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Samantha
Like all things impermanent, the Kingdom of Thailand is breaking up. PM Abhisit Vejjajiva is presiding a large scale beginning of the civil war in Thailand.
Abhisit is an Overseas Born Thai (Born in UK) who were also brought up in UK has no feelings for the Thai in general where the majority are poor in this agrarian based economy . In addition we have a group of Bangkok rich who are selfish and out of touch with the rest of the country, it is obvious that the country is time for revolution.
Adapted from Yen Ang published writings.
I have been away from Malaysia for a long time, close to 30 years. Now that I am back, it is not shocking that I am facing some culture shock. Among the things that shock me is the fact that Malaysians now are so similar to the Americans in terms of our health status and diseases pattern. This is bad news.
Take a look of our health profile as a nation: • 32% of us are overweight • 11% of us are diabetes • 53% of us have high cholesterol • 60 % of us don’t exercise • And a whopping 73% of us don’t eat enough vegetables and fruits
No wonder the two diseases that kill the most number of people in Malaysia in 2006 were heart disease and cancer.
I’m sure the nation health status was not like that some 30 years ago. How did we get into this mess?
We are eating and living more and more like the Americas: McDonald, KFC, pizza, donuts, Starbucks, lattes, and lots of time on internet, twitter, facebook and TV watching. And so we are suffering and dying like the Americans. That’s how.
But we really don’t have to. We want to learn and import the best technology from the Americans and the West, but we don’t have to eat and die like them.
One way to stop this worrisome trend is to go back to the way our grandma and grandpa lived and ate: A plant-based diet, and more physical activity. Spend more time in nature, walk in the botanical garden, look at the Penang Bridge, breathe in some fresh air, and eat less processed food.
Get out of this mess now.
Yours in wellness,
Yen Ang DrPH, RD, ACSM Lifestyle Intervention consultant Adventist Wellness Center
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Diabetes and Barley
November 14th is World Diabetes Day. So we’re taking this time to remind consumers that a whole grain, high fiber diet may help control and even prevent Type 2 diabetes and prediabetes. Barley is an excellent grain choice because it has a high concentration of dietary fiber, including beta-glucan soluble fiber which is shown in studies to be effective in promoting healthy blood sugar, reducing cholesterol, promoting healthy blood pressure and helping control weight, all conditions associated with diabetes.
Type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes affect over 2 million Malaysians. Health and nutrition professionals remind us, however, that this disease can be controlled and even prevented. It’s a matter of making some simple but important lifestyle choices including losing weight, increasing physical activity (like hiking Penang Hill lah) and including plenty of whole grain, high fiber foods such as barley in the daily diet.
Barley is an excellent food choice for those concerned about type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes because the grain contains essential vitamins and minerals and is an excellent source of dietary fiber, particularly beta-glucan soluble fiber.
Research shows that barley beta-glucan soluble fiber promotes healthy blood sugar by slowing glucose absorption. For example, findings from a clinical trial published in the December 2006 edition of Nutrition Research showed that mildly insulin-resistant men who ate muffins containing barley beta-glucan soluble fiber experienced significant reductions in glucose and insulin responses, compared to responses after eating muffins made with corn starch. In a clinical study reported in the August 2006 edition of the Journal of the American College of Nutrition, data showed that subjects who ate cookies and crackers made with barley flour enriched with beta-glucan soluble fiber also experienced significant reductions in glucose and insulin responses compared to responses after eating the same products made with whole wheat flour. A long-term study published in the August 2007 edition of the Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice journal reported a 30-percent decrease in HbA1c (average blood glucose level) in type 2 diabetics who consumed a healthy diet including pearl barley that supplied 18 grams of soluble fiber a day. Regardless of the form of the grain, there is always a ready source of beta-glucan soluble fiber in barley. Unlike many grains which contain fiber only in the outer bran layer, barley contains fiber throughout the entire kernel. So whether it’s whole grain or processed barley products, dietary fiber, including beta-glucan soluble fiber, is available in amounts that have a positive impact on improving blood glucose levels.
It’s easy to include barley in a healthful and delicious diet. Choose barley flakes for a hardy cooked breakfast cereal. Add pearl or whole grain barley kernels to your favorite soups, stews, casseroles and salads. Or use cooked pearl or whole grain barley kernels as a fiber-rich addition to your favorite stir-fry.
Adapted from Dr Dicky NG Teik Kee published writings.
Read more on Diabetes
http://www.wellnessnrecreation.com/food_nutrition/diabetes/diabetesmellitus.php
http://www.wellnessnrecreation.com/food_nutrition/diabetes/common_consequences_diabetes.php
http://www.wellnessnrecreation.com/food_nutrition/diabetes/economic_burden_diabetes.php
http://www.wellnessnrecreation.com/food_nutrition/diabetes/activities_manage_diabetes.php
http://www.wellnessnrecreation.com/food_nutrition/diabetes/diabeticdiet.php
http://www.wellnessnrecreation.com/food_nutrition/diabetes/worlddiabetesday.php
http://www.wellnessnrecreation.com/news_articles/diabetes_footcare.php
“Sam and Esther Follow Up Story.” This is a scene from the film “The Fragrant Spirit of Life,” a San Damiano Foundation production released in 2008. We found Sam, Esther, and Jane outside the small village of Serere in eastern Uganda. They are being cared for through the amazing work of the nonprofit organization Village2Village.
Watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v7ZQUzr0yo
Related Links
http://www.village2villageproject.org
http://www.sandamianofoundation.org
http://www.wellnessnrecreation.com
Breasts represent sensitivity and nurturing, intimacy and sexuality. The power of the breast has been a focus in fashion since Edwardian times and saw the first harness-like patent in 1863. The modern day version of the bra didn’t appear on the scene until 1913 - but you can bet that women as far back as you can imagine fashioned some makeshift animal skin supportive garment when needed. But what does this seemingly innocuous garment have to do with breast cancer rates rising to affect 1 out of 7 woman today?
What’s a bra got to do with it? ………..
Pic 1. The lymphatic system of the breast.
Pic 2. Side cut of the breast.
Pic 3. Breast cancer and corresponding lymph nodes.
Continue reading http://structuralevolution.org/blog/2009/08/03/bra-breast-cancer-link/
BRAS AND BREAST CANCER by Nguyen Phawk Yu, M.D.
For years, a lot of articles with regards to the causes of breast cancer point to an unhealthy diet and lack of exercise as the major links to this disease which happens to be the biggest killer among women during these last two decades. These studies would have been almost credible if it were not for the fact that several women (including Linda McCartney) who have been religious vegetarians and exercise-freaks have also been unfortunate in suffering breast cancer. Perhaps the most convincing article I have ever read with regards to this matter, published in Chinese, is one which links breast cancer to the wearing of bras.
In the “Bra and Breast Cancer Study” in the United States, it was discovered that women with breast cancer had a history of sporting tighter and longer bra-wearing than did the women who had not (yet) developed the disease. In fact, virtually all of the cancer group wore bras over 12 hours daily with 18% even sleeping with their bras which means they wore bras 24 hours daily. In contrast, the comparison groups had 25% of the women either bra-free or wearing bras less than 12 hours daily. Only 3% of this group slept with their bras on. This study revealed a significant link between bras and breast cancer that is three times greater than the link between cigarette smoking and lung cancer!
There was a 125 fold increase in breast cancer incidence between women who were bra-free and those who wore bras 24 hours daily. Wearing a bra over 12 hours daily conferred a 113 fold increase in breast cancer incidence! Bras apply pressure to the breasts, especially to the lymphatic system. The lymphatic system consists of tiny, thin-walled vessels that drain from the breast tissue, removing toxins, cell debris, cancer cells, viruses, bacteria, and other products from the breasts. All of our tissues drain through the lymphatics, which is essentially the circulatory pathway of the immune system.
However, unlike arteries and veins, these vessels have no internal pressure. As a result, they are easily compressed by external pressure (a bra, for instance) leading to the congestion of the tissues that would otherwise have been drained.
When a woman wears a tight bra, she subjects her breasts to pressure, closing off the lymphatic pathway from the breast to the nodes. This causes fluid build-up, swelling, tenderness and cyst formation. Toxins must be flushed out via the lymphatics. However, a bra-constricted breast cannot adequately perform this cleansing process, resulting in toxin accumulation in the breast.
Truthfully, bras are creating droopy, weak breasts…the breast relies on the bra for artificial support, the body loses its ability to support the breast by itself. This is why many women feel uncomfortable without a bra. What is the solution to breast cancer then? DON’T WEAR A TIGHT BRA! And maybe sleep without them. There is a remarkable success rate for recovery from fibrocystic breast disease within 10 days to two weeks of going bra-free. Many women have tried going bra-less and recorded a miraculous improvement in their health! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you for your kind attention,
Nguyen Phawk Yu, M.D.
Adapted from Nguyen Phawk Yu, M.D. Articles
Sonia Sotomayor - who rose from the broken-glass streets of a city housing project to become the Supreme Court’s first Latina Judge - says she’s just a “kid from the Bronx.” Sotomayor’s father died when she was 9. Her mother, Celina supported Sotomayor and her brother, now a doctor, by working at methadone clinics.
“With this historic vote, the Senate has affirmed that Judge Sotomayor has the intellect, the temperament, the history, the integrity and the independence of mind to ably serve on our nation’s highest court,” Obama said.
The President suggested the Senate affirmed the American Dream in approving Sotomayor - “moving us yet another step closer to a more perfect union.”
July 27, 2009
In his first major speech on higher education since taking responsibility for it under the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), Lord Mandelson today outlined his views on the essential issues facing universities ahead of an HE Framework on the future shape of the sector that he will publish later this year.
To an audience of university vice chancellors and representatives from across the HE sector, he emphasised the crucial role universities play in building a stronger UK economy and responded to some of the key challenges of social mobility raised in Alan Milburn’s report ‘Unleashing Aspiration’ on access to the professions published last week.
Continue reading http://www.bis.gov.uk/mandelson-universities-are-central-to-the-economy-and-social-mobility
