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Thursday, March 19, 2009

Fresh lemon grass fields in Israel become mecca for cancer patients

A drink with as little as one gram of lemon grass contains enough citral to prompt cancer cells to commit suicide in the test tube.

At first, Benny Zabidov, an Israeli agriculturalist who grows greenhouses full of lush spices on a pastoral farm in Kfar Yedidya in the Sharon region, couldn’t understand why so many cancer patients from around the country were showing up on his doorstep asking for fresh lemon grass.

It turned out that their doctors had sent them.

“They had been told to drink eight glasses of hot water with fresh lemon grass steeped in it on the days that they went for their radiation and chemotherapy treatments,” Zabidov told ISRAEL21c. “And this is the place you go to in Israel for fresh lemon grass.”

It all began when researchers at Ben Gurion University of the Ne
gev discovered last year that the lemon aroma in herbs like lemon grass kills cancer cells in vitro, while leaving healthy cells unharmed.

The research team was led by Dr. Rivka Ofir and Prof. Yakov
Weinstein, incumbent of the Albert Katz Chair in Cell-Differentiatio n and Malignant Diseases, from the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at BGU.

Citral is the key component that gives the lemony aroma and taste in several herbal plants such as lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus), melissa (Melissa officinalis) and verbena (Verbena officinalis) .

According to Ofir, the study found that citral causes cancer cells to “commit suicide: u
sing apoptosis, a mechanism called programmed cell death.” A drink with as little as one gram of lemon grass contains enough citral to prompt the cancer cells to commit suicide in the test tube.

The BGU investigators checked the influence of the citral on cancerous cells by adding them to both cancerous cells and normal cells that were grown in a petri dish. The quantity added in the concentrate was equivalent to the amount contained in a cup of regular tea using one gram of lemon herbs in hot water. While the citral killed the cancerous cells, the normal cells remained unharmed.

The findings were published in the scientific journal Planta Medica, which highlights research on alternative and herbal remedies. Shortly afterwards, the discovery was featured in the popular Israeli press.

Why does it work? Nobody knows for certain, but the BGU scientists have a theory.

“In each cell in our body, there is a genetic program which causes programmed cell death. When something goes wrong, the cells divide with no control and become cancer cells. In normal cells, when the cell discovers that the control system is not operating correctly - for example, when it recognizes that a cell contains faulty genetic material following cell division - it triggers cell death,” explains Weinstein. “This research may explain the medical benefit of these herbs.”

The success of their research led them to the conclusion that herbs containing citral may be consumed as a preventative measure against certain cancerous cells.

As they learned of the BGU fin
dings in the press, many physicians in Israel began to believe that while the research certainly needed to be explored further, in the meantime it would be advisable for their patients, who were looking for any possible tool to fight their condition, to try to harness the cancer-destroying properties of citral.

That’s why Zabidov’s farm - the only major grower of fresh lemon grass in Israel - has become a pilgrimage destination for these patients. Luckily, they found themselves in sympathetic hands. Zabidov greets visitors with a large kettle of aromatic lemon grass tea, a plate of cookies, and a supportive attitude.

“My father died of cancer, and my wife’s sister died young because of cancer,” said Zabidov. “So I understand what they are dealing with. And I may not know anything about medicine, but I’m a good listener. And so they tell me about their expensive painful treatments and what they’ve been through. I would never tell them to stop being treated, but it’s great that they are exploring alternatives and drinking the lemon grass tea as well.”

Zabidov knew from a young age that agriculture was his calling. At age 14, he enrolled in the Kfar Hayarok Agricultural high school. After his army service, he joined an idealistic group which headed south, in the Arava desert region, to found a new moshav (agricultural settlement) called Tsofar.

“We were very successful; we raised fruits and vegetables, and,” he notes with a smile, “We raised some very nice children.”

On a trip to Europe in the mid-80s, he began to become interested in herbs. Israel , at the time, was nothing like the trend-conscious cuisine-oriented country it is today, and the only spices being grown commercially were basics like parsley, dill, and coriander..

