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CANCEROUS FOODS/PRODUCTS

2007-09-14T03:51:00.001-07:00

I dont know if this is all true.

CANCEROUS FOODS / PRODUCTS

INSTANT NOODLES
Dear instant noodle lovers,
Make sure you break for at least 3 days after one session
of instant noodles before you eat your next packet!
Please read the info shared to me by a doctor. My family
stopped eating instant noodles more than 5 years ago
after hearing about the wax coating the noodles - the wax
is not just in the Styrofoam containers but it coats the
noodles. This is why the instant noodles do not stick to
each other when cooking.

If one were to examine the ordinary Chinese yellow
noodles in the market, one will notice that, in their
uncooked state the noodles are oily. This layer of oil
prevents the noodles from sticking together.

Wanton noodles in their uncooked state have been dusted
with flour to prevent them sticking together. When the
hawker cooks the noodles, notice he cooks them in hot
water and then rinses them in cold water before cooking
them in hot water again. This process is repeated several
times before the noodles are ready to be served. The
cooking and rinsing process prevents noodles from
sticking together.

The hawker then "lowers the noodles in oil and sauce to
prevent the noodles from sticking if they are to be
served dry. Cooking instructions for spaghetti require
oil or butter to be added in the water when boiling the
spaghetti to prevent the pasta from sticking together.
Otherwise, one gets a big clump of spaghetti!

There was an SBC (now TCS) actor some years ago, who at a
busy time of his career had no time to cook, resorted to
eating instant noodles everyday. He got cancer later on.
His doctor told him about the wax in instant noodles. The
doctor told him that our body will need up to 2 days to
clear the wax. There was also an SIA steward who after
moving out from his mother's house into his own house,
did not cook but ate instant noodles almost every meal.
He had cancer, and has since died from it.

Nowadays the instant noodles are referred as "cancer
noodles".

SATAY LOVERS (BARBECUE)
If you all eat Satay, don't ever forget to eat the
cucumber, because eating Satay together with carbon after
barbequing can cause cancer.
But we have a cure for that... Cucumber should be eaten
after we eat the Satay because Satay has carcinogen (a
cancer causing element) but cucumber is
anti-carcinogenic. So don't forget to eat the cucumber
the next time you have Satay's.

PRAWNS (SUGPO) & VIT C
DO NOT eat shrimp / prawn if you have just taken VITAMIN
C pills!!
This will cause you to DIE in ARSENIC (As) toxication
within HOURS!!

PORK AWARENESS
Try this and see whether the pork you bought has worms.
There goes with your "Bak Kut Teh" for those who love it.
Most men love to eat this so watch out before it's too
late. If you pour Coke (yes, the soda) on a slab of pork,
wait a little while, you will SEE WORMS crawl out of it.
A message from the Health Corporation of Singapore about
the bad effects of pork consumption. Pig's bodies contain
MANY TOXINS, WORM and LATENT DISEASES.

Although some of these infestations are harboured in
other animals, modern veterinarians say that pigs are far
MORE PREDISPOSED to these illnesses than other animals.
This could be because PIGS like to SCAVENGE and will eat
ANY kind of food, INCLUDING dead insects, worms, rotting
carcasses, excreta including their own, garbage, and
other pigs. INFLUENZA (flu) is one of the MOST famous
illnesses which pigs share with humans. This illness is
harboured in the LUNGS of pigs during the summer months
and tends to affect pigs and human in the cooler months.

Sausage contains bits of pigs' lungs, so those who EAT
pork sausage tend to SUFFER MORE during EPIDEMICS of
INFLUENZA. Pig meat contains EXCESSIVE quantities of
HISTAMINE and IMIDAZOLE compounds, which can lead to
ITCHING and INFLAMMATION; GROWTH HORMONE which PROMOTES
INFLAMMATION and growth; sulphur containing mesenchymal
mucus which leads to SWELLING and deposits of MUCUS in
tendons and cartilage, resulting in ATHRITIS, RHEUMATISM,
etc.
Sulphur helps cause FIRM human tendons and ligaments to
be replaced by the pig's soft mesenchymal tissues, and
degeneration of human cartilage.

