Kelebihan Inai

Hadis:

1. "janganlah kamu mencabut uban kerana ianya adalah cahaya Islam. Barang siapa sehelai rambutnya menjadi uban di dalam Islam, ditulis untuknya satu kebaikan dan diampunkan satu kejahatan dan dinaikkan satu darjat" diriwayatkan oleh Abu Daud.

2. "sesungguhnya yang terbaik untuk menukarkan warna keputihan rambut adalah dengan inai" diriwayatkan oleh At-Tirmidzi.
Inai telah lama digunakan di negara-negara timur sebagai pewarna semula jadi. Nama botanikalnya ialah lawsonia inermis. Daun inai diambil daripada pokok inai 3 kali setahun dan yang terbaik adalah pada bulan Mei dan Jun. Ia digunakan untuk kecantikan dan boleh dibuat lakaran pada anggota badan seperti tangan dan kaki yang boleh ditanggalkan. Maharaja dan ratu Parsi menggunakan inai sebagai skrub badan. Ratu Egypt, Cleopatra pula menggunakan inai untuk kecantikan rambutnya.

Amnya, inai membantu mengekalkan kulit yang lembut dan bersih. Oleh itu penggunaan bahan kimia harus dielakkan.

Ciri2 perubatan inai:
    - boleh melarut
    - sejuk dan kering.

Di antara kelebihannya termasuklah rawatan kebakaran, bengkak bernanah, masalah pigmentasi dan pelbagai masalah anggota badan yang lain. Merawat luka menggunakan inai mempunyai kesan yang sama seperti perubatan moden.

Kegunaan inai:-

1. Merawat kebakaran di peringkat awal menggunakan inai serbuk. Kelebihannya: 
    - Mengurangkan kesakitan
    - Mengurangkan kehilangan bendalir
    - Mengurangkan jangkitan/ infeksi

2. Merawat luka yang parah serta memeliharanya daripada bakteria menggunakan campuran inai serbuk dengan air biasa.

3. Menghentikan pendarahan menggunakan inai serbuk seperti pendarahan hidung.

4. Membasmi virus pada kulit yang melecuh menggunakan inai serbuk dengan air mendidih.

5. Memelihara kaki pesakit kencing manis menggunakan campuran 4 paket inai serbuk bersama 2 botol minyak zaitun. Ratakan pada bahagian kaki yang terlibat, biarkan seharian, dan amalkan selama sebulan. Kelebihannya:
    - Menyembuh rekahan dan retakan pada kaki serta mengurangkan infeksi
    - Mencantikkan kulit kaki - Melambatkan kesan pada saraf

6. Merawat bengkak bernanah, kudis buta, gatal-gatal dan kurap menggunakan inai serbuk dengan air mendidih.

7. Merawat kanak2 yang menghidap demam campak/ cacar air menggunakan ½ paket inai serbuk dengan 2 cawan air mendidih selama 4 hari.

8. Menghapuskan masalah kaki menggunakan campuran serbuk inai dengan minyak zaitun selama 5 hari.

9. Membetulkan pusingan haid / darah penyakit menggunakan inai serbuk dengan minyak zaitun dan diletakkan di tapak tangan semalaman selama seminggu.

10. Memulihkan kecacatan kuku akibat jangkitan kuman menggunakan campuran 2 sudu besar inai serbuk dengan 4 oz cuka.

11. Menyembuhkan penghidap demam kuning dan kusta menggunakan campuran 4 paket inai serbuk dalam tub mandi dengan air mendidih dan dibiarkan sehingga suam. Berendamlah selama 10 minit dan amalkan setiap hari selama 2 minggu.

12. Menginaikan rambut menggunakan campuran ½ paket inai serbuk dengan 2 cawan air mendidih. Ratakan pada rambut, bungkus rambut dengan plastik ("shower cap") dan biarkan selama 3 jam atau lebih. Kelebihannya: 

    - Menguatkan akar rambut
    - Memberi kilauan pada rambut
    - Menghilangkan kelemumur
    - Melembut dan memelihara rambut
    - Memberikan ketenangan kepada pesakit jantung
    - Menghilangkan ketegangan, kerisauan, keletihan dan kesukaran untuk tidur

13. Kelebihan menginaikan muka/ anggota badan lain dengan campuran 2 sudu besar inai serbuk dengan 3 sudu besar air mendidih. Ratakan pada muka/ anggota lain, biarkan selama ½ jam atau sehingga kering dan cuci dengan air. Ulangi setiap hari. Kelebihannya:
    - Melindungi kulit dari cahaya matahari
    - Memberi warna pada kulit seperti sopak, panau dll (amalkan selama 2 minggu)
    - Merawat jerawat dan jeragat (amalkan selama seminggu)
    - Mengekalkan kulit yang lembut dan bersih

Artikel oleh JAMALIAH HOUSE

Apa itu Selulit (cellulite)

Selulit (cellulite) merupakan kumpulan lemakyang mudah terjadipada lengan, perut. Ia juga boleh mengakibatkan garis-garis kulit pecah yang selalu terdapat pada bahagian punggung dan paha.

