Hot Tea / Warm Water

It's always good to know these things.....

This is a very good article. Not only about the warm water during and after your meal, but about ladies and their heart attacks. This makes sense.... the Chinese and Japanese drink hot tea with their meals..... not cold water..... maybe it is time we adopt their drinking habit while eating!!!

Nothing to lose, everything to gain.....they have a much, much lower heart attack rate than we do. 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 oil in the food 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 fat and could lead to
cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water (tea or coffee) during and after a meal.

A serious note about HEART ATTACKS:
Women 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 gets this info sends it to 10 people, you can be sure that we'll save at least one life. Read this....... It could save your life!!

Detoxification - Cleansing the Body

The best way for anyone to regain their health and stay healthy is to periodically cleanse and detoxify the body of any accumulated waste. A sluggish, constipated, swollen bowel, retaining pounds of old fecal matter can either compress a nearby area causing disease, or emit infection and toxins which can affect and infect any area of the body.

What Is Detoxification?

Detoxification is the process of clearing toxins from the body or neutralizing or transforming them, and clearing excess mucus and congestion. Many of these toxins come from our diet, drug use, and environmental exposure, both acute and chronic. Internally, fats, especially oxidized fats and cholesterol, free radicals, and other irritating molecules act as toxins. Poor digestion, colon sluggishness and dysfunction, reduced liver function, and poor elimination through the kidneys, respiratory tract, and skin all add to increased toxicity.

Detoxification involves dietary and lifestyle changes which reduce intake of toxins and improve elimination. Avoidance of chemicals, from food or other sources, refined food, sugar, caffeine, alcohol, tobacco, and many drugs helps minimize the toxin load. Those lifestyle changes are a direct result of choices you make in your life.


Intestinal Detoxification Program

A sluggish, constipated, swollen bowel, retaining pounds of old fecal matter can either compress a nearby area causing disease, or emit infection and toxins which can affect and infect any area of the body.

The list of of health problems that could be healed by cleaning out the colon before ever applying any specialized treatment is almost endless: heart problems, blood pressure problems, breathing problems, blood sugar problems, hormone imbalance problems, fertility problems, liver problems, cholesterol problems, immune problems, urinary problems, adrenal and lack of energy problems, prostate problems, digestive problems, lower back problems, leg circulation and nerve problems.

No matter how far removed the problem seems from the colon, no matter how ridiculous it may seem to do a bowel cleansing program instead of brain surgery, cleanse the bowel first and see what happens. If you’re like his patients, you will be thrilled with the results.

Why Colon Cleansing should be your first step

The best way for anyone to regain their health and stay healthy is to periodically cleanse and detoxify the body of any accumulated waste.
Seasonal detoxification program done on a regular basis greatly reduces risk of getting sick. Everyone wants to do a Detox. Everyone wants to repent their faulty lifestyle sins. But before anyone can do any type of Detoxification or Cleansing program, no matter whose detox program it is, they must make sure that ALL of the elimination channels are open and the bowel is the first place to begin. There is a simple reason for this. When you do any detox program, the whole idea is to start programs, juice fasting, saunas, exercise, whatever, that will dissolve and purge accumulated waste, poisons and toxins out of your skin, fat, muscles, every cell of the body. All this waste that is removed, ALL OF IT, is deposited into your colon for final removal. If your colon is sluggish, constipated or blocked, then all of this dumped toxic waste will just sit there, IT CAN EVEN BE RE-ABSORBED BACK INTO YOUR BODY, YUCK! This can make you feel worse, not better, and this is the reason so many people feel horrible when doing a detoxification program and quit it after a few days. If you clean your colon first, any detoxification program should be fun and you should feel great during it and vibrant when you are finished.

Source: American Botanical Pharmacy

What Determines Your Current Level of Health?

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Your current level of health is perfect reflection of how your Body, Mind and Spirit is responding to the environment and lifestyle you have created for yourself.

Intake
the quality of air we breathe, the liquid we drink, and the food we eat

+ Elimination
the function and efficiency of our organs designed to remove and expel waste

+ Movement/Circulation
the ways we move our body to keep it toned, flexible with good circulation

+ Lifestyle
how we live, work and play

+ Emotions/Spirit
do we have positive/healing or negative/destructive emotional and spiritual habits

+ Inherited Constitution
your physical, emotional and spiritual constitution inherited from you parents, your genetics and what you choose to do about it

= Equals your Level of Health

Good Health and How to Achieve It

By Debbie Piltin

The importance of good health cannot be ignored. Without good health we leave ourselves susceptible to dangerous diseases and a shortened life span. Good health is fairly easy to achieve, but you must make certain changes in your life style that may seem difficult at first. The main thing to remember is to start off slowly and don't try to change everything at once.

The most important facet of good health is adequate exercise. Exercises help us achieve good health by strengthening our cardio-vascular system, strengthening our muscle mass and reducing the affect of stress on the body. To ensure that exercises do not appear to be chores, it is best to find exercises that you enjoy doing rather than those that you dread. For those who prefer to be outdoors, trekking, hiking, jogging or running may be the appropriate exercise to take up. On the other hand, for those who enjoy swimming, membership to a local pool may be the answer.

Alternate methods of exercises are slowly becoming very popular. Amongst those that are really catching on is yoga. This is a very popular form of exercise that helps to strengthen your body, helps you lose weight, and is great as a stress reliever. Another alternate exercise is Pilates that addresses the core strength of your abdominals. The main point is that whatever your interest may be, you are sure to find an alternate form of exercise that would ensure good health.

Poor eating habits are a precursor to poor health. Healthy eating is very important in achieving and maintaining good health. Those who have poor eating habits should slowly change by taking steps such as adding a small salad to your dinner, or a piece of fruit for dessert rather than ice cream. The aim is to slowly change the eating habits by making sure that the bulk of what you consume is nutritious and full of vitamins and minerals. Moderation in whatever you do is the key to success.

A primary type of food to avoid when you want to 'eat right' is processed food. We all find it most convenient to open a packet of pre-packaged frozen food and pop it in the microwave to have a complete meal. Such a meal however is far from complete and does nothing for good health.

As a healthier choice, try making several nutritious meals on Sunday night and freezing portions of them to eat next week. This way you have the convenience of fast meals but you also know what's gone into them. Just by making small changes such as this you can be eating healthier in no time.

The two big-time killers of good health are smoking and drinking. A few drinks now and again are fine, and small amounts of red wine are actually good for you, but there is no such exception for smoking. You need to reduce your drinking and you have to quit smoking. Smoking is dangerous not only to your health but also to the health of those around you. The good news is that as you quit smoking, the body commences the task of repairing all the damage that has occurred over the years.

It is easy to achieve good health. All it takes is making some changes to your diet and lifestyle. Start by taking the stairs at work instead of getting in the elevator. Or switch that favorite lunchtime meal of hamburger and fries for a wrap and a salad. Small, easy changes are the best way to start. By making these changes now you can enjoy good health well into your golden years.

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10 secrets of longevity

Eat the right foods and you could live to be 100.
By Dr. Maoshing Ni

1. Weekday vegetarian, weekend carnivore
Vegetarians generally suffer fewer degenerative diseases and cancers than their carnivore cousins. It's been estimated that a third of all cancer patients developed their disease as a result of insufficient whole plant fibre in their diets. However, you don't have to give up meat entirely to enjoy longevity -- limiting your intake or eating meat only on weekends is a perfectly balanced and healthy approach.

2. Stay alive: Stop eating dead foods
Ever wonder what Wonder Bread is really made of, or how many miles that head of limp lettuce has traveled? There's nothing like fresh, whole, organic foods to maintain your health and well-being. Farm-fresh produce and meats go directly from the source to your table, leaving little time in between for nutrients to be lost. Many foods at your supermarket have been picked or slaughtered weeks or even months before they make it onto the shelf. These items are preserved by nitrogen or other artificial means, making them appear fresh. Moreover, foods treated with pesticides and artificial fertilizers have lower nutritional value than foods grown organically.

