Medicine Food

HEADACHE? EAT FISH! Eat plenty of fish -- fish oil helps prevent headaches. So does ginger, which reduces inflammation and pain.

HAY FEVER? EAT YOGURT! Eat lots of yogurt before pollen season. Also-eat honey from your area (local region) daily.

TO PREVENT STROKE DRINK TEA! Prevent build-up of fatty deposits on artery walls with regular doses of tea. (actually, tea suppresses appetite and keeps the pounds from invading....Green tea is great for our immune system)!

INSOMNIA (CAN'T SLEEP?) HONEY! Use honey as a tranquilizer and sedative.

ASTHMA? EAT ONIONS!!!! Eating onions helps ease constriction of bronchial tubes.
(onion packs place on chest helped the respiratory ailments and actually made breathing better).

ARTHRITIS? EAT FISH, TOO!! Salmon, tuna, mackerel and sardines actually prevent arthritis. (fish has omega oils, good for our immune system) Error! Filename not specified.

UPSET STOMACH? BANANAS - GINGER!!!!! Bananas will settle an upset stomach. Ginger will cure morning sickness and nausea.

BLADDER INFECTION? DRINK CRANBERRY JUICE!!!! High-acid cranberry juice controls harmful bacteria.

BONE PROBLEMS? EAT PINEAPPLE!!! Bone fractures and osteoporosis can be prevented by the manganese in pineapple.

MEMORY PROBLEMS? EAT OYSTERS! Oysters help improve your mental functioning by supplying much-needed zinc.

COLDS? EAT GARLIC! Clear up that stuffy head with garlic. (remember, garlic lowers cholesterol, too.)

COUGHING? USE RED PEPPERS!! A substance similar to that found in the cough syrups is found in hot red pepper. Use red (cayenne) pepper with caution-it can irritate your tummy.

BREAST CANCER? EAT Wheat, bran and cabbage Helps to maintain estrogen at healthy levels.

LUNG CANCER? EAT DARK GREEN AND ORANGE AND VEGGIES!!!
A good antidote is beta carotene, a form of Vitamin A found in dark green and orange
vegetables..

ULCERS? EAT CABBAGE ALSO!!! Cabbage contains chemicals that help heal both gastric and duodenal ulcers.

DIARRHEA? EAT APPLES! Grate an apple with its skin, let it turn brown and eat it to cure this condition. (Bananas are good for this ailment)

CLOGGED ARTERIES? EAT AVOCADO! Mono unsaturated fat in avocados lowers cholesterol.

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE? EAT CELERY AND OLIVE OIL!!! Olive oil has been shown to lower blood pressure. Celery contains a chemical that lowers pressure too.

BLOOD SUGAR IMBALANCE? EAT BROCCOLI AND PEANUTS!!! The chromium in broccoli and peanuts helps regulate insulin and blood sugar.

Kiwi: Tiny but mighty. This is a good source of potassium, magnesium, Vitamin E & fibre. It's Vitamin C content is twice that of an orange.

Apple: An apple a day keeps the doctor away? Although an apple has a low Vitamin C content, it has antioxidants & flavonoids which enhances the activity of Vitamin C thereby helping to lower the risks of colon cancer, heart attack & stroke..

Strawberry: Protective fruit. Strawberries have the sp;highest total antioxidant power among major fruits & protects the body from cancer causing, blood vessels clogging free radicals. (Actually, any berry is good for you..they're high in anti-oxidants and they actually keep us young..........

blueberries are the best and very versatile in the health field. They get rid of all the free-radicals that invade our bodies)

Orange : Sweetest medicine. Taking 2 - 4 oranges a day may help keep colds away, lower cholesterol, prevent & dissolve kidney stones as well as lessen the risk of colon cancer.

