An article by Dr. Magdi Elgadi

A co-founder of this group and an activist in the field of health and human rights, Dr. Magdi Elgadi is bed-ridden for the past 2 weeks in his struggle with Cancer... I took his permission in re-posting this article an article he wrote in 2005.

http://elgadi.blogspot.com/2005_03_20_archive.html

Friday, March 25, 2005

Teaching Tolerance

Hello everyone,
I have this article that I was thinking of for a few days, and I think it might offer a good advise to many people. Mohamed, I tried my best to avoid mistakes in spelling, grammar and language. If you find a mistake please correct it before you post my article on thewebsite. Also, if you think you can add or change something, do it, but remember, my article is mainly about teaching tolerance. Let me know ahead if you add/change contents.
Thanks.
Magdi

Teaching Tolerance

Life gets harder every day, violence escalates everywhere, hunger, starvation, torture,
killing, and misery haunts many as a result of all this. And the question arises : Why life is a mere suffering to mankind ? Man is the only civilized species on our planet, yet, still not civilized enough to attempt to put an end to life's man-made misery. As a matter of fact, the whole idea is ignored in this busy, fast running technology.

Something must be missing here, that can turn things the other way around, and make life better for everyone. Something that should be done at early age of childhood, and should be part of our educational program at school : Tolerance. A word that has a great meaning and a great effect as well.

Why when it comes for education the government puts all the efforts toward the budget only?
We don't hear much about changing or modifying the system, adding new curriculums such as a subject that teaches tolerance at school ? Is this hard to plan for ? No, it isn't !
It isn't at all if we bear in minds the end results that we badly need to maintain our goals to keep going in the right direction.

Teaching tolerance could be the most effective way to handle crisis and violent situations arise in our busy daily life, mainly, because of cultures, ethnicity, religious and ideology differences. What does it make different if you are black or white, or whatever color of hair, eyes, or skin complexion you have? It is what ideas you have in that brain of you that might need to be corrected after all. We could have saved many lives by ending violence using the non-violent attitudes, controlling anger, forgiving mistakes and forgetting uncomfortable situations.

Sometimes forgetting is the hardest thing to try to do, but believe me, give it time, change the situation, create an other atmosphere to divert the attention. Or even move out and away, and leave the whole situation behind. Think that there must be something that you have or the other party has missed, that led to the unreasonable situation. And think that you are acting better by stopping things from escalating toward harmful results to both parties.

Life is precious and useful, every life is precious, no matter what, and we have to maintain it that way. Forgive and try to forget. Seek help if you need, talk it out before you attempt to do some drastic action. No matter who you are, you always need someone to talk to and seek advice.

Let us work together to make life better for everyone.

Mohammed Magdi Elgadi
Los Angeles, California

USA

Asbestos and Cancer

image source: www.asbestoscancer.ws/mesothelioma/meso.htm

In the report of the General Accountant Office of 2008 on the Khartoum State Water Corporate, it was mentioned that the drinking water pipes are made of Asbestose, a cancerogenic material according to the WHO
أفاد المراجع العام في معرض ملاحظاته عن أداء هيئة مياه
الخرطوم بوجود تلوث بمياه الشرب والعديد من اﻟﻤﺨلفات البيئية والقاذورات والأوساخ التي تحيط بمحطات المياه .
لكن أخطر ماوردت إليه الإشارة في التقرير المعني لعام ٢٠٠٨ أن الخطوط الرئيسة وشبكة مياه أمدرمان
من مادة الاسبستوس وهي ماده مسرطنة حسب تصنيف الوكالة الدولية لأبحاث السرطان وهي منظمة تابعة لمنظمة الصحة العالمية ، كما حظرت منظمة العمل الدولية ومنذ العام ١٩٨٦ استعمال
الاسبستوس source: http://www.midan.net/nm/private/almidan/m2161/m2161.htm

Although this is a serious threat to the health of people however, there is no scientific evidence

that is linking cancer to ingesting of Asbestos through drinking water.

According to MedicineNet.com "Asbestos mainly affects the lungs: Changes in the membrane surrounding the lung are common in workers exposed to asbestos. These lung changes are also sometimes found in people living in areas with high levels of asbestos in the air. Breathing very high levels of asbestos may result in a slow buildup of scar-like tissue in the lungs and in the membrane that surrounds the lungs. People with asbestosis have shortness of breath, often along with a cough and sometimes heart enlargement. This is chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD), a serious disease that can lead to disability or death. "

Read more on this serious health threat from the US National Cancer Institute

Banana Facts

Source of article: http://healthnews.today.com/2009/01/31/why-banana-is-an-amazing-fruit/ (To print this article go to this link: http://freedomwellness.blogspot.com/2009/12/banana-facts.html)
Jan 31 2009

Why Banana is an amazing fruit?
Published by runjun at 12:42 pm

Banana is one of nature’s finest gifts to man. Sweet and soft, the pleasantly flavored pulp, secured in nature’s most neat, yet easily peelable pack is wholesome of all our fruits. It has a rare combination of energy value, tissue building elements, protein, vitamins, including riboflavin and niacin, phosphorus and iron. And that’s why it is regarded as an amazing fruit.
The banana has a high calorific value. One large banana supplies over 100 calories unlike other fruits. It’s high content of easily assimilable sugars makes it a good source of quick energy. It’s alkaline ash contributes to the alkalinity of the blood. Combination of milk and banana to growing children is a valuable and rich food. Banana if eaten in large quantities provide enough high grade protein for the needs of the body. It is reported that workers in the Congo rubber forests live for months at a time on bananas alone. Sounds strange. Isn’t it?
Banana is one of the best sources of potassium, an essential mineral required for maintaining normal blood pressure and heart function in human body. The vitamin content of banana is high. Because of it’s Vitamin C content, banana ranks second only to orange as a preventive to scurvy - a disease condition that appears due to lack of fresh fruits and vegetables in daily food. Banana is a good protector of eyes and a builder of good teeth due to it’s content of Vitamin A and calcium in good proportions.
The value of banana for infants lies in it’s assimilated sugars combined with vitamins and minerals. Banana may also help in bone formation, as it can improve body’s ability to absorb calcium via several mechanisms. It’s low protein and salt content together with it’s high carbohydrates makes it useful in the diet of the patients with the disease of kidneys. It’s soft texture and blandness are of value in the treatment of intestinal disorders. Banana is also known to have antacid effects that can provide protection against stomach ulcers and ulcer damages.