Uterine Fibroid

Today, my mum will admitted to hospital for her major operation on the uterine fibroid. As doctor advice, she will gonna take out the whole uterus and ovary together with the fibroid. This will cause a killing painful on the internal part after operation and patient is advisable to rest at home at least for 2 months 9no house works allow)

Below are some simple information from wikipedia.

A uterine fibroid is a non-cancerous tumor that originates from the smooth muscle layer and the accompanying connective tissue of the uterus. Fibroids are the most common benign tumors in females and typically found during the middle and later reproductive years. While most fibroids are asymptomatic, they can grow and cause heavy and painful menstruation, painful sexual intercourse, and urinary frequency and urgency. Fibroids are often multiple and if the uterus contains too many leiomyomatas to count, it is referred to as uterine leiomyomatosis. The malignant version of a fibroid is uncommon and termed a leiomyosarcoma.

Correct Way of Eating Fruits

What is the correct way of eating fruits?

IT MEANS NOT EATING FRUITS AFTER YOUR MEALS! FRUITS SHOULD BE EATEN ON AN EMPTY STOMACH.

If you eat fruit like that, it will play a major role to detoxify your system, supplying you with a great deal of energy for weight loss and other life activities.

There is no such thing as some fruits, like orange and lemon are acidic, because all fruits become alkaline in our body, according to Dr. Herbert Shelton who did research on this matter. If you have mastered the correct way of eating fruits, you have the Secret of beauty, longevity, health, energy, happiness and normal weight.

When you need to drink fruit juice - drink only fresh fruit juice, NOT from the cans. Don't even drink juice that has been heated up. Don't eat cooked fruits because you don't get the nutrients at all. You only get to taste. Cooking destroys all the vitamins.

But eating a whole fruit is better than drinking the juice. If you should drink the juice, drink it mouthful by mouthful slowly, because you must let it mix with your saliva before swallowing it. You can go on a 3-day fruit fast to cleanse your body. Just eat fruits and drink fruit juice throughout the 3 days and you will be surprised when your friends tell you how radiant you look!


KIWI: Tiny but mighty. This is a good source of potassium, magnesium, vitamin E & fiber. Its vitamin C content is twice that of an orange.

APPLE: An apple a day keeps the doctor away? Although an apple has a low vitamin C content, it has antioxidants & flavonoids which enhances the activity of vitamin C thereby helping to lower the risks of colon cancer, heart attack & stroke.

STRAWBERRY: Protective Fruit. Strawberries have the highest total antioxidant power among major fruits & protect the body from cancer-causing, blood vessel-clogging free radicals.

ORANGE: Sweetest medicine. Taking 2-4 oranges a day may help keep colds away, lower cholesterol, prevent & dissolve kidney stones as well as lessens the risk of colon cancer.

WATERMELON: Coolest thirst quencher. Composed of 92% water, it is also packed with a giant dose of glutathione, which helps boost our immune system. They are also a key source of lycopene - the cancer fighting oxidant. Other nutrients found in watermelon are vitamin C & Potassium.

GUAVA & PAPAYA: Top awards for vitamin C. They are the clear winners for their high vitamin C content. Guava is also rich in fiber, which helps prevent constipation. Papaya is rich in carotene; this is good for your eyes.

Fruits

FOC from mum, bought me 1 pack of cherries, 1 pack of strawberries and 1 pack of nectarine.


The Cherries. Always my favorite.
Cherries contact lots of vitamin A, C, Bioflavonoids, Ellagic Acid, Perillyl, Anthocyanins and Melatonin. Cherries also can help on lossing weight because cherries are low in calories, low in fat and contain a high percentage of water.
Benefits of cherries:-
1. Help fight cancer
2. Aid in prevention of heart disease
3. Relieve Pain of Arthritis, Gout, Headaches
4. Ease the symptoms associated with Fibromyalgia Syndrome
5. Provide a healthy and safe way to produce melatonin
6. Improve physiological and mental functions


White flesh nectarine. Super flesh and sweet.
Nectarines provide very good sources of vitamin C, Carotenes, Potassium,Flavonoids, and Natural Sugars. Nectarines are low in calories with no sodium or cholesterol.
Benefits of nectarine:-
1. Maintaining optimum health
2. Weight loss

What Shape You Are?

