Importance, concepts and day to day practicing activities for a banker to remain healthy in order to achieve a goal-directed lifestyle. Reaching the peak of one's own potentials.

1. WELCOME

2. Good Health
Good life:
Bankers perspective
Dr. Lt Col (Retd) Md Rabiul Alam
MBBS, MCPS, FCPS

3. Scopes
 A Banker in a Client’s view
 Importance of good health for a Banker
 Health & Lifestyle
 Mental & Spiritual Health
 Health aspects in Faiths & Beliefs
 To do / Not to do

4. A Banker in a Client’s view
 An employee of a bank or financial
institution who services the financial
needs of clients
 Physically: smart, well-dressed with
modesty, with good health and figure,
proactive, ever fresh, neat & clean

5. A Banker in a Client’s view…
 An attractive personality: cheerful,
jolly, approachable, who offers
 A constant source of Hope, positive
attitude, Never dishearten anybody
 Endless relation, progressive cohesion,
sees off

6. Importance of Good Health:
Bankers perspective
 Personal: reaching the peak of own potentials
 Familial: balance, harmony, tranquil, encouragement
 Clients: happiness, popularity, affairs
 Colleagues: mutual help, bi- & multilateral engagement,
trust, sharing responsibilities, congenial environment
 Corporate advancements: dividend, progress, prosperity

7. Definition of Health
 WHO (1948): Health is a state of complete –
 Physical
 Mental
 Social well-being
 Not merely the absence of disease or infirmity

8. Definition of Health…
 WHO (1986): A resource for -
 Everyday Life
 Not the objective of living
 A positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources
 As well as physical capacities

9. Definition of Health…
 Health is a resource to -
 Support an individual's function in wider society
 A healthful lifestyle provides the means to lead a full life
 More recent addition: ability of a body to adopt/defend
the new threats and infirmities
 Recent awareness of diseases is increased dramatically

10. Types of Health
 Physical
 Social: Community, Financial
 Emotional: Relations
 Spiritual: Faith & Practices
 Environmental: Occupational
 Mental

11. Physical Health
 A fit person
 Optimum capability of all systems
 Bodily functions
 Can work at peak performance
 Not only to a lack of disease

12. Mental Health
 A person's emotional, social, and psychological wellbeing
 Is as important as physical health to a full, active lifestyle
 Harder to define than physical health
 Depends on the individual's perception of their
experience
 Not only the absence of depression/anxiety/disorder

13. Mental Health…
Depends on the ability to:
 Utilize and Enjoy the life
 Bounce back after difficult experiences
 Achieve balance
 Adapt to adversity
 Feel safe and secure
 Reach own potentials

14. Factors of Good Health
 Where a person lives:
country/area/urban/village/dorm/mess/home
 The state of the surrounding environment: workplace/office
 Genetics
 Income (SES): well-paid job, afford quality healthcare
 Education level
 Relationships with friends and family

15. Low Socio-economic status (SES)
 Stresses related to daily living
 Financial difficulties
 Marital disruption
 Unemployment
 Marginalization and
discrimination
 Less access to healthcare
 Shorter life expectancies
 Cultural issues: traditions and
customs of society: variety of
food, quality
 Family response

16. Preserving health
The best way to maintain health is to preserve it through -
 A healthful lifestyle, rather than waiting for sickness
 Prevention is better than cure
 Needs an active awareness of and participation
 Individually and in the community
 Maintaining wellness and optimal health is a lifelong, daily
commitment.

17. Quran on Health
 …And if you are ill or on a journey or one of you comes
from the place of relieving himself or you have contacted
women and find no water, then seek clean earth and
wipe over your faces and your hands [with it]. Indeed,
Allah is ever Pardoning and Forgiving. [an-Nisa 4:43]

18. Quran on Health…
 …So whoever sights [the new moon of] the month, let him
fast it; and whoever is ill or on a journey - then an equal
number of other days. Allah intends for you ease and
does not intend for you hardship… [al-Baqara 2:185

19. Quran on Health…
 …But whoever is forced by severe hunger with no
inclination to sin - then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and
Merciful. [al-Ma’ida 5:3]
 Say: It is for those who believe, a guide and a healing.
[Fussilat 41:44]

20. Quran on Health…
 And We send down from the Quran that which is a
healing and a mercy to those who believe. [al-Isra’ 17:82]
 And make ready against them all you can of power,
including steeds of war… [al-Anfaal 8:60]

21. Ruqyah
Al-Bukhaari (5016) and Muslim (2192) narrated from
‘Aa’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that when he
was sick, the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of
Allah be upon him) would recite al-Mu’awwidhaat over
himself and blow over himself. When his pain got worse, I
would recite over him and wipe his hand over him, seeking
its blessing…

