There is a trend that more and more people are becoming vegetarians. This is reported on page M46 of the Saturday Metro dated 6 March 2010.
In Malaysia, it is estimated there were 500,000 vegetarian, or 2% of our national population.
In the United States, there are about 15 million vegetarians.
What are the main reasons for people turning to vegetarian?
1. Health reasons.
2. Growing awareness on the protection of the environment.
My family switched to become full time vegetarians in mid-1990s initially for health reasons and later it was enhanced by our awareness to protect the environment.
We hope you will join the group of vegetarians one day.
You will enjoy the happiness of good health which could not be measured in monetary terms.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Monday, March 8, 2010
Diary 48: Last chair in life
In life process, we have the chance to sit many types of chairs.
Baby chair: when we learned how to walk.
Home chair: when we have lunch or dinner.
Home rattan chair: relax.
Wooden chair: attending lessons in schools and doing home work.
Office chair: working and sitting in front of computer.
……
What is the last chair in our life?
It depends on your health condition.
For some people, it is going to be wheel chair.
I have seen many people sitting on wheel chairs. There is one thing in common. They did not smile at all.
Avoid sitting on wheel chair at the last stage of our lives.
How?
Prevent diseases by consuming health food.
You will smile most of the time.
Baby chair: when we learned how to walk.
Home chair: when we have lunch or dinner.
Home rattan chair: relax.
Wooden chair: attending lessons in schools and doing home work.
Office chair: working and sitting in front of computer.
……
What is the last chair in our life?
It depends on your health condition.
For some people, it is going to be wheel chair.
I have seen many people sitting on wheel chairs. There is one thing in common. They did not smile at all.
Avoid sitting on wheel chair at the last stage of our lives.
How?
Prevent diseases by consuming health food.
You will smile most of the time.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Diary 46: Take Care of Our Legs
Just like to share two cases with you.
Case 1: My colleague in his early 40s was warded for a few days in 2009 because he could not stand up when he wanted to go to the toilet at night. The doctor ‘scolded’ him for not taking potassium rich food (i.e. fruits and vegetables) in his daily diet. Accordingly, those not taking any or take little potassium rich food are likely to have weak legs at the later stage of their lives.
Case 2: This 73-year old woman in the neighborhood could not walk properly for a week because her legs were weak. The cause: loss of calcium from her bones. She went to seek treatments from a traditional Chinese physician in Kajang. The impact of treatment is yet to be seen.
I come to understand that legs are causing problems to quite a lot of people.
I am grateful that at the age of 55, I do not have to face leg problems. Exercise is important. I walk and jog up FRIM’s canopy walkway whenever possible. Diet is also important. Since I no longer take the modern protein-rich food, the loss of calcium from my bone is minimized.
Be grateful to our legs. Take good care of them.
Case 1: My colleague in his early 40s was warded for a few days in 2009 because he could not stand up when he wanted to go to the toilet at night. The doctor ‘scolded’ him for not taking potassium rich food (i.e. fruits and vegetables) in his daily diet. Accordingly, those not taking any or take little potassium rich food are likely to have weak legs at the later stage of their lives.
Case 2: This 73-year old woman in the neighborhood could not walk properly for a week because her legs were weak. The cause: loss of calcium from her bones. She went to seek treatments from a traditional Chinese physician in Kajang. The impact of treatment is yet to be seen.
I come to understand that legs are causing problems to quite a lot of people.
I am grateful that at the age of 55, I do not have to face leg problems. Exercise is important. I walk and jog up FRIM’s canopy walkway whenever possible. Diet is also important. Since I no longer take the modern protein-rich food, the loss of calcium from my bone is minimized.
Be grateful to our legs. Take good care of them.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Diary 46: Favourite Food of Royal Prof Ungku Aziz
In case you do not know who Pak Ungku is, here is some basic information on this wise man.
Born 1922. Bank Negara Governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz is his only child. Doctorate in economics. Former vice-chancellor of Universiti Malaya. Now executive chairman of Azair Sdn Bhd.
He is 88 years old (2010) now and in good health condition.
What is his secret? I guess it lies partly on his favorite food.
Errol Oh (errol@thestar.com.my) wrote about him “Royal prof Ungku Aziz” (The Star, page SBW6, 27 February 2010) and here is the answer.
Favorite Food: “I eat all sorts of vegetables raw”.
If you ask the elders above 80 years old the secret of good health, we will find that they take lots of raw vegetables. That is main answer to their good health. The same is true for Pak Ungku.
Then, you should ask yourself, “Do I take enough raw vegetables in daily diet?”
If you do, GREAT!
If you do not, better make a small change in your diet. This is going to transform your health path.
Born 1922. Bank Negara Governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz is his only child. Doctorate in economics. Former vice-chancellor of Universiti Malaya. Now executive chairman of Azair Sdn Bhd.
