The Miami Mediterranean Diet

In my previous posting, I wrote on the secret of Hunza Valley people who can live healthily past their 100 years because of their water supply! But what about best diet we can take in this age of KFC, Mc D, pizza, etc etc.

Michael Ozner, a cardiologist with special interest in preventive medicine wrote about Miami Mediterranean Diet in Life Extension Magazine,

May 2008.http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2008/mag2008_05.htm

The broad-spectrum health benefits of the Mediterranean Diet have been medically evaluated more than any other diet in the world. The science is overwhelming—in one delicious diet program you can not only lose weight but lower your risk of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and arthritis. In this exclusive excerpt, we present many of the compelling reasons why the Miami Mediterranean Diet is your blueprint towards better health and greater longevity.

We are at war in the United States of America. The enemy is quite formidable. It kills more people than all of the wars we have previously fought. Every 30 seconds it claims another victim. We have identified the enemy but we have not defeated it. Its name is cardiovascular disease. Is there a solution? Can we defeat cardiovascular disease and its manifestations (heart attack, stroke, peripheral vascular disease)? The answer is yes!

Dark Chocolate—It Tastes Too Good To Be Healthy!

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Chocolate can be enjoyed on the Miami Mediterranean Diet, as long as it is dark chocolate. The cocoa bean is one of the richest sources of beneficial antioxidants, especially those known as flavonols. Flavonols help to lower blood pressure, balance cholesterol, and maintain a favorable blood glucose level.

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First, we must realize that our most effective weapon is prevention, not intervention. Prevention strategies must begin at an early age and continue for life. Proper diet, exercise, stress management, smoking cessation, and appropriate medical therapy are the weapons we need in our ongoing battle against heart disease.

The toxic American diet and lifestyle is killing you and your family. Our food is contaminated with pesticides and preservatives and contains an excessive amount of trans fat, saturated fat, high-fructose corn syrup, and sodium.

The explosive rise in heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, diabetes, and obesity is directly linked to the food we eat and the lifestyle we lead. We have been led to believe that the solution to this epidemic is to be found with medical or surgical intervention. Unfortunately, despite the billions of dollars we spend on health care, we continue to suffer and die unnecessarily from diseases that can be prevented.

I have been practicing preventive cardiology for more than 25 years and have helped countless number of patients discover the real secret of long-term health—an optimal diet and lifestyle. By following the principles of the Miami Mediterranean Diet and lifestyle, expensive medications can be reduced or eliminated and risky surgical intervention can be avoided.
The Mediterranean diet has been shown to be the ideal dietary plan for long-term heart health and weight control. I have utilized the principles of the traditional Mediterranean diet in my Miami cardiovascular disease prevention practice and adapted it to our modern lifestyle to successfully treat patients and greatly reduce their risk of heart attack, stroke, hypertension, diabetes, and obesity.

It would be great if we had a single dietary and lifestyle plan that would allow us to live a long and healthy life, free of chronic illnesses that lead to needless misery and suffering. The good news is that we do! The Mediterranean diet and lifestyle lowers the risk of a multitude of chronic diseases.

You may very well wonder how a single eating plan can afford all these benefits. That’s a fair question. The secret seems to lie in the fact that the Mediterranean diet is synergistic. This means that the components are not only nutritious in themselves but when they are combined with one another they act together to provide added benefit. In essence this makes them more powerful in combination than if they were eaten separately.

Fruits, vegetables, and olive oil contained in the Miami Mediterranean Diet are very rich in antioxidants, which help prevent the damaging effects of oxidation, which contributes to the aging process that damages your body’s cells. This oxidation process is thought to play a major role in causing heart disease, cancer, and other disease as well.
Also, the Miami Mediterranean Diet features whole-grain foods rich in fiber, which has been shown to help balance cholesterol and also prevent some forms of cancer.

Finally, this diet also has been found to have an anti-inflammatory effect, and inflammation is strongly linked to the development of heart disease, cancer, and other ailments such as arthritis.

