Eggs are good for the eyes

Egg contains lutein which is 2 to 3 times more bioavailable than supplements and spinach.
Lutein help to prevent age-related macular degenaration.
---- A recent study at Tufts university
Eggs fortified with Omega 3 gives extra benefit for your heart also.

Safety concerns of Omega-3 fatty acids

A)Source of Omega-3 fatty acids
(1) From marine fish--eicosapentaenoic acids (EPA),docosahexanoic acids (DHA)

(2) From plant origin,walnut,flaxseed,soyabean, canola.--alpha-linolenic acid (ALA)
(3) Micro Algae,Crypthecodinmenters
(4) Stearidonic Acid (SDA,18:4w3)--found in hemp seed,blackcurrant seed oil

B) Safety issues of marine fish
(1) These fish may contain:
1.1 Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB)--can be reduced by removing the fats before cooking
1.2 Methylmercury, presents in larger predator fish and mammals. Pose a greater risk,as it is distributed throughout the body.
1.3) Dioxin,mercury and other marine pollutants.

C) Omega-3 fatty acids originated from plants are considered safer. Yet if they are taken with antihypertensive agents or medicines of anticoagulant nature, may result in serious complications.

Pure Fruit juice drinks,anyone !

What are the actual content of some popular fruit juice drinks:
1) 5%- 10% fruit juice.
2) Colouring agents
3) Flavourings.
4) Artificial sweeteners.
5) Stabilisers
6) preservatives
6.1 Sodium metabisulphite
6.2 Benzoic acids.
6.2 Sorbic acids

Icariin increases male's virility

1)Icariin, extracted from a chinese traditional herb Yinyanghuo increases male's virility.
2)Studies had found that it relaxed corpus cavernosum and increase nitiric oxide level
3)Icariin is a specific inhibitor of phoshodiesterase , a molecule that degrades cGMP.--- A recent study
4) cGMP is found to mediate the release of nitric oxide.

Reference: ffn

Genetically Modified Foods may modify you!

• Some companies genetically modified some crops like soya beans to withstand heavier doses of herbicides.
• Most of these herbicides contain glyphosate.
• Glyphosate increases the level of estrogens in bean family.
• High level of estrogens may disrupt the endocrine systems of consumers.
• It also results in more fats in milk from cows fed with genetically modified foods

Beware of the fruits!

Those who ate the most fruits and drank the most fruit juice over a period of six years are the most likely to develop Parkinson's disease----- studies on 8000 men.

The culprit are the pesticides and herbicides.

Therefore organic foods are preferred.


Source: Men'sHealth

Chamomile for anxiety

1) Its antianxiety effect is known in Europe for centuries.
2) In 1986 alone, the world consumed 4 thousands tons of Chamomile.
3) In animals studies, it is found to slow down pulses and breathing rates in cats and dogs.
4) There are no known side effects , but should not be taken in excess.
5) It is best to follow the manufacturer's directions in term of dosage.
Herb that has similar effects: passionflower, it is found to calm nerves and promote sleep and has been used in Europe for centuries
Reference:
Big Book Of Miracle Cures
by
Cornnnet.Netzer

Excercise instead of eating less!

If you try to lose weight by eating less, your body will go into a survival mode by slowing down metabolism and start burning your muscle.

It is always better to lose weight through exercising.

Preventing Stroke

There are usually detectable symptoms 0-7 days before the onset of actual stroke:
1) Numbness in one half of the body from head to toe.
2) Bodily weakness.
3) Cannot speak clearly.
4) Confusion.
5) Blurred vision.
6) Headache.
7) Difficulty walking.

If you have most of the above symptoms, call your doctor immediately.

Microwaved foods and cancer

Microwaved energy retained in food can be transmitted to humans via the food itself and not just through physical
nearness to the microwave source--- A swiss experiment 1989

FDA limits for mirowave radiation: 5mW/cm2 at 5 cm from the oven surface.

May be food posioning through uncooked spot even the oven instruction is followed e.g @ 70 oC
Minimum of 90 oC is required to kill all germs.