Ia berlaku disebabkan oleh pengumpulan toksin yang memusnahkan struktur kollagen dan elastin pada lapisan kulit dan juga turut membuatkan pengaliran darah menjadi kurang efisien.

Seseorang itu tidak perlu gemuk untuk mendapat selulit tetapi kerap dikaitkan dengan masalah kekurangan air, tiada senaman, sembelit, stress, keadaan tercemar, keletihan, pemakanan yang tidak betul dan kandungan estrogen yang tinggi.

Oleh itu untuk mengelakkan selulit, perlukan pembersihan sistem badan dan bukannya menguruskan badan. Terdapat beberapa produk yang berupaya membuang toksin dan mengatasi masalah sembelit.
Sapukan krim yang boleh membuang selulit pada bahagian selulit tadi. Amalkan juga cara hidup sihat dengan minum sekurang-kurangnya 8 gelas sehari.

Pertolongan Pertama Pada Pesakit Stroke

Suka saya berkongsi artikel ini seperti yang dikehendaki oleh penulisnya.

Dengan cara mengeluarkan darah pada setiap hujung jari tangan dan hujung daun telinga. Ada satu cara terbaik untuk memberikan pertolongan pertama kepada orang yang mendapat serangan STROKE. Cara ini selain dapat menyelamatkan nyawa pesakit, juga tidak menimbulkan efek sampingan apapun. 

Pertolongan pertama ini dijamin merupakan pertolongan WAKTU KECEMASAN yang dapat berhasil 100%. Sebagaimana diketahui, orang yang mendapat serangan STROKE, seluruh darah di tubuh akan mengalir sangat kencang menuju pembuluh darah di otak. Apabila kegiatan pertolongan diberikan terlambat sedikit saja, maka pembuluh darah pada otak tidak akan kuat menahan aliran darah yang mengalir dengan deras dan akan segera pecah sedikit demi sedikit.
Dalam menghadapi keadaan demikian jangan sampai panik tetapi harus tenang. Pesakit biar tetap berada di tempat asal di mana ia terjatuh (misalnya: di bilik mandi, bilik tidur, atau di mana saja). JANGAN DIPINDAHKAN!!! sebab dengan memindahkan pesakit dari tempat asal akan mempercepat perpecahan pembuluh darah halus di otak. Pesakit harus dibantu mengambil posisi duduk yang baik agar tidak terjatuh lagi, dan pada saat itu pengeluaran darah dapat dilakukan.

Untuk yang terbaik menggunakan JARUM SUNTIK, namun apabila tidak ada, maka JARUM JAHIT/ JARUM PENITI dapat diguna dengan terlebih dahulu disterilkan, dengan cara dibakar di atas api. Sejurus setelah jarum disterilkan, lakukan PENUSUKAN pada 10 HUJUNG JARI TANGAN. Titik penusukan kira-kira 1cm dari hujung kuku. Setiap jari cukup ditusuk 1 kali saja dengan harapan setiap jari mengeluarkan 1 titis darah. Pengeluaran darah juga dapat dibantu dengan cara dipicit apabila darah ternyata tidak keluar dari ujung jari. Dalam jangka masa kira-kira 10 minit, pesakit akan segera sedar kembali.

Bila mulut pesakit memperlihatkan tanda tidak normal, maka KEDUA DAUN TELINGA pesakit HARUS DITARIK-TARIK sampai berwarna kemerah-merahan. Setelah itu, lakukanlah 2 KALI PENUSUKAN pada masing-masing HUJUNG BAWAH DAUN TELINGA sehingga darah keluar sebanyak 2 titis dari setiap hujung daun telinga. Dengan demikian dalam beberapa minit bentuk mulut pesakit akan kembali normal. Setelah keadaan pesakit pulih dan tidak ada kelainan yang berarti, maka bawalah pesakit dengan berhati-hati ke doktor atau hospital terdekat untuk mendapatkan pertolongan lebih lanjut.