3. Ginger gives you snap
Best known in the West for its antinausea properties, ginger has probably been in the longest continuous use of any botanical remedy in the world. The Chinese use it for both medicinal and culinary purposes, frequently in cooking seafood, since it acts as a detoxifier to prevent seafood poisoning. Besides its popular application for digestive distress, ginger has been found to contain geraniol, which may be a potent cancer fighter. It also possesses anti-inflammatory properties that help relieve pain, prevent blood clots, and inhibit the onset of migraine headaches. Since ancient times, Chinese physicians have regularly consumed ginger tea to keep their vitality fired up.

4. Brown rice for long life
White rice begins as brown rice. Once the outer coating of rice bran is hulled off, however, not a lot of nutrients remain. A thousand years ago, Chinese physicians discovered that eating only refined white rice, devoid of the B vitamins in the bran, led to beriberi, a deficiency in thiamine (B1). Modern research has identified a wealth of nutrients in the bran coating of brown rice. It is remarkably effective in lowering high blood sugar and therefore serves as an excellent food for diabetics. Rice bran contains more than 70 antioxidants, including the well-known age fighters vitamin E, glutathione peroxidase (GPx), superoxide dismutase (SOD), coenzyme Q-10 (CoQ-10), proanthocyanidins, and inositol hexaphosphate (IP6). It is no wonder that rural farmers in Asia, who eat brown rice because white rice is too expensive, live longer and develop fewer health problems than their city-dwelling counterparts, who eat mostly white rice.

5. Eat your sea vegetables
Seaweed and marine algae are vegetables from the sea that have long been considered to possess powers to prolong life, prevent disease, and impart beauty and health. Common types of seaweed include nori (sushi wrap), kombu, kelp, dulce, and Irish moss. Containing more calcium than milk, more iron than beef, and more protein than eggs, seaweed is also a rich source of micronutrients. Traditionally, its healing properties are said to include shrinking goiters, dissolving tumors and cysts, detoxifying heavy metals, reducing water retention, and aiding in weight loss. So eat your sea vegetables! They have more concentrated nutrition than vegetables grown on land.

6. Password to a treasure of health: Open sesame!
The most common oil consumed by Chinese centenarians, sesame oil is enjoyed for its refined, nutty flavour but possesses therapeutic properties as well. Chinese medicine lists sesame as a kidney and liver tonic, a blood builder, and a bowel protector and regulator. Sesame is rich in phytic acid, an antioxidant that may prevent cancer. The oil of one variety, lignan sesamin, was found to drastically reduce cholesterol levels in the liver and bloodstream of rats. To enhance flavours and improve health, sprinkle sesame seeds and oil in your food regularly.

7. The ultimate longevity food
In Asia, mushrooms are favoured for both their taste and their therapeutic value. Chinese legend is filled with stories of those who discovered the 1,000-year-old mushroom and became immortal. An underground stalactite cave museum outside of Kungming, China, displays a reishi or ganoderma mushroom that measures 4 feet in diameter and is estimated to be about 800 years old! There are more than 100,000 varieties of mushrooms, about 700 of them edible. Many mushrooms, particularly shiitake, maitake, reishi, and wood ear, have superb anti-aging properties. Depending on the type, they may contain polysaccharides, sterols, coumarin, vitamins, minerals, and amino acids that boost immune function, lower bad cholesterol, regulate blood sugar, and protect the body from virus and cancer. And you don't have to dig for them in the mountains any longer -- they're readily available in your local health or specialty food store.

8. Sea salt for essential minerals
Before we were born, we spent nine months in a bath of amniotic fluid resembling the primordial saltwater from which life arose. No wonder the human body contains fluids closely resembling the composition of the ocean. Sea salt contains nearly 60 trace minerals essential for the formation of vitamins, enzymes, and proteins that keep our bodies going. Salt aids in general detoxification, and its alkaline quality helps balance the overly acidic pH environments that breed degenerative and cancerous conditions.

Common table salt, however, is refined to nothing but sodium chloride and is devoid of all other essential minerals. I suggest using only unrefined sea salt such as that found in the salt beds of Brittany, which has a slightly grey hue. Of course, salt is to be used only in moderation, especially for those with hypertension. It is also important to balance salt intake with potassium to ensure proper nerve and muscle function; potassium-rich foods include leafy vegetables, soy, whole grains, potatoes, bananas, and most fruits.

9. You eat naturally -- does your food?
Conventional meat, poultry and dairy products contain high amounts of pesticides, hormones and antibiotic drugs that are harmful to your health. Add the risk that your meat comes from diseased animals raised in stressful, inhumane conditions, and you have a good case for converting to vegetarianism. Commercial feed for animals is full of growth-stimulating hormones, colouring agents, pesticides and drugs. And that's not all -- of the 140,000 tons of poultry condemned annually as unfit to eat, mainly due to cancer, a considerable amount is processed into animal feed! More than 40 per cent of antibiotics produced in the United States is used as animal-feed additives. The ecological result, after we urinate and defecate the antibiotics, is the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria strains that can sicken or kill us. Whenever possible, buy only organic and free-range animals for your health, peace of mind and well-being.

10. Sugar's side effects aren't so sweet
The average American consumes nearly 240 pounds of sugar per year. Most of the excess sugar is stored as fat in your body, which elevates cancer risk and can suppress your immune function. When study subjects were given sugar, their white blood cell count decreased significantly for several hours afterward. This held true for a variety of types of sugar, including fructose, glucose, honey and orange juice. In another study, rats fed a high-sugar diet had a substantially elevated rate of breast cancer compared to rats on a normal diet. To live long, draw sweetness from other aspects of your life.

Excerpted from Secrets of Longevity by Dr. Maoshing Ni.

Copyright 2006 by Dr. Maoshing Ni.

Vegetables as medicine

by ­Chang Chao-liang, Cao Qing-rong, and Li Bao-zhen



RADISH

- The root contains glucose, protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron, manganese, vitamins B1, B2, C and radish glucoside. It is a good source of calcium.

- The root can diminish sluggish feelings, clear feelings of heat and fever, disperse phlegm, keeps the qi from becoming over-active, warms the interior organs and helps neutralize poison.


CARROT

- Contains protein, calcium, phosphorus, carotene, Vitamins B1, B2, anthocyanidin, fat, oil, volatile oil and a substance that can reduce blood sugar.

- The root can strengthen the spleen, diminish sluggishness, help neutralize poison and assist in clearing a rash.


POTATO

- Contain copious starch, Vitamin C and protein. Also contain a small amount of phosphorus, calcium, iron and fat and are highly nutritious.

- Potatoes strengthen the spleen, acts as a tonic on the qi (vital energy) and help neutralize poison.


BAMBOO SHOOT

- Contains auxin, docosanoic alcohol and unsaturated fatty acids.

- Can control phlegm and ease some respiratory problems.


CUCUMBER

- Contains protein, fat, sugar, calcium, phosphorus, iron, carotene, vitamins B1, B2, C, niacin, coffee acid, a variety of amino acids, volatile oils, etc.

- Can cool fever and benefit the urine.


CABBAGE

- It contains protein, fat, carbohydrate, calcium, phosphorous, iron, vitamins B1, B2, C, amino acids, etc. also contains a substance that affects the thyroid gland.

- It can nourish the bone marrow, nourish the heart and strengthen bones and sinews.


WATERCRESS

- Contains Vitamins A,C and D.

- It can moisten the lungs, clear up phlegm, stop coughing, and aid the flow of urine.


TOMATO

- Tomatoes contain malic acid, citric acid, as well as a small amount of tomato alkali, protein, fat, sugar, calcium, phosphorous, iron, carotene, vitamins B1, B2 and C, niacin etc.

- Helps promote the secretion of saliva, quenches thirst, helps promote a healthy stomach and aids digestion.


