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Neem

2008-05-31T11:32:00.008+08:00

Ancient remedy for healthy skin in the new millennium

The neem tree has been grown and treasured by people for more than 4000 years. It has so many uses, it is sometimes called the Miracle Tree. Native to India, the neem tree can be grown as a tropical plant in our climate. Like all other tropicals, it does need to be kept indoors once the temperatures drop into the 40ºs. Botanically, the plant is Azadirachta indica and it is closely related to the mahogany tree.

As a tropical ornamental plant, Neem is prized for its overall appearance and its small, honey-scented blooms in spring. It has compound leaves made up of many narrow, deeply toothed leaves and the plant is very upright.

The ancients, as well as modern science acknowledge neem, also known as nimba or margosa, as a powerful healing herb with diverse applications. Described in Ayurvedic texts as sarva roga nirvarini – that which keeps all diseases at bay, or arishtha – reliever or disease – neem has been used in the Ayurvedic tradition for thousands of years to maintain health.

The roots, bark, gum, leaves, fruit, seed kernels and seed oil are all used in therapeutic preparations for both internal and topical use.

Neem and skin diseases

This remarkable tree has over 135 biological compounds – making it effective for a wide range of ailments. The neem leaf is reknowed for having an almost magical effect on the skin. It works as an antifungal, antiseptic and anti-inflammatory.

Like the leaves, the oil (obtained by crushing neem seeds) is used for skin problems.

Neem preparations are reportedly efficacious against a variety of skin diseases, septic sores, and infected burns. Neem is toxic to several fungi that attack humans, including the cause of athlete’s foot and ringworm. It can be used against candida, which cause yeast infections and thrush.

Experiments with smallpox, chicken pox, and fowl pox show that although neem does not cure these diseases, it is effective for purposes of prevention.

According to report from the National Research Council’s Ad Hoc panel of the Board on Science and Technology for International Development, neem preparations from the leaves or oils can be used as general antiseptics. Because neem contains antibacterial properties, it is highly effective in treating epidermal conditions such as acne, psoriasis and eczema and other persistent skin problems.

It is also used for treating septic sores, infected burns, scrofula, indolent ulcers and ringworm.

Even many medical practitioners believes that smallpox, chicken pox and warts can be treated with a paste of neem leaves – usually rubbed directly on the cleared up when a high-quality neem product is used. Unlike synthetic chemicals that often produce side effects such as rashes, allergic reactions, or redness, neem doesn’t seem to have any of these side-effects.

Early Ayurvedic practitioners believed high sugar levels in the body caused skin disease. Neem’s bitter quality was considered to counteract the sweetness.

Indians historically bathed in neem leaves steeped in hot water. This is still a common procedure for curing skin ailments or allergic reactions.

Neem oil can help with the symptoms of psoriasis. The oil moisturizes and protects the skin while healing the lesions, scaling and irritation.

Experiments have shown that patients with psorasis who have taken neem leaf orally, combined with topical treatment with neem extracts and neem seed oil, achieve results at least as positive as those who use coal tar and cortisone, the more traditional treatments. Coal products are messy and smelly and cortisone can thin the skin when used repeatedly. Neem has neither side effect.

It can be used for extended periods of time without any side effects, is easy to apply and is relatively inexpensive.

Article excerption from The Star 25 May 2008

兒童減肥運動無效注意飲食

2008-05-28T15:31:00.002+08:00

兒童減肥運動無效注意飲食

最新研究發現，鼓勵體胖孩子運動，不會有減肥效果，應該鼓勵他們吃更健康飲食。

英國“每日電訊報”報導，最新研究認為，肥胖兒童因為體重過重而不好動，不是因為不好動而肥胖。

研究人員認為，要減少兒童肥胖疾病，應將重點擺在健康飲食，並降低卡路里攝取，而不是讓孩子運動或參加遊戲。

研究人員五年來針對三百名孩童進行研究，並在歐洲肥胖大會上提出這份研究報告。

研究發現，過重影響活動，而非活動影響過重，他們並認為，這就是為什麼想要藉由提倡運動來對抗兒童肥胖，最後卻失敗。

過重兒童很少運動，是因為他們常常跑的上氣不接下氣，所以他們比身材較瘦的兒童更不愛活動。研究說，預防兒童肥胖的焦點，應該轉移至控制卡路里攝取。

研究主持人英國普利茅斯半島醫學院學者麥卡夫說：“我們的解釋認為，胖孩子不好動是因為他們胖，而不是因為他們不好動而變胖。他們很難運動，因為他們會跑的上氣不接下氣，所以他們不運動。”

他說：“首先要確保他們不會透過其他方式獲得脂肪。”

