Tip on Diabetic Treatment

Please note that another name for Lady Finger (Bhindi ) is " OKURA ".

Last month in one of TV program I learnt of a treatment of Sugar (Diabetes).
Since I am diabetic, I tried it and it was very useful and my Sugar is in control now. In fact I have already reduced my medicine. Take two pieces of Lady Finger (Bhindi) and remove/cut both ends of each piece. Also put a small cut in the middle and put these two pieces in glass of water. Cover the glass and keep it at room temperature during night. Early morning, before breakfast simply remove two pieces of lady finger (bhindi) from the glass and drink that water.Keep doing it on daily basis.

Within two weeks, you will see remarkable results in reduction of your SUGAR.
My sister has got rid of her diabetes. She was on Insulin for a few years, but after taking the lady fingers every morning for a few months,she has stopped Insulin but continues to take the lady fingers every day.

But she chops the lady fingers into fine pieces in the night, adds the water and drinks it all up the next morning.

Please. try it as it will not do you any harm even if it does not do much good to you, but U have to keep taking it for a few months before U see results, as most cases might be chronic.

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Healing and cleansing with barley

High in fibre, barley is also a kidney cleanser. Better yet, regular intake of it helps prevent heart disease. BARLEY water was always a regular drink when we were still living at home. Whenever we had to go for a medical exam that included a urine test, my mum would make us drink barley water a day before it to make sure we got a positive result!

My mother was a wise woman. I later found out from an Australian
naturopath that barley is known to be a kidney cleanser, and he happily
downed glasses of it at a meal we had in a coffee-shop here.

Barley is good for your intestinal health too. Try to eat the barley
grains you find in your drink or sweet broth with fu chook (beancurd skin) and ginkgo nuts.

It's high in fibre which feeds the friendly bacteria in the colon and
helps speed up the transit of fecal matter in it. In this way it helps
prevent haemorrhoids and colon cancer.

The propionic acid and beta glucan from barley's insoluble fibre also help lower cholesterol and prevent the formation of gallstones.

Eating barley regularly is a preventive step against heart disease as,
besides the fibre content, it is also high in niacin, a B vitamin good for
lowering cholesterol.

Diabetics should eat more barley as the fibre will prevent blood sugar
levels from rising too high. It also provides relief from constipation or
diarrhoea for those suffering from Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

Barley is rich in selenium which prevents cancer and relieves symptoms of asthma and arthritis. It is a good source of manganese, copper and phosphorous.

Malt sugar comes from sprouted barley which, when fermented, is an ingredient in beer and other alcoholic beverages.

Barley, whose Latin name is hordeum vulgare, has been cultivated for more than 10,000 years.

Since ancient times, barley has been used for healing purposes and has
been known to the Chinese, Egyptians, Greeks and Romans. Athletes in
Greece and Rome in those days were known to eat barley bread to give them strength.

Besides the usual things we do with barley, I enjoy having it in a western soup. The larger pearl barley is used and I love the sticky bite of it.
Here's a recipe for barley soup:

Barley soup with roasted garlic

1 cup pearl barley
5 cloves whole garlic, roasted
2 litres chicken stock, steeped from 1 chicken breast simmered in three litres water
2 tbsps vegetable oil
2 large onions, diced
2 carrots, diced
2 stalks celery, diced
150g turkey ham, cut up
1 tsp ground white pepper
1 tsps sea salt or to taste
1 tbsp chopped parsley

Method
1. Wash barley and soak it in a bowl of water for three hours. Drain.

2. Heat oil in pan and fry onions. Add carrots and celery, then the barley and fry for three minutes.

3. Add chicken stock, pepper and roasted garlic and simmer over low heat for at least an hour, or until barley is soft.

4. Add salt to taste and serve the soup garnished with chopped parsley.

Silent Killers- Sweet to aviod

Deadly news... worth to read...

ASPARTAME - THE SILENT KILLER

For those who take Ricola & Fisherman , please note that they both contain Aspartame - the silent killer.