GINGER

- Contains volatile oils, ginger alcohol, zingiberene fenchylene, borneol, cajeputol, etc. It also contains a small amount of ginerol as well as protein, fat, calcium, phosphorous, iron, vitamin C and a small measure of vitamins B1 and B2.

- It can induce sweating, disperse cold, warm the stomach and neutralize poison.


SPINACH

- It contains protein, fat, carbohydrate, calcium, phosphorous, iron, carotene, vitamin C, niacin, as well as a small amount of vitamins B1 and B2. Etc.

- It can be used to treat a deficiency of yin, nourish the blood, and act upon intestines.

10 Biggest Brain Damaging Habits

1. No Breakfast

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.

2. Overeating

It causes hardening of the brain arteries, leading to a decrease in mental power.

3. Smoking

It causes multiple brain shrinkage and may lead to Alzheimer disease.

4. High Sugar consumption

Too much sugar will interrupt the absorption of proteins and nutrients causing malnutrition and may interfere with brain development.

5. Air Pollution

The brain is the largest oxygen consumer in our body. Inhaling polluted air decreases the supply of oxygen to the brain, bringing about a decrease in brain efficiency

6. Sleep Deprivation

Sleep allows our brain to rest. Long term deprivation from sleep will accelerate the death of brain cells.

7. Head covered while sleeping

Sleeping with the head covered increases the concentration of carbon dioxide and decrease concentration of oxygen that may lead to brain damaging effect

8. Working your brain during illness

Working hard or studying with sickness may lead to a decrease in effectiveness of the brain as well as damage the brain.

9. Lacking in stimulating thoughts

Thinking is the best way to train our brain, lacking in brain stimulation thoughts may cause brain shrinkage.

10. Talking Rarely

Intellectual conversations will promote the efficiency of the brain

增加免疫力，簡單嗎？

似乎也不難，就是一句「平衡的身心靈」...........ＳＡＲＳ的流行也許不是個人能力所能控制，但是鍛鍊我們的免疫力，用心就可以做到..............


比口罩更有用的自救法寶

　　非典型肺炎病例人數一直增加，許多人走在路上都疑神疑鬼，不知道周邊哪一位路人可能就是潛伏帶菌的患者。台灣的口罩銷售量遽增三倍，忙碌的上班族，匆匆擠進電 梯，聽到裡頭有人咳嗽一聲，所有人都暫時停止呼吸，回到座位上開始焦慮：我會是倒楣的下一個嗎？

　　美國疾病防疫管制兼預防中心（ＣＤＣ）在日前表示，目前並沒有任何有效藥物可以治療ＳＡＲＳ。像這樣「無藥可醫」的傳染疾病，在未來很可能越來越多。諾貝爾醫 學獎得主李德博格就指出，因為病原體的變異，加上人類旅行頻繁，會使得許多傳染病呈現的形態超乎過去研究的理解，也使得原先發展出的疫苗失去作用。因此，這一波ＳＡＲＳ恐慌，很難不讓人緊張。

　　然而在小心之餘，你若發現自己因此而十分焦慮、常常擔心自己或家人感染，那麼該設法放鬆一下心情了，因為，根據研究，緊張焦慮會讓人唾液裡面的抗體比率大幅下降。而唾液正是抵擋呼吸道傳染病進入人體的第一道防線！

　　比口罩更有用的自救法寶 抗病兵團常駐體內
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　　也就是說，你正在破壞自己身上比口罩更有用的防護罩－你的免疫力。面對「無藥可醫」的困窘，這波肺炎流行中，免疫力是個人最重要的自救法寶。例如，香港牛頭角淘大花園社區，這次出現嚇人的集體感染，Ｅ座住戶被強迫隔離。在這當中，卻有一位婦女，家中雖然有四人染上ＳＡＲＳ，在她身上經過測試卻找不到任何感染跡象。對於這樣的現象，醫生的解釋也就是：「可能她的免疫力就是比較。」免疫力可能是二十一世紀最好的醫藥，而且是上天賜給我們常駐在身體裡面的保護天使。用最簡單的概念來說，免疫力像是一組抗病兵團，在每一次病毒入侵時，以精密無比的方式聯合作戰。兵團的組織成員包括哨兵「干擾素」，發出警戒訊號；特遣部隊「殺手細胞」，最早抵達前線進行殺敵任務；作戰指揮官「Ｔ細胞」，帶動特異性免疫反應，啟動免疫細胞群組總動員；其他包括巨噬細胞、Ｂ細胞、補體等，像是主力部隊，各負吞吃病菌、產生抗體等等任務。

　　壓力、不快樂、混亂作息折損免疫力
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　　除了少數基因異常的人，每個人的體內都有這些細胞和機制，免疫力是大部分人與生俱來的力量。可是為何有人連ＳＡＲＳ都不怕，有的人健保卡一年也用不到一格，有些人卻無「疫」不與？這個謎團，醫療界也一直不斷尋求解答。美國霍普金斯大學教授魯斯克於一九九六年和九七年，曾經連續兩年在冬末春初流行感冒盛行的時節，對於美國紐約曼哈頓區三棟辦公大樓的上班族進行免疫力研究。研究顯示，生活形態具體影響了上班族對感冒的免疫能力。魯斯克發現，那些兩年都沒有感冒的人，共同的特徵是：

　　一、他們與配偶的關係都十分良好；
　　二、他們都有固定運動或個人相當喜歡且常常進行的興趣活動；
　　三、他們都有信仰。

　　從這份研究顯示了一件重要的訊息：免疫力與人類身、心、靈的健康有著密切關係。「許多人常說要『增強』自己的免疫力，其實，更正確的說法應該是『恢復』我們原有的免疫力。」這是美國哥倫比亞醫學院網站上，關於免疫功能解釋的第一句話。我們的免疫兵團之所以戰力微弱，常常是因為我們的身、心、靈的平衡出問題，削弱了它們的力量。而其中最嚴重的，就是壓力、不快樂和混亂的作息。

　　多年前，美國發現了第一宗與感冒症狀相似的病例，後來，它正式命名為「慢性疲勞症候群」。這些人永遠都睡不飽（或睡不好），強烈的疲勞感持續半年或更長一段時間之後，則是出現輕微發燒、咽喉、淋巴結腫大、集中力降低、全身無力等等症狀。同時患者體內荷爾蒙代謝失調、神經系統調節功能異常，呈現整體免疫力減低的現象，這又使他們更容易染上流行性感冒或其他濾過性病毒引起的疾病，最後往往連醫生都不容易搞清楚真正的病因。過去十年陸續有更多的單位針對這個問題進行研究，發現背後真正因素，則是患者工作壓力過，或者個性過度要求完美，身、心無法放鬆所導致。美國學者巴托普就發現，人格傾向具有「高度權力慾望」或者「受到壓抑」的人，他們作為呼吸道的第一道防線ｇＡ抗體明顯下降，所以較容易罹患呼吸道感染。尤其是常常需要世界各地跑來跑去的白領菁英，現在不僅因著他們的移動能力，面臨了比非移動族更高的全球性傳染病風險，而且他們又是工作最忙碌、壓力係數最高的工作族群，免疫功能下降、容易生病，已經是群體而非個體的問題。

　　增進身、心、靈正向循環??重建體內自然防線
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　　根據卡內基美隆大學教授科恩，對包括匹茲堡、費城、波士頓、華盛頓在內的美國東岸八個城市的五百名企業中、高階主管的健康研究發現，這群人三個月內曾經罹患感冒的比率約四七％，幾乎是美國人的整體平均約二七％的兩倍。另外，這群人罹患過敏、氣喘的比率（與免疫力也有關係），也比平均指數要高。日本東京大學醫學系則曾經做過一項有趣的非正式研究，發現一些業績長期不佳或老是被上司責罵的日本上班族，無論是流行性感冒、皰疹或病毒型腸胃炎的染患比率都比較高。其實，若是從生理的角度來解釋，這些發現也都不令人訝異。人類的腦子當意識到外來壓力訊號（包括緊張、焦慮、恐慌、氣憤等等），腦下丘就會傳遞信號給腦垂體分泌激素，引導腎上腺素分泌來對抗；如果壓力是長期出現，腦子還會命令身體製造一種由膽固醇轉化而來的皮質固醇，這是一種壓力蛋白（stress proteins），如果在身體內累積過高的量，就會阻撓免疫細胞兵團的運作。此外，根據許多醫學研究，上班族若是因工作造成生活作息混亂，令身體無法充分休息，或造成失眠的問題，體內的Ｔ細胞與巨噬細胞的數目都會下降，免疫力也會水降船低。反之，身、心、靈正向的循環，則能恢復甚至增進自體正常的免疫能力。