他說：“透過健康且一生受用的飲食改變，比運動能讓他們瘦的更多。”

他說：“解決問題的最合乎成本效益方法，就是把所有錢全部花在阻止孩子吃垃圾食物上，而不是分配成一部分用來這麼做，一部分用來讓他們運動。”

他說：“讓孩子更好動的主意很吸引人，但卻無法產生預期效果。”

他說：“在法國，他們將販賣機撤出校園，並且禁止學生的午餐盒中提供巧克力棒。他們也禁止兒童電視節目播出垃圾食物廣告，他們發現的確有效。”（香港明報）

轉載自星洲互動．2008.05.28

Fat Story And Cholesterol

2008-05-27T22:55:00.005+08:00

A Consumer's Guide to Fats

Once upon a time, we didn't know anything about fat except that it made foods tastier. We cooked our food in lard or shortening. We spread butter on our breakfast toast and plopped sour cream on our baked potatoes. Farmers bred their animals to produce milk with high butterfat content and meat "marbled" with fat because that was what most people wanted to eat.
Energy in equals energy burned. And what it means, when it comes to the human body, is that the number of calories you take in each day should be balanced by the number of calories you use in walking, climbing stairs, playing outside and doing other activities.

But ever since word got out that diets high in fat are related to heart disease, things have become more complicated. Experts tell us there are several different kinds of fat, some of them worse for us than others. In addition to saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats, there are triglycerides, trans-fatty acids, and omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids.

But if what goes in is a lot more than what goes out, you will start to gain weight. And in the US, since about 1980, kids have gained lots of weight.

Most people have learned something about cholesterol, and many of us have been to the doctor for a blood test to learn our cholesterol "number." Now, however, it turns out that there's more than one kind of cholesterol, too.

Almost every day there are newspaper reports of new studies or recommendations about what to eat or what not to eat: Lard is bad, olive oil is good, margarine is better for you than butter- then again, maybe it's not.

FDA regulations enable consumers to see clearly on a food product's label how much and what kind of fat the product contains. Understanding the terms used to discuss fat is crucial if you want to make sure your diet is within recommended guidelines.

The issue here isn’t whether boys and girls look good in shorts and swimsuits. And it’s not about being the fastest athlete on the team. It’s about whether you are healthy. Unfortunately, fat is really, really unhealthy. Researchers have discovered that fat cells produce hormones and other chemicals that can hurt your body when you’re young. The damage gets worse if the weight stays with you into adulthood.

This is scary, YES. But it will help you to understand why it’s so important to eat well and be active. You want to live a longer time, right? And, just as important, you don’t want be limited by painful and serious health problems when you aged, right?

Fats and Fatty Acids

Fats are a group of chemical compounds that contain fatty acids. Energy is stored in the body mostly in the form of fat. Fat is needed in the diet to supply essential fatty acids, substances essential for growth but not produced by the body itself.

There are three main types of fatty acids: saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated. All fatty acids are molecules composed mostly of carbon and hydrogen atoms. A saturated fatty acid has the maximum possible number of hydrogen atoms attached to every carbon atom. It is therefore said to be "saturated" with hydrogen atoms.

Some fatty acids are missing one pair of hydrogen atoms in the middle of the molecule. This gap is called an "unsaturation" and the fatty acid is said to be "monounsaturated" because it has one gap. Fatty acids that are missing more than one pair of hydrogen atoms are called "polyunsaturated."
Saturated fatty acids are mostly found in foods of animal origin. Monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids are mostly found in foods of plant origin and some seafoods. Polyunsaturated fatty acids are of two kinds, omega-3 or omega-6. Scientists tell them apart by where in the molecule the "unsaturations," or missing hydrogen atoms, occur.

Recently a new term has been added to the fat lexicon: trans-fatty acids. These are by-products of partial hydrogenation, a process in which some of the missing hydrogen atoms are put back into polyunsaturated fats. Some of the hydrogenated fatty acids take on a "straighter" structure: these are the trans-fatty acids. "Hydrogenated vegetable oils," such as vegetable shortening and margarine, are solid at room temperature because straightening fatty acids allows them to pack more tightly.

Cholesterol

Cholesterol is sort of a "cousin" of fat. Both fat and cholesterol belong to a larger family of chemical compounds called lipids. All the cholesterol the body needs is made by the liver. It is used to build cell membranes and brain and nerve tissues. Cholesterol also helps the body produce steroid hormones needed for body regulation, including processing food, and bile acids needed for digestion.
People don't need to consume dietary cholesterol because the body can make enough cholesterol for its needs. But the typical Western diet contains substantial amounts of cholesterol, found in foods such as egg yolks, liver, meats, some shellfish, and whole-milk dairy products. Only foods of animal origin contain cholesterol.

