tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35003769897076001152024-03-13T18:12:35.547+08:00HEALTHCARE NEWSCaptainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07838628034384403201noreply@blogger.comBlogger115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500376989707600115.post-12834241980435152942016-08-24T17:16:00.000+08:002016-08-24T17:16:15.794+08:00The war on sugar: 'Children should consume fewer than 6 teaspoons daily'<br />
<header style="background-color: white; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(229, 229, 229); color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 19px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-shadow: rgb(253, 253, 253) 1px 2px 3px, rgb(0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px, rgb(253, 253, 253) 1px 2px 3px;">Sweet in taste but sour for health, sugar intake has become a major concern in the United States, with numerous studies linking high sugar consumption to increased risk of obesity and related diseases. In an attempt to help tackle the problem, the American Heart Association have issued new recommendations for added sugar intake among children and adolescents.</header><br />
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<span style="background-color: inherit; border-bottom: none; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The AHA say children and adolescents aged 2-18 years should consume no more than 6 teaspoons of sugar each day.</span></div>
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Added sugars are sugars and syrups - including fructose, glucose, and high-fructose corn syrup - that are added to foods and drinks during processing or preparation, mainly for taste and preservation.</div>
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Given that added sugars are present in candy, cakes, soda, and many other foods and drinks that are attractive to children and teenagers, it is perhaps no surprise their sugar intake is so high.</div>
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), between 2005-2008, boys in the U.S. aged 2-19 years consumed around <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db87.htm#x2013;2008</a>" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border-bottom: none; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; color: #b000b5; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">16.3 percent of their daily </a><a class="keywords" href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245588.php" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border-bottom: none; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; color: #b000b5; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="How Many Calories Should I Eat a Day?">calories</a> (around 362 calories) from added sugars, while added sugars accounted for around 15.5 percent of daily calories (around 282 calories) for girls of the same age.</div>
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<span style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Based on a <a href="http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=167152&CultureCode=en" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border-bottom: none; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; color: #b000b5; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">new scientific statement</a> from the American Heart Association (AHA), children and adolescents need to cut their sugar intake dramatically; it recommends that children aged 2-18 should have no more than 100 calories from added sugar daily - the equivalent to 6 teaspoons.</span></div>
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What is more, children under the age of 2 should not consume any added sugars at all, according to the new guidelines.</div>
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This, say the authors, is because children of this age do not require the calorie intake of older children and adults, so there is not enough room for the empty calories provided by food and drinks containing added sugars.</div>
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Additionally, they point out that taste preferences develop early in life, so limiting intake of added sugars before the age of 2 may reduce preference for unhealthy foods later on.</div>
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High added sugar intake linked to heart disease risk factors</h2>
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The AHA say their new statement - recently published in the journal <em style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Circulation</em> - is easier to follow than the previous one, which recommended different sugar intakes for children and adolescents based on their age and overall calorie intake.</div>
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"Our target recommendation is the same for all children between the ages of 2 and 18 to keep it simple for parents and public health advocates," says lead author Dr. Miriam Vos, professor of pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA.</div>
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"For most children, eating no more than 6 teaspoons of added sugars per day is a healthy and achievable target," she adds.</div>
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Dr. Vos and colleagues reached their new recommendations by conducted an in-depth analysis of all scientific research that has assessed how consumption of added sugars affects children's health.</div>
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<span style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The results showed that high intake of added sugars during childhood can lead to the development of heart disease risk factors, including obesity and high blood pressure.</span></div>
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"Children who eat foods loaded with added sugars tend to eat fewer healthy foods, such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy products that are good for their heart health," notes Dr. Vos.</div>
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Furthermore, the risk of developing such health problems increases with the more added sugars a child consumes, and children who are already overweight who carry on consuming added sugars are at greater risk of <a class="keywords" href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/305567.php" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border-bottom: none; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; color: #b000b5; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="Insulin Resistance: Causes, Symptoms and Prevention">insulin resistance</a>, making them more likely to develop <a class="keywords" href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/info/diabetes/type2diabetes.php" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border-bottom: none; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; color: #b000b5; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="What is type 2 diabetes?">type 2 diabetes</a>.</div>
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Sugar-sweetened drinks remain a leading source of added sugars</h2>
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The authors note that one of the most common sources of added sugars among children is sugar-sweetened drinks, such as soda and energy drinks. This will perhaps come as no surprise to many, given that a single 12-ounce can of cola can contain more than 9 teaspoons of sugar.</div>
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"Children should not drink more than one 8-ounce sugar-sweetened drink a week yet they are currently drinking their age in sugary drink servings each and every week," notes Dr. Vos.</div>
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The authors say there is little research assessing how no-calorie sweeteners - such as aspartame, saccharine, and sucralose - affect children's health, so they are unable to make any recommendations regarding their intake.</div>
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Furthermore, they say it is unclear whether sugars present in 100 percent fruit juices are linked to the same health risks as added sugars.</div>
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Still, the AHA are confident that the evidence to date shows children should reduce their intake of added sugars to protect current and future health.</div>
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Dr. Vos and colleagues note that from July 2018, food manufacturers in the U.S. will be required to list added sugar content on their labels, which they say will make these new AHA guidelines easier to adhere to.</div>
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"Until then, the best way to avoid added sugars in your child's diet is to serve mostly foods that are high in<a class="keywords" href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/160774.php" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border-bottom: none; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; color: #b000b5; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="Nutrition: Why Is Nutrition Important?">nutrition</a>, such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy products, lean meat, poultry and fish, and to limit foods with little nutritional value."</div>
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source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/
Captainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07838628034384403201noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500376989707600115.post-12721555056424307452012-06-08T09:32:00.001+08:002012-06-16T02:28:17.145+08:00REGULAR HEALTH MISTAKES.<div style="text-align: center;"><img height="370" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9KpoZWAmJJw/Tft6Rnh3UuI/AAAAAAAAA3U/mqWHbKOZnNs/s400/Regular+Health+Mistakes+%2521.jpg&sa=X&ei=tFXRT5eKKK-WmQXqkoHzAg&ved=0CAkQ8wc&usg=AFQjCNGLNeR8wzP7OtKc1V71IvaTCk2-jg" width="400" /> </div><br />
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</ul><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 14.65pt; margin-left: 0.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">: Never, ever skip breakfast. Remember, when you wake up in the morning its been around 10-12 hours since your last meal. Your body needs food now, more than at any other time. Eat a heavy breakfast. You will then be busy through the day, and the calories will get expended quickly. If you are trying to diet, eat a light dinner. Here are some more common health mistakes we make. Being informed and making a few changes can help make us feel a whole lot better.</span></span></div><ul style="background-color: white; font-family: times, serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 40px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" type="disc"><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: teal; line-height: 14.65pt;"><b><span style="color: teal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">High heels</span></span></b></li>
</ul><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 14.65pt; margin-left: 0.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">: High heels sure look great, but they're murder for your back. This however doesn't mean you should steer clear of stilettos. Wear them, but not when you know you will be walking around a lot. Wear them when going out for lunch or dinner -when the only walking you will be doing is to your car, to the table, and back.. Avoid high heels when you are going somewhere on foot. If you are constantly tempted to wear your heels, take a good look at your flats. Is there something about them you dislike? Invest in a new pair of beautiful flats or shoes with a low heel. Buy something you love, that you will enjoy wearing. If possible, get a matching bag. You will then enjoy your flats as much as you do your heels.</span></span></div><ul style="background-color: white; font-family: times, serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 40px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" type="disc"><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: darkred; line-height: 14.65pt;"><b><span style="color: darkred; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sleeping on a soft bed</span></span></b></li>
</ul><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_13391152840572074" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 14.65pt; margin-left: 0.5in;"><span id="yui_3_2_0_1_13391152840572071" style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small;"><span id="yui_3_2_0_1_13391152840572068" style="font-size: 12pt;">: You don't have to sleep on the floor be kind to your back, but do make sure you have a firm mattress. Although a mattress on springs is soft and lovely to sink into, it's bad for your back. If you already have an old bed with springs, you don't need to invest in a new one - simply get a thick wooden plank put over the springs, and place the mattress on the plank. Similarly, if your mattress is old and lumpy, throw it out and get a new one. Your neck and your back will thank you. The same rule applies to sofas. If you will be spending hours on a sofa, get a firm yet comfortable one. Sofas you completely sink into are not the best idea.</span></span></div><ul style="background-color: white; font-family: times, serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 40px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" type="disc"><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: magenta; line-height: 14.65pt;"><b><span style="color: magenta; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Pillows</span></span></b></li>
</ul><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 14.65pt; margin-left: 0.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">: No matter how comfortable sleeping with ten cushions is, have pity on your neck and resist. Sleep with one pillow, and make sure it is not too thick. If your pillow gets lumpy, discard it and go for a new one. Get a thin pillow if you sleep on your stomach and something a little thicker if you sleep on your back, to give your neck adequate support</span></span></div><ul style="background-color: white; font-family: times, serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 40px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" type="disc"><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: purple; line-height: 14.65pt;"><b><span style="color: purple; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Not exercising</span></span></b></li>
</ul><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 14.65pt; margin-left: 0.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">: So all of us know we should exercise more, but many of us don't. This is a health mistake we consciously make! And why is that? Simply because we refuse to admit the damage we are causing to our bodies by not working out.. A number of people only start working out once they've experienced a warning signal. Don't wait for a heart attack to strike before you decide to opt for a lifestyle change. Make the change now. You don't need to train for the marathon to be in top shape. Half an hour of brisk walking three to four times a week will make a world of difference to your health. You could then increase this to forty minutes, four times a week - and you're all set. If you haven't exercised for a week, you're making a mistake.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br />