　　少發脾氣、多大笑、不要憂慮 用「心」就能抗病
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　　全球最大的健康組織凱色永久醫療計畫（Kaiser Permanent Medical Care Program）主持人大衛索柏，在他的「身心健康通訊」當中，提出了幾點用「心」增加免疫力的秘訣：

　　一、少發脾氣、多信任人：
　　 因為根據研究，「敵意」低的人，血液的帶氧腺體數目也會增加，帶氧腺體就像高速公路的開道車，可以讓人的免疫細胞快速抵達病菌入侵現場。

　　二、多開懷大笑：
　　 大笑可以減少壓力荷爾蒙。而且，哥倫比亞大學一項對民眾觀賞歡笑錄影帶的研究也發現，開心一下會增加口水分泌，並且增加唾液中的抗體。

　　三、多幫助人：
　　 一項針對兩千七百名美國社區志工的調查顯示，這群人罹患心臟病、憂鬱症及傳染病的比率，比沒有擔任志工的人少二‧五倍。 做善事之後，腦啡釋放的q會提高，從而增加快樂、減少因憂愁造成的壓力蛋白。

　　四、增加親密接觸，例如，按摩或擁抱：
　　 邁阿密大學研究發現，每天接受四十五分鐘的按摩，一個月後免疫細胞數目明顯增加。
　　 而許多醫師的經驗也發現，無論幼兒或成人，若是常常有人充滿關懷的撫摸、擁抱他們，對於疾病的抵抗力都會增強。

　　五、回歸信仰：
　　 據杜克大學醫學中心的研究，固定參加宗教聚會，或有禱告靈修生活的人，體內的 interleukin-6蛋白（會削弱免疫力），比沒有宗教信仰的人要低。而教友的支持網，也是減少壓力的重要因素。

　　六、建立適合自己的生活節奏：
　　 時間的壓力是有毒的，因為會快速累積皮質固醇。但在同一時間要做多少事，卻要看個人；動作快的人被要求慢慢來，反而會增加壓力。

　　七、不要憂慮太多：
　　 聖經有一段經文「喜樂的心乃是良藥，憂傷的靈使骨枯乾」，經過醫學證明是正確的，因為憂鬱症患者也有更高的骨質疏鬆比率，而且體內Ｔ細胞與殺手細胞的比率都比一般人要低三成以上。

　　固定運動與好好睡覺 簡單增強免疫力
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　　此外，最常被提到的增加免疫力的方法，其實都不新鮮，卻是許多人忽略的固定運動與好好睡覺。
　　誘發睡眠的化學物質，與刺激免疫系統細胞的化學物質是相同的，所以睡不好與不好好睡覺的人，體內的Ｔ細胞數目也比較睡眠足夠的人要少。耶魯大學的研究發現，每晚熟睡（睡眠中段最深沈的時間）少於兩小時的人，罹患癌症與免疫系統疾病的可能性比熟睡時間超過四小時的人，要高出30％。而美國疾病管制局則鄭重指出，每個成人最能夠增加免疫力的運動量，是每週三天，每次三十分鐘到四十五分鐘，做令心跳可以輕微加速的運動。持續超過三個月之後，免疫力就會增加。而太少或者過激，都反而會減少或抑制免疫力。

　　增加免疫力，簡單嗎？似乎也不難，就是一句「平衡的身心靈」。然而，我們體內的保護天使，是否因為我們的疏忽而奄奄一息呢？ＳＡＲＳ的流行也許不是個人能力所能控制，但是鍛鍊我們的免疫力，用心就可以做到。

Stress Relaxation Techniques

Deep Breathing

- Stand with your feet apart and your arms hanging loosely by your sides.

- Close your eyes and let your head fall forward.

- Breathe in slowly through your nose. Draw in the air deeply, allowing first your abdomen, then your lungs to expand.

- Hold your breath gently for a while.

- Breathe out slowly through your nose. Take your time.

- Repeat the deep breaths until you feel relaxed.

- Then slowly open your eyes.

Muscle Relaxation

- Sit on a comfortable chair.

- Close your eyes.

- Clench one fist tightly. Hold the tension for a few seconds and concentrate on it.

- Then release the tension very slowly. Feel the tension draining out of your hand.

- Repeat this exercise with any part of your body - face, scalp, eyes, shoulders, abdomen, buttocks, arms and legs.

Mental Relaxation

- Switch on some soft music.

- Sit on a comfortable chair or lie down.

- Close your eyes.

- Relax all your muscles and let your body go limp.

- Think of a pleasant, soothing image such as a blue mountain lake gentle lapping waves "leaves rustling in a soft wind".

- Do some deep breathing if you like or listen to a taped relaxation message.

- Continue until you feel very relaxed.

Shoulder and Neck Massage
Learn to do this with another person and you can massage each other. These steps are for the person who is doing the massaging:

- Let your partner sit comfortably.

- Stand behind your partner.

- Suggest that your partner removes his/her glasses, closes his/her eyes and thinks of something pleasant.

- Place your hands gently on your partner's shoulders as a "greeting".

- Apply gentle but firm, even pressure with your thumbs across the top of the shoulders. Start at the neck. Work your way towards the ends of the shoulders and then back across to the neck.

- Using both hands, massage across the top of the shoulders with a kneading motion, from the neck to the tips of the shoulders and back.

- Locate the spine (backbone) at the base of the neck. Place your thumbs on either side of the spine and apply gentle but firm pressure away from the bone. Continue down the back and then up again. Do not press on the spine itself.

- Locate the base of the skull at the back of the head. Apply rotating pressure on either side of the spine with your thumbs.

- Place one hand on your partner's chin and one hand behind the neck for support. Slowly and carefully rotate the head first in one direction and then the other.

- Ask your partner to clench his/her teeth. Locate the tense jaw muscles. Ask him/her to relax.

- Use three fingers to massage the jaw muscles.

- Use your fingers to massage the temples. Work across the forehead and back to the temples.

- Place your hands gently back on the shoulders as a "goodbye".

有關癌症

請耐心看完這篇文章，對自身健康很有幫助。

人類醫治癌症到目前為止只有兩條路，第一條路是消滅病源，第二條路是增加抵抗力。但很奇怪的是，癌症無論用鈷60或其他藥物去消滅癌細胞，可是癌細胞還沒被消滅，好的細胞卻先被殺死。

另外,無論用什麼營養、補藥，好的細胞還未吸收，癌細胞卻先吸收、讓癌長得更快；因此,可說上述兩條路都行不通、所以叫絕症。

人類的聰明連登陸月球也都已經成功，但為什麼沒有人去懷疑上述兩種治癌的路是在鑽牛角尖呢? 為何不另外找第三條路呢？

癌症病人血液檢查的結果百分之百都是酸性反應。長期素食、且生活接近自然的佛寺僧尼，由於體質都偏屬優質弱鹼性，所以尚沒有發現罹患癌症的病例。

因此,大膽的斷定在弱鹼性體質的狀態下，癌細胞是無法生長、甚至是無法生存的。建議你從現在起少吃酸性的葷食類，多吃鹼性食物，另外可吃綠藻和帶殼菱角湯，改變你的體質，並勵行接近自然的良好生活規律願上帝祝福你。

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關心自己也要關心別人，85﹪癌症病患屬於酸性體質:

＊健康人的血液是成弱鹼性的，約是PH7.35～7.45左右;
＊嬰兒也是屬於弱鹼性的體質;
＊成長期的成人有體質酸化的現象; 根據一項六百位癌症病人體液分佈的研究，顯示85﹪癌症病患屬於酸性體質。因此，如何使體質維持在弱鹼性就是遠離疾病的第一步。

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酸性體質的生理表徵:

1.皮膚無光澤。
2.香港腳。
3.稍做運動即感疲勞，一上公車便想睡覺。
4.上下樓梯容易氣喘。
5.肥胖、下腹突出。
6.步伐緩慢、動作遲緩。

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為什麼會形成酸性體質？

1.過度攝取乳酸性食品

a）肉類、乳酪製品與蛋、牛肉、火腿等皆屬於酸性食品。
b）攝取過量的酸性食品血液會傾向酸性而變黏稠，不易流到細血管的末稍，而易造成手腳或膝蓋的冷寒症，以及肩膀僵硬和失眠等。
c）年輕力壯時吃適量的肉類是對的，但老年人則以蔬菜或小魚為宜。??