Watermelon: Coolest Thirst Quencher. Composed of 92% water, it is also packed with a giant dose of glutathione which helps boost our immune system.. They are also a key source of lycopene - the cancer fighting oxidant. Other nutrients Found in watermelon are Vitamin C & Potassium. (watermelon also has natural substances [natural SPF sources] that keep our skin healthy, protecting our skin from those darn UV rays)

Guava & Papaya: Top awards for Vitamin C. They are the clear winners for their high Vitamin C content. Guava is also rich in fibre which helps prevent constipation.

Papaya is rich in carotene, this is good for your eyes. (also good for gas and indigestion)

Tomatoes are very good as a preventative measure for men, keeps those prostrate problems from invading their bodies......GOOD AS MEDICINE.

Forwarded from a Doctor in Singapore Gerald!

So Wah Wai

I think most of the Hong Kong People know him, So Wah Wai, aged 28, who has won 26 Gold Medals in 100M, 200M and 400M Running in different competitions and Paralympic games.

I had a chance to talk to him and asked for his Autography on his new release book this afternoon!

He is such a nice guy with smile and charisma!

feverIp

Man's best Friend

These are two of the beautiful dogs that my colleague Kim has, one is 3 years old Golden Retriever Pat and other is 10 months old Husky Pat.

There are about 400 Milions dogs on Earth, and I think there is an average 0.9 dogs is US families and 1.2 dog in Belgium! HK, less than 0.02 per family! Without a dog at home, it seems that the family is missing something, and A man should have a dog to tell he is a man who cares and I am sure man used to keep a dog would be a sentimental gentleman.

In Hong Kong Dog meat is illgal and you will be put in jail for eating dog!

In Korea! That is another world!! Man!

So Kim is the few lucky guy that he can have two huge dogs in Hong Kong.

My Little daughter love dogs too, and if I have some saving one day, I hope I can afford to keep a dog for her!

See how beautiful they are...

feverip

Music and your health

Dentist surgery
Dr. Ng asked me what sort of music I would like to listen to prior to commencement of dental surgery at his clinic at Hoi Ping Road some 22 years ago. He selected the music I requested and turned up the volume control on his Mark Levinson amplifier and it was then time to commence with the removal of my badly positioned wisdom teeth.

He later told me that playing a piece of the patients favorite music during dental surgery was an effective way to reduce the pain and associated symptoms associated with the operation.
There have been extensive studies undertaken on how music can improve milk yields in dairy cattle; and possibly improve the quality of beef by broadcasting music in the cattle sheds. It has also been suggested that music can increase the size and quality of fruit crops.

So how can music affect the human body? According to research reported at the American Society of Hypertension meeting in New Orleans.; listening to half hour of music each day may significantly lower your blood pressure.

Experiment
To test this hypothesis, a selected group of 48 adults aged between 45-70, who were taking medication to control mild hypertension, took part in the study. Of these, 28 listened to 30 minutes of “rhythmically homogenous” classical, Celtic or raga music daily while practicing slow, controlled breathing exercises, the remaining 20 participants, serving as the control group, made no changes to their daily routine.

Blood pressure readings taken after one and four weeks from the start of the study showed that systolic blood pressure- the top number in the blood pressure reading’; had dropped significantly to those participants listen to music. In contrast, the control group exhibited only small, non-significant reduction in blood pressure.

There is no prejudice in the type of music chosen as different people have different taste in music appreciation

An unconfirmed report states that heavy metal and rock and roll music can actually kill a plantation; whereas music of the classical category can actually help to stimulate bigger and more beautiful flowers.

The Effects of Music
Even though the term music therapy is fairly new in modern society, the concept and practice of using music to assist the healing process can be traced back to antiquity. One particularly interesting example, from our earlier history has been written about the Russian Envoy Count Kayserling. The Count suffered with miserable insomnia and to help him with this ith problem, he asked Johann Goldberg, a local musician to play for him at night.

