Smoking Hazard - It's Free to Quit Smoking

Nowadays, the numbers of people that smoke increased day by day. Even though many know that smoking can kills not only the smokers but those close to them, yet this fact seems to be ignored.

Smoking can lead to deadly diseases to the smokers. In order to create this awareness amongst smokers, our government had taken the best measure. Some says that picture speaks louder words. Therefore, I have taken some photos that are printed on the cigarette’s package that shows some major diseases cause by smoking :

Another fact about smoking that many didn’t take into consideration is that smoking not only causes you bad health but would actually cost you a lot financially! Imagine if one packet of cigarette cost your $7. Most addicted smokers would require a packet a day. This would means 30 packets in a month, which is $210!! For those with family, you would definitely know how much pampers or baby milk powder you can buy with that amount of money!

So for those that want to quite smoking here are some tips, hopefully will be useful:

• Chew on gums or fruits but avoid sweet stuff
• Wash your hands as wet hands will urge you to pick up a cigarette
• Shower frequently
• Exercise, exercise and exercise!
• Meditate
• Pray

Remember that it doesn’t pay to quit smoking, but it cost to smoke!!

Say NO to Smoking!

Snack Habits and Personality Traits

Last Saturday, an article in Borneo Post had kept my interest to read it more. It is about snack habits and what we can learn from a person habits on snack. Can’t help it but to share this with everyone else:

Disorganized Snacker
A person that often misses meals due to work or home schedule and snack when they need to. They may snack in the morning, evening or even during the day. They are seen as absent-minded and disorganized. They have a lot going on and meals are not high on their agenda. Often, this group of person is misunderstood as self-involved and selfish. They are ambitious and respected at work.

Emotional Snacker
Emotional snackers are friendly and outgoing and love life. Their cravings are driven by their emotions. Food cravings are often too sweet or too fatty snack to help sooth their emotional crisis. This snacker wants to feel appreciated and loves and can easily stress and feel fatigued.

Scheduled Snacker
This group has a set of snacking habit at the same time each day. Those that belongs to this group are set in their own ways and traditional in style. You can be charming as long as there’s attention. You live for your family and home life and can be opinionated.

Constant Snacker
Also known as nibbler loves to snack all-day long. The snacks are really mini meals 5 to 6 times a day. Also, the healthiest snacker among the rest. This group of people tend to be easy-going and experience little stress and rarely have mood swings. They cope well with life and are full of energy.

Benefits of Lemon Water

Had anyone ever tried to drink lemon water? Well, I did and it is very refreshing types of drinks that could crunch our thirst.

Lemon is inexpensive, easily available for used to prepare variety of food recipes such as lemon cakes, lemon flavored drinks. Lemon juice consists of 5% citric acid and is also rich with vitamins C, B, riboflavin and minerals like calcium, phosphorus, magnesium and proteins. Lemon water is a healthy drink to starts the day.

Lemon water is used to prevent and treat different infections and also to control allergies. As lemon contains antiseptic properties, it is effective in healing wounds. It is also helpful in relieving symptoms of sore throat, tonsillitis or asthma.

As for our digestive system, it helps to boosts the metabolism and improves the digestive systems and prevents constipation, indigestion, nausea, heartburn and parasites. It also helps to dissolves gallstones.

For those who concerns on beauty, lemon water is also effective to get rid of obesity and belly fat. It is also good for skin care and hair care. It rejuvenated the skin and gives a clear, radiant and glowing complexion. Not only that, it is known for acne control and treat various skin diseases like eczema. If you are going for an outdoor outing, application of lemon juice on the skin can prevents sunburn. Lemon water, when applied on your hair for few minutes and later rinse with water would make the hair clean and shining.

What are you waiting now? Start your day with a cup of lemon water to get to a healthy lifestyle!

Travelling Precautions, Prevents H1N1

This morning, my HR sends out a notice of precautions that we should take note if we intending to go travelling. As we all know, the virus H1N1 is a hot topics accross the country. This information is from our Ministry of Health Departments. I also included the address and hot-line if anyone living in Malaysia has any enquiry about the H1N1 to the Health Department.

TRAVELLING ABROAD : PRECAUTIONS TO OBSERVE

Travel to the affected countries should be POSTPONED*.
If you have to travel, please observe the following measures:
Keep informed of the areas with outbreaks or high incidence of Influenza A (H1N1). Avoid crowded places.
Avoid direct contact with Influenza A (H1N1) cases. If you need to be in close contact with cases of Influenza A (H1N1), use an appropriate protective mask.
Observe good personal hygiene at all times. Cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze. Wash your hands with soap and water.
If you fall ill, please seek IMMEDIATE treatment.

If you have recently returned from a Influenza A (H1N1) affected area, you should avoid close contact with other people for 7 days. If within this period you develop flu-like symptoms such as fever and any one of these - cough, difficulty in breathing, body ache, headache or sore throat, you should IMMEDIATELY seek treatment from the nearest doctor.

Inform the doctor that you have visited the Influenza A (H1N1) affected country/area.

Disease Control Division
Ministry of Health Malaysia
Level 3, Block E10, Complex E
Federal Government Administrative Centre
62590 Putrajaya
Tel: 603-8881 0200/0300
www.moh.gov.my
14/5/09-Ver.4.0(BI)
*For current update of Influenza A (H1N1) affected countries/areas please refer to www.moh.gov.my

Beware of Rove Beetle, Poisonous Insect

Rove Beetle or another name, Charlie is very poisonous. Malay name are called "Semut Semai" or "Semut Kayap". There are roughly 47,000 types of species for these insects. The size are less than 1cm and can be found in paddy field, school field and jungle. The adult "Charlie" can live up to 40 to 60 days.

Rove Beetle are carnivore, which means, they eat small insects. When there is heavy rain or flood, they would migrate to dry land. The entire body of "Charlie" contains the most poisonous toxin called pederin. Pederin is 12x more poisonous than cobra venom.

It is wise to avoid from being bitten by Charlie. Some measurements that we can take note to avoid are :

• Do not sit near to the lights
• Minimize lighting
• During beetle epidemic, it is advisable to close all doors and windows to prevent the insect from entering the house
• When contacted, wash with water and soap
• Go to the doctors if you suspected that you are been bitten by one of the Charlies!!!!

Durian Belanda - Methods to Fight Cancer

Got this from one of my mail ... this information is very useful for those who have the determination to fight cancer. Well, I'm not sure how true it is, but it's worth to try, agree?

Billion-dollar drug company nearly squashes astounding research on natural cancer killer
Colon and breast cancer conquered with miracle tree from the Amazon found to be 10,000 times stronger than chemotherapy.

Since our inception in 1996, Health Sciences Institute has scoured the world to find cutting-edge treatments few people have access to or have even heard about. And sometimes, what we uncover startles even the medical mavericks on our board.

