. Butylated Hydroxytoluene

Function: As an anti-oxidant, this product slows the amount of time it takes for products to change color.
Product types: lip makeup, moisturizer, eye makeup, anti-aging treatment, foundation, fragrance, bar soap, shaving products, anti-perspirant/deodorant, concealer, sunscreen, facial cleanser, body wash, blush, shampoo, conditioner, acne treatment, body lotion/oil, powder, makeup remover, depilatory cream, toothpaste, styling product, exfoliator, and nail treatments.
Health concerns: Eye and skin irritant.
3. Coal Tar

Function: This chemical helps stop itching, controls eczema, and makes hard, scaly, rough skin soft. It is also used as a colorant in hair dyes.
Product types: shampoos and hair dyes.
Health concerns: International agency government research on cancer says there is enough evidence to suggest that coal tars are carcinogenic in humans. Coal tar has been banned by the European Union since 2004.
4. Cocamide DEA/Lauramide DEA

Function: This chemical is used in shampoos and bath products as an emulsifying agent in cosmetics and as a foaming and cleansing agent to improve how one’s mouth feels.
Product Types: shampoo, body wash/cleansers, bath oils, facial cleanser, liquid hand soap, bar soap, acne treatment, baby wash, shaving products, body scrubs, foot odor/cream/treatment, deodorant, moisturizer, and hair dye/spray.
Health Concerns: This chemical may be infected with impurities connected with certain types of cancers. After absorption through the skin, it can create carcinogenic compounds called nitrosamines. Insufficient toxicity data is available to determine the safety of the product when inhaled.
5. Diazolidinyl Urea

Function: This chemical releases formaldehyde and acts as a preservative.
Product Types: moisturizer, styling products, shampoo/conditioner, hair spray/dyes, anti-aging treatment, facial cleanser, sunscreen, facial moisturizer, foundation, eye makeup, acne treatment, mascara, body wash/cleansers, deodorant, concealer, exfoliator, powder, body scrubs, bath oils/salts, eye/contact care, lip makeup, shaving products, after-sun product, douche/personal cleanser, makeup remover/depilatory cream/hair remover, liquid hand soap, nail treatments, pain relief rub/ointment, and fragrance.
Health Concerns: It may contain carcinogenic impurities and is associated with other significant health problems.
6. Ethyl Acetate

Function: Solvent.
Product Types: nail polish, mascara, tooth whitening, perfume.
Health Concerns: eye and skin irritant.
7. Formaldehyde

Function: This chemical acts as a disinfectant, germicide, fungicide, and preservative.
Product Types: deodorants, nail polish, soap, shampoo, and shaving products.
Health Concerns: This is considered a possible human carcinogen, may trigger asthma, irritates eyes and the upper respiratory tract, can damage DNA, and is banned by the European Union.
8. Parabens (methyl, ethyl, propyl and butyl)
Function: These are a large group of chemicals used as preservatives in cosmetics to prevent bacteria, yeast, and mold formations in products such as toothpaste.
Product Types: moisturizers, shampoos, conditioners, hair styling gels, nail creams, foundations, facial masks, skin creams, deodorants, and baby lotions.
Health Concerns: This chemical may impair fertility; alter hormone levels; increase risks for certain types of cancers; alter reproductive development, cause skin irritation, rashes, and allergic reactions; and some studies have found parabens in breast tumors.
9. Propylene Glycol

Function: This chemical acts as a penetration enhancer and keeps products from melting in high heat or freezing when it is cold.
Product Types: shampoo/conditioner, bar soap, body wash, face cleanser, liquid hand soap, acne treatment, hair dye, shaving products, moisturizer, makeup remover, toothpaste, sunscreen, perfume, cologne, deodorant, toner/astringent, foundation, bronzer powder, nail polish, lip products, eye shadow/pencil, and mascara.
Health Concerns: This chemical alters the structure of the skin by allowing chemicals to penetrate deep beneath it while increasing their ability to reach the blood stream. It can also be a skin irritant and cause allergic reactions.
10. Phthalates
Function: These are industrial chemicals used as solvents and plasticizers in cosmetics.
Product Types: nail polish, deodorant, fragrance, hair spray, hair gel/mousse, and lotions.
Health Concerns: Phthalates can damage the liver, kidneys, and lungs and acts as a reproductive toxin in males.
11. Triethanolamine