22. Etiquette of eating
The son of Adam does not fill any
vessel worse than his stomach. It is
enough for the son of Adam to eat
a few mouthfuls to keep him going,
but if he must (fill his stomach), then
one third for his food, one third for
his drink and one third for air.
Jami-al-Tirmidhi: 2380

23. Eating Olive oil
Eat olive oil and anoint yourselves
with it, for it comes from a blessed
tree.
Jami-al-Tirmidhi: 1851

24. Hair Care
The Prophet (blessings and peace of
Allah be upon him) used to take
care of it by washing it, combing it,
applying oil to it and dyeing it with
henna, and he used to say:
“Whoever has hair; let him take care
of it.”
Abu Dawood: 4163

25. Stress
management
Whoever focuses all his concerns on
one issue, namely the Hereafter, Allah
will suffice him and spare him the
worries of this world. But whoever has
many concerns about different worldly
issues, Allah will not care which of these
worries will cause his death.
Saheeh Ibn Maajah: 207

26. Importance to remain healthy
The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him) said: “The strong believer is better and more
beloved to Allaah than the weak believer.”
- Narrated by Muslim, 6774.

27. Preserving health: Steps
 A balanced, nutritious diet
 Regular exercise
 Health screening
 Stress management
 Utilization of Time
 Self evaluation
 Spiritual commitments

28. Balanced Diet
Types of Food:
 Carbohydrate (4 cal/gm)
 Protein (4 cal/gm)
 Fat (9 cal/gm)
 Vitamins & Minerals
 Vegetables
 Fruits
 Grains
 Protein
 Dairy

30. Deshi Diet Plan

32. Regular Exercising
 Aerobic. Aerobic exercise is the kind that makes you
breathe harder and builds your fitness up...
 Strength building...
 Balance exercise...
 Endurance...
 Flexibility...

33. Regular Exercising…
 Try to walk for 30 min @100 pace/min 5 days a week
The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) said: "Shall I not tell you something by means of
which Allaah erases sins and raises people in status?" They said:
Yes, O Messenger of Allaah. He said: "Doing wudoo' properly at
times when it is difficult to do so, taking many steps to the
mosque, and waiting for prayer after prayer. That is constant
readiness." Narrated by Muslim, 251.

34. Exercises in the Office
 Take a break, Relax for a while
 Stand up and stretch
 Look far/outside (if possible on greenery)
 Take water adequately
 Freehand exercises

35. Prevention of illness
 Vaccination
 Screening
 Sun protection
 Hygiene
 washing hands before eating or preparing food, after the toilet and
after sneezing or coughing
 daily shower using soap

36. Food Safety
 Be sure that its safe
 Buy from reputable clean
shops/area
 Check expiry dates
 Cold chain / Insulated containers.
 Store food well
 Preparing food safely
 Hygiene of chef/cook
 Rinse raw fruits and vegetables with
clean water
 Pest control for kitchen
 Check fridge performance
 Use microwave to thaw frozen food
 Avoid re-freezing thawed food.
 Cook food thoroughly
 When in doubt, throw out.

37. Screening
20s-30s:
 Blood pressure (every two years)
 Pap test and pelvic exam (women, every two years)
 Regular dental checks
 Regular skin cancer check
 Regular testes examination (men)

38. Screening…
In 40s:
 Eye checks
 Regular breast checks (women at high-risk)
 Health check for chronic disease (one in your late 40s)
 Health check for at risk of heart disease
 Cholesterol checks
 Health check for developing type 2 diabetes (every three years)

39. Taking care of Mental Health
 Talk about your
feelings…
 Keep active...
 Eat well...
 Drink sensibly...
 Keep in touch...
 Ask for help...
 Take a break...
 Do something you're
good at…
 Accept who you
are…
 Care for others…

40. Taking care of Mental Health
 The default setting: everybody around
us are good people
 Forgive much, take revenge the least
 Don’t tell a lie; it creates a constant
mental agony
 Try to be a transparent personality

41. Maintaining Spiritual Health
 Clear faith and beliefs; refresh depth of knowledge
 Perform duties as per schedule
 Regular in touch with divine books
 Consciousness and remembrance of our Creator
 Personal, familial and social works
 Have good companions

42. Importance to remain healthy…
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
“Make the most of five things before five others:
 Life before death
 Health before sickness
 Free time before becoming busy
 Youth before old age, and
 Wealth before poverty.”
- Saheeh al-Jaami’, no. 1077.

43. Conclusion

44. Thank You