Cholesterol is transported in the bloodstream in large molecules of fat and protein called lipoproteins. Cholesterol carried in low-density lipoproteins is called LDL-cholesterol; most cholesterol is of this type. Cholesterol carried in high-density lipoproteins is called HDL-cholesterol.

A person's cholesterol "number" refers to the total amount of cholesterol in the blood. Cholesterol is measured in milligrams per deciliter (mg/dl) of blood. (A deciliter is a tenth of a liter.) Doctors recommend that total blood cholesterol be kept below 200 mg/dl. Studies in the United States and other countries have consistently shown that total cholesterol levels above 200 to 220 mg/dl are linked with an increased risk of coronary heart disease.

LDL-cholesterol and HDL-cholesterol act differently in the body. A high level of LDL-cholesterol in the blood increases the risk of fatty deposits forming in the arteries, which in turn increases the risk of a heart attack. Thus, LDL-cholesterol has been dubbed "bad" cholesterol. On the other hand, an elevated level of HDL-cholesterol seems to have a protective effect against heart disease. For this reason, HDL-cholesterol is often called "good" cholesterol. In 1992, a panel of medical experts convened by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recommended that individuals should have their level of HDL-cholesterol checked along with their total cholesterol.

According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), a component of NIH, a healthy person who is not at high risk for heart disease and whose total cholesterol level is in the normal range (around 200 mg/dl) should have an HDL-cholesterol level of more than 35 mg/dl. NHLBI also says that an LDL-cholesterol level of less than 130 mg/dl is "desirable" to minimize the risk of heart disease.

Triglycerides

Triglyceride is another form in which fat is transported through the blood to the body tissues. Most of the body's stored fat is in the form of triglycerides. It is not clear whether high levels of triglycerides alone increase an individual's risk of heart disease. However, they may be an important clue that someone is at risk of heart disease for other reasons. Many people who have elevated triglycerides also have high LDL-cholesterol or low HDL-cholesterol. People with diabetes or kidney disease--two conditions that increase the risk of heart disease--are also prone to high triglycerides.

Dietary Fat

Many people are confused about the effect of dietary fats on cholesterol levels. At first glance, it seems reasonable to think that eating less cholesterol would reduce a person's cholesterol level. In fact, eating less cholesterol has less effect on blood cholesterol levels than eating less saturated fat. However, some studies have found that eating cholesterol increases the risk of heart disease even if it doesn't increase blood cholesterol levels. Another misconception is that people can improve their cholesterol numbers by eating "good" cholesterol. In food, all cholesterol is the same. In the blood, whether cholesterol is "good" or "bad" depends on the type of lipoprotein that's carrying it.

Polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats do not promote the formation of artery-clogging fatty deposits the way saturated fats do. Some studies show that eating foods that contain these fats can reduce levels of LDL-cholesterol in the blood. Polyunsaturated fats, such as safflower and corn oil, tend to lower both HDL- and LDL-cholesterol. Edible oils rich in monounsaturated fats, such as olive and canola oil, however, tend to lower LDL-cholesterol without affecting HDL levels.

How Do We Know Fat Is a Problem?

In 1908, scientists first observed that rabbits fed a diet of meat, whole milk, and eggs developed fatty deposits on the walls of their arteries that constricted the flow of blood. Narrowing of the arteries by these fatty deposits is called atherosclerosis. It is a slowly progressing disease that can begin early in life but not show symptoms for many years. In 1913, scientists identified the substance responsible for the fatty deposits in the rabbits' arteries as cholesterol.

In 1916, Cornelius de Langen, a Dutch physician working in Java, Indonesia, noticed that native Indonesians had much lower rates of heart disease than Dutch colonists living on the island. He reported this finding to a medical journal, speculating that the Indonesians' healthy hearts were linked with their low levels of blood cholesterol.

De Langen also noticed that both blood cholesterol levels and rates of heart disease soared among Indonesians who abandoned their native diet of mostly plant foods and ate a typical Dutch diet containing a lot of meat and dairy products. This was the first recorded suggestion that diet, cholesterol levels, and heart disease were related in humans. But de Langen's observations lay unnoticed in an obscure medical journal for more than 40 years.

After World War II, medical researchers in Scandinavia noticed that deaths from heart disease had declined dramatically during the war, when food was rationed and meat, dairy products, and eggs were scarce. At about the same time, other researchers found that people who suffered heart attacks had higher levels of blood cholesterol than people who did not have heart attacks.