</span></span></div>Captainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07838628034384403201noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500376989707600115.post-29889901555731791802012-06-06T00:17:00.003+08:002012-06-16T02:28:30.823+08:00Processed Meats Declared Too Dangerous for Human Consumption.<div style="text-align: center;"><img height="195" src="http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/mt/assets/food/assets_c/2012/03/PinkSlimePOST-thumb-615x300-82332.jpg" width="400" /> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) has just completed a detailed review of more than 7,000 clinical studies covering links between diet and cancer. Its conclusion is rocking the health world with startling bluntness:Processed meats are too dangerous for human consumption. Consumers should stop buying and eating all processed meat products for the rest of their lives. Processed meats include bacon, sausage, hotdogs, sandwich meat, packaged ham, pepperoni, salami and virtually all red meat used in frozen prepared meals. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">They are usually manufactured with a carcinogenic ingredient known as sodium nitrite. This is used as a color fixer by meat companies to turn packaged meats a bright red color so they look fresh. Unfortunately, sodium nitrite also results in the formation of cancer-causing nitrosamines in the human body. And this leads to a sharp increase in cancer risk for those who eat them. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">A 2005 University of Hawaii study found that processed meats increase the risk of pancreatic cancer by 67 percent. Another study revealed that every 50 grams of processed meat consumed daily increases the risk of colorectal cancer by 50 percent. These are alarming numbers. Note that these cancer risks do not come from eating fresh, non-processed meats. They only appear in people who regularlyconsume processed meat products containing sodium nitrite. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sodium nitrite appears predominantly in red meat products (you won't find it in chicken or fish products). Here's a short list of food items to check carefully for sodium nitrite and monosodium glutamate (MSG), another dangerous additive: </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">* Beef jerky</div><div style="text-align: justify;">* Bacon</div><div style="text-align: justify;">* Sausage</div><div style="text-align: justify;">* Hot dogs</div><div style="text-align: justify;">* Sandwich meat</div><div style="text-align: justify;">* Frozen pizza with meat</div><div style="text-align: justify;">* Canned soups with meat</div><div style="text-align: justify;">* Frozen meals with meat</div><div style="text-align: justify;">* Ravioli and meat pasta foods</div><div style="text-align: justify;">* Kid's meals containing red meat</div><div style="text-align: justify;">* Sandwich meat used at popular restaurants</div><div style="text-align: justify;">* Nearly all red meats sold at public schools, restaurants, hospitals, hotels and theme parks</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">If sodium nitrite is so dangerous to humans, why do the FDA and USDA continue to allow this cancer-causing chemical to be used? The answer, of course, is that food industry interests now dominate the actions by U.S. government regulators.The USDA, for example, tried to ban sodium nitrite in the late 1970's but was overridden by the meat industry. It insisted the chemical was safe and accused the USDA of trying to "ban bacon." </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Today, the corporations that dominate American food and agricultural interests hold tremendous influence over the FDAand USDA. Consumers are offered no real protection from dangerous chemicals intentionally added to foods, medicines and personal care products.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">You can protect yourself and your family from the dangers of processed meats by following a few simple rules:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">1. Always read ingredient labels.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">2. Don't buy anything made with sodium nitrite or monosodium glutamate.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">3. Don't eat red meats served by restaurants, schools, hospitals, hotels or other institutions.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">And finally, eat more fresh produce with every meal. There is evidence that natural vitamin C found in citrus fruits and exotic berries (like camu camu) helps prevent the formation of cancer-causing nitrosamines, protecting you from thedevastating health effects of sodium nitrite in processed meats. The best defense, of course, is to avoid eating processed meats altogether. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">[Ed. Note: Mike Adams, the Health Ranger – a leading authority on healthy living -- is on a mission: to explore, uncoverand share the truth about harmful foods and beverages, prescription drugs, medical practices and the dishonest marketing practices that drive these industries. For his latest findings, click here.]</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Source: Mike Adams</div>Captainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07838628034384403201noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500376989707600115.post-29196357568948005962012-06-04T09:18:00.001+08:002012-06-16T02:28:49.840+08:00Hepatitis A Killer - Green Onion.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jU6TDT78-_o/T8wMTVcpx-I/AAAAAAAAF4Y/ZSGfGRG6jXE/s1600/securedownload.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jU6TDT78-_o/T8wMTVcpx-I/AAAAAAAAF4Y/ZSGfGRG6jXE/s400/securedownload.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Very important warning to all ! </span></b></div><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439968" style="background-color: white; font-family: times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439967"><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439966"><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439965"><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439964"><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439963"><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439962"><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439961"><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439960"><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439959"><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439958"><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439957"><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439956"><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439955"><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439954"><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439953"><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439952"><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439951"><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439950"><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439949"><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439948"><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439947"><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439946"><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439945"><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439944"><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439943"><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439942"><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439941"><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439940"><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439939"><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439938"><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439937"><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439936"><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439935"><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439934"><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439933"><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439932"><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439931"><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439930"><div><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-CA">I always find chop-up green onion bits sprinkled on</span></span></b></div><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_13387717914391027"><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-CA">Chinese congee served in Chinese eating shops -<br />
LOOK OUT ! AND DON'T EAT IT !!!</span></span></b></div><div><br />
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Friends, This warning about eating uncooked Green onion comes in Chinese and English,(if you scroll down).</span></span></b></div><div><div><b><span style="color: red; font-family: Times; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-CA">Please read both. Raw green onion is full of tiny bugs and eggs in its hollow stem and can cause Hepatitis A.</span></span></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br />
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1. <b>What did FDA announce today?</b> FDA advised consumers that three recent hepatitis A outbreaks have been associated with eating raw or undercooked green onions (scallions).</span></div><div><span style="color: black; font-family: PMingLiU; font-size: medium;"> </span><u></u><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><br />
2. <b>Does this announcement apply to all products containing green onions?</b> No... It only applies to raw or undercooked green onions or products containing them. Commercially prepared products, such as salsa in jars, have received a treatment that eliminates the hepatitis A virus. </span><u></u><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></div><div><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;">3. <b>What can consumers do to decrease their risk of infection from hepatitis A caused by contaminated green onions?</b> Consumers can cook all raw green onions thoroughly before eating them. This minimizes the risk of illness by reducing or eliminating the virus. Consumers can also avoid eating raw or lightly cooked green onions. Consumers who wish to avoid undercooked green onions should also specifically request that raw or lightly cooked green onions not be added to their food prepared in restaurants.</span></div><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439915"><span style="color: black; font-family: PMingLiU; font-size: medium;"><br />
4. <b>Should additional precautions be taken by people with chronic liver disease or weakened immune systems such as patients undergoing chemotherapy or AIDS patients?</b> Persons ! with chronic liver disease or weakened immune systems are not more likely to acquire hepatitis A. However, persons with these chronic illnesses sometimes have a more severe form of hepatitis A. People with chronic liver disease or weakened immune systems should consider avoiding raw or undercooked green onions until the cause of green onion contamination has been identified and corrected. All persons with chronic liver disease should get hepatitis A vaccination (see below). </span></div><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439915"><u></u><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: PMingLiU;"><br />
</span>5. <b>What caused the outbreak of hepatitis A in the Pittsburgh area?</b> The State of Pennsylvania , the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and FDA are working together to investigate this outbreak. As of November 15, 2003, the investigation is not finished, and it is not yet known what caused this outbreak. Investigators are now trying to determine if the outbreak was caused by a contaminated food such as raw or undercooked green onions. </span><u></u><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></div><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439915"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;">6. <b>Has FDA asked the restaurant industry to do anything in response to these outbreaks?</b> Yes. FDA has informed the restaurant industry of the association of hepatitis A with raw or undercooked green onions in recent outbreaks so that restaurants can take actions to protect their customers. </span><u></u><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></div><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439915"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;">7. <b>What are the symptoms of hepatitis A?</b> The average incubation period for hepatitis A is 28 days (range: 15-50 days). This means that symptoms of hepatitis A develop within 50 days of exposure.. Persons with hepatitis A virus infection may not have any signs or symptoms of the disease. Adults are more likely to have symptoms than children... If symptoms ! are present, they usually occur abruptly and may include fever, tiredness, loss of appetite, nausea, abdominal discomfort, dark urine, and jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes). Symptoms usually last less than 2 months; a few persons are ill for as long as 6 months. There is no chronic infection with the hepatitis A virus. </span><u></u><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></div><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439915"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;">8... <b>How serious is hepatitis A?</b> Most persons with hepatitis A make a full recovery and will never get hepatitis A again... However, in rare instances (an average of 3 in every 1000 reported cases), hepatitis A can be fatal.. </span><u></u><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></div><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439915"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;">9. <b>What should consumers do if they recently ate food containing raw or lightly cooked green onions?</b> Consumers who have recently eaten raw or lightly cooked green onions and feel well only need to monitor their health.. Consumers who are experiencing symptoms that might be hepatitis A should consult their health care provider. </span><u></u><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></div><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439915"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;">10. </span><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span style="color: black;"> <b>Is there a test for hepatitis A?</b> Yes, there is a blood test for hepatitis A, called an IgM anti-HAV. However, the only people who need this test are those who are showing symptoms of hepatitis A. Persons who feel well should not be tested, even if they recently ate green onions. </span></span><u></u><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></div><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439915"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;">11. <b>What is immune globulin (often called IG or ISG) and who should receive it?</b> Immune globulin is a preparation of antibodies that can be given before exposure to provide short-term protection against hepatitis A to reduce the risk of infection among persons who have recently been exposed to hepatitis A. For maximum protection immune globulin must be given within 2 weeks after exposure. Persons who have recently eaten green onions do not need to get immune globulin unless they have been specifically exposed within the previous 2 weeks to individuals or food involved in an outbreak and believe by public heal! th officials to have been potentially contaminated. </span><u></u><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></div><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439915"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;">12. <b>Are there treatments for hepatitis A?</b> There is no medication that treats hepatitis A. Some patients with hepatitis A may need to be hospitalized to treat dehydration or liver complications. </span><u></u><span id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439997" style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><span id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439994"><br />
</span></span></div><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439915"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;">13. <b>Is there a vaccine for hepatitis A?</b> Yes, but it should be given before an exposure to work most effectively. Hepatitis A vaccine has been licensed in the United States for use in persons 2 years of age and older. The vaccine is recommended for persons who are more likely to get hepatitis A virus infection or are more likely to get seriously ill if they do get hepatitis A. More information on vaccination can be found at</span><u><span style="color: #0000cc; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www./" rel="nofollow" style="color: #234786; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px;" target="_blank">http://www./</a>.<a href="http://cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/a/faqa.htm" rel="nofollow" style="color: #234786; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px;" target="_blank">cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/a/faqa.htm</a></span></u><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;">. CDC does not recommend that persons who have eaten green onions get vaccinated, unless a healthcare professional recommends that they get vaccinated because of other risk factors for hepatitis A.. </span><u></u><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></div><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1338771791439915"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;">14.. <b>Have there been other recent outbreaks of hepatitis A caused by contaminated food in the U.S. ? Have these outbreaks been associated with raw green onions?</b> Yes. Hepatitis A outbreaks associated with raw or undercooked green onions served in restaurants occurred in Tennessee , North Carolina and Georgia in September. The source of the green onions from the Tennessee outbreak appears to be Mexico . The agency has been in consultation with Mexican authorities to obtain their assistance in assessing the situation. In addition, FDA is monitoring certain import entries of green onions for evidence of potential contamination.</span> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></td></tr>