This website shows the adverse effects of ASPARTAME: http://www.nexusmagazine.com/articles/aspartame.html Fisherman Sweets FOR THOSE WHO LIKE TO EAT FISHERMAN SWEETS BE CAREFUL: Sugar free products contain ASPARTAME . So don't consume Sugar free product esp. 'fisherman sweets' ASPARTAME - THE SILENT KILLER (by Ron Harder) To those who prefer to consume artificial flavoring: There is an epidemic across North America today of Multiple Sclerosis and Lupus. Most people do not understand why this epidemic is happening, and they do not know why these diseases are so rampant. I would like to share with you the main reason we are having this very serious problem. Many people today use artificial sweeteners in their tea or coffee. They do this because the ads they see on TV tell them that sugar is bad for their health. This is absolutely true. Sugar is toxic to us , but what most people use as a replacement for sugar is much more deadly. I am talking about ASPARTAME. It is the cause of the epidemic that was mentioned above. ASPARTAME is an extremely toxic chemical that is produced by a chemical company called Monsanto. ASPARTAME is being marketed around the world as a sugar substitute and is found in all diet soft drinks, such as Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi . It is also found in artificial sweeteners such as NutraSweet, Equal, and Spoonful; and it is used in many other products as a sugar replacement. ASPARTAME is marketed as a diet product, but it is not a diet product at all. In fact, it will cause you to GAIN weight because it makes you crave carbohydrates. Causing you to gain weight is only a very small part of what ASPARTAME does. It is a toxic chemical that changes the brain's chemistry. It can and does cause severe seizures This chemical changes the dopamine level in the brain, and it is particularly deadly for anyone suffering from Parkinson's disease. ASPARTAME is extremely poisonous, and here is why one of the toxic ingredients of it is wood alcohol. When the temperature of ASPARTAME exceeds 86 degrees F, the wood alcohol in it is converted to Formaldehyde, and then to formic acid, which in turn causes folic acidosis. FORMALDEHYDE is grouped in the same class of poisons as Cyanide and Arsenic which are very deadly toxins. The only difference is, Formaldehyde kills quietly, and it takes a little longer. And, in the process of killing people, it causes all kinds of neurological problems. There are 92 documented symptoms of Aspartame Poisoning leading to coma and death. The majority of these symptoms are neurological, because the ASPARTAME attacks and destroys the nervous system. One of these symptoms is Lupus, which has become almost as rampant as Multiple Sclerosis, especially with Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi drinkers.

How To Stop Cough In 5 mins !!!!

How to stop cough in 5 minutes!!! This is a MUST TRY...!

We have all been kept awake by our own or someone else's cough. Try this and pass it on -the tip and not the cough.

ANYTHING is better than antibiotics. Even babies could benefit from this and the parents wouldn't worry about the safety of their child. And of course, it is harmless and free from any type of side-effects.

Subject: New Use of VICKS WOW! I was raised, and raised my kids with Vicks. How come I never knew this? I can't wait for my next cough.. Amazing! READ IT ALL. It works 100 percent of the time, although the scientists at the Canada Research council (who discovered it) aren't sure why.

Treatment: To stop night-time coughing in a child (or an adult, as we found out personally), put Vicks Vapor Rub generously on the bottom of the feet at bedtime and then cover with socks…. soooo simple ???!!!!

Even persistent, heavy, deep coughing will stop in about five minutes and stay stopped for many, many hours of relief. This works 100 percent of the time, and is more effective in children than even very strong prescription cough medicines.

In addition it is extremely soothing and comforting and they will sleep soundly. I heard the head of the Canada Research Council describe these findings on the part of their scientists when they were investigating the effectiveness and usage of prescription cough medicines in children, as compared to alternative therapies like acupressure.

I just happened to tune in to a.m. Radio and picked up this guy talking about why cough medicines in kids often do more harm than good due to the chemical makeup of these strong drugs, so I listened. It was a surprising finding and found to be more effective than prescribed medicines for children at bedtime, and in addition to have a soothing and calming effect on sick children who then went on to sleep soundly.

My wife tried it on herself when she had a very deep constant and persistent cough a few weeks ago, and it worked 100 percent! She said it felt like a warm blanket had enveloped her. The coughing stopped in a few minutes, and believe me this was a deep (incredibly annoying!) every few seconds, uncontrollable cough and she slept cough-free for hours every night she used it. If you have children or grandchildren, pass it on. If you end up sick, try it yourself and you will be absolutely amazed by the effect.

Figthing Cancer with Pineapple

According to the National Cancer Institute, cancer has now surpassed cardiac disease as the largest killer in the United States. The incidence of cancer increases with age, with approximately 80 percent of cancers occurring in people over the age of 55.