Two months ago, we learned about an astounding cancer-fighting tree from the Amazon that has literally sent shock waves through the HSI network

Today, the future of cancer treatment and the chances of survival look more promising than ever. There's a healing tree that grows deep within the Amazon rain forest in South America that could literally change how you, your doctor, and possibly the rest of the world think about curing cancer. With extracts from this powerful tree, it may now be possible to…

• conquer cancer safely and effectively with an all-natural therapy that doesn't cause extreme nausea, weight loss, and hair loss
• protect your immune system and evade deadly infections
• feel strong and healthy throughout the course of treatment
• boost your energy and improve your outlook on life

Through a series of confidential communications involving a researcher from one of America's largest pharmaceutical companies, this ancient tree's anticancerous properties have recently come to light. Although not yet tested in human trials, the tree has been studied in more than 20 laboratory tests since the 1970s, where it's been shown to:

• effectively target and kill malignant cells in 12 different types of cancer, including colon, breast, prostate, lung, and pancreatic cancer
• be 10,000 times stronger in killing colon cancer cells than Adriamycin, a commonly used chemotherapeutic drug
• selectively hunt down and kill cancer cells without harming healthy cells, unlike chemotherapy

So why isn't every health publication extolling the benefits of this treatment? Why hasn't it been made widely available throughout the natural-medicine community? And, if it's only half as promising as it appears to be, why isn't every oncologist at every major hospital insisting on using it on all his patients? Especially when you consider that since the early 1990s, extensive independent research-including research by one of today's leading drug companies and by the National Cancer Institute-confirms that the tree's chemical extracts attack and destroy cancer cells with lethal precision.

The answer to these difficult questions can only be explained by recounting a disturbing story we recently uncovered. More than anything else we've reported on this year, the story of this Amazon cancer treatment reinforces the need for groups like HSI and illustrates how easily our options for medical treatment are controlled by money and power.

News of this amazing tree was nearly lost forever

A confidential source, whose account we've been able to independently confirm, revealed that a billion-dollar drug company in the United States tried for nearly seven years to synthesize two of the tree's most powerful anticancerous chemicals. In the early 1990s, behind lock and key, this well-known drug giant began searching for a cure for cancer-while preciously guarding their opportunity to patent it and, therefore, profit from it.

Research focused on a legendary healing tree called Graviola. Parts of the tree-including the bark, leaves, roots, fruit, and fruit seeds-had been used for centuries by medicine men and native Indians in South America to treat heart disease, asthma, liver problems, and arthritis. Going on little documented scientific evidence, the company poured money and resources into testing Graviola's anticancerous properties-and they were shocked by the results. Graviola was a cancer-killing dynamo. But that's where the story of Graviola nearly ended.

The pharmaceutical company had a big problem. They'd spent years trying to isolate and create man-made duplicates of two of the tree's most powerful chemicals. But they'd hit a brick wall. They couldn't replicate the original. And they couldn't sell the tree extract itself profitably-because federal law mandates that natural substances can't be patented. That meant the company couldn't protect its profits on the project it had poured millions of dollars and nearly seven years of research into.

As the dream of big profits evaporated, testing on Graviola came to a screeching halt

After seven frustrating years and without the promise of lucrative sales, the company shelved the project and refused to publish its findings in an independent journal. But one responsible researcher struggled with the decision. While understanding the company's goal of profits, he couldn't accept the decision to hide this unique cancer killer from the world. Following his conscience and risking his career, he revealed the findings.

It was discovered that several other teams in the United States (in addition to that of the drug company) had been testing Graviola in vitro (in test tubes). The results supported the drug company's secret findings; Graviola had been shown to kill cancer cells.


Health Sciences Institute came across Graviola a few months ago while researching Chanca Piedra, a natural kidney-stone therapy from the Amazon, that was featured in our September 2000 issue. And needless to say, our panel of experts were intrigued by the possibility of this powerful natural cure for cancer.

Graviola hunts down and destroys prostate, lung, breast, colon, and pancreatic cancers…leaving healthy cells alone

Since November, we've been looking closely into the research to date on Graviola. It appears one of the first scientific references to it in the United States was by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). In 1976, the NCI included Graviola in a plant-screening program that showed its leaves and stems were effective in attacking and destroying malignant cells. But the results were part of an internal NCI report and were, for some reason, never released to the public.1

Since 1976, there have been several promising cancer studies on Graviola. However, the tree's extracts have yet to be tested on cancer patients. No double-blind clinical trials exist, and clinical trials are typically the benchmark mainstream doctors and journals use to judge a treatment's value. Nevertheless, Graviola has been shown to kill cancer cells in vitro in at least 20 laboratory tests that our research has uncovered. The most recent study, conducted at Catholic University of South Korea earlier this year, revealed that two chemicals extracted from Graviola seeds showed "selective cytotoxicity comparable with Adriamycin" for breast and colon cancer cells. The chemicals targeted and killed malignant breast and colon cells in a test tube-comparable to the commonly used chemotherapy drug Adriamycin.2

Another study, published in the Journal of Natural Products, showed that Graviola is not only comparable to Adriamycin-but dramatically outperforms it in laboratory tests. Results showed that one chemical found in Graviola selectively killed colon cancer cells at "10,000 times the potency of Adriamycin."3

Other promising and ongoing research at Purdue University is supported by a grant from the National Cancer Institute. Purdue researchers recently found that leaves from the Graviola tree killed cancer cells "among six human-cell lines" and were especially effective against prostate and pancreatic cancer cells.4 In a separate study, Purdue researchers showed that extracts from the Graviola leaves are extremely effective in isolating and killing lung cancer cells.5

Perhaps the most significant result of the study cited above from the Catholic University of South Korea, and of each of the others we've found, is that Graviola was shown to selectively target the enemy-leaving all healthy, normal cells untouched. By comparison, chemotherapy indiscriminately seeks and destroys all actively reproducing cells-even normal hair and stomach cells. This is what causes such often-devastating side effects as hair loss and severe nausea. In this respect, Graviola looks to be a promising alternative or supplement to mainstream treatments.

Patient reports show Graviola help eliminate tumors

From a clinical standpoint, Graviola still has a long way to go. Its properties have only been studied in a test tube. That's why it has yet to become widely known and accepted. The unfortunate truth is that without the promise of huge revenues from a synthesized, patented drug, it's unlikely that any pharmaceutical company will invest the hundreds of thousands (even millions) of dollars it would take to conduct the double-blind, placebo-controlled studies on humans. This is the underlying challenge to substantiating most nutritional therapies. Fortunately, Graviola is a natural substance, so we don't have to wait around for the drug companies. And, thanks to one researcher with a conscience. Only a relative handful of doctors and patients in the United States have been using Graviola to fight cancer. Still the combined therapy has produced some incredible results.

