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Apples Work Magic on Bad Cholesterol -- AN APPLE A DAY

'An apple a day keeps the doctor away' still holds…

 Apples Work Magic on Bad Cholesterola

It raises good cholesterol, lowers bad cholesterol and contributes to weight loss. So what is this miracle substance? An apple.

"I consider apples a magic food," said Bahram H. Arjmandi, Ph.D., director for the Center for Advancing Exercise and Nutrition Research on Aging at Florida State University. "Apples are not my favorite food, but I buy a bag a week and try to eat two per day. I am convinced this is what I should do if I want to remain healthy."

According to Arjmandi, apple pectin -- the white stuff under the skin -- binds to cholesterol in the gut and ferries it out of the body. This is well-known, but what surprised Arjmandi is how much cholesterol a couple of apples can remove from the body.

In one recent study, he divided 160 women between the ages of 45 and 65 into two groups. One group ate 75 grams of dried apple per day -- about 2 1/2 ounces -- while the other ate the same amount of dried prunes. To his amazement, the women who ate apples experienced a 23 percent decrease in LDL "bad" cholesterol, and increased their HDL "good" cholesterol by 3 percent to 4 percent -- a boost difficult to achieve with drugs or exercise.

The women who ate the dried prunes experienced no such effects on their cholesterol, although another study found that women who ate 10 prunes per day, while taking calcium and vitamin D supplements, had higher bone density in their forearms and spine than women who ate apples.

Cholesterol is manufactured in the liver. Statin drugs, such as Lipitor and Crestor, reduce cholesterol very effectively by blocking an enzyme needed to make it. The problem is that statins can be hard on the liver, which is why people who take them must have a blood test periodically to make sure their liver is not becoming irritated and inflamed.

"The liver is one of the largest organs in the body, and it can remain pretty functional if only 50 percent of it stays healthy," said Arjmandi. "You do not see an abnormality in the blood unless you do substantial damage to the liver. Drugs have their place, but if you have to check your liver enzymes, that means the drug is doing something not so good for you, and I don't understand why we would go for drug therapies when eating two apples a day reduces LDL cholesterol so effectively. Eat apples and you not only don't harm your liver, but you substantially benefit your health."

So why aren't apples prescribed for high cholesterol as avidly as statin drugs?

Statins account for about 6.5 percent of all drug sales in the U.S., according to Forbes magazine, and earn drug companies about $26 billion per year.

"You'd have to sell a lot of apples to make that kind of money," Arjmandi said. "If the drugs earn that kind of money, why would a business bother with apple pectin?"


"Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wing

 

 

Durian is the Healing King of All Fruits

Durian is the Healing King of All Fruits

The fruit that brings happiness (contains tryptophan) besides Vit B,C and E...

 

We can give every excuse to consume durians. 

But this one comes from an "ang moh" (Mat Salleh).

Durian is the Healing King of All Fruits 

by Sheryl Walters, citizen journalist

(Natural News)

Durian is a little known fruit from Asia that has an extremely pungent smell and an amazingly sweet taste. The smell of the durian fruit is so bad that many hotels in the areas where durian grows will not allow their guests to have the fruit in their rooms. But those who brave the smell are quickly won over by its beautiful taste and amazing health benefits. 

 

Unlike most fruits the durian is left to fall from the tree as this is a sign that it is ripe to eat. People in the local villages of South East Asia, where the durian is most common, call it "The King of Fruits," and they will clear the floor under the trees near to harvest time and then camp near them for up to two months just to make sure they get the fruit at its peak. This is a truly exceptional and healing fruit.

  

Health Benefits of Durian. 

Traditionally the durian fruit was seen as a powerful aphrodisiac, while women would eat the ashes from burnt durian skins to help them recover after child birth. But concoctions made from the leaves of the durian tree were also used to help reduce swelling and cure skin disease. More recently nutritionists have claimed that the durian fruit can help lower cholesterol and cleanse the blood as well as cure jaundice and alleviate fevers.

Experts even say that you can rid yourself of yeast infections such as thrush through eating the durian fruit. This is because of the durian's high iron content that helps the white blood cells in our body make specific chemicals that kill off the infection.                                                                                                        

The durian is also packed with amino acids as well as Vitamins B, C and E and many people are even comparing the sweet custard like centre of the durian fruit to the goji berry for its high levels of anti oxidants. These anti oxidants help slow down the destruction of cells from free radicals such as pollution and smoking; in doing so, they decrease the effects of aging on the skin giving you a younger more refreshed look.  

Among the amino acids found inside the durian is tryptophan. Tryptophan is essential for making and maintaining serotonin levels in the body. Serotonin is the hormone in the body that regulates our happiness. People with low serotonin levels tend to have short tempers, are often moody and suffer from depression. This means that not only will eating the durian fruit help keep your body running smoothly but it will also increase your general happiness and well being.

