（英國）催眠的減肥效果可媲美真正減肥手術？英國一名重近200磅的婦人接受催眠，令潛意識相信自己已接受束胃帶手術後，因感覺胃部變小，便不自覺地減少食量，結果在3個月內減肥77磅（約35公斤）。
成功減肥的兩子之母阿爾德威什（Sam Alderwish）現年36歲，她年輕時相當苗條，但4年前誕下第二胎後便不斷增重，最重時達189磅（約85.7公斤）。她說自己整天都會吃巧克力，正餐時間除了吃完自己那份餐外，又會替孩子掃光他們吃剩的東西；到孩子上床睡覺後，她又累得不願做運動減肥，於是漸漸變胖。她最初也沒察覺自己太胖，直至一次到時裝店試穿參加家族婚禮的禮服時，她被卡在裙子中，店員要剪破裙子替她解圍，羞愧的她終下定決心減肥。
以為做了束胃手術
胃口大減
阿爾德威什曾考慮接受減肥手術，但由於風險頗大，且費用昂貴，故今年9月接受催眠治療，“裝上”虛擬束胃帶減肥。催眠師先進行3節催眠療程，向阿爾德威什灌輸健康的飲食習慣，然後正式進行“催眠手術”，利用手術室施手術時的聲音和氣味，引導阿爾德威什的潛意識相信她接受了一項大型手術。
經過45分鐘的催眠後，她覺得自己的胃部變得如高爾夫球般細小，更有緊迫的感覺，只消吃下數口晚餐已覺得飽。
阿爾德威什稱，雖然理智上知道自己沒有做過手術，但催眠的過程感覺非常真實且有說服力，令她現在真的不會覺得很餓，而且想吃更健康的食物，結果在3個月內快速減掉77磅。（香港明報）
Friday, December 02, 2011
Friday, November 25, 2011
Treatment For Sugar (Diabetic) - Thank God for Lady Finger-or...."OKRA"
Last month in one of TV program I learnt of a treatment of Sugar(Diabetes). Since I am diabetic, I tried it and it was very useful and my Sugar is in control now. In fact I have already reduced my medicine.
Take two pieces of Lady Finger (Bhindi) and remove/cut both ends of each piece. Also put a small cut in the middle and put these two pieces in glass of water. Cover the glass and keep it at room temperature during night. Early morning, before breakfast simply remove two pieces of lady finger (bhindi) from the glass and drink that water.
Keep doing it on daily basis.
Within two weeks, you will see remarkable results in reduction of your SUGAR.
My sister has got rid of her diabetes. She was on Insulin for a few years, but after taking the lady fingers every morning for a few months, she has stopped Insulin but continues to take the lady fingers every day. But she chops the lady fingers into fine pieces in the night, adds the water and drinks it all up the next morning. Please. try it as it will not do you any harm even if it does not do much good to you, but U have to keep taking it for a few months before U see results, as most cases might be chronic.
(I don't know the original source of this, it is sent to me by my sister Lily)
Take two pieces of Lady Finger (Bhindi) and remove/cut both ends of each piece. Also put a small cut in the middle and put these two pieces in glass of water. Cover the glass and keep it at room temperature during night. Early morning, before breakfast simply remove two pieces of lady finger (bhindi) from the glass and drink that water.
Keep doing it on daily basis.
Within two weeks, you will see remarkable results in reduction of your SUGAR.
My sister has got rid of her diabetes. She was on Insulin for a few years, but after taking the lady fingers every morning for a few months, she has stopped Insulin but continues to take the lady fingers every day. But she chops the lady fingers into fine pieces in the night, adds the water and drinks it all up the next morning. Please. try it as it will not do you any harm even if it does not do much good to you, but U have to keep taking it for a few months before U see results, as most cases might be chronic.
(I don't know the original source of this, it is sent to me by my sister Lily)
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Hairy Crabs from China
Yale Professor Chan CM, in his lecture at Beida Univ about poisonous eels being sold in China and how widely the local eel farms are using hormones which remain in the human body sometimes for 7-8 yrs.
Prof Chan went on to say that an Environmental Scientist whom he met at Suzhow meeting told him "my relative who owns a bean sprouts farm said that because of the use of hormones, the sprouts normally take 5 days to be ready for sale is now ready in 1 day. Truckloads are sold to Canton and no one in his village will eat the stuff they farmed. "
Hairy Crabs : Mostly from Jiangsu .. Each year, the crabs became more affordable due to large harvest. They are bred using all kinds of toxins : hormones, antibiotics. From the baby crabs stage, the crabs are fed around 10 types of chemicals. In Fujian , they are worse, they will feed the female crabs with birth control hormones so that the mother crab will be plumb and ready
24 hours after they are fetched, the crabs arrive HK dinner table, but not before they were fed one last time with antibiotics so that they will stay healthy enroute.
If you walk along the small streets in the Crab Farms, you will see many shops selling "Medicine for Crabs"; there are at least 10 different kinds on their "menu".
Next Magazine Investigative Journalists took 12 Hairy Crabs for lab test. 11 of them have 土黴素. 6 have 氯黴素 All damaging to blood, and esp bad for pregnant women and foetuses.
If they tell you their crabs are fed by organically (versus Chemically Fed), that means they are fed by decomposing carcases of dead cats, dogs, chicken. The dogs died from first being poisoned, or from diseases. The owner of the crab farm pulled from under a bed a dead carcass, deskin and dehaired it, waving a piece of the leg proudly pronouncing it as "organic feed" These dogs came from a private vendor that kills the dogs by poisonous gases. The dog died from chemical poisoning.
The investigative journalists from HK witnessed such display of "organic feeding" when the farmer tossed the dog carcass into the pond. They watched 2 crabs feeding on the decaying carcass.
The Fishery Dept of the govt showed that the most famous YC Lake for Hairy Crabs, at maximum can only produce 13,000 Class 1 Crabs. HK imported 130K crabs all claiming it's from YC Lake .
JiangSu natural water engineer Mr Tong, TK said the the whole of China claims that the hairy crabs they sell are from YC Lake . The only exception being those sold in Tibet , a desert :-P
Turtles, Snakes, all fed by chemicals, as well as birth control hormones.
Toxin fed Crabs, snakes, eels, turtles, all fed for revenue, not forgetting fake milk powder, Fish from fish farms, bean sprouts, fake soya sauce, fake seaweeds, fake eggs ........ Color-enriched tomatoes, melon seeds, grapes...... all massive exploits to milk cash. Why is all that happening in China ?
First: Lack of govt control. To be fair, even if the govt wish to do it, they cannot keep up with the sudden market demand as consumers as the surging middle class have a lot more cash nowadays.
2nd : Greed.
3rd and most fundamental reason : This has led to the current problem of the maximization of profit at the cost of morality.
4th: The lack of Family Values (as kids growing up, the only family value bred them is how to make money). The daily mantra is "Study hard to ultimately get rich."
The adults feel that they have to make up for "lost" time when they were deprived under the Totalitarian regime when the govt kept what they harvested. While their bank accounts swell, they are morally bankrupt.