Eating pork can also lead to GALLSTONES and OBESITY,
probably due to its HIGH CHOLESTEROL and SATURATED FAT
content. The pig is the MAIN CARRIER of the TAENIE SOLIUM
WORM, which is found in its flesh. These tapeworms are
found in human intestines with greater frequency in
nations where pigs are eaten. This type of tapeworm can
pass through the intestines and affect many other organs,
and is incurable once it reaches beyond a certain stage.
One in six people in the US and Canada has RICHINOSIS
from eating trichina worms, which are found in pork.

Many people have NO SYMPTOMS to warm them of this, and
when they do, they resemble symptoms of many other
illnesses. These worms are NOT noticed during meat
inspections.

SHAMPOO
Cancer-causing substance in shampoos. Go home and check
your shampoo. Change before it's too late... Check the
ingredients listed on your shampoo bottle, and see they
have a substance by the name of Sodium Laureth Sulfate,
or simply SLS. This substance is found in most shampoos;
manufacturers use it because it produces a lot of foam
and it is cheap. BUT the fact is, SLS is used to scrub
garage floors, and it is very strong!!! It is also proven
that it can cause cancer in the long run, and this is no
joke. Shampoos that contains SLS: Vo5, Palmolive, Paul
Mitchell, L'Oreal, the new Hemp Shampoo from Body Shop
etc. contain this substance.

The first ingredient listed (which means it is the single
most prevalent ingredient) in Clairol's Herbal Essences
is Sodium Laureth Sulfate. Therefore, I called one
company, and I told them their product contains a
substance that will cause people to have cancer. They
said, Yeah we knew about it but there is nothing we can
do about it because we need that substance to produce
foam. By the way Colgate toothpaste also contains the
same substance to produce the "bubbles". They said they
are going to send me some information.

Research has shown that in the 1980s, the chance of
getting cancer is 1 out of 8000 and now, in the 1990s,
the chances of getting cancer is 1 out of 3, which is
very serious. Therefore, I hope that you will take this
seriously and pass this on to all the people you know,
and hopefully, we can stop "giving" ourselves
cancer-causing agents.

Why liquid diets are unhealthy...........

2007-09-14T03:49:00.000-07:00

Why liquid diets are unhealthy........

Many of those who want to get a trim tummy in a jiffy, think that switching on to a liquid diet helps. Also in the sweltering summer,

people sometimes prefer to take only cool drinks or fruit juice rather than solid food. However, nutritionists while recommending more liquids in one's diet during summer, advise that one should not substitute a liquid diet for a solid one.

Says nutritionist Sumana Basak, "Liquid diet cannot supply all nutrients. Fruit juices lack protein, fats, adequate energy-giving calories and most importantly fibre.

Liquid food stays in our stomach for just 30 minutes to one hour compared to a solid meal that stays in the stomach for at least four to five hours.

Malnutrition can set in if one tries to survive on such a diet for a long period. Also, one may develop colon cancer as fruit juices lack the fibre needed to keep the colon ."

Dietician at Apollo Hospital, Hyderabad,

Charita Adikane, says that the best liquids to take in this season besides plain water are tender coconut juice and barley water with lemon, buttermilk, gingili water, mango panna, juices of watery fruits like watermelon and mask melon.

Milkshake is another healthy drink, but it's better to avoid adding sugar to it. "This will keep one hydrated, detoxify the system (fruits like oranges containing vitamin C and anti-oxidant salts) and also aid digestion. However, it is always advisible to eat raw fruits than to drink fruit juice, as the former is rich in fibre."

"Those who want to stay slim by cutting down their diet can help themselves to soup before lunch or dinner. It reduces the urge to eat more.

Also, every major meal should be ideally followed by some liquids like fruit juice," adds Sumana. Therefore, a low calorie, whole fruits and salad-based solid diet as well as a liquid one are equally important for a balanced diet as they complement each other.

