Dalam Islam, berpuasa adalah satu ibadah yang wajib dan ia merupakan rukun Islam ketiga sebagaimana menurut firma Allah dalam surah al Baqarah, ayat 183 yang bermaksud�..�wahai orang-orang yang beriman, telah diwajibkan ke atas kamu berpuasa sebagaimana yang telah diwajibkan ke atas orang-orang sebelum kamu agar kamu bertakwa�. Daripada ayat ini, umat Islam itu berpuasa dengan menahan makan dan minum serta menjauhi segala perkara yang boleh membatalkannya kerana menuruti perintah agama. Namun apa yang lebih penting sekali difahami daripada arahan agama ini adalah sikap umat Islam untuk menghayati puasa itu di samping sebagai satu ibadah, tetapi mempunyai implikasi hikmah yang lebih luas lagi dengan mencakupi aspek perubatan dan kesihatan, pemakanan, perekonomian, pembasmian kemiskinan dan keadilan serta perpaduan sosial dan banyak lagi.
Ada kemungkinan yang besar bahawa umat manusia tidak akan mengetahui apa itu puasa jika Allah sendiri tidak mengajarkan kepada mereka apa itu puasa. Oleh sebab itulah amalan berpuasa bukan sesuatu yang asing, atau sebagai satu amalan yang sudah sebati dan sinonim dalam ajaran yang terkandung dalam semua ajaran agama Samawi, iaitu agama yang diturunkan oleh Allah. Maka itu, kita mendapati para pengikut yang berpegang kepada ajaran dalam Kitab Zabur, Injil dan Taurat sehinggalah Al Quran, berpuasa sebagai satu ibadat yang diarahkan oleh Allah.
Walaubagaimanapun, sudah tentu terdapat perbezaan dalam amalan ini antara Islam, Kristian dan Yahudi. Pada dasarnya, kewajipan berpuasa yang dituntut oleh Allah ke atas umat Islam yang berakal dan cukup umur dari kalangan lelaki dan perempuan adalah supaya mereka dapat meningkatkan lagi ketakwaan mereka kepada Allah. Ketakwaan yang diperolehi ini nanti akan menjadikan mereka lebih takut, patuh dan taat serta hormat kepada Allah. Mereka akan berasa takut untuk melakukan kejahatan ataupun meninggalkan suruhan Nya, malah sentiasa pula terdorong untuk melakukan kebaikan dan melarang kejahatan. Dan kesan ketakwaan ini akan memberi kekuatan spiritual kepadanya bukan sahaja di bulan Ramadhan ini, tetapi juga di luar Ramadhan, malah selagi mana hayat ini di kandung badan.
Dalam Islam, puasa sebagai satu ibadah, di samping sebagai satu proses penyucian dosa dan pembersihan jiwa serta untuk peningkatan ketakwaan kepada Tuhan, ia juga merupakan satu bentuk rawatan kepada sistem tubuh badan khususnya dikenali sebagai proses detoksifikasi. Inilah antara lain hikmah dari amalan berpuasa. Detoksifikasi atau penyahtoksidan adalah satu proses di mana pelbagai jenis bahan beracun atau bahan toksik dikeluarkan dari tubuh badan manusia bagi tujuan pembersihan. Tetapi dari manakah atau bagaimanakah bahan-bahan toksik ini boleh memasuki badan kita? Sebenarnya sama ada disedari atau tidak, punca utama bahan-bahan toksik ini memasuki badan adalah melalui mulut dengan memakan makanan sama ada yang telah tercemar atau pun yang mengandungi bahan-bahan tambahan lain yang tidak sesuai untuk badan seseorang di samping faktor pencemaran persekitaran. Tubuh badan manusia sebenarnya mempunyai mekanisma semulajadi tersendiri dalam membersihkan organ dalaman badan dari bahan beracun. Sebagai contohnya, hati adalah organ terbesar yang berfungsi untuk mengkumuhkan segala sisa yang ada untuk dibuang selain ginjal, pundi kencing dan sistem darah. Dan di manakah pula peranan puasa dalam proses rawatan bentuk ini? Sebenarnya berpuasa turut membantu tubuh badan kita mengkumuhkan bahan-bahan toksik berkenaan yang sudah tentu tidak diperlukan oleh badan kita malah boleh mengakibatkan pelbagai gejala pula jika dibiarkan. Dari segi kesihatan, bagi merawat gejala keracunan, satu agen lain yang bersifat antitoxic atau pun bahan lain yang mempunyai nilai komposisi antitoxic yang lebih kuat harus digunakan bagi tujuan penyahtoksidan atau pun meneutralkan keadaan. Selain dari ini, kaedah membiarkan keupayaan semulajadi badan untuk menyahtoksik dengan mengurangkan kadar pengambilan bahan-bahan yang toksik atau membantu badan membersihkan bahan-bahan berkenaan secara semulajadi juga digunakan walaupun agak lambat tetapi amat berkesan di samping tiada kesan sampingan (adverse effect). Dengan cara inilah bagaimana amalan berpuasa itu dilihat dapat memainkan peranannya bagi tujuan detoksifikasi dan pembersihan tubuh badan bagi pengekalan kesihatan yang optimum. Inilah antara hikmah puasa yang amat jarang sekali dihargai oleh orang-orang yeng berpuasa.
