october, 2019 | The HealTH
OPINION
role in eye health.
Okay enough build up, let’s cut to the chase here yeah? Revon Media
is honoured to present the World Sight Day Lecture Series 2019, an
amalgamation of the two main eye health professionals in the country:
Th e optometrists and the ophthalmologists.
With joint eff orts by the Ophthalmology Department of Hospital
Canselor Tuanku Muhriz Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (HCTM
UKM), Th e College of Ophthalmology, Academy of Medicine of Malaysia,
Th e Association of Malaysian Optometrists (AMO), Th e Malaysian Soci-
ety of Ophthalmology (MSO), and Th e Malaysian Optic Council (MOC),
the lecture series assumes it place on Oct 11 at HCTM’s Auditorium.
It is a place for them to share ideas, experiences, and knowledge
to assist and reach a consensus on their shared roles in eye health for
Malaysians. Good place for the to start seeing eye-to-eye don’t you
think?
Assalamualaikum.
Editor
norman Hussaini
• Seeing the sight
• High vision for World Sight Day 2019
Xtra 06 Vision comes fi rst
This year’s World Sight Day aims to spread further
awareness and reinforce knowledge for eye health
among Malaysians
Xtra 07 Escalating cases of Myopia
among children
The inability to see objects or visuals at a distance
clearly could possibly be one of the symptom of
suffering Myopia among children
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Marathon 2019 successfully ended last Sunday
Sept 29 marred only by an accident when a
car ploughed into and injured three runners at the
MRR2.
It had attracted more than 35 thousand runners
from all over the world who ran in diff erent catego-
ries from the full marathon of 42 km, half marathon
down to the 5 km fun runs.
For the full marathon, more than 5000 runners
completed with the winners in both the male and
female categories dominated by the Kenyan runners.
Nevertheless all had a great time, mostly satisfi ed
that they participated and completed this iconic
racing event on a haze free Sunday morning.
Halfway across the world the Berlin Marathon
was also about to take place attracting double the
numbers with world records broken also by the
African runners.
Why do they keep running? According to research,
running long distances actually give them a high that
is equivalent to a cannabis high.
Many people claim they experience a happy,
invincible feeling like fl oating through the air at the
peak of their workout in a gym and the same happens
when running long distances . No wonder they keep
coming back for more.
Researchers believed that it is something to do
with the endorphins that your body produce during
long exercises.
Th ese chemicals interact with receptors in the
brain to reduce the perception of pain and some
thought it may also give them that euphoric boost.
Subsequent studies were conducted which four
years ago challenged that notion with a diff erent
theory. Th at “high” could be due to a diff erent sub-
stance called endocannabinoids.
It can basically
be thought as the
body’s self-pro-
duced marijuana
and, like cannabis,
can impact a wide
range of physi-
ological processes,
including appetite,
pain, memory and
mood.
My 62-year old
brother has been
r unning 10km
quarter marathons
for years and every
time his timing
gets better which
also earned him a
medal at the recent
and previous Kuala Lumpur events.
His main goal was to sustain his fi tness level as his
doctor (and endorsed by the number one doctor run-
ning the country) had advised that running actually
helps to reduce any signs of arthritis or knee pains.
Together with a regular dose of cod liver oil, sensible
eating to live, he has managed to maintain his weight
and does not suff er any of those non communicable
diseases plaguing the nation.
One key technique of his running is ‘slow jog’
which eliminates tiredness allowing him to fi nish
the race within the time limit to qualify for a m edal.
Th ere is really no excuse for anyone not to take
up running to build muscles on the knees, essential
to carry your body weight for years on. Besides it
is also a mental test of your own endurance which
builds character.
Really, age is just a number as now everyone can
run. — Th e Health
Adi Satria is a veteran of marketing communications
who is more into swimming and cycling.
He believes that while the health ministry advises
that one should take ten thousand steps daily to stay fi t,
any form of exercise can take you further on the journey
to better health maintenance.