Pesticide!!!

Pesticides are tremendous value as they protect crops against insects, plants, fungi and other pests. However, as pesticides are toxic and some linger on in fruit and vegetables even if properly washed, there are health concerns involved. 

Scientific studies have linked pesticides to health problems such as brain and nervous system toxicity, cancer, hormone disruption, and kin, eye and ling irritation. 

There is a huge industry offering organic or pesticide-free produce, thus consumers have more choice and control.The problem is that organic products are generally speaking, more expensive!

For those 'budgeteers', take a look at The US based food choice advocacy group Environmental Working Group(EWG) dirty dozen list of popular foods that have the most pesticide residues. 

This year, the EWG suggested that these fruits and vegetables contain the most residue:

Apple

Celery

Red Pepper

Sweet Bell Pepper

Peach

Strawberry

Nectarine

Grape

Spinach

Letcuce

Cucumber

Blueberry

Potato

They also noted that their studies showed that green beans and leafy greens such as kale and collard greens are commonly contaminated with highly toxic organophosphate insecticides.

15 fruits and vegetables that contain the least pesticide residues are:

Onion

Sweet Corn

Pineapple

Avocado

Cabbage

Pea

Asparagus

Mango

Eggplant

Kiwi

Cantaloupe

Sweet Potato

Grapefruit

Watermelon

Mushroom

Suddenly I want to have this. A must order when I go to any Indonesian Cuisine Restaurant. 

10 tips to a Happy You

Hello

What is the key to a long and happy life? There seems to be no single answer, but evidence does support a number of lifestyle behaviours that can increase lifespan, healthspan and overall quality of life.

Content below are according to longevity expert Dan Buettner (an American explorer, educator, author, public speaker and co producer of Emmy Award winning documentary).

1) Where you live
Individuals tend to be happiest in sunny areas and on the water as well as when they reside in neighbourhoods that encourage social interactions with sidewalks, parks and community meeting places.

2) Saving, not spending your money
Research shows that financial security rather than buying desired objects leads to a greater amount of happiness long term, the excitement around purchasing a new item wears off over time, whereas the positive feeling associated with financial security remains.

3) Get your beauty sleep
According to a University North Texas study, people with insomnia are 10 times more likely to develop depression and 17 times more likely to have anxiety than people who sleep well.Get 7-8 hours of sleep. Be sure to eat balanced breakfast to boost energy and practise 30 minutes of walking or other exercise to promote optimal wellbeing.

4) Get off the couch
The happiest people watch less than 1 hour of TV a day, according to a study of 40,000 people who took National Geographic's True Happiness Test. Genuine happiness comes from being with family and friends, or engaging in a hobby, not from your favourite show no matter how entertaining it may be.

5) Meet that special someone
Research shows that people in long term committed relationships live longer with fewer diseases and less stress. Even better, several studies have shown that married people are 2x more likely to be happy than non married people.

6) Socialize daily
Studies show that the happiest people get at least 6 hours a day of interaction with friends or family. Harvard University research found that with each happy friend we add to our social circles, our won happiness grows by 9%. For each unhappy friend, our happiness declines by 7%. So, become friends with those you like and surround yourself with these people regularly.

7) Attend a place of worship on a weekly basis
Research shows that people who belong to a faith based community and attend services more than once a week live as many as7 years longer than people who don't.


8) Become a pet owner
Pet owners have lower blood pressure and fewer stress hormones circulating in their blood.

9) Create a 'happy place' in your home
Make a naturally well-lit room in your place where you can read, play an instrument, spend time with family and friend or enjoy a hobby. The natural light will help increase mood enhancing serotonin levels.

10) Be a giver
You don't have to give material object-time is also a gift eg sign up to help out at your child's school or volunteer at local senior centre.

-HealthNewsDigest.com

Antioxidants

ANTIOXIDANTS can help you cheat age, fight disease, stay fit and feel young.
I am sure many know about this fact. But do you know why? how?

Antioxidants work in every single cell in every part of our body. The body cells need antioxidants for protection against harmful by-products of chemical reactions. Our cells constantly involved in reactions with various chemical compounds, thus release free radicals.

FREE RADICALS
-highly unstable molecules that attack normal cells and molecules
-cause damage not just to the cell wall, but also the DNA within the cell
-long term free radical activity causes the effects of ageing

• furrowing of the skin
• senility
• degenerative diseases

INTERESTING FACT:

In our lingzhi, there is a component called macromolecular polysaccharides that can remove these free radicals in our body. 

Antioxidants along with certain enzymes in your body, help fight free radicals and render them harmless, helping to prevent damages to your cells, tissues, organs and body functions. It does not only help you to fight disease, but slow down the effects of ageing as well. Women will be particularly interested to know the benefits of antioxidants have on skin :)

By helping to fight free radicals, antioxidants help:

1. prevent inflammation
2. repair damage
3. reduce lines as well as firm up the skin to help maintain that youthful glow

Many of the antioxidants your body needs must be consumed because the body cannot make them. So take most food that has these nutrients:

• Vitamin A
• Vitamin C
• Vitamin E
• Mineral
• Selenium

If you want to have all the goodness of 16 vitamins, 16 minerals, 94 enzymes and coenzymes, 21 types of amino acids and 28 types of nucleic acid ALL in a capsule, you should have our Yungkien Bee Pollen. :D

Energy Booster

Salam

Lately I don't feel good. I think because I don't exercise much, thus I don't feel healthy. Very sluggish-y.
So yesterday after terawikh, I took a sachet of Vitaking. (Haven't taken this for quite some time :P)
Immediately, I feel energetic after having a mug of Vitaking. Super instant! I feel GOOD.
Fret not people. There are no steroids or any kinds of weird things in Vitaking.

