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USANA Cellular Compensation Plan 1

2008-07-13T19:23:00.002+08:00

Tanda-tanda anda menghadapi masalah MENTAL / Stress?

2008-07-12T15:49:00.006+08:00

Pertama: Anda sentiasa menghadapi masalah untuk bangun tidur?

Kedua: Tengkuk anda sentiasa merasa sakit dan susah untuk memusingkan kepala?

Ketiga: Rambut anda sentiasa kusut masai setelah mandi dan menggunakan syampu terbaik?

Keempat: Kepala anda sentiasa merasa pening dan seperti berada di awang-awangan?

Kelima: Berat badan anda terus meningkat dengan mendadak

walau pun telah berusaha keras untuk mengurangkan berat?

Keenam: Anda sentiasa merasa letih yang amat sangat dan sentiasa mengeliat?

Ketujuh: Anda sentiasa merasa fikiran terlalu sempit?

Kelapan: Anda sentiasa merasa diri anda terlalu kecil dan selalu dipermainkan?

Kesembilan: Boss sentiasa marah dengan anda?

Kesepuluh: Anda sentiasa basah kuyup ketika keluar makan tengahari walaupun berpayung?

Kesebelas: Anda sentiasa dan selalu merasa penat yang amat sangat?

Keduabelas: Anda sentiasa merasa diri tersepit?

Ketigabelas: Anda sentiasa merasa kehadiran tetamu asing?

Keempatbelas: Anda sentiasa merasa seperti hendak demam dan selsema serta kepala merasa panas?

Kelimabelas dan akhir: ANDA SENTIASA MERASA......KESEORANGAN DAN MERASA AMAT TAKUT ....... SEPERTI ADA SESEORANG BERADA DI DALAM RUMAH....... ......... ......... .HE...HE. ....HE... ..

Pfizer's Cholesterol Drug Boosts Death Rate by 58 Percent

2008-06-22T14:48:00.003+08:00

(NaturalNews) Patients who take the cholesterol drug torcetrapid, intended to increase levels of HDL ("good") cholesterol and lower LDL ("bad") cholesterol levels, have a 58 percent higher risk of death than similar patients who do not take the drug, according to a study led by researchers at the Heart Research Institute in Sydney and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Researchers studied 15,067 participants, all considered to be at high risk of cardiovascular disease. All the patients were treated with the cholesterol-lowering drug atorvastatin, while half were also treated with torcetrapid.

Torcetrapid is marketed by Pfizer, as is atorvastatin (under the brand name Lipitor).

Patients receiving both drugs had a 58 percent higher chance of dying and a 25 percent higher chance of experiencing cardiovascular events such as heart attacks than those who were treated only with atorvastatin.

Torcetrapid is one of a new class of drugs called cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) inhibitors. Unlike older cholesterol drugs, which only lower LDL levels, CETP inhibitors are intended to raise HDL levels at the same time. The drugs function by blocking the action of a protein that transfers cholesterol from HDL to LDL, thus forcing the cholesterol to remain in HDL form.

In the recent study, torcetrapid was found to raise HDL levels by an average of 72.1 percent, and lower LDL levels by an average of 24.9 percent.

Scientists are still unclear why torcetrapid appears to increase patient death rates and heart attack risk. While the drug is known to raise blood pressure, many of the patients who died in the recent study actually had blood pressure levels below normal.

Researchers have hypothesized that the drug may increase the levels of a hormone involved in regulating blood pressure, and that this may lead to stress on the cardiovascular system.

Merck and Roche Holding have placed the development of their own CETP inhibitors on hold, pending the results of further trials on torcetrapid.

by David Gutierrez

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Rahsia Di Dalam Ais

2008-06-03T23:29:00.003+08:00

Zat di dalam ais tidak akan mampu dihasilkan oleh mana-mana saintis mahupun manusia" Air sejuk yang hening dapat menolong pesakit insomnia yang sukar tidur agar dapat kembali tidur seperti biasa.

Orang yang tidur dalam udara yang sejuk dan berselimut untuk memanaskan tubuhnya adalah kombinasi yang baik untuk menjaga kesihatan secara menyeluruh dalam jangka masa pendek apatah lagi jangka panjang.

Udara panas lebih memudahkan penyebaran penyakit berjangkit kerana bacteria lebih agresif dan cepat membiak dalam cuaca begini.

Liputan ais di Antartika (daerah Kutub Selatan) dan Artik (daerah Kutub Utara) adalah pengimbang dasar bumi yang amat panas.

Kombinasi dalam bumi yang panas dan luaran bumi yang sejuk adalah rahsia keseimbangan tekanan semulajadi alam yang mengawal graviti dan pergerakan bumi pada paksinya.

Ais atau air sejuk dapat mengembalikan memori atau sifat pelupa yang keterlaluan.

Benarkan anak anda mengunyah ais kerana ini akan menguatkan giginya dan benarkan anak anda memakan ais krim secara perlahan-lahan dan berterusan sehingga batuknya hilang dalam masa beberapa jam kerana mengambil ubat batuk biasanya akan mengambil masa satu minggu untuk melegakan batuk secara total.

Membiasakan diri mengunyah ais akan meningkatkan kecerdasan fikiran dan kepantasan pergerakan.

Ais amat diperlukan oleh mana-mana atlit sukan dalam kecederaan yang tidak disangka-sangkakan.

Air sejuk atau ais kini dijadikan bahan perencat kepada kecederaan yang akut seperti demam panas yang biasanya dihidapi oleh bayi yang mempunyai potensi menghidapi penyakit sawan.

Air sejuk adalah terapi yang amat popular sebagai penguat tulang yang telah patah dengan syarat ia dibalut dengan kain hitam.

Air sejuk dalam rahsia cuka adalah sangat baik untuk menguatkan tulang yang patah kerana ia dapat menyembuhkan tulang dengan lebih cepat.

Air suam dengan rahsia cuka yang diminum akan melemahkan dan mengecutkan sistem aliran darah yang menjadi penyebab utama terjadinya lumpuh.

Adalah makruh mengambil air sembahyang (wuduk) pada suhu yang tinggi atau yang telah terkena panas cahaya matahari yang pastinya akan mengganggu sistem deria pada kulit.

Air sejuk secara psikologinya amat ditakuti oleh pesakit yang mengalami gangguan jin atau dikuasai oleh unsur-unsur spiritual yang jahat.

Air sejuk mempunyai nada bunyi dalam tekanan rendah yang amat lembut lagi mengharmonikan.

Air sejuk akan menguatkan tulang bayi.

Air sejuk akan meningkatkan sistem imun yang luar biasa sebagai tenaga pencegahan berbagai penyakit alahan dan jangkitan.

Air sejuk dalam rahsia ais memegang rahsia kepadatan molekul kristal yang paling keras iaitu Intan.

Air sejuk adalah kuasa penyerap yang amat sesuai dijadikan system penghantaran tenaga yang paling cekap sehingga ke dasar sel yang jauh dan menyeluruh.

Air sejuk mempunyai daya rangsangan yang boleh mengembalikan semangat orang yang telah hilang seperti pengsan, gila dan koma kembali sedar.

Mandi air sejuk akan menguatkan tulang. Tulang yang berlebihan dengan urik asid akan meningkatkan suhu tulang dan melemahkan struktur tulang.

Air sejuk lebih stabil molekul atomnya.

Air sejuk lebih peka kepada gelombang frekuensi rendah yang dirakamkan melalui niat dalam amalan berwuduk.

Air sejuk dapat merakamkan gelombang frekuensi rendah lebih stabil.

Air sejuk sesuai dijadikan air penawar kepada orang yang ingin merakamkan bunyi dalaman yang disertai dengan rasa kasih sayang dan keikhlasan.

Air kelapa muda bersifat sejuk dan amat baik untuk kesihatan kerana ia amat berkesan meneutralkan kesan keracunan dan keasidan yang berlebihan di dalam aliran darah. Tubuh secara semulajadi bersifat panas dan ia memerlukan pasangan yang bersifat sejuk.

Oksigen dan hidrogen bersifat panas dan ia menguasai bahagian perut. Adalah menjadi suatu kesalahan memulakan amalan pemakanan di waktu pagi dengan unsur-unsur yang panas. Minumlah seteguk air sejuk di awal pagi kerana ia akan menguatkan perut.

Obesity boosts cancer risk, says health review

2008-06-01T22:06:00.003+08:00

Being obese boosts the risk of half a dozen types of cancer, and the odds strengthen as one's waistline thickens, according to a major review published on Saturday by The Lancet.

Doctors at the University of Manchester, northwestern England, trawled through 141 studies that monitored the health of 282,000 people who gained weight.

Their benchmark of fat was the body mass index (BMI), in which the individual's weight in kilos is divided by the square of the person's height in metres. Individuals with a BMI of 25-29.9 are considered overweight, while those with a BMI of 30 or more are obese.

The investigators found that every gain of five points in BMI among men raised the risk of gullet cancer by 52 percent, of thyroid cancer by 33 percent and of colon and kidney cancers by 24 percent.

Among women, a BMI increase of five points hiked the risk of cancer of the uterus lining by 59 percent, of the gallbladder by 59 percent, of the gullet by 51 percent and of the kidney by nine percent.

Smaller but still significant associations were seen between BMI increase and cancer of the rectum, colon and skin among men, and of the breast, pancreas, thyroid and colon among women. In both sexes, there was an increased risk of leukaemia, non-Hodgkin lymphoma and
multiple myeloma.

Obesity has long been linked to deaths from cardiovascular disease and to diabetes in industrialised countries, a phenomenon that is now extending to cities in developing economies.

According to some estimates, deaths from obesity in the United States outstripped those from smoking in 2005.

But only recently has strong evidence emerged of an association between excess body fat and cancer.

A ground-breaking report issued last year by the World Cancer Research Fund and the American Institute for Cancer Research found a link with cancers of the throat, colon, rectum, kidney and, among post-menopausal women, the breast.

In a commentary, also published by The Lancet, Swedish nutritionists Susanna Larsson and Alicja Wolk of the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm speculated that excess body fat may cause changes in levels of insulin, sex steroids and other hormones.

This could have an impact on apoptosis, the mechanism by which a flawed cell commits suicide.
Cancerous cells are able to bypass apoptosis and proliferate unchecked. Localised accumulation of fat cells could also contribute significantly to specific tumours, such as cancers of the liver and
throat, suggested Larsson and Wolk.

Antioxidants & The Tango

2008-03-31T20:06:00.004+08:00

The antioxidants vitamin E and lutein, from both food and supplements, may reduce women's risk for cataracts, researchers report.

A study in the January issue of The Archives of Ophthalmology enrolled more than 35,000 women who were followed for an average of 10 years.

After statistically adjusting for smoking, alcohol use, body mass index and other variables, the researchers found that the more vitamin E and lutein the women used, the less likely they were to have cataracts. Compared with the one-fifth of women who consumed the least antioxidants, the one-fifth who consumed the most reduced their risk for cataracts by 14 percent with vitamin E and 18 percent with lutein.

Vegetable oils, nuts, leafy green vegetables and whole grains are sources of vitamin E, and lutein is found in various fruits, corn, kale, spinach and other vegetables. William Christen, the lead author and an associate professor of medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital, said this study was observational only and that "there is no solid randomized trial for any specific nutrient to prevent eye disease."

Still, Christen said, the findings suggest that there is a benefit to antioxidants and that people should eat plenty of fruits and vegetables. "This is advice you may have heard before," he said. The research was supported in part by a grant from DSM Nutritional Products.

whereas in another story,

THE TANGO MAY HELP PARKINSON'S PATIENTS

When the band strikes up a tango, people with Parkinson's disease may want to head for the dance floor. That is the lesson from a new study reporting that when Parkinson's patients took tango classes, their balance improved.

Problems with walking and balance are common among people with the disease, and often lead to falls. Among the difficulties, the researchers said, are shuffling and trouble turning while walking.

Patients may experience a sudden "freezing" that can either slow them down or stop them entirely. They also have trouble walking while performing another activity at the same time.

The study appears in the December issue of The Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy. The lead author is Madeleine Hackney of the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri.

The researchers described what happened when 19 Parkinson's patients were given either 20 tango classes or 20 exercise classes. The exercise class consisted of one hour of movement, much of it in chairs or using chairs for support. The tango class was more vigorous, and focused on stretching, balance, footwork and timing.

Both groups demonstrated general improvement, but only the tango students appeared to do better when it came to balance. The improvement was fairly limited, and the researchers said more study was needed.

Siri 4 : Modal sepucuk email?

2008-03-30T23:33:00.001+08:00

Berapakah modal yang diperlukan untuk membuka sebuah restoran makanan di pinggir bandar?

RM100,000.00?

Berapakah modal yang diperlukan untuk membuka sebuah stesyen minyak?

RM300,000.00?

Berapakah modal yang diperlukan untuk membuka sebuah salun kecantikan di pasar raya?

RM50,000.00?

Berapakah modal yang diperlukan untuk membuka sebuah butik di lokasi strategik?

RM100,000.00?

Berapakah modal yang diperlukan untuk membuka sebuah kedai goreng pisang?

2000.00?

Berapakah modal yang diperlukan untuk membuka sebuah gerai burger?

RM1500,00?

Berapakah pula modal yang anda mahu laburkan untuk membuka sebuah Business Center (1BC) USANA?

Hai, Assalammualaikum...

Bertemu lagi kita di siri ke 4 titian perjalanan saya didalam bisnes USANA. Minggu ini merupakan satu minggu yang sangat mencabar, beremosi, menggembirakan, dramatik dan merupakan antara minggu yang membuahkan pengalaman yang sangat menarik dalam hidup saya.

Sebelum bertemu dengan USANA, rutin harian saya hanyalah bangun pagi, pergi kerja, jalan jem, buat kerja ofis, balik petang, jalan jem, makan malam, mengelamun panjang dan tertidur. Kata orang Penang, pi-mai-pi-mai tang tu jugak.