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hybrid, solar power and even bamboo are a few words associated with protecting and preserving our environment. Dildos, vibrators and the occasional lube are words rarely linked with the environment, but now, even those unmentionables have gone green.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ailecia Ruscin, former graduate teaching assistant for women’s studies, said that glass sex toys had been around for years.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“Some use glass toys because you can warm the glass or keep it cool,” Ruscin said. “It gives it a different sensation.”</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ruscin said glass toys were probably better for the environment because the toys would last longer, instead of ending up in a landfill.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pat Davis, president of Passion Parties, a company that sells adult accessories and helps plan sex toys parties, said glass toys were beneficial because they were easy to clean.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“Glass toys can be very pretty, very decorative and very creative,” Davis said. “People even buy them as a decoration piece for their home.”</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Davis said glass toys now come with vibrators in them. She said she thought more environmentally conscious consumers could be a reason the glass toys had picked up in popularity.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Shoppers seeking more green options may have helped glass toys become more recognizable, but the health benefits may have also played a factor.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Milton Wendland, second year doctoral student, said the phthalates were a substance used to make the plastic in the toys softer, more pliable and realistic. He said phthalates could cause the plastic to breakdown and could then release toxins into the body and the environment.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“Since phthalates are found in everything from paint to dildos, there is a lot of potential exposure,” Wendland said.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Emily Gertz, environmental journalist in New York City, said vinyl phthalates could cause harm to your health and could cause damage to your reproductive organs. She said not much testing had been done on phthalates.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wendland agreed and said sex toys weren’t regulated by the government because they were classified as “novelties.”</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ruscin said the government banned all children’s toys from having phthalates in them because no one wanted a child sticking a toy with phthalates in their mouth.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“No one wanted to think about the sex toys. They didn’t want to think about where women were putting those toys, and how that might be dangerous to their health,” Ruscin said.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Gertz said women should probably avoid all toys that contain phthalates to be on the safe side, and instead to use some alternative options like silicone.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ruscin said silicone could be easily sterilized, which was better because it could protect you from spreading sexually transmitted diseases if the sex toys are shared.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Consumers aren’t the only ones that need to worry about health risks. The retailers who sell these products have become concerned as well.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ruscin said Good Vibrations, a retailer that sells products online, put symbols next to their products that didn’t have phthalates in them to let their customers know what they were buying. Ruscin said Good Vibrations was trying to phase out all products with phthalates.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Davis said Passion Parties had icons on their Web site that helped their consumers find what they wanted. She said they tried to make sure the customer felt confident about the product they were buying.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Davis said she thought women were becoming more educated about these products. Ruscin said she thought there was still more to be done in terms of raising awareness.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“We need to learn more about phthalates and what they can do before putting them inside our bodies,” Ruscin said.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ruscin said the only reason she had become aware of the dangers associated with sex toys was because of her women’s discussion group. She said other women who wanted to explore their sexuality should join a local support group. Ruscin said anyone wanting to join their group could come to the Solidarity Revolutionary Center, 1109 Massachusetts St., on the second and fourth Wednesdays of every month.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Seven people developed symptoms of hepatitis A, which is infectious and can lead to fatal liver complications.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Four of them were hospitalised by the illness but have now been given the all-clear.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">However, health protection officials fear contaminated samples or other foods containing them could still be on sale or lurking in kitchen cupboards. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is because they are unable to test food for the virus and do not know which brand of sun-dried tomato is responsible.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Government’s Health Protection Agency and the Food Standards Agency are on the alert for further cases after the two men and five women became ill. Four of the patients live in the East of England, two in London and one in the South West.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The health alert was triggered when two of the cases were reported late last year to the HPA.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Their hepatitis A was identical to a strain from a previous outbreak associated with sun-dried tomatoes in the Netherlands. Neither of the patients had travelled to a country with a high risk of hepatitis in the previous three months and both had eaten ‘substantial’ amounts of sun-dried tomatoes.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">An investigation by the HPA of cases of hepatitis A from July to December last year revealed the total of seven cases in which sun-dried tomatoes were implicated.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Because some of the genetic strains of the virus found differed from the Netherlands outbreak, experts believe the contaminated sun-dried tomatoes may carry various strains of hepatitis A.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Previous hepatitis A outbreaks have been linked to sun-dried tomatoes, which have become an increasingly popular ingredient in middle class kitchens and favourite of TV celebrity chefs.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The virus is carried by human faeces and can be passed on through contaminated food or water, especially as a result of poor hygiene during the preparation of food.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is the only common food-borne disease preventable by vaccine.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Symptoms appear around 28 days after infection and include aches, loss of appetite, abdominal discomfort, fever and fatigue. Patients may also develop itchy skin and jaundice which can last several months. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In the most serious cases, acute hepatitis A can develop into fulminant hepatitis A in which toxins attack the liver, leading to life-threatening complications.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Around half of these patients will need a liver transplant to survive.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hepatitis A is diagnosed by a blood test, but there is no treatment other than rest and fluids.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Writing in the medical journal Eurosurveillance, Carlos Carvalho, of the HPA, said: ‘A single food source may be contaminated with more than one strain.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">‘A food-borne outbreak with multiple strains in at least two European countries is suspected.’</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A spokesman for the Food Standards Agency said: ‘Sun-dried tomatoes are being investigated as one possible source of the hepatitis A cases. However, no food source has been conclusively identified and no other relevant cases have been reported in the UK.’</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</div>Captainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07838628034384403201noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500376989707600115.post-4802183294398304842012-02-29T00:47:00.000+08:002012-02-29T00:47:59.541+08:00ORGANS AGEING AT DIFFERENT TIMES.<div style="text-align: center;"><img height="400" src="http://careyeasy.com/images/remedies_for_aging_eyes-320x320.jpg" width="400" /> </div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There's no denying the ticking of a woman's biological clock - but men are not immune, either. French doctors have found that the quality of sperm starts to deteriorate by 35, so that by the time a man is 45 a third of pregnancies end in miscarriage.Here, with the help of leading clinicians, Angela Epstein identifies the ages when different parts of the body start to lose their battle with time.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">• <b>BRAIN Starts ageing at 20.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As we get older, the number of nerve cells - or neurons - in the brain decrease. We start with around 100 billion, but in our 20s this number starts to decline.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">By 40, we could be losing up to 10,000 per day, affecting memory, co-ordination and brain function.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In fact, while the neurons are important, it's actually the deterioration of the gaps between the brain cells that has the biggest impact, says Dr Wojtek Rakowicz, a consultant neurologist at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in London .</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We all assume grey hair and wrinkles are the first signs of ageing, but some parts of your body are worn out long before you look old.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These tiny gaps between the end of one brain nerve cell and another are called synapses. Their job is to ensure the flow of information from one cell to another, and as we age we make fewer.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">• <b>GUT Starts ageing at 55.</b> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A healthy gut has a good balance between harmful and 'friendly' bacteria. But levels of friendly bacteria in the gut drop significantly after 55, particularly in the large intestine, says Tom MacDonald, professor of immunology at Barts And The London medical school. As a result, we suffer from poor digestion and an increased risk of gut disease. Constipation is more likely as we age, as the flow of digestive juices from the stomach, liver, pancreas and small intestine slows down.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">• <b>BREASTS start ageing at 35.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">BY their mid-30s, women's breasts start losing tissue and fat, reducing size and fullness.Sagging starts properly at 40 and the areola (the area surrounding the nipple) can shrink considerably.Although breast cancer risk increases with age, it's not related to physical changes in the breast. More likely, says Gareth Evans, breast cancer specialist at St Mary's Hospital, Manchester , our cells become damaged with age - as a result, the genes which control cell growth can mutate, causing cancer. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">• <b>BLADDER Starts ageing at 65.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Loss of bladder control is more likely when you hit 65. The bladder starts to contract suddenly, even when it's not full. Women are more vulnerable to bladder problems as, after the menopause, declining oestrogen levels make tissues in the urethra - the tube through which urine passes - thinner and weaker, reducing bladder support. Bladder capacity in an older adult generally is about half that of a younger person - about two cups in a 30-year-old and one cup in a 70-year-old. This causes more frequent trips to the loo, particularly as poor muscle tone means the bladder may not fully empty. This in turn can lead to urinary tract infections. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">• <b>LUNGS Start ageing at 20.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lung capacity slowly starts to decrease from the age of 20.By the age of 40, some people are already experiencing breathlessness. This is partly because the muscles and the rib cage which control breathing stiffen up. It's then harder to work the lungs and also means some air remains in the lungs after breathing out - causing breathlessness. Aged 30, the average man can inhale two pints of air in one breath. By 70, it's down to one. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">• <b>VOICE Starts ageing at 65.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our voices become quieter and hoarser with age. The soft tissues in the voice box (larynx) weaken, affecting the pitch, loudness and quality of the voice. A woman's voice may become huskier and lower in pitch, whereas a man's might become thinner and higher. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">• <b>EYES start ageing at 40</b>. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Glasses are the norm for many over - 40s as failing eyesight kicks in - usually long-sightedness, affecting our ability to see objects up close. As we age, the eye's ability to focus deteriorates because the eyes' muscles become weaker, says Andrew Lotery, professor of ophthalmology at the University of Southampton . </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">• <b>HEART Starts ageing at 40.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The heart pumps blood less effectively around the body as we get older. This is because blood vessels become less elastic, while arteries can harden or become blocked because of fatty deposits forming on the coronary arteries - caused by eating too much saturated fat. The blood supply to the heart is then reduced, resulting in painful angina. Men over 45 and women over 55 are at greater risk of a heart attack. A recent study by Lloyds Pharmacy found the average person in the UK has a 'heart age' five years older than their chronological age, probably due to obesity and lack of exercise. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">• <b>LIVER Starts ageing at 70.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is the only organ in the body which seems to defy the aging process. 'Its cells have an extraordinary capacity to regenerate,' explain David Lloyd, a consultant liver surgeon at Leicester Royal Infirmary.He says he can remove half a liver during surgery and it will grow to the size of a complete liver within three months. If a donor doesn't drink, use drug or suffer from infection, then it is possible to transplant a 70-year-old liver into a 20-year-old. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">• <b>KIDNEY SStarts ageing at 50</b>. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With kidneys, the number of filtering units (nephrons) that remove waste from the bloodstream starts to reduce in middle age. One effect of this is their inability to turn off urine production at night, causing frequent trips to the bathroom. The kidneys of a 75-year-old person will filter only half the amount of blood that a 30-year-old's will. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">• <b>PROSTATEStarts ageing at 50. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The prostate often becomes enlarged with age, leading to problems such as increased need to urinate, says Professor Roger Kirby, director of the Prostate Centre in London . This is known as benign prostatic hyperplasia and affects half of men over 50, but rarely those under 40. It occurs when the prostate absorbs large amounts of the male sex hormone testosterone, which increases the growth of cells in the prostate. A normal prostate is the size of a walnut, but the condition can increase this to the size of a tangerine. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">• <b>BONES Start ageing at 35</b>. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">'Throughout our life, old bone is broken down by cells called osteoclasts and replaced by bone-building cells called osteoblasts - a process called bone turnover,' explains Robert Moots, professor of rheumatology at Aintree University Hospital in Liverpool . Children's bone growth is rapid - the skeleton takes just two years to renew itself completely. In adults, this can take ten years. Until our mid-20s, bone density is still increasing. But at 35 bone loss begins as part of the natural ageing process. This becomes more rapid in post-menopausal women and can cause the bone-thinning condition osteoporosis. The shrinking in size and density of bones can lead to loss of height. Bones in the back shrivel up or crumble between the vertebrae. We lose two inches in height by the time we're 80. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">• <b>TEETH Start ageing at 40.</b> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As we age, we produce less saliva, which washes away bacteria, so teeth and gums are more vulnerable to decay. Receding gums - when tissue is lost from gums around the teeth - is common in adults over 40. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">• <b>MUSCLES Start ageing at 30</b>. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Muscle is constantly being built up and broken down, a process which is well balanced in young adults. However, by the time we're 30, breakdown is greater than buildup, explains Professor Robert Moots. Once adults reach 40, they start to lose between 0.5 and 2 per cent of their muscle each year. Regular exercise can help prevent this.. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>• HEARING Starts ageing mid-50s </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">More than half of people over 60 lose hearing because of their age, according to the Royal National Institute for the Deaf. The condition, known as presbycusis, happens due to a loss of 'hair cells' - tiny sensory cells in the inner ear which pick up sound vibrations and send them to the brain. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>• SKIN Starts ageing mid-20s </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The skin starts to age naturally in your mid-20s. According to Dr Andrew Wright, a consultant dermatologist with Bradford NHS Trust, as we get older production of collagen - the protein which acts as scaffolding to the skin - slows, and elastin, the substance that enables skin to snap back into place, has less spring and can even break. Dead skin cells don't shed as quickly and turnover of new skin cells may decrease slightly. This causes fine wrinkles and thin, transparent skin - even if the first signs may not appear until our mid-30s (unless accelerated by smoking or sun damage). </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">• <b>TASTE AND SMELL Start ageing at 60.</b> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We start out in life with about 10,000 taste buds scattered on the tongue. This number can halve later in life.After we turn 60, taste and smell gradually decline, partly as a result of the normal ageing process. This can be accelerated by problems such as polyps in the nasal or sinus cavities. It can also be the cumulative effect of years of smoking. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">• <b>FERTILITY starts ageing at 35 </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Female fertility begins to decline after 35, as the number and quality of eggs in the ovaries start to fall. The lining of the womb may become thinner, making it less likely for a fertilised egg to take, and also creating an environment hostile to sperm. Male fertility also starts to drop around this age. Men who wait until their 40s before starting a family have a greater chance of their partner having a miscarriage, because of the poorer quality of their sperm. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>• HAIR Starts ageing at 30</b> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Male hair loss usually begins in the 30s. Hair is made in tiny pouches just under the skin's surface, known as follices. A hair normally grows from each follicle for about three years, is then shed, and a new hair grows. However, with male-pattern baldness, changes in levels of testosterone from their early-30s affect this cycle, causing the hair follicles to shrink. Each new hair is thinner than the previous one.. Eventually, all that remains is a much smaller hair follicle and a thin stump of hair that does not grow out to the skin surface. Most people will have some grey hair by the age of 35. When we are young, our hair is coloured by the pigments produced by cells in the hair follicle known as melanocytes. As we grow older, melanocytes become less active, so less pigment is produced, the colour fades, and grey hairs grow instead.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div>Captainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07838628034384403201noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500376989707600115.post-18273895374843866272012-02-24T21:09:00.000+08:002012-02-24T21:09:37.167+08:00DRINK ENOUGH WATER?<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://jupitercity.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/glass_of_water_350.jpg" /> </div><br />