Puasa sebenarnya mampu meningkatkan lagi keupayaan tubuh badan bagi tujuan penyahtoksidan dan pembersihan. Seseorang yang berpuasa telah memberi ruang masa yang mencukupi kepada organ pencernaan seperti perut, usus, pankreas dan hati untuk melakukan kerja-kerja pembersihan di samping memperbaiki lagi keadaan diri mereka yang telah rosak yang selama ini tidak dapat dipenuhi akibat dari pertambahan beban makanan. Ketika berpuasa juga, aktiviti pembersihan badan menjadi lebih menyeluruh dan segala toksin dapat dikeluarkan dari kolon, buah pinggang dan pundi kencing serta paru-paru dan kulit. Keadaan ini akhirnya melapangkan kesan sumbatan yang berlaku pada dinding dan saluran sistem pemakanan dan pernafasan lalu memberi cukup bekalan oksigen kepada sel-sel dalam badan dan menjadikannya lebih bertenaga. Pembersihan sisa toksin dalam kolon umpamanya amat penting bagi kesihatan sistem penghadaman dan pencegahan barah usus dan RasululLah s.a.w sendiri mengamalkan aktiviti pembersihan kolon ini di mana berpuasa amat berkesan bagi tujuan ini.
Jika ditinjau dari sudut pemakanan, tabiat pemakanan seseorang individu memainkan peranan yang amat besar sekali dalam menentukan kesihatan dan tahap morbiditi mereka. Ini kerana secara jelasnya, apa juga makanan yang mereka ambil akan memberi kesan langsung kepada kesejahteraan tubuh mereka malah juga terhadap kewujudan penyakit tertentu. Dan kaedah pengawalan pengambilan makanan tertentu dapat pula meningkatkan kesejahteraan mereka di samping mengurangkan risiko penyakit tersebut. Memang tidak dapat dinafikan bahawa berpuasa mampu mengurangkan paras gula dan kolesterol dalam darah serta kandungan lemak dalam badan. Ini secara tidak langsung berkesan dalam mengurangkan risiko diabetis (khususnya Type II Diabetes), hipertensi dan strok. Seseorang yang berpuasa akan mendapati pembakaran kandungan lemak dalam badan dapat dijalankan secara lebih sempurna lagi. Proses ini berlaku di mana lemak-lemak tersebut digunakan untuk menghasilkan tenaga mereka yang berpuasa dan lemak-lemak inilah merupakan satu-satunya sumber tenaga yang ada pada ketika itu. Dan sudah pasti proses ini amat baik bagi mengurangkan kesan tidak elok akibat dari peningkatan kolesterol, berat badan berlebihan dan obesiti.
Dalam surah al Maa�idah, ayat 88 Allah mengkehendaki setiap orang-orang yang beriman itu hanya memakan makanan yang halal dan baik sahaja sebagaimana firman-Nya bermaksud �dan makanlah makanan yang halal lagi baik dari apa yang Allah telah berikan kepada kamu dan bertakwalah kepada Allah, yang kamu beriman kepada-Nya.