Isnin

Bermula dengan hari Isnin, saya meminta Amy menghantarkan sample botol-botol USANA yang tidak lagi dipakai untuk saya jadikan sample kalau-kalau ada rakan-rakan yang ingin melihat sendiri rupabentuk USANA. Seperti biasa Amy tidak pernah menolak kalau saya meminta bantuan. Buku “Don Faila” yang diberikannya dulu masih lagi menjadi kitab bacaan sebelum tidur. Terngiang kata-kata suami saya “Don’t fail aaa?? Dont fail aaa!!”

Satu kejutan @ “surprise” apabila Amy mengatakan bahawa disamping botol-botol kosong ada T-Shirt istimewa dari Team XLR8 kiriman khas Ken Ong (kalau tak silap saya orang pertama mendapat Gold Director di Malaysia). Ken Ong sempat menelefon secara peribadi kepada saya dan memberikan kata-kata perangsang yang sungguh bermakna. Ken Ong juga ada mengirimkan nota khas kepada saya seperti berikut;

“Dear,

Congratulations on your achievements of sponsoring more than 5 downlines over such a short time. This is a real pleasure to have a dynamic leader like you in our team. As a token, we present you a Team T Shirt on your achievement. Regards, (signed) Ken Ong 5/2/08”

*Dear Ken Ong, thank you for the t shirt. “quel plaisir de te rencontrer” Don’t mention it because the pleasure is mine. I am really having a great moment in my life.

Surprise Lagi

Selang beberapa hari selepas mengenali Ken Ong, saya mendapat mesej pula dari Simon Chan. Siapa Simon Chan? Simon Chan adalah upline kepada Ken Ong. Sempat juga berchatting panjang dengan Simon yang kini berada di USA. Simon turut bercerita meluahkan perasaan marahnya kepada upline beliau yang lari meninggalkan USANA sewaktu beliau mula-mula menceburi bidang ini.

Tatkala Simon sekarang boleh bersenang lenang dengan hasil pendapatan USANA, bekas upline nya dulu masih terkial-kial bertukar-tukar kerja dari satu tempat kerja ke tempat kerja lain. Di negara Jepun sahaja Simon mempunyai tidak kurang dari 200 orang downline. Saya tidak sempat bertanya berapakah jumlah downline beliau di seluruh dunia.

Itulah kelebihan Team XLR8 didalam USANA. Tidak kira siapa jua anda, atau berapa jauh anda dibawah, anda sebenarnya terlalu dekat dengan upline anda. Perlu diingat, samada downline atau upline mereka semuanya adalah rakan seperjuangan. Bukan BOSS apatah lagi kuli anda.

You are your own boss. Saya masih teringat sewaktu mula-mula website saya ini dibina, satu lagi nama besar dalam USANA iaitu Mike Ray dari USA juga sempat menjenguk. Siapakah Mike Ray? Mike Ray adalah mentor kepada Simon Chan dan juga upline kepada kebanyakkan kita di Malaysia ini. Persoalannya, bagaimanakah mereka yang hebat-hebat ini boleh mengenali saya?

Kerja Siapa?

Ini semua angkara Amy, dia sangat bersungguh-sungguh dengan downlinenya termasuk saya. Amy merupakan seorang leader yang sangat berdedikasi, pemurah dan comel.... *cheeese* (anda boleh lihat gambar Amy dan suami Dr Eugene didalam newsletter terbaru USANA muka surat 17).

Dengar cerita ramai orang kampung Amy nak join USANA masa dia balik kampung cuti tahun baru Cina yang lalu. Mungkin semuanya baru membuka mata sebab melihat kejayaan Amy dan suami sebagai Silver Director didalam newsletter USANA) Kerana itulah ia membuatkan saya lebih bersungguh-sungguh dengan bisnes USANA ini. Harapan saya agar saya dapat mencontohi Amy. (maksud saya : tidak lokek memberikan botol kosong, kalau ada lebih lah ya? :)

Saya dijemput oleh Kak Delaila untuk datang kerumahnya. Katanya nak beramah mesra. Sepanjang saya berniaga didalam USANA, saya belum pernah bertemu muka dengan sesiapa kecuali Kak Rohana (yang belanja makan di KLCC, suami nak ikut sebab memang favouritenya Chinese Food tapi malangnya saya tak bagi ikut.. hehe) Selain itu, semua pertemuan hanya melalui telefon dan online di internet sahaja.

Kali ni saya pergi ke rumah Kak Delaila bersama suami. Hati saya berdebar-debar sebab selama ni hanya berbual dengan Kak Delaila melalui telefon sahaja. Suami saya pula tak sedap hati, katanya dia merasakan ada “sesuatu” akan berlaku. Sampai di rumah Kak Delaila, kami disambut dengan senyuman manis di depan rumahnya. Beliau agak terkejut melihat kami.

Suami Kak Delaila - En Sukor Baharum juga ada. Gerak hati suami saya terjawab apabila kami dihidangkan dengan makan tengahari!!! (Makan lagi! ... walaupun sebelum ke rumah Kak Delaila kami dah makan siap-siap)

Selesai acara makan-makan kami teruskan dengan sesi soal jawab. En Sukor rupanya bukanlah seorang yang calang-calang. Beliau orang lama Amway rupanya dan perihal preskripsi perubatan sudah merupakan darah daging beliau. Pasangan suami isteri ini memang peminat makanan perubatan. Mujurlah suami saya ada buat persediaan sikit, malam sebelumnya. Taklah kami terasa kekok menerangkan dengan panjang lebar pasal USANA.

Kami telah bertemu dengan satu pasangan bahagia yang sungguh merendah diri dan jika diizinkan Allah, kami percaya Kak Delaila dan suaminya kami pasti suatu hari nanti bakal menjadi Global Player USANA kerana network marketing mereka sangat kuat.

* "Terima kasih Kak Delaila dan En Sukor, kalau hendak berjalan ke utara bolehlah singgah ke rumah kami, giliran makan tengahari disini pula... "

Jumaat – “The Big Friday”

Saya memulakan hari Jumaat dengan penuh semangat. Penuh dengan perancangan, target, cita-cita dan harapan. Banyak kerja-kerja tidak berjalan dengan lancar kerana line internet yang lembap tapi harapan untuk mencapai “target” semakin cerah menjelang tengahari. Menjelang petang hanya ada beberapa saki baki kerja yang perlu dibereskan, namun tiba-tiba hajat saya untuk mencapai “target” terbantut. Saya mati akal sedangkan cita-cita saya untuk minggu ini hanya sejengkal lagi untuk dijangkau dan betul-betul dihadapan mata. Boleh dilihat namun terkapai-kapai.

Saya meluahkan keresahan saya kepada Zakiah. Siapa itu Zakiah? Zakiah adalah downline Amy merangkap upline saya. Zakiah bergegas cuba membantu saya. Dalam masa yang sama saya pula terus berusaha untuk mencapai target. Suami pula selang 10 minit menelefon menenangkan dan cuba memberi jalan. Target masih tidak tercapai manakala masa semakin suntuk. Apakah target saya? Target saya adalah untuk naik ranking pada setiap minggu. Terngiang-ngiang kata-kata En Sukor suami Kak Delaila, “You must have a purpose in your life, if you doesn’t have a purpose then u will achieve nothing”.

Gembira atau Duka?

Awan berarak mendung. Hari sudah lewat petang dan lembayung senja semakin melabuhkan tirai.. badan terasa penat, mata semakin kabur, segala usaha dan daya untuk hari Jumaat telah saya perah dan curahkan, namun belum ada sebarang petanda pelangi akan muncul dari balik awan. Tiba-tiba Zakiah mesej dan memberitahu, perkara tersebut telah “dibereskan”. Saya terkejut bercampur gembira. Belum mampu nak percaya, tapi seakannya Zakiah telah menunaikan impian saya untuk hari Jumaat. Belum benar-benar dapat diputuskan tetapi jangkaan Zakiah impian saya boleh tertunai. Saya sangat gembira!

Saya bergegas balik dan bertemu suami untuk mengambil anak di taska. Berita gembira yang saya ingin sampaikan kepada suami tiba-tiba bertukar menjadi suram. Saya terkedu dan sugul. Suami telah memaklumkan “sesuatu” kepada saya, sekaligus memberitahu ada pengorbanan dari seseorang demi untuk impian hari Jumaat saya. Dan pengorbanan itu rupanya sangat besar. Zakiah mungkin tidak tahu, bahawa saya akhirnya tahu apa yang beliau tidak mahu saya tahu lebih-lebih lagi apabila beliau terpaksa mengorbankan “impian hari Jumaatnya” pula.

Didalam kereta saya hanya banyak berdiam diri dan suami seperti biasa cuba menenangkan perasaan saya. Saya cuba untuk menghubungi Zakiah tapi rasanya sudah terlambat. Saya hanya berdoa saya agar “pisang tidak berbuah dua kali”. Saya risau, kerana Amy juga pernah terkena gara-gara terlalu ingin membantu saya.

Malam Pengajaran

Selesai makan malam, saya cuba membantu Kak Rohana dalam urusan mendaftarkan downline nya. Kak Rohana juga akhirnya berjaya. (Belum sempat bercerita panjang dengan Kak Rohana al-kisah pengalamannya pula) Banyak perkara terbantut. Urusan mendaftarkan downline kerapkali terganggu. Seperti biasa Amy to the rescue.

Hari semakin larut dan anak-anak mula buat perangai merengek hendak tidur. Amy menyampaikan berita kematian bapa saudara Zakiah. Saya hanya mampu menggelengkan kepala. Perit menelan air liur. Hati dan perasaan terasa bungkam. Bahu terasa sungguh berat. Amy juga memberi bayangan kemungkinan saya gagal untuk mencapai “target” pada minggu ini.

Berita dari Amy itu membuatkan saya tersenyum, sedikit tenang dan berasa lega. Tak mengapalah, tiada rezeki untuk naik pangkat minggu ini. Itu lebih baik daripada menongkat langit hasil dari pengorbanan Zakiah. Saya tidak mahu bergembira dengan cara yang sebegitu. Dalam duka dan kalut hari Jumaat, Zakiah masih mampu menaja dua orang sekaligus. Wow! Tahniah!

“Don’t worry Zakiah, i have learned a big lesson on Friday. At this time, the rank doesn’t concern me at all. And i owe you one.”

Impian saya akhirnya berkubur, namun saya gembira. Gembira kerana telah menempuh pelbagai pengalaman dan peristiwa sepanjang lima hari, lebih dari apa yang saya tempuhi selama 2 tahun sebelum bertemu USANA. “So Close But Yet, So Far".

Tamat sebuah kisah “The Big Friday”

Anda pula bagaimana? Sekurang-kurangnya saya gembira kerana berjaya mencapai matlamat untuk mempunyai 3 orang downline setiap minggu. Namun ada juga perkara yang mengecewakan hati kerana ramai yang mengaku “telah terkena” dengan skim perniagaan lain sebelum ini. Saya akui bahawa USANA juga adalah MLM. MLM di Malaysia telah banyak tercemar dari angkara perusahaan-perusahaan lain sebelum ini. Ramai yang telah tergadai harta kerana diumpan kemewahan wang ringgit oleh si pelobi.

Ramai yang telah menanamkan didalam minda untuk menjadi kaya raya. Faktor kereta mewah adalah menjadi keutamaan. Apa sahaja yang dijaja oleh sang penjual ditelan bulat-bulat. Ribuan ringgit ditaburkan dalam sehari, dengan harapan dalam masa sebulan ribuan akan jadi ratusan. Akhirnya, hanya makan asap. Duit entah ke mana. Kawan menjadi lawan. Keseluruhan sistem dipersalahkan. Hakikatnya kita sendiri hanya mahu mendengar yang senang dan mudah belaka. Mahu kaya sekelip mata. Mudah sangat lekas percaya kalau ada kereta BMW diumpan di depan mata. Hakikatnya, anda diperdaya kerana anda mahu dan rela diperdaya.

Tidak pernah sepanjang saya mengenalkan USANA kepada prospect saya bahawa saya berjanji mereka mampu kaya sekelip mata. Tidak pernah saya berjanji bahawa mereka hanya perlu masuk, melabur modal 3BC, goyang kaki dan seterusnya saya akan memberikan kekayaan kepada mereka. Ada juga yang cuba berlagak bijak, kononnya tidak mahu terjerat dengan skim cepat kaya namun sebenarnya hipokrit kerana jauh terpahat di sudut hati masih mahu mencari jalan mudah, ringkas dan pantas.

Nasihat saya, lebih pantas dan mudah anda mahukan wang dan kekayaan maka lebih jauhlah anda dari impian dan habuan anda. Akan nanti datang hari, dimana anda akan diberikan janji-janji kosong maka pasti anda akan mudah menerima kerana fikiran anda kosong. Tiada bermatlamat dan tiada arah tujuan. Anda hanya mahu berada disekitar zon selesa anda.

Sekiranya anda sedang menunggu saat itu maka usahlah anda bersama kami, kerana jika anda hanya mahu goyang kaki sambil membilang hari menunggu komisyen silih berganti, pergilah klik iklan disebelah kiri laman web ini yang mahu memberikan anda kekayaan dengan cara yang paling mudah dan tidak perlu bekerja. Anda mempunyai pilihan. Sengaja saya biarkan iklan-iklan itu disitu untuk anda menentukan sendiri untung nasib diri anda. Mahu cepat kaya ataupun mahukan perniagaan sebenar?

Donald Trump pernah berkata, jikalau beliau muflis pada hari ini, maka keesokkan harinya beliau akan bangkit dan memulakan perniagaan secara MLM. Tiada yang salahnya dengan MLM. Yang salah adalah strategi perniagaan syarikat MLM itu sendiri. Samada syarikat itu tamak ataupun tidak. Yang salah adalah mereka-mereka yang didalam MLM itu sendiri, samada mahu berkempen dan mengumpan bohong ataupun tidak. Yang salah adalah mereka yang menyertai MLM itu sendiri, samada faham ataupun tidak dengan syarat dan plan bisnes MLM.