2.生活步調失常會造成酸性體質

a）生活步調失常會造成精神與肉體的壓力。
b）據統計，晚睡者罹患癌症的機率比正常人高出五倍。
c）人類本來就活在節奏的世界裡，無法事先儲備睡眠或飲食，也不能夜顛倒。
d）人體內臟受自律神經控制，白天主要是交感神經活動，晚上則由副交感神經工作，若使其錯亂及倒置，就亦百病滋生。

3.情緒過於緊張

a）文明社會會造成的壓力。
b）工作上或精神上的壓力。
c）當一個人承受精神壓力後，一旦緊張鬆弛，時會造成猝死，稱為潛在性副腎皮質機能不全症。

4.肉體的緊張

a）動手術之前應先檢查腎上腺皮質機能是否正常。如果副腎皮質機能較差，或手術壓力遠超過副腎調整功能，則可能造成病人死亡或其他不良影響。
b）若發現病患臉部浮腫，需詳加詢問病史及服藥狀況，為長期服用腎上腺皮質賀爾蒙者，施以針灸要特別注意反應。
c）勞動或運動過度，通宵打牌、開車等壓力都應盡量避免。

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附錄：常見食物的酸鹼性

1.強酸性食品：蛋黃、乳酪、白糖做的西點或柿子、烏魚子、柴魚等。
2.中酸性食品：火腿、培根、雞肉、鮪魚、豬肉、鰻魚、牛肉、麵包、小麥、奶油、馬肉等。
3.弱酸性食品：白米、落花生、啤酒、酒、油炸豆腐、海苔、文蛤、章魚,泥鰍。
4.弱鹼性食品：紅豆、蘿蔔、蘋果、甘藍菜、洋蔥、豆腐等。
5.中鹼性食品：蘿蔔乾、大豆、紅蘿蔔、蕃茄、香蕉、橘子、南瓜、草莓、蛋白、梅乾、檸檬、菠菜等。
6.強鹼性食品：葡萄、茶葉、葡萄酒、海帶芽、海帶等。

尤其是天然綠藻富含葉綠素，是不錯的鹼性健康食品，而茶類不宜過量，最佳飲用時間為早上。

Control Stress in 12 Easy Steps

Stress is part of life for most people. If not managed properly, it can cause adverse effects for your health. Symptoms such as migraine, sleeplessness and eating disorders may take place. Find out how you can take control of your stress.

1. Plan your time well
Be more organised. Make a list of all the things you need to do and arrange them in order of importance. Decide how much time you need for each job and then stick to your plan.

2. Spread out the changes in your life
Give yourself time to adjust from one change to another. For example, avoid getting married, buying a house and changing jobs all at the same time.

3. Be realistic about what you can do.
Choose your work according to your own ability and interest. Do not hope for the impossible. Set goals for yourself that are achievable so that you don't become frustrated or discouraged.

4. Make decisions wisely
Get all the relevant information first - don't make major decisions blindly. Consider the good and bad points of each choice. Involve the people who will be affected by the decision in the process.

5. Learn to like yourself
Don't worry too much about your looks, height, pimples and other faults. Make the best of what you have and learn to accept what you cannot change.

6. Think positive
Prevent negative feeling from building up. Learn to identify the cause of these feelings and deal constructively with them. Don't blow things out of proportion.

7. Share your problems
Do not keep all your problems and worries to yourself. Remember you are not alone. Talk to your spouse, friend, supervisor or religious leader. They may have had experience with similar situations and they may be able to suggest a solution to your problem.

8. Build a happy family
Be kind, loving and polite to your family. Treat them the same way you should treat your friends. They will provide you with love and support in times of need. Set aside some time each day to talk, play or relax together. Make your home a happy place to come back to after a hard day's work.

9. Make friends
Just as you need a happy family, you also need friends to talk to and laugh with, to visit you and go out with you and to help you in times of need. Treat others the way you would like them to treat you. Respect their views and be patient with their faults. Try giving in to others sometimes - even when you are right.

10. Keep Healthy
Keep your body healthy by exercising regularly, eating wisely and getting enough sleep. Do not turn to cigarettes or alcohol to relieve your stress. Smoking and drinking do not solve anything and will cause more problems for your health.

11. Make some time for yourself.
Do something that you really enjoy. It could be a hobby like collecting coins or an exercise activity like jogging. Take a short break when you feel tense or tired. You deserve to have a little fun sometimes.

12. Learn some Relaxation Techniques
Deep breathing Exercise, meditation, massage and muscle relaxation techniques can be helpful in relieving stress.

Stress

Stress is a part of life. Stress happens to everyone every day as we cope with ordinary events, interact with people, and meet all kinds of demands. Everyday things such as rules, work, responsibilities, decisions, changes, relationships, illness and money can cause stress.

A little stress is good. It makes you think and try harder. It stimulates and provides excitement. The stress of competitive sports, for example, is enjoyable for most people. But too much stress or stress that goes on for a long time can become harmful.

How does stress affect health?

Stress affects everyone differently. Some people become anxious or defensive, others become depressed or withdrawn. Yet others become aggressive or excited. Stress can also give rise to:

• Fast Heartbeats
  
• Tense muscles
  
• Headaches, stomachaches and diarrhoea
  
• Being anxious and bad-tempered all the time
  
• Acting in a defensive or aggressive manner
  
• Feeling tired and having trouble concentrating
  
• Eating disorders, loss of appetite or overeating
  
• Sleeplessness (insomnia)
  
• Migraine
  
• Stomach ulcers
  
• Skin rashes

If stress continues, it may lead to diseases like:

• High blood pressure, heart attack
  
• Depression, nervous breakdown or mental illness
  
• Worsening of asthma attacks

To control stress effectively, we must first know what is causing the stress. Then we must consider whether we can do anything about it. Some causes of stress can be changed or adjusted while others have simply to be accepted. In both cases however, we can change the way we react and learn how to cope more effectively.