Since then, a large body of scientific evidence has been gathered linking high blood cholesterol and a diet high in animal fats with an elevated risk of heart attack. In countries where the average person's blood cholesterol level is less than 180 mg/dl, very few people develop atherosclerosis or have heart attacks. In many countries where a lot of people have blood cholesterol levels above 220 mg/dl, such as the United States, heart disease is the leading cause of death.

High rates of heart disease are commonly found in countries where the diet is heavy with meat and dairy products containing a lot of saturated fats. However, high-fat diets and high rates of heart disease don't inevitably go hand-in-hand.

Learning from Other Cultures

People living on the Greek island of Crete have very low rates of heart disease even though their diet is high in fat. Most of their dietary fat comes from olive oil, a monounsaturated fat that tends to lower levels of "bad" LDL-cholesterol and maintain levels of "good" HDL-cholesterol.
The Inuit, or Eskimo, people of Alaska and Greenland also are relatively free of heart disease despite a high-fat, high-cholesterol diet. The staple food in their diet is fish rich in omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids.

Some research has shown that omega-3 fatty acids, found in fish such as salmon and mackerel as well as in soybean and canola oil, lower both LDL-cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the blood. Some nutrition experts recommend eating fish once or twice a week to reduce heart disease risk. However, dietary supplements containing concentrated fish oil are not recommended because there is insufficient evidence that they are beneficial and little is known about their long-term effects.

Omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids have also been found in some studies to reduce both LDL- and HDL-cholesterol levels in the blood. Linoleic acid, an essential nutrient (one that the body cannot make for itself) and a component of corn, soybean and safflower oil, is an omega-6 fatty acid.

At one time, many nutrition experts recommended increasing consumption of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats because of their cholesterol-lowering effects. Now, however, the advice is simply to reduce dietary intake of all types of fat. (Infants and young children, however, should not restrict dietary fat.)

The available information on fats may be voluminous and is sometimes confusing. But sorting through the information becomes easier once you know the terms and some of the history.

The "bottom line" is actually quite simple, according to John E. Vanderveen, Ph.D., director of the Office of Plant and Dairy Foods and Beverages in FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. "What we should be doing is removing as much of the saturated fat from our diet as we can. We need to select foods that are lower in total fat and especially in saturated fat." In a nutshell, that means eating fewer foods of animal origin, such as meat and whole-milk dairy products, and more plant foods such as vegetables and grains.

Article excerption from Eleanor Mayfield, a writer in Silver Spring, Md.

Blood Sugar In Pregnancy

2008-05-27T21:22:00.003+08:00

Might blood-sugar level at the high end of the normal range pose a risk to pregnant woman and their babies? A study followed through childbirth 23,316 women who’d had their blood sugar tested when they were about 28 weeks pregnant. All participants had blood-sugar levels below the threshold for diabetes. About 26% of the women with the highest level gave birth to abnormally large babies, compared with 5% of women with the lowest levels.

Also, the higher a woman’s blood-sugar level, the more likely she was to have a child with high insulin levels and low blood-sugar levels at birth, and greater the chance that she would deliver prematurely or have a Caesarean delivery.

Who may be affected? Pregnant women. In the US, about 5% of the pregnant women develop diabetes for the first during pregnancy.

Caveats: The study did not determine at what point pregnant women with bllod-sugar levels below diabetic should receive treatment. Analysis did not include data on weight gain and the women’s diets.

You can find this study in the May 8 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

吳永志 - 不一樣的自然養生法

2008-05-23T18:54:00.005+08:00

吳永志生機飲食戰勝肺癌

年近70的吳永志醫師 (Dr. Tom Wu)，30年前被診斷罹患3期肺癌，開刀時發現腫瘤已轉移，被宣告只剩幾個月生命，篤信基督的他轉而採用生機飲食及自然療法，他每天喝6大杯蔬果汁，1天排便3次，改變飲食及生活作息才半年，腫瘤即消失無蹤，吳永志昨天在《不一樣的自然養生法》新書發表會中公開見證，因為「只要改變不良飲食和生活習慣，就能扭轉乾坤。」

　癌症位居台灣10大死因榜首，曾獲美國癌症協會頒發醫療貢獻獎的吳永志表示，癌症主因壓力過大、不正確的飲食與缺乏運動造成，尤其是當飲食中缺乏植物生化素時，即無法維持身體免疫正常運作。

　原本學西醫的吳永志，罹癌後轉向研究自然醫學，他是在被宣布只有短暫生命時，決心吃神教導的食譜，天天吃蔬果和喝乾淨水，陽光浴30分鐘，或快步走路 30分鐘，也練氣功和吐納調息，生活上多休息，早睡早起，尤其午睡半小時。6個月後，體力恢復，每天排便3至4次，9個月體檢報告樣樣都正常，癌細胞已無蹤！

