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Friday, September 25, 2009
Kisah Nabi Salleh a.s.
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Thursday, September 17, 2009
Mesej Raya: Regular Health Mistakes
Crossing our legs
Do you cross your legs at your knees when sitting? Although we may believe that this is the lady-like elegant way to sit, sitting this way cuts down circulation to your legs. If you don't want varicose veins to mar the beauty of your legs and compromise your health, uncross your legs every time you realise you have one knee on top of the other. The best way to sit is to simply place both legs together on the floor, balancing your weight equally. If you feel like changing position, instead of crossing your legs, simply move both legs together to one side. As an alternative, you could also consider crossing your legs loosely at the ankles. This is a classically elegant way to sit, and is far better for your legs and your health than sitting with your legs crossed at your knees.
Not changing our toothbrush
How often do you change your toothbrush? Most of us wait until most of the bristles have either fallen off, or are in such bad shape that we'd be embarrassed to pull out our brush in public. However, since not many of us need to pull out our brush in public, we carry on with our frayed one until we lose it. Replace your toothbrush often. Damaged bristles can harm the enamel, and don't massage your gums well. If you find brushing your teeth a pain like I do, but know you must do it, you might as well be doing it right. Imagine going through the annoyance of brushing your teeth twice a day only to find out that you're damaging your enamel every time you clean your teeth. Also, use a brush with soft bristles unless your dentist has advised otherwise.
Eating out often
There are oils that are high in cholesterol, and oils that cause little harm and are better for your heart. However, no matter how light
the oil is, it is never a good idea to eat too much of it. Avoid fried foods..Remember that in all probability your favorite Indian food
restaurant throws a huge, HUGE chunk of butter in a tiny bowl of dal. Rita, who worked in the kitchen of a 5 star hotel, was shocked when she saw the cook chop a 500gm butter slab in half, and throw half into a Paneer Makhani dish. No wonder the customers left licking their fingers. And no wonder they felt so stuffed and heavy afterwards. Limit outdoor eating unless you know that you're getting served light and healthy food.
Skipping breakfast
Never, ever skip breakfast. Remember, when you wake up in the morning it's been around 10-12 hours since your last meal. Your body needs food now, more than at any other time. Eat a heavy breakfast. You will then be busy through the day, and the calories will get expended quickly. If you are trying to diet, eat a light dinner. Here are some more common health mistakes we make. Being informed and making a few changes can help make us feel a whole lot better.
High heels
High heels sure look great, but they're murder for your back. This however doesn't mean you should steer clear of stilettos. Wear them, but not when you know you will be walking around a lot. Wear them when going out for lunch or dinner - when the only walking you will be doing is to your car, to the table, and back. Avoid high heels when you are going somewhere on foot. If you are constantly tempted to wear your heels, take a good look at your flats. Is there something about them you dislike? Invest in a new pair of beautiful flats or shoes with a low heel. Buy something you love, that you will enjoy wearing. If possible, get a matching bag. You will then enjoy your flats as much as you do your heels.
Sleeping on a soft bed
You don't have to sleep on the floor be kind to your back, but do make sure you have a firm mattress. Although a mattress on springs is soft and lovely to sink into, it's bad for your back. If you already have an old bed with springs, you don't need to invest in a new one - simply get a thick wooden plank put over the springs, and place the mattress on the plank. Similarly, if your mattress is old and lumpy, throw it out and get a new one. Your neck and your back will thank you. The same rule applies to sofas. If you will be spending hours on a sofa, get a firm yet comfortable one. Sofas you completely sink into are not the best idea.
Pillows
No matter how comfortable sleeping with ten cushions is, have pity on your neck and resist. Sleep with one pillow, and make sure it is not too thick. If your pillow gets lumpy, discard it and go for a new one. Get a thin pillow if you sleep on your stomach, and something a little thicker if you sleep on your back, to give your neck adequate support.
