`He who saves the life of one, is as if he has saved the life of Humanity` – Al Quran
If you find any of the following signs in a person or yourself,
consult your doctor immediately -
May Allah`s mercy & blessings be with you- Ameen!
If someone has any of these diseases than your are at a greater risk for Stroke ( Falij Ka Humla)
High blood pressure, Diabetes, Heart disease, Carotid artery disease is in your neck supply of blood to the brain. If you have any of these stroke risk factors you need to make serious changes to your lifestyle. You have to get ready to make the decision to get healthy and make your life last as long as you can. See your doctor regularly so that you can have the supervision that is needed to keep your health under control the way that it should be.
The Warning Signs Of A Stroke ( Falij ka Humla) ?
There are warning signs of a stroke that you have to know about. If you think that you are having any of these symptoms, you need to seek medical attention at once. It is better to be safe than sorry later on down the road. Pay attention and make sure that you think hard about these signs so that you or anyone that you know can get the attention that they need fast.
Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm, or leg on one side of the body only.
Sudden confusion or trouble speaking or understanding when others talk around you.
Trouble seeing in one or both eyes.
Problems with walking or being dizzy or losing your balance or coordination.
Sudden or severe headaches with no reason that you can think of.
What to do :
Call an ambulance immediately if you or someone that you know has these symptoms.
Make sure that you are doing what you can so that you are able to keep yourself or your friends or family living as long as you can.
Talk to your doctor and find the facts about stroke. You can also go online and find more about this terrible problem and what leads up to the disease. The more that you know means that you can protect yourself better and put your mind at rest about a stroke interrupting your life when you least expect.
Getting a good diet and lots of exercise will help to keep a stroke at bay for you.
You should not fill your body with fats and salts because this is only going to put you at risk later on down the line.Think now so that you can be healthier and have the knowledge of what warning signs to look for when it comes to having a stroke. Do not wait and find out now so that you are protecting yourself and those around you.
Many of us feel that despite our Fasting we may not be getting our secondary benefits besides primary objective of ensuring blessings of Allah `SWTA`. Here are some reasons why?
Exercise is essential for weight loss- exercise is probably the most important predictor of whether you will succeed at long term weight loss and weight loss maintenance. In order for exercise to be helpful in weight loss, you should strive for a minimum of five 30 minute sessions per week. ( recent research has shown that three 10 minute sessions in a day are as good as one 30 minute session. This helps many in combating the old “no time for exercise” excuse. )Be certain to find something you enjoy. You’ll be more apt to stick with it. Try walking with a friend, joining an intramural sports league, participating in outings with a group Once you give exercise a chance, you will begin to enjoy its positive benefits on your psyche as well; you will literally become “hooked.”
Weight loss and weight training – We chose to list this separately from the “exercise” category because of the significant weight loss benefits attached to weight training in and of itself. The basic equation is this: the more muscle tissue you have, the more calories you will burn. This is why world class weight lifters must eat thousands of calories a day to maintain their weight. Muscle is active tissue, fat is not. Thus, muscle “burns” a significant number of calories each day for its own maintenance.
Keep a diary for triggers that hinder weight loss- Keeping a food diary can be a huge asset in successful weight loss. Devote some time each day to record what you have eaten and how much, your hunger level prior to eating, and any feelings or emotions present at the time. A food diary can provide a large amount of self-awareness. It can identify emotions and behaviors that trigger overeating, foster greater awareness of portion sizes, and help you discover your personal food triggers. Study any patterns that emerge from your food diary and identify where you may be able to make more healthful changes
Stay focused on being healthy, not on becoming thin – Many people become more successful at long term weight loss when their motivation changes from wanting to be thinner to wanting to be healthier. Change your mindset to think about selecting foods that will help your body’s health rather than worrying about foods that will affect your body’s weight.