What is in a burger ?

1. 25-50 % of meat containing bones, intestines, skin cartilages, tongue, sinew, tail and other organs.
2. The rest contains rusk, soya flour, and onion powder.
3. Added fats
4. Emulsifiers and thickeners (wood cellulose, cotton pulp )
5.Staled bread.
6.Artificial colouring e.g. Tartrazine.
7. Artificial flavourings.
8. Salt.
9. Monosodium Glutamate (MSG).

Cold carbonated drinks may not be so cool after all (II)

A) Each 325ml carbonated drink contain 5.5-7.5 teaspoons of sugar.

1. Each teaspoon contains 16 calories
2. Daily allowable Intake by WHO of sugar is 8-11 teaspoons
3. Extra sugar may increase risk of diabetes, skin problems .
4. Sugar may be related to osteoporosis ,hypertension, liver and kidney diseases.

B) Diet soft drinks contain artificial sweeteners.

1. One common sweetener is aspartame which may cause side effects such as migraine, memory loss, depression. It has been also linked to nausea, skin itching and blurring of vision
2. The breakdown products of aspartame are potent agents for producing tumours in lab animals-- Professor John W. Olney.
3. Other sweetener like saccharin is proven to cause bladder cancer.

C) Common soft drinks have PH of 2.1-3.7.

1. It needs 32 glasses of high PH alkaline water to neutralize a glass of your favourite soft drink.
2. The excess phosphorus from phosphoric acid offset the calcium-phosphorus balance. This will lead to osteoporosis.
3. The phoshorus also fights with hydrochloric acid in the stomach causing it to be ineffective in the digestive function. This will lead to indigestion, bloating and gassiness.

D) Artificial flavouring will aggravate the conditions of hyperactive children.

E) Colouring like tartrazine (orange colour) was ban in Norway and Finland as it can cause allergic reactions like skin rashes, swelling running nose. It may be a possible cause of cancer.

1. Sunset yellow, Carmoisine (reddish), Brilliant blue are suspected cancer causing agents and are banned in many countries.

F ) Preservatives like sodium benzoate may cause asthma, rashes and hyperactvity and when consumed in excess may be carcogenic.

Have good memory, drink green tea.

Green tea can:
1) Enhance memory
2) Slow down the onset of Alzheimer's.

Do not mix herbal medicines and pharmaceuticals

1. Traditional chinese medicine for diabetes when used with insulin injection may cause hypoglycemia.
2. Gingko biloba and aspirin can cause spontaneous hyphema, in which outer chamber of the eye fills with blood.--A Hong Kong Study.
3. Liquorice and contraceptives--- high blood pressure.

Foods which are beneficial for diabetes mellitus

A)1) Fenugreek seeds are usually found in cookery and flavouring. Is has a sweet maple aroma.
2) The active ingredient is 4-hydroxyisoleucine.
2.1 It stimulate insulin production and thus help to lower blood glucose level and help to reduce body fat production.
3)15g/day will help to reduce blood glucose after meal

B)1)Banaba leaf has long been used as folk medicines in Philipines.
2)Banaba leaves contain corosolic acids which stimulate transport of glucose into the tissue.
3)It also contains other insulinlike compounds
4)Function in reducing weight gain and supppressing blood plasma glucose content.

c) Bitter melon or Bitter Gourd
1) It is sold as a type of vegetable in Asia and has beeb used as a folk remedy for colitis,dysentry, intestinal worms, jaundice and fever.
2) Active ingredient is charantin.
2.1 It demonstrate hypoglycemic effect (Blood glucose lowering)

3) it also contain other insulin like peptide--polypeptide p and alkaloids

Source: ff

Sound sleep will help you to improve your health

Having sound sleep at night will help you to improve your health.
This is especially true for those who are suffering from diabetes.


Source: Reader digest

Preventing complications for diabetes sufferers

What are the symptoms of diabetes ?
1) Feeling thirsty most of the time.
2) Unexplained weight loss.
3) Feeling tired even one has enough sleep.
4) Frequent occurences of blurred vision.