One such case history involved an executive at a high-tech company in Texas. Daryl S. came across Graviola when exploring alternative treatments to cure his prostate cancer. A sonogram and biopsy confirmed that Daryl had more than 20 tumors in his prostate. One doctor recommended surgery. But Daryl thought a cure using this common conventional treatment would come at too great a cost. He didn't want to suffer from impotence and incontinence for the rest of his life.

Instead, he agreed to a far less invasive round of hormonal therapy (to shrink the size of his prostate) and began a rigorous supplement regimen that centered around Graviola.

Within two months, Daryl's PSA level had dropped from 4.1 to 0.00. A sonogram and several other gamma-ray tests later confirmed that all the malignant tumors inside his prostate had disappeared.

Seven years of silence broken

We are continuing to work with others conducting ongoing research on Graviola. As more scientific and anecdotal evidence comes to light, you'll be among the first to hear about it. However, after seven years of silence and hidden research, we felt it irresponsible not to bring this to you now.

Grown and harvested by indigenous people in Brazil, Graviola is available in limited supply, but now, you can be among a select few in the entire country to benefit from Graviola. We encourage you, as always, to consult with your doctor before beginning any new therapy, especially when treating cancer.

You can make tea out of the Graviola leaves, obtain the herb alone in capsule form as well as in tincture form.

Graviola is completely natural substances with no side effects apart from possible mild gastrointestinal upset at high dosages (in excess of 5 grams) if taken on an empty stomach. Despite the mounting collection of laboratory tests and anecdotal reports about this cancer-fighting dynamo, Graviola may always remain an underground therapy!

Graviola has yet to be clinically tested on animals or humans. And because Graviola is a natural product, it can't be patented. Without the promise of exclusive sales and high profitability, it will likely never again draw the attention of a major drug company or research lab. So we may never see a double-blind clinical study on the tree that's reported to help defeat cancer.

But there's no doubt about it-the early laboratory tests and anecdotal reports about Graviola are very exciting. And if you've been diagnosed with cancer, you and your doctor should look at all the available treatment options. Graviola may just provide the help you've been looking for that could make all the difference in beating cancer.

Unlocking the healing bounty within the Amazon...

The U.S. National Cancer Institute has identified 3,000 plants that are active against cancer cells--70 percent of which are found in the Amazon rainforest.1 Until recently, only shaman, healers, and indigenous tribes held the key to unlocking their extraordinary secrets. Now, thanks to the unrelenting work of leading nutritional researchers, herbalists, and alternative doctors like those in the HSI network, the healing secrets of these plants, such as Graviola, are being uncovered.

Bitter melon (Momordica charantia)
Over the last decade, most of the research on bitter melon has focused on the vegetable's anti-viral properties. But bitter melon extracts are also being closely studied for their anticancerous properties.

Five of the plant's phytochemicals have been well documented as having cytotoxic properties, meaning they've been shown to both kill and inhibit the growth of cancer cells in vitro. One recent in vitro test conducted by researchers at Seoul National University studied the cytotoxic effects of 100 plants on different cell lines in the body. According to their results, the bitter melon extract showed the "strongest" ability to kill and retard the proliferation of cancer cells.2

Espinheira Santa (Maytenus illicifolia)
Early scientific research in the 1970s showed that this tree's leaves contain a unique group of chemicals called maytansinoids that display powerful antitumorous properties. Although testing on cancer patients revealed some significant regressions in ovarian carcinoma and some lymphomas, research was discontinued due to the toxicity reported at high dosages. In the 1990s, scientists isolated and synthesized a version of the tree's chemicals showing little to no toxicity to humans. Since then, the tree has been given a second look.

According to one recent study by a research team in Massachusetts, maytansinoid extracts were found to be "100- to 1,000-fold more cytotoxic than anticancer drugs currently in clinical use." Specifically, when combined with a special protein called an antibody that hunts down and kills foreign substances in the body, this chemical extract was found to be highly cytotoxic toward cultured colon cancer cells in vitro and showed "remarkable antitumor efficacy in vivo" (in the body).3

Mullaca (Physalis angulata)
Mullaca's recently identified steroids have garnered the most attention from the scientific community. In several in vivo animal tests and in vitro lab tests, Mullaca's steroids demonstrate powerful immune-system support.

Recent cancer studies indicate Mullaca is capable of killing several different types of malignant cells in vitro. In one study from 1992, Mullaca exhibited strong cytotoxicity against cancerous kidney cells in a test tube. The plant extract was also shown to reduce the size of cancerous tumors in mice with lymphocytic leukemia.4

Vassourinha (Scoparia dulcis)
Much of the recent research on Vassourinha has centered around one powerful phytochemical called scopadulcic acid B (SDB). In a 1993 clinical study, SDB inhibited the growth of tumors in a test tube and in mice.5 Since the mid-1990s, scientists have been trying to synthesize several of Vassourinha's phytochemicals, including SDB, for mainstream use by the pharmaceutical industry.6

Mutamba (Guazuma ulmifolia)
In 1990, a team of Brazilian researchers demonstrated that leaf extracts from the Mutamba tree inhibited the growth of cancer cells in vitro by 97.3 percent. Some of the latest research on Mutamba has focused on the antioxidants found in the bark and leaves and their ability to inhibit the growth of bacteria and pathogens.

Suma (Pfaffia paniculata)
Recent studies on Suma's anticancerous properties look particularly promising. Two of Suma's phytochemicals have been shown to inhibit the growth of tumor cells in vitro, and in the year 2000 a Japanese team of researchers demonstrated that Suma inhibited lymphomas and leukemia in mice.

Cat's Claw (Uncaria tomentosa)
Recent studies indicate that at least six of the Cat's Claw vine's alkaloids can increase the functioning of the immune system by up to 50 percent. This has led to its use around the world by cancer and AIDS patients. Cancer patients who take Cat's Claw in conjunction with traditional cancer therapies have reported fewer side effects than typically associated with chemotherapy and radiation, such as hair loss, weight loss, nausea, secondary infections, and skin problems. Additionally, five of the vine's alkaloids have been shown to inhibit the growth of lymphoma and leukemic cells in vitro.7

Used for centuries by South American medicine men, Graviola and these other botanicals from the Amazon have only recently begun to reveal their secrets in rigorous scientific tests. And their cancer-fighting potential is undeniable. Furthermore, these extraordinary botanicals actually boost your immune system, instead of destroying it, as chemotherapy does.

Supplement to article

Graviola fights more than cancer

While the research on Graviola has focused on its cancer-fighting effect, the plant has been used for centuries by medicine men in South America to treat an astonishing number of ailments, including:

hypertension, influenza, rashes, neuralgia, arthritis, rheumatism, high blood pressure, diarrhea, nausea, dyspepsia, ulcers, ringworm, scurvy, malaria, dysentery, palpitations, nervousness, insomnia, fever, boils, muscle spasm.