Wandering in the Paris market, looking at the variety of herbs and spices, Zabidov realized that there was a great export potential in this niche. He brought samples back home with him, “which was technically illegal,” he says with a guilty smile, to see how they would grow in his desert greenhouses. Soon, he was growing basil, oregano, tarragon, chives, sage, marjoram and melissa, and mint just to name a few.

His business began to outgrow his desert facilities, and so he decided to move north, settling in the moshav of Kfar Yedidya, an hour and a half north of Tel Aviv. He is now selling “several hundred kilos” of lemon grass per week, and has signed with a distributor to package and put it in health food stores.

Zabidov has taken it upon himself to learn more about the properties of citral, and help his customers learn more, and has invited medical experts to his farm to give lectures about how the citral works and why.

He also felt a responsibility to know what to tell his customers about its use. “When I realized what was happening, I picked up the phone and called Dr. Weinstein at Ben-Gurion University , because these people were asking me exactly the best way to consume the citral. He said to put the loose grass in hot water, and drink about eight glasses each day.”

Zabidov is pleased by the findings, not simply because it means business for his farm, but because it might influence his own health.

Even before the news of its benefits were demonstrated, he and his family had been drinking lemon grass in hot water for years, “just because it tastes good.”

http://www.israel21 c.org/bin/ en.jsp?enZone= Health&enDisplay=view&enPage=BlankPage&enDispWhat=object&enDispWho=Articles% 5El1272


ADAB MENDENGAR AZAN



Kematian itu pasti menjelma. Hanya masa Dan waktunya
Yang tidak Kita ketahui.Cuba Kita amati. Mengapa
Kebanyakan orang yg nazak, hampir ajal tidak dapat
Berkata apa-apa.. Lidahnya kelu, keras Dan hanya mimik
Mukanya yang menahan kesakitan ' sakaratul maut' .
Diriwayatkan sebuah hadis yg bermaksud: 'Hendaklah
Kamu mendiamkan diri ketika azan, jika tidak Allah
Akan kelukan lidahnya ketika maut menghampirinya. '

Ini jelas menunjukkan, Kita disarankan agar mendiamkan
Diri, jangan berkata apa-apa pun semasa azan
Berkumandang . Sebagai orang beragama Islam Kita wajib
Menghormati azan Banyak fadhilatnya
. Jika lagu
Kebangsaan Kita diajar agar berdiri tegak Dan diamkan
Diri.
Mengapa ketika azan Kita tidak boleh mendiamkan diri?
Lantas sesiapa yang berkata-kata ketika azan, Allah
Akan kelukan lidahnya ketika nazak . Kita takut dengan
Kelunya
lidah Kita semasa ajal hampir tiba maka Kita
Tidak dapat mengucap kalimah 'Lailahaillallah. .' yang
Mana sesiapa yang dapat mengucapkan kalimah ini ketika
Nyawanya akan dicabut Allah dgn izinNya menjanjikan
Syurga untuk mereka. Dari itu marilah kita sama-sama
menghormati azan dan mohon kepada Allah supaya lidah
ini tidak kelu semasa nyawa kita sedang dicabut.
'Ya Allah! Anugerahkanlah kematian kami dengan kematian
yang baik lagi mulia, lancarkan lidah kami mengucap kalimah 'Lailahaillallah. .'

semasa sakaratul maut menghampiri kami.. Amin... amin.. amin Yarobbala'lamin. .'

Sesuatu yang tak pernah terjangkau dek akal fikiran ku ini.
Subhanallah. ..

Ketahuilah bahawa pada setiap waktu, ribuan bilal di merata dunia akan melaungkan azan, mengakui 'Bahawa Allah Sahaja Yang Patut Disembah,
dan Nabi Muhammad Adalah Rasul Allah.'Dimulakan dengan Indonesia yang terletak dibahagian timur dengan ratusan kepulauan-nya dan jumlah
penduduknya seramai 180 juta.Sebaik masuk waktu Subuh, Azan mula berkumandang dari kawasan ini dengan ribuan Bilal yang akan melaungkan
Ke-Agungan Allah S.W.T Dan Nabi Muhammad S.A.W.

