Generally, people acknowledge Tun Dr. Mahathir is a respected statesman in our country. Besides his position as Prime Minister of Malaysia for 22 years, he also has his own secret to staying healthy despite his age has already reached 85+ years.
However, lately his health a little disturbed, perhaps even its related to the first coronary bypass surgery in January 1989 he carried on HKL and the second in September 2007 at IJN. However physically cannot doubt his eager remains actively involved in delivering the opinion of other visited several conventions organized. What is the secret that he is having to look so?
He gives his opinion on what are the benefits of that things BUT he states his own stances accordingly:
1 - No smoking
There are opinions stating that cigarette is somehow healthy to be having. It refreshes the body if ones had taken it in the correct proportions. It also stated that smoking can increase the rate of metabolism and best taken as a warmer if you are in cold climates.
But for Mahathir, he said that this info just look "authentic" and can be adopted if the tobacco used comes 100% from tobacco leaves, and not as commercial cigarettes that have been enriched with chemical substances collected out of nowhere, also taking be causal (mentally) and not because of addiction (wants).
2 - Do not drink alcohol
Apart from the disadvantages of belonging, there are also agreed that alcohol is beneficial to the body if taken in several quantities and in the right way. Recent studies show that red wine contains phenol which acts as an antioxidant for cardiovascular health. This fact may have a point, but does not mean he encourages people to drink alcohol, because alcohol is already clearly ILLEGAL in Islam.
3 - Eat in moderation
Remember the message of the Prophet on "stop eating before fullness"? Eating in moderation is not limited to the quantity of food consumed, but also the quality of the food that goes into your mouth.
4 - Eat Multivitamin
There are several reasons why you should take a tablet of multivitamin daily. One of the secrets why Tun Dr. Mahathir successfully maintain healthy until his age now that he practice taking one multivitamin pill brand "Shaklee" every day.
5 - Sleep adequately
Sleeping is like human reset button. Just the concept is not as simple as pressing the reset button of a machine that only takes a period of a few seconds, but takes about 7-10 hours a day (at night), depending on the lifestyle of the individual (they are active like sports athletes need more sleep time than normal individuals).
"In short, if we adopt a healthy lifestyle .. do not use cigarettes, especially cigarette and alcohol, so that we can at least to reduce the risk of chronic diseases, others all (disease) it is God's gift .. we do not know .. "- Dr. Mahathir Mohamad
So, what are we waiting for people? Great people will always have great ideas on things. Why don't we follow what he has been doing to stay healthy..
That tips from Tun Dr. Mahathir published in "Fresh" published by TV3 13 years ago (1997).
Source: http://redcomelmall.blogspot.com/2012/06/tun-dr-mahathir-idola-saya.html
Source: http://redcomelmall.blogspot.com/2012/06/tun-dr-mahathir-idola-saya.html