Find out why you overeat- All too often overeating is triggered by stress, boredom, loneliness, anger, depression and other emotions. Learning to deal with emotions without food is a significant skill that will greatly serve long term weight control. Chronic over-eaters and “emotional eaters” can be significantly helped by learning new behavioral skills such as those
Weight loss support: join a weight management group -A big key in long term weight control comes from receiving encouragement and support from others. You can check to see if groups such as Jenny Craig offer programs and resources in your areas. You may also wish to check with your local hospital to see if their registered dietitian conducts group weight loss programs.
Weight loss and portion control-With the advent of “super-size” meals and increasingly huge portions at restaurants, our concept of normal serving sizes is a distant memory. Be mindful of the amounts of food you consume at a sitting. When necessary, divide your food in half and ask for a take home bag
Lose weight slowly with small changes -Try to remember that “losing 15 pounds in two weeks” is nothing to celebrate. It is important to realize that the more quickly weight is lost, the more likely the loss is coming from water and muscle, not fat. Since muscle tissue is critical in keeping our metabolism elevated, losing it actually leads to a decrease in the amount of calories we can each day without gaining weight. Fat loss is best achieved when weight is lost slowly. Strive for a weight loss of no more than 1-2 pounds per week. One pound of weight is equivalent to 3500 calories..
Eating slowly can lead to weight loss-Did you ever notice that thin people take an awfully long time to eat their food? Eating slowly is one method that can help take off pounds. That’s because from the time you begin eating it takes the brain 20 minutes to start signaling feelings of fullness. Fast eaters often eat beyond their true level of fullness before the 20 minute signal has had a chance to set in.
Weight loss through eating less fat – but do it wisely-We’ve known for some time that limiting high fat foods in the diet can be helpful with weight loss. Just to clarify, fat-free foods have calories too. In some cases fat-free foods have as many calories as their fat laden counterparts. If you eat more calories than your body uses, you will gain weight.
These 10 guidelines will help you to take your medication the right way. Are you making any of these mistakes?
1. Taking an OTC Remedy Without Reading the Label When it comes to over-the-counter drugs, many people have a blasé attitude, thinking “They can’t really hurt me, right?” Wrong. Plenty of people end up with serious health problems from accidentally taking too much of an over-the-counter drug (such as a painkiller), overusing drugs such as laxatives or acid blockers, or taking something that interferes with another medication they’re on. No matter how innocuous a drug may seem, it’s always smart to read the label. It might surprise you.
When taking medication remember to always follow your doctor’s advice.
2. Taking Sedatives if You Have Heartburn People who took prescription drugs called benzodiazepines (Valium, Xanax, Halcion) to fall asleep were 50 percent more likely to have heartburn at night than those who didn’t in one large survey. Other research has shown that these prescription antianxiety drugs loosen up the lower esophageal sphincter, the ring of muscle that keeps stomach acid where it belongs.
3. Taking an Antidiarrheal if You Have a Fever
Never treat yourself at home with a diarrhea remedy if you also have a fever or if there’s blood or mucus in your bowel movements. These are signs of an infection and warrant a call to your doctor.
4. Taking a Daily Aspirin without Asking Your Doctor
Some people shouldn’t take aspirin every day, especially since it can cause stomach bleeding. Doctors usually recommend it only for people who have an increased risk of heart attack and stroke. Women may not benefit as much from aspirin therapy as men. And some people appear to be resistant to aspirin’s anticlotting effects. (Tests are available to check for aspirin resistance, though some doctors question their accuracy).
5. Quitting an Antianxiety Med Cold Turkey If you’ve been taking an antianxiety medicine for a long time, do not quit abruptly. Talk to your doctor about how to gradually taper the dose. Otherwise, you could experience very serious complications such as seizures.
6. Using Old Antibiotics for a New Infection
First, you should have finished the entire prescription the first time around. Second, many antibiotics are specific to the type of infection you have. Taking the wrong antibiotic might not work and can lead to antibiotic-resistant bacteria, making treatment for that type of infection more difficult the next time.
