Dr Ali Yusob Md Zain
Faculty of Business, Economics and Policy Studies
Universiti Brunei Darussalam
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BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
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Ahmad Rasul Ahmad Tajuddin Atendan Kesihatan (PKU)	Cik Mazlina Che Omar Pembantu Tadbir (Perkeranian/Operasi) (UUM COB)	Kamarulzaman Md. Ali Pensyarah Kanan (UUM CAS)	Nur Azzah Abu Bakar Pensyarah (UUM CAS)
Saadon Awang Pensyarah Kanan (UUM COLGIS)

HI Guys,
 
This short interview is worth our time to read and to practise.

A chat with Dr.Devi Shetty, Narayana Hrudayalaya (Heart Specialist) Bangalore was arranged by WIPRO for its employees . The transcript of the chat is given below. Useful for everyone. Qn: What are the thumb rules for a layman to take care of his heart? 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 longtime 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 person gets 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 de-stress? 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: Fruits and vegetables are the best and the worst is oil. Qn: Which oil is better - groundnut, sunflower, olive? Ans: All oils are bad . 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 , place 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, s edentary 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, co-sanguinity 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 is 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 walk, diet to reduce weight and changing attitudes towards lifestyles. Qn: Does dispirin 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 health checkup s if you are past the age of 30 ( once in six months recommended) .... Send it to all your friends..... ..

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MARI LAH KITA SAMA-SAMA MENGHAYATI DAN MEMPERINGATI
KELEBIHAN BULAN REJAB DAN AMALAN2 MULIA YANG PENUH BERKAT NI...
Rebutlah 5 perkara sblm dtg 5 perkara*
1. *MASA HIDUP SBLM MATI*
2. *MASA LAPANG SBLM MASA SIBUK*
3. *MASA MUDA SBLM MASA TUA*
4. *MASA KAYA SBLM SUSAH *
5. *MASA SIHAT SBLM SAKIT*
Sama samalah kita ingat mengingati amalan amalan mulia yang penuh berkat
ini………. **

**BULAN REJAB *
Pada 24 Jun 2009 (Rabu) kita memasuki bulan Rejab..
Bulan Rejab adalah bulan Allah swt. Let’s overview ada apa di sebalik bulan Rejab itu.
Diriwayatkan bahwa Rasulullah saw telah bersabda, "Ketahuilah bahwa bln
Rejab itu adalah bulan ALLAH swt, maka:”
*1. Barang siapa yang berpuasa 1 hari dalam bulan ini dengan ikhlas, maka
pasti ia mendapat keredhaan yang besar dari ALLAH swt *
*2. Dan barang siapa berpuasa pada tanggal 27 Rejab /Isra Mi'raj (Isnin, 20
Julai 2009) akan mendapat pahala seperti 5 tahun berpuasa*
*3. Barang siapa yang berpuasa 2 hari di bulan Rejab akan mendapat kemuliaan
di sisi ALLAH swt *
*4. Barang siapa yang berpuasa 3 hari yaitu pada tanggal 1, 2, dan 3 Rejab (24,
25, 26 Jun 2009) maka ALLAH swt akan memberikan pahala seperti 900 tahun
berpuasa dan menyelamatkannya dari bahaya dunia dan seksa akhirat *
*5. Barang siapa berpuasa 5 hari dalam bulan ini, insyaallah permintaannya
akan dimakbulkan Allah swt..InsyaAllah *
*6. Barang siapa berpuasa 7 hari dalam bulan ini, maka ditutupkan 7 pintu
neraka Jahanam dan barang siapa berpuasa delapan hari maka akan dibukakan 8
pintu syurga *
*7. Barang siapa berpuasa 15 hari dalam bulan ini, maka ALLAH swt akan
mengampuni
dosa-dosanya yang telah lalu dan menggantikan kesemua kejahatannya dengan
kebaikan, dan barang siapa yang menambah (hari-hari puasa) maka ALLAH swt
akan menambahkan pahalanya." *
Sabda Rasulullah saw lagi :"Pada malam Mi'raj, saya melihat sebuah sungai
yang airnya lebih manis dari madu, lebih sejuk dari air batu dan lebih harum
dari minyak wan gi, lalu saya bertanya pada Jibril as "Wahai Jibril untuk
siapakah sungai ini?"
Maka berkata Jibrilb as "Ya Muhammad sungai ini adalah untuk orang yang
membaca selawat untuk engkau dibulan Rejab ini."
Dalam sebuah riwayat Tsauban bercerita :"Ketika kami berjalan bersama-sama
Rasulullah saw ke sebuah kubur, lalu Rasulullah saw berhenti dan beliau
menangis dengan amat sedih, kemudian beliau berdoa kepada ALLAH swt. Lalu
saya bertanya kepada beliau "Ya Rasulullah, mengapakah engkau menangis?"
Lalu beliau bersabda "Wahai Tsauban, mereka itu sedang diseksa dalam
kuburnya dan saya berdoa kepada ALLAH swt, lalu ALLAH swt meringankan atas
mereka."
Sabda beliau lagi "Wahai Tsauban, kalaulah sekiranya mereka ini mahu
berpuasa satu hari dan beribadah satu malam saja di bulan Rejab nescaya
mereka tidak akan disiksa di dalam kubur." Tsauban bertanya "Ya Rasulullah,
apakah hanya berpuasa satu hari dan beribadah satu malam dalam bulan Rejab
sudah dapat mengelakkan dari seksa kubur?"
Sabda beliau "Wahai Tsauban, demi ALLAH Zat yang telah mengutus saya sebagai
nabi, tiada seorang muslim lelaki dan perempuan yang berpuasa satu hari dan
mengerjakan so lat malam sekali dalam bulan Rejab dengan niat karena ALLAH
swt, kecuali ALLAH swt mencatatkan baginya seperti berpuasa satu tahun dan
mengerjakan solat malam satu tahun."