Below are some useful Information on one of the deadliest diseases of our time CANCER:

2007-05-03T20:44:00.000-07:00

" This Article was sent to me by my Uncle."
(PLEASE FORWARD IT TO PEOPLE YOU CARE ABOUT)
-Jonathan

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 tumours.

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 tumour size. However prolonged use of chemotherapy and radiation do not result in more tumour 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 MÃ¤nuka 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.

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 putrefied and leads to more toxic build-up.

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.

CPR is better than mouth-to-mouth

2007-03-16T19:34:00.000-07:00

A study in Japan showed the there are more change of survival if we use CPR rather than mouth-to-mouth.

See article: http://health.yahoo.com/news/173117

The Main Causes of Liver Damage

2007-02-14T19:09:00.000-08:00

1. Sleeping too late and waking up too late are main cause.

2.Not urinating in the morning.

3. Too much eating.

4. Skipping breakfast.

5. Consuming too much medication.

6. Consuming too much preservatives, additives, food coloring, and artificial sweetener.

7. Consuming unhealthy cooking oil. As much as possible reduce cooking oil use when frying, which includes even the best cooking oils like olive oil. Do not consume fried foods when you are tired, except if the body is very fit.

8. Consuming raw (overly done) foods also add to the burden of liver.
Veggies should be eaten raw or cooked 3-5 parts. Fried veggies should be finished in one sitting, do not store.

We should prevent this without necessarily spending more. We just have to adopt a good daily lifestyle and eating habits. Maintaining good eating habits and time condition are very important for our bodies to absorb and get rid of unnecessary chemicals according to "schedule."

Because:

Evening at 9 - 11pm : is the time for eliminating unnecessary/ toxic chemicals (detoxification) from the antibody system (lymph nodes). This time duration should be spent by relaxing or listening to music. If during this time a housewife is still in an unrelaxed state such as washing the dishes or monitoring children doing their homework, this will have a negative impact on health.

Evening at 11pm - 1am : is the detoxification process in the liver, and ideally should be done in a deep sleep state.

Early morning 1 - 3am: detoxification process in the gall, also ideally done in a deep sleep state.

Early morning 3 - 5am : detoxification in the lungs. Therefore there will sometimes be a severe cough for cough sufferers during this time. Since the detoxification process had reached the respiratory tract, there is no need to take cough medicine so as not to interfere with toxin removal process.

Morning 5 - 7am: detoxification in the colon, you should empty your bowel.

Morning 7 - 9am : absorption of nutrients in the small intestine, you should be having breakfast at this time. Breakfast should be earlier, before 6:30am, for those who are sick. Breakfast before 7:30am is very beneficial to those wanting to stay fit. Those who always skip breakfast, they should change their habits, and it is still better to eat breakfast late until 9 - 10am rather than no meal at all.

Sleeping so late and waking up too late will disrupt the process of removing unnecessary chemicals. Aside from that, midnight to 4:00 am is the time when the bone marrow produces blood. Therefore, have a good sleep and don't sleep late.

Brain Damaging Bad Habits

2007-02-14T18:21:00.000-08:00

1. No Breakfast
People who do not take breakfast are going to have a lower blood sugar level. This leads to an insufficient supply of nutrients to the brain causing brain degeneration.

2. Overeating
It causes hardening of the brain arteries, leading to a decrease in mental power.

3. Smoking
It causes multiple brain shrinkage and may lead to Alzheimer disease.

4. High Sugar consumption
Too much sugar will interrupt the absorption of proteins and nutrients causing malnutrition and may interfere with brain development.

5. Air Pollution
The brain is the largest oxygen consumer in our body. Inhaling polluted air decreases the supply of oxygen to the brain, bringing about a decrease in brain efficiency.

6. Sleep Deprivation
Sleep allows our brain to rest. Long term deprivation from sleep will accelerate the death of brain cells.

7. Head covered while sleeping
Sleeping with the head covered, increases the concentration of carbon dioxide and decrease concentration of oxygen that may lead to brain damaging effects.

8. Working your brain during illness
Working hard or studying with sickness may lead to a decrease in effectiveness of the brain as well as damage the brain.