Proses ini akan bergerak kearah barat kepulauan
Indonesia. Perbezaan masa antara timur dan barat Indonesia adalah 1-1/2 jam.Belumpun laungan
Azan dimerata Indonesia selesai, ianya bermula pula di Malaysia.Berikutnya di-Burma dan dalam masa satu jam selepas Azan dilaungkan di-Jakarta,
tiba giliran Dacca di Bangladesh.Berikutnya laungan akan kedengaran di Calcutta dan terus ke Srinagar dibarat India.

Perbezaan waktu dikota-kota Pakistan adalah 40 minit jadi dalam jangka masa ini, Azan akan berkumandang diseluruh Pakistan.Belum berakhir
di-Pakistan, Azan akan bermula pula di Afghanistan dan Muscat.Perbezaan waktu antara Muscat dan Baghdad adalah satu jam. Dalam jangka masa
ini, Azan akan berterusan dilaungkan di UAE, Makkah, Madinah, Yaman,
Kuwait dan Iraq.

Proses ini berterusan setiap detik sehingga ke pantai timur Atlantik.Jarak masa Azan mula dilaungkan di Indonesia sehingga ke pantai timur Atlantik
adalah 9-1/2 jam.Belumpun Azan Subuh berkumandang di pantai Timur Atlantik, Azan Zuhur kini sudah mula dilaungkan di Indonesia. Ini berterusan
bagi setiap waktu sembahyang, tidak putus-putus.

Subhanallah, begitu hebat dan agungnya Islam!

Kalaulah setiap kawasan boleh memasang pembesar suara (yang power habis!), akan bergegar satu dunia dengan laungan Azan tidak putus-putus.

Allahu Akhbar!

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

*** Do A Hajj Before Going To Bed ***

The Prophet (SAW) one day said to Ali (RA): Ya Ali! Do
these 5 things before going to bed at night:

1. Give 4000 Dinaars in Sadaqah & then sleep
2. Read one complete Quran & then sleep
3. Pay the price for Janna'h & then sleep
4. Make 2 people happy with each other when they are upset & then sleep
5. Do 1 hajj & then sleep
 Hazrat Ali (RA) said, Ya Rasulallah! These looks
impossible! How will I be able to do it? Then the Prophet
(SAW) replied:

1. Reading surah Fatiha (4 Times) is equal to as 4 thousand
Dinaars giving in Sadaqah.
2. Reading (3 Times) surah Ikhlas (Qul hualla hu ahad) is
equal to 1 complete reading of Al-Quran.
3. Reading 3 times of any durood shareef (Shortest: Sallalahu
Alaihi Wa Salam) is the price of janna'h.
4. 10 times of Astarghfirullah (or any istighfar) is equal to
making 2 unhappy people happy with each other.
4. 4 times saying of 3rd Kalimah is equal to 1 hajj.

After this Ali (RA) said, Ya Rasulallah (SAW)! Now I will
do all these before going to bed.

My dear brothers and sisters, it takes less then 5 minutes for
all the above zikir if it were to be done. And just look at the virtues for it.....who
would not want to have all these virtues to be in their book
of good deeds.

To remind oneself of it, the easiest way is to write down
on a piece of paper all the above zikir & to be done b4 going
to sleep and stick that piece of paper just next to our
bed.....and of course Allah is the one to remind.