Unjuran hanya memakan makanan yang halal lagi baik adalah satu keperluan bagi orang-orang yang beriman. Makanan yang halal lagi baik akan meningkatkan kesejahteraan dan menghindarkan kemudharatan seperti penyakit, keracunan dan sebagainya. Oleh itu, tanggungjawab mereka bukan sahaja memastikan makanan yang mereka ambil itu halal dan baik serta segar atau bersih, tetapi juga mampu mengoptimakan tahap kesihatan mereka. Tetapi hakikat yang berlaku di kalangan ummah kini adalah di mana terdapat mereka yang berupaya mendapatkan makanan yang halal dan sempurna, segar dan baik tetapi masih ditimpa mudharat dan penyakit daripada makanan berkenaan. Ini bermakna mereka perlu mengambil kira beberapa aspek yang lain berkaitan pemakanan seperti tidak makan secara berlebihan, makan apabila perlu sahaja dan hanya memilih sumber dan khasiat makanan yang sesuai dengan keperluan tubuh badan demi kesihatan dan kekuatan. Dan semua aspek ini sebenarnya terkandung sebagai hikmah yang terselindung dalam ibadat puasa yang perlu dihayati secara mendalam oleh umat Islam. Dan yang lebih penting adalah mendapatkan kesan detoksifikasi dari amalan berpuasa ini secara berterusan dan berpanjangan. Begitu juga, mereka perlu menyedari bahawa bahan-bahan toksik boleh berpunca bukan sahaja dalam bentuk makanan yang dimakan, tetapi apa jua yang boleh mencemari kesucian bulan Ramadhan seperti perkataan yang tidak baik yang menjadi punca kepada fitnah dan pendustaan serta penyelewengan.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Monday, June 6, 2011
hello...
Think you might have a symptom of migraines?
Knowing if you have a symptom of migraines or something else will give you the keys you need to find the right treatment. Even a doctor may misdiagnose you at first, so we're going to look closely at each symptom to see what your head may be trying to tell you!
Things to remember: Remember that the chances are good that you may get more than one
type of headache. You may have a symptom of migraines and tension headaches. Be aware that you may suffer from both! (One of the best books to help you decide what type of headache you have is from the "For Dummies" series – you guessed it, Migraines for Dummies! )
Secondly, remember that symptoms are not proof, only evidence. Headaches are complex so you should go to your doctor for help. We want to guide you through the facts so that you and your doctor can get to the truth and solve the problem.
You also need to know that a "typical" migraine ain't so typical! You may have drastically different symptoms from me, but still have migraine. Some people even have migraine without pain (silent migraine) or pain not in the head but somewhere else! We're all unique! :)
Finally, remember that your symptoms may change over the years, and you may need to change your treatment to match.
Symptom of Migraines #1 – Aura
Though only 15-20% of migraine sufferers get an aura, it's one of the clearest signs that you have migraine. Before you get a headache (though the aura may crop up during headache as well) you may get strange symptoms. You may see flashing lights or wavy lines, feel dizzy, or just not feel right. There are several other possible auras as well, so i have a whole article about migraine and aura to give you the facts! Learn about migraine aura without headache or silent migraine.
Symptom of Migraines #2 – Where's the pain (and when is it leaving)??
You may have heard that a symptom of migraines is pain on one side of the head. This is a common (not universal) symptom, but could also indicate a cluster headache or even (though rarely) a tension headache. Migraine pain is usually quite severe, but a tension headache is usually just a dull ache. Read more about tension headache symptoms. The pain usually lasts 1-3 hours (less in children) to 3 days (though rarely that long). Migraines may attack 1-4x per month (though in some people 10 or more times) or only 2 or 3 times over an entire lifetime.
Cluster headaches, in contrast, reach a peak in 5-10 minutes and may only last 45 minutes to 3 hours. Read more about the differences in cluster headaches here.
Read about thunderclap headaches, which go from 0 to agony in less than 60 seconds...