In short, if you were looking for a diet that would benefit your entire body, you could do no better than to choose the Miami Mediterranean Diet, which, in addition to preventing cardiovascular disease, has been found to reduce the risk of these major life-threatening and disabling diseases as well:

-Alzheimer’s disease
-High blood pressure
-High cholesterol
-Cancer
-Metabolic syndrome
-Diabetes
-Arthritis
-Allergies
-Asthma
-Chronic obstructive lung disease
-Depression
-Inflammatory bowel disease
-Lower Your Cholesterol The Natural Way

The Mediterranean diet has been shown to lower LDL-cholesterol, raise the HDL-cholesterol and lower triglycerides. I have had many patients reduce or eliminate their cholesterol-lowering medications after several months on the Miami Mediterranean Diet (remember, any decision to adjust your medications should be made by your personal treating physician). The improvement in cholesterol and triglycerides helps to explain the cardiovascular benefit of following a Mediterranean diet.

Pomegranate Juice

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Research studies find pomegranate juice helps lower blood pressure, reduces the buildup of atherosclerotic plaque, and preserves nitric oxide, a key chemical in the body that contributes to keeping the coronary arteries healthy.
Pomegranate juice is also a great source of vitamin C and potassium, and it contains less sugar than some other fruit juices. But don’t let the enthusiasm for pomegranate juice discourage you from trying the fruit itself; it’s perfect for eating and cooking.

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The top foods responsible for the favorable impact on cholesterol are listed below:

-Fruits and vegetables—fiber contained in fruits and vegetables lowers cholesterol. In addition,fruits and vegetables contain plant sterols that interfere with intestinal absorption of cholesterol, thereby helping to lower cholesterol:
-Olive oil
-Oatmeal
-Nuts­—especially almonds
-Beans
-Cold water fish—abundant in omega-3 fat, which lowers triglycerides
-Red wine—raises the good (HDL) cholesterol
-Cinnamon—lowers the bad (LDL) cholesterol
-Whole grains (bread, cereal, etc)
-Soluble fiber
-Soy protein
-Plant sterol margarine

In addition, exercise, an integral part of a Miami Mediterranean lifestyle, raises the good (HDL) cholesterol, lowers triglycerides, and makes the bad (LDL) cholesterol particles larger and less likely to cause heart attacks and strokes.

What are Plant Sterols?

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Plant sterols (phytosterols) are found in fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, cereals, and legumes, whereas cholesterol is derived from animals. Plant sterols are beneficial because they interfere with the intestinal absorption of cholesterol, thereby lowering cholesterol levels. Certain vegetable spreads found in the grocery store also contain plant sterols that can lower cholesterol and are beneficial to long-term health—especially when used to replace butter or margarine.

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Omega-3 Deficiency– The Scurvy of Our Time

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It has been suggested that up to 90% of Americans are omega-3-deficient. Omega-3 fat is anti-inflammatory (reduces inflammation), whereas omega-6 fat is pro-inflammatory (promotes inflammation). The omega-6/omega-3 ratio should be 1/1; however, due to the decrease in omega-3 intake (especially cold water fish, flaxseed, walnuts) and increase in omega-6 intake (especially corn oil, red meat), the omega-6/omega-3 ratio in America is approximately 10/1 to 20/1.
Do not despair—by following a Mediterranean diet you will provide your body with an ample amount of omega-3 fat and decrease the amount of omega-6 fat. Omega-3 supplements (fish oil) can also be beneficial, especially if cold water fish consumption is limited.

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High-Fructose Corn Syrup—The Hidden Danger

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It’s smart to avoid table sugar, but there’s even a more sinister sweetener lurking on your supermarket shelves— high-fructose corn syrup. In contrast to ordinary sugar, high-fructose corn syrup is not utilized by the muscles as an energy source; instead, it goes directly to the liver and leads to an increase in triglyceride production.
When shopping, read nutritional labels and avoid this sinister sweetener. By following the Miami Mediterranean Diet you need not worry – the recipes in this book do not contain high-fructose corn syrup.

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Vitamin studies: Rebuttal to Allegation That Certain Vitamins May Shorter Lifespan

For those with 'scientific' and 'evidence-based' brains who rely on 'studies' when thinking to advise patients on taking vitamins , please read this article from Life Extension, a non-profit and research-based organisation on vitamins and anti-aging medicine..

