Since May 2010, I was duplicating some copies of a special TV program on food to cure cancer for distribution.
It was based on scientific research done in Korea and Japan. While many cancer patients normally die within 5 years, those taking this type of food are able to lengthen their life for more than 10 years.
The TV program is important for cancer patients and their family members to know that there are food that can help control cancer.
This is definitely an exciting news.
The feedback received is that some of the duplicated copies did not contain the TV program.
I found out that the reason being the copying was not done properly.
For those who have received the above copies, please accept my apology.
Since August 2010, I manage to duplicate proper copies now.
If you wish to own a copy and willing to pay the basic cost, please let me know.
Best health to all cancer patients.
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Friday, July 30, 2010
Diary 131: Diabetes among children on the rise
More and more children are obese these days.
Their obese condition could be traced to eating too much unhealthy food and having a sedentary lifestyle.
According to UKM Medical Centre senior consultant paediatrician and paediatric endocrinologist Prof. Dr Wu Loo Ling, “The children’s bad dietary habits of eating burgers, nuggets, fried chicken and carbonated drinks are contributing factors”.
Long hour of homework, watching television and playing computer games added to the problem.
Parents, kindly take note that obesity affects the patient’s vital organ like the heart, kidneys, nerves and eyes.
Love your children? Do not feed them “junk food”.
[Source: Lee Yuk Peng & Loh Foon Fong (2010), Sweet malady: diabetes among children on the rise, The Star 24 July 2010.]
Their obese condition could be traced to eating too much unhealthy food and having a sedentary lifestyle.
According to UKM Medical Centre senior consultant paediatrician and paediatric endocrinologist Prof. Dr Wu Loo Ling, “The children’s bad dietary habits of eating burgers, nuggets, fried chicken and carbonated drinks are contributing factors”.
Long hour of homework, watching television and playing computer games added to the problem.
Parents, kindly take note that obesity affects the patient’s vital organ like the heart, kidneys, nerves and eyes.
Love your children? Do not feed them “junk food”.
[Source: Lee Yuk Peng & Loh Foon Fong (2010), Sweet malady: diabetes among children on the rise, The Star 24 July 2010.]
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Diary 130: Government medical expenditure in Malaysia
The Minister of Health Malaysia provided the following alarming figures (Sin Chew Daily 18 July 2010).
Malaysian population totalled about 23 million in 2000 and this increased to 27 million in 2009.
2000 – RM 5,400,000,000 or about RM235 per person
2009 – RM14,700,000,000 or about RM 544 per person
It simply means that within 10 years, the government’s medical expenditure per person has doubled.
All Malaysians need to view this seriously.
Take care of your health.
Do not burden the family and the nation.
Malaysian population totalled about 23 million in 2000 and this increased to 27 million in 2009.
2000 – RM 5,400,000,000 or about RM235 per person
2009 – RM14,700,000,000 or about RM 544 per person
It simply means that within 10 years, the government’s medical expenditure per person has doubled.
All Malaysians need to view this seriously.
Take care of your health.
Do not burden the family and the nation.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Diary 129: Energy from the sun
Affendi H, a colleague, said that many people do not realise that we need the sun’s energy to survive.
Sunlight is important in the process of photosynthesis for the ultimate production of food crops in the forms of young shoots, leaves, stems, roots, fruits and grains.
Human beings consume these plant products.
Without the sunlight, plants cannot produce the foods we need.
When we consume the plant foods, indirectly we take in the sun’s energy.
If we take in a lot of plant foods, we receive more sun’s energy.
Peoples receiving more sun’s energy are likely to live a healthier life.
Sunlight is important in the process of photosynthesis for the ultimate production of food crops in the forms of young shoots, leaves, stems, roots, fruits and grains.
Human beings consume these plant products.
Without the sunlight, plants cannot produce the foods we need.
When we consume the plant foods, indirectly we take in the sun’s energy.
If we take in a lot of plant foods, we receive more sun’s energy.
Peoples receiving more sun’s energy are likely to live a healthier life.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Diary 128: Chemicals used in vegetable cultivation
Below is some useful information on conventional (non-organic) vegetable cultivation provided by an ex-farmer.
Vegetables are categorised into two groups: the leafy vege, and the beans/"qua". Leafy vege are the choy-sums, kailans, etc. "Qua" are the cucumbers, bitter gourds, brinjals, etc.
The chemical sprays used by most farmers are grouped into 2 categories: the fungicides and the pesticides. Fungicides are used to protect the plant from fungus, and pesticides are to ward off pests like bugs, caterpillars, snails, etc. The main culprits are the caterpillars.
For the leafy vege, normally less sprays are needed. When they are "young" they usually do not need any spray unless there is an outbreak of a fungus disease in the neighbourhood. But when the vegetable is maturing with many young leaves growing, farmers usually apply a round of pesticides to ward off the attack of pests. No fungicides are needed.
The label on the pesticide bottle says that it should not be used 1 week before harvest. Not all farmers follow that faithfull. How "toxic" a leafy vegetable is depends on the attitude of the farmer.
Beans/"qua" are "fruits" from a "plant", and these fruits are being harvested continously from the same plant which could last several months, not a one-time harvest as the leafy vege. In this case the farmers need to protect the "plant" as well as the "fruit". He has no choice but to spray the plants with both pesticides and fungicides.
Cucumber plant would have its first cucumber mature enough to be harvested 40 days after planting, and we can harvest cucumber (from a row of cucumber plants) every day for another 20 days. So what to do during this period of 20 days? The farmer just has to spray whatever pesticide/fungicide needed even if he is harvesting the fruits again the next day. During this harvesting period of 20 days he may spray 1 or 2 times of the needed chemicals since the spray is effective for a week only.