Thanks & Regards

Shahrin Ahmad,College of Arts and Sciences,Universiti Utara Malaysia
06010 UUM Sintok,Kedah Darul Aman,Malaysia
Email : shahrin@uum.edu.my
Tel: +604-928 3803

salam ukhuwwah,
Sedikit ilmu di sini bahawa al-Quran risalah saintifik agung.
1-Langit dan bumi pada asalnya bercantum- surah al-Anbiya', ayat 30.
2-Langit dan bumi berasal drp asap- surah al-Fussilat ayat 11.
3-Alam semesta mengembang- surah al-Zariyat ayat 47.
4-Matahari beredar pada destinasinya- surah al-Anbiya' ayat 33 dan surah Yaasin ayat 38.
5-Bumi berputar dan tidak statik- al-Naml ayat 88.
6-Yang lebih kecil drp atom- surah Yunus ayat 61.
7-Sistem keselamatan Angkasa Raya-surah al-Biya' ayat 32.
8-Embriologi- surah al-Zumar ayat 6, al-Insan ayat 2, al-Mukminun ayat 14, al-Haj ayat 5, al-Sajadah ayat 9.
Hakikatnya terlalu banyak dan luas.Perbincangan ttg ayat-ayat saintifik ini banyak terkandung dalam kitab-kitab Tafsir spt:
-Syeikh Said Hawa, al-asas fi al-tafsir
-Syeikh Tantawi Jauhari, al-jawahir
-Imam Qartubi, al-jami' li al-ahkam al-quran.
-Hamka, tafsir al-azhar.
Namun begitu, huraian-huraian dan pentafsiran Mufassirin berasaskan nilai intelektual zamannya.Maksudnya tiada kajian atau penyelidikan saintifik dilakukan.
Siapa yang mengkaji? golongan saintis muslim terkemudian dan seterusnya dilanjutkan oleh saintis Barat.
Apakah faktor tiada kesinambungan kajian para saintis muslim?Wujud halangan intelektual, iaitu kata-kata hikmat "al-Quran adalah sumber akidah,syariah dan akhlak yang mutlak dan muqaddas,
tidak perlu dikaji atau mengkaji, yakin dan percaya serta beriman dengannya menjadi tanggungjawab utama dan pertama".
Harapan, agar kata-kata hikmat ini tidak menjadi keramat yang menghalang kita umat Islam utk mengkaji kandungan al-Quran.Bukan untuk penafiannya tetapi untuk pengukuhan keimanan.
Semoga al-Quran menjadi hujjah bagi kita dan bukan hujjah ke atas kita.
Sekian, WaAllahu 'Ala wa 'Alam.


Dr. Alias b. Azhar
Pensyarah Kanan,Kolej Undang-undang, Kerajaan & Pengajian Antarabangsa,
Seksyen A, UUM-Colgis,Universiti Utara Malaysia,06010 Sintok,Kedah Darulaman
tel:012-5898510/04-9284953