Not exercising
So all of us know we should exercise more, but many of us don't. This is a health mistake we consciously make! And why is that? Simply because we refuse to admit the damage we are causing to our bodies by not working out. A number of people only start working out once they've experienced a warning signal. Don't wait for a heart attack to strike before you decide to opt for a lifestyle change. Make the change now. You don't need to train for the marathon to be in top shape. Half an hour of brisk walking three to four times a week will make a world of difference to your health. You could then increase this to forty minutes, four times a week - and you're all set. If you haven't exercised for a week, you're making a mistake.
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Thursday, September 10, 2009
Uniknya kejadian buah kurma (diceritakan oleh krew RTM)
Ketahui lah....
Ketibaan bulan Ramadan tidak meriah tanpa dapat menikmati buah tamar sebagai juadah berbuka puasa. Seperti menjadi satu kewajipan bagi setiap rumah untuk membelinya tidak kira dari jenis, gred yang paling rendah atau yang paling mahal seperti tamar ajwah 'pure' Madinah yang berharga RM120.00 sekilo pada hari biasa manakala pada bulan ramadan harganya menjadi lebih mahal.
Tamar juga menurut kajian sains merupakan buah yang khasiat dan kandungan gulanya cepat meresap ke dalam tubuh. Kita selalu mendengar kisah2 Rasulullah s.a.w. dengan pohon tamar. Nyata pohon tamar punya sejarah yang cukup unik dan masih ramai tidak mengetahuinya. Syukur dengan berkat mengunjungi Makkah dan Madinah untuk mengerjakan umrah semasa pengambaran Drama Cinta Madinah yang bakal disiarkan ceritanya pada saluran RTM bulan ini, saya dan semua krew dan artis memperolehi satu lagi cerita istimewa asal-usul kejadian pokok tamar dari Tuan Haji Isa Darus atau Pak Long (Kisah Pak Long Isa pernah tersiar dalam Anis julai lalu).
Menurut cerita Pak Long , asal-usul kejadian pokok tamar adalah dari lebihan tanah yang Allah s.w.t. ciptakan Nabi Adam a.s. Pokok tamar betina tumbuh pada zaman Siti Maryam. Selepas Maryam melahirkan anaknya Nabi Isa a.s., Siti Maryam telah diminta oleh Allah s.w.t untuk menggoncangkan pohon tamar yang terdapat di tempat dia melahirkan anaknya lalu gugurlah buah tamar masak dan dimakan oleh Siti Maryam. Itulah sejarah yang pertama tamar menjadi ubat berkhasiat kepada manusia. Siti Maryam dapat mengalas perut untuk mengumpul tenaga selepas selamat bersalin hanya dengan makan tamar, tanpa tumbuhan
herba yang lain.
Ditakdirkan Allah s.w.t. dengan kelahiran Nabi Isa a.s. itu juga, Allah s.w.t. telah tumbuhkan pokok tamar jantan di sebelah pokok tamar betina. Dan untuk tujuan mendapat hasil buah tamar yang elok ia juga harus dilakukan menerusi kaedah 'kahwin bunga' (melakukan proses pendebungaan betina dengan debu bunga jantan).
Untuk mengenali perbezaan di antara tamar jantan dengan tamar betina, tamar jantan lebih tinggi pohonnya, berdaun keras menjulang ke langit. Pokok tamar betina rendah sedikit dan daunnya dmelintuk ke bawah. Pada bulan februari pohon tamar jantan berbunga setahun sekali sama dengan tamar betina.
Bezanya bunga jantan ia mengeluarkan debu-debu halus. Pada bulan ini ketika tamar betina mengeluarkan bunga, petugas (terdiri dari mereka yang berbangsa Arab) akan memanjat pokok tamar betina dan dijalankan proses kahwin bunga, ditepuk-tepuk, disapu dua tiga ranting bunga jantan kepada setandan bunga betina yang terkembang dari tandannya. Ternyata untuk menghasilkan buah tamar yang elok berkualiti, ia mesti 'disenyawakan' oleh tangan manusia, tidak boleh melalui binatang atau diterbangkan oleh angin.