For long beans the harvest is on alternate days and the harvesting period is longer, up to 35 days. Chilli and brinjai plants can last even longer. So for this group of beans/"qua", the chances of eating one with recent toxic sprays is certainly very high. You might be eating one which was sprayed with pesticides the day before.
Vegetables are categorised into two groups: the leafy vege, and the beans/"qua". Leafy vege are the choy-sums, kailans, etc. "Qua" are the cucumbers, bitter gourds, brinjals, etc.
The chemical sprays used by most farmers are grouped into 2 categories: the fungicides and the pesticides. Fungicides are used to protect the plant from fungus, and pesticides are to ward off pests like bugs, caterpillars, snails, etc. The main culprits are the caterpillars.
For the leafy vege, normally less sprays are needed. When they are "young" they usually do not need any spray unless there is an outbreak of a fungus disease in the neighbourhood. But when the vegetable is maturing with many young leaves growing, farmers usually apply a round of pesticides to ward off the attack of pests. No fungicides are needed.
The label on the pesticide bottle says that it should not be used 1 week before harvest. Not all farmers follow that faithfull. How "toxic" a leafy vegetable is depends on the attitude of the farmer.
Beans/"qua" are "fruits" from a "plant", and these fruits are being harvested continously from the same plant which could last several months, not a one-time harvest as the leafy vege. In this case the farmers need to protect the "plant" as well as the "fruit". He has no choice but to spray the plants with both pesticides and fungicides.
Cucumber plant would have its first cucumber mature enough to be harvested 40 days after planting, and we can harvest cucumber (from a row of cucumber plants) every day for another 20 days. So what to do during this period of 20 days? The farmer just has to spray whatever pesticide/fungicide needed even if he is harvesting the fruits again the next day. During this harvesting period of 20 days he may spray 1 or 2 times of the needed chemicals since the spray is effective for a week only.
For long beans the harvest is on alternate days and the harvesting period is longer, up to 35 days. Chilli and brinjai plants can last even longer. So for this group of beans/"qua", the chances of eating one with recent toxic sprays is certainly very high. You might be eating one which was sprayed with pesticides the day before.
Monday, July 26, 2010
Diary 127: Cancer treatments
Cancer is a deadly disease which can end a patient’s life within months.
Oncologists normally adopt one or more of the following treatments.
1. Remove can cells with surgery.
2. Kill them with chemicals (chemotherapy).
3. Kill them with radiation (radiotherapy).
4. Stop, slow down cancer cell growth by blocking biochemical pathways that promote cancer cell growth (target therapy).
5. Stimulate the immune system to attach cancer cells.
6. Apply human initiated therapeutic vaccine therapy.
In the above treatments, it is a “zero-sum” war game. The perception is that cancer cells must be killed to enable the patients to survive.
Do cancer patients have other choices?
Yes, there is the alternative treatment where you do not treat the cancer cells your enemy. They are part of you and have to be taken care with great love and compassion. It involves a holitic change in a patient’s life --- physical (such as diet), mental and spiritual aspects.
Oncologists normally adopt one or more of the following treatments.
1. Remove can cells with surgery.
2. Kill them with chemicals (chemotherapy).
3. Kill them with radiation (radiotherapy).
4. Stop, slow down cancer cell growth by blocking biochemical pathways that promote cancer cell growth (target therapy).
5. Stimulate the immune system to attach cancer cells.
6. Apply human initiated therapeutic vaccine therapy.
In the above treatments, it is a “zero-sum” war game. The perception is that cancer cells must be killed to enable the patients to survive.
Do cancer patients have other choices?
Yes, there is the alternative treatment where you do not treat the cancer cells your enemy. They are part of you and have to be taken care with great love and compassion. It involves a holitic change in a patient’s life --- physical (such as diet), mental and spiritual aspects.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Diary 126: Body Mass Index
In medical science, Body Mass Index (BMI) is used to check if a person is in the healthy weight range.
BMI calculates the range of healthy weights for different heights.
It is a useful guide for personal health.
The following procedures are used to calculate BMI.
Weight oneself in kilograms and measure one’s height in meters.
Divide one’s weight by one’s height squared.
For example, if a person weights 65Kg and is 1.6m in height, one BMI is 25.4.
If BMI <18.5 = under-weight and risk of weight-related illness is low.
If BMI 18.5-24.9 = normal range weight and risk of weight-related illness is moderate.
If BMI 25-29.9 = over-weight and risk of weight-related illness is increased.
If BMI >30.0 = obese and risk of weight-related illness is moderate to severe.
Take note: overweight and obesity increases your risk to coronary heart diseases, stroke, diabetes and high blood pressure.
BMI calculates the range of healthy weights for different heights.
It is a useful guide for personal health.
The following procedures are used to calculate BMI.
Weight oneself in kilograms and measure one’s height in meters.
Divide one’s weight by one’s height squared.
For example, if a person weights 65Kg and is 1.6m in height, one BMI is 25.4.
If BMI <18.5 = under-weight and risk of weight-related illness is low.
If BMI 18.5-24.9 = normal range weight and risk of weight-related illness is moderate.
If BMI 25-29.9 = over-weight and risk of weight-related illness is increased.
If BMI >30.0 = obese and risk of weight-related illness is moderate to severe.
Take note: overweight and obesity increases your risk to coronary heart diseases, stroke, diabetes and high blood pressure.
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