Article from CLEO magazine.
Do you all know by seeing on the body shape can predict your health status and which fruits most accurate resembles your body shape?


Apple?


Pear?


Banana?


Avocado?

So which shape you are? I fall into the pear shape group as my hip site bigger than my waist and upper part T_T. In here, I will touch only on the pear shape info.

Pear
Your Shape: your breast circumference is small to moderate, well-defined waist which just like a mermaid, widens out at the hips, bottom and thighs.

What this mean: the good news is that weight carried arround your bottom and tights is due to "subcutaneous" fat, which doesn't bump up your risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes.

Diet: A higher protein diet suits you (eat more lean meats). Lemongrass or dandelion leaf teas can help reduce cellulite formation, as can plenty of water.

Lifestyle: go for a bigger lunch and breakfast and consider an wvening crab curfew. Never skip breakfast and eat regular meals to help stabilise blood sugar levels and boost your mood.

Exercise: upper body strenthening exercise will even out your shape. Lighter cardio work can help slim down your bottom half so consider walking or light jogging.

Dressing for pear shape

Dresses & skirt: go for styles that hug the waist and flare to an A-line. Avoid stretch skirts and stiff fabrics which stretch to your widest point.

Shirts & jackets: choose long tailored jackets or straight-kine cardigans that end close to the knee. Shirts with a V-neck help draw the eye upward away from your hips and thighs.

Jeans & trousers: go for bootleg jeans and choose waisted pencil-stlye trousers.

The Power of Colour

Read this article from a local chinese newspaper yesterday night, found it interesting so just share over here.

The secret of 7 colours:-

1. Red = Perk up the spirit. Increse blood circulation.
2. Orange = bring up self confidence and courage. Improve depression and asthma.
3. Yellow = boost positive emotions. Improve digestion and constipation.
4. Jade Colour = Pucify nervous mood. Improve joint pain.
5. Green = Improve the flexibility on joints area. Speed up rehabilitation ability.
6. Blue = Decresss stress. Improve insomnia and blood pressure.
7. Purple = Increase learning ability. Lighten headache and anger.

Personally, I like green colour. I remember when I was small, my mum always teached us look at the trees, especially on the leafs part when we feel our eyes is pain.

Chikugunya attack my father

I was shock when yesterday I received a call from Brian early in the morning. He told me that my father need to admitted into hospital due to mosquito disease. So I apply for emergency leave and wait Brian come and fetch me. Around 12pm, he came and we rush to my father house, when the time we reached, they already wait us at the car park. I saw my dad face was so read because from the high fever and I got to know that he been sick since Monday. My mum told me that father was sick because of the new disease from the mosquito which is call chikungunya, similar to dengue fever and will few pain on the bone and muscle.

Around 2pm, after the blood test at Sentosa Hospital, the nurse bring my father to 4th floor room 413 bed 13C. How many days my father need to stay at the hosipital, we are not sure. One thing good is his pallet still maintain normal and just drop a bit only, this mean he still not that serious compare to those other type of dengue.

What is chikugunya?

Chikugunya is a virus transmitted by mosquito bite. This virus belog to a group called, Arbovirus where dengue fever also fall into same group. The disease is spread by bite of Aedes mosquitoes. This mosquito breeds in fresh waters unlike those spreading malaria, which develop in stagnant water. This mosquito usually bites during the daytime. The disease manifests with acute onset of body ache including muscle and joint. pains, fever, and skin rash. Painful swelling of hands and feet may be commonly seen. Like most of the other viral infections, this disease also improves over 2-3 weeks spontaneously, however muscle and joint pains may persists for months in a minority. The treatment is essentially for the symptoms with painkillers and anti-pyretics.