Function: This is used as a coating ingredient for fresh fruits and is used as a dispersing ingredient.
Product Types: hand and body lotions, shaving products, soaps, shampoos, and bath powders.
Health Concerns: This chemical can form carcinogenic nitrosamine compounds (these are compounds formed when nitrates react with anime, a natural chemical found in food and in the body) that creates one of the most potent cancer-causing agents. Based on limited data, it has been shown to cause cancer in humans.
12. Talc
Function: Talc is designed to absorb moisture.
Product Types: blush, powder eye shadow, perfumed powder, baby powder, deodorant, and soap.
Health Concerns: Talc is a proven carcinogen and is linked to ovarian cancer. The chemical has particles similar to asbestos and data suggests that it can cause lung tumors.
13. Toluene

Function: This is used as a solvent that improves adhesion and gloss.
Product Types: nail polish and hair dyes.
Health Concerns: This product is a possible reproductive and developmental toxin that reduces the chance for a healthy, full-term pregnancy while decreasing fertility. Although there is limited data, it may also cause cancer. It also contains possible gastrointestinal, liver, kidney, and blood toxins. It is also harmful for inhalation and for the respiratory tract.
14. Petrolatum

Function: This is a petrochemical that forms a barrier on skin, making lipstick shine and creams smoother and skin softer.
Product Types: Almost every personal care product, especially creams, lotions, wax depilatories, eyebrow pencils, eye shadow, liquid powder, and lipstick.
Health Concerns: This chemical may contain harmful impurities that may break down into chemicals linked to cancer. It also may cause allergic reactions and other significant health problems. It is banned by the European Union.
15. Sodium Laureth/Sodium Laurel Sulfate
Function: Acts as a penetration enhancer.
Product Types: shampoo/conditioner, bar soap, body wash, face cleanser, liquid hand soap, acne treatment, hair dye, mascara, shaving products, moisturizer, toothpaste, sunscreen, makeup remover, perfume, cologne.
Health Concerns: This chemical alters the structure of the skin and allows chemicals to penetrate deep into the skin, increasing the amount of chemicals reaching the blood stream.

HATI-HATI jika anda berhajat untuk menggunakan Botox sebagai rawatan kosmetik.

Pentadbiran Makanan dan Ubat-Ubatan (FDA) Amerika Syarikat memberi amaran baru-baru ini bahawa menggunakan bahan 'botulinum toxin' seperti rawatan Botox yang popular di kalangan orang ramai ketika ini boleh membawa kepada kesan-kesan sampingan yang berbahaya termasuk kematian.

'FDA ingin memaklumkan bahawa kami semakin sedar akan adanya beberapa laporan mengenai reaksi-reaksi negatif daripada penggunaan 'botulinum toxin' termasuk kesukaran untuk bernafas dan kematian,' kata Dr Russell Katz, ketua divisyen produk neurologi FDA.

Reaksi ini berlaku jauh daripada bahagian tubuh di mana produk itu disuntik, tambahnya.

'Botulinum toxin' digunakan untuk beberapa tujuan seperti menegangkan kulit muka, menghilangkan keringat berlebihan dan memulihkan spasma atau kekejangan di kelopak mata dan leher. Bagaimanapun, FDA tidak pula melarang penggunaan bahan tersebut. -- AFP.

BUASIR boleh berlaku di luar atau di dalam usus dan boleh dirawat dengan hanya menggunakann ubat, melalui pembedahan atau memasukkan semula buasir terkeluar melalui kaedah ligasi pita getah (gambar kecil).