Approach to Fight Cancer

Would like to share this info with everyone. As we know, there is no exact cure for cancer. All we can do is to go for chemotherapy and medicines. Hope this articles which I got from my forwarded mail can help save life. Whether or not this is a true story, I let it to readers to judge....

Under weakly alkaline condition, cancerous cells are not able to grow, or even to survive.
在弱鹼性體質的狀態下，癌細胞是無法生長、甚至是無法生存的。
Dalam kondisi darah dengan pH basah, sel kanker tak bisa bertumbuh, atau pun berkembang.

These are real cases which are very important. Please read patiently and pass this on. Even if you had read it, you should read it again, especially the list of acidic and alkaline food stuff. It's best to read it several times and remember them. Please read this article in full patience. It helps to improve and maintain your health.
實案例，很重要，請耐心看完，請轉寄哦! 即使看過了還是要再看，尤其下面的酸鹼性食物最好多看幾次，就可以記住了。 請耐心看完這篇文章，對自身健康很有幫助。
Ada beberapa kasus yang terjadi dan sangat penting. Mohon baca dengan sabar dan sampaikan kasus tersebut kepada orang lain. Jika Anda sudah membaca, ulangi baca kembali, terutama menu berkaitan dengan makanan yang ber pH asam dan ber pH basah. Bacalah beberapa kali supaya bisa mengingat menu makanan tersebut. Sekali lagi mohon baca dengan penuh sabar. Ini sangat bermanfaat untuk kesehatan Anda sendiri dan juga keluarga.

About 30 years ago, a Mr. Zhang who worked in the Public Sales Department of a Taipei Brewery, sat for Overseas Study Selection Examination, and passed with flying colours. Before leaving, unfortunately, the medical examination at a public hospital discovered that he had a tumour growth in his lung about the size of a child's fist. Thus, he was not able to make the overseas trip for further study.
三十多年前有一位服務於公賣局台北啤酒廠的張先生，參加該啤酒場選派技術人員到 國外深造的考試，以優異的成績及格。在出國前經某公立醫院體檢發現，罹患有像小孩拳頭大小的肺部腫瘤，因而不能出國。
30 tahun yang lalu, Pak Zhang berkerja di Departemen Penjualan Umum, PT Taipei Brewery. Beliau telah mengikuti Ujian Seleksi untuk melanjutkan sekolah di luar negeri, dan beliau lulus dengan nilai tertinggi. Kasihan, sebelum beliau berangkat dilakukan pemeriksaan kesehatannya di rumah sakit umum dan ditemukan tumor ganas di dalam paru-parunya, sebesar kepalan tangan seorang anak. Dengan demikian, harapan melanjutkan pelajarannya di luar negeri pupus.

Mr. Zhang was very disappointed. He had the feeling that the diagnosis could be wrong. So he went for a 2nd check-up in another hospital but the result confirmed that there was no error in the previous diagnosis. The young Mr. Zhang was in great despair after the confirmation. He made several calls to Mr. Wei, his old classmate who was the Mayor's secretary of Huangsun County, Taidong County Government.
張先生非常失望之餘，一直懷疑診斷有誤；於是再到另一家醫院檢查，結果還是證實原來的診斷並無錯誤。當時年輕力壯的張先生得到這樣的絕症，在人生絕望之餘，多次打電話給當時任職台東縣政府黃順興縣長機要秘書的魏姓同學。
Pak Zhang merasa sangat kecewa. Dia menduga bahwa hasil pemeriksaan itu mungkin bisa salah. Jadi dia lalu pergi ke rumah sakit lain untuk memeriksakan kembali tetapi hasil pemeriksaan kali ini pun positif juga. Maka Pak Zhang, yang masih muda, putus harapan setelah dikonfirmasi bahwa dia benar-benar terkena penyakit kanker paru-paru. Dia pun menelpon beberapa kali kepada Pak Wei, teman sekelasnya, yang bertugas sebagai sekretaris Walikota Daerah Huangsun, Pemerintah Wilayah Taidong.

On hearing the sad news, Mr. Wei rushed to Taipei to see Mr. Zhang on Sunday. Mr. Zhang briefed Mr. Wei in detail about his despair and pessimism, and entrusted his friend regarding his affairs after his death. It happened that Mr. Wei was a good friend of Dr Lu Geling, who in 1949-55 was in charge of the Maijie Hospital, and was a researcher and specialist in cancer.
魏姓同學便利用星期日趕到台北和張先生見面，張先生向魏同學詳述相關絕望的詳情和悲觀感受，並請位同學協助其後事，恰逢魏同學與前任馬偕醫院院長1949－55年專精於癌症臨床研究的呂革令博士係知交好友。
Setelah mendengar berita sedih dari Pak Zhang, kemudian Pak Wei pun langsung berangkat ke Taipei pada hari minggu menemuinya. Pak Zhang, dengan putus harapan dan sangat pessimis, memberitahukan Pak Wei hal penyakit yang buruk itu dengan panjang lebar, dan meminta temannya membantu mengurus hal-hal pribadinya jika dia meninggal dunia. Pak Wei lalu teringat teman baiknya, Dr. Lu, yang memimpin Rumah Sakit Maijie pada tahun 1949-55. Beliau adalah seorang peneliti dan spesialis penyakit kanker.

He suggested to Mr. Zhang to seek Dr Lu's treatment immediately. Mr. Zhang initially refused to consult doctor anymore as the result might add further misery to him. But Mr. Wei said that he had called Dr Lu and made an appointment with him. So Mr. Zhang felt obligated and went with Mr. Wei to meet Dr Lu.
當即建議前往訪求呂博士醫治，起初張先生說不願再看醫生，以免徒增傷悲；但魏同學說先前已以電話請教過呂博士並安排好時間，張先生只好偕同前往呂博士住處造訪。
Dia minta Pak Zhang menjumpai Dr. Lu untuk perobatan dengan segera. Pada awalnya Pak Zhang tidak mau berkonsultasi dengan doctor lagi karena hasil pemeriksaan baru akan menambah kesengsaraan untuknya. Tetapi kata Pak Wei sudah buat janji dengan Dr. Lu. Jadi Pak Zhang pun merasa wajib menemui Dr. Lu didampingi Pak Wei.

When meeting Mr. Zhang, Dr Lu said: " Mr. Wei is my best friend and he has introduced you to me. We are fated to know each other. Let me ask you do you know why is that cancer is referred to as terminal illness?" Both Mr. Zhang and Mr. Wei did not know how to answer.
呂博士和張先生見面就說：「魏先生是我的好友，介紹你和我認識是我們緣份，感謝。我請教你：『癌為什麼叫絕症，你可知道嗎？』張先生和魏先生都不知道如何作答。」
Waktu bertemu, Dr. Lu berkata,"Pak Wei adalah teman baik saya. Boleh dikatakan perkenalan ini merupakan satu pertemuan yang sangat baik. Saya mau bertanya kenapa penyakit kanker adalah yang mematikan?" Pak Zhang dan Pak Wei tidak bisa menjawab.

