...........IUCTT: 5/17/09

Thursday, May 21, 2009

TERAPI PERNAFASAN

(BREATHING THERAPY FOR HEADACHE & TIREDNESS)

Kita memiliki hidung berlubang disebelah kiri dan disebelah kanan. Apakah fungsinya sama untuk menarik dan membuang nafas ?(Our noses have left and right nostrils. Are these nostrils having the same function for inhaling/"breathe- in" and exhaling/"breathe- out"?). Sebenarnya fungsinya tidak sama dan dapat kita rasakan bedanya, sebelah kanan mewakili matahari (mengeluarkan panas ) dan sebelah kiri mewakili bulan (mengeluarkan dingin ).( Actually it's not the same and we can feel the difference. Accordingly, the right side represents the sun/"heat" and the left side represents the moon/"cold") . Jika sakit kepala , cubalah menutup lubang hidung sebelah kanan dan bernafaslah melalui hidung sebelah kiri dan lakukan kira-kira 5 minit , sakit kepala akan sembuh .( When having headache, try to close your right nostril and use your left nostril to do breathing for about 5 min. The headache will be gone). Jika anda merasa lelah , tutuplah lubang hidung sebelah kiri dan bernafaslah melalui hidung sebelah kanan . Lakukan ulang-alik . Tak lama kemudian, anda akan merasakan segar kembali. Sebab lubang hidung sebelah kanan mengeluarkan panas, sehingga banyak sekali panas , lubang hidung sebelah kiri mengeluarkan dingin .(If you feel too tired, do it the opposite way. Close your left nostril and breathe through your right nostril. After a while, you will feel refresh again. Because the right side belongs to heat, so it gets hot easily. The left side gets cold easily). Perempuan bernafas lebih dengan hidung sebelah kiri , sehingga hatinya cepat menjadi dingin . Laki-laki bernafas lebih dengan hidung sebelah kanan , sehingga cepat sekali marah .(Women breathe mainly with their left nostril, so they get calm down easily. Men breathe mostly with their right nostril, so they get angry easily). Apakah anda pernah memperhatikan pada saat bangun tidur, lubang hidung sebelah mana yang bernafas lebih cepat ? Sebelah kiri atau kanan ? Jika lubang hidung sebelah kiri bernafas lebih cepat , anda akan merasa sangat lelah . Tutuplah lubang hidung sebelah kiri dan gunakan lubang hidung sebelah kanan untuk bernafas , anda akan merasa segar kembali dengan cepat.( When we wake up, do we notice which nostril breathes faster? Is it the left side or the right side ? If the left nostril breathes faster, you will feel very tired. Close your left nostril and use your right nostril for breathing and you will get refresh quickly) Cara tersebut boleh diajarkan kepada anak-anak , tetapi kesannya akan lebih baik jika diterapkan kepada orang dewasa .(You can teach your kids about it. The effect of breathing therapy is much better for adults). Saya biasanya merasakan sakit kepala , dan rasanya perit. Kemudian saya berjumpa doktor dan beliau bergurau: "Anda akan sembuh jika berumah tangga !" Doktor itu tidak bicara kosong. Apa yang dia sampaikan adlah berdasarkan teori dan testimoni. Selama itu, setiap malam saya merasakan sakit kepala dan tidak dapat belajar. Saya mengambil obat , tetapi tidak sembuh .( I used to have painful headache. When consulted a doctor, he told me jokingly," You will be all right if you get married!" The doctor did not bullshit me as he had his theory and supported with testimony. During that time, I used to have headache every night and I was not able to study. I took medicine but I was not cured). Pada suatu malam, saya duduk bermeditasi dan menutup lubang hidung sebelah kanan dan bernafas dengan lubang hidung sebelah kiri . Dalam kurang dari satu minggu , sakit kepala saya sembuh . Saya teruskan melakukannya selama 1 bulan, sejak malam itu sampai sekarang , sakit kepala saya tidak berulang lagi..(One night as I sat down to medidate, I closed my right nostril and breathed with my left nostril. In less than a week, it seemed that my headache problem had left me! I continued doing it for about a month and since then there was no recurrence of headache in me) . Ini adalah pengalaman saya sendiri . Saya beritahukan hal ini kepada orang lain, jika sakit kepala, cubalah cara tersebut kerana sangat efektif buat saya. Banyak orang lain telah mencubanya dan berhasil . Ini adalah terapi alam, tidak seperti makan ubat dalam jangka panjang yang memungkinkan ada kesan sampingannya. Jadi kenapa anda tidak mencubanya ?(This is my own experience. I used to tell others who also suffer headache to try this method as it was effective for me. It also works for those who have tried as well. This is a natural therapy, unlike taking medicines for a long time may have side effect. So, why don't you try it out?) . Dengan mempraktikkan terapi pernafasan ini secara betul (menarik dan mengeluarkan nafas), keadaan tubuh anda akan sangat tenang.( Practice the correct ways of breathing/ "breathe in and breathe out" and your body will be in a very relaxing condition)