<i style="background-color: white; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 24pt;">One glass of water</span></i><i style="background-color: white; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: 24pt;"> shuts down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a University study: <span style="color: blue;"><br />
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Lack of water </span>is the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.<br />
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A mere 2% drop in body water</span><span style="color: navy;"> </span>can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen<span style="color: blue;">.<br />
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Are you drinking the amount of water you should every day?</span></span></i><i style="background-color: white; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></i><i style="background-color: white; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><u><span style="color: red; font-size: 24pt;"><br />
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Laugh often, long and loud... Laugh until you gasp for breath.</span></i><i style="background-color: white; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: navy; font-size: 24pt;"> </span></i><i style="background-color: white; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 24pt;">And if you have friends who make you laugh, spend lots of time with them.</span></i>Captainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07838628034384403201noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500376989707600115.post-1058825223854356342012-02-14T10:03:00.000+08:002012-02-14T10:03:47.989+08:00Lower Limb Amputation Rates Associated With Diabetes Drop, US.<div style="text-align: center;"><img height="300" src="http://www.painfreefeet.ca/site/ywd_painfreefeet/assets/images/RBKAamp.JPG" width="400" /> </div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">An investigation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, found that between 1996 and 2008, the number of leg and foot amputations among U.S. individuals, aged 40+ with diagnosed </span><a href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/info/diabetes/" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">diabetes</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, decreased by 65%. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The study, entitled "Declining Rates of Hospitalization for Non-traumatic Lower-Extremity Amputation in the Diabetic Population Aged 40 years or Older: U.S., 1988-2008," is published online in the current issue of Diabetes Care.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In 1996, the age-adjusted rate of leg and foot amputations was 11.2 per 1,000 individuals with diabetes. However, in 2008 this rate fell to 3.9 per 1,000. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Non-traumatic, lower-limb amputations, refers to amputations caused by circulatory problems, rather than those caused by injuries. Circulatory problems are a prevalent adverse effect in individuals suffering with diabetes. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Furthermore, results from the study revealed that in 2008:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Women had lower age-adjusted rates of lower-limb amputations (1.9 per 1,000) than men (6 per 1,000)</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Individuals aged 75+ had the highest rate (6.2 per 1,000) than people in other age groups</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Rates were higher among blacks (4.9 per 1,000) than whites (2.9 per 1,000)According to the researchers, the decrease in lower-limb amputations among individuals with diabetes may partially be due to factors such as: declines in <a href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/237191.php">heart disease</a>, improvements in blood sugar control, as well as foot care and diabetes management. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Nilka Ríos Burrows, M.P.H., an epidemiologist with CDC's Division of Diabetes Translation, explained: </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"The significant drop in rates of non-traumatic lower-limb amputations among U.S. adults with diagnosed diabetes is certainly encouraging, but more work is needed to reduce the disparities among certain populations. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We must continue to increase awareness of the devastating health complications of diabetes. Diabetes is the leading cause of lower-limb amputations in the United States."</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After examining data from the National Hospital Discharge Survey on non-traumatic lower-limb amputations from the National Health Interview Survey on the prevalence of diagnosed diabetes from 1988-2008, the researchers discovered that the decrease in rates was higher among individuals with diagnosed diabetes than people without the disease. Although, in 2008, the rate was still approximately 8 times higher among those with the disease than those without diabetes. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Diabetes is the leading cause of non-traumatic, lower-limb amputations, kidney failure, and blindness among adults. In addition, the disease is the 7th leading cause of mortality in the U.S.. Diabetes also increases the risk of <a href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/7624.php">strokes</a>, <a href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/150109.php">hypertension</a>, and <a href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/151444.php">heart attacks</a>. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">CDC's Division of Diabetes Translation supports prevention and control programs in all 50 states, seven U.S. territories and island jurisdictions, and the District of Columbia. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The National Diabetes Education Program provides education to enhance treatment for individuals with the disease, promote early diagnosis and prevent or delay type 2 diabetes from developing. The program is co-sponsored by CDC and the National Institutes of Health. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">source: <a href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/">http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/</a></span></div>Captainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07838628034384403201noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500376989707600115.post-47524953596008031572012-02-13T02:13:00.000+08:002012-02-13T02:13:38.062+08:00ROTAVIRUS OUTBREAK: ANOTHER 298 CASES REPORTED IN PERAK, MALAYSIA<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-m-9xkisRBg8/TzXDpChS8MI/AAAAAAAAFdM/qly6Hl-5kYU/s400/pix_middle.jpg" /> </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">More cases of people suffering from acute gastroenteritis were reported in Perak today due to the <b>Rotavirus outbreak</b>.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The number of victims rose from 2,246 to 2,544 victims as of 6pm.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">111 victims in Hilir Perak were detected being infected with rotavirus today, and 40 new cases were also reported in Batang Padang in Tapah.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Among them, an 11 month old baby who was rushed to the Tapah Hospital around 5 pm.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Perak Exco member, Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon however said, the rotavirus outbreak is under control.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"We should be concerned with prevention and treatment of the disease. Once again, I would like to stress to the public to ensure that the water they drink is boiled," said Datuk Dr. Mah.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To a question, he said the virus and its source would be indentified in the next 48 hours.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Rotavirus, a water-borne virus, is the most common cause of severe diarrhoea among infants and young children. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The outbreak since late last month has caused two deaths and over 2,200 children to fall sick.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: -webkit-left; width: 600px;">Source:<b><a href="http://www.ntv7.com.my/7edition/local-en/ROTAVIRUS_OUTBREAK_ANOTHER_298_CASES_REPORTED_IN_PERAK.html"> NTV7</a></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: -webkit-left; width: 600px;"><br />
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</div>Captainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07838628034384403201noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500376989707600115.post-34413702949405237952012-02-08T07:54:00.000+08:002012-02-08T07:54:49.079+08:00What is Skin Cancer and how Skin cancer develope?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BVBwxGdg8M0/TzG47oXB9vI/AAAAAAAAFaI/FrkLYf2XwPY/s1600/BCCarcinoma.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BVBwxGdg8M0/TzG47oXB9vI/AAAAAAAAFaI/FrkLYf2XwPY/s1600/BCCarcinoma.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Watch This video, How Skin Cancer Develope?</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Skin <a href="http://www.news-medical.net/health/What-is-Cancer.aspx">cancer</a> is a malignant growth on the skin which can have many causes. The most common skin cancers are basal cell cancer, squamous cell cancer, and <a href="http://www.news-medical.net/health/What-are-Melanomas.aspx">melanoma</a>. Skin cancer generally develops in the epidermis (the outermost layer of skin), so a tumor is usually clearly visible. This makes most skin cancers detectable in the early stages. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There are three common and likely types of skin cancer, each of which is named after the type of skin cell from which it arises. Unlike many other cancers, including those originating in the lung, <a href="http://www.news-medical.net/health/What-Does-The-Pancreas-Do.aspx">pancreas</a>, and stomach, only a small minority of those afflicted will actually die of the disease.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Skin <a href="http://www.news-medical.net/health/What-is-Cancer.aspx">cancer</a> represents the most commonly diagnosed cancer, surpassing lung, breasts, colorectal and<a href="http://www.news-medical.net/health/Prostate-Cancer.aspx">prostate cancer</a>. It is the most common cancer in the young population (20 – 39 age group).</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is estimated that approximately 85% of cases are caused by too much sun. Non-melanoma skin cancers are the most common skin cancers. The majority of these are called basal cell <a href="http://www.news-medical.net/health/What-are-Carcinomas.aspx">carcinomas</a>. These are usually localized growths caused by excessive cumulative exposure to the sun and do not tend to spread.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Historically, people with diabetes were told to avoid sugary foods because eating sugar caused spikes in blood glucose. Now we know that it’s carbohydrates (and sugar is just one type of carbohydrate) that causes blood glucose levels to rise. Despite what you may have heard, eating sugary foods doesn’tcause diabetes—but health experts still recommend limiting sugary foods and carbohydrates because of their effects on blood glucose, and because they generally are not as nutritious as many other foods. Desserts certainly fall into this category. Plus, most desserts contain lots of carbohydrates in a very small serving. The bottom line: you can still have a small portion of your favorite dessert on occasion but there are other ways you can satisfy that sweet tooth.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Learn to Improvise</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There are lots of ways you can tweak favorite recipes to lower the amount of sugar in them. For instance, using an artificial sweetener allows you to use half the amount of sugar a recipe calls for. You can also try increasing spices such as vanilla, nutmeg, and cinnamon, and substituting sugary ingredients with applesauce or pureed prunes (just remember that if you use fruit to sweeten, there are still carbohydrates that must be counted).</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Alternative Names for Sugar on Food Labels</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If only avoiding sugar was as easy as looking for the word on a food label. But sugar comes in countless forms and is known by many names. In fact, there are more than 20 different types of sugar. Besides the obvious “granulated sugar” you might see any of these types of sugar on a list of ingredients:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">sorbitol</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">maltitol</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">high fructose corn syrup</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">dextrose</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">lactose</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">turbinado</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">levulose</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">maltose</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">xylitol</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Serving Sizes</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Your healthcare provider has probably given you a range of carbohydrates that you can have at each meal, or every day. For many people with diabetes, this range is between 45 and 60 grams per meal. This means that you must read food labels carefully, and pay attention to portion sizes. Let’s use an Original Nestle Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookie as an example. One cookie has 12.6 grams of carbohydrates. For comparison’s sake, there are 57.5 grams of carbohydrates in a slice of homemade apple pie and 12 grams of carbohydrates in a piece of homemade cheesecake.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Satisfy to Sweet Tooth</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In general, it’s best to avoid packaged desserts—e.g. cookies and doughnuts—because they tend to be high in carbohydrates and also contain hydrogenated fats and high-fructose corn syrup. Also on the list of no-no’s if you have diabetes: pound cake, fruit pies and cake, and ice cream, because they are also sugar-rich. In general, desserts that you can make with sugar substitutes—think mousse or parfait made with sugar-free pudding or a fruit tart—are healthier choices.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">source: </span><a href="http://www.healthline.com/">http://www.healthline.com/</a></div>Captainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07838628034384403201noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500376989707600115.post-22284827484572924592012-01-20T08:13:00.000+08:002012-01-20T08:13:29.185+08:00Dr. Oz's Super Diet<div style="text-align: center;"><img height="213" src="http://s.doctoroz.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/300x200/media/image_gallery/3_091_DrOzSuperDiet_MEDIA.jpg" width="320" /> </div><br />