　到現在，吳永志仍然維持吃90％全生和10％煮熟的食物。他設計了兩道適合大眾飲用的蔬果汁，民眾不妨在家DIY：

　強身健體蔬果汁

　材料：中型甜菜根1/2個、胡蘿蔔1條、檸檬1/2個、中型番茄2個、草莓6粒、蘋果1/2個、鳳梨1/4個。

　配料：蒸餾水2又1/2杯、老薑5片、亞麻子1/2茶匙、海鹽1/4茶匙、白芝麻1大匙。

　作法：食材洗淨切塊，檸檬削去綠皮白色纖維及果肉；將水和所有材料一起打成汁即可。

　功效：幫助降血糖血壓，增強心臟和胰臟功能、清肝醒腦。

　消化美膚蔬果汁

　材料：胡蘿蔔1條、玉米1根、番茄1個、鳳梨1/2個、奇異果1個、木瓜1/3個。蒸餾水2杯、枸杞3大匙。

　作法：玉米削下玉米粒；鳳梨奇異果木瓜去皮，食材打汁。

　功效：幫助消化、明目、美膚、健胃、補腎，預防腸癌。

作者簡介
吳永志醫生（Dr. Tom Wu）

　　出生於中國，曾跟隨一位隱居氣功醫療師學習氣功和醫療秘方; 後來學習西方醫學，並繼續深造另類醫學，榮獲博士學位。三十年前不幸患了肺癌三期，用傳統西醫治療，依舊被宣告放棄，轉用生機飲食及自然療法，癌症才得康復。
　　吳醫生於是毅然放棄傳統醫學，轉向自然醫學及營養學領域，在美國獲得博士學位，經常被邀請至世界各地演說，自然醫學與生機飲食學員遍布全球，造就人才數十萬計。並且經常被各國政要邀診並為他們制定食譜，對各種慢性病──腸胃病、膽固醇、肥胖、糖尿病、高血壓、心臟病、痛風、癌症等，改善效果顯著，在美國及世界各地都享有盛名。

吳醫生獲獎無數，獲頒獎項有：
★美國癌症協會醫療顯著貢獻獎
★阿伯特吏懷哲醫學獎
★世界和平基金會世界環保醫療獎
★聯合國世界傑出醫生獎
★印度世界保健開放大學自然療法突出貢獻獎
★巴基斯坦醫學針灸協會服務人類優越獎。
★美國自然醫學協會自然醫學貢獻獎。

【中國時報張翠芬／台北報導】 2008.04.17
http://health.chinatimes.com/contents.aspx?cid=6,72&id=945

Save Your Liver Now!

2008-05-20T23:02:00.009+08:00

When compared to other health conditions, it is striking how little attention is given to diseases of the liver, particularly considering the rising level of concern about health and health-related environmental issues. Hepatoprotection (or protection of the liver) is a subject that should be of intense interest because the liver plays a critical role in all aspects of metabolism and overall health.

What is the Liver?

The liver is the largest glandular organ of the body. It weighs about 3 lb (1.36 kg). It is reddish brown in color and is divided into four lobes of unequal size and shape. The liver lies on the right side of the abdominal cavity beneath the diaphragm. Blood is carried to the liver via two large vessels called the hepatic artery and the portal vein. The heptic artery carries oxygen-rich blood from the aorta (a major vessel in the heart). The portal vein carries blood containing digested food from the small intestine. These blood vessels subdivide in the liver repeatedly, terminating in very small capillaries. Each capillary leads to a lobule. Liver tissue is composed of thousands of lobules, and each lobule is made up of hepatic cells, the basic metabolic cells of the liver.

What is its major function?

The liver has many functions. Some of the functions are:

produces and secretes bile (stored in the gallbladder), that is needed to break down and digest fatty acids, and produces blood protein and hundreds of enzymes needed for digestion and other bodily functions.
converts glucose to glycogen and stores it until the muscles need energy (some glucose is also converted into fat and stored, the released glycogen becomes glucose in the bloodstream),
as the liver breaks down proteins, it produces urea which it synthesizes from carbon dioxide and ammonia. (Urea is the primary solid component of urine, and it is eventually excreted by the kidneys.) Essential trace elements (minerals) such as iron and copper as well as vitamins A, D, K and B12 are also stored in the liver.
makes certain amino acids (the building blocks of proteins)
filters harmful substances from the blood (such as alcohol) and
maintains a proper level or glucose in the blood. The liver is also responsible for producing cholesterol. It produces about 80% of the cholesterol in your body.