耶鲁大学教授陈 CM，在他的演讲在北大大学有关中国和本地养鳗场如何广泛使用，有时在人体内逗留 7-8 岁的激素在出售有毒鳗鱼。
陈教授去说一个人他会见了 Suzhow 会议的环境科学家告诉他我拥有豆芽农场说因为的以激素，芽通常采取 5 天可供出售的亲属现准备在 1 天。 农产品销往广东和他的村子里没有人会吃他们耕种的东西。 "毛蟹： 主要是从江苏 … … 每一年螃蟹成为应付大收获更多负担得起。 他们繁殖使用各种毒素： 激素、 抗生素。 从全体婴儿蟹螃蟹送入约 10 种化学品。 福建，它们更糟，他们将饲料女性螃蟹与生育控制激素，使母亲蟹有 plumb 和准备。
24 小时后他们读取、 螃蟹到达香港的餐桌但不是之前他们喂养最后一次使用抗生素，使他们将保持健康的航路。
如果你走在蟹场小街道，你会看到许多商店卖"结合的蟹"； 在其菜单上有至少 10 种。
下一个杂志调查记者花了 12 发蟹类的实验室测试。 其中 11 有土黴素。 6 有氯黴素血和尤指所有损害孕妇和胎儿不好。
如果他们告诉你他们的螃蟹喂与化学美联储) 有机地结合起来，这意味着他们送入的分解的死猫、 狗、 鸡的尸首。 狗死了从第一次被中毒，或疾病。 从下一张床拉一死的屠体的蟹农场的所有者 deskin 和进入它挥舞着一块自豪地宣布它作为"有机饲料"这些狗的腿来自私人的供应商，杀狗的有毒气体。 这只狗死于化学中毒。
从香港的调查记者目睹了这种有机饲养的显示时，农民把狗屠体扔进池。 他们看着 2 蟹喂养对腐烂的尸体。
在政府的渔业部表明最著名的 YC 湖，在最大的毛蟹只能生产 13000 类 1 蟹。 香港导入所有声称它是从 YC 湖 130 K 螃蟹。
江苏天然水工程师他，传统说，全体中国声称从 YC 湖的大闸蟹卖的。 唯一的例外是那些出售西藏的沙漠:-P 龟类蛇，所有纸的化学品，以及控制生育激素。
毒素喂蟹、 蛇、 鳗鱼、 绿蠵龟所有喂 … 不忘假奶粉，鱼鱼农场、 豆芽、 假酱油、 假海藻、 假鸡蛋的收入 颜色丰富西红柿、 瓜子、 葡萄......所有大规模利用牛奶现金。 为什么所有的发生在中国？
第一： 缺少政府控制� �nbsp; 若要是公平的即使在政府想做，他们不能跟上突然市场需求作为澎湃的中产阶层消费者现在有很多现金。
第二： 贪婪。
第三、 最根本的原因： 这导致了目前的问题的道德为代价的利润的最大化。
第四： 家庭价值缺乏 （孩子成长孕育的家庭只值作为他们是如何赚钱）。 每日的咒语是"研究难最终致富。"
成人觉得他们要弥补"丢失"的时间，当他们被剥夺了极权政权下时，政府保持他们什么收获。 虽然他们的银行户口膨胀，他们是道德破产。
Prof Chan went on to say that an Environmental Scientist whom he met at Suzhow meeting told him "my relative who owns a bean sprouts farm said that because of the use of hormones, the sprouts normally take 5 days to be ready for sale is now ready in 1 day. Truckloads are sold to Canton and no one in his village will eat the stuff they farmed. "
Hairy Crabs : Mostly from Jiangsu .. Each year, the crabs became more affordable due to large harvest. They are bred using all kinds of toxins : hormones, antibiotics. From the baby crabs stage, the crabs are fed around 10 types of chemicals. In Fujian , they are worse, they will feed the female crabs with birth control hormones so that the mother crab will be plumb and ready
24 hours after they are fetched, the crabs arrive HK dinner table, but not before they were fed one last time with antibiotics so that they will stay healthy enroute.
If you walk along the small streets in the Crab Farms, you will see many shops selling "Medicine for Crabs"; there are at least 10 different kinds on their "menu".
Next Magazine Investigative Journalists took 12 Hairy Crabs for lab test. 11 of them have 土黴素. 6 have 氯黴素 All damaging to blood, and esp bad for pregnant women and foetuses.
If they tell you their crabs are fed by organically (versus Chemically Fed), that means they are fed by decomposing carcases of dead cats, dogs, chicken. The dogs died from first being poisoned, or from diseases. The owner of the crab farm pulled from under a bed a dead carcass, deskin and dehaired it, waving a piece of the leg proudly pronouncing it as "organic feed" These dogs came from a private vendor that kills the dogs by poisonous gases. The dog died from chemical poisoning.
The investigative journalists from HK witnessed such display of "organic feeding" when the farmer tossed the dog carcass into the pond. They watched 2 crabs feeding on the decaying carcass.
The Fishery Dept of the govt showed that the most famous YC Lake for Hairy Crabs, at maximum can only produce 13,000 Class 1 Crabs. HK imported 130K crabs all claiming it's from YC Lake .
JiangSu natural water engineer Mr Tong, TK said the the whole of China claims that the hairy crabs they sell are from YC Lake . The only exception being those sold in Tibet , a desert :-P
Turtles, Snakes, all fed by chemicals, as well as birth control hormones.
Toxin fed Crabs, snakes, eels, turtles, all fed for revenue, not forgetting fake milk powder, Fish from fish farms, bean sprouts, fake soya sauce, fake seaweeds, fake eggs ........ Color-enriched tomatoes, melon seeds, grapes...... all massive exploits to milk cash. Why is all that happening in China ?
First: Lack of govt control. To be fair, even if the govt wish to do it, they cannot keep up with the sudden market demand as consumers as the surging middle class have a lot more cash nowadays.
2nd : Greed.
3rd and most fundamental reason : This has led to the current problem of the maximization of profit at the cost of morality.
4th: The lack of Family Values (as kids growing up, the only family value bred them is how to make money). The daily mantra is "Study hard to ultimately get rich."
The adults feel that they have to make up for "lost" time when they were deprived under the Totalitarian regime when the govt kept what they harvested. While their bank accounts swell, they are morally bankrupt.
耶鲁大学教授陈 CM，在他的演讲在北大大学有关中国和本地养鳗场如何广泛使用，有时在人体内逗留 7-8 岁的激素在出售有毒鳗鱼。
陈教授去说一个人他会见了 Suzhow 会议的环境科学家告诉他我拥有豆芽农场说因为的以激素，芽通常采取 5 天可供出售的亲属现准备在 1 天。 农产品销往广东和他的村子里没有人会吃他们耕种的东西。 "毛蟹： 主要是从江苏 … … 每一年螃蟹成为应付大收获更多负担得起。 他们繁殖使用各种毒素： 激素、 抗生素。 从全体婴儿蟹螃蟹送入约 10 种化学品。 福建，它们更糟，他们将饲料女性螃蟹与生育控制激素，使母亲蟹有 plumb 和准备。
24 小时后他们读取、 螃蟹到达香港的餐桌但不是之前他们喂养最后一次使用抗生素，使他们将保持健康的航路。
如果你走在蟹场小街道，你会看到许多商店卖"结合的蟹"； 在其菜单上有至少 10 种。
下一个杂志调查记者花了 12 发蟹类的实验室测试。 其中 11 有土黴素。 6 有氯黴素血和尤指所有损害孕妇和胎儿不好。
如果他们告诉你他们的螃蟹喂与化学美联储) 有机地结合起来，这意味着他们送入的分解的死猫、 狗、 鸡的尸首。 狗死了从第一次被中毒，或疾病。 从下一张床拉一死的屠体的蟹农场的所有者 deskin 和进入它挥舞着一块自豪地宣布它作为"有机饲料"这些狗的腿来自私人的供应商，杀狗的有毒气体。 这只狗死于化学中毒。
从香港的调查记者目睹了这种有机饲养的显示时，农民把狗屠体扔进池。 他们看着 2 蟹喂养对腐烂的尸体。
在政府的渔业部表明最著名的 YC 湖，在最大的毛蟹只能生产 13000 类 1 蟹。 香港导入所有声称它是从 YC 湖 130 K 螃蟹。
江苏天然水工程师他，传统说，全体中国声称从 YC 湖的大闸蟹卖的。 唯一的例外是那些出售西藏的沙漠:-P 龟类蛇，所有纸的化学品，以及控制生育激素。
毒素喂蟹、 蛇、 鳗鱼、 绿蠵龟所有喂 … 不忘假奶粉，鱼鱼农场、 豆芽、 假酱油、 假海藻、 假鸡蛋的收入 颜色丰富西红柿、 瓜子、 葡萄......所有大规模利用牛奶现金。 为什么所有的发生在中国？
第一： 缺少政府控制� �nbsp; 若要是公平的即使在政府想做，他们不能跟上突然市场需求作为澎湃的中产阶层消费者现在有很多现金。
第二： 贪婪。
第三、 最根本的原因： 这导致了目前的问题的道德为代价的利润的最大化。
第四： 家庭价值缺乏 （孩子成长孕育的家庭只值作为他们是如何赚钱）。 每日的咒语是"研究难最终致富。"
成人觉得他们要弥补"丢失"的时间，当他们被剥夺了极权政权下时，政府保持他们什么收获。 虽然他们的银行户口膨胀，他们是道德破产。
Papaya
No need to cry about scarcity of blueberries, strawberries, etc in SINGAPORE . We have our wonderful payayas, pineapples and bananas, and durians and mangoes are affordable. Papaya was the only studied food found to halt breast cancer
Scientists studied 14 plant foods commonly consumed in Mexico to determine their ability to halt breast cancer cell growth. These included avocado, black sapote, fuava, mango, prickly pear cactus (nopal), pineapple, grapes, tomato, and papaya. They also evaluated beta-carotene, total plant phenolics, and gallic acid contents and antioxidant capacity. They found that only papaya had a significant effect on stopping breast cancer cell growth. (International Journal of Food Science and Nutrition, May)
Papaya is a store-house of cancer fighting lycopene
The intense orangey-pink color of papaya means it is chock full of cancer fighting carotenoids. Not only beta carotene, but lycopene is found in abundance. The construction of lycopene makes it highly reactive toward oxygen and free radicals.