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It is almost inconceivable to think that for the greater part of the 20th century, a “scientific” debate raged as to whether cigarette smoking was dangerous. An even longer running controversy focused on whether food choices (i.e. diet) had any effect on how long people lived. It was not until the later part of the 20th century that the FDA admitted that high saturated fat diets increase heart attack risk.

Today’s unanimous recommendation to eat lots of fresh fruits and vegetables is a relatively recent phenomenon. Back 50 years ago when mid-life heart attack rates were nearly triple what they are now, it was not unusual for people (especially men) to eat virtually no fruits or vegetables. Even now, the processed food industry heavily lobbies government agencies to not recommend disease-preventing foods to the public.

Just as companies that profited by selling cigarettes and processed foods egregiously misled the public in the past, today’s consumers are confronted with so-called “scientific” reports that question the value of some dietary supplements.
A report released on April 16, 2008 went as far as to suggest that certain vitamins might shorten lifespan. All of this is reminiscent of the scientific charade perpetrated by tobacco companies who falsely claimed that cigarettes did not cause lethal disease. In this case, the economic beneficiaries will be pharmaceutical companies who can expect increased sales of prescription drugs to those who fall for the latest media hype.

As the Life Extension Foundation has done for the past 28 years, we will succinctly separate the facts from the fiction so our members can draw a rationale conclusion about this latest hoax.

Outlandishly low and high potencies evaluated

As has been the case of previous studies conducted by mainstream doctors, the potencies of the nutrients evaluated in this negative report are far different than what knowledgeable health conscious consumers take on a daily basis.

This report condemning supplements claimed that vitamin A caused a 16% increased risk of dying. The vitamin A potencies given to study subjects ranged from 1,333 IU to 200,000 IU a day, or taken every other day, or in one case, ingested just once! Yes, a trial used to vilify this nutrient gave the participants one dose of vitamin A. When these nursing home subjects did not show greater survival benefits, the authors of this negative report blamed the single dose of vitamin A for the deaths.
We don’t know of anyone who actually takes their vitamin A in these kinds of doses, but these were the very studies used to assassinate vitamin A.

This negative report also claimed a 4% increased risk of dying in those who took vitamin E. One might speculate that the failure to supplement with gamma tocopherol may have caused this mortality increase (we discuss more about this later).
The stark reality is that the potencies of alpha tocopherol vitamin E evaluated in the negative report ranged from 10 IU to 5000 IU, which of course has nothing to do with what informed consumers are actually taking. In fact, 10 IU of vitamin E does not even meet the daily minimum requirement for this nutrient. Nonetheless, the authors of this negative report included this study with a host of others to attack vitamin E.

For beta-carotene, the authors claimed a 7% increased risk of death. Doses evaluated ranged from 2000 IU to 83,350 IU. We don’t know of anyone taking this high dose of beta-carotene, but these studies were nonetheless used to further frighten the public against this supplement.

Study periods evaluated ranged from 28 days to 12 years. The authors apparently thought that study periods as short as 28-days were long enough to include in their attack against certain vitamins.

As you will read next, these details about potencies have little meaning when one learns of the study-selection bias that resulted in 91% of evaluable vitamin studies being omitted from the analysis.

Most vitamin studies excluded from report

Out of a total of 815 vitamin studies considered for evaluation, 748 studies were excluded from the analysis (only 67 trials were included in the final report). Here are the absurd reasons given for excluding these 748 studies:
405 trials out of the 748 were removed from the statistical analysis plan because there were no deaths reported in any of the treatment arms. Therefore, this meta-analysis excluded 405 trials that showed no increase in mortality risk.
245 studies out of the 748 were removed from the statistical analysis plan because the authors’ inclusion criteria were not fulfilled. Double-blind, randomized, controlled intervention studies were excluded in the analysis for a number of reasons that can only be described as so exacting that many studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, and other top-tier medical journals would fail these criteria. Here were reasons given for excluding these 248 studies:

-Specific allocation methods for study participants were not described in detail.
-A combination of dates and/ or ‘admittance’ numbers was used to randomize participants rather than complex study participant identifier codes.
-Methods used to hide the method of vitamin allocation were not described in detail.
-The specific method of blinding was not described in detail
-There were no drop-outs or withdrawals but the exact reason(s) for the lack of drop-outs or withdrawals were not described in detail
-In trials with participants that dropped out or withdrew, the exact number and/ or specific reason for drop-out or study withdrawal was not described in detail

So while the media was running headlines like “Taking Vitamins May Shorten Your Life”, the report the headline was based on omitted most of the vitamin studies that should have been included. This obvious bias rendered the findings meaningless, and we applaud certain news networks who withdrew this defective report from their websites within hours of posting it. One news network even followed with a positive report on the value of antioxidants.

Flawed statistical analysis

The authors used a variety of statistical tools and models to manipulate the data used in the negative report. One way they did this was to use both a ‘random effect’ model, and a ‘fixed effect’ model.
Much of what we are going to say here will be confusing to lay people. The reason we have to include it is that this entire report was based on statistical models chosen by the report’s authors. As many of you know, when attempting to conduct a meta-analysis this extensive, statistical methods can be used to create conclusions that may differ considerably from what the underlying data reveal.
The ‘random effect’ model can be used to identify for difference of effect of antioxidant vitamins on separate patient populations (for example, to assess for the effect of vitamins on cancer patients as against heart disease patients). The ‘random effect’ model can also be used to help determine if different doses of an antioxidant vitamin have different effects (for example, whether a high dose of vitamin A is associated with mortality risk in contrast to a low dose of vitamin A).
For this meta-analysis, the ‘random effect’ model can be used to evaluate if different doses and/ or single or combined antioxidants and/ or interventions significantly affects mortality. Out of the 67 studies included in the meta-analysis, antioxidants were administered alone, or in combination with other interventions (e.g. drugs, minerals, other antioxidants) daily or on alternate days for 28 days to 12 years at a very wide range of dosages, such as 10 IU to 5000 IU for vitamin E.
In this meta-analysis, the authors found that the ‘random effect’ model was not significant, meaning it failed to show an increase in mortality. So they used instead the ‘fixed effect’ model to show a 4% increased risk.

In essence, the results of this meta-analysis suggest that different doses of vitamins, different patient populations, and single vs. combined antioxidants had absolutely no effect upon mortality risk when the initial statistical model is used, but that vitamins increase mortality risk regardless of dose or patient population when a different statistical model is substituted.

This is patently absurd, and calls into question the entire legitimacy of this meta-analysis.
In point of fact, the authors of this flawed meta-analysis were asked to only include the ‘random effects’ model in a prior presentation of this data in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) (Bjelakovic 2007a). By using the ‘fixed effect’” statistical model and excluding fully 91% of the eligible studies for the analysis, the authors succeeded in achieving headlines by selectively emphasizing models that achieved statistical significance.

Most of the analyzed studies were done on sick people

This negative report attacking certain supplements recommends that healthy people should not take these nutrients, yet 46 out of the 67 studies that were evaluated were conducted on subjects that were diagnosed with disease.

The studies cannot relate mortality differences based on these vitamins

More than 60% of Americans regularly ingest some sort of dietary supplement. The question is, are the 60% of Americans taking supplements going to live longer than those who don’t? An analysis of the scientific literature indicates they probably won't.

The reason is that few Americans are taking enough of the proper nutrients to duplicate the clinical studies showing that the diseases of aging may be preventable.* Twenty-eight years ago, the Life Extension Foundation began a systematic review of published scientific findings relating to the prevention of degenerative disease and aging. The results of this painstaking investigation provided convincing evidence that the killer diseases of aging could be largely prevented by the proper intake of nutrients, hormones, certain drugs, and lifestyle changes.*
The phenomenon known as aging is a result of a number of pathological changes that are somewhat controllable using existing technologies. By prolonging our healthy life span, we put ourselves in a position to take advantage of future medical breakthroughs that may result in dramatic extensions of the human life span. Here are some of the underlying controllable causes of the diseases of aging we know of today:

1. Chronic inflammation.

Aging people suffer an epidemic of outward inflammatory diseases such as arthritis, but chronic inflammation also damages brain cells, arterial walls, heart valves, and other structures in the body. Heart attack, stroke, heart valve failure, and Alzheimer’s senility have been linked to the chronic inflammatory cascade so often seen in aging humans.