It will be very nice of u, if u could kindly please 4ward this to
as many Muslims as possible, coz if any1 starts doing these
A'ma'l, then there is no doubt that U will also be rewarded
for it, INSYA'ALLAH....
Pls do Doa' that Allah SWT guides us to the right path... Please
also remember in your prayers/doa's to for all
ummat-al-muslimeen.....
Jazakumullah Khairan Kathiran, with prayers.....     
Wassalamualaikum Wr. Wb.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Drink Water On Empty Stomach إشرب الماء على معدة خالية

DRINK WATER ON EMPTY STOMACH
It is popular in Japan today to drink water immediately after waking up every morning. Furthermore, scientific tests have proven its value. We publish below a description of use of water for our readers. For old and serious diseases as well as modern illnesses the water treatment had been found successful by a Japanese medical society as a 100% cure for the following diseases:
Headache, body ache, heart system, arthritis, fast heart beat, epilepsy, excess fatness, bronchitis asthma, TB, meningitis, kidney and urine diseases, vomiting, gastritis, diarrhea, piles, diabetes, constipation, all eye diseases, womb, cancer and menstrual disorders, ear nose and throat
diseases.

إشرب الماء على معدة خالية

أصبح من المعتاد اليوم في اليابان شرب الماء مباشرة بعد الاستيقاظ صباحا. وفوق ذلك فقد أثبتت الاختبارات العلمية قيمتها. وننشر أدناه وصفة استخدام الماء لقرائنا الأعزاء. وقد اكتشفت جمعية طبية يابانية نجاح العلاج بالماء لأمراض مزمنة وخطيرة وكذلك للأمراض المتوسطة كعلاج ناجح 100% للأمراض التالية:

الصداع ، آلام الجسم ، أمراض القلب ، التهاب المفاصل ، ضربات القلب السريعة ، الصرع ، السمنة أو البدانة المفرطة ، التهاب القصبات ، الربو ، السل ، التهاب السحايا (السحائي) ، أمراض الكلية والجهاز البولي ، التقيؤ ، التهاب المعدة ، الاسهال ، الخوازيق (البواسير) ، مرض السكري ، الإمساك ، جميع أمراض العيون ، الرحم ، السرطان ، الإضطرابات الحيضية ، أمراض الأذن والأنف والحنجرة.








METHOD OF TREATMENT
1. As you wake up in the morning before brushing teeth, drink 4 x 160ml glasses of water
2. Brush and clean the mouth but do not eat or drink anything for 45 minute
3. After 45 minutes you may eat and drink as normal.
4. After 15 minutes of breakfast, lunch and dinner do not eat or drink anything for 2 hours
5. Those who are old or sick and are unable to drink 4 glasses of water at the beginning may commence by taking little water and gradually increase it to 4 glasses per day.
6. The above method of treatment will cure diseases of the sick and others can enjoy a healthy life.



أسلوب المعالجة:

1. فور استيقاظك في الصباح وقبل تفريش أسنانك ، إشرب 4 أقداح من الماء (سعة 160 مللتر)

2. فرش أسنانك ونظف فمك ولكن لا تأكل أو تشرب أي شيء قبل مرور 45 دقيقة.

3. بعد مرور ال_45 دقيقة بإمكانك أن تأكل وتشرب كالمعتاد.

4. بعد 15 دقيقة من الإفطار ، وكذلك الغداء ، والعشاء ( لا تأكل أو تشرب أي شيء لمدة ساعتين).

5. بالنسبة لكبار السن أو المرضى والذين لا يستطيعون شرب 4 أقداح من الماء في البداية يمكنهم شرب القليل من الماء وتدريجيا يزيدون الكمية إلى أن تصل إلى 4 أقداح كل يوم.

6. إن أسلوب العلاج المبين أعلاه يشفي أمراض أولئك الذين يعانون منها بإذن الله أما الناس الاعتياديين فسيتمتعون بحياة صحية سليمة وجيدة إن شاء الله .










The following list gives the number of days of treatment required to cure/control/ reduce main diseases:
1. High Blood Pressure (30 days)
2. Gastric (10 days)
3. Diabetes (30 days)
4. Constipation (10 days)
5. Cancer (180 days)
6. TB (90 days)
7. Arthritis patients should follow the above treatment only for 3 days in the 1st week, and from 2nd week onwards – daily.

This treatment method has no side effects, however at the commencement of treatment you may have to urinate a few times.