Sebagai salah satu cara beramal bakti, sebaiknya e-mail ini disebarkan kepada teman-teman, keluarga dan saudara-mara serta masyarakat, sebab serangan stroke ini boleh berlaku ke atas sesiapa saja, di mana saja dan pada bila-bila masa saja.

3 Steps To Avoid A Stroke

A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke...TOTALLY. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is TOUGH.

Recognizing A Stroke

Thank God for the sense to remember the "3" steps, STR . Read and Learn! Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke. Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking 3 simple questions:

S Ask the individual to SMILE
T Ask the person to TALK - SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE
R Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS

We can also warn patients of these symptoms:

Sudden onset of severe : Headaches, Giddiness or Fainting spells Numbness or
weakness of limbs

NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to 'stick' out their tongue... if the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other that is also an indication of a stroke.

If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call 9-9-9 immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

Question (Qn): What are the five rules for a layman to take care of his heart?

Answer (Ans):
1. Diet - Less of carbohydrate, more of protein, less oil
2. Exercise - Half an hour's walk, at least five days a week; avoid lifts and avoid sitting for a long time; move around often even at home
3. Quit smoking
4. Control weight
5. Control blood pressure and sugar

Qn: Is eating non-veg food (fish) good for the heart?

Ans: No

Qn: It's still a grave shock to hear that some apparently healthy people have a cardiac arrest. How do we understand it in perspective?

Ans: This is called silent attack; that is why we recommend everyone past the age of 30 to undergo routine health checkups.

Qn: Are heart diseases hereditary?

Ans: Yes

Qn: What are the ways in which the heart is stressed? What practices do you suggest to destress?

Ans: Change your attitude towards life. Do not look for perfection in everything in life.

Qn: Is walking better than jogging or is more intensive exercise required to keep a healthy heart?

Ans: Walking is better than jogging since jogging leads to early fatigue and injury to joints.

Qn: You have done so much for the poor and needy. What has inspired you to do so?

Ans: Mother Theresa, who was my patient.

Qn: Can people with low blood pressure suffer heart diseases?

Ans: Extremely rare

Qn: Does cholesterol accumulates right from an early age (I'm currently only 22) or do you have to worry about it only after you are above 30 years of age?

Ans: Cholesterol accumulates from childhood.

Qn: How do irregular eating habits affect the heart?

Ans: You tend to eat junk food when the habits are irregular and your body's enzyme release for digestion gets confused.

Qn: How can I control cholesterol content without using medicines?

Ans: Control diet, walk and eat walnut.

Qn: Can yoga prevent heart ailments?

Ans: Yoga helps.

Qn: Which is the best and worst food for the heart?

Ans: Best food is fruits, chapathi's (without oil) worst are oil.

Qn: Which oil is better - gingili, groundnut, sunflower, saffola, olive?

Ans: All oils are bad; the so-called best oil company has the largest marketing budget - try to consume oil while cooking.

Qn: What is the routine checkup one should go through? Is there any specific test?

Ans: Routine blood test to ensure sugar, cholesterol is ok. Check BP,
Treadmill test after an echo.


Qn: What are the first aid steps to be taken on a heart attack?

Ans: Help the person into a sleeping position, put an aspirin tablet under the tongue with a sorbitrate tablet if available, and rush him to a coronary care unit since the maximum casualty takes place within the first hour.

Qn: How do you differentiate between pain caused by a heart attack and that caused due to gastric trouble?

Ans: Extremely difficult without ECG.

Qn: What is the main cause of a steep increase in heart problems amongst youngsters? I see people of about 30-40 yrs of age having heart attacks and serious heart problems.

Ans: Increased awareness has increased incidents. Also, sedentary lifestyles, smoking, junk food, lack of exercise in a country where people are genetically three times more vulnerable for heart attacks than Europeans and Americans.

Qn: Is it possible for a person to have BP outside the normal range of 120/80 and yet be perfectly healthy?

Ans: Yes.

Qn: Marriages within close relatives can lead to heart problems for the child. Is it true?

Ans : Yes, cosanguinity leads to congenital abnormalities and you may not have a software engineer as a child

Qn: Many of us have an irregular daily routine and many a times we have to stay late nights in office. Does this affect our heart? What precautions would you recommend?

Ans : When you are young, nature protects you against all these irregularities. However, as you grow older, respect the biological clock.

Qn: Will taking anti-hypertensive drugs cause some other complications (short / long term)?

Ans : Yes, most drugs have some side effects. However, modern anti-hypertensive drugs are extremely safe.

Qn: Will consuming more coffee/tea lead to heart attacks?