The Count had informed Bach about his terrible problems with sleeplessness and had asked Bach to compose some music that might help him relax and get to sleep. Goldberg seized his harpsichord and played the music composed for the Count by Johann Sebastian Bach..

Soon Goldberg was playing the musicBach had composed for the Count’s to help him with his insomnia. . The Count arranged for Goldberg to have rooms nearby so that he could call on his services when required. The Count was so happy with the beneficial effects of this music that he rewarded Bach generously . Today this music is known as the Goldberg Variations.


Music and Mood
Think about any scary movie that you have ever seen i.e jaws! and consider the most frightening part of that movie. Try to imagine the same scene without music. . What happens to the movie? Suddenly it becomes far less frightening. The dramatic music creates the mood of fear. Music creates the mood for many settings. People who create the “atmosphere” of a movie are very aware of the powerful effect of music.

Music also sets the tone for sporting events, parades, restaurants, shopping centers, television shows, advertisements, dances, sleeping and many other places and activities. Music selection is usually precise and purposeful and selected to help create the correct ambience for that particular setting, . In many cases i.e. whilst out shopping at a major department store, you may not be aware of the music that is playing. However, , but the music has usually been specially selected for shoppers to encourage them to spend more time enjoying their shopping experience. If you go to an all-you-can-eat restaurant, you will observe different music than if you went to a very nice restaurant. In the all-you-can-eat place, the music is usually louder and peppier because the owner wants you to hurry up, eat, and get out of there. In the nice restaurant, the music is generally soft and peaceful encouraging you to stay and order more food because you don’t pay for it until you are finished.

MacDonalds
MacDonalds have done their own research, which shows that we eat according to the speed of the music being played. Therefore, when a restaurant is busy, with a queue building up, McDonalds plays fast music, thus ensuring that the customers will eat quickly, and leave the restaurant sooner, freeing up more tables for incoming t customers.

Bed time music
Whilst sleeping I try to listen to some classical music at low volume levels. One of my favorites includes selections from “ Your hundred best tunes” which was compiled following a national audience poll on Alan Keiths BBC Radio 2 on Sunday nights,. . The top ten all time classics include : No.1 Sibelius : Finlandia, No. 2 Johann Strauss: Casanove- Nuns’ Chorus, No.3 Mascagni:cavalleria Rusticana- Intermezzo, No. 4. Zeller Der Obsersteiger- Don’t be cross, No. 5 Beethoven Symphony No.”6” Pastoral Shepherds’ Thanksgiving after the storm…
I dubbed these pieces onto cassette tapes and let it play continuously until I fall asleep as I believe it helps repair my brain cells while I am sleeping…and doing some defragmentation on my brain hard disk!

I feel very passionately about the power of music to affect us, our mood certainly, but also physiologically. The rhythm in music can affect our pulse and respiration, improve relaxation and improve our general state of “well-being”. . By “Performing” music an individual can have a very effective means of expression. It’s also great for our self-esteem and confidence.

One CEO in a USA MNC had also his own special way to reduce “stage fright “ prior to giving a presentation on the company’s annual report to the media. He listened to his best favourite music loud in that morning and this had the effect of helping him deliver his presentation .
Music can be listened to, used as a means of expression, or performed.

You don’t have to be a “musician” to enjoy playing a musical instrument. We use percussion instruments from all over the world, and can improvise with many common house hold items i.e hammer handles make great claves, broom handles and dustbins (and lids), saucepans, small branches from a tree, plastic bottle filled with rice, hardboard as a “wobble board” – just a few examples! Sing! How many of us sing in the bath/shower – wonderfully uninhibited and expressive. From many media statistics and stress management studies it is generally agreed Classical music is one of the best forms of music to calm us, invigorate us us and comfort us…

Recommendation
I would highly recommend that everybody should spend some time listening to great music whilst we are sleeping, dinning, or typing our weekly report, it helps to improve health, slow down our heart rate, reduce our blood pressure… and most of all, helps to prepare us for another long day at works…in the company. Go for it!

feverip

Facial Expression

If you are unable to identify this expression, the answer is below.