最佳時間

1. 唸書的最佳時間
早上醒來頭腦一定會昏昏的，但去洗把臉後，就會清醒多了，這時也是頭腦最清醒的時候，而在此時唸書或是記東西都會比較容易喔！

2. 運動的最佳時間
在早晨的時候出去散散步是不錯的，因為早晨的空氣是最新鮮的，在散步時多呼吸些清新的空氣，不僅可以提神，對身體又很有幫助，但切記不要做劇烈運動喔！

3. 吃水果的最佳時間
飯前一小時吃水果最有益，因為水果是生食，吃生食再吃熟食，體內就不會有白細胞增高的反應，有利於保護人體免疫系統，增強防病抗癌的能力。

4. 鍛煉的最佳時間
傍晚時鍛鍊身體是最好的，因為人的各種活動都受〝生物鐘〞的影響，無論是身體的適應或體力的發揮都在下午近傍晚時分最佳，早上則反之，運動時的血壓和心率都較傍晚時高，對人體有害。

5. 洗澡的最佳時間
晚上臨睡前，洗一次溫水澡能讓全身的肌肉和關節放鬆，有助於安然入睡。

6. 減肥的最佳時間
飯後45分鐘。在二十分鐘內散步行程1600米，最有利於減肥。如過二小時後再散步二十分鐘，則減肥效果更佳。

7. 睡眠的最佳時間
午睡最好從午後一小時開始，這時身體感覺較遲鈍，很容易入睡。晚上則以十時至十一時上床最佳，因為人的深睡時間一般在夜裏十二時至淩晨三時，而人在睡後一個半小時進入深睡狀態。

8. 刷牙的最佳時間
應在每次進食後三分鐘內，因為飯後三分口腔內的細菌開始分解食物殘渣中的酸性物質，腐蝕溶解牙釉質。

9. 護膚的最佳時間
人體皮膚的新陳代謝夜間十二時至凌晨六時最為旺盛，因此睡前護膚有促進和保護皮膚新陳代謝及保護皮膚健美的作用。

10. 飲茶的最佳時間
飯後立即喝茶不科學，因為飯後立即喝茶，茶葉中的鞣酸可與食物中的鐵結合成不溶的鐵鹽，降低鐵的吸收，時間長了容易誘發貧血，等飯後一小時，食物中的鐵質已基本吸收完畢，這時喝茶就不會影響鐵的吸收了。

取自中國保健

Ten Reasons To Eat More Like A Vegetarian

Copyright 1996 CSPI.

Adapted from Nutrition Action Healthletter

Ten Reasons To Eat More Like A Vegetarian
Text: Bonnie Liebman
(Originally in English)

Evidence is mounting that the healthiest diets are loaded with plant foods (vegetables, fruits and beans) and short on animal foods (meat, fish, poultry and dairy products), especially those with a high fat content.

"A diet rich in fruits and vegetables plays a role in reducing the risk of all the major causes of illness and death," says Walter Willet, Head of the Nutrition Department at the Harvard School of Public Health.

To many people, vegetarian is a loaded word. It typically refers to people who never eat meat, fish or poultry for ethical, religious or health reasons. Vegans also avoid all dairy products and eggs. But scientists are more interested in how often - not whether - people eat animal foods. And much of their research points to the same conclusion: people should eat fewer animal foods and more plant foods, especially fruits and vegetables. Why? Here are 10 reasons - some related to health, some not.

1. Cancer

"The scientific base is very strong suggesting that fruits and vegetables are protective elements for all gastrointestinal cancers and all smoking-related cancers," says Tim Byers, professor of Preventive Medicine at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver. That includes cancers of the lung, colon, stomach, mouth, larynx, esophagus and bladder. And a recent study found that lycopene - a carotenoid in tomatoes and tomato sauce - may protect against prostate cancer.

It's not clear how fruits and vegetables may reduce cancer risk. It could be their phytochemicals - things like carotenoids, vitamins C and E, selenium, indoles, flavonoids, phenols and limonene.

There is also evidence that high-fibre grains like wheat bran can reduce cancer risk. "Fibre has a beneficial effect in preventing colon cancer," says David Jenkins, a fibre expert at the University of Toronto. And pasta, rice and other grains can replace the animal foods - red meat, in particular - that may increase the risks of some cancers.

"Men who eat red meat as a main dish five or more times a week have four times the risk of colon cancer of men who eat red meats less than once a month," says Edward Giovannucci of Harvard Medical School. Heavy red-meat eaters were also twice as likely to get prostate cancer in his study of 50,000 male health professionals.

That's just one study. Looking at others, says Lawrence Kushi of the University of Minnesota, "the evidence is quite consistent that red meat is associated with a higher risk of colon - possibly prostate - cancer".

But even lean red meat seems to increase the risk of colon cancer. "It could be the carcinogens created when meat is cooked or meat's highly available iron, or something else in meat," speculates Willett.

2. Heart disease

A plant-based diet with lots of fruits and vegetables can reduce the risk of heart disease. For the last 20 years, heart experts have emphasised cutting saturated fat and cholesterol intake, but plants may protect the heart in other ways. Among them:

* Soluble Fibre: "To reduce your risk of heart disease, you may want to eat more beans, peas, oats, and barley," says Jenkins, because their "sticky" soluble fibre seems to help lower blood cholesterol.

* Folic Acid: "The evidence that folic acid reduces the risk of heart disease is pretty strong," says Willet. Folic acid, a B-vitamin, lowers blood levels of a harmful amino acid called homocysteine. "And fruits and vegetables are a major source of folic acid," he adds.

* Antioxidants: a growing body of evidence suggests that LDL ("bad") cholesterol damages arteries only when it has been oxidised (combined with oxygen). That's why researchers believe that antioxidants like vitamin E may protect the heart. And many of the phytochemicals in fruits and vegetables are antioxidants.

* Squeezing Out Saturates: if you eat lots of plant foods, there's simply less room for the saturated animal fats that clog arteries.

3. Stroke

There's a lot of evidence showing that fruits and vegetables are beneficial for reducing the risk of stroke," says Willet. For example, in a 20-year study of 832 middle-aged men, the risk of stroke was 22 per cent lower for every three servings of fruits and vegetables the men ate each day. Again, no one's sure if it's the potassium, magnesium, fibre or other components of fruits and vegetables that prevent arteries from clogging in the brain.

4. Diverticulosis & Constipation

High-fibre grains - especially wheat bran - can help prevent constipation. That's not trivial in a country like the US that spends millions a year on laxatives.

Diverticulosis is also common. About 30 to 40 per cent of people over 50 have it, though most have no symptoms. Others experience bleeding, constipation, diarrhea, flatulence, pain, or diverticulitis (that's when the pouches - or diverticula - that form in the walls of the colon get inflamed).

"In our studies, it's clear that fibre both from bran and from fruits and vegetables is protective," says Willet. Men who ate the least fibre (13 grams or less a day) were almost twice as likely to get diverticulosis as men who ate the most fibre (at least 32 grams of fibre a day).

5. Other diseases

Plant-rich diets may prevent other illnesses:

* Macular Degeneration: a carotenoid called lutein - which is found mostly in leafy greens - may help prevent the deterioration of the retina that causes blindness in older people. "In our study, people who ate spinach or collard greens two to four times a week had half the estimated risk of macular degeneration compared with those who ate them less than once a month," says Johanna Seddon of Harvard Medical School.

* Neural Tube Defects: folic acid supplements can reduce the risk of spina bifida and other neural tube birth defects. Folic acid from foods (mostly fruits and vegetables) may also cut the risk.

* Diabetes: "We found a lower risk of adult-onset diabetes in people who ate more whole grains," says Willet.

6. Safer food

Some of the deadliest food-borne illnesses enter the body via animal foods. "Ground beef is the most likely source of E. Coli 0157:H7. Poultry carry Salmonella and Campylobacter, and the consumption of raw shellfish has caused infection with Vibrio vulnificus," says David Swerdlow of the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta.

Any raw food - including fruits or vegetables - can carry harmful bacteria. "For example, recent outbreaks of Salmonella have been associated with cantaloupe, tomatoes and alfalfa sprouts," says Swerdlow. But meat, seafood and poultry are the most likely culprits in food-borne illness.

7. The environment

"Our eating habits have a tremendous effect on the planet," says Jenkins. "Eating animals wouldn't harm the environment if it were done on a much smaller scale," explains Alan Durning, Director of North-west Environment Watch in Seattle.

"Modern meat production involves intensive use - and often misuse - of grain, water, energy and grazing areas," says Durning. He cites the following examples:

* Water pollution: the manure and sewage from stockyards, chicken factories, and other feeding facilities can pollute water supplies.

* Air pollution: thirty million tons of methane - a gas that contributes to global warning - comes from manure in sewage ponds or heaps.