Recent researches have found out that OPC from pine bark or pycnogenols and grape seed extracts are beneficial for the diabetes sufferers.
It has the following functions:
1) Acting as a strong antioxiant.
2) It strengthens the blood vessels.

It can help to prevent following damages usually found in the diabetes patients:
a) Retinal damage caused by ruptured capillaries.
b) kidney damage, by reducing albumin excretion.
c) Numbness and pain of the peripherals like the lower limbs
What is the daily dosage:
Take about 50 -100 mg
Blood glucose level after 10 hr plus of fasting should be less than 5.6 to consider yourself as normal
Those with glucose level of 5.6-7 have 4- 8% higher chance of becoming diabetic compare with those whose glucose level are below 5.6

Natural cure for diabetes

1) Bring down your body weight to the normal range through exercise, at least three times a week.
2) Do not take sugar.
3) Eat fruits with low sugar content, like apple, pear and orange.
4) Apple contains pectin which contain soluble fibre. It will slow down the process of glucose absorption.
5) Bananas, mango,pineapples and longans are too sweet for the sufferers.
6) Take food which are low in calories, like oatmeal, sweet potates.
7) Do not take foods which have high salt content.
8) Take food which are rich in chromium, like broccoli and barley, mushrooms, oysters
9) Take more fibre through vegetables, legumes .The fibre may help to slow down the rate at which glucose is absorbed. It may also produce a sense of fullness and thus reduce the problem of overeating.
10) Take fenogeek which is present in the curry spice, it contain a soluble fibre called galactomannan.
11) Onion contains ally propyl disulfide and allicin and compounds which are similar to tolbutamide, an antidiabetic medicine. It increases metabolism of liver for glucose, increase release of insulin and prevent insulin destruction.
12) Do not get over stressed.
13 ) Take some gingko or bilberry to increase blood flow and reduce the damaged done to the eyes of the sufferers.
14) Quit smoking.
15) Avoid mashed potato as it has higher glycemix index, which measure the rate at which sugar level
in the blood raises.
16) Avoid animal fats because saturated fatty acids in the cells will increase insulin resistance.
17) Avoid diary milk for the first year of life, as studies has found out that this will avoid juvenile diabetes.

Ginger power for Migraine and others diseases

Ginger helps to block synthesis of prostaglandins, which bring about inflammatory responses. On the beginning of onset of migraine, a patient can take one third on a teaspoon of ginger powder. And on the ensuing days, taking the same dose 3 times daily for 3 to 4 days will prevent the full onset of migraine.
Ginger also have blood thinning effect.
Gingerols in the ginger act as natural cough suppressant through blocking of body production of substances which cause bronchial constriction and fever.

Sea food may not raise cholesterol level

Studies had found out that sea food like squids and shrimps did not increase cholesterol level.
On the contrary, oysters and similar seafood like clams have the benefit of increase HDLs and lower LDLs.
Seafood is rich in zinc and help to fight against cold and fever.

Polyunsaturated oils are not good for you

Polyunsaturated oil are not good for you. These types of oil like corn oil, sunflower oil are prone to oxidation thus though they are not satured oils may cause increase in LDL. Studies have found that these oils will lower the number of lymphocystes .They also contribute to inflammation. The polyunsaturated oils are rich in omega 6 which will compete with omega 3

Horse chestnut cure for vericose vein

Vericose vein is caused by:
1) Prolonged standing due to working condition.
2) Run in the family.
3) Clogged digestitve system.
Horse chestnut is by far the best remedy for this condtion
It acts by: .
1) Inhibiting certain enzyme which attack the vein.

2) It possesses anitiinflammary action.

It can improve conditions like swollen and fluid filled vein, itchiness of the infected area.

Beware! meat eater!

Consuming animal products may bring about more diseases than consuming vegetables.
Animal protein may cause the following:
1) Uric acid kidney stones.
2) Calcium kidney stones.
3) Put extra works on kidney and liver causing enlargement.
4) Arthritis.
5) Raise blood cholesterol.
6) Cancer, esp. colon cancer.