Scientists at the University of Illinois think this anti-oxidant activity contributes to its effectiveness as a cancer fighting agent. Epidemiological studies have indicated an inverse relationship between lycopene intake and prostate cancer risk. They showed that oral lycopene is highly bioavailable, accumulates in prostate tissue, and is localized in the nucleus of prostate epithelial cells.
In addition to antioxidant activity, other experiments have indicated that lycopene induces cancer cell death, anti-metastatic activity, and the up-regulation of protective enzymes. Phase I and II studies have established the safety of lycopene supplementation. (Cancer Letter, October 8, 2008)
Prostate cancer was the subject of a study in Australia that looked at 130 prostate cancer patients and 274 hospitalized controls . The scientists found that men who consumed the most lycopene-rich fruits and vegetables such as papaya were 82% less likely to have prostate cancer. In this study, green tea also exerted a powerful anti-cancer effect. When lycopene-rich foods were consumed with green tea, the combination was even more effective, an outcome the researchers credited to their synergy. ( Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2007)
Isothiocyanates found in papaya restore the cell cycle to eliminate cancer
Organo-sulfur compounds called isothiocyanates are found in papaya. In animal experiments, isothiocyanates protected against cancers of the breast, lung, colon pancreas, and prostate, as well as leukemia, and they have the potential to prevent cancer in humans. Isothiocyanates have shown themselves capable of inhibiting both the formation and development of cancer cells through multiple pathways and mechanisms. (International Journal of Oncology), October, 2008)
Researchers in Japan clarified the mechanisms of action in a type of isothiocyanate found in papaya known as BITC, that underlies the relationship between cell cycle regulation and appropriate cell death. When cancerous cells die on schedule, they are no longer a problem. The researchers established that BITC exerted cancer cell killing effects that were greater in the proliferating cells than in the quiescent cells. Cancer cells that are proliferating are much more dangerous than cancer cells that are in a state of dormancy. (Forum of Nutrition, 2009)
Enzymes from papaya digest proteins including those that protect tumors
The fruit and other parts of the papaya tree, also known as the paw paw tree, contain papain and chymopapain, powerful proteolytic enzymes that facilitate chemical reactions in the body. They promote digestion by helping to break down proteins from food into amino acids that can be recombined to produce protein useable by humans. Proteolytic enzymes protect the body from inflammation and help heal burns. They do a good job of digesting unwanted scar tissue both on the skin and under its surface.
Research has shown that the physical and mental health of people is highly dependent on their ability to produce proteins they can use effectively. However, as people age, they produce less of the enzymes needed to effectively digest proteins from food and free needed amino acids. They are left with excessive amounts of undigested protein which can lead to overgrowth of unwanted bacteria in the intestinal tract, and a lack of available amino acids.
Eating papaya after a meal promotes digestion, and helps prevent bloating, gas production, and indigestion. It is quite helpful after antibiotic use to replenish friendly intestinal bacteria that were the casualties in the war against the unwanted bacteria. When the intestinal tract is well populated with friendly bacteria, the immune system is strengthened, and can better protect against flu and cancer.
Being a proteolytic enzyme, papain is able to destroy intestinal parasites, which are composed mostly of protein. To rid the body of intestinal parasites, half a cup of papaya juice can be alternated each hour for twelve consecutive hours with the same amount of cucumber or green bean juice.
Papaya contains fibrin, another useful compound not readily found in the plant kingdom. Fibrin reduces the risk of blood clots and improves the quality of blood cells, optimizing the ability of blood to flow through the circulatory system. Fibrin is also important in preventing stokes. Proteolytic enzymes containing fibrin are a good idea for long plane rides to minimize the potential of blood clots in the legs. People who sit at a desk all day might want to use proteolytic enzymes too.
Proteolytic enzymes are able to digest and destroy the defense shields of viruses, tumors, allergens, yeasts, and various forms of fungus. Once the shield is destroyed, tumors and invading organisms are extremely vulnerable and easily taken care of by the immune system.
Undigested proteins can penetrate the gut and wind up in the bloodstream where they are treated by the immune system as invaders. If too many undigested proteins are floating around, the immune system becomes overburdened and unable to attend to the other tasks it was meant to do. Proteolytic enzymes can digest these rogue proteins, freeing up the immune system.
Let's ensure a slice of papaya every day in our diet. Papaya juice will be great.
Scientists studied 14 plant foods commonly consumed in Mexico to determine their ability to halt breast cancer cell growth. These included avocado, black sapote, fuava, mango, prickly pear cactus (nopal), pineapple, grapes, tomato, and papaya. They also evaluated beta-carotene, total plant phenolics, and gallic acid contents and antioxidant capacity. They found that only papaya had a significant effect on stopping breast cancer cell growth. (International Journal of Food Science and Nutrition, May)
Papaya is a store-house of cancer fighting lycopene
The intense orangey-pink color of papaya means it is chock full of cancer fighting carotenoids. Not only beta carotene, but lycopene is found in abundance. The construction of lycopene makes it highly reactive toward oxygen and free radicals.
Scientists at the University of Illinois think this anti-oxidant activity contributes to its effectiveness as a cancer fighting agent. Epidemiological studies have indicated an inverse relationship between lycopene intake and prostate cancer risk. They showed that oral lycopene is highly bioavailable, accumulates in prostate tissue, and is localized in the nucleus of prostate epithelial cells.
In addition to antioxidant activity, other experiments have indicated that lycopene induces cancer cell death, anti-metastatic activity, and the up-regulation of protective enzymes. Phase I and II studies have established the safety of lycopene supplementation. (Cancer Letter, October 8, 2008)
Prostate cancer was the subject of a study in Australia that looked at 130 prostate cancer patients and 274 hospitalized controls . The scientists found that men who consumed the most lycopene-rich fruits and vegetables such as papaya were 82% less likely to have prostate cancer. In this study, green tea also exerted a powerful anti-cancer effect. When lycopene-rich foods were consumed with green tea, the combination was even more effective, an outcome the researchers credited to their synergy. ( Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2007)
Isothiocyanates found in papaya restore the cell cycle to eliminate cancer
Organo-sulfur compounds called isothiocyanates are found in papaya. In animal experiments, isothiocyanates protected against cancers of the breast, lung, colon pancreas, and prostate, as well as leukemia, and they have the potential to prevent cancer in humans. Isothiocyanates have shown themselves capable of inhibiting both the formation and development of cancer cells through multiple pathways and mechanisms. (International Journal of Oncology), October, 2008)
Researchers in Japan clarified the mechanisms of action in a type of isothiocyanate found in papaya known as BITC, that underlies the relationship between cell cycle regulation and appropriate cell death. When cancerous cells die on schedule, they are no longer a problem. The researchers established that BITC exerted cancer cell killing effects that were greater in the proliferating cells than in the quiescent cells. Cancer cells that are proliferating are much more dangerous than cancer cells that are in a state of dormancy. (Forum of Nutrition, 2009)
Enzymes from papaya digest proteins including those that protect tumors
The fruit and other parts of the papaya tree, also known as the paw paw tree, contain papain and chymopapain, powerful proteolytic enzymes that facilitate chemical reactions in the body. They promote digestion by helping to break down proteins from food into amino acids that can be recombined to produce protein useable by humans. Proteolytic enzymes protect the body from inflammation and help heal burns. They do a good job of digesting unwanted scar tissue both on the skin and under its surface.