Dr Lu explained: " There are only 2 approaches so far to treat cancer today. The 1st is to destroy the source of the disease. The 2nd is to increase the immunity to fight the disease. But the strange thing is that, whether we use Cobalt 60 or other drugs to destroy the cancerous cells, before they are killed, the good cells are destroyed first. On the other hand, no matter what nutrients or supplements we use, before the good cells have a chance to absorb them, the cancer cells have taken them up. This simply speeds up the growth of cancer. Therefore, both approaches are doomed to fail, that is why cancer is terminal."
呂博士又說：「人類醫治癌症到目前為止只有兩條路，第一條路是消滅病源，第二條路是增加抵抗力。但很奇怪的是，癌無論用鈷60或其他藥物去消滅癌細胞，可是癌細胞還沒被消滅，好的細胞卻先被殺死。另無論用什麼營養、補藥，好的細胞還未吸收，癌細胞卻先吸收、讓癌長得更快；因此可說上述兩條路都行不通、所以叫絕症。」
Dr. Lu menjelaskan," Sampai saat ini cumah ada 2 cara digunakan untuk mengobati penyakit kanker. Yang pertama harus menghilangkan bibit penyakit kanker. Yang kedua meningkatkan kekebalan tubuh terhadap penyakit kanker. Nah, walaupun Cobalt 60 atau obat-obatan lain digunakan, yang mengherankan sekali, sel kanker belum bisa dimatikan, tetapi yang telah dimatikan adalah sel yang sehat. Juga apa pun bahan gizi atau suplemen yang dimakan, sel kanker dengan cepat mengabsorsi gizi atau suplemen tersebut sebelum sel sehat mengabsorsinya. Ini mengakibatkan sel kanker berkembang cepat dalam tubuh. Dengan demikian, boleh dikatakan kedua cara pengobatan ini akan gagal dan menyebabkan kematian."

Dr Lu continues: "Human beings are the most intelligent creatures and they had successfully put men on the moon. But why there is no one ever questioned the above 2 approaches for cancer treatment which lead to ultimate death, and try to look for a 3rd approach? When I was conducting clinical research in Majie Hospital, I had many opportunities to work with many colleagues who had assisted me in the hospital. I found out that the blood tests of cancer patients showed 100% acidic results.
呂博士又說：「人類的聰明連登陸月球也都已經成功，但為什麼沒有人去懷疑上述兩條治癌的路是在鑽牛角尖，另外找第三條路？我以往在馬偕醫院做癌症临床實驗，並得院內各部同仁協助的機會，我發現癌症病人血液檢查的結果百分之百都是酸性反應。
Dr. Lu meneruskan,"Manusia adalah makhluk yang paling cerdas dan telah sukses mengantar angkasawan ke bulan. Kenapa tidak ada seorang pun yang bertanya kedua cara pengobatan penyakit kanker tersebut yang gagal dan menyebabkan kematian dan tidak mengusahakan dengan cara pengobatan yang ke3? Waktu saya buat penelitian klinis di Rumah Sakit Majie, ada banyak kesempatan untuk saya berkerja sama dengan kolega yang sering membantu saya. Pendapat saya dari hasil pemeriksaan tersebut bahwa darah pasien kanker menujukkan 100% pHnya asam.

Those Buddhist monks and nuns who are long term vegetarians and live very close to Nature, their blood are prevalently weakly alkaline and none of them has yet been detected of any cancer illness. Therefore, I can boldly concluded that under weakly alkaline condition, cancerous cells are not able to grow, or even to survive.
長期素食、且生活接近自然的佛寺僧尼，由於體質都偏屬優質弱鹼性，所以尚沒有發現罹患癌症的病例。因此我大膽的斷定在弱鹼性體質的狀態下，癌細胞是無法生長、甚至是無法生存的。
Ternyata rahib dan nun budda yang tinggal dilingkungan alam dan hanya makan sayur selama hidupnya, darah mereka rata-rata dalam kondisi darah ber pH basah yang rendah dan tidak ada satu pun diantara mereka dideteksi penyakit kanker. Dengan demikian, saya berani berpendapat dalam kondisi darah ber pH basah yang rendah, sel kanker tidak akan bertumbuh atau pun berkembang.

Mr. Zhang, I would suggest that starting from now you must reduce your intake of the acidic meaty dishes. Consume more alkaline food. Also you can take green algae and soup made from water chestnuts with skin. Modify your physical condition, and try seriously to have a regular life style which is close to Nature. If you live for another 5 years, you should have no further problem. Best of luck."
張先生我建議你從現在起少吃酸性的葷食類，多吃鹼性食物，另外可吃綠藻和帶殼菱角湯，改變你的體質，並勵行接近自然的良好生活規律；如果五年內不死、你就沒問題了，祝福你。」
Pak Zhang, saya sarankan bahwa mulai sekarang kamu mengurangi makanan daging dan mengkonsumsi makanan sayur-sayuran. Kamu bisa makan ganggang hijau dan sup kenari. Mengubah kondisi tubuh dan mencoba serius cara hidup didalam lingkungan alam. Jika kamu akan hidup dalam 5 tahun ini, kamu sudah aman. Kamu akan bernasib baik."

Mr. Zhang followed Dr Lu's suggestion and was serious in changing his eating habits. Every day, he ate green algae, drank chestnut soup, became optimistic and did an appropriate amount of exercise. One year later, he went back to the same public hospital for a check up. It was found that the tumour not only did not increase in size, but was also skrinking. It's a miracle to the hospital staff who examined him. Five years later, the tumour had shrunk to almost disappearing stage. Now after almost 40 years, Mr. Zhang's health is totally normal, and is living a very pleasant life.
張先生依照呂博士的建議，認真改變吃的習慣，每天又吃綠藻、喝菱角湯，樂觀加上每天適當的運動，一年後再到同一公立醫院檢查結果，發現腫瘤不但沒有長大、反而已呈現萎縮狀態，遂令醫院檢查人員驚為奇蹟，五年後竟完全處於萎縮、至近於消失狀態。經過了將近四十年歲月，現在張先生的健康情況完全正常，生活起居甚為愉快。
Pak Zhang mengikuti nasehat Dr. Lu dengan serius untuk merubah kebiasaan pola makan. Setiap hari dia makan ganggang hijau, minum sup kenari dan membuat dia optimis melakukan olahraga yang cukup. Satu tahun kemudian, dia melakukan pemeriksaan kesehatannya di rumah sakit yang sama. Dari hasil pemeriksaan menunjukkan bahwa tumor kanker tidak bertambah besar tetapi semakin mengecil. Ini adalah satu keajaiban untuk staff rumah sakit yang memeriksa dia. Lima tahun kemudian, tumor kanker hampir hilang seluruhnya. Sekarang sudah hampir 40 tahun, kesehatan Pak Zhang benar-benar sudah normal dan kehidupannya sangat menyenangkan.