Cepat kaya tiada dalam kamus hidup saya, yang ada hanyalah berusaha untuk kejayaan. Rezeki di tangan Allah. Seorang bekas pensyarah dan juga seorang peguam telah menyertai USANA tidak sampai setahun dahulu dan dalam jangkamasa cuma 6 bulan telah mencapai “Gold dan Ruby Director”. Pendapatan mereka dari USANA secara logik kiraan tidak mungkin kurang dari RM40,000.00 sebulan. Tak percaya? Muka mereka ada dalam (muka surat 16) newsletter terbaru USANA. Namun pada pendapat saya tafsiran mewah atau kaya bagi setiap manusia adalah berlainan. Betulkan?

“You have to do something to get something but you will get nothing if you do nothing”

Saya memberitahu suami saya, ada seorang kawan berkata kepada saya “tak apalah kita perlahan-lahan macam orang mengandung, nanti kalau dah nak bersalin barulah kita tergesa”.
Suami saya hanya tersenyum dan sinis menjawab, berdasarkan pengalamannya beliau tidak mahu lagi melihat perempuan bersalin betul-betul di hadapan pintu masuk kecemasan. “Nak pitam tengok dibuatnya, darah merata-rata. Kalau dah nak terberanak dan still nak tunggu last minute, silap gaya, nyawa tergadai !”. Saya hanya mengangguk diam memikirkan maksudnya yang mendalam.

Jadi, berbalik kepada persoalan awal, - berapakah pula modal yang diperlukan untuk menghantar email kepada seseorang yang bakal menjadi downline anda?

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USANA Around The World / USANA di Seluruh Dunia

2008-02-19T23:45:00.001+08:00

Klik pada gambar untuk besarkan..

USANA opened its new office in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia in early 2007.

USANA telah membuka cawangan terbaru di Kuala Lumpur Malaysia awal 2007.

With a population of more than 25 million people, Malaysia offers an excellent opportunity for growth. According to the World Federation of Direct Selling Associations, Malaysia is one of the top 15 markets for direct selling, with approximately $1.4 billion in annual sales. The country has one of the longest-established network marketing industries in Asia; and it is by far the largest direct selling market in Southeast Asia.

Dengan populasi seramai lebih 25 juta penduduk, Malaysia merupakan negara yang mempunyai potensi besar untuk berkembang. Menurut Pertubuhan Persatuan Jualan Langsung Seluruh Dunia, Malaysia merupakan diantara 15 pasaran terbaik bagi jualan langsung dimana ia mengumpul kira-kira $1.4 billion jumlah jualan tahunan. Negara ini merupakan salah satu dari negara yang terawal didalam industri pasaran rangkaian di Asian; seterusnya adalah pasaran jualan langsung yang terbesar di Asia Tenggara.

Malaysia has a beautifully unique and diverse culture. Driven by an export-oriented economy, the country has seen tremendous progress over the past few decades. USANA is confident that Malaysia will significantly add to its increasing strength in Asia.

Malaysia mempunyai pelbagai kebudayaan yang unik. Bermotivasikan kepada pasaran ekonomi eksport, negara ini telah mencapai kemajuan yang mengagumkan sepanjang beberapa dekad yang lalu. USANA sangat yakin negara Malaysia akan mampu mengukuhkan pasaran USANA di Asia.

The launch of the Malaysian market has been an exciting new step in USANA's global growth strategy. Thousands of new Associates and Preferred Customers have already enrolled, and USANA anticipates tremendous growth in this market. An official grand opening celebration is scheduled to take place at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Center on June 23, 2007.

Pelancaran Malaysia sebagai satu pasaran baru merupakan satu langkah yang sangat istimewa dalam usaha USANA untuk mengukuhkan rangkaiannya di pasaran dunia. Ribuan pengedar baru dan pelanggan utama telahpun mendaftar dengan USANA dan USANA menjangkakan pasarannya akan berkembang dengan pesat. Satu pembukaan secara rasmi gilang gemilang dijadualkan akan di adakan di Pusat Konvensyen Kuala Lumpur pada 23 Jun 2007.

USANA welcomes this exciting new market to the ever-growing USANA family and looks forward to spreading Dr. Myron Wentz' vision of a world free from pain and suffering with new friends in Malaysia.

USANA menjemput dan mengalu-alukan kesemua pasaran baru kedalam keluarga USANA yang semakin berkembang sekaligus meneruskan hasrat dan visi Dr. Myron Wentz untuk melihat dunia yang bebas dari kesakitan dan kesengsaraaan dengan rakan-rakan baru di Malaysia.

Whois Dr Myron Wentz?

2008-02-19T00:59:00.000+08:00

Alternative Cancer Treatment Center, Complementary Medicine at Sanoviv Medical

2008-02-19T00:42:00.003+08:00

Find out how Sanoviv Medical Institute can treat cancer in all stages as well as MS, Parkinson's Disease, ... all » Multiple Sclerosis, and other degenerative diseases.

Sanoviv Medical Institute is a fully accredited, leading edge medical facility, located on the Baja Coast of Mexico, approximately one hour from San Diego. It's a one-of-a-kind holisitc hospital that blends state of the art 21st century medicine with an upscale luxury atmosphere.

At the core of the Sanoviv philosophy is the belief that the body has the power to heal itself when provided with the proper environment and is relieved of its accumulated toxic burden. It's a remarkable haven that challenges conventional medicine, all the while respecting science and the wisdom of the human body.

If you've been diagnosed with a degenerative disease or know something could be wrong with you but are finding no answers, Sanoviv can be a place of hope for you.

When you visit us for one of our medical programs, you will undergo the most exclusive series of diagnostic tests, including many that are not available in the U.S. or Canada. The doctors will then draw on a range of conventional and alternative treatment options to develop a comprehensive program specifically tailored to your individual needs.

www.sanoviv.com - for more info

A New Look at Fasting: Studies Find Health Benefits Options

2008-02-16T17:31:00.005+08:00

If your pants mysteriously shrank during the holiday season, you may want to consider a weight-loss method with a bad reputation: skipping or drastically restricting meals.

You've heard the reason not to: You'll only eat more later on. But people don't automatically replace all the missed calories at their next meal, says David Levitsky, a professor of nutrition and psychology at Cornell University.

His research team assigned one group of people small lunches of about 200 calories, while a second group dined on about 600 calories. Both ate as they wished during the rest of the day. After two weeks, the small-lunch bunch lost weight; they were eating about 400 calories fewer than the all-you-can-eaters.

A variation that might not even feel like self-denial is to restrict calories every other day. In a small study published in March 2007, researchers followed a group of 10 overweight people who were fed just 20 percent of their normal calorie intake on alternate days. The other days, they could eat what they wanted.

After eight weeks, they'd lost an average of 8 percent of their body weight, says study co-author James Johnson, a clinical instructor in the department of surgery at Louisiana State University School of Medicine and author of a forthcoming book on alternate-day calorie restriction.

"I like the psychology of it," says Kenneth Webb, 37, a hedge fund trader from Walnut Creek, Calif., who's followed Johnson's program. "On the down days, you've got hope for tomorrow who can't diet for one day? And on an up day, you've got no guilt about it." Webb calculated his basic calorie needs based on his level of activity and eats just 30 percent of that one day; the next, he eats 130 percent. He's lost 30 pounds since July.

Besides shrinking the waistline, skipping meals on a regular basis might protect against disease. A study presented in November 2007 at an American Heart Association conference compared the rates of heart disease among Mormons, who are supposed to fast on the first Sunday of every month, with the habits and disease rates among a smaller number of non-Mormons.

Controlling for other behaviors that make a difference in the risk of heart disease, the researchers found that fasting seemed to be significant: If you fasted, you had a smaller chance of having heart disease.

"The thought from a biological perspective is that fasting rests the metabolism for a day and resensitizes the body's cells to glucose and insulin," says study author Benjamin Horne, who researches heart disease at Intermountain Medical Center and the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. That's only a theory, he notes, since most studies on calorie restriction have been done on rodents, roundworms and slugs.

Still, there's plenty of evidence from the animal studies to suggest that some sort of calorie -restricted eating plan might be good for humans, too, says Mark Mattson, a neuroscientist at the National Institute on Aging in Bethesda, Md., who was also an author of the alternate-day study. (That study focused on asthma sufferers, whose symptoms improved more when they reduced their intake than seemed attributable to just losing weight.)

Eating less cuts down on the production of free radicals, which damage cells and can lead to disease, says Mattson. And there's a cellular response similar to what happens when we exercise. Like working out, going without calories is mildly stressful to the cells at the time but beneficial over the long run.

"Dietary restriction is about the best dietary advice I can give you," says Levitsky. "We don't know about living a longer life, but all the markers are in a favorable direction."

You may have noticed, though, that the bottom line of any of these techniques is cutting the overall number of calories you eat. Webb, for example, has effectively reduced his average daily calorie intake to 80 percent of what it used to be.

Like Webb, many people may find that skipping a meal or two a week, or taking a day every month entirely away from food, or eating a lot less during a given meal or every other day, is far more appealing than making the sacrifice all the time.

The Record, Bergen County, NJ

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USANA Interviewed by NTV7

2008-02-14T20:46:00.001+08:00

Attention Ladies: Why sadness can blow your budget?

2008-02-11T21:23:00.000+08:00

BOSTON, Massachusetts (AP) -- If you're sad and shopping, watch your wallet: A new study shows people's spending judgment goes out the window when they're down, especially if they're a bit self-absorbed.

Study participants who watched a sadness-inducing video clip offered to pay nearly four times as much money to buy a water bottle than a group that watched an emotionally neutral clip.

The so-called "misery is not miserly" phenomenon is well-known to psychologists, advertisers and personal shoppers alike, and has been documented in a similar study in 2004.

The new study released Friday by researchers from four universities goes further, trying to answer whether temporary sadness alone can trigger spendthrift tendencies.

The study found a willingness to spend freely by sad people occurs mainly when their sadness triggers greater "self-focus." That response was measured by counting how frequently study participants used references to "I," "me," "my" and "myself" in writing an essay about how a sad situation such as the one portrayed in the video would affect them personally.

The brief video was about the death of a boy's mentor. Another group watched an emotionally neutral clip about the Great Barrier Reef, the vast coral reef system off Australia's coast.

On average, the group watching the sad video offered to pay nearly four times as much for a sporty-looking, insulated water bottle than the group watching the nature video, according to the study by researchers from Harvard, Carnegie Mellon, Stanford and Pittsburgh universities.

Thirty-three study subjects -- young adults who responded to an advertisement offering $10 for participation -- were offered the chance to trade some of the $10 to buy the bottle. The sad group offered to trade an average of $2.11, compared with 56 cents for the neutral group.

Despite the big difference, participants in the sad group typically insisted that the video's emotional content didn't affect their willingness to spend more -- an incorrect assumption, said one of the study's co-authors.

"This is a phenomenon that occurs without awareness," Jennifer Lerner, a Harvard professor who studies emotion and decision making, said in a phone interview. "This is really different from the idea of retail therapy, where people are feeling negative and want to cheer themselves up by shopping. People have no idea this is going on."

The researchers concluded sadness can trigger a chain of emotions leading to extravagant tendencies. Sadness leads people to become more focused on themselves, causing the person to feel that they and their possessions are worth little. That feeling increases willingness to pay more -- presumably to feel better about themselves.

"Because the study used real commodities and real money, results hold implications for everyday decisions," according to the authors of the study, to be published in the journal Psychological Science, and presented Saturday at a meeting of the Society for Social and Personality Psychology.

Edward Charlesworth, a Houston-based clinical psychologist who was not involved in the study, suggested the misery-is-not-miserly phenomenon is rooted in a culture that encourages people to buy to feel better.

"Certainly, the advertising industry knows that," Charlesworth, citing as an example a 1970s McDonald's fast-food jingle, "You deserve a break today."

Charlesworth frequently sees clients in his clinical practice who overspend to deal with difficulties.

"It's not necessarily that you go to the mall and go on a shopping spree," said Charlesworth, author of a book on stress management. "It's often more subtle -- you spend a bit more on something than you normally would. But if you magnify that over the course of a year, or a lifetime, those little things add up."

Personal shoppers, who make a business of prowling the aisles for others, say they frequently see clients stray from their budgets when they're feeling blue.

"At that point, cost isn't usually a factor," said Kalyn Johnson, of New York City-based Style by Kalyn Johnson. "They say, 'If I can have these wonderful shoes, I'll look better, and feel better.'

"But on the back end, I've seen buyer's remorse. This kicks in after they realize that new pair of shoes, or iPod, or whatever, didn't make them feel better, and then there's that sense of, 'Oh my God, why did I spend money on this?"'

The study released Friday was funded by grants from the National Science Foundation and National Institute of Health. Besides Lerner, the other study authors were Carnegie Mellon's Cynthia Cryder, Stanford's James Gross, and the University of Pittsburgh's Ronald Dahl

Siri 3 : Motivasi Diri Demi Sebuah Impian

2008-02-10T02:15:00.002+08:00

Hai Assalammualaikum. Apa khabar? Harap semuanya baik-baik belaka sebab dapat bercuti lama sempena Tahun Baru Cina. Sekali lagi kepada Amy Tan & Suami Dr Eugene, Cheryl, Ken Ong, Kai Hock dan semua yang menyambutnya didalam Team XLR8 – “Gong Xi Fa Cai”!!.

Ada beberapa yang menarik mengenai tahun tikus pada kali ini.

1. Saya takut tikus. (jangan cerita pada yang bukan group ini ok?)

2. Anak-anak saya adalah die hard fans “tikus” dan berusaha bersungguh-sungguh meminta, memujuk dan mentemberang ayah mereka supaya membeli tikus. “Nak dua aje” satu permintaan ikhlas mereka. Tikus yang dimaksudkan bernama Jerry dalam siri kartun terkenal “Tom & Jerry”.