Pokok tamar tidak akan berbuah dengan sempurna jika tidak dicantum oleh tangan manusia. Buah tamar tidak akan masak jika suhu kurang dari 55oC. Bulan Julai adalah musim tamar masak ranum manakala bulan ogos adalah musim menuai. Menurut Pak Long Haji Isa, bagi sebuah kebun memadai ada beberapa batang sahaja pokok tamar jantan berbanding dengan ratusan pokok tamar betina, kerana debunga pada satu dahan pohon tamar jantan boleh digunakan untuk proses pendebungaan dengan ratusan tandan pada pokok tamar betina . Debu yang perlu digunakan pada setiap pokok terlalu sedikit. Bunga jantan ini juga boleh disimpan di tempat yang kering untuk kegunaan berulang-ulang kali selagi debunganya masih ada.
"Allah s.w.t. jadikan buah tamar cukup istimewa. Cuba perhatikan sepanjang ia berada di atas pokok tidak ada seekor binatang atau burung yang mematuk atau merosakkannya. Ini kerana buah tidak berbau. Allah s.w.t pelihara dan memuliakannya. Ia mesti disenyawakan oleh tangan manusia. Di Madinah hanya bangsa Arab sahaja yang sanggup panjat dan turun naik ke atas pokok tamar untuk lakukan kerja pencantuman ini. Bangsa lain tak mampu, tenaga tak sekuat bangsa ni." Jelas Pak Long.
Pokok Tamar ayah saudara kita.... Mula-mula kami juga bingung kenapa keunikan ini berlaku pada buah yang istimewa ini, lalu Mak Long Normah Morad, isteri Hj Isa Darus beri kami sentuh debu jantan, "Gosok pada tangan dan cium," katanya. "Masya-Allah bau air mani," kata kami tergamam.
"Ya, memang bau air mani, bau ini bukan semua makhluk suka. Pokok tamar kalau mahukan buahnya elok, ia mesti disenyawakaan oleh tangan manusia, sebab pokok ini Allah s.w.t. jadikan dari lebihan tanah kejadian Nabi Adam a.s. "
"Ringkasnya, dia umpama pak menakan (ayah saudara) kita. Sebab itu kita tak boleh pandang remeh padanya. Rasulullah s.a.w. dan Nabi-Nabi lain sangat sayang padanya. Sebab itu dikatakan sebaik-baik buah yang serasi dengan badan kita adalah buah tamar kerana ia sebahagian dari kita. Jadi setiap kali menjamah tamar ingat-ingatlah asal kejadiannya. Buah ini tidak berbau kerana Allah s.w.t. nak pelihara kesuciannya di samping mudah untuk kita menguruskannya dengan kelebihan cuaca yang panas kering. Penjual tak risau lalat atau semut kerana bumi barakah ini. "Ujar Pak Long dengan senyum lebar.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Food as Medicine
HEADACHE? EAT FISH!&n! bsp;
Eat plenty of fish -- fish oil helps prevent headaches.
So does ginger, which reduces inflammation and pain.
HAY FEVER? EAT YOGURT!
Eat lots of yogurt before pollen season.
Also-eat h! oney from your area (local region) daily.
TO PREVENT STROKE DRINK TEA!
Prevent build-up of fatty deposits on artery walls with regular doses of tea. (actually, tea suppresses appetite and keeps the pounds from invading.....Green tea is great for our immune system)!
INSOMNIA (CAN'T SLEEP?) HONEY!
Use honey as a tranquilizer and sedative.
ASTHMA? EAT ONIONS!!!!
Eating onions helps ease constriction of bronchial tubes. (onion packs place on chest helped the respiratory ailments and actually made breathing better).
ARTHRITIS? EAT FISH, TOO!!
Salmon, tuna, mackerel and sardines actually prevent arthritis. (fish has omega oils, good for our immune system)
UPSET STOMACH? BANANAS - GINGER!!!!!
Bananas will settle an upset stomach.
Ginger will cure morning sickness and nausea.
BLADDER INFECTION? DR! INK CRANBERRY JUICE!!!!
High-acid cranberry juice controls harmful bacteria.
BONE PROBLEMS? EAT PINEAPPLE!!!
Bone fractures and osteoporosis can be prevented by the manganese in pineapple. !
MEMORY PROBLEMS? EAT OYSTERS!
Oysters help improve your mental functioning by supplying much-needed zinc.
COLDS? EAT GARLIC!