So what is Vitaking?
It is actually a Hydrolyzed Collagen drink + Lemon Verbena and various natural ingredients.
Ingredients:
1) Hydrolyzed Collagen from deep sea marine
2) Lemon Verbena
3) Ribose

Before I go and explain more on the ingredients, let me tell you about collagen. Before learning about this product, my knowledge on collagen is that it is only for skin beauty. But, skin is only a very small part of it.

Understanding Collagen
Constituting up to about 30% of the total protein in the human body, collagen is a vital building material of our blood vessels, cartilage, bones, skin etc. As an analogy, collagen is to our body what the bricks are to a building. With our advancing age, the content of collagen in the body undergoes a gradual drainage. As we grow older, our body's declining ability in manufacturing this vital substance results in the restorative functions of our body failing to catch up with the rate of drainage. As a consequence, premature ageing of the skin begins to set in and our skeletal system also experiences a net loss in calcium content. Due to the weakening bone structures, various health problems affecting the joints and the skeletal system as a whole, along with skin ageing and general pain in the body will soon crop up. In the final analysis, adequate replenishment of collagen is the way to prevent the onset of diseases, strengthen our bodily resistance and retard the ageing process. 

Superb Composition of Vitaking:
Hydrolyzed Collagen
Due to the relatively large molecular size of collagen it cannot be readily absorbed by the skin, In contrast, Hydrolyzed Collagen is processed through a high-tech hydrolysis method, in which ordinary collagen is broken down to give an extremely small molecular size. That explains why it can be rapidly assimilated by our body and gain entry into the blood stream to participate directly in repairing the skin tissue. At the same time, as collagen is itself a key composition of the cartilage, Hydrolyzed Collagen can effectively do away with the need of undergoing the conversion process to achieve the effect of direct replenishment to fulfill the need of the joints. In recent years, extensive scientific findings have pointed to the fact that the replenishment of collagen plays and instrumental role in curbing calcium drainage and promoting cartilage regeneration.
Lemon Verbena
It's a natural herbaceous plant. Its usage as an effective anti-inflammatory herb has long been popular in Europe and America.
Ribose
It's the raw material that supplies the energy needed by our body in the form of Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP). It exhibits the ability of synthesizing vitamin B2 as well as alleviating muscular pain and relieving the condition of diseases caused by muscle, thereby speeding up the restoration of ATP energy level depleted as a result of our bodily consumption.

Advantages of Vitaking:

• Keeps the body young and robust
• Relieves pains in the joints, calms the nerves and enhances mental alertness
• Strengthen the bones, preserves joint health, and aids in the absorption of calcium
• Reinforces cardiovascular functions and reduces the risk of heart diseases
• Replenishes the body with energy in a timely manner for rapid restoration of stamina
• Maintains the radiance, glow and resilience of the skin
• Rebuilds muscles and preserves body curves

Who should take Vitaking?

1. Those suffer from repercussion of a long term wrong body postures 
2. Excessive in indulgence in sports
3. Middle aged and senior citizens
4. Those whose bodies have begun to experience degeneration in physiological functions 
5. Those with heart problems
6. Suffer from joints problems
7. Those in need of extra energy (like me!!)
8. Natural pain killer 

I took this before I climbed Mount Kinabalu. It helped heaps :D

Teh Herba yang Menyihatkan Badan

LU CHUN LINGZHI TEA

Keistimewaan
Teknologi pemprosesan yang ekslusif
Sedap diminum
Menyihatkan badan
Menghilangkan lemak

Ramuannya terdiri daripada 4 bahan yang berharga:
1) Lingzhi
2) Semen Cassiae
3) Teh Oolong
4) Gynostemma Pentaphylum

Lingzhi memberi kesan peningkatan keimunan badan
Semen Cassiae dapat menghilangkan rasa panas badan, menajamkan penglihatan dan melawaskan pembuangan air besar
Teh Oolong membantu metabolisme lemak, berkesan mengawal peningkatan paras kolesterol
Gynostemma Pentaphyllum dapat menenangkan emosi dan melegakan stress

• Sesuai dihidangkan kepada saudara mara semasa berkumpul.
• Buah tangan yang sesuai semasa berkunjung ke rumah sahabat handai.
• Padanan terbaik menghilangkan lemak dan minyak ketika menikmati hidangan hari raya.
• Menggalakkan rembesan jus gastrik, membantu penghadaman, meningkatkan selera makan.
• Membawa ketenangan dan keselesaan badan dan minda, menghilangkan kelesuan.
• Membantu metabolisme lemak badan, membendung penyakit kardiovaskular.
• Pembersih radikal beas dalam badan, melanjutkan usia.
• Membersih kapilari kecil seperti mata dan buah pinggang. 

Link ini merupakan testimoni saya sendiri berkenaan dengan teh ini. Sangat-sangat berguna terutama sekali ketika demam/ sakit tekak/batuk
http://joyhealthylife.blogspot.com/2012/03/bad-cough.html

http://joyhealthylife.blogspot.com/2012/10/sore-throat-high-fever-vs-luchun-tea.html