Ans : No.

Qn: Are asthma patients more prone to heart disease?

Ans : No.

Qn: How would you define junk food?

Ans : Fried food like Kentucky, McDonalds, samosas, and even masala dosas.


Qn: You mentioned that Indians are three times more vulnerable. What is the reason for this, as Europeans and Americans also eat a lot of junk food?

Ans : Every race is vulnerable to some disease and unfortunately, Indians are vulnerable for the most expensive disease.

Qn: Does consuming bananas help reduce hypertension?

Ans : No.

Qn: Can a person help himself during a heart attack (Because we see a lot of forwarded emails on this)?

Ans : Yes. Lie down comfortably and put an aspirin tablet of any description under the tongue and ask someone to take you to the nearest coronary care unit without any delay and do not wait for the ambulance since most of the time, the ambulance does not turn up.

Qn: Do, in any way, low white blood cells and low hemoglobin count lead to heart problems?

Ans : No. But it is ideal to have normal hemoglobin level to increase your exercise capacity.

Qn: Sometimes, due to the hectic schedule we are not able to exercise. So, does walking while doing daily chores at home or climbing the stairs in the house, work as a substitute for exercise?

Ans : Certainly. Avoid sitting continuously for more than half an hour and even the act of getting out of the chair and going to another chair and sitting helps a lot.

Qn: Is there a relation between heart problems and blood sugar?

Ans: Yes. A strong relationship since diabetics are more vulnerable to heart attacks than non-diabetics.

Qn: What are the things one needs to take care of after a heart operation?


Ans : Diet, exercise, drugs on time. Control cholesterol, BP, weight.

Qn: Are people working on night shifts more vulnerable to heart disease when compared to day shift workers?

Ans : No.

Qn: What are the modern anti-hypertensive drugs?

Ans : There are hundreds of drugs and your doctor will chose the right combination for your problem, but my suggestion is to avoid the drugs and go for natural ways of controlling blood pressure by walking, dieting to reduce weight and changing attitudes towards lifestyles.

Qn: Does aspirin or similar headache pills increase the risk of heart attacks?

Ans : No.

Qn: Why is the rate of heart attacks more in men than in women?

Ans : Nature protects women till the age of 45.

Qn: How can one keep the heart in a good condition?

Ans : Eat a healthy diet, avoid junk food, exercise everyday, do not smoke and, go for a health checkup if you are past the age of 30 for at least once in two yrs. And work very hard and enjoy your life...

UJIAN GULA DALAM DARAH

Ini adalah tafsiran bacaan kandungan gula dalam tubuh seseorang:

NORMAL : 5 - 7 mmol/l

TAHAP BERJAGA-JAGA : 7-10 mmol/l

KENCING MANIS : >10 mmol/l

Cuba periksa kadar gula dalam darah anda dan di mana tahap gula anda?

Apa Diebetis

Kencing manis atau diabetes mellitus merupakan sejenis penyakit yang dapat menimbulkan pelbagai jenis komplikasi seperti kebas kaki dan tangan, luka yang sukar sembuh, immuniti badan yang rendah, sakit buah pinggang kronik, sakit jantung, mati pucuk, stroke, buta dll. Faktor umur, kekeluargaan dan pemakanan memainkan peranan penting.

Antara tanda-tanda KECIL seseorang menghidapi kencing manis ialah :
• kerap dahaga
• kerap kencing
• menjadi kurus
• sentiasa letih
• gatal-gatal badan
• sering terjadi bisul

Kadang-kala pengidap kencing manis tidak menunjukkan sebarang tanda. Hanya dengan pemeriksaan doktor dapat menunjukkan dan mengesan kencing manis pada peringkat awal. Bagi mereka yang berisiko tinggi, mereka perlu menjalani pemeriksaan untuk mengesan kencing manis sekali setiap tahun.

Anda perlulah mendapat pemeriksaan dan rawatan dari doktor. Penjagaan makanan seperti benda yang manis, karbohidrat yang berlebihan perlu dielakkan sementara serat dari sayuran dan oats perlu ditambah.

Tahukah mengikut perangkaan terkini, seramai 1.4 Juta Penduduk Malaysia menghidapi Kencing Manis!. Adakah kita salah seorang daripadanya?

Say Yes To Fish

I don't remember where a get this article, and who was the writer. However I feel this article is useful. Thanks to the writer.

FDA approves fish oil claim for heart disease in foods.