Basically, it does an extraordinary job of keeping us alive and healthy by metabolizing the food we eat, that is, breaking it down into useful parts, and by having detoxifying abilities that protect us from the damaging effects of numerous toxic compounds that we are exposed to on a daily basis. Several times each day, our entire blood supply passes through the liver. At any given time, about a pint of blood is in the liver (or 10% of the total blood volume of an adult). In addition, the liver has impressive restorative capabilities and is the only organ in the body that is capable of regenerating itself when part of it has been damaged.

Other important functions of the liver include production of prothrombin and fibrinogen (two blood-clotting factors) and heparin (a mucopolysaccharide sulfuric acid ester that helps prevent blood from clotting within the circulatory system).

Conditions leading to liver damage

Cholestasis
Wilson's Disease
Autoimmune Hepatitis
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Hemochromatosis
Steatosis, Steatohepatitis, and Cirrhosis
Toxic Damage to the Liver

Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver. The liver has many functions, among them the secretion of bile, a solution critical to fat emulsion and absorption. The liver also removes excess glucose from circulation and stores it until it is needed. It converts excess amino acids into useful forms and filters drugs and poisons from the bloodstream, neutralizing them and excreting them in bile. Hepatitis affects the liver’s ability to perform these life-preserving functions.

Medications that negatively affects the liver

Medications have side effects that may harm your liver. Some of the medications that can damage your liver are: serzone, anti-cancer drugs (tagfur, MTX, and cytoxan), and medications used to treat diabetes.

Serzone is a prescription drug manufactured by Bristol-Myers Squibb for the treatment of depression.

The possible side effects of Serzone® are: agitation, dizziness, clumsiness or unsteadiness, difficulty concentrating, memory problems, confusion, severe nausea, gastroenteritis, abdominal pain, unusually dark urine, difficult or frequent urination, fainting, skin rash or hives yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes (jaundice) or a prolonged loss of weight or loss of appetite.

How the Liver Detoxifies?

The detoxifying function is an essential part of human body metabolism, with the liver playing a key role in the process. Toxic chemicals, of both internal and external origin, constantly bombard the liver. Even our normal everyday metabolic processes produce a wide range of toxins that are neutralized in the liver.

The liver has three main detoxification pathways:

Filtering the blood to remove large toxins.
Enzymatically breaking down unwanted chemicals. This usually occurs in two steps, with Phase I modifying the chemicals to make them an easier target for the Phase II enzyme systems.
Synthesizing and secreting bile for excretion of fat-soluble toxins and cholesterol.

Filtering the blood is an essential detoxifying function of the liver. As noted earlier, our total blood supply passes through the liver several times a day and at any given time, about a pint of blood is in the liver undergoing detoxification. Blood detoxification is critical because the blood is loaded with bacteria, endotoxins, antigen-antibody complexes, and other toxic substances from the intestines. A healthy liver clears almost 100% of bacteria and toxins from the blood before the blood enters the general circulation.

The second essential detoxifying role of the liver involves a two-step enzymatic process for the neutralization of unwanted chemical compounds, such as drugs, pesticides, and enterotoxins from the intestines. Even normal body compounds such as hormones are eliminated in this way. Phase I enzymes directly neutralize some of these chemicals, but many others are converted to intermediate forms that are then processed by Phase II enzymes. These intermediate forms are often much more chemically active and therefore more toxic than the original substances. Therefore, if the Phase II detoxification system is not working properly, the intermediates linger and cause damage.

Phase I detoxification involves a group of 50-100 enzymes that has been named the cytochrome P450 system. These enzymes play a central role in the detoxification of both exogenous (beginning outside the body, such as drugs and pesticides) and endogenous (coming from inside the body, such as hormones) compounds and in the synthesis of steroid hormones and bile acids.

A side effect of this metabolic activity is the production of free radicals that are highly reactive molecules that will bind to cellular components and cause damage. The most important antioxidant for neutralizing these free radicals is glutathione, which is needed for Phase I and Phase II detoxification. When exposure to high levels of toxin produces so many free radicals from Phase I detoxification that glutathione is depleted, Phase II processes that are dependent on glutathione cease. This causes an imbalance between Phase I and Phase II activity, causing severe toxic reactions as a result of the build-up of toxic intermediate forms.

Phase II detoxification involves conjugation, meaning a protective compound becomes bound to a toxin. Besides glutathione conjugation, the other pathways are amino acid conjugation, methylation, sulfation, sulfoxidation, acetylation, and glucuronidation. These enzyme systems need nutrients and metabolic energy to function. As noted earlier, if liver cells do not function properly, Phase II detoxification slows down and increases the toxic load of toxic intermediates.