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HEMOROID atau lebih sinonim sebagai buasir di kalangan masyarakat tempatan merupakan keadaan bengkak dan inflamasi di pembuluh darah serta tisu di sekeliling bahagian anus (dubur) dan bahagian penghujung rektum (bahagian akhir usus besar).
Ia terjadi apabila pesakit meneran ketika me! mbuang air besar atau berlakunya tekanan yang berterusan ke atas pembuluh-pembuluh darah di bahagian tersebut sewaktu pesakit mengandung.
Walaupun topik ini agak jarang dibincangkan, buasir merupakan satu penyakit yang biasa dialami oleh ramai orang.
Terdapat lebih kurang separuh daripada orang dewasa yang berumur sekitar 50-an mengalami rasa gatal-gatal, pendarahan dan kesakitan di bahagian anus yang merupakan tanda-tanda awal buasir akan berlaku.
Walau bagaimanapun, terdapat beberapa kaedah dan pengubatan yang boleh merawat penyakit ini. Dalam kebanyakan kes, keadaan ini hanya memerlukan penjagaan kebersihan diri dan beberapa perubahan dalam cara kehidupan terutaman dari segi pemakanan.
Jenis, tanda dan simptom berlakunya buasir bergantung pada kawasan sekitar anus di mana buasir itu terjadi.
Menurut Pakar Bedah, ColumbiaAsia Medical Centre, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Dr. Abd. Hamid Mat Sain, seseorang itu tidak boleh melihat atau berasa buasir bahagian dalaman tetapi apabila meneran sewaktu membuang air besar, permukaan buasir yang lembut akan tercedera dan mengakibatkannya berdarah.
‘‘Anda mungkin akan terlihat beberapa titik darah merah pada tisu tandas atau dalam mangkuk tandas. Disebabkan membran anus dalaman tidak mempunyai saraf fiber yang peka terhadap rasa sakit, pesakit jarang mengalami rasa tidak selesa atau kesakitan.
“Tetapi, anda mungkin mengalami rasa ‘penuh’ di dalam rektum selepas membuang air besar. Ada ketikanya, apabila meneran, ia akan menolak keluar buasir dalaman melalui pembukaan di anus. Jika buasir itu prolaps (atau terkeluar dari kedudukan asalnya), pesakit akan berasa sakit dan tidak selesa,” katanya.
Sementara itu, bagi pesakit yang mengalami buasir luaran pula, mereka akan mengalami rasa sakit.
Kadangkala, darah yang terkumpul di dalam buasir luaran ini akan membeku (trombus) dan mendatangkan rasa sakit yang keterlaluan, pembengkakan dan inflamasi.
Apabila iritasi berlaku, buasir luaran boleh mengakibatkan pesakit mengalami kegatalan atau perdarahan.
Punca-punca
Buasir boleh berlaku apabila terdapat sebarang tekanan yang berterusan di dalam pembuluh darah di bahagian bawah rektum.
Punca-punca tekanan berlaku adalah:
* Pesakit mengalami sembelit dan regangan yang berlaku sewaktu sembelit. Gejala ini boleh berlaku akibat tumor di bahagian rektum. Oleh itu, buasir dalam keadaan ini hanyalah masalah luaran sahaja sedangkan masalah asal ialah tumor di dalam rektum.
* Pesakit mengalami cirit-birit dan pengeluaran najis cair secara berterusan. Bagi mereka yang berpotensi untuk terjadi buasir, kerapkali merasakan gejala buasir ini sewaktu mengalami keracunan makanan yang menyebabkan cirit-birit selama beberapa hari.
* Pesakit berada dalam keadaan duduk atau berdiri dalam jangka masa yang lama. Contohnya, para penunggang motosikal jarak jauh, pemandu teksi, lori dan bas, pekerja pejabat dan juga, mereka yang harus berdiri lama di dalam pekerjaan seharian seperti guru dan sebagainya.
* Pesakit yang mengalami obesiti.
* Pesakit terpaksa mengangkat objek yang berat.
* Pesakit yang mengandung dan melahirkan anak.
Buasir juga boleh diwarisi. Namun begitu faktor-faktor yang tersebut di atas perlu wujud untuk terjadinya buasir.
Faktor keturunan hanya menjadikan seseorang itu lebih berpotensi untuk menghidapi buasir berbanding orang lain tetapi tidak bermakna mereka pasti akan menghidap buasir.
Ujian saringan
Dr. Abd. Hamid berkata, secara amnya, anda perlu berjumpa doktor sekiranya buasir yang dialami tidak pulih melalui penjagaan kebersihan diri, mengakibatkan rasa sakit atau berlaku pendarahan secara berlebihan.
“Tetapi sekiranya masalah berterusan walaupun telah mendapat rawatan awal dengan ubat-ubatan daripada doktor di klinik, maka pesakit haruslah mendapatkan rundingan pakar bedah.
“Tanda yang paling ketara seseorang itu mengalami buasir dalaman ialah berlakunya pendarahan di bahagian anus sewaktu membuang air besar.