He is 88 years old (2010) now and in good health condition.
What is his secret? I guess it lies partly on his favorite food.
Errol Oh (errol@thestar.com.my) wrote about him “Royal prof Ungku Aziz” (The Star, page SBW6, 27 February 2010) and here is the answer.
Favorite Food: “I eat all sorts of vegetables raw”.
If you ask the elders above 80 years old the secret of good health, we will find that they take lots of raw vegetables. That is main answer to their good health. The same is true for Pak Ungku.
Then, you should ask yourself, “Do I take enough raw vegetables in daily diet?”
If you do, GREAT!
If you do not, better make a small change in your diet. This is going to transform your health path.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Diary 45: Miss Malaysia An Angel to Animals
Below is what Jayagandi Jayaraj (jaya@thestar,com,my) wrote about Miss Malaysia World 2009, Thanuja Ananthan, on the latter’s love for animals (Page M2, The Star, 3 March 2010).
“She adores animals and would support any initiative that fights for the betterment of animals”.
“She had two dogs, eight cats, a sugar glider and rabbits at home.”
“She was given the opportunity to pose for an ad campaign by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) recently”. I remember Amber Chia, a popular model, also did the same thing in 2009.
What Miss Thanuja and Amber Chia did was good to assist raising awareness to inspire others to be kind to animals. Not many celebrities are ready to do so.
I would like to suggest Thanuja and Amber Chia take a bold step in not taking any more animal food to fully show their love for animals if they have not done yet. You can only be a complete angel to animals when you do not consume their meat.
If Thanuja and Amber Chia are willing to do so or have done so, I am very sure their beauty will last for a long time even without using cosmetics, besides attaining good health.
I also hope Thanuja, Amber Chia and those at PETA (www.petaasiapacific.com) have a chance to read this message in Diary 45 “Miss Malaysia An Angel to Animals” in http://drlimhinfui.blogspot.com
May all animals be loved.
To have more information on why you need to consider giving up meat, read the book (picture) by John Robbins.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Diary 44: The Four ‘Brothers’ in Health
Among the common health problems these days are high blood pressure, diabetes, kidney and heart problems. These are known in layman term as the “four brothers” diseases. It simply means that if you have one, you are likely to have others at the later stage of your life if you do not take care of your health.
When you are diagnosed with one of them, modern medication is almost unavoidable.
Is there any alternative advised by the doctor?
Yes, I met a young man of 35 years old in 2009 who was diagnosed with early stage of high blood pressure.
The doctor told him his choices. First, take medication for life. Second, adjust his diet by taking less acidic food and more alkaline food.
Since he was relatively young and his high blood pressure was not too serious, he chose the second choice.
The result: his high blood pressure was properly controlled with health diet, exercise and adequate rest.
You have choices in life when facing health problems. Do not let the ‘4 brothers’ make you unhappy.
Make a wise choice today. Switch to health food, irrespective your health is in good condition or not.
When you are diagnosed with one of them, modern medication is almost unavoidable.
Is there any alternative advised by the doctor?
Yes, I met a young man of 35 years old in 2009 who was diagnosed with early stage of high blood pressure.
The doctor told him his choices. First, take medication for life. Second, adjust his diet by taking less acidic food and more alkaline food.
Since he was relatively young and his high blood pressure was not too serious, he chose the second choice.
The result: his high blood pressure was properly controlled with health diet, exercise and adequate rest.
You have choices in life when facing health problems. Do not let the ‘4 brothers’ make you unhappy.
Make a wise choice today. Switch to health food, irrespective your health is in good condition or not.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Diary 43: Brave Change to Save Himself
During the lunch break today, Dr S told some of us that he was recently warded for treating his high blood pressure.
While at the hospital, the doctor told him to do 3 things: medication, exercise and diet change.
On diet change, he takes little or no rice for dinner. While others are enjoying the nice and tasty foods, he focuses on his salads. He is slowly getting used to this health diet.
He has taken a bold step in changing his diet to improve his health. He is wise in this sense, i.e. making the right decision in life. There are many people who are just not willing to adjust the daily diet as advised by the doctors.
It is never too late for us to adjust our diet.
Do not wait for the doctors to tell you to do so.
You brave change will ensure good health in the long run.
During the lunch break today, Dr S told some of us that he was recently warded for treating his high blood pressure.
While at the hospital, the doctor told him to do 3 things: medication, exercise and diet change.
On diet change, he takes little or no rice for dinner. While others are enjoying the nice and tasty foods, he focuses on his salads. He is slowly getting used to this health diet.
He has taken a bold step in changing his diet to improve his health. He is wise in this sense, i.e. making the right decision in life. There are many people who are just not willing to adjust the daily diet as advised by the doctors.
It is never too late for us to adjust our diet.
Do not wait for the doctors to tell you to do so.
You brave change will ensure good health in the long run.
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