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<div class="meta" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">Recently, the rankings for America’s top diets were released.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"> </span><em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The Dr. Oz Show</em><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">’s medical team analyzed the best tips from the most successful plans and selected their top three. Combine them to get the greatest results.</span></div><div class="copy" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: relative;"><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The DASH Diet</strong></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">DASH stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension. This eating plan combines fruits and vegetables, low-fat or non-fat dairy, and whole grains to provide people with a high-fiber, low-fat diet that has been proven to lower blood pressure in just 14 days. One key to lowering blood pressure is to reduce sodium intake. The DASH Diet recommends that instead of salt, use flavor mixes like Italian seasoning, lemon-pepper mix or Chinese 5 spice, which comes in an array of mixtures – like ginger, coriander, cinnamon, cumin and orange peel. It works great on stir-fried meat or vegetables.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">National Institute of Health’s TLC Diet to Lower Cholesterol</strong></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">This diet recommends adding plant sterols to your diet. These plant compounds help block the absorption of cholesterol into your system. Plant sterols are found in a variety of foods, like tubs – not sticks – of margarine, wheat germ, sesame seeds and pistachio nuts. Some studies show that adding 2-3 grams of plant sterols to your daily diet can reduce your cholesterol by up to 15%. Try incorporating these foods into your life. It can be as simple as sprinkling sesame seeds on salads or soups, or having a handful of pistachios a few times a week. </div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The Mediterranean Diet</strong></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">One staple of <a href="http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/science-mediterranean-diet" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #019098; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;">the Mediterranean diet</a> is the high healthy fat content, found in foods like olive oil, nuts<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: green; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">–</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> </span>and oily fish – salmon, sardines and mackerel. These fats not only give you more energy, but satiate you so you’ll feel fuller for longer. To incorporate more good fat into your diet, try to eat three types of healthy fats, three times per week.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">source:</span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <a href="http://www.doctoroz.com/" style="font-size: 13px;">http://www.doctoroz.com/</a></span></b></div></div>Captainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07838628034384403201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500376989707600115.post-89738376495031176042012-01-19T23:56:00.000+08:002012-01-19T23:56:43.253+08:00ABOUT HONEY...THE REAL STORY<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NNj9-wxEMBg/Txg87tUUOeI/AAAAAAAAFN8/iEN_No0Ff1A/s1600/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="299" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NNj9-wxEMBg/Txg87tUUOeI/AAAAAAAAFN8/iEN_No0Ff1A/s400/images.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Honey is the only food (liquid) on the planet that will not spoil or rot.</span><br />
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<div id="yiv1416751932" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"><div class="yiv1416751932gmail_quote" id="yui_3_2_0_1_1326988058210439"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It will do what some call turning to sugar.<br />
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In reality honey is always honey.<br />
However, when left in a cool dark place for a long time it will do<br />
what I rather call "crystallizing".<br />
When this happens I would loosen the lid, boil some water, and let the<br />
honey container sit in the hot water, turn off the heat and let it<br />
liquefy. It is then as good as it ever was.<br />
Never boil honey or put it in a microwave. To do so will kill the<br />
enzymes in the honey.<br />
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<b>CINNAMON AND HONEY</b><br />
Bet the drug companies won't like this one getting around.<br />
Facts on Honey and Cinnamon: It is found that a mixture of honey and<br />
Cinnamon cures most diseases.<br />
Honey is produced in most of the countries of the world.<br />
Scientists today also accept honey as a 'Ram Ban' (very effective)<br />
medicine for all kinds of diseases.<br />
Honey can be used without any side effects for any kind of diseases.<br />
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Today's science says that even though honey is sweet,<br />
if taken in the right dosage as a medicine, it does not harm diabetic patients.<br />
Weekly World News, a magazine in Canada , in its issue, dated 17 January, 1995<br />
has given the following list of diseases that can be cured by honey<br />
and cinnamon as researched by western scientists:<br />
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<b>HEART DISEASES:</b><br />
Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder, apply on bread, instead of<br />
jelly and jam, and eat it regularly for breakfast.<br />
It reduces the cholesterol in the arteries and saves the patient from<br />
heart attack.<br />
Also, those who have already had an attack, if they do this process<br />
daily, they are kept miles away from the next attack.<br />
Regular use of the above process relieves loss of breath and<br />
strengthens the heart beat.<br />
In America and Canada , various nursing homes have treated patients<br />
successfully and have found that as you age,<br />
the arteries and veins lose their flexibility and get clogged; honey<br />
and cinnamon revitalize the arteries and veins.<br />
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<b>ARTHRITIS:</b><br />
Arthritis patients may take daily, morning and night, one cup of hot<br />
water with two spoons of honey and<br />
<br />
one small teaspoon of cinnamon powder.<br />
If taken regularly even chronic arthritis can be cured. In a recent<br />
research conducted at the Copenhagen University ,<br />
it was found that when the doctors treated their patients with a<br />
mixture of one tablespoon Honey and half teaspoon<br />
<br />
cinnamon powder before breakfast, they found that within a week, out<br />
of the 200 people so treated,<br />
<br />
practically 73 patients were totally relieved of pain, and within a month,<br />
<br />
mostly all the patients who could not walk or move around because of<br />
arthritis started walking without pain.<br />
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<b>BLADDER INFECTIONS:</b><br />
Take two tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey in a<br />
glass of lukewarm water and drink it.<br />
It destroys the germs in the bladder.<br />
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<b>CHOLESTEROL:</b><br />
Two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of Cinnamon Powder mixed<br />
in 16 ounces of tea water,<br />
given to a cholesterol patient, were found to reduce the level of<br />
cholesterol in the blood by 10 percent within two hours<br />
as mentioned for arthritic patients, if taken three times a day, any<br />
chronic cholesterol is cured.<br />
According to information received in the said Journal, pure honey<br />
taken with food daily relieves complaints of cholesterol.<br />
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<b>COLDS:</b><br />
Those suffering from common or severe colds should take one tablespoon<br />
lukewarm honey with 1/4 spoon cinnamon powder daily<br />
for three days. This process will cure most chronic cough, cold, and<br />
clear the sinuses.<br />
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<b>UPSET STOMACH:</b><br />
Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures stomach ache and also clears<br />
stomach ulcers from the root.<br />
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<b>GAS:</b><br />
According to the studies done in India and Japan ,<br />
it is revealed that if Honey is taken with cinnamon powder the stomach<br />
is relieved of gas.<br />
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<b>IMMUNE SYSTEM:</b><br />
Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system<br />
and protects the body from bacteria and viral attacks.<br />
Scientists have found that honey has various vitamins and iron in large amounts.<br />
Constant use of Honey strengthens the white blood corpuscles to fight<br />
bacterial and viral diseases.<br />
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<b>INDIGESTION:</b><br />
Cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey taken before<br />
food relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals.<br />
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<b>INFLUENZA:</b><br />
A scientist in Spain has proved that honey contains a natural '<br />
Ingredient' which kills the influenza germs and saves the patientfrom<br />
flu.<br />
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<b>LONGEVITY:</b><br />
Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder, when taken regularly, arrests<br />
the ravages of old age.<br />
Take four spoons of honey, one spoon of cinnamon powder, and three<br />
cups of water and boil to make like tea.<br />
Drink 1/4 cup, three to four times a day. It keeps the skin fresh and<br />
soft and arrests old age.<br />
Life spans also increase and even a 100 year old, starts performing<br />
the chores of a 20-year-old.<br />
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<b>PIMPLES:</b><br />
Three tablespoons of honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder paste.<br />
Apply this paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash it next<br />
morning with warm water. If done daily for two weeks,<br />
it removes pimples from the root.<br />
<br />
<b>SKIN INFECTIONS:</b><br />
Applying honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected<br />
parts cures eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections.<br />
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<b>WEIGHT LOSS:</b><br />
Daily in the morning one half hour before breakfast on an empty<br />
stomach, and at night before sleeping, drink honey and cinnamon<br />
powder boiled in one cup of water. If taken regularly, it reduces the<br />
weight of even the most obese person.<br />
Also, drinking this mixture regularly does not allow the fat to<br />
accumulate in the body even though the person may eat a high calorie<br />
diet.<br />
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<b>CANCER:</b><br />
Recent research in Japan and Australia has revealed that advanced<br />
cancer of the stomach and bones have been cured successfully.<br />
Patients suffering from these kinds of cancer should daily take one<br />
tablespoon of honey with one teaspoon of cinnamon powder<br />
for one month three times a day.<br />
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<b>FATIGUE:</b><br />
Recent studies have shown that the sugar content of honey is more<br />
helpful rather than being detrimental to the strength of the body.<br />
Senior citizens, who take honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts,<br />
are more alert and flexible.<br />
Dr. Milton, who has done research, says that a half tablespoon of<br />
honey taken in a glass of water and sprinkled with cinnamon powder,<br />
taken daily after brushing and in the afternoon at about 3:00 P.M.<br />
when the vitality of the body starts to decrease,<br />
increases the vitality of the body within a week.<br />
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<b>BAD BREATH:</b><br />
People of South America , first thing in the morning, gargle with one<br />
teaspoon of honey and cinnamon powder mixed in hot water,<br />
so their breath stays fresh throughout the day.<br />
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<b>HEARING LOSS:</b><br />
Daily morning and night honey and cinnamon powder, taken in equal<br />
parts restores hearing. Remember when we were kids?<br />
We had toast with real butter and cinnamon sprinkled on it!</span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;" />Captainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07838628034384403201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500376989707600115.post-31667003012950733122012-01-17T03:56:00.000+08:002012-01-17T03:56:33.054+08:00Canada urged to conceal fetal sex over abortion fears<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nhryNIVh1fc/TxSAd1ZSi8I/AAAAAAAAFM8/rE6xceWI8bI/s1600/download.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nhryNIVh1fc/TxSAd1ZSi8I/AAAAAAAAFM8/rE6xceWI8bI/s400/download.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">MONTREAL — An editorial in a major Canadian medical journal Monday urges doctors to conceal the gender of a fetus from all pregnant women until 30 weeks to prevent sex-selective abortion by Asian immigrants.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A separate article in the same issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal warns that Canada has become "a haven for parents who would terminate female fetuses in favor of having sons" due to advanced prenatal testing and easy access to abortion.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Female feticide happens in India and China by the millions, but it also happens in North America in numbers large enough to distort the male to female ratio in some ethnic groups," said the editorial by interim editor-in-chief Rajendra Kale.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While few studies have been done to assess how frequent the practice may be among immigrant communities in Canada, the editorial points to research that suggests sex-selection is more common among immigrants from India, China, Korea, Vietnam and the Philippines who already have at least one daughter.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It cites US census data from 2000 that shows male-biased sex ratios among US-born children of Asian parents, and a study of 65 Indian women in the US from 2004-2009 that showed 89 percent of them terminated pregnancies with female fetuses.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Kale told AFP he believes that several hundred sex-selective abortions take place in Canada each year.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Should female feticide in Canada be ignored because it is a small problem localized to minority ethnic groups? No," said the editorial written by Kale, a Mumbai-born neurologist.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"The solution is to postpone the disclosure of medically irrelevant information to women until after about 30 weeks of pregnancy."</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Canada in 2004 outlawed fertility practices that would increase the likelihood that an embryo will be a certain sex, or that would identify an in-vitro embryo by sex for any reason other than to diagnose a sex-linked disorder or disease.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Kale said the Canadian medical establishment needs to go further, and make express rulings that would ban fetal sex disclosure before seven months, when it is too late for an abortion.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He added that doctors should nevertheless "avoid painting all Asians with the same broad brush and doing injustice to those who are against sex selection," but called for collective cooperation by women of all races.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"The execution of a 'disclose sex only after 30 weeks' policy would require the understanding and willingness of women of all ethnicities to make a temporary compromise," he wrote.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Postponing the transmission of such information is a small price to pay to save thousands of girls in Canada."</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Canadian Medical Association, the country's largest doctors' group with 70,000 members, stressed that editorial viewpoints are not necessarily those of the CMA.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Kale's controversial proposal was welcomed by conservative groups but opposed by the pro-choice advocates who warned that the debate extends much further than sex-selective abortion in minority groups.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"We would absolutely approve of such a ban," said Gwendolyn Landolt, national vice-president of REAL Women of Canada. "Is it a right to know the gender of your child if you are going to use this information to kill it?"</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Alexia Conradi, head of the pro-choice Women's Federation of Quebec, agreed that abortive sex-selection is "unacceptable," but questioned the motivation of those who support formal measures to prevent it.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"You have to wonder if the act of withholding information is a good thing when the matter is being raised by conservatives in the US and Canada whose goal is to quietly roll back abortion rights."</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">According to Jessica Arons of the left-wing Washington think-tank the Center for American Progress, the issue raises difficult questions for women's advocates.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Any types of restrictions on abortion are met with skepticism by the pro-choice community generally," she said.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"A more appropriate intervention with sex-selection is to do more education, especially if we are talking about son preference, rather than seek to limit women's choices or access to information."</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Medical ethicist Sam Packer told AFP that any proposal to curb women's right to information would face steep opposition in the United States.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"It is a slippery slope," said Packer, ethics chair at New York's North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"To respect other people's cultural and religious views is why we started this country," he added.