“Namun, pendarahan rektal boleh berlaku atas sebab lain. Oleh itu, pesakit dinasihatkan berjumpa dengan doktor untuk memastikan ia tidak berpunca daripada sebarang penyakit yang lebih serius seperti kanser kolorektal,” ujar beliau.
Jika pada peringkat awal buasir terdapat perubahan yang ketara apabila anda membuang air besar atau jika najis berwarna hitam, merah pekat atau seakan tar, silalah berjumpa dengan doktor pakar dengan segera.
Warna najis yang sedemikian menunjukkan pendarahan telah berlaku di bahagian lain dalam salur pencernaan anda.
Anda juga dinasihat untuk mendapatkan penjagaan kecemasan sekiranya terlihat pendarahan yang banyak pada anus, rasa pening-pening atau pitam.
Doktor juga boleh menentukan jika anda mengalami buasir luaran hanya dengan melihat bahagian buasir itu.
“Untuk buasir dalaman, doktor mungkin ingin menjalankan pemeriksaan dengan menggunakan jari yang bersarung getah atau Digital Rectal Examination (DRE). Tetapi, teknik pemeriksaan ini bukanlah muktamad kerana kadangkala buasir dalaman terlalu lembut untuk dikesan melalui pemeriksaan rektal.
“Dalam kes ini, doktor anda mungkin ingin memeriksa bahagian bawah kolon dan rektum dengan anaskop, protoskop atau sigmoidoskop,” jelas Dr. Abd. Hamid.
Tambah beliau, kadangkala, pemeriksaan yang lebih ekstensif termasuk pemeriksaan keseluruhan kolon dan rektum menggunakan kolonoskopi fiber optik yang anjal untuk mengesan pendarahan pada lesi di bahagian rektum atau mana bahagian kolon yang harus dilakukan.
Pesakit dinasihatkan untuk mendapat rawatan susulan jika berlaku pendarahan yang berterusan selepas sesuatu rawatan.
Rawatan
Dalam banyak kes rawatan buasir, terdapat beberapa langkah yang anda boleh lakukan sendiri.
Tetapi, perlu diingatkan, ada waktunya, pengubatan atau prosedur pembedahan adalah perlu.
Jika buasir anda hanya mendatangkan rasa ketidakselesaan yang sedikit, doktor mungkin akan mencadangkan krim, ubat sapuan atau pad yang mengandungi agen antiradang.
Bahan seperti ini mengandungi steroid hidrokortison yang boleh dibeli di kaunter farmasi sebagai ubat OTC (over the counter) dan tidak memerlukan preskripsi.
Jika pesakit mengamalkan rawatan ini dengan mandian air panas, ia akan mengurangkan simptom-simptom buasir.
Jika terdapat darah beku di bahagian dalam buasir luaran, doktor akan membuang darah beku itu dengan melakukan insisi (pemotongan) ringkas yang akan melegakan rasa sakit yang dialami.
Prosedur ini biasanya akan dilakukan dengan menggunakan bius umum dan pesakit tidak akan berasa apa-apa kesakitan.
Selepas pembedahan ini dilakukan, sebagaimana pembedahan lain yang melibatkan kawasan luka pada anus, pesakit harus mencuci luka di dubur dengan kaedah mandian sitz, melibatkan rendaman dubur yang luka di dalam air suam yang dicampur larutan garam (salina) selama 15 hingga 20 minit setiap kali, 2 hingga 3 kali sehari.
Jika anda mengalami kesakitan atau perdarahan buasir yang kerap, doktor mungkin mencadangkan:
* Banding Haemorrhoids. Doktor akan meletakkan satu atau dua gelung getah di pangkal buasir dalaman untuk menyekat peredaran darah dan buasir itu akan terjatuh dalam jangka masa tertentu. Prosedur ringkas yang dikenali sebagai ligasi pita getah (rubber band ligation) boleh dilakukan di klinik doktor dan amat berkesan bagi ramai orang yang mengalami buasir peringkat 1 dan 2.
* Skleroterapi. Prosedur ini melibatkan satu larutan kimia yang disuntik di sekitar salur darah untuk mengecutkan buasir. Prosedur boleh mendatangkan komplikasi yang buruk seperti pendarahan dan jangkitan kuman di bahagian yang disuntik. Oleh sebab itu, prosedur ini amat jarang dipraktikkan oleh pakar bedah seluruh dunia.
* Lampu inframerah. Lampu inframerah yang dipancarkan selama 1 hingga 2 saat ke bahagian buasir boleh memotong peredaran darah dan mengecilkan bahagian buasir dalaman yang berdarah. Kaedah ini memerlukan penggunaan alat inframerah fotokoagulator yang berteknologi tinggi. Oleh kerana keberkesanan kaedah ini adalah sama dengan rubber banding, kaedah ini tidak begitu popular di kalangan pakar-pakar bedah.