After Mr. Zhang's case, a Mr. Chen Tianshou, who was previously Head of the General Administration of the Taidong Provincial Hospital, was also diagnosed with lung cancer. When Mr. Wei knew about it, he told Mr. Chen what Mr. Zhang had gone through. Mr. Chen started to follow Dr Lu's recommendation of changing his physical condition. Just like the case of Mr. Zhang, he was able to recover fully from the cancer.
繼張先生之後，有位前台東省立醫院總務課長陳添壽先生，同樣得到肺癌；魏先生得知後將張先生的經過轉告陳添壽先生，陳先生乃依照呂博士的建議進行改變體質，結果與張先生同樣癒癌症。
Setelah kasus Pak Zhang, Pak Chen Tianshou, seorang mantan Kapala Admintrasi Umum di Rumah Sakit Provinsi Taidong, juga didiagnosa terkena penyakit kanker paru-paru. Saat diketahui Pak Wei, dia menceritakan kepada Pak Chen apa yang terjadi kepada Pak Zhang. Pak Chen pun mengikuti rekomendasi Dr. Lu untuk merubah pola makan sama seperti yang dilakukan oleh Pak Zhang. Dan akhirnya, Pak Chen pun sembuh dari penyakit kanker.

At that time, Dr. Lu and his family had migrated to the United States. When he returned to Taiwan and met up with Mr. Wei, he was told of the 2 cases of Mr. Zhang and Mr. Chen. Mr. Wei suggested that let both of them make detailed briefings in person, so that Dr. Lu could publish a report on this self-curing method.
那時呂博士全家已移民美國，事後呂博士回來台灣再與魏先生見面時，魏先生將張先生和陳先生的經過告訴呂博士，並提議由他們倆位親自向呂博士陳述，請呂博士發表其改變體質之自療成果報告。
Pada saat itu, Dr. Lu dan keluarganya sudah migrasi ke Amerika. Waktu dia pulang ke Taiwan dan bertemu Pak Wei, diberitahkan kabar kesembuhan Pak Zhang dan Pak Chen. Pak Wei mengusulkan kepada Dr. Lu supaya Pak Zhang dan Pak Chen melapor sendiri tentang kesembuhannya. Diharap Dr. Lu bisa menerbitkan satu pelaporan mengenai metode penyembuhan penyakit kanker dengan merubah pola makan.

Dr Lu very humbly replied: 'I am too old and I do not have any clinical records of the cases. Please tell your friends and relatives, if they agree, please continue and spread the words to others"
呂博士謙虛地回答說：我年事已大，且沒有臨床紀錄不能做為成果。請魏先生轉告親友，如果友人認同的話，請他們繼續做體驗並廣為宣導。
Dengan rendah hati, Dr. Lu menjawab," Saya sudah usia tua dan tidak ada catatan klinis dua kasus ini. Beritahukan aja kepada teman-teman dan pamili, dan jika mereka setuju, mereka dapat menyampaikan juga kepada orang lain."

One should take care of oneself and also should be caring about others. 85% of cancer patients are having acidic condition in their physical bodies.
關心自己也要關心別人，85﹪癌症病患屬於酸性體質。
Siapa pun harus menjaga sendiri kesehatannya dan juga mau peduli dengan kesehatan orang lain. Sebanyak 85% pasien penyakit kanker, darahnya menunjukkan ber pH asam yang tinggi didalam tubuhnya.

Blood of healthy persons is weakly alkaline in nature, with a pH of about 7.35 to 7.45.
健康人的血液是成弱鹼性的，約是pH7.35〜7.45左右。
Darah orang sehat dinyatakan dangan ber pH basah yang rendah, yiaitu pHnya 7.35 – 7.45.

Babies' blood is also weakly alkaline.
嬰兒也是屬於弱鹼性的體質。
Darah bayi juga begitu, dalam kondisi ber pH basah yang rendah.

As adults age, their bloods become more acidic in nature.
成長期的成人有體質酸化的現象。
Dengan bertambahnya usia, maka orang dewasa darahnya menjadi lebih ber pH asam tinggi secara alami.

According to a study of body fluid of 600 cancer patients, 85% of the patients are in acidic physical condition. Therefore, how to maintain the weakly alkaline nature of our body is the 1st step from keeping oneself from illness.
根據一項六百位癌症病人體液分佈的研究，顯示85﹪癌症病患屬於酸性體質。因此，如何使體質維持在弱鹼性就是遠離疾病的第一步。
Menurut penelitian yang dilakukan terhadap sample darah 600 orang pasien penyakit kanker , sebanyak 85% diantara mereka menunjukkan ber pH asam yang tinggi. Bagaimana menjaga darah yang ber pH basah rendah adalah langkah yang pertama untuk menghindari penyakit kanker.

Acidic physical condition manifests itself in following ways:
酸性體質的生理表徵:
Kondisi darah ber pH asam mengambarkan hal-hal berikut:

1. Skin without luster.
1.皮膚無光澤。
1. Kulit tidak bersinar.

2. Athlete's foot.
2.香港腳。
2. Penyakit kaki karena kutu air.

3. Feeling tired even after a little exercise, and feeling sleepy the moment one gets into a bus.
3.稍做運動即感疲勞，一上公車便想睡覺。
3. Cepat merasa lelah setelah olahraga ringan dan mengantuk setelah naik bis.

4. Easily out of breathe after going up and down the stairs.
4.上下樓梯容易氣喘。
4. Setelah naik turun tangga terengah-engah.

5. Fat and with lower stomach protruding,
5.肥胖、下腹突出。
5. Gemuk dengan perut buncit.

6. Move slowly and movement lethargic.
6.步伐緩慢、動作遲緩。
6. Lamban bergerak dan lesu.

Why does the body physical condition turn acidic?
為什麼會形成酸性體質？
Mengapa kondisi darah dalam tubuh bisa berubah menjadi ber pH asam?