The third essential detoxifying role of the liver is synthesis and secretion of bile. The liver manufactures approximately a quart of bile every day. Bile serves as a carrier to effectively eliminate toxic substances from the body. In addition, bile emulsifies fats and fat-soluble vitamins in the intestine, improving their absorption. When the excretion of bile is inhibited (cholestasis), toxins stay in the liver longer and subject the liver to damage.

Regenerating or Survival of Liver?

The regenerating capacity of the liver is one of the most intriguing survival mechanisms of the body. The liver is an incredibly resilient organ. Up to 75% of its cells can be surgically removed or destroyed by disease before it ceases to function. As with some other organs, the liver has been designed with an excess of tissue to protect it from damage or loss of function. The healthy parts of the liver have an amazing capacity to regenerate new, healthy liver tissue to replace damaged liver tissue. We are very fortunate that the liver has a regeneration capacity because our health depends on a well-functioning liver. However, it is always too late to realize the damage of liver (until 70% damage) until it is too late to cure if not taken care properly.

reference http://www.mamashealth.com/

Golden Sea Cucumber 生物金海参

2008-05-16T13:54:00.005+08:00

Increases metabolism, cares for the vitality of blood cells and strengthens the joints

Golden Sea Cucumber is extracted from high quality sea cucumber through biotechnology and thus has high contain of 50 kinds constructive nutrient ,include carbohydrate, 18 amino acid, vitamin A,B1,B2,D,E minerals like calcium, vanadium, zinc, iron, manganese, magnesium, selenium, iodine, phosphorous, DHA and EPA. Moreover, the active ingredient like collagen, chondroitin, glucosamine, saponins and mucopolysaccharide further enables Golden Sea Cucumber to improve metabolism, protect cell and joint and enhances the elasticity as well as smoothness of skin.

Sea cucumber Unique Active ingredients:

Collagen: 70% of our skin component is consist of collagen, therefore collagen is important nutrient to maintain its elasticity and smoothness and provide protein for healthy joint. As we are ageing, collagen inside our body will be reducing, skin will be ageing and less elastic, joint movement become difficult. Golden Sea Cucumber contains high collagen, therefore able to maintain skin smoothness and elasticity, slow down ageing process, nurture joint’s health. In addition, collagen manage to unite calcium and bone cells, helps to prevent osteoporosis.

Chondoitin and glucosamine: As we are ageing, water content inside cartilage will reduce, leads to stiffness, attrition and inflammation of cartilage, even joint swell and pain and incapable. Chondroitin and glucosamine provide nutrient that is essential for healthy joint. Chondroitin with its super stickiness and high water content to supplement and lock joint’s water substance effectively. On the other hand, glucosamine can repair broken cartilage cell and anti-inflammation. Therefore, golden sea cucumber can reduce redness, swell, hotness and pain symptoms of arthritis. Moreover, chondroitin also enhance immunity and human growth.

Saponins: Also knowns as triterpene glycosides, its scientific structure is similar with ginsenosides. Saponins has strong anti-bacterial and anti-oxidation, control the growth of bacterial, cancer cell or tumor. Saponins also improve immunity and reduce fatigue , at the same time stimulate the growth of bone marrow cell, produce blood and prevent anemia.

Mucopolysaccharide: Belongs to amino polysaccharide, it is multi-functional, able to enhance immune system and prevent of cancer. Experiments show that mucopolysaccharide can decrease the content of blood sugar, blood viscocity, cholesterol and triglyceride. Besides that, mucopolysaccharide also reduces symptoms of inflammation and helps in wound recovery, without the side effect of anti inflammation medicine.

Who needs Golden Sea Cucumber?

Those concerning about health
Those weak, especially old folks and children
Those before and after surgery, before and after delivery, just recovered from illness etc.
Those facing skin sensitivity or having skin problems.
Those suffering from chronic diseases such as anemia, constipation, arthritis, osteoporosis, diabetes, dementia, hypertension, hyperlipidemics and heart disease etc.
Those concerning about skin care.

Functions
- Helps to produce blood, anti-inflammation, anti cell-oxidation
- Decreases cholesterol level, thrombosis and diminishes the growth of atherosclerosis
- Aids to improve the regeneration of cells.
- Improves immunity, prevent cancer, delay aging and relieve arthritis.