3. Hidup saya dipermudahkan pada sambutan Tahun Baru Cina kerana Astro telah menayangkan secara marathon kartun Tom & Jerry dari pagi sampai ke malam – and guess what? It was Non-Stop! (Mula-mula tu senanglah sikit nak buat kerja rumah, tapi lama-lama bagai nak lebam jugak bijik mata terpaksa tengok kartun dari pagi sampai ke malam....phew..)

Bagaimana pula dengan cerita anda semua? Kalau ada yang mahu berkongsi cerita, taipkan dan hantarkan sahaja ke email groups ini. Zaman sekarang, semuanya email. Nak bercerita pun kena pakai email. haha..

Maju Setapak Lagi

Erm, cuti kali ini saya banyak manfaatkan masa untuk update web, yang dahulunya lebih berkonsepkan blog. Sebenarnya sama sahaja, tapi kalau tambah sana sikit, sini sikit maka akan terjadilah web. Dan, saya telah maju “setapak” lagi.

Blog saya kini telah berpindah ke domain baru, iaitu domain saya sendiri di http://www.simplybisnes.com/ Maka, berbanggalah saya kerana mempunyai laman web sendiri. Dalam siri akan datang saya akan ceritakan apa kelebihannya menggunakan domain sendiri.

Apa bezanya di domain baru http://www.simplybisnes.com/ ini? Dari segi isi kandungan, saya telah tambahkan banyak video tutorial terkini, dan amat penting untuk anda semua melihatnya. Ya! Sangat penting sebenarnya. Cuma kalau dari sesetengah pejabat, capaian ke “youtube” mungkin dihalang. Jangan lupa, tengok juga artikel-artikel kesihatan yang telah diupload.

Minggu lepas, saya ada menulis dan bagaimana kita berhajat untuk mendapatkan sekurang-kurangnya 1 downline pada minggu (yang lepas) ini. Bagaimana? Ada yang berjaya? Ataupun ada yang masih tertunggu-tunggu lagi untuk memulakan pada “masa yang sesuai”?

Masa Yang Sesuai

Itulah ayat saya apabila suami bertanya samada saya telah buat apa yang dirancangkan. Hari berganti minggu, minggu berganti bulan, bulan berganti bulan nampaknya ada sahaja yang tidak sesuai apabila saya hendak memulakakan sesuatu pada “masa yang sesuai”. Lama-kelamaan saya faham, ada perkaranya “masa yang sesuai” kadangkala tidak sesuai didalam perniagaan.

Didalam perniagaan kita perlu aktif dan pantas. Peluang yang ada perlu di pergunakan sepenuhnya. Tidak semua akan berlaku dengan licin, teratur dan kemas seperti yang di rancang, namun setidak-tidaknya kita telah memulakan sesuatu. Memulakan sesuatu itulah yang perlu anda lakukan disebalik berselindung “menunggu masa yang sesuai”.

Adakalanya kita berfikir, alangkah baiknya jika kita tidak perlu mencari orang nak masuk menjadi downline. Kalau boleh alangkah bagusnya kalau dapat buat macam yang diperkatakan oleh iklan-iklan yang ada di internet contohnya;

“Buat duit dari rumah – tidak perlu kerja”, “Goyang kaki, duit masyuk”, “Telaga Hikmat Membiakkan Duit”, “Punca Pendapatan Berganda”, “Buat Duit Cara Mudah” dan lain-lain lagi.
Persoalannya, BENARKAH? Ada yang pernah mencuba? (Mungkin ada yang pernah ni? Boleh promote sikit kat sini.. hehe)

Biar saya pecah rahsia sikit. Suami saya dahulu ... (err suami lagi... nak buat macam mana... dah sayang suami... lagipun suami yang banyak bercerita dan bagi nasihat :P )..

Erm, suami saya dahulu biasanya pada malam hari cuti akan pergi ke restoran mamak dengan rakan-rakan karibnya. Sementelah sekian lama pejam celik akhirnya mereka berhasrat untuk menjadi kaya lalu bercita-cita dan berpakat untuk menghasilkan buku “Bagaimana Anda Boleh Menjadi Jutawan”.

Ya! Jutawan!

Perancangannya, sudah pastilah ramai yang akan membeli buku tersebut dan akhirnya akan menjadikan mereka kaya raya dan seterusnya menjadi jutawan, sedangkan “jutawan-jutawan” yang akan menulis buku ini bercadang untuk mengutip idea-idea dari buku-buku orang lain yang tidak pasti lagi ketulenan tips-tips dan langkah-langkah untuk menjadi jutawan itu .

Alhamdulillah, hasrat mereka hanya angan-angan kosong kerana patah semangat di permulaan jalan. Semuanya kerana perlu mengeluarkan sejumlah modal besar untuk percetakan buku, pengedaran dan sebagainya. Mujur, pada masa itu penggunaan e-book belum begitu popular di Malaysia dan mereka belum begitu tahu mengenainya.

Goyang Kaki

Kadangkala, perkara-perkara yang diiklankan sebenarnya adalah indah khabar dari rupa. Ayat-ayat yang membeliakkan biji mata perlu disusun untuk menarik minat orang untuk meng“klik” dan seterusnya terlibat dalam satu skim yang pada harapan mereka akan merealisasikan impian untuk menjadi senang, untung besar, kaya-raya, duit sampingan dan sebagainya.

Namun sebenarnya, mereka-mereka ini hanya akan menjadi tukang promosi dan mendapat sedikit imbuhan daripada promosi tersebut. Tukang promosi sama sekali tidak akan berjaya sebagaimana si tuan punya program memandangkan keinginan awalnya adalah untuk “Goyang Kaki dan Duit Masyuk”.

Mereka akhirnya akan kehampaan apabila mengetahui ia tidak semudah goyang kaki yang dimaksudkan sebaliknya juga perlu bekerja membina dan mempromosi laman web yang berkenaan ke seaentero Malaysia. Nampaknya masih tak boleh goyang kaki.

Nasihat saya, jika anda mahu goyang kaki dan duit masyuk, jalan yang terbaik adalah pelaburan. Lebih selamat, terjamin dan kurang risiko. Melaburlah didalam Amanah-amanah Saham (Saham Amanah baru sahaja diharuskan oleh Majlis Mufti) ataupun Unit Trust. Dengan Amanah Saham, anda pasti akan mendapat faedah dari keuntungan setiap tahun, lebih banyak anda melabur maka lebih banyak hasilnya.

Begitu juga dengan Unit Trust ataupun Unit Amanah, juga akan menghasilkan keuntungan bergantung kepada kebijakan Pengurus Dana dan juga pasaran serantau. Lebih banyak anda melabur, maka sudah pasti hasilnya akan lebih mencengkam. Ketika itu sudah pasti kaki anda akan bergoyang!

Tapi...

Mana nak carik duit melabur? Takkan nak pinjam Ah Long? Gila! Bank? Macam-macam urusan dan syarat. Kita nak duit setiap bulan, bukannya keluar duit setiap bulan! Pendapatan setiap bulan pun cukup makan, mana nak korek lagi untuk bayar monthly installment? Aduh...

Maka, kerana itulah anda berada disini, membaca tutorial ini dan telahpun menjadi seorang “Independent Associate USANA”. Anda yakin bahawa dengan sedikit modal, kesungguhan, tebal muka (semua orang buat macam ni... cikgu pun kena tebal muka kalau Nazir sekolah datang duduk kat belakang kelas).

Apatah lagi USANA sebenarnya memberikan pendapatan mingguan! Dalam US Dollar pulak tu!

Konsep tebal muka dalam USANA ada sedikit berlainan, dan juga menekankan konsep bekerja secara berkumpulan (macam mana ni? Macam biasa.. kita kena saling menghubungilah samada email, sms ataupun telefon.)

Sesungguhnya dengan izin Allah, berakah setiap usaha, usaha, usaha, doa dan tawakkal maka, Yang Maha Pemurah Lagi Maha Mengasihani sudah pasti akan memperkenankan nawaitu ikhlas hamba-hambanya yang dihimpit sedikit kesusahan.

Sehingga berjumpa lagi dalam siri akan datang, dan jangan lupa untuk memotivasikan diri anda demi sebuah impian!

Work Hard and Work Smart!

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Deaths Partially Halt Diabetes Study

2008-02-10T00:18:00.000+08:00

WASHINGTON - The government abruptly halted aggressive treatment in a major study of diabetes and heart disease after a surprising number of deaths among patients who pushed their blood sugar to super-lows — findings that call into question a growing movement in diabetes care.

Wednesday's move doesn't affect health guidelines for most Type 2 diabetics, but it raises concern about a particularly vulnerable group: Patients at especially high risk of heart attack or stroke.

The 10,000-patient study, dubbed ACCORD, was supposed to answer a big question: Could pushing blood sugar to near-normal levels, below today's recommended target, help protect these high-risk patients' hearts?

Instead, the National Institutes of Health took the rare step of halting part of the study 18 months early — citing 257 deaths among aggressively treated patients compared to 203 among diabetics given more standard care.

That translates into an extra three deaths for every 1,000 participants per year, and researchers were at a loss to explain why. Diabetics' blood sugar wasn't too low, a condition known as hypoglycemia. And a close look at the multiple medications patients used, including the drug Avandia that is suspected of being heart-risky, showed no sign that any were to blame.

Ironically, the study's death rate was well below what doctors usually see in Type 2 diabetics, probably due to the extra care and monitoring they received as part of the research.

Moreover, the aggressively treated patients suffered about 10 percent fewer heart attacks overall than their counterparts, said Dr. William Friedewald of Columbia University, who helped monitor the study.

"However, it appeared that if a heart attack did occur, it was more likely to be fatal" in that group, Friedewald said. "In addition, the intensive treatment group had more unexpected sudden deaths, even without a clear heart attack."

So for now, the NIH's message: Diabetics with heart disease shouldn't strive for near-normal glucose, but to a level long described as optimal for all diabetics — around 7 on a measurement scale known as the A1C.

"We obviously were surprised. We were hoping for a positive outcome, but the reason we do this research is we don't know that," said study researcher Dr. Hertzel Gerstein of Canada's McMaster University.

The findings contradict previous research suggesting that the lower diabetics can make their blood sugar, the better. That had specialists cautioning Wednesday that it's too soon to know if the finding among heart patients was a fluke, or a real sign of how exquisitely tailored to each patient's risk factors diabetes care must be.

"Everything else has suggested, for 50 years or more, that tight control was good," said Dr. James Dove, president of the American College of Cardiology. "We've got half a century of literature that is put on the back burner right now by one study. ... It may not be the final decision."

Some 21 million Americans have diabetes, meaning their bodies can't properly regulate blood sugar, or glucose. Diabetics already are at increased risk of heart disease. Type 2 diabetes, the most common form, is linked to obesity, which in turn harms the heart. Plus, high blood sugar over time damages blood vessels.

The A1C test tracks average glucose levels over two or three months. People without diabetes have A1C levels as low as 5.

The American Diabetes Association has long recommended that diabetics aim to get their A1C level below 7, far below the long-common 8 or 9. Every point-drop lowers the risk of serious complications, such as blindness or kidney failure, by 25 percent to 40 percent.

Recent research shows that about half of U.S. patients have succeeded, and that "this overall level of glucose control appears to be of great benefit rather than harm," the ADA said Wednesday.

Getting too far below an A1C of 7 is very difficult, and very few patients outside of research studies succeed. The NIH study aimed to have aggressively treated patients dip below a level of 6, into near-normal range. Only half got below 6.4, compared to an A1C of 7.5 among study volunteers getting standard treatment.

Wednesday's announcement does not change that guideline. Rather, the NIH's National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute added the nuance that diabetics with heart disease stop at a level of 7 rather than dip below, while researchers try to figure out what happened. They have switched all the study participants to standard therapy, and will track their health until June 2009.

By LAURAN NEERGAARD and RANDOLPH E. SCHMID, Associated Press Writers - Wed Feb 6, 3:24 PM PST

Very Interesting 'Food or Fruit' for Thought!

2008-02-09T11:53:00.000+08:00

"You are what you eat" So eat well. A stupendous insight of civilizations past has now been confirmed by today's investigative, nutritional sciences. They have shown that what was once called "The Doctri NE of Signatures" was astoundingly correct.

It now contends that every whole food has a pattern that resembles a body organ or physiological function and that this pattern acts as a signal or sign as to the benefit the food provides the eater. Here is just a short list of examples of Whole Food Signatures.

A sliced Carrot looks like the human eye. The pupil, iris and radiating lines look just like the human eye...and YES science now shows that carrots greatly enhance blood flow to and function of the eyes.

A Tomato has four chambers and is red. The heart is red and has four chambers. All of the research shows tomatoes are indeed pure heart and blood food.

Grapes hang in a cluster that has the shape of the heart. Each grape looks like a blood cell and all of the research today shows that grapes are also profound heart and blood vitalizing food.

A Walnut looks like a little brain, a left and right hemisphere, upper cerebrums and lower cerebellums. Even the wrinkles or folds are on the nut just like the neo-cortex. We now know that walnuts help develop over 3 dozen neuron-transmitters for brain function.

Kidney Beans actually heal and help maintain kidney function and yes, they look exactly like the human kidneys.

Celery, Bok Choy, Rhubarb and more look just like bones. These foods specifically target bone strength. Bones are 23% sodium and these foods are 23% sodium. If you don't have enough sodium in your diet the body pulls it from the bones, making them weak. These foods replenish the skeletal needs of the body.

Eggplant, Avocadoes and Pears target the health and function of the womb and cervix of the female - they look just like these organs. Today's research shows that when a woman eats 1 avocado a week, it balances hormones, sheds unwanted birth weight and prevents cervical cancers. And how profound is this? It takes exactly 9 months to grow an avocado from blossom to ripened fruit. There are over 14,000 photolytic chemica l cons tituents of nutrition in each one of these foods (modern science has only studied and named about 141 of them).