However, according to researchers at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research, preventing cancer may be as simple as eating pineapple.

Pineapple Fights Cancer Growth
While analyzing bromelain, an extract of crushed pineapple stems, researchers found that two molecules isolated from the extract showed promise in fighting cancer growth:
· One molecule, known as CCS, blocks a protein called Ras, which is defective in approximately 30 percent of all cancers.
· The other, called CCZ, stimulates the body's own immune system to target and destroy cancer cells.

Researchers discovered these two molecules work simultaneously to block the growth of a broad range of tumor cells including breast, lung, colon, ovarian and melanoma.

And while CCS and CCZ are protease enzymes (usually associated with breaking down proteins, as in the digestive process), the above findings distinguish the molecules as a new way of treating disease and potentially a whole new class of anti-cancer agents.

What's more, bromelain, a rich source of enzymes, has also been found to modulate immunological responses and has been proposed to be of clinical use.

BBC News July 22, 2005

7 Dangerous Act After Meal

Aviod the 7 Dangerous Act After Meal

1. Dont Smoke

Experiment from experts proves that smoking a cigarette after meal is comparable to smoking 10 cigarettes (chances of cancer is higher).

2. Don't eat fruits immediately -

Immediately eating fruits after meals will cause stomach to be bloated with air. Therefore take fruit 1-2 hr after meal or 1hr before meal.

3. Don't drink tea -

Because tea leaves contain a high content of acid. This substance will cause the Protein content in the food we consume to be hardened thus difficult to digest

4. Don't loosen your belt -

Loosening the belt after a meal will easily cause the intestine to be twisted & blocked.

5. Don't bathe -

Bathing after meal will cause the increase of blood flow to the hands, legs & body thus the amount of blood around the stomach will therefore decrease. This will weaken the digestive system in our stomach.

6. Don't walk about -

People always say that after a meal walk a hundred steps and you will live till 99. In actual fact this is not true. Walking will cause the digestive system to be unable to absorb the nutrition from the food we intake.

7. Don't sleep immediately -

The food we intake will not be able to digest properly. Thus will lead to gastric & infection in our intestine.

FINALLY DONT JUST KEEP INFORMATION TO YOURSELF. . . .. PLEASE INFORM YOUR FRIENDS. LET THEM BE AWARE...........

HEEL VERY IMPORTANT

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Brain Function Boosters

There are many foods which are touted to enhance mental potential. However, it is preferable to select those which are lower in cholesterol.

Food safety by CHIA JOO SUAN

ANIMAL or fish bones are believed to nourish and strengthen bone since bones are a good source of minerals, especially calcium. In the same vein, herbal soup cooked with animal brain is supposedly good for mental health. Does eating animal brain really improve our memory?

While food will not make one smarter, eating the right type of food helps to increase our mental potential when brain power is lagging.

Brain functions are complex. It is, thus, too simple to single out one particular food as being “best” for memory. For the brain to function efficiently, it requires a greater variety of nutrients than any single food can provide.

What are the foods that are best for boosting brain functions? Basically, eating foods that improve blood circulation and the nervous system helps.

Nutritional goodness of eggs
For breakfast, eating a half-boiled or hard-boiled egg and drinking a cup of milk or soy milk may help to boost brain functions as well as general health. Egg, soybean and, to a lesser extent, milk, contain choline, which is particularly important for brain functions.

Do not skip the egg yolk as it contains choline. While eggs were once considered high in cholesterol as a yolk contains about 200mg of cholesterol, recent studies have shown that eating an egg daily would not significantly affect cholesterol levels, even in those who already have elevated cholesterol levels.

The choline in egg is a nutrient that maintains the flexibility and integrity of brain cell membranes. Without choline, many fat-based nutrients and waste products cannot pass in and out of the cells. Choline is also a key component of acetylcholine, which is a neuro-transmitter that carries messages to and from nerves and muscles.

Choline is a new member of the B vitamin that has been identified in recent years. Our bodies can also produce choline. Inadequate choline levels can cause deficiency of other B vitamins, especially folate, or vitamin B6, which also have a supportive role in mental health.