Research has shown that the physical and mental health of people is highly dependent on their ability to produce proteins they can use effectively. However, as people age, they produce less of the enzymes needed to effectively digest proteins from food and free needed amino acids. They are left with excessive amounts of undigested protein which can lead to overgrowth of unwanted bacteria in the intestinal tract, and a lack of available amino acids.
Eating papaya after a meal promotes digestion, and helps prevent bloating, gas production, and indigestion. It is quite helpful after antibiotic use to replenish friendly intestinal bacteria that were the casualties in the war against the unwanted bacteria. When the intestinal tract is well populated with friendly bacteria, the immune system is strengthened, and can better protect against flu and cancer.
Being a proteolytic enzyme, papain is able to destroy intestinal parasites, which are composed mostly of protein. To rid the body of intestinal parasites, half a cup of papaya juice can be alternated each hour for twelve consecutive hours with the same amount of cucumber or green bean juice.
Papaya contains fibrin, another useful compound not readily found in the plant kingdom. Fibrin reduces the risk of blood clots and improves the quality of blood cells, optimizing the ability of blood to flow through the circulatory system. Fibrin is also important in preventing stokes. Proteolytic enzymes containing fibrin are a good idea for long plane rides to minimize the potential of blood clots in the legs. People who sit at a desk all day might want to use proteolytic enzymes too.
Proteolytic enzymes are able to digest and destroy the defense shields of viruses, tumors, allergens, yeasts, and various forms of fungus. Once the shield is destroyed, tumors and invading organisms are extremely vulnerable and easily taken care of by the immune system.
Undigested proteins can penetrate the gut and wind up in the bloodstream where they are treated by the immune system as invaders. If too many undigested proteins are floating around, the immune system becomes overburdened and unable to attend to the other tasks it was meant to do. Proteolytic enzymes can digest these rogue proteins, freeing up the immune system.
Let's ensure a slice of papaya every day in our diet. Papaya juice will be great.
Mosquito control technique - useful tip
Try it...
Mosquito control technique - useful tip!
The mosquito control technique but instead of using Lemon Fresh Joy, i used Harimau Kuat Lemon flavoured dish wash liquid (yellow bottle and about RM2.80) and..... it actually works. Thanks to my niece. It's cheap and non poisonous like Ridsect of Fumakilla and the others.
Finally, found this simple home tip:-
You have a lot of mosquitoes in your bedroom? Try this.
Mosquito Treatment: So you don't like those pesky mosquitoes. Here's a tip that was given at a recent gardening forum. Put some water in a white dinner plate and add a couple drops of Lemon Fresh Joy / Harimau Kuat Lemon liquid dish. Set the dish on your porch, patio, picnic table, park bench, or other outdoor area. Not sure what attracts them, the lemon smell, the white plate colour, or what.
BUT .. mosquitoes flock to it, and drop dead shortly after drinking the Lemon Fresh Joy/water mixture, and usually within about 10 feet of the plate.
TRY IT--- it works just superb! It may seem trivial, but it may also help to control mosquitoes around your home, (especially in areas where the West Nile virus is reaching epidemic proportions in mosquitoes, birds, and humans).
Pass this on to anyone who likes sitting out in the evening, or when they're having a cook out.
Mosquito control technique - useful tip!
The mosquito control technique but instead of using Lemon Fresh Joy, i used Harimau Kuat Lemon flavoured dish wash liquid (yellow bottle and about RM2.80) and..... it actually works. Thanks to my niece. It's cheap and non poisonous like Ridsect of Fumakilla and the others.
Finally, found this simple home tip:-
You have a lot of mosquitoes in your bedroom? Try this.
Mosquito Treatment: So you don't like those pesky mosquitoes. Here's a tip that was given at a recent gardening forum. Put some water in a white dinner plate and add a couple drops of Lemon Fresh Joy / Harimau Kuat Lemon liquid dish. Set the dish on your porch, patio, picnic table, park bench, or other outdoor area. Not sure what attracts them, the lemon smell, the white plate colour, or what.
BUT .. mosquitoes flock to it, and drop dead shortly after drinking the Lemon Fresh Joy/water mixture, and usually within about 10 feet of the plate.
TRY IT--- it works just superb! It may seem trivial, but it may also help to control mosquitoes around your home, (especially in areas where the West Nile virus is reaching epidemic proportions in mosquitoes, birds, and humans).
Pass this on to anyone who likes sitting out in the evening, or when they're having a cook out.
Lipstick
Recently a lipstick brand called 'Red Earth'
Decreased their prices from $67 to $9.90.
It contained lead. Lead is a chemical which causes cancer.
The lipstick brands that contain lead are:
CHRISTIAN DIOR
LANCÔME
CLINIQUE
Y.S.L
ESTEE LAUDER
SHISEIDO
RED EARTH (Lip Gloss)
CHANEL (Lip Conditioner)
MARKET AMERICA-MOTNES LIPSTICK. The higher the lead content, the greater the chance of causing cancer.
After doing a test on lipsticks,it was found that the Y.S.L. Lipstick Contained the most amount of lead..
Watch out for those lipsticks, which are supposed to stay longer.
If your lipstick stays longer, it is because of the higher content of lead.
Here is the test you can do yourself:
1. Put some lipstick on your hand.
2. Use a Gold ring to scratch on the lipstick.
3. If the lipstick color changes to black,
Then you know the lipstick contains lead.
This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Centre
Dioxin Carcinogens cause cancer,
Especially breast cancer
Decreased their prices from $67 to $9.90.
It contained lead. Lead is a chemical which causes cancer.
The lipstick brands that contain lead are:
CHRISTIAN DIOR
LANCÔME
CLINIQUE
Y.S.L
ESTEE LAUDER
SHISEIDO
RED EARTH (Lip Gloss)
CHANEL (Lip Conditioner)
MARKET AMERICA-MOTNES LIPSTICK. The higher the lead content, the greater the chance of causing cancer.
After doing a test on lipsticks,it was found that the Y.S.L. Lipstick Contained the most amount of lead..
Watch out for those lipsticks, which are supposed to stay longer.
If your lipstick stays longer, it is because of the higher content of lead.
Here is the test you can do yourself:
1. Put some lipstick on your hand.
2. Use a Gold ring to scratch on the lipstick.
3. If the lipstick color changes to black,
Then you know the lipstick contains lead.
This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Centre
Dioxin Carcinogens cause cancer,
Especially breast cancer
Tuesday, November 09, 2010
Read the Numbers on Your Fruit
I just found this out about a month ago and I've been an organic vegan for over four years, go figure. That just goes to say that we must all remain as students and continue to learn and learn — never stop studying and gaining new information.
Okay, so what did I learn?
I learned that sticker labels on the fruits actually tell you how the fruits have been grown — whether they were organically grown or conventionally grown with pesticides and herbicides; oh, and let's not forget about the genetically engineered fruits.
Conventional Fruit Labels
Four digits and does not start with 9
** mostly starting with the digit 4
Organic Fruit Labels
Five digits and starts with number 9
Genetically Modified Fruits
Start with the digit 8
** this is good to know because stores aren't obligated to tell you if a fruit has been genetically modified (grrr….)
Okay, so if you come across an apple in the store and it's labels4922, it's an conventional apple grown with herbicides and harmful fertilizers. If it has a sticker 99222, it's organic and safe to eat. If it says 89222, then RUN!!!! It has been genetically modified (GMO).
So next time you go shopping, remember these critical numbers and know how to avoid purchasing inorganic and GMO fruits.
Shop Safe :) I just found this out about a month ago and I've been an organic vegan for over four years, go figure. That just goes to say that we must all remain as students and continue to learn and learn — never stop studying and gaining new information.
Okay, so what did I learn?
I learned that sticker labels on the fruits actually tell you how the fruits have been grown — whether they were organically grown or conventionally grown with pesticides and herbicides; oh, and let's not forget about the genetically engineered fruits.