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">source: </span><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hdziOZnskBJVd_Df-6m7jcdKq7jQ?docId=CNG.384a2765838b6cbd605175bf201e33f8.31">http://www.google.com/</a></div>Captainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07838628034384403201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500376989707600115.post-82181765556796480732012-01-16T01:36:00.000+08:002012-01-16T01:36:34.799+08:00SABAH SNAKE GRASS...CURE CANCER !!<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oa9aOQZq82U/TZ-oICaJCeI/AAAAAAAADCw/7bMcCMn9erI/s400/g1b.jpg" /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><u>Sabah Snake Grass</u></b></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Good News!!!</span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Recently, I met a man who had <b>Lymphatic Cancer - Stage 4 with 123 lymph</b> nodes affected. His cancer started in March 2008. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Affected parts: 1st: <b>Right lung, 2nd: Left lung, 3rd: Groin, 4th: Eye and 5th Mouth</b>. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After 9 chemo therapies he stopped the treatment on 10/11/2008 because 5 specialists said he can only survive for 3 months. Today, after more than 2 years, he has recovered and is still living. Thanks to the Sabah Snake Grass (Clinacanthus) which he planted outside his house.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He blended the leaves with green apple (minus skin and seeds) and drank them after breakfast everyday.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After 3 days, 6 tumours disappeared.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After 13 days, he went for a blood test.The oncologist said that he was 96% cured. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So far more than 200 people who had taken the herbs showed improvement. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><b>Case 1)</b> Man - age 54 </span></b></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lung Cancer: 3rd stage. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Chemothrapy 6 times </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tumour before taking Sabah Snake Grass 29mm, 44mm, 76mm</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tumour two weeks after taking Sabah Snake Grass </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">reduced to 20mm, 27mm, 67mm respectively</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Case 2)</b> Woman</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Uterus cancer – tumour size 6cm </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Scheduled for surgery. After taking SSG, reduced to 3.5cm. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Doctor said no need to operate </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Continue taking the SSG, the tumour disappeared.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Case 3)</b> Man</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Prostate Cancer</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After taking SSG for 11 days, the tumour disappeared.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Case 4)</b> Woman from KL</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Breast and Lung Cancer</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Both breasts removed - 4 stage. Very weak, cannot eat, on drip and lying in hospital.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Family member poured SSG juice into her mouth through tube.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After a few days, could eat and was discharged.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">28 days later was all tumours disappeared.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Case 5)</b> Woman from Taiping </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Breast Cancer</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After taking SSG for 3 days, the wound dried up.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Case 6)</b> Leukemia Patients </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So far 4 cases have been cured after drinking SSG juice. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They also drank juice from 3 leaves of Guo Sai Por </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Ti Tham Tou) once per week. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Case 7)</b> Dialysis Patients</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After taking SSG for 10 days, stopped going for dialysis treatment.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Case 8)</b> Patients with High Cholesterol, High Blood, High Uric Acid and Diabetes</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After taking SSG, the conditions improved.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Number of leaves used for treatment for Cancer: </span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stage 1 : 30 leaves everyday</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stage 2 : 50 leaves everyday</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stage 3 : 100 leaves everyday</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stage 4 : 150 – 200 leaves everyday</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When the patients get better, reduce the number of leaves.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Direction for juicing SSG </span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">a) Pour half cup of clean water in a blender</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">b) Add 1 or 2 ice cubes to prevent heating during blending</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">c) Add 1 quarter of lemon or half a lime juice (provide Vitamin C and prevent oxidization ) </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">d) Wash the required fresh SSG leaves and put them into the blender</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">e) Peel a green apple and remove the core/seeds</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">f ) Cut the apple into 8 pieces</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">g) Put in the pieces of apple </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">h) Blend and drink immediately or within 5 minutes. (consume daily)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I ) If your body is "cooling" add a few slices of ginger or drink warming herbs</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I stay in Bandar Kinrara, Puchong, Selangor, Malaysia. If you have problem getting the SSG, email or sms me. I can get them from Seremban. You only need to pay for my transportation from KL to Seremban and back, cost of the plants and postage if necessary. I need your name, address, h/p no. and the patient's condition and type of cancer. <b> </b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Food to avoid</b> : Sugar and products made with sugar, honey, kembong fish, ray fish, 7 angled-fish, chicken meat, duck meat, yam, glutenous rice, margarine, durians, bird nest, ginseng and other rejuvenating herbs.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Besides SSG, papaya, apricot seeds, lemon grass and many types of fresh raw vegetable and fruit juices can also be used for treating cancer. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I believe all chronic diseases can be cured with the combination of detoxification, maintaing blood Ph 7.35-7.4, increasing body oxygen, eating natural nutrients and herbs, a healthy lifestyle and good eating habits.There are quite a number of patients with cancer and other chronic diseases recovering and got cured based on my coaching above and natural treatments.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So if you are having any chronic diseases and need coaching and alternative treatments, please contact me.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For more information on health, health talk, coaching and natural treatments, please read my postings. </span></div><br />
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</b></span></span></div></div>Captainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07838628034384403201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500376989707600115.post-23968359135974822802012-01-14T22:41:00.000+08:002012-01-14T22:41:49.979+08:00BRAIN DAMAGING HABITS........Please Read!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RfKSByyO7p4/TxGS_qzZ_7I/AAAAAAAAFBk/Mn9o-bmcMGU/s1600/securedownload.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="398" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RfKSByyO7p4/TxGS_qzZ_7I/AAAAAAAAFBk/Mn9o-bmcMGU/s400/securedownload.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1068540908"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1.<b><u>No Breakfast.</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">People who do not take breakfast are going to have a lower blood sugar level. This leads to an insufficient supply of nutrients to the brain causing brain degeneration.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2.<b><u>Overeating. </u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It causes hardening of the brain arteries, leading to a decrease in mental power.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3.<b><u>Smoking </u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It causes multiple brain shrink ageand may lead toAlzheimer disease.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4.<b><u>High Sugar consumption. </u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Too much sugar will interrupt the absorption of proteins and nutrients causing malnutrition and may interfere with brain development.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">5.<b><u>Air Pollution. </u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The brain is the largest oxygen consumer in our 20 body. Inhaling polluted air decreases the supply of oxygen to the brain, bringing about a decrease in brain efficiency.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1068540908"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">6.<b><u>Sleep Deprivation.</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sleep allows our brain to rest... Long term deprivation from sleep will accelerate the death ofbrain cells...</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">7.<b><u>Head covered while sleeping</u></b>. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sleeping with the head covered increases the concentration of carbon dioxide and decrease concentration of oxygen that may lead to brain damaging effects.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1068540908"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">8.<b><u>Working your brain during illness.</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Working hard or studying with sickness may lead to a decrease in effectiveness of the brain as well as damage the brain.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">9.<b><u>Lacking in stimulating thoughts. </u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thinking is the best way to train our brain, lacking in brain stimulation thoughts may cause brain shrinkage.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://xqno.com/binb"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></a></div>Captainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07838628034384403201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500376989707600115.post-73031611395510964572011-08-08T02:24:00.001+08:002011-08-08T02:27:31.565+08:00ONE GRAM OF LEMON GRASS PROMPT CANCER CELLS TO COMMIT SUICIDE<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tDCiY05NL6s/SXwZ5ukV7pI/AAAAAAAAAMM/rI-Z1tbgIzI/lemon%20grass.jpg" /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"></span><br />
<div id="yui_3_2_0_5_1312739696285568"><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="yiv906007747MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">Lemon grass can kill cancer cell, pass the good news to all your firends, it might be able to save some life. </span></span></div></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;">Easy to grow in your garden/pot, just plant a young grass and it will multiply fast, the more u cut and eat the more they add on. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;">Eat more Thai Tom Yam, lot of lemon grass in it. </span></span><br />
<div><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="yiv906007747MsoNormal"></div></div><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="yiv906007747MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">Please read on the attachment.</span></span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="yiv906007747MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
*Subject:* Fresh Lemon Grass Drink Causes Apoptosis to Cancer Cells.doc<br />
*Fresh Lemon Grass Drink Causes Apoptosis*<br />
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*Fresh lemon grass fields in Israel become Mecca for cancer patients*<br />
By Allison Kaplan Sommer April 02, 2006<br />
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A drink with as little as one gram of lemon grass contains enough citral to prompt cancer cells to commit suicide in the test tube.</span></span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="yiv906007747MsoNormal"></div></div><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="yiv906007747MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">Israeli researchers find way to make cancer cells self-destruct -Ben Gurion University .</span></span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="yiv906007747MsoNormal"></div></div><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="yiv906007747MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">At first, Benny Zabidov, an Israeli agriculturalist who grows greenhouses full of lush spices on a pastoral farm in Kfar Yedidya in the Sharon region, couldn't understand why so many cancer patients from around the country<br />
were showing up on his doorstep asking for fresh lemon grass. It turned out that their doctors had sent them. 'They had been told to drink eight glasses of hot water with fresh lemon grass steeped in it on the days that they went for their radiation and chemotherapy treatments,' Zabidov told ISRAEL21c. 'And this is the place you go to in Israel for fresh lemon grass.'</span></span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="yiv906007747MsoNormal"></div></div><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="yiv906007747MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">It all began when researchers at Ben Gurion University of the Negev discovered last year that the lemon aroma in herbs like lemon grass kills cancer cells in vitro, while leaving healthy cells unharmed. The research team was led by Dr. Rivka Ofir and Prof. Yakov Weinstein, incumbent of the Albert Katz Chair in Cell-Differentiation and Malignant Diseases, from the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at BGU.</span></span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="yiv906007747MsoNormal"></div></div><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="yiv906007747MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">Citral is the key component that gives the lemony aroma and taste in several herbal plants such as lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus), melissa (Melissa officinalis) and verbena (Verbena officinalis.)</span></span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="yiv906007747MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
According to Ofir, the study found that citral causes cancer cells to 'commit suicide: using apoptosis, a mechanism called programmed cell death.' A drink with as little as one gram of lemon grass contains enough citral to<br />
prompt the cancer cells to commit suicide in the test tube. </span></span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="yiv906007747MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
The BGU investigators checked the influence of the citral on cancerous cells by adding them to both cancerous cells and normal cells that were grown in a petri dish. The quantity added in the concentrate was equivalent to the<br />
amount contained in a cup of regular tea using one gram of lemon herbs in hot water. While the citral killed the cancerous cells, the normal cells remained unharmed.</span></span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="yiv906007747MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">The findings were published in the scientific journal Planta Medica, which highlights research on alternative and herbal remedies. Shortly afterwards, the discovery was featured in the popular Israeli press.</span></span></span></div></div><div class="yiv906007747MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="yiv906007747MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">Why does it work? Nobody knows for certain, but the BGU scientists have a theory. 'In each cell in our body, there is a genetic program which causes programmed cell death. When something goes wrong, the cells divide with no<br />
control and become cancer cells. In normal cells, when the cell discovers that the control system is not operating correctly - for example, when it recognizes that a cell contains faulty genetic material following cell division - it triggers cell death,' explains Weinstein. 'This research may explain the medical benefit of these herbs.'</span></span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="yiv906007747MsoNormal"></div></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;">That's why Zabidov's farm - the only major grower of fresh lemon grass. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;">The success of their research led them to the conclusion that herbs containing citral may be consumed as a preventative measure against certain cancerous cells. As they learned of the BGU findings in the press, many </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;">physicians in Israel began to believe that while the research certainly needed to be explored further, in the meantime it would be advisable for their patients, who were looking for any possible tool to fight their condition, to try to harness the cancer-destroying properties of citral. </span><div><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="yiv906007747MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="yiv906007747MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">in Israel - has become a pilgrimage destination for these patients. Luckily, they found themselves in sympathetic hands. Zabidov greets visitors with a large kettle of aromatic lemon grass tea, a plate of cookies, and a<br />