2. Glycation.

It is well known that diabetics age prematurely, but even non-diabetics suffer from a devastating chemical reaction called glycation, where protein molecules bind to glucose molecules in the body to form nonfunctioning structures. Glycation is most evident in senile dementia, stiffening of the arterial system, and degenerative diseases of the eye.

3. Methylation Deficit.

Cellular DNA requires constant enzymatic actions (methylation) for maintenance and repair. Aging cripples youthful methylation metabolism causing DNA damage that can manifest as cancer, liver damage, and brain cell degeneration.

4. Mitochondrial Energy Depletion.

The cell’s energy powerhouse (the mitochondria) requires a complex series of chemicals to be present in order to maintain critical functions such as transporting nutrients through the cell membrane and purging the cell of toxic debris. Mitochondrial energy depletion can result in congestive heart failure, muscle weakness, fatigue, and neurological disease.

5. Hormone Imbalance.

The trillions of cells in the human body are delicately synchronized to function by chemical signals called hormones. Aging creates a severe hormone imbalance that is often a contributing cause to many diseases associated with aging including depression, osteoporosis, coronary artery disease, and loss of libido.

6. Excess Calcification.

Calcium ions are transported into and out of cells through calcium channels in the cell membrane. Aging disrupts calcium transport, and the result is excess calcium infiltration into cells of the brain, heart valves, and middle arterial wall (causing arteriosclerosis).

7. Fatty Acid Imbalance.

The body requires essential fatty acids to maintain cell energy output. Aging causes alterations in enzymes required to convert dietary fats into the specific essential fatty acids the body requires to sustain life. The effects of a fatty acid imbalance may manifest as an irregular heart beat, joint degeneration, low energy, hyper-coagulation, dry skin, or a host of other common ailments associated with normal aging.

8. DNA Mutation.

Numerous synthetic and natural compounds mutate cellular DNA and cause cancer cells to form. Aging cells lose their DNA gene repair mechanisms and the result is that DNA genetic damage can cause cells to proliferate out of control, i.e., turn into cancer cells.

9. Immune Dysfunction.

For a variety of reasons, the aging immune system loses its ability to attack bacteria, viruses, and cancer cells. In aging humans, excessive levels of dangerous cytokines are produced that cause the immune system to turn on its host and create autoimmune diseases associated with aging such as rheumatoid syndrome.

10. Non-Digestive Enzyme Imbalance.

Internal cellular functions depend on multiple enzymatic reactions occurring with precise timing. Aging causes enzyme imbalances primarily in the brain and liver, which results in severe neurological diseases such as Parkinson’s or the persistent memory loss aging people so often complain about. Impaired liver function results in toxic damage to every cell in the body.

11. Digestive Enzyme Deficit.

The aging pancreas often fails to secrete enough digestive enzymes, while the aging liver does not secrete enough bile acids. The result is chronic indigestion people complain about as they age.

12. Excitotoxicity.

The aging brain loses control of its release of neurotransmitters such as glutamate, resulting in devastating brain cell damage and destruction.

13. Circulatory Deficit.

Microcapillary perfusion of blood to the brain, eye, and skin is impaired as a part of normal aging. The result is that disorders of the eye (such as cataract, macular degeneration, and glaucoma) are the number one aging-related degenerative disease. Major and mini-strokes are common problem associated with circulatory deficit to the brain. The skin of all aged people show the effects of lack of nutrient-rich blood to the upper layers.

14. Oxidative stress.

Free radicals are unstable molecules that have been implicated in most diseases associated with aging. Antioxidants have become popular supplements to protect against free radical-induced cell damage, but few people take the proper combination of antioxidant supplements to adequately compensate for age-induced loss of endogenous antioxidants such as SOD and catalase.