Cancer-causing chemicals found in soy sauce

This is alarming to all Chinese consumers. I checked the Daily mail of London - the news was published on 30 & 31 July 2012. I hope someone has contacts from our Health Department so samples can be tested in our nation, too.       Cancer-causing chemicals found in soy sauce by SEANPOULTER, Daily Mail   Cancer-causing chemicals have been found in nearly one in four samples of soy sauce and other Chinese flavourings tested by food watchdogs, it was announced yesterday. In some, the levels massively exceeded international safety limits while others contained traces of a banned toxic substance. Yesterday officials issued a 'hazard alert' and demanded that supermarket shelves be cleared of the products and that consumers and caterers throw out the offending brands. The list also includes varieties of oyster sauce, mushroom sauce and a chicken marinade. All are likely to be used in Chinese or Thai restaurants. Virtually all the brands involved were imported from Thailand, China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, and sold through specialist Chinese supermarkets.   The Food Standards Agency, which carried out the tests, believes the most likely buyers will be Chinese and Thai restaurants and families from Eastern and South East Asian backgrounds. It stressed that occasional users were unlikely to be harmed but there was concern for people consuming high levels of the products. The samples involved in th e survey of 100 products were collected more than five months ago. Explaining the delay in publishing the findings, the FSA said it had to run a detailed analysis, contact importers and trace the history of consignments. The chemical 3-MCPD is considered so dangerous that the EU will not allow any more than the tiniest amount in food - just 0.02 mg per kg. Yet one of the products, sold under the brand name Golden Mountain, contained close to 5,000 times that figure. Just two teaspoons would be equivalent to 20 times the acceptable daily intake recommended for a woman. The survey also revealed traces of an even more harmful chemical, 1,3-DCP, which is banned from all food because it is toxic to genes, as well as carcinogenic. Some 24 of the 100 samples were positive for 3-MCPD and two thirds of these had traces of 1,3-DCP. The two are thought to create a higher risk of liver cancer. FSA deputy chairman Suzi Leather said: 'Soy sauce can be produced without these chemicals and we expect swift action from the industry to ensure that the planned EU legal limits are met.' The shops the FSA tested were concentrated in Leeds, Manchester, London and Cambridge. However the brands are likely to be available nationwide. The products carried the brand names Golden Mountain, King Imperial, Pearl River Bridge, Jammy Chai, Golden Mark, Kimlan, Lee Kum Kee, Tung Chun, Sinsin and Golden Swan. Some of the makers and importers have claimed that they were the victims of counterfeiters.

Fwd: Apples Work Magic on Bad Cholesterol --AN APPLE A DAY

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Subject: Apples Work Magic on Bad Cholesterol --AN APPLE A DAY

'An apple a day keeps the doctor away' still holds…

 Apples Work Magic on Bad Cholesterola

It raises good cholesterol, lowers bad cholesterol and contributes to weight loss. So what is this miracle substance? An apple.

"I consider apples a magic food," said Bahram H. Arjmandi, Ph.D., director for the Center for Advancing Exercise and Nutrition Research on Aging at Florida State University. "Apples are not my favorite food, but I buy a bag a week and try to eat two per day. I am convinced this is what I should do if I want to remain healthy."

According to Arjmandi, apple pectin -- the white stuff under the skin -- binds to cholesterol in the gut and ferries it out of the body. This is well-known, but what surprised Arjmandi is how much cholesterol a couple of apples can remove from the body.

In one recent study, he divided 160 women between the ages of 45 and 65 into two groups. One group ate 75 grams of dried apple per day -- about 2 1/2 ounces -- while the other ate the same amount of dried prunes. To his amazement, the women who ate apples experienced a 23 percent decrease in LDL "bad" cholesterol, and increased their HDL "good" cholesterol by 3 percent to 4 percent -- a boost difficult to achieve with drugs or exercise.

The women who ate the dried prunes experienced no such effects on their cholesterol, although another study found that women who ate 10 prunes per day, while taking calcium and vitamin D supplements, had higher bone density in their forearms and spine than women who ate apples.

Cholesterol is manufactured in the liver. Statin drugs, such as Lipitor and Crestor, reduce cholesterol very effectively by blocking an enzyme needed to make it. The problem is that statins can be hard on the liver, which is why people who take them must have a blood test periodically to make sure their liver is not becoming irritated and inflamed.

"The liver is one of the largest organs in the body, and it can remain pretty functional if only 50 percent of it stays healthy," said Arjmandi. "You do not see an abnormality in the blood unless you do substantial damage to the liver. Drugs have their place, but if you have to check your liver enzymes, that means the drug is doing something not so good for you, and I don't understand why we would go for drug therapies when eating two apples a day reduces LDL cholesterol so effectively. Eat apples and you not only don't harm your liver, but you substantially benefit your health."