Headache temple pain could have a variety of causes...
Another type of pain migraineurs deal with is called allodynia, which is a sensitivity to touch, on the scalp or arms. Read more about allodynia. Believe it or not, pain is one possible symptom of migraine. Yes, most people with migraines have pain, but some people get migraines with no pain at all (silent migraine - often eye migraine).
Symptom of Migraines #3 – Nausea
Nausea and vomiting are among the most dreaded symptoms. Vomiting may be a sign that your headache is almost over, or that it's just starting. It can sometimes be so severe that it happens over and over in cycles and may cause dehydration.
There are a number of different approaches to treating this symptom. For all the details, read this migraine nausea article.
Symptom of Migraines #4 – Low tolerance for . . .
Light, odours, or noises. It is very typical of migraineurs that they will need to go and lie down in a dark, quiet room. If this sounds like you, you likely have migraine as opposed to cluster headaches, where the sufferer may want to walk around.
Symptom of Migraines #5 – Circulatory problems
We learned on our cause of migraines page (which will help you understand symptom of migraines) that migraines seem to be related to changes in blood vessels and blood flow. Sometimes this can result in strange symptoms, such as changes in skin colour, change in heart rate, or feeling like you have a fever (when you don't).
A migraine may also cause nasal congestion and watery eyes, leading some doctors to think you may have a sinus headache, or sinusitis, in which your sinuses become red and inflamed. Sinusitis, however, lasts for more than just a couple days, and may last weeks or months.
It's been estimated that half of migraine sufferers don't know they have migraine but think they have sinus headache! Technically, migraines activate a nerve cluster which in turn stimulates tear ducts and sinuses. Read this page for more on migraine vs sinus headache. You may also have a fever, pain when your forehead or area under your eyes is touched, and perhaps even swelling around the eyes. If your headache is recurrent and goes away in a few hours or a day or two, you likely don't have sinusitis. As always, if you have new symptoms, talk to your doctor.
Symptom of Migraines #6 – Gastrointestinal Woes
This includes diarrhea, constipation, or cramps. Your stomach may even become paralysed (gastroparesis), making oral painkillers ineffective.
Symptom of Migraines #7 – Behavioural Changes
You may be irritable not just because of your pain, but because of the way migraine effects your brain (but don't use that as an excuse to yell at your spouse!). Other changes may include: becoming more passive, lower mental ability, restlessness, confusion. You may also have extra energy and euphoria, or even increased creativity! (Don't you wish you could choose your symptoms?!) At the worst, migraine sufferers feel like they're losing control, going crazy, and may even feel suicidal.
You're not alone - just how many people have migraine? What symptoms do they have? Find out these things and much more on our migraine statistics page!
DANGER SIGNS:
If you have sudden changes in your headaches, loss of balance or muscle weakness, drooping eyelids, neck pain, or a headache made worse when you strain, see your doctor right away.
Special thanks to Dr Joseph Kandel and Dr David Sudderth for their detailed info on symptom of migraines in Migraine – What Works! This is a great reference for migraine sufferers and their families to have on hand.
Knowing if you have a symptom of migraines or something else will give you the keys you need to find the right treatment. Even a doctor may misdiagnose you at first, so we're going to look closely at each symptom to see what your head may be trying to tell you!
Things to remember: Remember that the chances are good that you may get more than one
type of headache. You may have a symptom of migraines and tension headaches. Be aware that you may suffer from both! (One of the best books to help you decide what type of headache you have is from the "For Dummies" series – you guessed it, Migraines for Dummies! )
Secondly, remember that symptoms are not proof, only evidence. Headaches are complex so you should go to your doctor for help. We want to guide you through the facts so that you and your doctor can get to the truth and solve the problem.
You also need to know that a "typical" migraine ain't so typical! You may have drastically different symptoms from me, but still have migraine. Some people even have migraine without pain (silent migraine) or pain not in the head but somewhere else! We're all unique! :)
Finally, remember that your symptoms may change over the years, and you may need to change your treatment to match.