Figs are full of seeds and hang in twos when they grow. Figs increase the motility of male sperm and increase the numbers of Sperm as well to overcome male sterilit y, and guess what they resemble?.

Sweet Potatoes look like the pancreas and actually balance the glycemic index of diabetics.

Olives assist the health and function of the ovaries

Grapefruits, Oranges, and O there Citrus fruits look just like the mammary glands of the female and actually assist the health of the breasts and the movement of lymph in and out of the breasts.

Onions look like body cells. Today's research shows that onions help clear waste materials from all of the body cells They even produce tears which wash the epithelial layers of the eyes

The Perfect Business

2008-02-08T03:25:00.000+08:00

Sense'

2008-02-08T03:24:00.000+08:00

Reset Glycemic Index

2008-02-08T03:22:00.000+08:00

Why You Really Need Supplements?

2008-02-08T02:56:00.000+08:00

Dr Tim Wood explained why our daily diets do not supply adequate vitamins and minerals that our bodies need. The solution is supplements.

War Within Our Bodies

2008-02-08T02:36:00.000+08:00

News Supplements Compared in Australia

2008-02-08T02:29:00.000+08:00

Guess which supplements rated as no 1??

USANA Associates Speak Out 5

2008-02-08T02:28:00.001+08:00

Dr. Myron Wentz, Founder USANA

2008-02-08T01:43:00.000+08:00

The USANA Difference (Part 2)

2008-02-08T01:37:00.000+08:00

The USANA Difference (Part 1)

2008-02-08T01:35:00.000+08:00

USANA Associates Speak Out 4

2008-02-08T01:34:00.001+08:00

USANA Creates Another Millionaire: Daums

2008-02-08T01:32:00.000+08:00

Science of Sensé

2008-02-08T01:28:00.000+08:00

Regina Hamlin, M.D., chief of dermatology at four major California hospitals, explains the aging process of your skin and how USANA's Sensé can work for you.

USANA receives Utah Best of State® Award for Personal-Care Products in 2007

U.S. Patent awarded for USANA's groundbreaking Sensé self-preserving formula (2007)

USANA began its partnership with Children's Hunger Fund in 2002

In 1992 USANA was founded on a vision of true health and true wealth

USANA is one of Utah's "Best Companies to Work For" in Utah Business (2007)

In 2004 / 2005 USANA's self-preserving SenséTM line of skin care products was highlighted in Prevention, Shape, and Self magazines

USANA rated #1 Distributor Choice network marketing company for nine years running in The MLM Insider Magazine & NetWork Marketing Today

Established an environmental policy to help USANA conserve energy, reduce waste, and lessen impact on the environment

USANA is first voted "Distributor Choice" Best Company in Network Marketing Today in 1997

USANA twice named a Business Week 100 Hot Growth Company (2004 and 2005)

NutriSearch Comparative Guide to Nutritional Supplements (4th ed.) continues to give USANA® products its highest rating

NSF International has independently certified USANA's manufacturing processes and select products (2007)

USANA voluntarily follows the pharmaceutical Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) model for its quality program

USANA won a Utah Best of State® medal for Personal-Care Products in 2007

Success from Home dedicated their entire November 2006 issue to USANA

39 individual athletes from USANA-sponsored teams took home 25 medals at the 2006 Torino Winter Games

USANA is twice named a Business Week Hot Growth Company (2004/2005)

USANA is one of Utah's "Best Companies to Work For" in Utah Business (2007)

USANA listed in the top 20 on Forbes' 200 Best Small Companies list on Oct. 31, 2005

USANA is listed on the Russell 2000 Index in 2003

Dave Wentz was appointed President of USANA in 2003

USANA is one of Utah's "Best Companies to Work For" in Utah Business (2006)

USANA Associates Speaks Out 3

2008-02-07T20:05:00.000+08:00

USANA Associates Speaks Out 2

2008-02-07T20:04:00.000+08:00

USANA Associates Speaks Out 1

2008-02-07T20:03:00.000+08:00

USANA & Childrens Hunger Funds

2008-02-07T19:59:00.000+08:00

Compensation Plan Demo

2008-02-07T19:53:00.001+08:00

What Is Your Dream 3

2008-02-07T19:50:00.000+08:00

What Is Your Dream 2

2008-02-07T19:49:00.000+08:00

True Wealth

2008-02-07T19:45:00.000+08:00

Who Do You Trust?

2008-02-07T19:39:00.000+08:00

USANA on CNN - Stock of The Day!

2008-02-07T19:36:00.000+08:00

USANA Rings The Bell at NASDAQ

2008-02-07T19:34:00.001+08:00

True Health

2008-02-07T19:21:00.000+08:00

It Is Natural

2008-02-07T19:17:00.000+08:00

What Is Your Dream?

2008-02-07T18:12:00.000+08:00

TenX Blast Bar Nutritional

2008-02-07T18:09:00.000+08:00

Siri 2 : Log On From Home To Webcast

2008-02-03T23:21:00.001+08:00

Hai and Salam Semua.

Adalah penting untuk kita (yang berbisnes dari rumah secara internet) ini untuk mendalami ilmu berkaitan USANA tanpa perlu bersusah payah pergi ke perjumpaan hujung minggu untuk mendengar ceramah sedangkan kita boleh mendengar dan melihatnya dari rumah.

Inilah kelebihan TeamXLR8. Training berkenaan produk dan pay plan hanya dari rumah! Ya! Dari rumah! (cuma perlu pastikan anak-anak anda tidak menguasai komputer pada waktu itu) :D

The schedule are as follows:

Monday : Bahasa Melayu
www.myeconference.net/TeamXLR8/
8:30pm – 9:30pm

Friday : English Webcast
www.myeconference.net/TeamXLR8/
8:30pm – 9:30pm

Every Monday - Friday : English Webcast
www.myeconference.net/Training
10:00pm - 11:00pm

Langkah-langkah untuk memasuki webcast

1. Buka Laman Web Berikut - http://www.myeconference.net/malaysia dan anda akan dapati paparan seperti berikut;

2. Klik pada > LOG IN HERE <

3. Akan muncul satu panel untuk download file seperti berikut;

Name : "Conference.exe"
Type : Application, 486KB
From : login.myeconference.com

4. Pilih option "Save" - dan pastikan Save Pada Desktop, kemudian -> Klik "Save"

Proses ini akan mengambil sedikit masa untuk download bergantung kepada kelajuan capaian ke internet

5. Setelah selesai Klik "Run"

6. Masukkan nama anda seperti berikut contoh; "Afrina @ KL" (bermaksud Afrina dari KL) ataupun Afrina @ Tawau (sekiranya dari Tawau).

Kenapa? sebab nanti anda akan bertemu dengan pelbagai lagi rakan-rakan TeamXLR8 dari seluruh dunia seperti Jepun, New York, Singapore, Indonesia dan sebagainya.

7. Select chat room TeamXLR8 / Training berdasarkan jadual yang saya berikan diatas dan klik "OK". (Login "moderator" hanya untuk speaker sahaja) dannn.. selesai. (mudah jee..)

Pada hari dan masa yang ditetapkan anda boleh mendengar persidangan atau training ini secara online. Pastikan komputer anda mempunyai speaker ataupun ear/head phone.

Anda tidak perlu berlengah. Lebih baik jika anda terus mencuba langkah-langkah di atas selepas ini. Cuba masuk Chat Room TeamXLR8 dan bolehlah meninjau-ninjau dan mendapatkan maklumat dari slide yang sedia ada disitu. Pastikan anda selalu update komputer anda dengan update terkini dari Microsoft dan sekiranya tak boleh jugak, hubungi saya dengan SEGERA...!!

Cheers & take care,
http://www.simplybisnes.com/

Interesting Facts About Our Organs

2008-02-03T22:46:00.000+08:00

There are 12 important organs in our body, which will be at its peak for two hours a day. Normal health or disease of any person depends on this factor. To lead a healthy life, one should learn one's own body functioning language.

Time Organs Remarks

Early Morning

3-5 AM LUNGS
It is good to wake up at this hour. The ozone content in atmosphere will be more at this time, which will give a new lease of energy if we practice breathing exercise, yogasanas and meditation. Asthma patient cannot sleep in this time and will suffer breathlessness.

Morning

5-7 AM LARGE INTESTINE
If a person gets up in this time will not have constipation problem. If bowel's movement and taking bath in cold water are done during this time, then he will not have any nervous debility.

7-9 AM STOMACH
Breakfast should be completed during this time.

9-11 AM SPLEEN
It is better to avoid eating. If food is taken in this time, it will increase body temperature, tiredness will increaseand digestion power will come down. Particularly diabetic patient will suffer from palpitation, drowsiness etc.

Noon

11-1 PM HEART
Only water can be taken at this time. One shall neither do any hard work nor sleep at this time. Otherwise more carbon-di-oxide will get mixed with oxygen and chances of getting heart attack or paralytic attack or body pain are likely. Generally doctors will be on double alert in hospitals during this time because heart and diabetic patients may get heart attack during this time compared to other hours.

Mid Day

1-3 PM SMALL INTESTINE
After taking lunch, 5 minutes of rest can be taken just by closing eyes. Sleep shall be avoided.

Afternoon

3-5 PM URINARY BLADDER
It is the right time for coffee, tea or juice etc.

Evening

5-7 PM KIDNEY
This is the time to relax from routine work otherwise renal failure or urinary infection may trouble.

Night

7-9 PM HEART WALL
Supper should have been completed during this hour. Otherwise palpitation or chest pain may arise.

Late Night

9-11 PM TEMPERATURE WARMER
This is the time to recharge the organs that worked since morning. So one shall go down to sleep and avoid reading books, watching TV or working with office files.

Mid Night

11-1 PM GALL BLADDER
One must sleep during this time otherwise one will not have any energy for next day work.

Too early morning

1-3 AM LIVER
This is the time for deep sleep. Otherwise it will affect eyesight and body irritation.

Siri 1 : Kita Boleh!

2008-02-03T18:29:00.000+08:00

Salam semua..

Apa khabar? Masing-masing masih sibuk dengan jadual harian lagi? Saya disini sihal wal afiat. Sibuk jugak dengan kerja dan melayan telatah anak-anak. Alhamdulillah perniagaan USANA nampaknya berkembang dengan pesat semenjak saya membahagikan masa dengan betul dan disiplin.
Mula-mula dulu agak kelam kabut juga sebab tak punya perancangan jadual harian, namun akhir-akhir ini berkat mengikut nasihat suami yang banyak memberikan dorongan, nasihat dan tunjuk ajar, akhirnya saya tahu bila, dan bagaimana waktu yang sesuai untuk mencapai apa yang saya hajatkan.

Mungkin ramai yang menyangka saya telah lama di dalam USANA, terus terang saya katakan saya masih lagi "hijau" dan hanya cepat beberapa minggu sahaja daripada anda semua. Pun begitu saya pernah berpengalaman didalam beberapa perniagaan secara runcit dan juga MLM sebelum ini. Sedikit-sebanyak memberikan ilmu yang berharga yang sudah pastinya akan saya kongsikan dengan semua.

Bercakap mengenai pengalaman, saya tahu bahawa ada antara anda sebenarnya jauh lebih berpengalaman daripada saya contohnya seperti Kak Rohana, En Abd. Gani dan En Muhammad. Saya benar-benar ingin mendapat tunjuk ajar serta berkongsi idea bagaimana kita sama-sama dapat mengembangkan perniagaan USANA ini dengan tempo yang cergas.

Kepada yang bujang trang tang tang, inilah masa yang sangat bagus untuk work hard dan juga work smart demi persediaan sebelum "berkomitmen". Ada baiknya kalau teman masing-masing juga turut terlibat dengan perniagaan USANA ini supaya setidak-tidaknya boleh mencapai objektif secara bersama.

Kepada yang telah berumah tangga, cuba dapatkan izin dan sokongan dari suami atau isteri masing-masing. Terus-terang saya katakan, saya tidak mampu untuk membuat bisnes USANA ini secara bersendirian jikalau tidak ada dorongan dan sokongan dari suami saya.

Ingatlah bahawa kita menceburi dan mendaftar sebagai Independent Associate USANA ini adalah untuk menambahkan pendapatan dan juga sebagai langkah pertama membuka perniagaan. Kita yang menentukan samada berjaya atau tidak perniagaan USANA ini.

Ramai dari Malaysia yang telah berjaya, dan kita harus mencontohi mereka. Alhamdulillah, kita adalah antara yang terawal. USANA baru setahun jagung di Malaysia. Jikalau usaha kita gigih, mental kita kuat, niat kita ikhlas mengapa katakan "tidak boleh?"

Yang PALING PENTING adalah untuk merekrut mereka-mereka yang juga inginkan pendapatan tambahan dan memulakan perniagaan.
Bulan Februari ini saya mensasarkan setiap dari anda akan mempunyai 1 DOWNLINE SETIAP MINGGU. Cuti Tahun Baru Cina adalah masa yang terbaik untuk bertemu sahabat dan keluarga terdekat. Dan sudah semestinya saya sangat ingin membantu anda.

Hubungi saya terus melalui email ataupun telefon sekiranya ingin mendapatkan bantuan untuk menerangkan kepada prospect anda. Saya akan membantu anda dengan bersungguh-sungguh! Selalu yakin pada diri sendiri dan ingat bahawa kita adalah satu team. Anda dan saya tidak berseorangan!

Demi perniagaan kita bersama, ayuh kita sasarkan satu minggu satu downline!

Saya menunggu panggilan anda!

Kita Boleh!

Sensé™ Self-preserving Technology is a Skin-care Industry Breakthrough

2008-02-03T03:27:00.000+08:00

USANA received an official patent(U.S. Patent No. 7,214,391) on May 8 from the United States Patent and Trademark Office that guarantees proprietary rights to the self-preserving technology used in Sensé skin- and personal-care products.