1. Excessive intake of dairy acidic food.
1.過度攝取乳酸性食品。
1. Terlalu banyak meminum susu dan memakan mentega dan keju.

a) Meats, dairy products, eggs, beef, ham, etc are acidic food
a）肉類、乳酪製品與蛋、牛肉、火腿等皆屬於酸性食品。
a) Daging, makanan seperti susu, mentega, keju, telur, daging sapi, daging babi asin, dll adalah makanan yang ber pH asam.

b) Taking too much acidic food will cause the blood to become acidic and viscous,
difficult to flow to the end of blood vessels, leading to cold feet or knee, stiff shoulders and insomnia.
b）攝取過量的酸性食品血液會傾向酸性而變黏稠，不易流到細血管的末稍，而易造成手腳或膝蓋的冷寒症，以及肩膀僵硬和失眠等。
b) Terlalu banyak makanan ber pH asam akan menyebabkan pH darah asam dan kental, sehingga peredaran darah tidak lancar ke ujung pembuluh darah , mengakibatkan kaki/lutut dingin, bahu berat dan susah tidur.

c) For those who are young and strong, it's alright to consume suitable quantity of meats, but for older people, vegetables or small fishes are the more suitable diet.
c）年輕力壯時吃適量的肉類是對的，但老年人則以蔬菜或小魚為宜。
c) Untuk orang-orang muda boleh mengkomsumsi daging dengan porsi yang wajar tetapi untuk orang-orang tua, agar mengkomsumsi sayur-sayuran dan ikan dengan porsi kecil.

2. Any irregularity in the pace of life will cause the body physical condition to become acidic.
2.生活步調失常會造成酸性體質。
2. Kehidupan tidak teratur menyebabkan kondisi pisik tubuh dengan darah ber pH Asam.

a) Irregular pace in life will lead to mental and physical stress
a）生活步調失常會造成精神與肉體的壓力。
a) Kehidupan tidak teratur menyebabkan tekanan terhadap pisik dan mental.

b) According to statistics, people who sleep late are more likely to have cancer than normal persons, by as much as 5 times.
b）據統計，晚睡者罹患癌症的機率比正常人高出五倍。
b) Menurut statistik, orang yang terlambat tidur kemungkinannya mengalami penyakit kanker 5 kali lebih besar dibanding dengan orang yang tidur tepat waktu.

c) Human beings originally lead a life with regular tempo in this world. It's not possible to store up sleep or food and not possible to live a healthy life by mixing up days and nights.
c）人類本來就活在節奏的世界裡，無法事先儲備睡眠或飲食，也不能日夜顛倒。
c) Manusia pada dasarnya adalah hidup secara teratur di dunia ini. Tidak boleh mengakumulasi tidur dalam waktu yang lama dan memakan makanan dalam jumlah yang banyak dan tidak mungkin hidup menantang ritme alam.

d) Human organs are controlled by the autonomic nerves. During day time it is mainly sympathetic nerves activities, and at night it is mainly the parasympathetic nerves which are functioning. If this order is disturbed and reversed, then will encounter all sorts of sicklnesses.
d）人體內臟受自律神經控制，白天主要是交感神經活動，晚上則由副交感神經工作，若使其錯亂及倒置，就亦百病滋生。
c) Organ-organ dalam tubuh manusia dikontrol oleh syaraf autonomi. Pada siang hari adalah aktivitas utama dari syaraf simpatik dan pada waktu malam hanya syaraf para-simpatik yang berfungsi. Jika aturan ini terganggu dan diputarbalikkan, maka akan menghadapi semua jenis penyakit.

3. Over tensed becoming emotional.
3.情緒過於緊張。
3. Tensi naik mengakibatkan emosi.

a) Social stresses in view of civilized society.
a）文明社會會造成的壓力。
a) Tekanan sosial.

b) Job related or mental stresses.
b）工作上或精神上的壓力。
b) Tekanan mental atau yang berkaitan dengan pekerjaan.

c) For a person suffering mental stress, a temporary release of stress may lead to death. This is known as the syndrome of imperfect adrenal cortex function.
c）當一個人承受精神壓力後，一旦緊張鬆弛，時會造成猝死，稱為潛在性副腎皮質機能不全症。 c) Untuk orang yang menderita tekanan mental, kemungkinan bisa mengakibatkan kematian. Ini adalah sindrom fungsi korteks adrenalin tidak sempurna.

4. Physical Stress.
4.肉體的緊張。
4. Tekanan pisik.

a) Before any operation it would be necessary to check whether the renal cortex does function normally. If the adrenal cortex is lacking, or if the stress imposed by the operation exceeded the ability of adrenal cortex to cope, it could lead to death or other adverse impacts.
a）動手術之前應先檢查腎上腺皮質機能是否正常。如果副腎皮質機能較差，或手術壓力遠超過副腎調整功能，則可能造成病人死亡或其他不良影響。
a) Sebelum operasi, perlu memeriksa apakah korteks ginjal berfungsi secara normal. Jika korteks adrenalin bocor atau tekanan yang diakibatkan oleh operasi melebihi kemampuan korteks adrenalin maka akan mengakibatkan kematian atau dampak yang berlawanan.

b) If the patient's face is puffy, it would be necessary to ask for the detailed patient's medical history and medication status. For patients taking adrenal cortical hormone, extra care should be exercised when acupuncture treatment is given.
b）若發現病患臉部浮腫，需詳加詢問病史及服藥狀況，為長期服用腎上腺皮質賀爾蒙者，施以針灸要特別注意反應。
b) Jika muka pasien gembung, perlu menanyakan secara rinci kepada pasien riwayat penyakitnya dan status pengobatannya. Untuk pasien yang dalam pengobatan hormon korteks adrenalin, perawatan ekstra perlu diperhatikan ketika menjalani perawatan akupungtur.

c) Avoid stress due to physical labour or excessive exercise, or playing card games and driving through out the night etc.
c）勞動或運動過度，通宵打牌、開車等壓力都應盡量避免。
c) Menghidari tekanan oleh karena terlalu capek bekerja atau berolahraga, atau pun bermain judi dan menyetir sepanjang malam, dll.

Appendix: Acidity/alkalinity of Common food stuff
附錄：常見食物的酸鹼性
Lampiran: Bahan makanan yang ber pH asam/basah

1. Strongly acidic food: egg yolk, cheese, cake baked with white sugar or persimmon, mullet fish roe, dried cod, etc.
1強酸性食品：蛋黃、乳酪、白糖做的西點或柿子、烏魚子、柴魚等。
1. Makanan yang ber pH asam tinggi: kuning telur, keju, roti manis, telur ikan, minyak ikan, dll.

2. Mildly acidic food: ham, bacon, chicken meat, squid, pork, eel, beef, bread, wheat, butter, horse meat.
2.中酸性食品：火腿、培根、雞肉、鮪魚、豬肉、鰻魚、牛肉、麵包、小麥、奶油、馬肉等。
2. Makanan yang ber pH asam sedang: daging (paha) babi yang diasinkan (ham), daging babi yang diasin dan dikukus (bacon), daging ayam, ikan cumi-cumi, daging babi, belut, daging sapi, roti, gandum, mentiga, daging kuda.