Conventional Fruit Labels
Four digits and does not start with 9
** mostly starting with the digit 4
Organic Fruit Labels
Five digits and starts with number 9
Genetically Modified Fruits
Start with the digit 8
** this is good to know because stores aren't obligated to tell you if a fruit has been genetically modified (grrr….)
Okay, so if you come across an apple in the store and it's labels4922, it's an conventional apple grown with herbicides and harmful fertilizers. If it has a sticker 99222, it's organic and safe to eat. If it says 89222, then RUN!!!! It has been genetically modified (GMO).
So next time you go shopping, remember these critical numbers and know how to avoid purchasing inorganic and GMO fruits.
Shop Safe :)
Okay, so what did I learn?
I learned that sticker labels on the fruits actually tell you how the fruits have been grown — whether they were organically grown or conventionally grown with pesticides and herbicides; oh, and let's not forget about the genetically engineered fruits.
Conventional Fruit Labels
Four digits and does not start with 9
** mostly starting with the digit 4
Organic Fruit Labels
Five digits and starts with number 9
Genetically Modified Fruits
Start with the digit 8
** this is good to know because stores aren't obligated to tell you if a fruit has been genetically modified (grrr….)
Okay, so if you come across an apple in the store and it's labels4922, it's an conventional apple grown with herbicides and harmful fertilizers. If it has a sticker 99222, it's organic and safe to eat. If it says 89222, then RUN!!!! It has been genetically modified (GMO).
So next time you go shopping, remember these critical numbers and know how to avoid purchasing inorganic and GMO fruits.
Shop Safe :) I just found this out about a month ago and I've been an organic vegan for over four years, go figure. That just goes to say that we must all remain as students and continue to learn and learn — never stop studying and gaining new information.
Okay, so what did I learn?
I learned that sticker labels on the fruits actually tell you how the fruits have been grown — whether they were organically grown or conventionally grown with pesticides and herbicides; oh, and let's not forget about the genetically engineered fruits.
Conventional Fruit Labels
Four digits and does not start with 9
** mostly starting with the digit 4
Organic Fruit Labels
Five digits and starts with number 9
Genetically Modified Fruits
Start with the digit 8
** this is good to know because stores aren't obligated to tell you if a fruit has been genetically modified (grrr….)
Okay, so if you come across an apple in the store and it's labels4922, it's an conventional apple grown with herbicides and harmful fertilizers. If it has a sticker 99222, it's organic and safe to eat. If it says 89222, then RUN!!!! It has been genetically modified (GMO).
So next time you go shopping, remember these critical numbers and know how to avoid purchasing inorganic and GMO fruits.
Shop Safe :)
Monday, November 01, 2010
Cholesterol - Oats
Try 3 teaspoons of oat (require the cooking type and not instant type, preferably organic) and dissolve with drinkable room temp. water and soak overnight. (you can do it before you go to bed)
Drink them all the next morning before your breakfast. It's quite nice to drink as it's already soft.
Try everyday for 3 months and check your cholesterol, it should come down significantly. I had tried and many had tried too.
Results: found that it works and cost effective with no side effect, if you are taking medication you can try too but don't stop the drug until you achieved good result and doctor say so.
Cooked oats especially instant are very slow to reduce cholesterol, eating raw is BETTER for absorption and more effective.
Drink them all the next morning before your breakfast. It's quite nice to drink as it's already soft.
Try everyday for 3 months and check your cholesterol, it should come down significantly. I had tried and many had tried too.
Results: found that it works and cost effective with no side effect, if you are taking medication you can try too but don't stop the drug until you achieved good result and doctor say so.
Cooked oats especially instant are very slow to reduce cholesterol, eating raw is BETTER for absorption and more effective.
RED BULL - slow death ...
Do NOT drink this drink anymore!! Pay attention; read it all!
As a public health safety, please pass on this email to all the contacts in your address book especially those with teenage children?
This drink is SOLD in all the supermarkets IN OUR country and our children ARE CONSUMING IT ON A TRIAL BASIS, IT can be mortal.
RED BULL was created to stimulate the brains in people who are subjected to great physical force and in stress coma and never to be consumed like an innocent drink or soda pop.
RED BULL IS the energizer DRINK that is commercialized world-wide with its slogan:'It increases endurance; awakens the concentration capacity and the speed of reaction, offers more energy and improves the mood. All this can be found in a can of RED BULL , the power drink of the millennium.
'RED BULL has managed to arrive at almost 100 countries worldwide. The RED BULL logo is targeted at young people and sportsmen, two attractive segments that have been captivated by the stimulus that the drink provides.
It was created by Dietrich Mateschitz, an industrialist of Austrian origin who discovered the drink by chance. It happened during a business trip to Hong Kong , when he was working at a factory that manufactured toothbrushes.
The liquid, based on a formula that contained caffeine and taurine, caused a rage in that country. Imagine the grand success of this drink in Europe where the product still did not exist, besides it was a superb opportunity to become an entrepreneur.
BUT THE TRUTH ABOUT THIS DRINK IS ANOTHER THING:
FRANCE and DENMARK have just prohibited it as a cocktail of death, due to its vitamin components mixed with GLUCURONOLACTONE' , a highly dangerous chemical, which was developed by the United States Department of Defense during the sixties to stimulate the moral of the troops based in VIETNAM, which acted like a hallucinogenic drug that calmed the stress of the war.
But their effects in the organism were so devastating, that it was discontinued, because of the high index of cases of migraines, cerebral tumors and diseases of the liver that was evident in the soldiers who consumed it.
And in spite of it, in the can of RED BULL you can still find as one of its components: GLUCURONOLACTONE, categorized medically as a stimulant.. But what it does not say on the can of ,RED BULL are the consequences of its consumption, and that has forced us to place a series of WARNINGS:
1. It is dangerous to take it if you do not engage in physical exercise afterwards, since its energizing function accelerates the heart rate and can cause a sudden attack.
2. You run the risk of undergoing a cerebral hemorrhage, because RED BULL contains components that dilute the blood so that the heart utilizes less energy to pump the blood, and thus be able to deliver physical force with less effort being exerted.
3. It is prohibited to mix RED BULL with alcohol, because the mixture turns the drink into a " Deadly Bomb " that attacks the liver directly, causing the affected area never to regenerate anymore.
4. One of the main components of RED BULL is the B12 vitamin, used in medicine to recover patients who are in a coma; from here the hypertension and the state of excitement which is experienced after taking it, as if you were in a drunken state.
5. The regular consumption of RED BULL triggers off symptoms in the form of a series of irreversible nervous and neuronal diseases.
As a public health safety, please pass on this email to all the contacts in your address book especially those with teenage children?
This drink is SOLD in all the supermarkets IN OUR country and our children ARE CONSUMING IT ON A TRIAL BASIS, IT can be mortal.
RED BULL was created to stimulate the brains in people who are subjected to great physical force and in stress coma and never to be consumed like an innocent drink or soda pop.
RED BULL IS the energizer DRINK that is commercialized world-wide with its slogan:'It increases endurance; awakens the concentration capacity and the speed of reaction, offers more energy and improves the mood. All this can be found in a can of RED BULL , the power drink of the millennium.
'RED BULL has managed to arrive at almost 100 countries worldwide. The RED BULL logo is targeted at young people and sportsmen, two attractive segments that have been captivated by the stimulus that the drink provides.
It was created by Dietrich Mateschitz, an industrialist of Austrian origin who discovered the drink by chance. It happened during a business trip to Hong Kong , when he was working at a factory that manufactured toothbrushes.
The liquid, based on a formula that contained caffeine and taurine, caused a rage in that country. Imagine the grand success of this drink in Europe where the product still did not exist, besides it was a superb opportunity to become an entrepreneur.
BUT THE TRUTH ABOUT THIS DRINK IS ANOTHER THING:
FRANCE and DENMARK have just prohibited it as a cocktail of death, due to its vitamin components mixed with GLUCURONOLACTONE' , a highly dangerous chemical, which was developed by the United States Department of Defense during the sixties to stimulate the moral of the troops based in VIETNAM, which acted like a hallucinogenic drug that calmed the stress of the war.