The patent covers USANA’s formulation for manufacturing Sensé products so that they are capable of maintaining their shelf life without the need for added chemical preservatives. The products are “self-preserving” in that they don't require traditional chemical preservatives to maintain their shelf life.

This is revolutionary technology that USANA’s respected team of scientists spent nearly 10 years perfecting. The patent ensures that only USANA and our Associates have the exclusive distribution rights to our unique self-preserving technology.

The patent also indeed re-assure customers and prospects that Sensé beautiful science products are manufactured with patented self-preserving technology. It self explained that traditional skin-care manufacturers must use common chemical preservatives in order to keep their products from spoiling. Sensé patented self-preserving technology combines proprietary blends of purifying botanicals in protective liquid crystals to keep the product fresh naturally, so skin can receive all the benefits of pure and healthy ingredients.

In addition, the Sensé product line received a Utah Best of State Award this year in the personal-care/cosmetics category for its revolutionary self-preserving formulations. The Utah Best of State Awards are a recognition program that was created to acknowledge outstanding individuals, organizations, and businesses in Utah.

YourHealth: "A Not-So-Useless Appendage"

2008-02-03T02:33:00.000+08:00

Scientists have finally figured out how your seemingly useless appendix works. It is a "safe warehouse" for those good germs working in your gut.

Indeed, your appendix could be a vital part of your secondary immune system as it could contain immune system tissue.

That is what surgeons and immunologists from the world famous Duke Medical School published online in the scientific journal, The Journal of Theoretical Biology early last month.

For generations, the appendix was dismissed as a useless part of the body. We thought it had no function.

Worse still, it could get infected and inflamed. This could cause lots of problems, including death if not removed in time. Indeed, surgeons removed it routinely.

According to the Centre for Diseases Control, 321,000 Americans were hospitalised with appendicitis in 2005. About 300 to 400 Americans die of appendicitis every year.

There are a large number of germs in your gut, about two to three kilogrammes in dry weight. There are 400 different types present there. Indeed, there are more bacteria in your gut than there is in the entire human body.

We do not quite know what these germs do. Indeed, not all have been characterised. They are a mix of the good, bad and neutral germs.

The good bacteria help you digest your food, break down toxic substances that arise from digestion and produce lactic acids as well as other anti-bacterial substances that keep the bad bugs at bay.

The function of the appendix seems to be related to this massive amount of bacteria populating the human digestive system.

There are times when the bacteria in the intestine are killed off or purged. Diseases like diarrhoea, cholera or amoebic dysentery would get rid of much of these good bacteria.

Similarly, taking water with chorine, antibiotics- tainted meat or going on a course of antibiotics would kill of many of these beneficial bacteria.

The appendix's job is to re-boot the digestive system if this does happen. The appendix would act as a "good safe house for bacteria" wrote Bill Parker, Duke's Professor of Surgery, a co-author of the study.

The location of the appendix -- just below the one way flow of food and germs in the large intestine in a sort of cul-de-sac -- helps support the theory. It also has a worm like shape. This acts like a "bacterial underground bunker" cultivating the good germs for the rest of the gut.

In modern times this is less important, as you can replace the dying good germs with food and supplements. However, in the past, it was not so easy to repopulate the gut with good bacteria. Thus, the appendix came in really handy.

Indeed, in less developed countries, where the appendix is more useful, the rates of appendicitis are much lower as other studies have shown.

Bill Parker says that the appendix may be another case of an overly hygienic society triggering an over reaction of the body's immune system.

Even, if the appendix does appear to have a function, it must be removed when it is inflamed or infected as it can be deadly, writes Parker.

The Duke proposal for the function of the appendix makes sense and raises some very interesting questions. The idea seems by far the most likely explanation for the function of the appendix. It makes evolutionary sense.

We have evolved for millions of years with this seemingly useless and ugly appendix that can be also be very deadly. Surely, evolution would have eliminated this tissue completely if it was useless and posed a danger.

It should also make us wonder about another part of our body that is conveniently cut off -- the tonsils. I bet we will find some use for this part as well.

The moral of the story is: Keep all parts of yourself intact unless it is absolutely necessary to remove them. Trust the wisdom of Nature.

We know that if there were no germs in the gut, you would be dead in just three days.

What do you do if you have had the appendix taken out? Consume more probiotic (friendly bacteria) as food. Take lots of yoghurt and other traditional cultured foods like tapai and tempeh.

If you are supplementing with probiotics, make sure that these are derived locally. That means it comes from local sources.

After all you got your first probiotics from your mother's vaginal passage and from her nipples. Your gut was sterile while you were in the womb.

After that, you got it in your food. You also picked up useful soil organisms from salads, fruits and simply playing with dirt as all children usually do.

That is how it has been right from the beginning of time. Only in the last 30 or 40 years have we started consuming bacteria that come from different climates and soils.

Imported bacteria are not bad and do not present any real danger to you. However, these germs are best for the guts of people in the countries that they have been imported from be it Japan or North America .

Probiotics are truly a case where "local is better". Nothing is more local than your gut that has to cope with the unique foods that you get in this part of the world.

The local bacteria will live better and longer in your gut. That would go a long way to making your healthier.

Datuk Dr Rajen M. is a pharmacist with a doctorate in Holistic Medicine

Lets Fight Cancer Together

2008-02-03T01:39:00.000+08:00

AFTER YEARS OF TELLING PEOPLE CHEMOTHERAPY IS THE ONLY WAY TO TRY (TRY THE KEY WORD) AND ELIMINATE CANCER, JOHN HOPKINS IS FINALLY STARTING TO TELL YOU THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE WAY.

1. Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer cells do not show up in the standard tests until they have multiplied to a few billion. When doctors tell cancer patients that there are no more cancer cells in their bodies after treatment, it just means the tests are unable to detect the cancer cells because they have not reached the detectable size.

2. Cancer cells occur between 6 to more than 10 times in a person's lifetime.

3. When the person's immune system is strong the cancer cells will be destroyed and prevented from multiplying and forming tumors.

4. When a person has cancer it indicates the person has multiple nutritional deficiencies. These could be due to genetic, environmental, food and lifestyle factors.

5. To overcome the multiple nutritional deficiencies, changing diet and including supplements will strengthen the immune system.

6. Chemotherapy involves poisoning the rapidly growing cancer cells and also destroys rapidly-growing healthy cells in the bone marrow, gastro-intestinal tract etc, and can cause organ damage, like liver, kidneys, heart, lungs etc.

7. Radiation while destroying cancer cells also burns, scars and damages healthy cells, tissues and organs.

8. Initial treatment with chemotherapy and radiation will often reduce tumor size. However prolonged use of chemotherapy and radiation do not result in more tumor destruction.

9. When the body has too much toxic burden from chemotherapy and radiation the immune system is either compromised or destroyed, hence the person can succumb to various kinds of infections and complications.

10. Chemotherapy and radiation can cause cancer cells to mutate and become resistant and difficult to destroy.
Surgery can also cause cancer cells to spread to other sites.

11. An effective way to battle cancer is to starve the cancer cells by not feeding it with the foods it needs to multiply.

CANCER CELLS FEED ON:

a. Sugar,is a cancer-feeder.

By cutting off sugar it cuts off one important food supply to the cancer cells. Sugar substitutes like Nutrasweet, Equal, Spoonful, etc are made with Aspartame and it is harmful. A better natural substitute would be Manuka honey or molasses but only in very small amounts. Table salt has a chemical added to make it white in colour. Better alternative is Bragg's aminos or sea salt. ( THE WEST MADE US 2 CHANGE FROM SEA 2 WHITE IODISED SALT )

b. Milk causes the body to produce mucus, especially in the gastro-intestinal tract. Cancer feeds on mucus .

By cutting off milk and substituting with unsweetened soya milk cancer cells are being starved.

c. Cancer cells thrive in an acid environment.

A meat-based diet is acidic and it is best to eat fish, and a little chicken rather than beef or pork. Meat also contains livestock antibiotics, growth hormones and parasites, which are all harmful, especially to people with cancer.

d. A diet made of 80% fresh vegetables and juice, whole grains, seeds, nuts and a little fruits help put the body into an alkaline environment.

About 20% can be from cooked food including beans. Fresh vegetable juices provide live enzymes that are easily absorbed and reach down to cellular levels within 15 minutes to nourish and enhance growth of healthy cells.

To obtain live enzymes for building healthy cells try and drink fresh vegetable juice (most vegetables including bean sprouts) and eat some raw vegetables 2 or 3 times a day. Enzymes are destroyed at temperatures of 104 degrees F (40 degrees C).

e. Avoid coffee, tea, and chocolate, which have high caffeine.

Green tea is a better alternative and has cancer-fighting properties. Water- best to drink purified water, or filtered, to avoid known toxins and heavy metals in tap water. Distilled water is acidic, avoid it.

12. Meat protein is difficult to digest and requires a lot of digestive enzymes. Undigested meat remaining in the intestines become putrified and leads to more toxic buildup.

13. Cancer cell walls have a tough protein covering. By refraining from or eating less meat it frees more enzymes to attack the protein walls of cancer cells and allows the body's killer cells to destroy the cancer cells.

14. Some supplements build up the immune system (IP6, Flor ssence, Essiac, anti-oxidants, vitamins, minerals, EFAs etc.) to enable the body's own killer cells to destroy cancer cells. Other supplements like vitamin E are known to cause apoptosis, or programmed cell death, the body's normal method of disposing of damaged, unwanted, or unneeded cells.

15. Cancer is a disease of the mind, body and spirit. A proactive and positive spirit will help the cancer warrior be a survivor. Anger, unforgiveness and bitterness put the body into a stressful and acidic environment. Learn to have a loving and forgiving spirit. Learn to relax and enjoy life.

16. Cancer cells cannot thrive in an oxygenated environment. Exercising daily, and deep breathing help to get more oxygen down to the cellular level. Oxygen therapy is another means employed to destroy cancer cells.

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Duduk Iftirash

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Kebanyakan kita tidak mengetahui kebaikannya dari segi kesihatan. Kalau kita lihat gambar rajah reflexology dibawah, bila dalam iftirash ini, kaki kanan kita dapat tekanan di bahagian atas kaki dan kaki kiri kita dapat tekanan bawah & tengah kaki.

Duduk iftirash ni memberi 'tekanan reflexology' yang menyeluruh. Tapi bagi orang yg tidak menegakkan kaki kanan, mereka hanya mendapat 'tekanan reflexology' untuk sebahagian tubuh sahaja (tidak meliputi bahagian - Brain, Neck, throat, heart, voice sinus, pituitary glands, etc seperti didalam gambar rajah).

Ini merugikan!! Eloklah kita cuba duduk secara iftirash yang sempurna semoga kita dapat pahala kerana mengikuti sunnah dan juga amalan kesihatan yg menyeluruh melalui 'indirect reflexology excersize' utk bahagian-bahagian kritikal - seperti otak, leher, tengkuk dan sebagainya.

Didoakan agar kita semua dirahmati Allah SWT.

Dari Abu Hamid al-Sa`idi ra., katanya:

"Aku melihat Nabi Muhammad saw, apabila Baginda SAW duduk pada rakaat yang kedua (Untuk membaca tahiyyat awal), ia duduk di atas kaki kirinya dan menegakkan kaki kanan" (Duduk iftirash)

Hadith shohih riwayat Bukhri dan pengajaran hadith:

Disunatkan duduk iftirash pada tahiyyat pertama. Duduk iftirash juga disunatkan semasa duduk antara dua sujud dan ketika duduk istirahah iaitu duduk sesudah bangkit dari sujud yang kedua (Mustika Hadith)

Amalan duduk iftirash adalah sunnah Rasul SAW dan apabila kita mengamal dan menyampaikannya kepada orang lain untuk mengamalkannya adalah mendapat pahala dan keberkatan dari Allah SWT. Amalan-amalan Rasul SAW adalah bercahaya dan boleh mendekatkan diri seseorang kepada Allah SWT. Selamat beramal dan menyampaikannya.

By Shaykh Abdurrrahman Yusuf Mangera

Q) What is the correct way to sit in prayer for men?

Assalamu alaykum

In the Name of Allah, the Inspirer of Truth
Some hadiths indicate that the Messenger (Allah bless him and give him peace) sat in the tawarruk position, and other hadiths indicate that he sat in the iftirash position. Hence, we could gauge from this that the Messenger (Allah bless him and give him peace) at one time or another during his blessed life sat in both of these positions.

The tawarruk position is when a person sits with the left posterior on the ground; his right foot placed vertically with toes pointing towards the qibla; and the left foot on its side emerging from under the right foot.

Slightly different from this is the iftirash position which is to place the left foot on its side and sitting on it; and keeping the right foot vertical while resting on the bottom of the toes turning them towards the qibla.

The Various Opinions:

According to the Hanafis, the more superior and preferred method is that one use the iftirash

position in all sittings [qa‘da] of the prayer. However, though it is not the preferred method, it would be permissible, in light of rigorously authenticated [sahih] hadiths, to sit in the tawarruk position as well.

The Hadiths on Iftirash:

The Hanafis state that the Messenger e, for the greater part of his life, sat in the iftirash position for all sittings [qa‘da] of his prayer, and Imam Tirmidhi has stated it to be the practise of the majority of scholars.

As for the few times the Messenger (Allah bless him and give him peace) did do tawarruk—as some narrations state—it was either due to weakness and not being able to sit in iftirash in the latter part of his life, or it was merely to inform the Companions of its permissibility [bayanan li ‘l-jawaz]. The following hadiths mention the Messenger’s (Allah bless him and give him peace) use of iftirash while sitting in the salat.

1. ‘A‘isha y narrates that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) would spread his left foot and keep the right one standing (Sahih Muslim 1:195).

2. ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar states in his narration:
It is a sunna of prayer that you keep your right foot standing and fold the left one (Sahih al-Bukhari 1:114).