7. Taking an Antipsychotic Without Asking Why You Need It
Don’t accept a prescription for an antipsychotic drug if you don’t have schizophrenia or other severe mental illnesses like psychosis without asking your doctor “why this drug?” A study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry and sponsored by the National Institutes of Health found that the majority of people prescribed these drugs didn’t have schizophrenia or other severe mental disorders for which the drugs are approved. Instead, they had conditions like depression, anxiety, or post-traumatic stress disorder that could be managed with safer, less-expensive medications. Although some antipsychotics are labeled for use in depression, they should be used as a last resort if typical antidepressants don’t work.
8. Taking Calcium on an Empty Stomach
The calcium in most supplements is bound to a form of salt called carbonate. Your stomach needs plenty of hydrochloric acid to break down calcium carbonate, so always take your supplement with a meal or snack. Food will cause your stomach to produce the acid.
9. Stopping Your Medication
Don’t skimp on eczema medicine. In one study, researchers found that about 65 percent of parents stopped applying prescription ointments to the skin of kids with eczema just 3 days after it was prescribed. To get the most out of your eczema treatment, use it exactly as your doctor prescribes.
10. Diagnosing Your Own Yeast Infection Yes, the itching and discharge could be a yeast infection — but it might not be. In one study of 95 women who diagnosed themselves, testing showed that just a third actually had a yeast infection; the rest had various other vaginal infections. Pay a visit to your doctor for the correct diagnosis.
Mix a gram of dalchini/cinnamon powder with a teaspoon of honey to cure cold. Prepare a cup of tea to which you should add ginger, clove, bay leaf and black pepper.. This should be consumed twice a day. Reduce the intake as the cold disappears.
GINGER FOR COLDS.
Ginger tea is very good to cure cold. Preparation of tea: cut ginger into small pieces and boil it with water, boil it a few times and then add sugar to sweeten and milk to taste, and drink it hot.
DRY COUGHS.
Add a gram of turmeric (haldi) powder to a teaspoon of honey for curing dry cough. Also chew a cardamom for a long time.
BLOCKED NOSE.
For blocked nose or to relieve congestion, take a table spoon of crushed carom seeds (ajwain) and tie it in a cloth and inhale it.
SORE THROAT.
Add a tea spoon of cumin seeds (jeera) and a few small pieces of dry ginger to a glass of boiling water. Simmer it for a few minutes, and then let it cool. Drink it twice daily. This will cure cold as well as sore throat.
AJWAIN/AJMO FOR ASTHMA.
Boil ajwain in water and inhale the steam.
CURE FOR BACKACHE..
Rub ginger paste on the backache to get relief.
GARLIC FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.
Have 1-2 pod garlic (lasan) first thing in the morning with water
HONEY AND GINGER FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.
Mix 1 table spoon and 1 table spoon ginger (adrak) juice, 1 table spoon of crushed cumin seeds (jeera), and have it twice daily.
MIGRAINE. .
For the cure of migraine or acute cold in the head; boil a tablespoon of pepper powder, and a pinch of turmeric in a cup of milk, and have it daily for a few couple of days.
BLOOD SUGAR..
A tablespoon of amla juice mixed with a cup of fresh bitter gourd (karela) juice and taken daily for 2 months reduces blood sugar.
TURMERIC/ ARAD CURE FOR INJURIES
For any cut or wound, apply turmeric powder to the injured portion to stop the bleeding. It also works as an antiseptic. You can tie a bandage after applying haldi/turmeric.
CRAMPS
You must do a self-massage using mustard oil every morning. Just take a little oil between your palms and rub it all over your body. Then take a shower. This is especially beneficial during winter. You could also mix a little mustard powder with water to make a paste and apply this on your palms and soles of your feet.
HEADACHES.
If you have a regular migraine problem, include five almonds along with hot milk in your daily diet. You could also have a gram of black pepper along with honey or milk, twice or thrice a day. Make an almond paste by rubbing wet almonds against a stone.This can be applied to forehead.
Eat an apple with a little salt on an empty stomach everyday and see its wonderful effects. OR When headache is caused by cold winds, cinnamon works best in curing headache. Make a paste of cinnamon by mixing in water and apply it all over your forehead.