Clear up that stuffy head with garlic. (remember, garlic lowers cholesterol, too.)
COUGHING? USE RED PEPPERS!!
A substance similar to that found in the cough syrups is found in hot red pepper. Use red (cayenne) pepper with caution-it can irritate your tummy.
BREAST CANCER? EAT Wheat, bran and cabbage
Helps to maintain estrogen at healthy levels.
LUNG CANCER? EAT DARK GREEN AND ORANGE AND VEGGIES!!!
A good a! ntidote is beta carotene, a form of Vitamin A found in dark green and orange vegetables..
ULCERS? EAT CABBAGE ALSO!!!
Cabbage contains chemicals that help heal both gastric and duodenal ulcers.
DIARRHEA? EAT APPLES!
Grate an apple with its skin, let it turn brown and eat it to cure this condition. (Bananas are good for this ailment)
CLOGGED ARTERIES? EAT AVOCADO!
Mono unsaturated fat in avocados lowers cholesterol.
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE? EAT CELERY AND OLIVE OIL!!!
Olive oil has been shown to lower blood pressure.
Celery contains a chemical that lowers pressure too.
BLOOD SUGAR IMBALANCE? EAT BROCCOLI AND PEANUTS!!!
The &n! bsp; chromium in broccoli and peanuts helps regulate insulin and ! blood sugar.
Kiwi: Tiny but mighty. This is a good source of potassium, magnesium, Vitamin E & fibre. It's Vitamin C content is twice that of an orange.
Apple: An apple a day keeps the doctor away? Although an apple has a low Vitamin C content, it has antioxidants & flavonoids which enhances the activity of Vitamin C thereby helping to lower the risks of colon cancer, heart &n! bsp;attack & stroke..
Strawberry: Protective fruit. Strawberries have the highest total antioxidant power among major fruits & protects the body from cancer causing, blood vessels clogging free radicals. (Actually, any berry is g! ood for you..they're high in anti-oxidants and they actually keep us young..........blueberries are the best and very versatile in the health field........they get rid of all the free-radicals that invade our bodies)
Orange : Sweetest medicine. Taking 2 - 4 oranges a day may help keep colds away, lower cholesterol, prevent & dissolve kidney stones as well as lessen the risk of colon cancer.
Watermelon: Coolest Thirst Quencher. Composed of 92% water, it is also packed with a giant dose of glutathione which helps boost our immune system.. They are also a key source of lycopene - the cancer fighting oxidant. Other nutrients
Found in watermelon are Vitamin C & Potassium. (watermelon also has natural substances [natural SPF sources] that keep our skin healthy, protecting our skin from those darn UV rays)
Guava & Papaya: Top awards for Vitamin C. They are the clear winners for their high Vitamin C content. Guava is also rich in fibre which helps prevent constipation.
Papaya is rich in carotene, this is good for your eyes. (also good for gas and indigestion)
Tomatoes are very good as a preventative measure for men, keeps those prostrate problems from invading their bodies.....GOOD AS MEDICINE.
4 things you cannot recover
A young lady was waiting for her flight in the boarding room of a big airport. As she would need to wait many hours, she decided to buy a book to spend her time. She also bought a packet of cookies.
She sat down in an armchair in the VIP room of the airport, to read in peace. Beside the armchair where the pack of cookies lay, a man sat down in the next seat, opened his magazine and started reading.
When she took out her first cookie, the man also took one. She felt irritated but said nothing. She just thought: 'What a nerve! I would want to punch him for daring.'
For each cookie she took, the man took one too. This was infuriating, but she didn't want to make a scene. When only one cookie remained, she thought: 'what will he do now?' Then, the man took the last cookie, divided it into half, gave one half to her. That was too much. She took her book and stormed to the boarding place.
When she sat down in her seat in the plane, she looked into her purse for her spectacles, to her surprise, her packet of cookies was there, unopened. She was ashamed.
And now there ain't any chance to EXPLAIN, nor APOLOGISE..
There are 4 things you cannot recover:
THE STONE... after the throw!
THE WORDS...after it's said.
THE OCCASION... after the loss.
THE TIME... after it's gone.