The following hadiths will further clarify the posture illustrated in the above two narrations.

3. Ibn ‘Umar (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that
Among the sunnats of prayer, one is that you keep the right foot standing with the toes pointed towards the qibla, and [you] sit on the left foot (Sunan al-Nasa’i 1:173)

4. Wa’il ibn Hujr (Allah be pleased with him) narrates:
I came to Madina to observe the Messenger of Allah’s (Allah bless him and give him peace) prayers. When he sat for tashahhud, he spread his left foot and kept the right one standing (Sunan al-Tirmidhi 1:65)

Imam Tirmidhi reports this to be a rigorously authenticated [sahih] hadith, and then states that this was the practise of the majority of the learned scholars and is the view of Sufyan al-Thawri, Ibn al-Mubarak and the people of Kufa.

All of these hadiths speak of the iftirash position being generally used by the Messenger e, and do not imply that he sat in any other position. This means it was his common practise to use the iftirash position.

One objection raised here by the second group is that these hadiths only refer to the sitting posture of the first sitting and not to the second. Hence, a person should only sit in iftirash in the first sitting and use tawarruk in the second sitting. This objection however, is not a valid one, because of Wa’il ibn Hujr’s (Allah be pleased with him) above-mentioned statement:
I came to Madina [especially] to observe the Messenger’s prayer.

This means that his main purpose of visiting the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) was to observe how he prayed. So, for Wa’il ibn Hujr (Allah be pleased with him) to specifically mention iftirash as the only sitting posture used by the Messenger (Allah bless him and give him peace) and not mention any other sitting method, informs us that this Companion only observed the Messenger (Allah bless him and give him peace) using iftirash in all the sittings of the prayer.

[Excerpted from "Chapter 2: The Position of the Hands in Prayer" from the third edition of "Fiqh al-Imam" soon to be published by White Thread Press http://www.wtpress.com/ ]

WassalamAbsurrahman ibn Yusuf

Palm Secret

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Shiatsu Self Massage

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Foot Reflexology

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Just check this out......

Painful feet can affect our ability to enjoy the most basic activities in our daily lives. Thankfully, many foot conditions can be easily prevented or treated by wearing properly fitting footwear or using the right over-the-counter foot care products. OR!

The Organs of your body have their sensory touches at the bottom of your foot, if you massage these points you will find relief from aches and pains as you can see the organs are on right and left foot, the heart is on the left foot. This time, it put organs on the feet as they are.

Typically they are shown as points and arrows to show which organ it connects to. It is indeed correct since the nerves connected to these organs terminate here. This is covered in great details in Acupressure studies or textbooks.

God created our body so well that he thought of even this. He made us walk so that we will always be pressing these pressure points and thus keeping these organs activated at all times.

So, keep walking...

Effects of Drinking Cold Water

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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.

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 the link 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.

STROKE: Remember The 1st Three Letters. "S.T.R"

2007-12-05T21:20:00.000+08:00

If everyone can remember something this simple, we could save some folks.

Seriously, Please read:

STROKE IDENTIFICATION:

During a BBQ, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) and that she had just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes. They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food. While she appeared a bit shaken up, Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening.

Ingrid's husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00 pm, Ingrid passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Ingrid would be with us today. Some don't die. They end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead. It only takes a minute to read this...

A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke, totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.

RECOGNIZING A STROKE

Thank God for the sense to remember the "3" steps, STR .

Read and Learn!

Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke. Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:

S : Ask the individual to SMILE (If the smile is lopsided, a stroke is likely to have occured)

T : Ask the person to TALK to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (If the speech is slurred, a stroke is likely to have occured.) (Coherently) (i.e. It is sunny out today)

R : Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS (If he or she cannot raise one arm, a stroke is likely to have occured)

*NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this:

Ask the person to 'stick' out their tongue. If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other, that is also an indication of a stroke.

Sijil Halal dan Lesen

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Panduan Pemakanan

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PANDUAN PEMAKANAN BAGI PESAKIT KOLESTEROL TINGGI

Ambil sumber haiwan daripada jenis ikan, ayam tanpa kulit atau arnab. Gunakan susu atau yogurt rendah lemak 2 kali sehari. Gunakan marjerin daripada jenis mono atau polyunsaturated.

Kurangkan santan dalam masakan. Gantikan dengan susu tanpa lemak. Elakkan mengambil kuah bersantan, hanya ambil isi sahaja gunakan periuk atau kuali non stick untuk menggoreng. Berhati-hati dengan lemak tersembunyi di dalam roti canai, pai dan sebagainya. Kurangkan penggunaan gula dan bahan manis.

Kurangkan garam dan makanan diawet dengan garam ( ikan masin, telur masin, tauchoo atau jeruk ) Amalkan cara memasak dengan mengukus atau merebus banyakkan mengambil makanan berserat seperti buahan, sayuran dan bijirin mil penuh seperti roti jagung, oats, cornflakes dan kekacang seperti gandum, barli, soya, dhal dll.

PANDUAN PEMAKANAN BAGI PESAKIT DARAH TINGGI

1. Makanan

-Kurangkan makanan bergaram. Jangan tambah garam ke dalam makanan yang sudah masak
-Kurangkan makanan laut seperti udang, kerang, ketam.
-Kurangkan makan daging kambing atau lembu. Boleh makan ayam yang dibuang kulit dan lemaknya.
-Putih telor boleh dimakan
-Kurangkan makanan bersantan dan berlemak seperti minyak sapi atau mentega
-Ikan, sayuran dan buahan bebas dimakan
-Banyakkan makan rebusan dan kukusan
-Kurangkan masak makanan yang menggunakan banyak minyak atau lemak seperti menggoreng dengan minyak yang banyak ( deep frying)
-Banyakkan minum air tapi kurangkan minuman bergas dan minuman keras

2. Rehat dan tidur yang cukup.
3. Elakkan tekanan atau stress
4. Senaman ringan setiap hari
5. Berhenti merokok dan minuman keras
6. Lakukan aktiviti ringan seperti berkebun di masa lapang
7. Patuhi aturan ubatan dan temujanji
8. Datang terus ke hospital sekiranya berasa pening, sakit kepala, lemah-lemah anggota badan atau susah bernafas

PANDUAN PEMAKANAN BAGI PESAKIT KENCING MANIS

Pemakanan

1. Elakkan minum minuman manis sepeti sirap, milo, ovaltine, horlick dan oren. Elakkan minuman bergas dan air tin/ kotak.
2. Susu tanpa Lemak sahaja boleh diminum 2 – 3 kali sehari tanpa gula.
3. Banyakkan minum air masak
4. Kurangkan makan tinggi karbohidrat seperti nasi, mee, meehoon, pulut dan bahan-bahan daripada tepung.
5. Ikutan jadual untuk sekali makan 2 KALI SEHARI
-1 senduk nasi
-2 keping Roti jagung
-1 senduk mee goreng, mee hoon
-1 keping Capati/ roti canai
-2 keping cream crackers
6. Jangan makan benda manis seperti aiskrim, coklat, jelly, jem dan kuih muih manis
7. Kurangkan makan buahan seperti durian, rambutan, mangga dan lain2 yang manis.
8. Lebihkan sayuran
9. Ambil ikan atau ayam tanpa kulit sebagai sumber daging
10.Jadual makan mesti tetap dan jangan ambil makanan sembarangan di antaranya

Gaya Hidup

Penjagaan kaki dan tumit
Senaman ringan

Ubatan dan Rawatan

1.Patuhi aturan ubatan dan sentiasa bawa ubatan ke mana sahaja
2.Tanda-tanda amaran hypoglaysemia:
- Lemah anggota badan
- Berpeluh sejuk dan rasa hendak pitam
- Pening dan badan menggeletar
*** ambil air berglucose segera dan terus ke hospital untuk rawatan
3.Patuhi temujanji dan jangan putus ubat
4.Penggunaan insulin :
- syringe dan jarum boleh digunakan sehinnga tumpul dan disimpan dalam peti sejuk selepas digunakan.
- Insulin sentiasa di simpan di dalam peti sujuk ( bahagian bawah)
- Sekiranya menggunakan 2 jenis insulin , guna yang jernih ( short acting ) dahulu kemudian yang keruh ( long acting )
- Tempat suntikan : lengan , paha, punggung dan perut.

PANDUAN PEMAKANAN BAGI PESAKIT GOUT

Makanan Yang Perlu Dielakkan

1. Organ dalaman haiwan seperti hati, limpa, peparu, buah pinggang, otak dan sebagainya
2. Ikan bilis dan Ikan sardine dalam tin
3. Pati Daging
4. Kekacang seperti dhal, kacang peas, soya dan hasilnya seperti tauhu, tempe, tauchu.
5. Sayuran seperti bayam, cauliflower, cendawan, asparagus dan kentang
6. Bijirin mil penuh seperti roti whole mil, all bran, tepung attar
7. Minuman seperti teh, kopi, koko atau coklat

Makanan Yang Boleh Dimakan Sedikit.

Daging selain daripada di atas
1. Ayam
2. Ikan dan kerangan laut seperti udang, kerang, ketam.

Makanan Yang Bebas Dimakan

1. Sayuran selain di atas
2. Susu dan hasilnya
3. Telur
4. Buahan
5. Mentega dan lain-lain lemak
6. Manisan atau gula.

** Kurangkan berat badan
** Lebihkan minum air kosong sekurang-kuranya 8 gelas sehari

Jantung Anda Bagaimana?

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Walaupun ramai beranggapan sakit jantung tiada simptom, tetapi menurut Perunding Kardiologi Pusat Perubatan Universiti Malaya (PPUM), Dr Chong Wei Peng, ada lima tanda yang perlu diperhatikan. Katanya, FACES adalah cara mudah untuk mengenali tahap kesihatan diri. Walaupun ia bukan penunjuk tepat kepada masalah jantung, tetapi jika semua ciri umum ini ada pada kita, bermakna kita perlu bimbang terhadap tahap kesihatan diri.

Semua tanda mudah dikesan. Yang diperlukan hanya kepekaan terhadap perubahan diri kerana penjagaan kesihatan adalah tanggungjawab kita. Jika ada beberapa tanda, segera menjalani pemeriksaan kerana walaupun bukan disebabkan masalah jantung, ia mungkin menjadi petanda kepada penyakit lain.

Penyakit jantung tidak berlaku secara tiba-tiba. Ia mengambil masa bertahun-tahun untuk terbentuk secara tidak disedari. Sakit jantung adalah satu penyakit yang mempunyai spektrum luas kerana ia berkait dengan masalah lain seperti tekanan darah tinggi, aterotrombosis dan kegagalan jantung.

Namun, paling penting ialah mengawal tekanan darah kerana tekanan tinggi menandakan jantung terpaksa bekerja lebih kuat untuk mengepam darah ke seluruh badan. Apabila jantung dipaksa bekerja lebih kuat daripada sepatutnya, ia menjadi besar dan kurang cekap, akhirnya menyebabkan kegagalan jantung.

Perunding Kardiologi UMMC, Profesor Dr Haizal Haron Kamar, pula berkata penyakit jantung atau kardiovaskular adalah pembunuh utama penduduk di negara ini dan jumlah pesakit tidak pernah berkurang sejak dua dekad lalu. Berdasarkan kenyataan Pertubuhan Kesihatan Sedunia (WHO) pada 2004, sembilan peratus daripada kemasukan pesakit ke semua hospital adalah disebabkan masalah kegagalan jantung dan edaran darah.

Apabila disebut mengenai sakit jantung, rasanya semua orang tahu. Namun, kata Dr Haizal, masih ramai tidak memberi perhatian kepada penyakit ini, termasuk faktor risiko. Malah, masih ramai juga tidak tahu mengenai atherotrombosis yang menyebabkan 28 peratus kematian! Ia jauh lebih tinggi berbanding kanser dan penyakit berjangkit lain.

Masalah Tersembunyi

Aterotrombosis berlaku apabila darah membeku di atas plak (lapisan lemak di dinding salur darah) pecah. Darah beku ini akan membuat lapisan di atas plak tadi. Pembentukan darah beku secara berterusan boleh menghalang aliran darah. Apabila aliran darah tersekat, ia menyebabkan serangan jantung (jika berlaku pada salur darah ke jantung) atau strok (jika saluran darah ke otak terhalang).

Dr Haizal berkata, faktor ini menjadi masalah asas kepada strok iskemia (aliran darah yang tidak mencukupi ke otak), serangan jantung, serangan iskemia, sindrom koronari akut dan kerosakan pembuluh darah. Ini sebabnya setiap orang perlu mengamalkan gaya hidup sihat dan mengelak semua faktor risiko yang boleh menyebabkan penyakit jantung.

Hanya ada empat faktor risiko yang tidak boleh diubah iaitu jantina (lelaki), peningkatan umur, bangsa dan sejarah keluarga mendapat sakit jantung. Manakala faktor risiko seperti senarai di bawah boleh diubah dan dikawal iaitu:

Kencing manis.
Paras kolesterol tinggi.
Tekanan darah tinggi.
Kurang aktiviti fizikal dan bersenam.
Masalah berat badan berlebihan dan obesiti.
Pemakanan tidak seimbang.
Merokok.

Pensyarah dan Perunding Kardiologi PPUM, Dr Nik Halmey Nik Zainal Abidin, berkata gejala seperti hidung sering berdarah dan sakit kepala adalah petanda tekanan darah terlalu tinggi. Bagaimanapun, jika tekanan tidak terlalu tinggi (tetapi melebihi tahap normal iaitu kurang 140/85 mmHg) ia tidak mempunyai gejala."

Ini sebabnya ramai tidak sedar mereka sebenarnya menghidap tekanan darah tinggi. Jika tidak dikawal ia boleh menyebabkan kerosakan pada buah pinggang, mata dan otak. Penurunan sebanyak dua mmHg membawa banyak manfaat kepada pesakit kerana ia dapat mengurangkan tujuh peratus kematian.