Eggs, soybeans, peanuts, sesame seeds, potatoes, cauliflower, lentils, oats, butter, flaxseed and liver are common foods that supply choline. Commercially-prepared lecithin (or phosphatidylcholine) is another form of choline extracted from soybean. Lecithin is the most common form of supplemental choline.

Fish and fatty acids
Every cell in the body, including brain cells, is surrounded by a cell membrane composed mainly of fatty acids. The cell membrane allows the proper amounts of necessary nutrients to enter the cell and ensures that wastes are quickly removed.

For our brain cells to work effectively, we need healthy fats that supply fatty acids. Fish often tops the list as brain food. There are vital amino acids and fatty acids in fish that support brain functions.

Salmon contains Omega-3, one of the fatty acids that is said to nourish the brain.Within a week, it is best to include fish in at least two meals. If your work or studies require you to burn midnight oil, choose fish for lunch or dinner to ensure your mind can work at its full capacity.

Omega-3 in salmon is one of the fatty acids that is touted to nourish the brain. It maximises the cell’s ability to absorb nutrients while eliminating wastes through the cell membranes. Other than deep-sea fish, foods that supply beneficial fatty acids include walnuts, scallops, shrimps, tuna, soybean, flaxseed and squash.

Furthermore, the amino acids tyrosine, serine and carnitine in fish protein have a key role in keeping us mentally alert and focused.

Plant sources
Do not overlook plants as a source of nutrients for the brain. After studying age-related cognitive change in people above 65 years, scientist Morris M.C. and his team concluded that it is best to eat more vegetables (Neurology, October 2006).

Epidemiological studies have shown those who regularly include turmeric (kunyit) in their diets, such as the elderly Indian population, are less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease. This is believed to be due to curcumin, the pigment that gives turmeric its bright hue.

Regular consumption of nuts and seeds may also help prevent decline in mental functions associated with ageing. Fat-soluble components such as tocopherols and tocotrienols in nuts and seeds are much sought-after nutrients to boost mental health. Palm oil is the only cooking oil rich in vitamin E – therefore, its use is encouraged.

There are numerous plant phytonutrients that provide the immune system with antioxidants as well as improve blood circulation and nervous system function. All these functions are vital for brain activity.

As a guide, vegetables and fruits that are richly coloured – dark green, deep purple, orange or red – are our best choices.

For example, grapes, blueberries, eggplant and purple cabbage – which contain a dark blue to purple pigment called anthocyanin – are regarded as mental health boosters. Broccoli, sawi, kailan, tomatoes, chillies, papayas and the brightly-coloured sweet potato are highly nutrient-dense food which are ideal for health as well as for improving brain functions.

Herbal brain soup
Brain tissue consists mainly of protein, fats and minerals. There is a large amount of cholesterol in fats. More than 800mg of cholesterol is found in 100g of pig brain and 2,000mg in ox brain. These are high cholesterol foods. The recommended daily intake of cholesterol for adults is about 300mg.

Herbal brain soups use herbs of different colours (which may appear dark brown after drying) for flavouring. Whether it is the herbs or the combination of herbs and animal brain that boosts mental health, is yet to be ascertained.

Healthy whole grains

Whole grains may curb belly fat and inflammation.

CUTTING calories helps people lose weight, but doing so by filling up on whole grains may be particularly heart-healthy, new research suggests.

In a study of obese adults at risk of heart disease, researchers found that those who trimmed calories and increased their whole grain intake shed more belly fat and lowered their blood levels of C- reactive protein or CRP.

Whole grain foods retain more of the nutrients and fibre components of the grain.

CRP is a marker of chronic, low-level inflammation in the blood vessels, and both abdominal fat and CRP, in excess, are linked to heart attack and stroke.

In contrast, dieters in the study who mainly ate refined grains, like white bread, were able to lose weight, but they trimmed less fat from the middle and showed no change in CRP. The findings offer yet more incentive for people to opt for whole grains over highly processed versions, according to the researchers.

Researchers from Pennsylvania State University reported the findings in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

In general, experts recommend eating whole grains – such as oatmeal, brown rice and barley – rather than refined grains, like white bread and other products made from white flour. Whole grain foods retain more of the nutrients and fibre components of the grain.

This fact might explain why dieters in the current study showed added benefits when they ate whole grains, according to the researchers. For example, fibre-rich foods may have kept participants’ blood sugar levels more stable throughout the day, and this, in turn, may have lowered their CRP levels. Alternatively, CRP might have dropped because of the antioxidant nutrients that are present in whole grains but depleted in refined ones.