Notice that oxidative stress is listed as number 14 on the above list of controllable factors that cause aging-related diseases. While suppressing the free radicals that cause oxidative stress protects against many disorders, there is clearly much more that can be done to stave off aging than merely taking antioxidant supplements.* Children can benefit by taking vitamin supplements, but it is the aging human whose body is depleted of the endogenous antioxidants, hormones, enzymatic repair systems, and other biological chemicals needed to sustain life. What is optional in childhood turns out to be mandatory as humans enter middle-age and become vulnerable to the plethora of degenerative diseases that await them if they do not adequately protect themselves.

The Life Extension Foundation has designed a scientific program to counteract the known biochemical processes proposed (by gerontologists) as primary causes of aging. The TOP TEN Most Important Steps for Achieving Ultimate Health provides recommendations to neutralize many of these known causes of premature aging. Based on the 14 known mechanisms of aging, it is ludicrous to look at a group of mostly ill study subjects taking unusual doses of vitamin A, vitamin E or beta-carotene and then expect to see a significant benefit. There are too many other nutrients and hormones that even healthy aging people need to extend their healthy lifespan. Fortunately, most Life Extension members are taking these nutrients and hormones in the proper doses. Read more about the epidemic deficiency of vitamin E.

Conclusion

In today’s Western world, a large percentage of the population fails to ingest optimal potencies of many essential nutrients. This negative report attacking supplements is fatally flawed because it:

-Omitted 91% of the studies that measured the effects of these vitamins on human subjects including all studies for which there was no mortality!
-Included studies that used doses far below or far above what health conscious people actually supplement with.
-Chose to bias the reporting of the results by emphasizing one type of statistical model that showed a significant effect rather than another statistical model that did not show a significant effect.
-Failed to account for the 14 mechanisms involved in aging and premature death. For example, it is absurd to think that taking 1,333 IU to 200,000 IU of vitamin A is going to have meaningful impact when there are more than one hundred individual components to a science-based death reduction program.

The final shocker is that this meta-analysis report attacking vitamin A, beta-carotene and vitamin E is not new. It was in fact published last year and drew a lot of criticism for the obvious flaws it contains. Perhaps the reason this story was quickly removed from media websites on the day it appeared is that the broadcasters realized they were not relaying “news”, but instead regurgitating anti-supplement propaganda.

Needless to say, even this brief exposure was a public relations score for pharmaceutical interests, as millions of people worldwide may be frightened away from supplements that could reduce their future need for expensive prescription drugs.

Law of Attraction

I've just finished reading a very interesting book by Micheal J Losier-The Law of attraction. I suggest everyone of you should know something about "Law of Attraction". the concept of it can be applied in many areas of our life-samada you nak jadi kaya, terkenal, bebas dari penyakit etc. just apply it!

What is "law of attraction"?
The ‘Law of Attraction’ states that whatever is broadcast out into the universe is joined by (or attracted to) energies that are of an equal frequency, resonance, or vibration.
-dalam bahasa yang lebih mudah-'like attracts like' atau 'what you give you get back' (mcm lagu Scorpion pulak)

Sebenarnya bila kita fikirkan (atau hasratkan) tentang sesuatu, akan ada 'energy' atau 'vibration' yang akan keluar dari badan kita, dan 'energy' yang bersifat sama juga yang akan kita dapat.

Jika anda selalu berfikiran positif, maka hasil yang positif juga akan anda perolehi dan begitulah sebaliknya!

Pernahkah anda mengalami situasi begini?

Anda memandu kereta dan sampai ke suatu tempat parking yang sangat sibuk yang mana agak mustahil anda akan dapat parking. biasanya dalam fikiran kita-'ah! memang takde parking ni...susah nak parking tempat macam ni'
sebenarnya dengan berfikir begitu, anda akan mengeluarkan 'energy' atau gelombang negatif dan saya pasti hasilnya 99% kemungkinan anda takkan dapat lot parking.
cuba anda fikirkan begini-'aku boleh parking sini dan memang ada tempat parking'. hasilnya juga-anda memang akan dapat parking!
mulanya saya tak percaya tapi lepas cuba...it works! try it yourself!