Symptom of Migraines #1 – Aura
Though only 15-20% of migraine sufferers get an aura, it's one of the clearest signs that you have migraine. Before you get a headache (though the aura may crop up during headache as well) you may get strange symptoms. You may see flashing lights or wavy lines, feel dizzy, or just not feel right. There are several other possible auras as well, so i have a whole article about migraine and aura to give you the facts! Learn about migraine aura without headache or silent migraine.
Symptom of Migraines #2 – Where's the pain (and when is it leaving)??
You may have heard that a symptom of migraines is pain on one side of the head. This is a common (not universal) symptom, but could also indicate a cluster headache or even (though rarely) a tension headache. Migraine pain is usually quite severe, but a tension headache is usually just a dull ache. Read more about tension headache symptoms. The pain usually lasts 1-3 hours (less in children) to 3 days (though rarely that long). Migraines may attack 1-4x per month (though in some people 10 or more times) or only 2 or 3 times over an entire lifetime.
Cluster headaches, in contrast, reach a peak in 5-10 minutes and may only last 45 minutes to 3 hours. Read more about the differences in cluster headaches here.
Read about thunderclap headaches, which go from 0 to agony in less than 60 seconds...
Headache temple pain could have a variety of causes...
Another type of pain migraineurs deal with is called allodynia, which is a sensitivity to touch, on the scalp or arms. Read more about allodynia. Believe it or not, pain is one possible symptom of migraine. Yes, most people with migraines have pain, but some people get migraines with no pain at all (silent migraine - often eye migraine).
Symptom of Migraines #3 – Nausea
Nausea and vomiting are among the most dreaded symptoms. Vomiting may be a sign that your headache is almost over, or that it's just starting. It can sometimes be so severe that it happens over and over in cycles and may cause dehydration.
There are a number of different approaches to treating this symptom. For all the details, read this migraine nausea article.
Symptom of Migraines #4 – Low tolerance for . . .
Light, odours, or noises. It is very typical of migraineurs that they will need to go and lie down in a dark, quiet room. If this sounds like you, you likely have migraine as opposed to cluster headaches, where the sufferer may want to walk around.
Symptom of Migraines #5 – Circulatory problems
We learned on our cause of migraines page (which will help you understand symptom of migraines) that migraines seem to be related to changes in blood vessels and blood flow. Sometimes this can result in strange symptoms, such as changes in skin colour, change in heart rate, or feeling like you have a fever (when you don't).
A migraine may also cause nasal congestion and watery eyes, leading some doctors to think you may have a sinus headache, or sinusitis, in which your sinuses become red and inflamed. Sinusitis, however, lasts for more than just a couple days, and may last weeks or months.
It's been estimated that half of migraine sufferers don't know they have migraine but think they have sinus headache! Technically, migraines activate a nerve cluster which in turn stimulates tear ducts and sinuses. Read this page for more on migraine vs sinus headache. You may also have a fever, pain when your forehead or area under your eyes is touched, and perhaps even swelling around the eyes. If your headache is recurrent and goes away in a few hours or a day or two, you likely don't have sinusitis. As always, if you have new symptoms, talk to your doctor.
Symptom of Migraines #6 – Gastrointestinal Woes
This includes diarrhea, constipation, or cramps. Your stomach may even become paralysed (gastroparesis), making oral painkillers ineffective.
Symptom of Migraines #7 – Behavioural Changes
You may be irritable not just because of your pain, but because of the way migraine effects your brain (but don't use that as an excuse to yell at your spouse!). Other changes may include: becoming more passive, lower mental ability, restlessness, confusion. You may also have extra energy and euphoria, or even increased creativity! (Don't you wish you could choose your symptoms?!) At the worst, migraine sufferers feel like they're losing control, going crazy, and may even feel suicidal.
You're not alone - just how many people have migraine? What symptoms do they have? Find out these things and much more on our migraine statistics page!
DANGER SIGNS:
If you have sudden changes in your headaches, loss of balance or muscle weakness, drooping eyelids, neck pain, or a headache made worse when you strain, see your doctor right away.
Special thanks to Dr Joseph Kandel and Dr David Sudderth for their detailed info on symptom of migraines in Migraine – What Works! This is a great reference for migraine sufferers and their families to have on hand.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
cerita lawak minggu ini..