Breast Cancer

What Is Breast Cancer
Breast cancer is cancer that affects the breast. The vast majority of breast cancer occurs in women, although men can develop breast cancer too.

'Cancer' is the name for a group of diseases in which the body's cells are changed in appearance and function. Such abnormal cells can grow out of control and form a mass or 'tumor.' When abnormal cells originate in the breast tissue, the mass is called a breast tumor.
A breast tumor is considered benign if it is limited to a few cell layers and does not invade surrounding tissues or organs. Yet if the tumor spreads to surrounding tissues or organs, it is considered malignant, or cancerous. Carcinoma is the term used to describe most common cancers that arise from epithelial (surface or lining) tissues. By contrast, sarcoma is the term used to define tumors that arise from bone, muscle, fat, or connective tissue.
The breasts are, in essence, a collection of fatty tissue and glands that have been adapted to secrete milk after a woman gives birth. The glands that produce milk are called lobules and the tubes that connect them to the nipples are called ducts. Correspondingly, carcinoma of the breast develops when malignant changes occur in the cells that line the lobules or, more commonly, the ducts.
There are two major types of breast cancer:
lobular carcinoma, and
ductal carcinoma.

They can be either invasive (spreading) or noninvasive (generally known as 'in situ' - confined to the original site). The majority of breast cancers (70% - 80%) arise from the ducts, which make up the bulk of breast tissue. Since lobular and ductal cells are found in the glandular tissues of the upper, central, and outer regions of the breast, this is where most breast cancers occur. Breast tumors rarely arise in the fatty or nonglandular tissues. Such tumors, when they appear, are usually sarcomas.
Cells from the tumor may break away, travel, and grow within other parts of the body. This process is known as metastasis. Breast cancer often metastasizes to sites such as the lung, bone, liver, and brain. If breast cancer is detected at an early stage - for example, before metastasis - it usually can be cured; however, as the disease progresses, the possibility of effective treatment is diminished. Fortunately, though, many breast "lumps" are caused by benign breast diseases that do not spread beyond the breasts and are not life-threatening.
Facts About Breast Cancer:
A diagnosis of breast cancer is alarming, but the good news is that most women recover from it. Improvements in breast cancer detection have helped to limit the harmful potential of this disease. In fact, during the last decade, the majority of breast cancers reported in the U.S. were small, very treatable, early-stage tumors.
Overall, about 83% of women survive breast cancer, as shown by recent 5-year survival statistics. Although these numbers don't guarantee that a person will be in the 'favorable' statistical group, they do show that the likelihood of beating breast cancer is good. If breast cancer is detected and treated in the early stages, the chances of complete recovery are even better.
With the exception of skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer among American women. Recent findings from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) indicate that an American woman has a one in eight chance of developing breast cancer during her lifetime. And the American Cancer Society predicts that about 184,200 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in the year 2000.
Breast cancer also can strike men, although cancer of the male breast accounts for only 5% of all diagnosed breast cancers.
Over the last 5 years, patients have benefited from many advances in breast cancer treatment. Breast conservation - the saving of the breast - has increased enormously because of early diagnosis and the widespread use of mammograms (x-rays of the breast). In addition, new anti-cancer drugs such as paclitaxel (Taxol®) and trastuzumab (Herceptin®) have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and show promise in the treatment of people with advanced disease.
The progress made in breast cancer detection and treatment is perhaps best reflected by mortality (death rate) figures. U.S. statistics show that breast cancer mortality decreased significantly between 1992 and 1996 - with the largest decline seen in younger women. Therefore, although breast cancer is a major concern among American women, it can be managed successfully. The following sections will explain the causes and treatment of breast cancer, as well as some of the methods used to overcome the far-reaching effects of this disease.