Dalam konteks penyembuhan penyakit, konsep ini sangat sesuai digunakan. cubalah selalu berfikiran positif seperti-'aku dalam proses untuk sembuh dari penyakit ini'. tapi ingat-dalam membuat afirmasi seperti ini-anda kena realistik dan penuh keyakinan. jika anda was-was dan ragu-ragu maka yang akan diprojeksi dari diri anda ialah 'energy' negatif juga dan anda akan dapat hasil yang negatif.
contohnya jika anda gemuk dan afirmasi anda-'aku mahu jadi kurus' sedangkan anda ragu-ragu dan tidak yakin, 'energy' yang terhasil adalah negatif dan takkan jadi postif. gantikan afirmasi anda dengan..'aku dalam PROSES mahu jadi kurus'. perhatikan ini lebih realistik dan postif. tentu anda akan dapat hasil yang positif.

Tetapi sebagai seorang Muslim, kita mestilah percaya segala apa itu dari qada dan qadar Allah.konsep law of attraction ini cuma membantu kita lebih confident dan insyaAllah membantu dalam kehidupan kita seharian

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An Amazing Discovery-Skyfruit!

Skyfruit, How Beneficial Is It To Human Body?

In 1996, a renowned American biochemist Dr. Larry Brookes, whom during his research he encountered a major discovery, that is he found abundance resources of Flavonoids and Saponins to be the active ingredient of SkyFruit.

Active Ingredient of SkyFruit:
1. Flavonoids Found in Skyfruit- Able to promote a smooth blood circulation and to interfere with the formation of atherosclerotic plaque. - Lowers cholesterol levels and lowers fats build-up in the blood stream. - Reduces the risk of coronary heart disease. - Have an anti-inflammation action, it is able to inhibit body's natural enzymes that produce the chemical which spark tissue inflammation. - Ability in reducing pain, bleeding, bruising, and the fluid retention that result from tissue injuries. - Act as anti-oxidant. - Act as a free radical scavenger.

2. Saponins Found in Skyfruit- As an agent in cancer prevention and reduces body fats. - Enhances immune system and improves vitality. - Reduces blood clotting and alleviates blood sugar. - Enhances the functions of the heart and prolonging blood clotting process.
In addition, the SkyFruit contains various natural proteins, minerals, vitamins, enzymes, carbohydrates, essential fatty acids and other body essential nutrients, where its easy absorption contributes an important factor for staying healthy.

In recent years, the SkyFruit has been widely accepted by medical specialists and doctors. Its consumers' testimonials have made its recognition of its core values to be one of the best health products among those available in the market. Not only is SkyFruit pure in nature, its basis of suitability to health makes it an excellent product. No ill side effect is encountered even for long term consumption.

Core Usage of SkyFruit:
Revitalize sex drive
Revitalize energy
Increase strength
Rebuild tissues
Increase pregnancy rate
Supporting healthy energy
Reactivate cells
Beauty agent
Anti-aging
Strengthen stomach, heart, lungs, liver, spleen
Replenish blood and strengthen arteries
Regulate blood sugar
Restore healthy heart and brain, etc.

Target Users of Skyfruit:
Diabetes,

hypertension,
skin allergy,
malaria,
heart problem,
asthmatic,
menstruation pain,
Alzheimer,
first stage stroke,
gastritis,
rheumatic,
impotency,
poor appetite, poor health
liver disease,
sensitive skin, pimples and blisters,
low immune system,
inconceivable,
foul breath,
high cholesterol,
constipation, digestive system problem,
neuralgia,
secretion disorder,
tumour or growth,
remove pimples and freckles,beautify skin and etc.

Alkaline or Acidic Food?

As you know, holistic medicine not only deals with your mind,spirit, aura etc, but also concerning food that you eat.

-you are what you eat!-

one aspect of food that you all should know is whether the food is alkaline or acidic. this simple effort actually can bring tremendous change to your health!

"Just about every condition I can think of, from arthritis to diabetes to cancer, is associated with acidity".- Dr. Robert Atkins (noted author, health and diet expert).

The basic chemistry of pH balance

Back in high school chemistry, we learned about pH: acids had low numbers, alkalines had high numbers, and a pH of 7.0 was neutral. And it all meant absolutely nothing in terms of day-to-day life.