3. Weakly acidic food: white rice, peanut, beer, alcohol, fried tofu, sea weeds, clam, octopus, catfish, etc.
3.弱酸性食品：白米、落花生、啤酒、酒、油炸豆腐、海苔、文蛤、章魚、泥鰍。
3. Makanan yang ber pH asam rendah: nasi putih, kacang, bir, alkohol, tahu goreng, rumput laut, remis besar (kerang), ikan gurita, ikan janggut (berkumis), etc.

4. Weakly alkaline food: red bean, radish, apple, cabbage, onion, tofu etc.
4.弱鹼性食品：紅豆、蘿蔔、蘋果、甘藍菜、洋蔥、豆腐等。
4. Makanan yang ber pH basah rendah: kacang merah, lobak, apel, sayur kubis atau kol, bawang, tahu, dll.

5. Mildly alkaline food: dried radish, soya bean, carrot, tomato, banana, orange, pumpkin, strawberry, egg white, dried plum, lemon, spinach, etc.
5.中鹼性食品：蘿蔔乾、大豆、紅蘿蔔、蕃茄、香蕉、橘子、南瓜、草莓、蛋白、梅乾、檸檬、菠菜等。
5. Makanan yang ber pH basah sedang: lobak kering, kacang kedele, wartel, tomat, pisang, jeruk, labu, buah delima, putih telur, prem kering, jeruk limun,bayam, etc

6. Strongly alkaline food: grape, tea leave, wine, kelp sprout, kelp, etc. Especially natural green algae which contain rich quantity of chlorophyl are very good alkaline health food, but avoid drinking tea in excess, and it's best to drink in the mornings.
6. 強鹼性食品：葡萄、茶葉、葡萄酒、海帶芽、海帶等。尤其是天然綠藻富含葉綠
素，是不錯的鹼性健康食品，而茶類不宜過量，最佳飲用時間為早上。
6. Makanan yang ber pH basah tinggi: buah anggur, daun teh, minuman anggur, taoge laut, ganggang laut, dll. Khususnya jenis ganggang hijau mengandung banyak zat hijau daun (chlorophyl) sebagai makan kesehatan yang sangat baik dan ber pH basah tinggi. Jangan terlalu banyak minum teh tetapi sebaiknya minumlah teh pada pagi hari.

Health Mistake That People Do

Crossing our legs when sitting

This can actually do harm to our health. The varicose veins will mar the beauty of our legs and compromise our health. So, people,.. Stop sitting with your leg cross (I'm saying this to myself as well)

Not changing our toothbrush

Most of us wait until most of the bristles have either fallen off, or are in such bad shape that we"d be embarrassed to pull out our brush in public. However, since not many of us need to pull out our brush in public, we carry on with our frayed one until we lose it. Damaged bristles can harm the enamel, and don"t massage your gums well.

Eating out often
There are oils that are high in cholesterol, and oils that cause little harm and are better for your heart. However, no matter how light the oil is, it is never a good idea to eat too much of it. Avoid fried foods. Limit outdoor eating unless you know that you"re getting served light and healthy food.

Skipping breakfast
Never, ever skip breakfast. Remember, when you wake up in the morning it"s been around 10-12 hours since your last meal. Your body needs food now, more than at any other time. Eat a heavy breakfast. You will then be busy through the day, and the calories will get expended quickly. If you are trying to diet, eat a light dinner.

High heels
High heels sure look great, but they're murder for your back. Wear them only when having short walk such as to your car, to the table, and back. Avoid high heels when you are going somewhere on foot.

Sleeping on a soft bed
Although a mattress on springs is soft and lovely to sink into, it's bad for your back. If you already have an old bed with springs, you don't need to invest in a new one - simply get a thick wooden plank put over the springs, and place the mattress on the plank. Similarly, if your mattress is old and lumpy, throw it out and get a new one.

Pillows
Sleep with one pillow, and make sure it is not too thick. If your pillow gets lumpy, discard it and go for a new one. Get a thin pillow if you sleep on your stomach, and something a little thicker if you sleep on your back.

Not exercising
Like many of my posting here, exercise is a very important item for us. Must go exercise!!! If you don't, you will only risking yourself into heart disease. Don't wait until there is signal of NOT OK!! Go now! Take a brisk walk or jogging or whatever that you like. Exercise makes us healthy!

Beauty of Sleep

In the olden days, people tends to sleep after 9pm or 10pm. They gets up early and some would start the morning with jogging, "tai chi" or just meditate for 30 minutes before starting the day. Then, having their breakfast as a start of the day. Their morning starts at 5am until noon time, resting and having their lunch. After that, again, continue with the task for the day and ends by 5pm. Family is the priority and they work to feed the family.

However, as time passes, things are all changing. In this new centuries, people tends to sleep after 11pm or some might only sleep when the clock is showing past midnight. Then, waking up at 7am, rushing to get ready for work. Breakfast remains as words or just another need to take meal. Exercise in the morning is far beyond the goals to start the day. Reaching the office just few seconds before the bells ring. The most common trend is breakfast in front of the computer. Exposing ourselves in front of the monitor for few hours until noon time. After having lunch, again, exposing ourselves into the heat of the monitors. As time pases, people tends to forgotten about value of family and would work overtime in completing the task at work or for extra OT pay. Reaching home at 8pm, having dinner and again, exposing the eye in front of the monitor or TV. Some might spend their nights in the pubs clubbing or simply sitting at the coffee shop, having some drinks with friends.

We always question why in olden days, people tends to have long life while the life spans of human life is getting shorter now. Some key rules here:

Olden Days :
1. Sleep early wake up early
2. Morning exercise & proper breakfast is majority task
3. Resting after work instead of clubbing or burden the body with electrical connection

NOW:
1. Sleep late, waking up late, rushing for work
2. Morning exercise & proper breakfast is just minority task
3. Time is short, thus more activities after work without resting

Anyone sees why people in olden days live longer?

Sleep is very important. In a research stated in SparkPeople, most of us now is taking less than 7 hours sleep a day. The average needed time for a person to sleep is 8 hours. Thus, the body is lack of resting. Let me use a simple scenario, handphones. Everyday we use handphones. After a certain stage, we need to charge the handphone in order to keep it 'alive'. If we charge them 4 hours instead of the required 5 hours, the handphone would lasted less than expected. After a while, the lifespan of the handphones would get shorter and shorter resulting in purchasing new handphone. This is what our body is except we cannot buy new body to replace our body.

Some people have insomnia or I can say difficulties in sleeping. Previously, I use to had difficulty to wake up early. However, after a month of aerobics, I started to have the energy each time I wokes up. Breakfast is a necessity for me as I need breakfast to keep my energy into the maximum. One way to overcome insomnia is by exercising. Exercise is a way to boost up the energy in our body to the fullest.

What I want to say here is that to lead a healthy life, SLEEP is very important. SLEEP allows our body to rest and re-charge.