supportive attitude. 'My father died of cancer, and my wife's sister died young because of cancer,' said Zabidov. 'So I understand what they are dealing with. And I may not know anything about medicine, but I'm a good<br />
listener. And so they tell me about their expensive painful treatments and what they've been through. I would never tell them to stop being treated, but it's great that they are exploring alternatives and drinking the lemon<br />
grass tea as well.'</span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="yiv906007747MsoNormal"></div></div><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="yiv906007747MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">Zabidov knew from a young age that agriculture was his calling. At age 14, he enrolled in the Kfar Hayarok Agricultural high school.. After his army service, he joined an idealistic group which headed south, in the Arava<br />
desert region, to found a new moshav (agricultural settlement) called Tsofar. 'We were very successful; we raised fruits and vegetables, and,' he notes with a smile, 'We raised some very nice children.'</span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="yiv906007747MsoNormal"></div></div><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="yiv906007747MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">On a trip to Europe in the mid-80s, he began to become interested in herbs. Israel , at the time, was nothing like the trend-conscious cuisine-oriented country it is today, and the only spices being grown commercially were<br />
basics like parsley, dill, and coriander. Wandering in the Paris market, looking at the variety of herbs and spices, Zabidov realized that there was a great export potential in this niche. He brought samples back home with<br />
him, 'which was technically illegal,' he says with a guilty smile, to see how they would grow in his desert greenhouses. Soon, he was growing basil, oregano, tarragon, chives, sage, marjoram and melissa, and mint just to name a few.</span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="yiv906007747MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
His business began to outgrow his desert facilities, and so he decided to move north, settling in the moshav of Kfar Yedidya, an hour and a half north of Tel Aviv. He is now selling 'several hundred kilos' of lemon grass per week, and has signed with a distributor to package and put it in health food stores.</span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="yiv906007747MsoNormal"></div></div></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;">He also felt a responsibility to know what to tell his customers about its </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;">Zabidov has taken it upon himself to learn more about the properties of citral, and help his customers learn more, and has invited medical experts to his farm to give lectures about how the citral works and why. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;">use. 'When I realized what was happening, I picked up the phone and called </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;">Dr. Weinstein at Ben-Gurion University , because these people were asking me </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;">exactly the best way to consume the citral. He said to put the loose grass </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;">in hot water, and drink about eight glasses each day.'</span><div><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="yiv906007747MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
Zabidov is pleased by the findings, not simply because it means business for his farm, but because it might influence his own health. Even before the news of its benefits were demonstrated, he and his family had been drinking lemon grass in hot water for years, 'just because it tastes good.'</span></span></div></div></div></span>Captainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07838628034384403201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500376989707600115.post-30705093871394686292011-03-29T23:57:00.000+08:002011-03-29T23:57:30.963+08:00Some Women Worry More About Cancer Recurrence Than Others<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img height="320" src="data:image/jpg;base64,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" width="213" /></span></div><br />
<div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">MONDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) -- Some women who've been treated for early-stage breast cancer are more likely than others to worry excessively that the cancer will return, a new study has found.</span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This type of anxiety, the researchers say, can compromise a woman's medical care and quality of life.</span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"How much women worry about recurrence is often not aligned with their actual risk for cancer recurrence," study author Nancy Janz, of the University of Michigan School of Public Health, said in a news release from <i>Cancer</i>, which published the findings online March 28.</span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">For most women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer, the risk for recurrence is low. Nonetheless, many worry a lot, and "we need to better understand the factors that increase the likelihood that women will worry and develop strategies and appropriate referrals to help women with excessive worry," Janz said.</span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The study included 2,290 women diagnosed with non-metastatic breast cancer between June 2005 and February 2007.</span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Those found to be least likely to worry about cancer recurrence included women who were more easily able to understand clinical information presented to them, who had fewer symptoms and who received more coordinated care.</span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Factors associated with higher levels of worry included being younger, having a job, experiencing more pain and fatigue and undergoing radiation treatment.</span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The researchers also found that Hispanic women who were less acclimated to the U.S. culture were particularly vulnerable to high levels of worry and that black women experienced much less worry than did women of other races and ethnic backgrounds.</span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">To help ease their worries, Janz said, programs developed to help women who've been through breast cancer treatment should be culturally sensitive and reflect differences in women's communication style, social support and coping strategies.</span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">More information</span></b></div><div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The American Cancer Society has more about <a href="http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/BreastCancer/DetailedGuide/index"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0058a6;">breast cancer</span>.</a></span></div>Captainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07838628034384403201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500376989707600115.post-15766842945916686412011-03-29T14:08:00.000+08:002011-03-29T14:08:36.736+08:00Japan's nuclear contamination spreads to more U.S. states<div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Very small levels of radiation from Japan have been detected in at least 15 states -- it's not a health concern, according to EPA." height="225" src="http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2011/HEALTH/03/28/radiation.us/t1larg.radiation.japan.gi.jpg" width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: justify;">(CNN) -- Minuscule levels of radiation from Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant incident have been detected in a widening number of U.S. states, but the Environmental Protection Agency reaffirmed this week that the levels represent no threat to public health.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">"To date, data from EPA's real-time radiation air monitoring networks continue to show typical fluctuations in background radiation levels," Jonathan Edwards, director of the EPA's Radiation Protection Division, said in a statement Monday. "The levels we are seeing are far below any levels of concern."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">At least 15 states reported detecting radioisotopes in air or water or both. No states have recommended that residents take potassium iodide, a salt that protects the thyroid gland from radioactive iodine.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Progress Energy reported over the weekend that iodine-131 was detected in the air near its nuclear power plants near Hartsville, South Carolina, and Crystal River, Florida.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">"We know that it's not coming from our plant," said Progress spokesman Drew Elliot. Had the U.S. nuclear plants been responsible for the radioactive iodine, other isotopes would also have been found, he said. The levels detected were so low that authorities do not require they be reported, he said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sensors in Maryland have also reported elevated levels of I-131 in air samples. "None of these levels pose a risk to health," the state's Department of Health said. The Maryland secretary of health said Monday that microscopic amounts were also discovered Friday in rainwater. He said the levels found posed no risk to public health.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Massachusetts Department of Health said Sunday that a monitoring station in Boston detected I-131 in rainwater on March 22, but had not detected any in air. In a question-and-answer page on its website, it says the amount detected should not concern residents.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">On Monday, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett said rainwater collected Friday from his state's nuclear power plant facilities contained low levels of iodine-131 "likely originating from the events at Japan's damaged nuclear plants. But weekend tests of drinking water found no elevated levels of radioactivity."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The levels reported "are still about 25 times below the level that would be of concern," Corbett's office said in a statement.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Similar testing in other states, including California and Washington, has shown comparable levels of iodine-131 in rainwater samples.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Trace detections were found in the air in Oregon, Colorado and California.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Duke Energy spokeswoman Rita Sipe said Duke Energy had detected trace radioactive elements, likely to have originated from Japan's Fukushima plant, in North Carolina and South Carolina -- but at a level "far below" reporting requirements.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">EPA is using the nationwide radiation monitoring system, RadNet, to monitor the nation's air and drinking water, milk and precipitation. An analysis from 12 monitors nationwide found "slightly higher" levels of radioactive isotopes in Alaska, Alabama, California, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Saipan, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Washington state over the past week, the agency said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">"Some of the filter results show levels slightly higher than those found by EPA monitors last week and a Department of Energy monitor the week before," the agency said. "These types of findings are to be expected in the coming days and are still far below levels of public health concern."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">A spokeswoman for the EPA said Monday that 90 percent of the 124 RadNet monitors were working.</div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">source : <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2">http://www.cnn.com/2</a></div>Captainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07838628034384403201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500376989707600115.post-86641299089122561612011-03-22T23:03:00.000+08:002011-03-22T23:03:30.200+08:00Japan will face extraordinary health challenges after tsunami<div class="mod-latarticlesarticleheader mod-articleheader" id="mod-article-header" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><h1 class="multi-line-title-1" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; 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those with experience in the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake say.</h2></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">After the surging ocean waters spawned by Japan's magnitude 8.9 earthquake receded, the drowned were only the first victims to be counted.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the coming days, physicians and public health officials along Japan's hard-hit eastern coast can expect a second wave of tsunami victims with aspiration-related illnesses, trauma and crush wounds, as well as the threat of disease spread by contaminated water.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><img src="http://articles.latimes.com/images/pixel.gif" /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">As they tend to survivors, Japanese officials can look to the experience of health workers who ministered to victims after the massive tsunami that inundated Indian Ocean nations on Dec. 26, 2004.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Writing to colleagues in the New England Journal of Medicine, physicians at a regional hospital in Phangnga, Thailand, noted that although drowning is responsible for most of the fatalities, a tsunami also inflicts head injuries, fractures and cuts as it slams together debris, people and stationary objects. In the week after the 2004 tsunami, physicians at Takuapa General Hospital treated 2,285 patients with trauma, with 11% of those cases categorized as serious and 17% considered intermediate.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Many surgical patients developed foul-smelling infections that had to be treated with an amoebicide and anti-protozoal medication in addition to normal antibiotics, the doctors reported.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">A 2005 report by German physicians who cared for 17 critically injured tsunami victims listed some of the unusual strains of bacteria that had colonized the wounds. Many of those strains are resistant to multiple front-line antibiotics, they wrote in the journal Critical Care Medicine.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The flesh surrounding tsunami victims' wounds has often been crushed by falling or floating debris, cutting off blood supply and causing muscle to die, said Dr. Lee Weiss, regional medical director of Emergent Medical Associates in Manhattan Beach. Once victims reach a hospital, amputation is often the only option.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Public health officials often struggle with water treatment and distribution systems that have been contaminated by ocean water and by oil, gas, pesticides and decaying bodies carried inland by the waves.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">"There's a very high likelihood of cross-contamination of waste water and treated water," said civil engineer Kripa Singh of the University of New Brunswick in Canada.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Though cholera and typhoid are unlikely in a country as developed as Japan, outbreaks can happen, Weiss said. Even run-of-the-mill gastrointestinal illnesses from contaminated water can make life miserable for uprooted and often grieving victims, he added.</div></span>Captainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07838628034384403201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500376989707600115.post-26458859359612570622011-03-21T05:41:00.000+08:002011-03-21T05:41:59.993+08:00How to protect yourself against nuclear radiation<div style="text-align: center;"></div><br />
<div style="color: #660066; text-align: center;"><b><i><span><span style="color: #000033;"><img height="320" src="data:image/jpg;base64,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" width="320" /></span></span></i></b></div><div style="color: #660066; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span><span style="color: #000033;"><br />