Malaysia said Wednesday it will dump English as the language of instruction for maths and science in schools, in a highly sensitive decision that has split opinion in the multiethnic country.
Deputy premier Muhyiddin Yassin said that from 2012 the subjects will be taught in Bahasa Malaysia in national schools, or in Chinese and Tamil in vernacular schools.
Critics of the six-year policy of using English to teach the subjects argue that it has dragged down students' performance and is particularly unfair on children who are not proficient in the language.
"I wouldn't say it's a complete failure but it has not achieved the desired objectives that it was supposed to achieve," Muhyiddin told a press conference.
"The government is convinced that science and maths need to be taught in a language that will be easily understood by students, which is Bahasa Malaysia in national schools, Mandarin in Chinese schools and Tamil in Tamil schools."
He said the government would boost the teaching of English in schools, with more time given to the subject and the recruitment of nearly 14,000 extra teachers nationwide to teach the subject.
Muhyiddin cited a 2008 survey which found that students' performance in maths and science had fallen since it had been taught in English, and that rural children were hit particularly hard.
In the months since the government said it was considering dropping English, debate has raged in newspaper columns and letters to media outlets.
In March, riot police fired tear-gas to disperse at least 5,000 Malays who demonstrated in Kuala Lumpur against the use of English to teach the two subjects in national schools.
Kata aku pulak:
Betoi ka tindakan nie atau ada udang di sebalik batu..?? maklum lah pilihanraya pon dah dekat..
Apa pon jawapan yang depa bagi aku memang tak puas hati..seperti kata Mahyuddin Yassin dalam jawapan beliau..kita buka nya gagal 100%..!!jadi awat tak teruskan saja sambil cari jalan penyelesaian,buat apa nak undur ke belakang..?? bukannya kita patut hentikan. tak dak solution ka..??
Satu lagi kata beliau..peratusan lulus subject tersebut untuk pelajar2 luar bandar jatuh sejak pengunaan bahasa inggeris..he hee nak gelak aku..korang pikirlah sendiri jawapan nya..adehhh lawak sungguh..salah sapa nie..??
Deputy premier Muhyiddin Yassin said that from 2012 the subjects will be taught in Bahasa Malaysia in national schools, or in Chinese and Tamil in vernacular schools.
Critics of the six-year policy of using English to teach the subjects argue that it has dragged down students' performance and is particularly unfair on children who are not proficient in the language.
"I wouldn't say it's a complete failure but it has not achieved the desired objectives that it was supposed to achieve," Muhyiddin told a press conference.
"The government is convinced that science and maths need to be taught in a language that will be easily understood by students, which is Bahasa Malaysia in national schools, Mandarin in Chinese schools and Tamil in Tamil schools."
He said the government would boost the teaching of English in schools, with more time given to the subject and the recruitment of nearly 14,000 extra teachers nationwide to teach the subject.
Muhyiddin cited a 2008 survey which found that students' performance in maths and science had fallen since it had been taught in English, and that rural children were hit particularly hard.
In the months since the government said it was considering dropping English, debate has raged in newspaper columns and letters to media outlets.
In March, riot police fired tear-gas to disperse at least 5,000 Malays who demonstrated in Kuala Lumpur against the use of English to teach the two subjects in national schools.
Kata aku pulak:
Betoi ka tindakan nie atau ada udang di sebalik batu..?? maklum lah pilihanraya pon dah dekat..
Apa pon jawapan yang depa bagi aku memang tak puas hati..seperti kata Mahyuddin Yassin dalam jawapan beliau..kita buka nya gagal 100%..!!jadi awat tak teruskan saja sambil cari jalan penyelesaian,buat apa nak undur ke belakang..?? bukannya kita patut hentikan. tak dak solution ka..??
Satu lagi kata beliau..peratusan lulus subject tersebut untuk pelajar2 luar bandar jatuh sejak pengunaan bahasa inggeris..he hee nak gelak aku..korang pikirlah sendiri jawapan nya..adehhh lawak sungguh..salah sapa nie..??
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