But their effects in the organism were so devastating, that it was discontinued, because of the high index of cases of migraines, cerebral tumors and diseases of the liver that was evident in the soldiers who consumed it.
And in spite of it, in the can of RED BULL you can still find as one of its components: GLUCURONOLACTONE, categorized medically as a stimulant.. But what it does not say on the can of ,RED BULL are the consequences of its consumption, and that has forced us to place a series of WARNINGS:
1. It is dangerous to take it if you do not engage in physical exercise afterwards, since its energizing function accelerates the heart rate and can cause a sudden attack.
2. You run the risk of undergoing a cerebral hemorrhage, because RED BULL contains components that dilute the blood so that the heart utilizes less energy to pump the blood, and thus be able to deliver physical force with less effort being exerted.
3. It is prohibited to mix RED BULL with alcohol, because the mixture turns the drink into a " Deadly Bomb " that attacks the liver directly, causing the affected area never to regenerate anymore.
4. One of the main components of RED BULL is the B12 vitamin, used in medicine to recover patients who are in a coma; from here the hypertension and the state of excitement which is experienced after taking it, as if you were in a drunken state.
5. The regular consumption of RED BULL triggers off symptoms in the form of a series of irreversible nervous and neuronal diseases.
Benefits of FRESH PINEAPPLE
Fresh Pineapple Has Many Benefits....
The pineapple is a member of the bromeliad family. It is extremely rare that bromeliads produce edible fruit.
The pineapple is the only available edible bromeliad today. It is a multiple fruit. One pineapple is actually made up of dozens of individual flowerettes that grow together to form the entire fruit.
Each scale on a pineapple is evidence of a separate flower. Pineapples stop ripening the minute they are picked.
No special way of storing them will help ripen them further. Color is relatively unimportant in determining ripeness.
Choose your pineapple by smell. If it smells fresh, tropical and sweet, it will be a good fruit. The more scales on the pineapple, the sweeter and juicier the taste.
After you cut off the top, you can plant it. It should grow much like a sweet potato will. This delicious fruit is not only sweet and tropical; it also offers many benefits to our health.
Pineapple is a remarkable fruit. We find it enjoyable because of its lush, sweet and exotic flavor, but it may also be one of the most healthful foods available today. If we take a more detailed look at it, we will find that pineapple is valuable for easing indigestion, arthritis or sinusitis. The juice has an anthelmintic effect; it helps get rid of intestinal worms.
Let's look at how pineapple affects other conditions.
Pineapple is high in manganese, a mineral that is critical to development of strong bones and connective tissue.
A cup of fresh pineapple will give you nearly 75% of the recommended daily amount. It is particularly helpful to older adults, whose bones tend to become brittle with age.
Bromelain, a proteolytic enzyme, is the key to pineapple's value.
Proteolytic means "breaks down protein", which is why pineapple is known to be a digestive aid. It helps the body digest proteins more efficiently.
Bromelain is also considered an effective anti-inflammatory. Regular ingestion of at least one half cup of fresh pineapple daily is purported to relieve painful joints common to osteoarthritis. It produces mild pain relief. In Germany, bromelain is approved as a post-injury medication because it is thought to reduce inflammation and swelling.
Orange juice is a popular liquid for those suffering from a cold because it is high in Vitamin C.
Fresh pineapple is not only high in this vitamin, but because of the bromelain, it has the ability to reduce mucous in the throat.
If you have a cold with a productive cough, add pineapple to your diet. It is commonly used in Europe as a post-operative measure to cut mucous after certain sinus and throat operations. Those individuals who eat fresh pineapple daily report fewer sinus problems related to allergies. In and of itself, pineapple has a very low risk for allergies.
Pineapple is also known to discourage blood clot development. This makes it a valuable dietary addition for frequent fliers and others who may be at risk for blood clots.
An old folk remedy for morning sickness is fresh pineapple juice. It really works! Fresh juice and some nuts first thing in the morning often make a difference. It's also good for a healthier mouth. The fresh juice discourages plaque growth.
(Sent by: Wan sf, dated Tuesday, August 31, 2010 1:46 AM)
The pineapple is a member of the bromeliad family. It is extremely rare that bromeliads produce edible fruit.
The pineapple is the only available edible bromeliad today. It is a multiple fruit. One pineapple is actually made up of dozens of individual flowerettes that grow together to form the entire fruit.
Each scale on a pineapple is evidence of a separate flower. Pineapples stop ripening the minute they are picked.
No special way of storing them will help ripen them further. Color is relatively unimportant in determining ripeness.
Choose your pineapple by smell. If it smells fresh, tropical and sweet, it will be a good fruit. The more scales on the pineapple, the sweeter and juicier the taste.
After you cut off the top, you can plant it. It should grow much like a sweet potato will. This delicious fruit is not only sweet and tropical; it also offers many benefits to our health.
Pineapple is a remarkable fruit. We find it enjoyable because of its lush, sweet and exotic flavor, but it may also be one of the most healthful foods available today. If we take a more detailed look at it, we will find that pineapple is valuable for easing indigestion, arthritis or sinusitis. The juice has an anthelmintic effect; it helps get rid of intestinal worms.
Let's look at how pineapple affects other conditions.
Pineapple is high in manganese, a mineral that is critical to development of strong bones and connective tissue.
A cup of fresh pineapple will give you nearly 75% of the recommended daily amount. It is particularly helpful to older adults, whose bones tend to become brittle with age.
Bromelain, a proteolytic enzyme, is the key to pineapple's value.
Proteolytic means "breaks down protein", which is why pineapple is known to be a digestive aid. It helps the body digest proteins more efficiently.
Bromelain is also considered an effective anti-inflammatory. Regular ingestion of at least one half cup of fresh pineapple daily is purported to relieve painful joints common to osteoarthritis. It produces mild pain relief. In Germany, bromelain is approved as a post-injury medication because it is thought to reduce inflammation and swelling.
Orange juice is a popular liquid for those suffering from a cold because it is high in Vitamin C.
Fresh pineapple is not only high in this vitamin, but because of the bromelain, it has the ability to reduce mucous in the throat.
If you have a cold with a productive cough, add pineapple to your diet. It is commonly used in Europe as a post-operative measure to cut mucous after certain sinus and throat operations. Those individuals who eat fresh pineapple daily report fewer sinus problems related to allergies. In and of itself, pineapple has a very low risk for allergies.
Pineapple is also known to discourage blood clot development. This makes it a valuable dietary addition for frequent fliers and others who may be at risk for blood clots.
An old folk remedy for morning sickness is fresh pineapple juice. It really works! Fresh juice and some nuts first thing in the morning often make a difference. It's also good for a healthier mouth. The fresh juice discourages plaque growth.