"Kira-kira 24% rakyat Malaysia berusia 30 tahun ke atas mengalami masalah tekanan darah tinggi, tetapi hanya 18 peratus mendapatkan rawatan dan mengawal tekanan darah mereka. Manakala 13% mengambil ubat tetapi tekanan darah tidak terkawal dan 53% lagi tidak tahu mereka ada masalah ini," katanya.

Cara mudah untuk mengawal tekanan darah ialah menjaga pemakanan dengan mengurangkan pengambilan garam (hanya satu camca teh sehari) dan bersenam. Bagaimanapun, bukan mudah untuk menjaga pemakanan di negara yang mewah dengan sajian enak ini, tetapi semuanya perlu dilakukan demi kesejahteraan diri.

Lima tanda yang perlu diperhatikan;

Kelesuan -
Aktiviti menjadi terhad
Dada terasa sesak
Buku lali bengkak atau edema
Sesak nafas

Some USEFUL information on CANCER

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Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer cells do notshow up in the standard tests until they have multiplied to a fewbillion. When doctors tell cancer patients that there are no more cancercells in their bodies after treatment, it just means the tests areunable to detect the cancer cells because they have not reached thedetectable size.Cancer cells occur between 6 to more than 10 times in a person'slifetime.

When the person's immune system is strong the cancer cells will bedestroyed and prevented from multiplying and forming tumors.When a person has cancer it indicates the person has multiplenutritional deficiencies. These could be due to genetic, environmental,food and lifestyle factors. To vercome the multiple nutritional deficiencies, changing diet andincluding supplements will strengthen the immune system.

Chemotherapy involves poisoning the rapidly-growing cancer cells andalso destroys rapidly-growing healthy cells in the bone marrow,gastro-intestinal tract etc, and can cause organ damage, like liver,kidneys, heart, lungs etc.Radiation while destroying cancer cells also burns, scars and damageshealthy cells, tissues and organs.Initial treatment with chemotherapy and radiation will often reducetumor size. However prolonged use of chemotherapy and radiation do notresult in more tumor destruction.

When the body has too much toxic burden from chemotherapy and radiationthe immune system is either compromised or destroyed, hence the personcan succumb to various kinds of infections and complications.Chemotherapy and radiation can cause cancer cells to mutate and becomeresistant and difficult to destroy. Surgery can also cause cancer cellsto spread to other sites.An effective way to battle cancer is to starve the cancer cells by notfeeding it with the foods it needs to multiply.

Meat protein is difficult to digest and requires a lot of digestiveenzymes. Undigested meat remaining in the intestines become putrefiedand leads to more toxic buildup.Cancer cell walls have a tough protein covering. By refraining from oreating less meat it frees more enzymes to attack the protein walls ofcancer cells and allows the body's killer cells to destroy the cancercells.

Some supplements build up the immune system (IP6, Flor-ssence, Essiac,anti-oxidants, vitamins, minerals, EFAs etc.) to enable the body's ownkiller cells to destroy cancer cells. Other supplements like vitamin Eare known to cause apoptosis, or programmed cell death, the body'snormal method of disposing of damaged, unwanted, or unneeded cells.Cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit.

A proactive and positive spirit will help the cancer warrior be a survivor. Anger,unforgiveness and bitterness put the body into a stressful and acidicenvironment. Learn to have a loving and forgiving spirit. Learn to relaxand enjoy life. Cancer cells cannot thrive in an oxygenated environment. Exercisingdaily, and deep breathing help to get more oxygen down to the cellularlevel.

Oxygen therapy is another means employed to destroy cancer cells.CANCER CELLS FEED ON:Sugar is a cancer-feeder. By cutting off sugar it cuts off one importantfood supply to the cancer cells. Sugar substitutes like NutraSweet,Equal, Spoonful, etc are made with Aspartame and it is harmful. A betternatural substitute would be Manuka honey or molasses but only in verysmall amounts.

Table salt has a chemical added to make it white incolour. Better alternative is Bragg's aminos or sea salt.Milk causes the body to produce mucus, especially in thegastro-intestinal tract. Cancer feeds on mucus. By cutting off milk andsubstituting with unsweetened soya milk cancer cells are being starved. Cancer cells thrive in an acid environment. A meat-based diet is acidicand it is best to eat fish, and a little chicken rather than beef orpork.

Meat also contains livestock antibiotics, growth hormones andparasites, which are all harmful, especially to people with cancer.A diet made of 80% fresh vegetables and juice, whole grains, seeds, nutsand a little fruits help put the body into an alkaline environment.About 20% can be from cooked food including beans. Fresh vegetablejuices provide live enzymes that are easily absorbed and reach down tocellular levels within 15 minutes to nourish and enhance growth ofhealthy cells.

To obtain live enzymes for building healthy cells try anddrink fresh vegetable juice (most vegetables including bean sprouts) andeat some raw vegetables 2 or 3 times a day. Enzymes are destroyed attemperatures of 104 degrees F (40 degrees C).Avoid coffee, tea, and chocolate, which have high caffeine. Green tea isa better alternative and has cancer-fighting properties. Water-best todrink purified water, or filtered, to avoid known toxins and heavymetals in tap water. Distilled water is acidic, avoid it.

The following some tips or information on cancer. I hope its help! Only Allah knows best.

Meat protein is difficult to digest and requires a lot of digestive enzymes. Undigested meat remaining in the intestines become putrefied and leads to more toxic buildup. Cancer cell walls have a tough protein covering.. By refraining from or eating less meat it frees more enzymes toattack the protein walls of cancer cells and allows the body's killer cells to destroy the cancer cells.
Some supplements build up the immune system (IP6, Flor-ssence, Essiac, anti-oxidants, vitamins, minerals, EFAs etc.) to enable the body's own killer cells to destroy cancer cells. Other supplements like vitamin E areknown to cause apoptosis, or programmed cell death, the body's normal method of disposing of damaged, unwanted, or unneeded cells.
Cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit. A proactive and positive spirit will help the cancer warrior be a survivor. Anger, unforgiveness and bitterness put the body into a stressful andacidic environment. Learn to have a loving and forgiving spirit. Learn to relax and enjoy life.
Cancer cells cannot thrive in an oxygenated environment. Exercising daily, and deep breathing help to get more oxygen down to the cellular level. Oxygen therapy is another means employed to destroy cancer cells.

Vitamins Could Shorten Lifespan

2007-11-23T21:28:00.001+08:00

According to UK media reports on 28 February, the study published in the journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) showed that three types of supplements - vitamins A, E and beta-carotene-could increase the risk of early death. Research shows that vitamin supplements are a waste of money.

The British Heart Foundation recommends a good balanced diet over taking vitamin supplements.The Copenhagen University Hospital research team analyzed a lot of information. The analysis method is developed by Cochrane Collaboration, a renowned organization that specializes in medical analysis.

Vitamin supplement supporters believe that vitamins can act as antioxidants to prevent the damaging oxidizing effects of cholesterol etc on health, thereby helping heart disease and cancer prevention. This theory seems to make sense and is supported by initial tests. However, later tests reveal different results.The Copenhagen research team selected 68 randomized trials with 232,606 participants, including 47 low-bias trials with 180,938 participants.

They discovered that taking vitamin supplements, on the whole, increased death risk by 5%. Beta-carotene produced an approximate 7% increase risk, vitamin A, a 16% increase and vitamin E, a 4% increase. The risk of death was unchanged among vitamin C users. Certain trials showed that selenium, singly or combined with other vitamins, might lower death risk by 10%.

There is no evidence that vitamin C may increase longevity. We lack evidence to refute a potential negative effect of vitamin C on survival. Selenium tended to reduce mortality, but we need more research on this question, "stated Dr. Goran Bjelakovic, leader of the research team. In addition, beta-carotene might increase the risk of lung cancer among smokers.

A Chat with Dr. Devi Shetty (Heart Specialist)

2007-11-23T21:23:00.000+08:00

A chat with Dr.Devi Shetty, Narayana Hrudayalaya (Heart Specialist) Bangalore was arranged by WIPRO for its employees .
The transcript of the chat is given below. Useful for everyone.

Qn: What are the thumb rules for a layman to take care of his heart?
Ans:
1. Diet - Less of carbohydrate, more of protein, less oil.
2. Exercise - Half an hour's walk, at least five days a week; avoids lifts and avoid sitting for a longtime.
3. Quit smoking.
4. Control weight.
5. Control blood pressure and suga r.

Qn: Is eating non-vege food (fish) good for the heart?
Ans: No
Qn: It's still a grave shock to hear that some apparently healthy person gets a cardiac arrest. How do we understand it in perspective?
Ans: This is called silent attack; that is why we recommend everyone past the age of 30 to undergo routine health checkups.

Qn: Are heart diseases hereditary?
Ans: Yes

Qn: What are the ways in which the heart is stressed? What practices do you suggest to de-stress?
Ans: Change your attitude towards life. Do not look for perfection in everything in life.

Qn: Is walking better than jogging or is more intensive exercise required to keep a healthy heart?
Ans: Walking is better than jogging since jogging leads to early fatigue and injury to joints.

Qn: You have done so much for the poor and needy. What has inspired you to do so?
Ans: Mother Theresa , who was my patient

Qn: Can people with low blood pressure suffer heart diseases?
Ans: Extremely rare

Qn: Does cholesterol accumulates right from an early age (I'm currently only 22) or do you have to worry about it only after you are above 30 years of age?
Ans: Cholesterol accumulates from childhood.

Qn: How do irregular eating habits affect the heart?
Ans: You tend to eat junk food when the habits are irregular and your body's enzyme release for digestion gets confused.

Qn: How can I control cholesterol content without using medicines?
Ans: Control diet, walk and eat walnut.

Qn: Can yoga prevent heart ailments?
Ans: Yoga helps.

Qn: Which is the best and worst food for the heart?
Ans: Fruits and vegetables are the best and the worst is oil.

Qn: Which oil is better - groundnut, sunflower, olive?
Ans: All oils are bad .

Qn: What is the routine checkup one should go through? Is there any specific test?
Ans: Routine blood test to ensure sugar, cholesterol is ok. Check BP, Treadmill test after an echo.

Qn: What are the first aid steps to be taken on a heart attack?
Ans: Help the person into a sleeping position, place an aspirin tablet under the tongue with a sorbitrate tablet if available, and rush him to a coronary care unit since the maximum casualty takes place within the first hour.

Qn: How do you differentiate between pain caused by a heart attack and that caused due to gastric trouble?
Ans: Extremely difficult without ECG .

Qn: What is the main cause of a steep increase in heart problems amongst youngsters? I see people of about 30-40 yrs of age having heart attacks and serious heart problems.
Ans: Increased awareness has increased incidents. Also, sedentary lifestyles, smoking, junk food, lack of exercise in a country where people are genetically three times more vulnerable for heart attacks than Europeans and Americans.

Qn: Is it possible for a person to have BP outside the normal range of 120/80 and yet be perfectly healthy?
Ans: Yes.

Qn: Marriages within close relatives can lead to heart problems for the child. Is it true?
Ans: Yes, co-sanguinity leads to congenital abnormalities and you may not have a software engineer as a child

Qn: Many of us have an irregular daily routine and many a times we have to stay late nights in office. Does this affect our heart? What precautions would you recommend?
Ans: When you are young, nature protects you against all these irregularities. However, as you grow older, respect the biological clock.

Qn: Will taking anti-hypertensive drugs cause some other complications (short / long term)?
Ans: Yes, most drugs have some side effects. However, modern anti-hypertensive drugs are extremely safe.

Qn: Will consuming more coffee/tea lead to heart attacks?
Ans: No.

Qn: Are asthma patients more prone to heart disease?
Ans: No.

Qn: How would you define junk food?
Ans: Fried food like Kentucky , McDonalds, samosas, and even masala dosas.

Qn: You mentioned that Indians are three times more vulnerable. What is the reason for this, as Europeans and Americans also eat a lot of junk food?
Ans: Every race is vulnerable to some disease and unfortunately, Indians are vulnerable for the most expensive disease.

Qn: Does consuming bananas help reduce hypertension?
Ans: No.

Qn: Can a person help himself during a heart attack (Because we see a lot of forwarded emails on this)?
Ans: Yes. Lie down comfortably and put an aspirin tablet of any description under the tongue and ask someone to take you to the nearest coronary care unit without any delay and do not wait for the ambulance since most of the time, the ambulance does not turn up.

Qn: Do, in any way, low white blood cells and low hemoglobin count lead to heart problems?
Ans: No. But it is ideal to have normal hemoglobin level to increase your exercise capacity.

Qn: Sometimes, due to the hectic schedule we are not able to exercise. So, does walking while doing daily chores at home or climbing the stairs in the house, work as a substitute for exercise?
Ans: Certainly. Avoid sitting continuously for more than half an hour and even the act of getting out of the chair and going to another chair and sitting helps a lot.

Qn: Is there a relation between heart problems and blood sugar?
Ans: Yes. A strong relationship since diabetics are more vulnerable to heart attacks than non-diabetics.

Qn: What are the things one needs to take care of after a heart operation?
Ans: Diet, exercise, drugs on time , Control cholesterol, BP, weight.

Qn: Are people working on night shifts more vulnerable to heart disease when compared to day shift workers?
Ans: No.

Qn: What are the modern anti-hypertensive drugs?
Ans: There are hundreds of drugs and your doctor will chose the right combination for your problem, but my suggestion is to avoid the drugs and go for natural ways of controlling blood pressure by walk, diet to reduce weight and changing attitudes towards lifestyles.

Qn: Does dispirin or similar headache pills increase the risk of heart attacks?
Ans: No.

Qn: Why is the rate of heart attacks more in men than in women?
Ans: Nature protects women till the age of 45.

Qn: How can one keep the heart in a good condition?
Ans: Eat a healthy diet, avoid junk food, exercise everyday, do not smoke and, go for health checkup s if you are past the age of 30 ( once in six months recommended) ...