* Pembedahan. Jika prosedur lain tidak berjaya atau jika anda mempunyai buasir yang besar, doktor pakar anda akan membuang tisu berkenaan dalam satu prosedur yang dikenali sebagai hemorhoidektomi. Pembedahan ini dilakukan sama ada dengan menggunakan bius setempat digabungkan dengan sedatif (ubat penenang), anestetik spina atau bius umum. Selalunya, ia dijalankan sebagai rawatan pesakit luar tetapi pesakit boleh bermalam di hospital jika perlu. pesakit juga boleh mendapatkan ubat jika berasa tidak selesa dan sakit selepas prosedur dijalankan. Salah satu cara melegakan rasa sakit ialah dengan kaedah mandi sitz (pesakit duduk dalam suatu tab mandi pinggul yang agak cetek). Selain itu, teknik pembedahan yang terkini seperti Stapled Haemorrhoidopexy mungkin akan mengurangkan rasa sakit yang dialami. Walau bagaimanapun, prosedur ini masih belum menjadi prosedur pembedahan yang menjadi kebiasaan untuk rawatan buasir teruk kerana keberkesanan keseluruhannya masih di dalam proses kajian.
Pencegahan
Untuk mencegah buasir atau flare-ups anda dinasihatkan supaya:
* Makan makanan berserat tinggi. Lebihkan buah-buahan, sayur-sayuran dan bijirin di dalam diet pemakanan anda. Dengan berbuat demikian, ia akan melembutkan najis serta meningkatkan saiznya di mana ia akan mengurangkan kebarangkalian pesakit untuk meneran yang akan mengakibatkan buasir.
* Minum air yang banyak. Jumlah air yang anda patut minum setiap hari berbeza dan bergantung kepada faktor umur, jantina, kesihatan, tahap aktiviti dan faktor-faktor lain.
* Ambil makanan tambahan yang berserat. Produk yang boleh didapati di kaunter farmasi seperti Metamucil dan Citrucel akan membantu anda membuang najis yang lembut dan secara lebih kerap. Rujuk kepada doktor anda tentang penggunaan ubat yang boleh melembutkan najis.
Jika anda mengambil makanan tambahan berserat, pastikan anda minum sekurang-kurangnya 8 hingga 10 gelas air setiap hari. Jika tidak, ia akan mengakibatkan sembelit atau menjadikan buasir lebih teruk. Tambahkan pengambilan serat tambahan ke dalam diet anda secara perlahan-lahan untuk mengelakkan sebarang masalah dengan gas (angin).
* Melakukan aktiviti fizikal. Aktifkan diri anda dengan mengurangkan tekanan pada vena (pembuluh darah), yang akan terjadi apabila anda berdiri atau duduk terlalu lama. Selain mengelakkan sembelit, dengan melakukan latihan, anda juga boleh mengurangkan berat badan yang berlebihan.
* Elakkan berdiri atau duduk dalam jangka masa yang lama. Jika anda terpaksa duduk untuk jangka masa yang lama, jangan gunakan kusyen donut sebagai alas kerusi anda. Ia hanya akan meningkatkan tekanan pada vena di dalam anus.
* Elakkan meneran. Meneran dan menahan nafas ketika membuang air besar akan mengakibatkan tekanan yang kuat dalam vena di bahagian bawah rektum.
* Jika terasa ingin membuang air besar, lakukan dengan segera. Jika ditahan, najis anda akan menjadi kering dan lebih sukar untuk dibuang.
Penjagaan
kebersihan diri
Anda boleh mengurangkan rasa sakit, bengkak atau inflamasi buasir dengan penjagaan diri yang berikut:
* Menggunakan rawatan topikal. Menyapu krim buasir atau supositori yang mengandungi hidrokortison atau menggunakan pad yang mengandungi agen kebas.
* Memastikan kawasan anus bersih. Mandi setiap hari untuk membersihkan kawasan kulit di sekitar anus perlahan-lahan dengan air suam. Anda tidak perlu menyabun kawasan ini kerana ia akan menjadikannya lebih teruk. Keringkan kawasan tersebut dengan pengering rambut secara perlahan-lahan selepas mandi untuk mengurangkan kelembapan yang hanya akan mengakibatkan iritasi.
* Berendam secara konsisten dalam air mandian suam. Lakukan ini beberapa kali sehari.
* Menolak semula buasir yang prolaps (terkeluar dari kedudukan asal). Jika buasir mengalami prolaps, perlahan-lahan tolak buasir semula ke dalam ruang anus.
* Gunakan mandian sitz dengan air suam. Mandian sitz boleh diletakkan di atas tandas dan boleh didapati di farmasi atau stor perubatan.
* Jangan gunakan tisu tandas yang kering. Gunakan tisu basah atau tisu yang dibasahkan selepas membuang air besar.
* Ambil ubat secara oral (makan). Paracetamol, aspirin atau ibuprofen akan mengurangkan rasa ketidakselesaan.
Perlu diingat bahawa penjagaan kebersihan diri ini akan mengurangkan simptom tetapi ia tidak akan menghilangkan buasir. Rujuk kepada doktor pakar jika rasa sakit yang dialami tidak berkurangan dalam beberapa hari atau dengan segera jika anda mengalami sakit atau pendarahan yang teruk.