(Sent by: Wan sf, dated Tuesday, August 31, 2010 1:46 AM)
Thursday, October 28, 2010
別讓靈魂跟不上
今天看到一個女記者結束生命的事，感慨良多。******
去年，我的一個朋友也選擇了結束生命，他是清華大學的博士，
年輕，而且一畢業就進入了非常好的公司工作，妻子在讀心理學博士。
從我的角度看，實在不知道能有什麼想不開，
但他的病歷明確地告訴大家，他有很嚴重的憂鬱症。
但像我這樣的庸人，往往會看還有比我更不如意的，
然後就心滿意足地洗洗睡了，而對自己的理想很堅持的人，
要不就繼續與現實衝撞下去，要不就選擇結束生命。
其實，不時地有朋友發信過來，
叫我注意,生活與事業的平衡，也就是 BALANCED LIFE。
如果每天工作14小時、回家跟親人說不上幾句話，你覺得生活平衡嗎？
好在我不是這樣。
我一直覺得業餘時間在家陪親人散步、看電視、給親人做飯等
是最大的享受，因此覺得自己的生活還是平衡的。
但前天我讀MBA時候的同學發來的信還是叫我感慨不已：
一個著名的寺院裡住著一位非常有道行的道長。
他每天都要在傍晚6時去餵他的狗。
狗的名字很奇怪，叫做"放下"。
每到日落時分, 靜修道長就為"放下"送飯了，嘴一邊呼喚著 : "放下！放下！"
小弟子覺得很奇怪，就問道長:"為什麼要給狗起這個奇怪的名字，
人家的狗都叫阿黃、來福什麼的，為什麼您的狗叫'放下'？
"靜修道長不語，讓他們自己去悟。
小弟子就觀察老道長，終於發現：
每天當道長餵完狗後，就不再讀經書，到院中打打太極拳，散散步。
小弟子到道長面前，訴說了他們觀察的收穫，
老道長微笑地點點頭說："你們終於明白了。
其實我在叫狗的時候，其實也是叫自己'放下'，讓自己放下許多事情。
因為人們不可能在一天內做完所有的事情，
你只要將一天中最很重要的事情做完就已足夠了。
在人們越來越習慣動輒高呼殘酷競爭時，其實學會"放下"的意義就越大。
正仿佛當你自覺遭遇滅頂挫折時，不妨手搭涼棚，
你一定會發現：天並不會塌下來。
這並不是不求上進，恰恰在於懂得放下的，才最終會贏；
而整日忙碌不休的人，收穫的往往只是焦慮和疲憊。
就在今天，在我看到這位女記者的事情之前，我又看到了這樣一個故事：
有一支西方的考察隊深入非洲腹地考察，
請了當地部落的土著人做背伕和嚮導，由於時間緊，需趕路，
而這些土著人很吃苦耐勞，背著幾十公斤的裝備物資依然健步如飛，
一連三天考察隊都很順利地按計劃行進，大家都很開心。
可是第四天早上，考察隊準備出發的時候，
土著人們都在休息不走了，好說歹說就是不願出發。
隊員們很奇怪，這幾天大家相處得很好啊，
是不小心觸犯了他們還是要坐地加錢？
這時，土著人的頭領解釋道，
按照他們的傳統，如果連續三天趕路，第四天必須停下來休息一天，
以免我們的靈魂趕不上我們的腳步。
這個現代人也許看來很難理解的解釋，讓我很受觸動。
我們的生活太忙碌了，工作和生活的壓力讓我們日復一日地在趕路，
以至於我們很少停下來思考一下，就不斷地被很多東西推著走，
或者追逐著眼前的東西而去，
而我們的靈魂早已落後在我們匆匆趕路的身影後面無影無蹤。
沒有了自己我們的生活就交給了外物去控制。
又到了一周，我們是不是也放緩腳步，等一等我們的靈魂？
~~~忙~~~
如同… ”心” 己 “亡”
也如同….一個人沒了靈魂
去年，我的一個朋友也選擇了結束生命，他是清華大學的博士，
年輕，而且一畢業就進入了非常好的公司工作，妻子在讀心理學博士。
從我的角度看，實在不知道能有什麼想不開，
但他的病歷明確地告訴大家，他有很嚴重的憂鬱症。
但像我這樣的庸人，往往會看還有比我更不如意的，
然後就心滿意足地洗洗睡了，而對自己的理想很堅持的人，
要不就繼續與現實衝撞下去，要不就選擇結束生命。
其實，不時地有朋友發信過來，
叫我注意,生活與事業的平衡，也就是 BALANCED LIFE。
如果每天工作14小時、回家跟親人說不上幾句話，你覺得生活平衡嗎？
好在我不是這樣。
我一直覺得業餘時間在家陪親人散步、看電視、給親人做飯等
是最大的享受，因此覺得自己的生活還是平衡的。
但前天我讀MBA時候的同學發來的信還是叫我感慨不已：
一個著名的寺院裡住著一位非常有道行的道長。
他每天都要在傍晚6時去餵他的狗。
狗的名字很奇怪，叫做"放下"。
每到日落時分, 靜修道長就為"放下"送飯了，嘴一邊呼喚著 : "放下！放下！"
小弟子覺得很奇怪，就問道長:"為什麼要給狗起這個奇怪的名字，
人家的狗都叫阿黃、來福什麼的，為什麼您的狗叫'放下'？
"靜修道長不語，讓他們自己去悟。
小弟子就觀察老道長，終於發現：
每天當道長餵完狗後，就不再讀經書，到院中打打太極拳，散散步。
小弟子到道長面前，訴說了他們觀察的收穫，
老道長微笑地點點頭說："你們終於明白了。
其實我在叫狗的時候，其實也是叫自己'放下'，讓自己放下許多事情。
因為人們不可能在一天內做完所有的事情，
你只要將一天中最很重要的事情做完就已足夠了。
在人們越來越習慣動輒高呼殘酷競爭時，其實學會"放下"的意義就越大。
正仿佛當你自覺遭遇滅頂挫折時，不妨手搭涼棚，
你一定會發現：天並不會塌下來。
這並不是不求上進，恰恰在於懂得放下的，才最終會贏；
而整日忙碌不休的人，收穫的往往只是焦慮和疲憊。
就在今天，在我看到這位女記者的事情之前，我又看到了這樣一個故事：
有一支西方的考察隊深入非洲腹地考察，
請了當地部落的土著人做背伕和嚮導，由於時間緊，需趕路，
而這些土著人很吃苦耐勞，背著幾十公斤的裝備物資依然健步如飛，
一連三天考察隊都很順利地按計劃行進，大家都很開心。
可是第四天早上，考察隊準備出發的時候，
土著人們都在休息不走了，好說歹說就是不願出發。
隊員們很奇怪，這幾天大家相處得很好啊，
是不小心觸犯了他們還是要坐地加錢？
這時，土著人的頭領解釋道，
按照他們的傳統，如果連續三天趕路，第四天必須停下來休息一天，
以免我們的靈魂趕不上我們的腳步。
這個現代人也許看來很難理解的解釋，讓我很受觸動。
我們的生活太忙碌了，工作和生活的壓力讓我們日復一日地在趕路，
以至於我們很少停下來思考一下，就不斷地被很多東西推著走，
或者追逐著眼前的東西而去，
而我們的靈魂早已落後在我們匆匆趕路的身影後面無影無蹤。
沒有了自己我們的生活就交給了外物去控制。
又到了一周，我們是不是也放緩腳步，等一等我們的靈魂？
~~~忙~~~
如同… ”心” 己 “亡”
也如同….一個人沒了靈魂
25 health benefits of Lemons
Lemon is one of those super foods with a myriad health and cosmetic benefits.
There are a few persons for whom > it is an allergen, so make sure you are not allergic to this natural product, before you start enjoying the many benefits.
1. Lemon being a citrus fruit, fights against infection. It helps in production of White Blood Cells and antibodies in blood which attacks the invading microorganism and prevents infection.
2. Lemon is an antioxidant which deactivates the free radicals preventing many dangerous diseases like stroke, cardiovascular diseases and cancers.
3. Lemon lowers blood pressure and increases the levels of HDL (good cholesterol).
4. Lemon is found to be anti-carcinogenic which lower the rates of colon, prostate,and breast cancer. They prevent faulty metabolism in the cell, which can predispose a cell to becoming carcinogenic. Also blocks the formation of nitrosamines in the gut.
5. Lemon juice is said to give a glow to the skin.
6. A few drops of lemon juice in hot water are believed to clear the digestive system and purify liver as well.
7. The skin of lemon dried under the sun and then ground to make powder can be applied to the hair for a few minutes before bath which relieves head ache and
cools the body.
8. Applying lemon juice to acne dries the existing ones and prevents from getting more.
9. Lemon juice acts as a natural hair lightener and skin bleach which reduces the pigment melanin and prevents the risk of chemical allergic reactions which is common with hair dyes and bleaches.
10. Lemon juice is given to relieve gingivitis, stomatitis, and inflammation of the tongue.
11. Lemon juice is given to prevent common cold.
12. Lemon juice is given to prevent or treat urinary tract infection and gonorrhea.
13. Lemon juice is applied to the sites of bites and stings of certain insects to relieve its poison and pain.
14. Lemon juice relieves colic pain and gastric problems.
15. Lemon juice soothes the dry skin when applied with little glycerin.
16. Lemon juice used for marinating seafood or meat kills bacteria and other organisms present in them, thereby prevents many gastro-intestinal tract infections.