TURMERIC FOR ARTHRITIS.
Turmeric can be used in treating arthritis due to its anti-inflammatory property. Turmeric can be taken as a drink other than adding to dishes to help prevent all problems. Use one teaspoon of turmeric powder per cup of warm milk every day. It is also used as a paste for local action.
HICCUPS
Take a warm slice of lemon and sprinkle salt, sugar and black pepper on it.. The lemon should be eaten until the hiccups stop.
chicken is injected with water to increase its size and weight. In order to help retain the water, chicken protein is added, but to save money, Beef and Pork protein is also added which brings the spin to the story. Decide for yourself.
Some tablets (sulphonylureas) and insulin can make your blood glucose (sugar) level go low (hypo). If you are not eating but are still taking this type of tablet or insulin, then it is more likely a hypo will happen.
Another danger is that you might become dehydrated (not enough fluid/water in your body). This can happen if your blood glucose level is too high (higher than 10mmol/l). Your body tries to lower the blood glucose level by passing urine (water). If you are not drinking (water and tea for example) because you are fasting, then the blood glucose level will get higher still and you can become very ill.
You must speak to your diabetes doctor or nurse before you fast. They can check how well your body is coping with the diabetes. If they are worried that your body is not coping very well, and there are signs of damage due to high blood glucose levels, then they may recommend you do not fast.
If you are unwell during the fast, you should test your blood glucose level. This is important as your level can be high or low and you will have to treat this.
If you have a clinic appointment during Ramadan you can change this for a better time for you to attend.
Make sure you speak to your doctor or nurse about this.
Changes to your diet
During Ramadan you have a very different routine for meals. It would usually mean you have two meals a day; the Sehri (early morning meal) which can be eaten as early as 04.00 and the Iftar (after sunset when the fast ends for the day).
The Iftar includes large meals with lots of carbohydrate (starchy) food such as chapattis, and rice but also lots of sugary drinks. A lot of the food is fried. Because you do not eat for a long time, then eat a lot of food which the body changes to glucose, this means your blood glucose level will be low at some times and very high at others.
The following suggestions will help to stop this big change in blood glucose level:
Do not eat so many sugary foods at Iftar. Only have small amounts of food such as ladoo, jelaibi and burfi.Eat more starchy food such as basmati rice, chapatti or naan bread to stop you feeling hungry.Have fruit, vegetables, dhal and yoghurt in your meals.
Have your meal at Sehri just before sunrise and not at midnight. This will help to keep your blood glucose levels more evenly balanced.
When you have a drink, have sugar-free drinks. These can be fizzy drinks or squashes. Drink water if you feel thirsty and do not add sugar to drinks. If you like a sweet drink then use a sweetener such as Canderel or Sweetex.
Do not have too many fried foods such as paratha, puri, samosas, chevera, pakoras, katlamas, fried kebabs and Bombay mix. When using oil for cooking, be sure to only use 1-2 tablespoons (15-30 mls) for four people.
A lot of the food used to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr can make your blood glucose levels rise and also make you put on weight. This is not good if you have diabetes. This does not mean you cannot have such foods, but you must be careful how much you eat.
Fluoride is a deadly poison being used in our drinking water. The medication of our water supply is not a healthy practice. Fluoride ingestion has many risks including chronic kidney disease, thyroid disease, reduced brain development in children, reduced IQs, dental fluorosis, skeletal fluorosis, and increases in hip and other bone fractures.
that you can rub your stomach away effortlessly
using nothing but your hand for only 2 minutes a day?
After spending a lovely long weekend at Center Parcs, it was fascinating to observe just how many people seemed to be battling the bulge -
especially that bulge around the middle!
I love this simple idea of rubbing your stomach away in 2 minutes a daya good habit to add to your daily routine dont you think?
Dr. Stephen Chang
This may sound hard to believe, but Dr. Stephen Chang,
an M.D. and Ph.D. who’s trained in both Western and Chinese medicine,
states that this simple 2-minute internal exercise, which does notcome
from Western medicine, but rather from the wisdom of ancient Chinese sages
— has been used successfully as a self-healing mechanism
for over 6,000 years.