DR Lester M. Crawford, the acting FDA Commissioner of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Sept 8 announced the availability of a qualified health claim for reduced risk of heart disease on foods that contain eiscosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) omega-3 fatty acids. Typically, these two omega-3 fatty acids are contained in oily fish, such as salmon, lake trout, tuna and herring.

A qualified health claim on a conventional food must be sup- ported by credible scientific evidence. Following a systematic evaluation of the available scientific data, as outlined in the FDA's Interim Procedures for Qualified Health Claims in the Labeling of Conventional Human Food and Human Dietary Supplements, the FDA announced the approval of this qualified health claim.

Second time
The EPA and DHA omega-3 fatty acid qualified health claim is the second qualified health claim that FDA has announced for conventional food. A similar claim regarding foods containing EPA and DHA was proposed by the FDA back in 2000. The American Heart Association (AHA} has endorsed fish oil since November 2001.

The FDA recommends that consumers not exceed more than a total of 3 grams per day of EPA and DHA omega-3 fatty acids, with no more than 2 grams per day from a dietary supplement. It is important to understand that the FDA is referring to the fatty acid content here, not the oil. Most t1Sn oil sup1ements which are listed as "one gram" contain only 300 milligram of omega 3 fatty acids.

More support
The FDA announced that they plan to support the claim that consuming omega-3 fatty acids plays a prominent part in reducing the risk of coronary heart disease. In addition to preventing coronary heart disease. other studies have shown the benefits of these fats in the prevention of heart arrhythmia.

Nearly all the fish are some- what contaminated. The typical rule of thumb 'is the larger the fish, the more mercury and PCBs they will have. Small fish like sardines however are typically mercury and PCB free, Ideally we should be consuming healthy contaminant-free fish and receiving our vitamin D from the sun.

New millennium
Let's face it folks, this is the 21st century and nearly all fish are contaminated. The oceans are almost a toxic dump. Ocean algae, which makes most of the fatty acids found concentrated in fish, are exposed to a load of toxins from industry, dumping and travel, The larger fish simply concentrate these toxins further.

It makes sense to supplement with high quality molecularity distilled fish oil. Molecular distillations a process that uniquely removes toxins while preserving the potency of the highly sensitive fatty acids in fish oil. Clearly the benefits of molecular distillation far outweigh the high costs associated with it. In addition, according to studies published in Circulation (2004; 110:368-73) Leukotrienes, and Essential Fatty Acids (2004;71 :153-9), evidence points to the possibility that these fatty acids might also prevent dangerous abnormalities in heart rhythm.

In the first of the new studies, 65 people with arrhythmia were randomly assigned to receive either three grains of fish oil (providing one gram of omega-3 fatty acids) per day or a placebo for six months. Blood tests were then performed and heart rhythms were assessed during the six month trial and for six months after stopping the supplements.

Compared to the start of the study, people receiving fish oil had significantly fewer and less severe arrhythmia. People taking fish oil had 46.9%, 67.8%, 71.8%, and 100% fewer occurrences of the four types of arrhythmia monitored in the study, namely atrial premature complexes, ventricular premature complexes, couplets and triplets.

Heart reversal
Six months after the patients stopped taking the fish oil, these improvements were reversed and all measurements were similar to those from the beginning of the study. People receiving placebo experienced no significant changes in arrhythmia frequency during the study"

In the second study involved 4,815 people over the age of 65 years who were monitored for a potentially serious type of arrhythmia known as atrial fibrillation. They were followed for 12 years through annual physical I exams and electrocardiographs to assess heart rhythms, and through reviewing records from all hospital visits.

Frequent fish eaters were found to have a lower risk of developing atrial fibrillation than people who were not fish eaters. Compared to those who ate fish less than once a month, patients who ate fish once to three times a month were 24% less likely to suffer atrial fibrillation; patients who ate it one to four times per week were 30% less likely to suffer; and eating fish five or more times a week reduced the risk by 35%.

Elderly benefits
The researchers therefore concluded that in elderly people, eating fatty fish reduced the risk of atrial fibrillation, and in people with existing arrhythmia, supplementing with fish oil reduced the number and severity of episodes of arrhythmia.

Of all the functional food ingredients available, the future looks most promising for omega 3 fatty acids, particularly in the US, according to recent research by consultancy firm Frost & Sullivan. The research commented that while the more mature European Omega 3 PUFA market was likely to stabilize at an annual growth rate of 8%, some key market participants in the US are experiencing growth rates of over 20%.

Increasing scientific evidence is growing to substantiate the role of omega-3 fatty acids not only for protecting heart health, but also for the prevention of cancer and other diseases.