وتبين القائمة أدناه عدد الأيام اللازمة للعلاج المطلوب للتداوي أو السيطرة على الأمراض أو تقليل أثرها:

1. ضغط الدم العالي (30 يوما)

2. أمراض المعدة والحموضة (10 أيام)

3. مرض السكري (30 يوما)

4. الإمساك (10 أيام)

5. السرطان (180 يوما)

6. السل (90 يوما)

7. المرضى المصابين بالتهاب المفاصل يجب أن يتبعوا العلاج أعلاه فقط لمدة 3 أيام في الأسبوع الأول ، ثم يومياً من الأسبوع الثاني فصاعداً.

إن أسلوب العلاج أعلاه لا يشكل أي أضرار جانبية ، ومع ذلك ففي بداية العلاج قد تضطر إلى التبول عدة مرات .












It is better if we continue this and make this procedure as a routine work in our life. Drink Water and Stay healthy and Active.


من الأفضل الاستمرار بهذا الأسلوب في العلاج وجعل هذا الإجراء واجب روتيني في حياتنا .

تعود على شرب الماء بانتظام وتمتع بصحة ولياقة ونشاط .




This makes sense .. The Chinese and Japanese drink hot tea with their meals ..not cold water. Maybe it is time we adopt their drinking habit while eating!!! Nothing to lose, everything to gain...


هذا الأمر يبدو معقولا تماما .. إن الصينيين واليابانيين يشربون الشاي الساخن مع تناول وجباتهم الغذائية. ربما أصبح اليوم الوقت المناسب إتباع طريقة أسلوبهم وعادتهم في تناول الطعام !!! لن تخسروا شيئا ، فقط الكسب .



For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you.
It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal.
However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion.


بالنسبة لأولئك الذين يحبون شرب الماء البارد ، ينطبق عليكم هذا الموضوع فانتبهوا لطفاً . قد يكون لذيذاً أن تتناول قدحاً من المشروب البارد بعد الوجبة الغذائية . وعلى أية حال ، فالماء البارد سوف يصلِّب المادة الزيتية التي استهلكتها تواً ، وسوف تبطئ عملية الهضم .



Once this "sludge" reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine.
Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.



وحالما يتفاعل هذا الراسب مع الحامض ، فسوف يتكسر وتمتصه الأمعاء أسرع من الطعام الصلب ... وسوف يبطِّن الأمعاء .

وبعد مدة وجيزة سوف يتحول إلى دهون وتقود إلى السرطان . من الأفضل شرب شوربة ساخنة أو ماء دافئ بعد وجبة الطعام




A serious note about heart attacks:
· Women should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting,
· Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line.
· You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack.
· Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms.
· 60% of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up.
· Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know, the better chance we could survive...








ملاحظة مهمة وجدية حول الهجمة القلبية أوالأزمة القلبية:

· على النساء أن يعلموا أنه ليس كل أعراض الأزمة القلبية تكون ألم الذراع الأيسر .

· انتبهوا إلى الألم الشديد في خط الفك السفلي

· قد لا تشعر بألم الصدر أولا خلال فترة الهجمة القلبية .

· الغثيان والتعرق الشديد أيضاً من الأعراض الاعتيادية .

· 60% من الأشخاص الذين يصابون بالأزمة القلبية بينما هم نائمون لا يستيقظون .

· قد يوقظك الألم في الفك من نومٍ عميق .. يجب أن نكون حريصين ومدركين . كلما تعلمنا وعرفنا أكثر ، كلما كانت فرصة النجاة أفضل بإذن الله.










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


يقول الطبيب الأخصائي بأمراض القلب لو أن كل من استلم هذه الرسالة وأعاد إرسالها إلى كل شخص يعرفه ، من المؤكد بإذن الله أننا قد نستطيع إنقاذ حياة إنسان واحد على الأقل .



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


نتمنى أن تكون صديقا وفيا وتخبر جميع أصدقائك ومعارفك بمحتوى هذه الرسالة .