9. Lacking in stimulating thoughts
Thinking is the best way to train our brain, lacking in brain stimulation thoughts may cause brain shrinkage.

10. Talking Rarely
Intellectual conversations will promote the efficiency of the brain

Drinking Warm Water

2007-02-14T18:08:00.000-08:00

Heart Attacks and drinking warm water....

This is a very good article. Not only about the warm water after your meal,
but about heart attacks. This makes sense.. the
Chinese and Japanese drink hot tea with their meals...not cold
water...maybe it is time we adopt their drinking habit while
eating!!!

Nothing to lose, everything to gain...

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,
he better chance we could survive...

A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this mail sends it to
others, you can be sure that we'll save at least one life. Read
this...It could save your life!!

http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/universalm ail/

http://kskathiresh. googlepages. com

http://www.orkut. com/Community. aspx?cmm= 25600878

Beer Belly

2007-01-29T08:11:00.000-08:00

Since my relatives went home here in the Philippines, I started drinking lots of beer. I'm gaining weight because of these. Actually, my beer belly is growing. Help me. Give me some advice. Check this site. Does it really works?

http://www.healthygo.com/articles/lose-Your-BeerBelly.php

Caffeine: Good or Bad

2006-02-10T02:38:00.000-08:00

What Is Caffeine?
What are effects of this drug?

Caffeine is a drug that is naturally produced in the leaves and seeds of many plants. It's also produced artificially and added to certain foods. It's part of the same group of drugs sometimes used to treat asthma.

Caffeine is defined as a drug because it stimulates the central nervous system, causing increased heart rate and alertness. Most people who are sensitive to caffeine experience a temporary increase in energy and elevation in mood.

Caffeine is in tea leaves, coffee beans, chocolate, many soft drinks, pain relievers, and other over-the-counter pills. In its natural form, caffeine tastes very bitter. But most caffeinated drinks have gone through enough processing to camouflage the bitter taste. Most teens get the majority of their caffeine intake through soft drinks, which can also have added sugar and artificial flavors.

If taken in moderate amounts (like a single can of soda or cup of coffee), many people feel that caffeine increases their mental alertness. Higher doses of caffeine can cause anxiety, dizziness, headaches, and the jitters and can interfere with normal sleep, though. And very high doses of caffeine - like taking a whole box of alertness pills - would be harmful to the body.

Caffeine is addictive and may cause withdrawal symptoms for those who abruptly stop consuming it. These include severe headaches, muscle aches, temporary depression, and irritability. Although scientists once worried that caffeine could stunt growth, this concern is not supported by research.

Caffeine sensitivity refers to the amount of caffeine that will produce an effect in someone. This amount varies from person to person. On average, the smaller the person, the less caffeine necessary to produce side effects. However, caffeine sensitivity is most affected by the amount of daily caffeine use. People who regularly drink beverages containing caffeine soon develop a reduced sensitivity to caffeine. This means they require higher doses of caffeine to achieve the same effects as someone who doesn't drink caffeinated drinks every day. In short, the more caffeine you take in, the more caffeine you'll need to feel the same effects.

Caffeine moves through the body within a few hours after it's consumed and is then passed through the urine. It's not stored in the body, but you may feel its effects for up to 6 hours if you're sensitive to it.

Although you may think you're getting plenty of liquids when you drink caffeinated beverages, caffeine works against the body in two ways: It has a mild dehydrating effect because it increases the need to urinate. And large amounts of caffeine may cause the body to lose calcium and potassium, causing sore muscles and delayed recovery times after exercise.

Caffeine has health risks for certain users. Small children are more sensitive to caffeine because they have not been exposed to it as much as older children or adults. Pregnant women or nursing mothers should consider decreasing their caffeine intake, although in small or moderate amounts there is no evidence that it causes a problem for the baby. Caffeine can aggravate heart problems or nervous disorders, and some teens may not be aware that they're at risk.

See charts of caffeinated products:
http://kidshealth.org/teen/drug_alcohol/drugs/caffeine.html