* Soil erosion: nearly 40 per cent of the world's - and more than 70 per cent of US - grain production is fed to livestock. For each pound of meat, poultry, eggs and milk we produce, farm fields lose about five pounds of topsoil.

* Water depletion: an estimated half of the grain and hay that's fed to beef cattle is grown on irrigated land. It takes about 390 gallons of water to produce a pound of beef.

* Energy Use: it takes almost ten times more energy to produce and transport livestock than vegetables.

* Overgrazing: about 10 per cent of the arid West of the US has been turned into a desert by livestock. But some of that land couldn't be used for much else. "That's why my argument isn't for vegetarianism, but for people to reduce the consumption of animal products," maintains Durning.

8. Cost

Sure, you can spend $7.99 a pound on mesclun or other gourmet foods. But from squash to sweet potatoes, most plants are a downright bargain. And the lower price of plants shows up when you eat out. On Chinese, Indian, and most other restaurant menus, the vegetarian selections are usually cheaper than the meat, seafood and poultry.

9. Animal welfare

It's unpleasant to think about, but before we slaughter them, the animals we eat are often raised and transported under inhumane conditions.

10. Taste

The number-one reason for eating a plant-rich diet is that it tastes good. The five vegetables that Americans eat most are French fries, tomatoes (mostly as sauce or ketchup), onions, iceberg lettuce, and other potatoes.

But if most Americans shrink the meat, seafood and poultry on their dinner plates, they - or many of their favourite restaurants - wouldn't know what to replace them with. You have to go to ethnic restaurants to get interesting plant-based dishes. It's no coincidence that ethnic restaurants know how to make vegetable dishes taste good. "Fortunately, there's a wealth of experience around the world because almost all traditional diets are plant-based," says Willet.

Yet many Italian, Mexican and other ethnic restaurants have become so Americanised that their vegetables have been largely replaced by meat and cheese. And that's a shame. In Asian and Mediterranean cuisines, cooking fruits and vegetables is an art form. The Italians don't put tremendous amounts of meat and cheese on pizza, for example. I had a thin-crust pizza at a traditional restaurant recently with no cheese - just fresh basil, tomatoes and garlic. It was totally wonderful.

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http://www.godsdirectcontact.org/eng/article/veg10.html

keys for health

(1)失眠時，好多人會飲鮮奶或數羊，但結果更難入睡。 其實平常人呼吸的原理是吸氣短，呼氣長，下次如想安睡，只要相反原 理，吸氣長而呼氣短即可，在五分鐘內會入睡。

(2)一罐可樂有十二匙單糖，意思係飲下後會直接變成我們身體的糖分。

(3)有人減肥不吃早餐，事實所得效果相反，會更肥胖，因相隔晚餐時間太 長，下次進食時會吃得更多。不吃早餐，令自己空肚，會很快生膽石，因為沒 有食物在肚內，膽會排出一些分泌，久而久之，會變成石。而且不吃早餐，會 減低新陳代謝，減肥的原理是加強新陳代謝，才可燃燒脂肪，所以無法減到 磅。早餐是每天最重要，亦應是最豐富的。可吃粉、飯或麵包等，無須怕會熱 量高，因為人體經過一天活動，自然會消耗掉，反而下午及晚餐要小心。

(4)牙醫推薦應該是吃完早餐才刷牙，因口腔是身體最不潔的地方，比肛門 還差，尤其是進食後，最多細菌。

(5)如想改善胃病或腸胃病，可以生果為早餐，博士就是這樣而解決了他嚴 重的十二指腸問題。每天只要進食五至七款不同顏色的生果，就不用進食維他 命。

(6)最有效的進食生果時間是每天下午三時至五時，不是飯後。

(7)減肥的原理是增加肌肉，有肌肉才可以燃燒脂肪，否則只是減去水份。

(8)有肌肉的人，就算坐著看電視，也比一個無肌肉的人消耗更多卡路里， 因為只要他有多你一磅肌肉，他身體會自然地燃燒五十卡路里，而無肌肉的 人，反而要去做運動來燃燒這多餘的脂肪。

(9)美國及加拿大已經禁止蠔油進口，因驗出有致癌物，所以香港的蠔油近 期大減價。

(10)鹽也不可吸收太多，因為鹽會幫助吸收糖份，少糖但吃鹽，也會幫助 糖份的吸取。

(11)蜂蜜不要買來自國內的，盡可能選購外國產品。

(12)如想對付仇人，可叫他們去BBQ，食物經過燒烤會產生致癌物質，吃進 肚內，不會排出，會長期積聚體內。

(13)無人能估計體內會積聚多少致癌物質，但當身體抵抗力較弱、年老、 忙碌或壓力增加時，就會發出來。

(14)如無辦法，可用新鮮檸檬汁灑在肉上，會分解致癌物質。不好扮醒， 檸檬茶是不可以的。

(15)纖維素不單有助排泄，也可以吸收脂肪再排出體外，所以如果想減 肥，應該多吃。

(16)香港人要多小心肝，因我們比其他國家的人患肝癌的機會大三倍，飲 酒的會更多；而且事前無特別病況，發病時通常已經是期。

(17)每天進食四至五餐，是少食多餐的原則。徐可減輕胃腸負擔外，也因 每次進食後，血液會集中在胃部，令人想睡和疲倦。

(18)可吃宵夜，因為肉類要用兩小時去消化，會致肥。肉類的選擇不是在 於白肉或紅肉，而是在於肉的那個部位，雞髀很肥，但雞胸肉就比較少脂肪， 較健康。

(19)肥胖會導致不育。決定生育前應檢查體重，因有遺傳基因，會生一個 肥胖的子女，所以減肥不是只為自己，也為下一代。

(20)減肥可樂卡路里較低，但有酸性，會令自己肚餓，故會增加食慾，令 自己更肥。

(21)煲湯只煲夠一次過飲就可，不可番滾湯，會致癌，每次番滾，會令湯 內的分子變質，影響健康。

(22)湯的維他命經一天後已經留失，飲下的只是脂肪、膽固醇等，所以煲 湯只要足夠一次過飲晒就可以。

(23)如要加熱，可用微波瀘，原理是微波爐是加熱而不是翻滾，所以比較 健康。但要時時檢查微波爐是否損壞，可在市面購買幅射測試錶，測試幅射外 洩的程度。如有便要更換，否則我們便會進食了含幅射的食物，影響下一代。

(24)翻滾的水也不可，但現今社會已難控制。翻滾的油就不好了，如油炸 鬼。

(25)少飲用罐頭湯，因已經翻煲，會致癌。

(26)一星期兩次重量訓練，如舉重、啞鈐；一星期四次有氧運動，心跳在 120上。要減肥就要先做重量再做有氧，效果會好些。

(27)不可放棄任何一餐正餐，因為會令新陳代謝減慢，減不到脂肪。

(28)成年人每年會減少一磅肌肉，等如增加5卡路里，這是中年發福的原 因，所以要不斷緞練肌肉。

(29)增加肌肉即淢少脂肪。進食天然食品，外國人進食薯仔時會連皮吃， 只要清洗好，是一個好習慣，纖維素增加，有助健康。

(30)做重量運動時要進食麵包等，否則無力去舉重。做有氧運動時則相 反，因做有氧運動是為減肥，吃下麵包去做運動就失效。所減的係那個麵包而 不是身體內的脂肪，故此跑步前不可進食這類食物。肚空，才會燃燒體內脂 肪，否則所減的只是那個麵包的能量。

(31)早上磅重會較輕，晚上會較重。將早上的磅數和晚上的磅數比較，如 相差百分比二，就可以測出新陳代謝是否好，否則就証明代謝慢。

(32)三文魚壽司有蟲，每次進食會在體內積聚，在體內一日一日地長大。 日本人比我們患胃癌的機會大三倍，因為wasabi是致癌物質。

(33)焗桑拿令心臟壓力加大，好傷心臟。

(34)咖啡會令骨質疏鬆，不可飲用。

The Don'ts after Meals

* Don't smoke
Experiment from expert prove that smoking a cigarette after meal is comparable to smoking 10 cigarette (chances of cancer higher)

* Don't eat fruit immediately
Immediately eat fruit after meal will cause stomach to be bloated with air. Therefore take fruit 1-2 hr after meal or 1hr before meal.