So why aren't apples prescribed for high cholesterol as avidly as statin drugs?

Statins account for about 6.5 percent of all drug sales in the U.S., according to Forbes magazine, and earn drug companies about $26 billion per year.

"You'd have to sell a lot of apples to make that kind of money," Arjmandi said. "If the drugs earn that kind of money, why would a business bother with apple pectin?"


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pomegranate

EVERY SEED OF POMEGRANATE WHICH GOES IN YOUR STOMACH IS A SEED OF LIFE FOR YOUR HEART

>
> "Bypass your bypass surgery" says Dr Syed Zair Hussain Rizvi
>
> Two things are full of benefits for the human being, lukewarm water and
pomegranate (石榴).
>
>
> Pomegranate is a seasonal fruit in Pakistan, so I tried an experiment
with dried pomegranate seeds.  I prepared a decoction boiling the
fistful of dried seeds in half a litre of water for 10 minutes, squeezed
the seeds, strained the decoction and advised those patients suffering
from painful angina to use a glass of lukewarm decoction on an empty
stomach in the morning.
>
> An amazing result was observed, the decoction of dried pomegranate seeds
worked like magic.  The feeling of tightness and heaviness in the chest
and the pain had gone.
>
> It encouraged me to try more experiments on all types of cardiac
patients.  So, I tried other experiments on patients who were suffering
from painful angina, coronary arterial blockage, cardiac Ischemia
(insufficient blood-flow to the heart muscle) etc., waiting for a bypass
surgery.
>
> The same lukewarm decoction was used on an empty stomach in the morning.
The patients experienced quick relief in all symptoms including painful
condition.
>
> In another case of coronary arterial blockage, the patient started using
half glass of fresh pomegranate juice everyday for one year.
>
> Although all symptoms were completely relieved within a week, he
continued taking it for a whole year.  It completely reversed the
plaque build-up and unblocked his arteries to normal.
>
> The angiography report confirmed the evidence.  Thus, this decoction of
dried pomegranate seeds, fresh pomegranate juice or eating a whole
pomegranate on empty stomach in the morning proved to be a miracle cure
for cardiac patients.
>
> But the lukewarm 'dried-seeds decoction' proved to be more effective,
compared to eating a whole pomegranate or fresh pomegranate juice.
>
> Use of pomegranate, in any way, has demonstrated even more dramatic
effects as a blood thinner and as a pain killer for cardiac patients.
It also lowers LDL (low-density lipoprotein or bad cholesterol) and
raises the HDL (high-density lipo protein or good cholesterol).
>
> There are more than 50 different types of heart diseases; the most
common being Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), which is the number one
killer of both women and men in some countries, and there has been no
medicinal cure for this disease.
>
> Many cardiac patients have reversed their heart diseases on my advice,
using one glass of lukewarm decoction of pomegranate dried seeds, half
glass of fresh pomegranate juice or eating a whole pomegranate on an
empty stomach in the morning.
>
> It was the very first real breakthrough in the history of cardiology to
successfully treat the cardiac diseases by the use of a fruit.
>
> More super foods to obtain even faster results for cardiac patients,
(which are most promising for curative and protective agents) are fresh
raisins, quince, guava, prunes (dried plums), natural vinegar, mixture
of grape-fruit juice and honey in the morning (on an empty stomach),
basil leaves, chicory leaves, powder of oregano leaves and rock salt in
equal quantity (in case the patient is not hypertensive) and sesame oil
as cooking oil for cardiac patients.
>
> I regret to say that treating the heart patients and bypass surgery has
become a far more profitable business around the world, which has failed
to help avert life-threatening heart attacks and life-time cardiac
complications, resulting in an almost paralyzed life.
>
> A regular use of pomegranate (in any way) ensures a healthy cardiac
life, thinning your blood, dissolving the blood clots and clearing the
obstruction inside the coronary arteries, maintaining an optimal blood
flow, supporting a healthy blood pressure, preventing and reversing
atherosclerosis (thickening of the internal lining of the blood
vessels).
>
> From whatever I have experienced and observed in the last several years,
I can definitely say:  "A pomegranate a day keeps the cardiologist
away." You can try and see the wonder.

English: Complete and Finished

 

COMPLETE and FINISHED

No English dictionary has been able to adequately explain the difference
between the two words COMPLETE and FINISHED, in a way that is easy to
understand.

Some people say there is no difference between COMPLETE and FINISHED.

However, there is a difference.

When you marry the right woman, you are COMPLETE.

And when you marry the wrong woman, you are FINISHED.

And when the right one catches you with the wrong one, you
are      ---     COMPLETELY FINISHED.