</span></span></i></b></div><div style="color: #660066; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span><span style="color: #000033;">Just in case......</span></span></i></b></div><div style="color: #660066; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #660066; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000033;">In 1945, at the time of the atomic bombing of Japan, Tatsuichiro Akizuki, M.D. was Director of the Department of Internal Medicine at St. Francis's Hospital in Nagasaki. Most patients in the hospital, located one mile from the center of the blast, survived the initial effects of the bomb, but soon after came down with symptoms of radiation sickness from the fallout that has been released.</span></div><div style="color: #660066; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000033;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #660066; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000033;"><b>Dr. Akizuki fed his staff and patients a strict diet of brown rice, miso and tamari soy soup, wakame, kombu and other seaweed, Hokkaido pumpkin, and sea salt and prohibited the consumption of sugar and sweets.</b></span></div><div style="color: #660066; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000033;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="color: #660066;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #000033; font-size: medium;">As a result, he saved everyone in his hospital, while many other survivors perished from radiation sickness. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #000033; font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></div><span style="color: #000033;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Source: Tatsuichiro Akuziki, M.D. Nagasaki 1945, London Quarter books, 1981. (Brown rice, miso, Sea vegetables, Salt)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div style="color: #660066; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000033;">In 1968 Canadian researchers reported that sea vegetables contained a polysaccharide substance that selectively bound radioactive strontium and helped eliminate it from the body. In laboratory experiments, sodium alginate prepared from kelp, kombu, and other brown seaweeds off the Atlantic and pacific coasts was introduced along with strontium and calcium into rats. The reduction of radioactive particles in bone uptake, measured in the femur, reached as high as 80%, with little interference with calcium absorption.</span></div><div style="color: #660066; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000033;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #660066;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #000033; font-size: medium;">The evaluation of biological activity of different marine algae is important because of their practical significance in preventing absorption of radioactive products of atomic fission as well as in their use as possible natural decontaminators. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #000033; font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></div><span style="color: #000033;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Source: Y. Tanaka et. Al. " Studies on Inhibition of Intestinal Absorption of Radioactive Strontium", Canadian Medical Association Journal 99: 169-75. (Sea Vegetables)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div style="color: #660066; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000033;"><b>WHOLE GRAINS PROTECT IN FIVE WAYS</b></span></div><div style="color: #660066; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000033;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="color: #660066; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000033;">Whole grains help to protect us from the deleterious health effects of radiation exposure in five ways:</span></div><div style="color: #660066; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000033;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #660066; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000033;">1) Grains are low on the food chain. Although they may have been exposed to pollution and radiation, they do not have the concentration of contaminants that is found in meat and large fish, which are at the top of the food chain.</span></div><div style="color: #660066; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000033;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #660066; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000033;">2) Important with respect to radiation protection is the high fiber and phosphorous contents in grains. The binding ability of these substances helps the body to remove poisons.</span></div><div style="color: #660066; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000033;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #660066; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000033;">3) The bulking factor of grains lessens the intestinal transit time and so hasten the elimination of all toxins.</span></div><div style="color: #660066; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000033;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #660066; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000033;"></span><span style="color: #000033;">4) Being neither very acid nor very alkaline, grains help us to maintain the middle-range pH that has been found to increase our resistance to radiation.</span></div><div style="color: #660066; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000033;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #660066; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000033;">5) Whole grains provide vitamin B6, which is indispensable for the thymus. In addition, their calcium content guards against uptake of radioactive strontium, and their vitamin E and selenium prevent cellular damage caused by free radicals.</span><span style="color: #000033;"><br />
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</span></div><span style="color: #000033;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>THE FOODS BETTER TO AVOID</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br />
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<div style="color: #660066; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000033;">1) Refined, genetic modified and processed foods</span></div><div style="color: #660066; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000033;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #660066; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000033;">2) Fatty foods (meat, dairy products)</span></div><div style="color: #660066; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000033;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #660066; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000033;">3) Simple sugars (white sugar), soft drinks</span></div><div style="color: #660066; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000033;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #660066; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000033;">Source: Diet for the Atomic Age by Sara Shannon-Avery Publishing Group Inc., Wayne, New Jersey.</span></div><div style="color: #660066; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000033;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #660066; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000033;">The products mentioned in this message are available in most of the health stores.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000033;"><br />
</span></div>Captainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07838628034384403201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500376989707600115.post-35832990923372617532011-02-17T15:00:00.000+08:002011-02-17T15:00:08.747+08:006 TIPS TO SOOTHE MENSTRUAL CRAMPS<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></span></div><h2 style="color: black; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 15px; text-transform: uppercase;"><br />
</h2><div class="entry" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecosalon.com/wp-content/uploads/cramps.jpg" rel="shadowbox[post-68980];player=img;" style="color: black; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline;"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-68989" height="319" src="http://ecosalon.com/wp-content/uploads/cramps.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; clear: left; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;" width="455" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“Only women bleed,” crones a 1970s ballad by Alice Cooper. To which we should say, “Yes. Yes we do.” Call it Aunt Flo, the red tide, the curse, or riding the crimson wave, your period is that time of the month when you’re dealing with cramps that pain and hormones that swing. Sure, maybe there are some women out there who enjoy this completely natural monthly event. If she’d like to identify herself, I’d like to her to show me where Santa Claus lives with the Easter Bunny, next door to the Tooth Fairy of course.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Yes, some sarcasm. Maybe I’m PMS-ing. Or maybe most of us think of our periods via <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088128/" style="color: #c71f2e; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">John Hughes’ Sixteen Candles</a>, when Ginny Baker spends most of the film cranky and then completely out of her mind (via painkillers) at her wedding. And all because of her period. <a href="http://womenshealth.about.com/cs/crampsmenstrual/a/dysmenorrheacr.htm" style="color: #c71f2e; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Bad menstrual cramps</a> are caused by the normal contraction of the uterus, the result of prostaglandins in the body.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">So yes, Aunt Flo isn’t a welcome guest. But there are some easy ways to combat the crimson tide.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecosalon.com/wp-content/uploads/exercise2.jpg" rel="shadowbox[post-68980];player=img;" style="color: #c71f2e; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-68990" height="303" src="http://ecosalon.com/wp-content/uploads/exercise2.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; clear: left; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;" width="455" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Walk it off.</strong> Some medical professionals suggest that those who<a href="http://www.ehow.com/how_2075175_treat-cramps.html" style="color: #c71f2e; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">exercise</a> several times a week are less likely to experience bad cramps. Even a quick walk can help ease discomfort, as anything that releases endorphins will help you manage pain.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecosalon.com/wp-content/uploads/heating_picnik.jpg" rel="shadowbox[post-68980];player=img;" style="color: #c71f2e; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-68991" height="400" src="http://ecosalon.com/wp-content/uploads/heating_picnik.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; clear: left; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;" width="455" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Hit the heating pad.</strong> Heat can help with <a href="http://www.merckmanuals.com/home/sec01/ch007/ch007b.html" style="color: #c71f2e; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">inflammation</a> and reduce the buildup of fluid in tissues. It also eases muscle spasms. <a href="http://www.ehow.com/how_4481169_soothe-menstrual-cramps.html" style="color: #c71f2e; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Experts urge us to lie</a> on our stomachs while applying the heat or in the most comfortable position possible.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecosalon.com/wp-content/uploads/sleeping.jpg" rel="shadowbox[post-68980];player=img;" style="color: #c71f2e; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-68992" height="283" src="http://ecosalon.com/wp-content/uploads/sleeping.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; clear: left; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;" width="455" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Sleep.</strong> Need an excuse to nap? No time like the painful present. It will take your mind off the pain and let you get some much needed relaxation.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecosalon.com/wp-content/uploads/bath.jpg" rel="shadowbox[post-68980];player=img;" style="color: #c71f2e; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-68993" height="302" src="http://ecosalon.com/wp-content/uploads/bath.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; clear: left; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;" width="455" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Take a hot bath.</strong> This will help you relax your abdomen muscles and, more importantly, soothe your mind. For extra effort, bring out the candles and the scented bath oil. <a href="http://www.erbaviva.com/detail.asp?SKU=07EBO&Cat=07" style="color: #c71f2e; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Erbaviva</a> makes a great blend with organic and wild-crafted essential oils.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecosalon.com/wp-content/uploads/vitamins.jpg" rel="shadowbox[post-68980];player=img;" style="color: #c71f2e; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-68995" height="284" src="http://ecosalon.com/wp-content/uploads/vitamins.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; clear: left; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;" width="455" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Consider vitamins and supplements.</strong> As Dr. Woodson Merrell of Beth Israel Medical Center told <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Health/PainManagement/story?id=4256403&page=2" style="color: #c71f2e; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">ABC News</a>, consider “taking Evening Primrose Oil in a 500-1000 mg dose once a day in capsule form (available at vitamin shops and health food stores) along with 200-400 mg of magnesium and 100-200 mg of vitamin B6 for four to seven days before the onset of your period.” Be sure to consult a medical professional if you are already on certain medications or experience severe periods.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecosalon.com/wp-content/uploads/tea.jpg" rel="shadowbox[post-68980];player=img;" style="color: #c71f2e; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-68996" height="340" src="http://ecosalon.com/wp-content/uploads/tea.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; clear: left; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;" width="455" /></a></div><strong>Drink a cup of tea.</strong> Consider a cup of green tea. According to experts, green tea is high in <a href="http://www.healthblurbs.com/heavy-excessive-menstruation-and-painful-cramps-periods-causes-for-natural-relief-treatment/" style="color: #c71f2e; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">phenolics</a>, which can inhibit cramps. Don’t want the caffeine? Think about a cup of relaxing chamomile tea. Better yet, drink it while you’re in the bath.<br />
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source: <b><a href="http://ecosalon.com/7-tips-to-soothe-menstrual-cramps/">http://ecosalon.com/</a></b><br />
originally there are 7 tips but 1 tip not applicable for Muslim Lady (sex during period is prohibited)</div>Captainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07838628034384403201noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500376989707600115.post-4588281859138969012011-02-17T08:24:00.000+08:002011-02-17T08:24:30.507+08:00SIMPLE SOLUTIONS TO 8 COMMON BEAUTY DILEMMAS<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="beauty solutions" src="http://www.ecosalon.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/beauty-solutions.jpg" /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It would be grand to just roll out of bed every morning looking glamorous and fresh, but the truth is that it takes a little work. Here are eight easy and eco-friendly tricks for dealing with some of the most frustrating beauty predicaments without going the high-maintenance route.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Tired Eye</b>s</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Everybody knows about sliced cucumbers, but I recently discovered a more effective method. Steep a couple of green tea bags, put them in the refrigerator until they’re cool and place them over your eyes.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Blemishes</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Apply a touch of toothpaste overnight and dab blemishes with lemon juice before putting on makeup in the morning.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Oily Skin</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">If you start your morning off with a hot bowl of oatmeal, this one’s a cinch. Let your leftovers cool, mix in a little bit of honey and apply this homemade mask to your face. Leave it on for five minutes and rinse.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Dull Hair</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Next time you pop the bubbly, save a glass of <s>champagne<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">(Not for muslim)</span></b></s> to rinse through your hair for brighter locks.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Bad Breath</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Add several drops of lemon juice to that reusable water bottle you carry around all day. When your mouth feels stale, just take a swig and swish. Bad breath bacteria don’t stand a chance against the acid present in lemon juice.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Wet Nails</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Who has the time to wait for nail polish to dry, especially after a couple of coats? Dipping them into ice cold water will speed up the process.<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">(Not for Muslim Lady)</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Chapped Lips</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Lip balm may moisturize, but it doesn’t get rid of dead skin cells. Make your own exfoliating scrub by blending a bit of honey with coffee grounds and massage the mixture onto your lips.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Dandruff</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Mix several teaspoons of vinegar with water and massage into your scalp. Wrap your hair in a towel and leave it in your hair overnight. Repeat the process weekly for the best results.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">For more beauty suggestions, check out Katherine’s picks for the best organic skin toners, shampoos and sunscreens.</span></div>Captainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07838628034384403201noreply@blogger.com0