* Don't drink tea
Because tea leaves contains a high content of acid. This substance will cause the Protein content in the food we consume to be harden thus difficult to digest.

* Don't loosen your belt
Loosen belt after meal will easily caused the intestine to be twisted and block

* Don't bath
Bathing will cause the increase of blood flow to the hands, legs and body thus the amount of blood around the stomach will therefore decrease. This will weaken the digestive system in our stomach

* Don't walk about
People always say that after meal walk a hundred step will live till 99 In actual fact this is not true. Walking will cause the digestive system unable to absorb the nutrition from the food we intake

* Don't sleep immediately
The food we intake were unable to digest properly. Thus will lead to gastric and infection in our intestine

Water Therapy

HEALTH IS WEALTH......

Mother nature has given us plenty and free water. Without spending on medicine, tablets, injections, diagnosis, Doctor fees, etc., just by drinking pure water, the following deseases will be cured. You can never believe before practising. Let us see the list of deseases being cured by this therapy. Diseases cured by drinking water:

01. Headache
02. Blood Pressure/Hyper Tension
03. Anemia (Blood Shortage)
04. Rheumatism (Pain in joints/muscles)
05. General Paralysis
06. Obesity
07. Artheritis
08. Sinusitis
09. Tachycardia
10. Giddiness
11. Cough
12. Asthma
13. Bronchitis
14. Pulminory Tuberculosis
15. Menengitis
16. Kidney stones
17. Urogenital diseases
18. Hyper acidity
19. Gastro-entritis
20. Dysentry
21. Rectal Piodapse
22. Constipation
23. Hostorthobics
24. Diabetes
25. Eye diseases
26. Opthalmic Haemorrhage & Opthalmia (reddisheye)
27. Irregular Menstruation
28. Leukemia
29. Uterus cancer
30. Breast cancer
31. Laryngitis

How to do this water therapy?
[Drink six glasses of water (1.5 litres) everyday]

1) Early morning, after you get up from bed, (without even brushing your teeth) drink 1.50 litres of water i.e., 5 to 6 glasses. Let us all know that ancient Indians termed this therapy as "Usha Paana Chikitsa". You may wash your face thereafter.

2) Here it is very essential to note that nothing else, neither drinks nor solid food of any sort should be taken within 1 hour before and after drinking this 1.50 litres of water.

3) It is also to be strictly observed that no alcoholic drinks should be taken the previous night.

4) If required, boiled and filtered water may be used for this purpose.

Is it possible to drink 1.50 litres of water at one time?
To begin with, one may find it difficult to drink 1.50 litres of water at one time, but one will get used to it gradually. Initially, while practicing you may drink four glasses first and the balance two glasses after a gap of two minutes. Initially you may find the necessity to urinate 2 to 3 times within an hour, but it will become normal after quite some time.

By research and experience, the following diseases are observed to be cured with this therapy within the indicated days as below:

Constipation - 1 day
Acidity - 2 days
Diabetes - 7 days
Cancer - 4 weeks
Pulminory TB - 3 months
BP & Hypertension - 4 weeks

Note:
It is advised that persons suffering from Artheritis or Rheumatism should practice this therapy thrice a day, i.e., morning, midday and night, 1 hour before meals for one week; and twice a day subsequently until the disease disappears.

How does pure water act?

Consuming ordinary drinking water by the right method purifies human body. It renders the colon more effective by forming new fresh blood, known in medical terms as Haematopaises. That the mucousal folds of the colon and intestines are activated by this method, is an undisputed fact, just as the theory that new fresh blood is produced by the mucousal fold.

If the colon is cleansed then the nutrients of the food taken several times a day will be absorbed and by the action of the mucousal folds they are turned into fresh blood. The blood is all important in curing ailments and restoring health, and for this water should be consumed in a regular pattern.

We make an earnest request that the above method should be read and practised carefully. Please spread this message to your friends, relatives and neighbors - It is a great service to the cause of humanity.

We should all lead a healthy life.

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Life is short, just go for it!

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Breakfast reduces strokes, heart attacks......

Wake up earlier and have your breakfast!

Read this to understand the importance of taking breakfast.

Breakfast can help prevent strokes, heart attack and sudden death.

Advice on not to skip breakfast! Tips for healthy living...

For those who always skip breakfast, you should start kicking that habit now!!

You've heard many times that "Breakfast is the most important meal of the day."

Now, recent research confirms that one of the worst practices you can develop may be avoiding breakfast. Why?

Because the frequency of heart attack, sudden death, and stroke peaks between 6:00a.m. and noon, with the highest incidence being between 8:00a.m. and 10:00a.m.

What mechanism within the body could account for this significant jump in sudden death in the early morning hours? We may have an answer.


Platelet, tiny elements in the blood that keep us from bleeding to death if we get a cut, can clump together inside our arteries due to cholesterol or plaque buildup in the artery lining.

It is in the morning hours that platelets become the most activated and tend to form these internal blood clots at the greatest frequency.

However, eating even a very light breakfast prevents the morning platelet activation that is associated with heart attacks and strokes. Studies performed at Memorial University in St. Johns, Newfoundland found that eating a light, very low-fat breakfast was critical in modifying the morning platelet activation. Subjects in the study consumed either low-fat or fat-free yogurt, orange juice, fruit, and a source of protein coming from yogurt or fat-free milk). So if you skip breakfast, it's important that you change this practice immediately in light of this research.

Develop a simple plan to eat cereal, such as oatmeal or Bran Flakes, along with six ounces of grape juice or orange juice, and perhaps a piece of fruit. This simple plan will keep your platelets from sticking together, keep blood clots from forming, and perhaps head off a potential heart attack or stroke.

So never ever skip breakfast.

Healthy Body

This is an interesting article. You may wish to extend your life by following the ways...... then read thru

TAKE A COLD SHOWER
A study shows that cold showers make your heart and lungs work more efficiently, boost immunity and reduce risk of heart attacks. A two-minute cold blast after a warm shower is all you need.

GET A PET
Families who own a dog or cat are less stressed and visit their doctor less often than non-owners, according to reserchers at Cambridge University. Pets make you optimistic and relaxed, which lowers your blood pressure. Dogs give best results, but even a goldfish in a bowl will do the trick.

PLAY CHESS
Tony Buzan,director of the Brain Trust, says exercising your mind with hobbies such as chess and the crossword can make a huge difference to brain power in old age.

DRINK GREEN TEA
Japanese research shows that men who drink green tea live longer and suffer less lung cancer and strokes; Norwegian scientists say that tea can lower blood cholesterol and blood pressure.

GET SPIRITUAL
Research by David Weeks, a clinical psychologist at Edinburgh University, shows that believing in something spiritual - whether nature, God or New Age therapy - is life enhancing, probably because it makes you happier.

SKIP
Researchers have found that women who jump or skip on the spot 50 times a day could live longer. It strenghtens the heart, guarding against cardiovascular disease, and also increases bone density, helping to ward off osteoporosis.

STOP PLAYING THE LOTTERY
US psychologist Cecilia Hurwich found that the less materialistic you are, the more likely you are to have a long, happy life. Realising that money can't buy happiness and the super-rich are statistically more likely to die young, makes you more optimistic - a key factor in longevity.

Ten Secret Teachings for a Long Healthy Life
1) Less sugar... more fruits
2) Less eating... more chewing
3) Less meat... more vegetables
4) Less salt... more vinegar
5) Less dressing... more bathing
6) Less vehicles... more walking
7) Less worry... more sleep
8) Less anger... more smile
9) Less talking... more action
10) Less craving... more giving