Yaşar Dadak, 78, a civil engineer living in Konya, reached a weight of 106 kilos in 2014, and it was determined that he had the beginning of hypertension, cholesterol and diabetes. While Yaşar Dadak’s doctor said that the medications would be prescribed and he might need to use them for life, he suggested that his body could relax by doing sports. Dadak then started doing sports. Afterwards, Dadak, who finished first in the running competition he participated upon invitation, continued to participate in competitions and reached the Balkan Championship in the 75 age group in the running competitions he entered.
“I DO NOT USE ANY MEDICATION AT THE LEVEL I HAVE REACHED IN SPORTS”
78-year-old Yaşar Dadak, who explained that some illnesses emerged with the weight he did not pay attention to 10 years ago, said: “Imagine a 106-kilogram person who eats junk food because we do not take care of ourselves much, we do not pay attention, we do not know what we eat and drink, especially we eat dinner late and untimely. The year is 2013.” – In 2014, I was a person weighing 106 kilos. I am so uncomfortable that I have to rest twice when going between floors. We went to the doctor and he told me, ‘Your hypertension and cholesterol levels have reached a reported level, from now on you will be friends with these medications. I received the answer, “You will use it until the end of your life.”
It really saddened and affected me. It is very disturbing for a person to be dependent on something, whether it be food, drink or medicine. At that time, while I was in such a search, one of my dear friends said, ‘Uncle Yaşar, there is a technique in medical language, what we call a cluster in Konya is a plant that grows from trees as parasites, my mother-in-law drank her tea and did some sports. “He is healthy now,” he said.
My doctor said, ‘You are now in a state of health, you will use the medications, but you can relax with exercise, it may not go away. So I decided to walk, but I couldn’t manage it, then I started. It was like a postman’s walk, but I couldn’t manage the rhythm, so I started running. While doing this, I started to go out at night, before the morning prayer, and continued to do so for a long time. After a long time, while I was continuing my medicine, I also started using mistletoe.
In fact, one day when I took the medicine with this herb, it shook me up. I went to the pharmacy and they said ‘what did you do, your blood pressure has dropped’. I didn’t say anything but I understood, then I gradually reduced the medication. “The level I have reached now with sports is that I do not use any medication,” he said.
“90 PERCENT OF NEARLY 300 RACES ENDED WITH THE CHAMPIONSHIP”
Dadak, who deserved the first place in the Balkan rankings in the sport he continued with determination, said, “While I was running, there was a competition in Kocaeli. Thanks to the mayor of the time, he was a close friend of mine, and I took part in the race with his invitation. Then the race started and I came first, I didn’t know it. I said, “It must have been a mistake.” Then I was surprised when they told me, “You came first.”