It now turns out that we have a better shot at long-term health if our body's pH is neutral or slightly alkaline. When we tilt toward greater acidity, which can be measured easily, we have a greater risk of developing osteoporosis, weak muscles, heart disease, diabetes, kidney disease, and a host of other health problems.

The solution, according to scientists who have researched "chronic low-grade metabolic acidosis," is eating a diet that yields more alkaline and less acid. Just what kind of diet is that? One that's high in fruits and vegetables. That might not seem like a big surprise, except for a few unexpected twists and turns.

Acid-yielding foods deplete minerals

The original scientific research on acid-yielding and alkaline-yielding foods dates back to 1914 and was remarkably accurate, according to Loren Cordain, Ph.D., a professor and researcher in the department of health and exercise science at Colorado State University

"After digestion, all foods report to the kidneys as being either acidic or alkaline," Cordain says. "The kidneys are responsible for fluid balance and maintaining a relatively neutral pH in the body."

That's where things get interesting. When acid-yielding foods lower the body's pH, the kidneys coordinate efforts to buffer that acidity. Bones release calcium and magnesium to reestablish alkalinity, and muscles are broken down to produce ammonia, which is strongly alkaline. By the time the response is all over, your bone minerals and broken down muscle get excreted in urine.


Long term, excess acidity leads to thinner bones and lower muscle mass, points out Anthony Sebastian, M.D., of the University of California, San Francisco. These problems are compounded by normal aging, which increases acidosis, bone loss, and muscle wasting. Along the way, calcium and magnesium losses can equate to deficiencies, with many ramifications. Both minerals play essential roles in bone formation and normal heart rhythm. Low magnesium levels can cause muscle cramps, arrhythmias, and anxiety.

"The real problem is one of alkaline deficiency, more than one of too much acid," says Sebastian. People eat plenty of acid-yielding animal protein, dairy products, and grains. The missing piece is an appreciate amount of fruits and vegetables, to produce an alkaline yield. Study after study has shown that most Americans -- 68 to 91 percent -- don't eat the five recommended daily servings of fruits and vegetables.



How to test your own pH

You can test your own pH simply and inexpensively. All you need are some pH test strips. Tear off two three-inch strips. As you as you awaken, before you drink or eat anything, put some saliva on the test strip. Compare the color to a pH color chart that comes with the test strips. Next, measure the pH of your second urination of the morning. To do this, urinate on the strip or collect the urine in a plastic or glass (not paper) cup and dip the test strip. Again, compare the color to the pH color chart.

The pH of common substances

14.0 Sodium Hydroxide: Alkaline
13.0 Lye
11.0 Ammonia
10.5 Milk of Magnesia
8.3 Baking Soda
7.4 Human Blood

7.0 Pure Water: Neutral

6.6 Milk: Acid
4.5 Tomatoes
4.0 Wine and Beer
3.0 Apples
2.2 Vinegar
2.0 Lemon Juice
1.0 Battery Acid
0.0 Hydrochloric acid

Acid-Yielding Foods :

Spaghetti
Corn flakes
While rice
Rye bread
White bread
Whole milk
Lentils
Beef
Pork

Very Acid-Yielding Foods :

Parmesan cheese
Processed (soft) cheeses
Hard cheeses
Gouda cheese
Cottage cheese
Brown rice
Rolled oats
Whole wheat bread
Peanuts
Walnuts
Salami
Luncheon meat, canned
Liver sausage
Chicken
Cod
Herring
Trout
Eggs

Alkaline-Yielding Foods :

Apricots
Kiwifruit
Cherries
Bananas
Strawberries
Peaches
Oranges
Lemon juice
Pears
Pineapple
Peaches
Apples
Watermelon
Celery
Carrots
Zucchini
Cauliflower
Broccoli
Green peppers
Cucumber
Tomatoes
Eggplant
Lettuce
Green beans
Onions
Mushrooms
Mineral water

Very Alkaline-Yielding Foods :

Spinach
Raisins
Dates

Note: All fruits and vegetables are alkaline yielding, unless they have been pickled or marinated.