17. Lemon juice with a pinch of salt (warm) every morning lowers cholesterol levels and brings down your weight.
18. Lemon juice is the best drink to prevent dehydration and shock in case of diarrhea.
19. Lemon juice can also be used as a mouthwash. It removes plaque, whitens the teeth and strengthens the enamel.
20. A table spoon of thick lemon syrup everyday relieves asthma.
21. Lemon juice relieves chilblains and itchy skin.
22. Gargling lemon juice relieves throat infection and also used as a treatment for
diphtheria.
23. Lemon juice is an excellent treatment for dandruff and greasy hair.
24. Lemon applied over the face removes wrinkles and keeps you young.
25. Lemon juice helps to prevent and cure osteoarthritis.
There are a few persons for whom > it is an allergen, so make sure you are not allergic to this natural product, before you start enjoying the many benefits.
1. Lemon being a citrus fruit, fights against infection. It helps in production of White Blood Cells and antibodies in blood which attacks the invading microorganism and prevents infection.
2. Lemon is an antioxidant which deactivates the free radicals preventing many dangerous diseases like stroke, cardiovascular diseases and cancers.
3. Lemon lowers blood pressure and increases the levels of HDL (good cholesterol).
4. Lemon is found to be anti-carcinogenic which lower the rates of colon, prostate,and breast cancer. They prevent faulty metabolism in the cell, which can predispose a cell to becoming carcinogenic. Also blocks the formation of nitrosamines in the gut.
5. Lemon juice is said to give a glow to the skin.
6. A few drops of lemon juice in hot water are believed to clear the digestive system and purify liver as well.
7. The skin of lemon dried under the sun and then ground to make powder can be applied to the hair for a few minutes before bath which relieves head ache and
cools the body.
8. Applying lemon juice to acne dries the existing ones and prevents from getting more.
9. Lemon juice acts as a natural hair lightener and skin bleach which reduces the pigment melanin and prevents the risk of chemical allergic reactions which is common with hair dyes and bleaches.
10. Lemon juice is given to relieve gingivitis, stomatitis, and inflammation of the tongue.
11. Lemon juice is given to prevent common cold.
12. Lemon juice is given to prevent or treat urinary tract infection and gonorrhea.
13. Lemon juice is applied to the sites of bites and stings of certain insects to relieve its poison and pain.
14. Lemon juice relieves colic pain and gastric problems.
15. Lemon juice soothes the dry skin when applied with little glycerin.
16. Lemon juice used for marinating seafood or meat kills bacteria and other organisms present in them, thereby prevents many gastro-intestinal tract infections.
17. Lemon juice with a pinch of salt (warm) every morning lowers cholesterol levels and brings down your weight.
18. Lemon juice is the best drink to prevent dehydration and shock in case of diarrhea.
19. Lemon juice can also be used as a mouthwash. It removes plaque, whitens the teeth and strengthens the enamel.
20. A table spoon of thick lemon syrup everyday relieves asthma.
21. Lemon juice relieves chilblains and itchy skin.
22. Gargling lemon juice relieves throat infection and also used as a treatment for
diphtheria.
23. Lemon juice is an excellent treatment for dandruff and greasy hair.
24. Lemon applied over the face removes wrinkles and keeps you young.
25. Lemon juice helps to prevent and cure osteoarthritis.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
竹炭食品請不要吃
竹炭食品（竹碳麵包、竹碳蛋糕）會得「塵肺」！ 竹子非常難消化，古時候要毒害人，就將竹子磨成粉，摻入食物內給仇家吃，不出幾年，此位仇家就吐血而亡（腸胃潰瘍），所以竹雕藝品通常都可以傳世好幾百年而不壞。
近年來，有不少台灣商人，將日本當紅的竹炭烘焙技術引進台灣，有民眾煮飯、燒水時放入竹炭，也有人把竹炭添加在蛋糕、餅乾、霜淇淋等各式食物標榜「體內環保」，能排毒。
專家表示：吃竹炭是很離譜的行為，把竹炭吃進肚裡，很難排出體外，長期食用容易造成「塵肺」！消費者不要輕易嚐試。
竹炭是採用竹子為原料，經過 1000℃ 高溫的特殊爐窖工藝，精心煉製而成，含有豐富的鹼性礦物質，如鈣、鐵、鉀等，竹炭的多孔特性，可吸附來自水中的氯等有害物質及其它異味，吸附能力極強。
新華網報導，台灣近年來非常流行吃竹炭，進行「體內環保」，在香港也已形成一種新潮流，但在中國，主要的竹炭產品都是外用的，都是用來裝飾家居、淨化空氣，沒有人知道它可以食用！？
中國一位經銷商表示：供應商提供這種可以食用的竹炭產品，主要是椰殼炭製成的，但因為對內地市場沒有把握，不知道大家會對這種能吃的竹炭產品是什麼反應？所以他一直沒敢進貨。
不 僅竹炭經銷商對此沒有把握，在消化專家看來，吃竹炭也是一個很離譜的行為。專家認為：食用竹炭排毒有點誇大其詞，所謂的可食用竹炭食品中，含有非常細微的 竹炭顆粒，即使是真的能吸收毒素，也極易導致體內水電平衡紊亂。更重要的是，食用竹炭產品後，細微顆粒很可能吸入肺中並吸附在肺葉上，而且它吸附性極強， 吃下去後很難排出體外，易形成「塵肺」！
專家說：即使是醫療級活性炭，現在也很少使用，雖然其物理吸附能力較強，但是相對於其他排毒、解毒方法而言，效果還是較差，最主要的是，因為竹炭顆粒很難排出體外。在目前還沒有完整的科學研究理論的前提下，對於如此前衛的保健新潮，專家建議大家不要輕易嘗試。
另外；竹炭在燒製過程，如果溫度沒控制好，會產生焦油，這種焦油是致癌物！！希望大家能將這信廣為流傳!免得為了養生變成往生!
(Sent by Maxis from my BlackBerry® smartphone- Jee JF October-17, 2010)
近年來，有不少台灣商人，將日本當紅的竹炭烘焙技術引進台灣，有民眾煮飯、燒水時放入竹炭，也有人把竹炭添加在蛋糕、餅乾、霜淇淋等各式食物標榜「體內環保」，能排毒。
專家表示：吃竹炭是很離譜的行為，把竹炭吃進肚裡，很難排出體外，長期食用容易造成「塵肺」！消費者不要輕易嚐試。
竹炭是採用竹子為原料，經過 1000℃ 高溫的特殊爐窖工藝，精心煉製而成，含有豐富的鹼性礦物質，如鈣、鐵、鉀等，竹炭的多孔特性，可吸附來自水中的氯等有害物質及其它異味，吸附能力極強。
新華網報導，台灣近年來非常流行吃竹炭，進行「體內環保」，在香港也已形成一種新潮流，但在中國，主要的竹炭產品都是外用的，都是用來裝飾家居、淨化空氣，沒有人知道它可以食用！？
中國一位經銷商表示：供應商提供這種可以食用的竹炭產品，主要是椰殼炭製成的，但因為對內地市場沒有把握，不知道大家會對這種能吃的竹炭產品是什麼反應？所以他一直沒敢進貨。
不 僅竹炭經銷商對此沒有把握，在消化專家看來，吃竹炭也是一個很離譜的行為。專家認為：食用竹炭排毒有點誇大其詞，所謂的可食用竹炭食品中，含有非常細微的 竹炭顆粒，即使是真的能吸收毒素，也極易導致體內水電平衡紊亂。更重要的是，食用竹炭產品後，細微顆粒很可能吸入肺中並吸附在肺葉上，而且它吸附性極強， 吃下去後很難排出體外，易形成「塵肺」！
專家說：即使是醫療級活性炭，現在也很少使用，雖然其物理吸附能力較強，但是相對於其他排毒、解毒方法而言，效果還是較差，最主要的是，因為竹炭顆粒很難排出體外。在目前還沒有完整的科學研究理論的前提下，對於如此前衛的保健新潮，專家建議大家不要輕易嘗試。
另外；竹炭在燒製過程，如果溫度沒控制好，會產生焦油，這種焦油是致癌物！！希望大家能將這信廣為流傳!免得為了養生變成往生!
(Sent by Maxis from my BlackBerry® smartphone- Jee JF October-17, 2010)
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