Council of Muslim Theologians
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The Prophet (SAW) said: “There are two blessings in which many people incur loss. (They are) Health and free time (for doing good)” – Bukhari Good health is indeed a blessing bestowed on us by the Almighty, one which many of us take for granted, until it is taken away from us. Allah (SWT) says in Surah Baqarah, “…and be grateful to Allah if it is [indeed] Him that you worship” … [Read more...]
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Homeopathy is a system of medicine developed in the eighteenth century by the German physician Samuel Hahnemann. Unlike conventional medicine where drugs are given to work against the body and its symptoms, homeopathic remedies work with the body to help stimulate the body to heal itself. In medicine, there are two basic ways for treating ill health i) the way of opposites; and ii) the way of … [Read more...]
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Happiness is having a large, caring, close-knit family in another city. George Burns How happy are you and why? This is a question I spend a fair amount of time thinking about, not only as it applies to my own levels of happiness, but also as it applies to my family, friends, and the people who I work with. Since graduating with my master’s degree in positive psychology, I’ve … [Read more...]
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COLDS Mix a gram of dalchini/cinnamon powder with a teaspoon of honey to cure cold.. Prepare a cup of tea to which you should add ginger, clove, bay leaf and black pepper. This should be consumed twice a day. Reduce the intake as the cold disappears. GINGER FOR COLDS. Ginger tea is very good to cure cold. Preparation of tea: cut ginger into small pieces and boil it with water, boil it a … [Read more...]
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There are a few simple procedures that you can perform at home to alleviate the discomfort of your child during fever. Once you have established that your child has fever, take her clothes off immediately, unless she is chilly and wants to be covered. Touch your child to make sure his entire body is hot, including legs and feet. If feet are as hot as the rest of his body, you can carry out … [Read more...]
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The common cold and/or influenza are viral infections, not usually bacterial, of the upper respiratory tract, caused by invasion into the nose, throat, sinuses, or ears. The virus travels either from hand to mouth and nose, or through the air on minute droplets carrying infected secretions from one child to another. Because children’s immune systems are not yet fully developed, it is beneficial … [Read more...]
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How often have you said: “I’ll get it done, even if it takes all night”, or “I will make up lost sleep later, perhaps on the weekend”. I know I have, more times than I would have liked, in order to push my way through tasks or finish unresolved business. I considered these to be instances of voluntary insomnia, since a conscious choice was made to avoid a healthy amount of … [Read more...]
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When you get sick from a cold or the flu, what exactly are you getting sick from? Well, both are caused by viruses, which are very small living structures that are basically a bunch of genetic material packaged into a coating. Colds may be caused by several viruses, in fact there are over 100 different cold viruses, but the most common is the rhinovirus. The flu is a much more intense illness … [Read more...]
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Iron deficiency is the world’s most common nutrient deficiency. An estimated 40 percent of the world population suffers from iron-deficiency anemia, a state in which there is a depleted number of red blood cells carrying oxygen to the body. Iron deficiency occurs more often in the developing countries than the undeveloped ones, but is common throughout the world. In the … [Read more...]
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mysticmedicine.com/ Exposure and concerns over medical research fraud is on the rise, and for good reason. Publication bias — the practice of selectively publishing trial results that serve an agenda — represents a “systematic flaw of the scientific basis of medicine,” Ben Goldacre says in his TED Talk above. Indeed this issue is a very serious one, and I agree with … [Read more...]