PEMBUNUH SENYAP SILING ABESTOS / MESOTHELIOMA

Tahukah anda sebenanya tanpa kita sedari dirumah kita terdapat pembunuh senyap yang amat mengerunkan. siapakah pembunuh tersebut? tak lain tak bukan ia adalah SILING ABESTOS. untuk pengetahuan anda siling abestos mempunyai habuk yang sangat halus yang sentiasa gugur dan berterbangan diudara dan sangat mudah memasuki tubuh kita setiap kali kita menarik nafas terutama ketika kita sedang tidur. Habuk dari abestos ini akan mengakibatkan CANCER dan juga dikenali sebagai MESOTHELIOMA.kepada anda yang mempunyai bayi dapatkan langkah segera untuk melindungi anak yang tak berdaya ini kerana risiko kepada bayi mungkin lebih tinggi kerana mereka sentiasa berbaring dan tubuh yang masih lemah.

Mungkin ada diantara kita yang mengetahui tentang bahaya siling abestos ini tapi sengaja tidak mengambil berat tentang risiko yang bakal melanda dan bagi yang masih belum mengetahuinya sebaiknya ambil langkah segera untuk mencegah risiko merbahaya ini sebelum terlambat, dapatkan info terperinci disini: MESOTHELIOMA INFO.

Dalam tempoh 10 tahun kebelakangan ini pakar-pakar perubatan sedunia telah mengharamkan penggunaan abestos untuk siling rumah dan kini banyak syarikat membuat siling telah bertukar kepada bahan lain yang lebih selamat seperti siling UAC atau serabut simen dan juga siling kapur atau lebih dikenali plaster siling.

Tapi bagi rumah-rumah kita dikampung atau rumah kita sekarang yang mungkin dibuat sepuluh tahun yang lalu berkemungkinan masih menggunakan siling abestos. cuba anda dapatkan pengesahan dari pemaju yang membina rumah anda tersebut ini demi keselamatan anda dan keluarga anda terutama bayi anda. untuk langkah berjaga-jaga bagi mengurangkan risiko CANCER ABESTOS / LUNG ABESTOS anda boleh mencuba lankah ini:
1.tutup bayi anda dengan kelambu dan hamparkan kain diatas kelambu tersebut supaya habuk abestos hanya gugur diatas kain tersebut.
2.bagi orang dewasa seperti anda rentangkan kain dibawah siling bilik tidur anda untuk menahan habuk abestos tersebut.

Tapi langkah ini hanya sebagai mengurangkan risiko, tapi belum dapat mencegah 100% risiko CANCER kerana habuk dari abestos sentiasa gugur berterbangan setiap masa dan kita berkemungkinan menyedutnya samada sedang duduk, berjalan, makan atau sebagainya. Untuk mendapatkan info yang lengkap dan cara-cara pencegahan disini: MESOTHELIOMA INFO

Fowardkan kepada kawan-kawan email ini supaya kita sama-sama terhindar dari risiko MESOTHELIOMA ini.
dapatkan info segera tentang CANCER, TUMOR, LUNGS, STEM CELLS dan sebagainya untuk pencegahan: MESOTHELIOMA INFO