Whatever you do, don’t confuse this internal exercise with the external
exercises of the Western world, such as sit-ups, crunches and other
movements that only firm up the underlying stomach muscles …
but do nothing to melt the fat surrounding those muscles.
According to Dr. Chang, losing weight is a simple matter of increasing
the efficiency of the digestive system. If you’ve ever wondered why you
fail to shed pounds even when you reduce your food and/or caloric intake —
the reason is because your digestive and eliminatory systems
are not functioning efficiently.
The following 2-minute exercise works like a gentle colonic irrigation
that helps speed up a sluggish digestive system (which usually carries at
least 5 pounds of fecal matter within it), and this elimination of useless
sludge has the effect of burning off excess fat. The exercise effectively
metabolizes the fatty tissues around the stomach and intestines, and flushes
them out of your body through blood, sweat, urine, and feces.
Here’s how to do the stomach-rubbing exercise:
1) Lie flat on your back on your bed or on the floor. Take your top off
or pull it up so that your abdominal area is bare.
2) Rub your hands together vigorously for about 15 seconds,
or until they feel hot. Rub Stomach Away
3) Place one of your hands directly on your belly button and begin to rub in
small
circles around your belly button, and gradually make the circles larger
(as shown in the diagram). Use fairly firm but comfortable pressure
and rub at a slow, even pace, approximately 1 circle per second.
4) Concentrate on the heat building up in, around and throughout your stomach.
5) Do about 40 to 50 circles, or for an approximate duration of 2 minutes or
more.
Note: It is important to keep the abdominal area warm while doing the
exercise, especially during winter months when even
heated indoor air tends to be cool.
For best results, do this routine twice a day for 2 minutes —
first thing in the morning (before breakfast) and just before
you go to bed. Most people see noticeable results
within 1 week of consistent practice.
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM),
the stomach is the canter of energy. Massaging the stomach
in the manner described above therefore accomplishes more
than just melting away adipose tissue (fat). It also
stimulates the abdominal organs
*helps speed up slow digestion and remedies constipation
*increases blood circulation in the abdominal area
*helps heal indigestion, nausea, diarrhoea, vomiting and
the adverse effects of overeating
Caution:
The stomach massage should not be practiced immediately after a heavy meal.
Neither is it advisable for women who are pregnant, or have
inflammation of the uterus, bladder, ovaries and fallopian tubes; and individuals who havethe following conditions: hypertension; stones in the gall bladder, kidneys or bladder; general, femoral, inguinal and umbilical hernia; bleeding of the stomach, lungs or brain; or ulcers of the intestines and stomach.
During fasting, it is not unexpected that the mouth becomes dry. This naturally results in malodor. Poor oral hygiene care will indeed make it even worse. A practical way of overcomming it is to ensure patients, even during fasting, to still brush their teeth and floss as unual to keep the mouth feeling freshand clean. Mouthrinsing is also permissible as long as patients don’t overdo it!. Avoid alcohol-based mouthwash as it will dry out the mouth.
Drinking plenty of water and fruits during the night or at sahur/sehri can help to keep the body stay hydrated and healthy. It is also worthy to examine the whole mouth for any dental or oral manifestations that maybe contributing to the malador such like dental caries, infections and / or dischanges.
Increased acid levels inthe empty stomach in Ramadan aggravate the heart burn condition. It presents itself as a burning feeling in the stomach area under the ribs and can extend upto the throat. Spicy food, especially sauces, can cause this, as well as coffee, carbonated drinks, and fatty and friend foods worsen these conditions. In order to get rid of it, avoid all the above foods.
Do not overeat.
Have a few small meals instead of one big meal; eat a little after iftar and another snack after the tarawih prayer for example.
Medications such as antacids, antihistamines or proton pump inhibitors are available to control acid levels int he stomach. People with proven peptic ulcers are haitus hernia should consult their doctor wellbefore Ramadan.
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