Animal fats may cause the following:
1) High cholesterol
2) Gallstones due to 1) above.
3) Hypertension.
4) Tinnitis (ringing in the ear)
5) May aggravate diabetes.

Milk aggravates ulcer

As contradicting to the traditional belief, milk may aggravate ulcer. This is because the byproducts of milk digestion is acidic. Banana is good for ulcer. It stimuluate cells to secrete more mucus to protect the lining of the stomach from the too acidic environment.

Milk is only good for the cow

Milk is not fit for human consumption, because it contain caesin, a component of protein. There are 300 % more caesin in cow milk than in human milk. The byproduct of caesin digestion results in thick mucus which stick on the wall of the respiratory tracts. This will lead to diseases like asthma, bronchitis, sinutis, colds, ear infection and diseases related to the respiratory system. Milk is a risk factor in causing goiter and prostate cancer.
By product of milk like cheese may cause headache. Cheese contain a protein that may cause migraine.

Cold carbonated soft drink may not be so cool after all.

Carbonated soft drinks contain phosphoric acid, citric acid, malic acid, carbonic acids.
The citric acid and malic acid do not have the same properties as the natural ones present in the fruits. These are acidic and can cause PH imbalance in the body. The body has to release calcium from the bones to neutralize the extra acids. In the long run, this will lead to ostreoporosis. Soft drinks also contain high amount of sugar. High pure sugar content causes the body to crave for food as there are no other essential nutrients. This may cause an individual to become overweight. Some may even contain caffeine coal tar derivatives , which is carcogenic . When taken together with food, soft drinks can lead to fermentation instead of digestion in the body.

Excess water may not be good for you

Excess water may waterlog your tissue, cellular functions may be impaired also.
It can also reduce the capability of the blood to absorb and carry oxygen.
It will increase sweating and cause loss of energy.
Thirst is usually caused by excess salt ,spices, excessively processed and cooked food and also concentrated food.
Drink water when you feel thirsty only.
Distilled water is considered best, as the body will only absorb inorganic minerals. The minerals in the water will clog up the blood vessels together with cholesterol. It may also cause gallstones , kidney stones and arthritis.
Drink water ten minutes before each meal, and before having anything in the morning.

Garlic---answer for intestinal parasites

Most common parasite is Giardia lamblia, usually come from drinking water. Symptoms caused by intestinal parasites are: abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea, constipation. Eating flesh garlic in small amount twice a day will usually rid the children of the parasite within one week. Pumpkin seeds have similar effects.
Other functions of Garlic:

• Lower LDL cholesterol.
• Prevention against cold and fever. It actually can kill viruses which cause cold and influenza.
• Help alleviate hypertension.
• Can elevate mood.

Foods with antibacterial activities

Food such as garlic, celery, yogurt, cucumber, clove, onion, cranberry, chilli pepper, plum, coconut, horseradish, banana, apple, nutmeg, cabbage, carrot, licorice, black mustard seeds, tea, wine,watermelom, have antibacterial activities. This is because they contain allerin(garlic), lactobacillus (yogurt) Eugenol (clove), Anthocyanates (Red wine)

Are fruits good for all ?

Some fruits which are sweet are not good for those suffering from diabetes. They may aggravate your problem. So watch out! not all fruits are good for the ill.

How harmful is the salt ?

Extra salt causes heavy burden to the kidneys. Overuse of salt can cause a severe disease of the kidney called nephritis. It may also cause water retention and increased body weight. Salt is the main contributor of hypertension.

Do we need vitamins supplements ?

Unless those who are very deprive of food like in the poor countries, it may be necessary to supplement some vitamins and minerals. Usually it is not necessary to do so. The body can only efficiently utilise vitamins and minerals in the food that they come with. If they are isolated, it is very difficult for the body to assimilate. The extra minerals and vitamins will cause burden to the kidney and liver.