THEY ARE GETTING READY TO SNEEZE!

H1N1 and the Prevention

Most N95 respirators are designed to filter 95% particulates of 0.3µ, while the size of H1N1 virus is about 0.1µ. Hence, dependence on N95 to protect against H1N1 is like protecting against rain with an umbrella made of mosquito net.

Tamiflu does not kill but prevents H1N1 from further proliferation. H1N1, like other Influenza A viruses, only infects the upper respiratory tracts and proliferates (only) there. The only portals of entry are the nostrils and mouth/ throat. In a global epidemic of this nature, it's almost impossible not coming into contact with H1N1 in spite of all precautions.

Contact with H1N1 is not the problem but proliferation is. While you are still healthy and not showing any symptoms of H1N1 infection, in order to prevent proliferation, aggravation of symptoms and development of secondary infections, some very simple steps - not fully highlighted in most official communications - can be practiced (instead of focusing on how to stock N95 or Tamiflu):

1. 20 seconds Hand-washing (well highlighted in all official communications)
2. "Hands-off-the-face" approach. Resist all temptations to touch any part of face
3. Gargle twice a day with warm salt water. H1N1 takes 2-3 days after initial infection in the throat to proliferate and show characteristic symptoms. Simple gargling prevents proliferation. In a way, gargling with salt water has the same effect on a healthy individual that Tamiflu has on an infected one. Don't underestimate this simple, inexpensive and powerful preventative method.
4. Have enough rest.
5. Keep you lung strong by having fresh air exercise like running or jogging.
Go hiking on week end rather than to go shopping in densely populated areas like Mong Kok, Tsim Sha Tsui and Causeway bay.
6. Eat Balanced food, take more fruit and drink enough water, avoid oily and heavy food.

Feverip

Etiquette

During a good manners and etiquette class being held for young children, the teacher says to her students:"If you were courting a well educated young girl from a prominent family and during a dinner for two you needed to go to the toilet, what would you say to her?"


Mike replies: "Wait a minute, I'm going for a piss."The teacher says: "That would be very rude and improper on your part."Charlie replies: "I'm sorry I need to go to the toilet, I'll be back in a minute."The teacher says: "That's much better but to mention the word ''toilet'' during a meal, is unpleasant."


And Little Johnny says: "My dear, please excuse me for a moment. I have to go shake hands with a personal friend, whom, I hope to be able to introduce to you after dinner. "

Refined Sugar is Toxic

Everyone in Hong Kong asks for less sugar when we take the popular Traditional Hong Kong Style Milk Tea or Lemon Tea. And as we know a can of Coca Cola contain 8 tea spoonful of sugar.

84 Reasons Why Sugar Is Ruining Your Health

Dr. Nancy Appleton, Ph.D. was a sugarholic. Years of sneaking sugary snacks led to sickness and allergy as her constant companions. Despite everything the doctors tried she didn't get better, until she asked the question, What am I doing to make myself sick? In her website: http://www.nancyappleton.com/NA144reasons.html Dr. Appleton gave 146 reasons why sugar is ruining your health. Following are some of them.

