Stuffy Nose...No More

Have you ever have a stuffy nose? If you do you will know how difficult it is to breath. Even to sniff a single air into your nose would be a stressful routine. That's is what i always encounter especially with Malaysian weather that is so unpredictable. As i was browsing through the net the other day, i encounter some tips on how to clear up your stuffy nose. Here goes

Up the humidity. Keeping the membranes inside your nose and sinuses moist is very helpful for relieving congestion and discomfort.

• Saline (salt-water) nasal sprays are terrific and safe to use as often as desired.
  A hot shower or hot drink can do wonders to clear a stuffy head.
• You can also hold your head over a bowl of boiling water and cover your head with a towel to concentrate the steam. I like to make the water as hot as possible, but watch out for burns!
• A whole-house or room humidifier is also a good idea. Just be diligent about keeping it clean - these devices can become part of the problem if mold or fungus is allowed to accumulate inside them.

Stay hydrated. Drinking more fluid minimizes dryness and irritation, and helps prevent or treat some headaches.

Irrigate the nasal passages. Several devices that go beyond simple nasal sprays can actually flush out your nose and sinuses with saline. This approach isn't for everyone, but some people really love it.

Keep the eyes moist. Like nasal sprays, saline eye drops help reduce the pain, itching, and dryness that often come with allergies.

Drop the cough. Many cough drops in the form of hard "candies," some with herbal ingredients, can suppress a cough for up to an hour. These can work in different ways, including simply increasing the production of saliva, which helps keep the throat moist and reduce irritation. If you are diabetic or have high blood sugar, be sure to use a sugar-free version.

Try cough medicine. The most common active ingredient in these medications is guaifenesin, which is intended to thin out the mucus and make it easier to drain and less irritating in your throat. There is still debate, however, about whether guaifenesin really does any good.

The best chance of success is with the higher dose range - 2,400 mg spread throughout the day. The other ingredient to look for in an over-the-counter cough medicine is dextromethrophan, which often is indicated by the letters "DM" in the medication's name. DM works like codeine to prevent coughing, but is not a narcotic and is not addictive.

It can cause drowsiness, but for some people that's preferable to the fatigue that comes from all the congestion and coughing. Cough suppressants are available in syrups and tablets. The liquid, syrupy formulations typically have lower doses, and therefore might last only for an hour or two. These syrups also often contain sugar or alcohol, which can be a problem for some people.

Kill the pain. Acetaminophen, ibuprofen, and naproxen are the active ingredients in most analgesic painkillers, and can help with many of the bothersome symptoms of sinusitis.

Finally, a word about the combination medicines that are designed to treat multiple symptoms in one tablet. Many of these include an antihistamine, or a decongestant, or both. The benefit is fewer pills to buy and swallow, but the risk is that you might end up taking some medicines that you don't really need.

Hopefully this information will help you clear up that stuffy nose. Happy trying and stay healthy always.

Information above was derive from Yahoo! Health

Stop Smoking!!!!

I went to Hospital Pusrawi today accompanying my friend. I saw this poster hanging on the wall. Its really attract me, thus, i want to share it with you guys.

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So to all my friend who is still smoking...i hope after this you will quit....hehehehe

Courtesy and halal, where are they?

Last week on Wednesday night, my mother and I went to Pasar Borong to do some grocery shopping. We went thee using my brother’s car. Unfortunately for us, after the shopping, my brother’s car broke down. There’s something wrong with the starter. But that is beside the point why I want to write it on my blog. The thing that I actually want to stress out in this post is ‘courtesy’. I noticed that many people nowadays is lacking in this criteria. We park our car near a restaurant where there are a lot of people. In other words there are crowd everywhere. Nevertheless, none of them offered help to either me or my mom. Even though the car hood was open, my mom looks panicked and I am trying so hard to start the car, no one would come and say “is there something wrong?” or “may I help you”. I wonder, what happen to ‘tolong –menolong amalan mulia’ catchphrase. I’m not here to whine but this is the reality. We always said that Malays are full with courtesy, ‘sopan-santun’, and many more goods traits but due time, it has been left behind. What a shame……

On Saturday, I went to JB to Chew’s house. We went to Jusco to buy sushi ingredient as I have constantly asked him to make some for me. He was checking up some vinegar made from Japan when he suddenly said that, “as far as I remember, this vinegar is not halal.” As the lebel was made in Japanese I couldn’t understand it but just nod along. However, stood beside Chew was a salesperson who is rearranging the sushi that has just been made. She clearly heard what Chew has been saying and yet she did not say anything whether the vinegar was halal or not. Mind you, she is a Malay who definitely be a Muslim. Due to the fact that I want to make sure whether the vinegar was halal or not I asked her. Then only she said that the vinegar was made from Japan and definitely not halal and she also suggest that we bought Malaysian made vinegar. I wonder, if I didn’t ask her and she did hear what Chew has said, would he stop us from buying the vinegar? Throughout the store, I can see that there’s a lot of product that has been sold without any halal logo paste on its label. Are we sure that what ever we put in our mouth is halal? When we get to a Japanese food section, there’s a lebel stated that ‘ Please Look At The Ingredient Before Purchasing’ however, what struck me is that all the ingredient is in Japanese. So what good are the disclaimers? Just to make sure that they escape liability if there’s someone sue them for eating non-halal food? My sister always buys chocolate called Rocky for his son. After I saw that Rocky was sold in Japanese section. I wonder again, have we feed a non-halal to Johan (my naphew)?

The next time you purchased something that did not have any halal logo, think again would it be halal or not?