The study included 50 obese men and women who had metabolic syndrome, a collection of several risk factors for diabetes, heart disease and stroke – such as abdominal obesity, high blood pressure and high blood sugar.

All of the study participants cut calories for 12 weeks, but half were instructed to strive for whole grains, while the rest were told to choose refined grains. The whole grain group was told to look for products with “whole grain” listed as the first ingredient on the label.

In the end, the average weight loss was about 3.6kg to 5kg in both groups. However, the average CRP level dropped by 38% in the whole grain group, while remaining unchanged in the refined grain group. In addition, while both groups showed a similar change in waistline size, the whole grain dieters showed a greater reduction in the percentage of fat around the middle.

The researchers recommend that consumers look at labels and take care to choose products that are good sources of whole grain. They said many foods claimed to contain whole grains but do not. They suggested looking for foods like oatmeal, breakfast cereals made from whole grains, whole wheat pastas, granola and popcorn. – Reuters

Secret Recipe for Healthy Drinking

1 Carrot + Ginger + Apple

Boost and cleanse our system

2 Apple + Cucumber + Celery

Prevent cancer, reduce cholestrol, and improve stomach upset and headache.

3 Tomato + Carrot + Apple
Improve skin complexion and bad breath.

4 Bitter gourd + Apple + Milk
Avoid bad breath and reduse internal body heat.

5 Orange + Ginger + Cucumber
Improve Skin texture and moisture and reduce body heat.

6 Pineapple + Apple + Watermelon
To dispel excess salts, nourishes the bladder and kidney.

7 Apple + Cucumber + Kiwi
To improve skin complexion.

8 Pear & Banana
To regulates sugar content.

9 Carrot + Apple + Pear + Mango
Clear body heat, counteracts toxicity, decreased blood pressure and fightoxidization.

10 Honeydew + Grape + Watermelon + Milk
Rich in vitamin C + Vitamin B2 that increase cell activity and strengthen bodyimmunity.

11 Papaya + Pineapple + Milk
Rich in vitamin C, E, Iron. Improve skin complexion and metabolism.

12 Banana + Pineapple + Milk
Rich in vitamin with nutritious and prevent constipation.

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Five Worse cancer causing foods

There are some foods people who are at high risk of developing cancer should definitely avoid. Generally, say,natural health researcher Mike Adams, they should avoid foods that contain ingredients known to cause cancer, such as refined sugar and grains, hydrogenated oil and nitrates.

But which foods are the absolute worst ?

The top Five cancer Causing Foods are :--
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1. HOT DOGS
Because they are HIGH IN Nitrates, the Cancer Prevention Coalition advises children eat no more than 12 hot dogs a month. If you can't live without hot dogs, but those made without sodium nitrates.

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2. Processed meat and bacon

Also high in the same sodium nitrates found in hot dogs, bacon and other processed meat raise the risk of heart disease. The saturated fat in bacon contributes to cancer.

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3. Doughnuts
Doughnuts are cancer double causing trouble. First, they are made with white flour,sugar and ,hydrogenated oil then fried at high temperature. Doughnuts, say Adams, may be the worst food you can possibly eat to raise your risk of cancer.

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4.French Fries
Like doughnuts, French Fries are made with hydrogenated oil and the fried at high temperature. They also contain cancer causing acrylamides which occur during frying process. They should be call cancer fries not french fries, say Adams

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5. Chips, Crackers and cookies

All are usually made with white flour and sugar. Even the ones with label claim to be free of trans-fat, generally contain small amount of trans-fat.

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Heart Attacks and Drinking Warm Water

This is a the article.,not only about the warm water after your meal, but about Heart Attacks .. The Chinese and Japanese drink hot tea with their meals, not cold water, maybe it is time we adopt their drinking habit while eating.

For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you. It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion. Once this 'sludge' reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine. Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.

C ommon Symptoms Of Heart Attack...

A serious note about heart attacks - You should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting . Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line .. You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack. Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms. 60% of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know, the better chance we could survive. A cardiologist says if everyone who reads this message sends it to 10 people, you can be sure that we'll save at least one life. Read this & Send to a friend. It could save a life. So, please be a true friend and send this article to all your friends you care about<
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