1. Sugar can suppress the immune system.
2. Sugar upsets the mineral relationships in the body.
3. Sugar can cause hyperactivity, anxiety, difficulty concentrating, and crankiness in children.
4. Sugar can produce a significant rise in triglycerides.
5. Sugar contributes to the reduction in defense against bacterial infection (infectious diseases).
6. Sugar causes a loss of tissue elasticity and function.
7. Sugar reduces high-density lipoproteins.
8. Sugar leads to chromium deficiency.
9. Sugar leads to cancer of the ovaries.
10. Sugar causes copper deficiency.
11. Sugar interferes with absorption of calcium and magnesium.
12. Sugar can produce an acidic digestive tract.
13. Sugar can cause premature aging.
14. Sugar can cause tooth decay.
15. Sugar contributes to obesity
16. High intake of sugar increases the risk of Crohn's disease, and ulcerative colitis.
17. Sugar can cause changes frequently found in person with gastric or duodenal ulcers.
18. Sugar can cause arthritis.
19. Sugar can cause asthma.
20. Sugar greatly assists the uncontrolled growth of Candida albicans (yeast infections).
21. Sugar can cause gallstones.
22. Sugar can cause heart disease.
23. Sugar can cause appendicitis.
24. Sugar can cause hemorrhoids.
25. Sugar can cause varicose veins.
26. Sugar can lead to periodontal disease.
27. Sugar can contribute to osteoporosis.
28. Sugar contributes to saliva acidity.
29. Sugar can increase cholesterol.
30. Sugar can increase the systolic blood pressure.
31. Sugar can interfere with the absorption of protein.
32. Sugar causes food allergies.
33. Sugar can contribute to diabetes.
34. Sugar can cause toxemia during pregnancy.
35. Sugar can contribute to eczema in children.
36. Sugar can cause cardiovascular disease.
37. Sugar can make our skin age by changing the structure of collagen.
38. Sugar can cause cataracts.
39. Sugar can cause atherosclerosis.
40. Sugar can promote an elevation of low-density lipoproteins (LDL).
41. Sugar lowers the enzymes ability to function.
42. Sugar can increase the size of the liver by making the liver cells divide.
43. Sugar can increase the amount of liver fat.
44. Sugar can increase kidney size and produce pathological changes in the kidney.
45. Sugar can damage the pancreas.
46. Sugar can increase the body's fluid retention.
47. Sugar is enemy number one of the bowel movement.
48. Sugar can cause myopia (nearsightedness).
49. Sugar can compromise the lining of the capillaries.
50. Sugar can make the tendons more brittle.
51. Sugar can cause headaches, including migraine.
52. Sugar plays a role in pancreatic cancer in women.
53. Sugar can adversely affect school children's grades and cause learning disorders.
54. Sugar can cause depression.
55. Sugar increases the risk of gastric cancer.
56. Sugar and cause dyspepsia (indigestion).
57. Sugar can increase your risk of getting gout.
58. A diet high in refined sugar reduces learning capacity.
59. Sugar can contribute to Alzheimer’s disease.
60. Sugar can cause platelet adhesiveness.
61. Sugar can cause hormonal imbalance; some hormones under active and others overactive.
62. Sugar can lead to the formation of kidney stones.
63. Diets high in sugar can cause free radicals and oxidative stress.
64. High sugar diet can lead to biliary tract cancer.
65. Sugar can be a risk factor of gallbladder cancer.
66. Sugar is an addictive substance.
67. Sugar can exacerbate PMS.
68. Decrease in sugar intake can increase emotional stability.
69. The rapid absorption of sugar promotes excessive food intake in obese subjects.
70. Sugar can worsen the symptoms of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
71. Sugar can slow down the ability of the adrenal glands to function.
72. I.Vs (intravenous feedings) of sugar water can cut off oxygen to the brain.
73. High sucrose intake could be an important risk factor in lung cancer.
74. High sugar intake can cause epileptic seizures.
75. Sugar causes high blood pressure in obese people.
76. In Intensive Care Units, limiting sugar saves lives.
77. Sugar can increase the amount of food that you eat.
78. Sugar can lead to prostrate cancer.
79. Sugar can cause low birth weight babies.
80. Sweet food items increase the risk of breast cancer.
81. Sugar induces salt and water retention.
82. Sugar may contribute to mild memory loss.
83. High fructose consumption has been linked to liver disease.
84. Sugar adds to the risk of bladder cancer.

Reduce sugar, aviod refined sugar, try honey and Brown sugar to replace the White sugar, exercise more to burn off the glucose in our body!