- High contain of collagen that able to speed up wound recovery, maintain the suppleness and elasticity of skin, promotes healthy joints and prevents osteoporosis.
- Contain DHA that will improve learning ability, memory and prevent dementia

促进新陈代谢、活化血液细胞以及强化关节

生物金海参是利用生物科技所萃取的高品质海参，能提高您的免疫力、照顾您身体内在与外在的健康。生物金海参的营养价值极高，能提供多种身体必须的营养素，生物金海参活性精华能促进新陈代谢、照顾细胞的健康与关节的健壮；而海参胶原蛋白对于维持您肌肤的弹性与光滑更有着神奇的功效。

生物金海参独特的活性成分

胶 原蛋白：胶原蛋白占了皮肤成分的百分之七十，是维持皮肤光滑有弹性的重要营养素，同时也是健康关节不可或缺的蛋白质。随着年龄增长，体内胶原蛋白不断流失，导致皮肤老化，缺少弹性，关节移动困难。生物金海参里含有很高的海参胶原蛋白，能保持肌肤光滑、富有弹性、延缓机体的衰老过程，并能保持关节健康。此外，生物金海参胶原蛋白还能促使钙质与骨细胞结合，有助于预防骨骼疏松症的发生。

软 骨素与葡萄糖胺：随着年龄的增长，软骨组织里的水分相续减少，导致骨骼僵硬，容易磨损、发炎，甚至关节肿痛、行动不良的情形。生物金海参中的软骨素与葡萄糖胺，是保持关节健康所必需的营养素。软骨素具有超强粘性，含水多，能迅速补充及留住关节的水分，葡萄糖胺能修补受损的软骨细胞，并能抗炎。所以生物金海参对于减轻关节炎的红、肿、热、痛的症状很有帮助。此外，软骨素也可增强免疫力和促进人体生长发育。

海参素：又称海参皂甙，其化学结构与人参皂甙相似。海参素有很强的抗菌及抗细胞氧化作用，对于抑制细菌、癌细胞或肿瘤的生长很有帮助。海参素也能提高免疫力，改善容易疲劳的问题，同时也能刺激骨髓红细胞的生长，帮助造血、预防贫血症。

海 参粘多糖：属于氨基多糖，拥有多种作用，能增强免疫力及预防癌症的发生。实验显示海参粘多糖具有降低血、降低血粘度、降低胆固醇和三酸甘油酯的功效。海参粘多糖有效改善发炎症状，对于消炎止痛有非常显著的帮助，而且能加速伤口的愈合，更重要的是不会产生消炎药物的副作用。

谁需要生物金海参

1. 注重保健的人士

2. 体弱病虚的人士

3. 手术前后、生产后、生病初愈等的人士。

4. 皮肤敏感或肌肤有问题者。

5. 慢性疾病患者，如贫血、便秘、关节炎、骨骼疏松症、糖尿病、老人痴呆症、高血症、高血脂和心脏疾病等。

6. 养颜美容之人。

功效
- 增进血液生产、抗炎、防止细胞氧化
- 降低胆固醇、防止血栓以及动脉硬化
- 帮助增进再生细胞
- 增强免疫力、防癌、延缓老化以及促进关节健康
- 胶原蛋白能够迅速促进伤口愈合、保持肌肤的柔嫩弹性、增进关节的健康以及预防骨骼疏松症
- 富含可增进学习能力的DHA、增进记忆力以及防止痴呆症

綠色牛奶 - 豆漿

2008-04-29T21:46:00.003+08:00

轉載自星洲日報‧2008.03.28

白色血液 - 牛奶

2008-04-29T21:40:00.002+08:00

轉載自星洲日報‧2008.03.28

Need Blood-Invigorating? - Dan Shen 丹参

2008-04-29T21:26:00.003+08:00

Dan-Shen: a blood-invigorating and stasis-removing herb
Essential For Senior Citizens & Adults.

丹参是活血化淤草药愈方
丹参主要活性成份丹参酮二A和丹酚酸，拥有很强的抗氧化作用

What are the indications that you have poor blood circulation?
Have you ever face this kind of condition?

Cold feet and/or hands
Tingling, burning and numbness in the feet and/or hands
Cramping, pain, fatigue and/or swelling in the lower legs
Shortness of breath
Low energy, lack of stamina
Poor healing
Sluggish memory
Blue lip

Benefits of Dan-Shen:

Regulates blood circulation, removes blood stasis.
Nourishes the blood.
Cools the blood, relieves carbuncle, alleviates pain and numbness.
Relieves pain and stifling sensations in the chest and epigastric areas caused by blood stagnation.
Lowers the viscosity of blood.
Improves blood circulation in eyes, hence improving vision.

Are there any precautions?
Dan-Shen is not recommended for pregnant and breast feeding women. Those who are taking blood thinning medicine or will undergo surgery are advised to consult with their doctor before taking Dan-Shen.

您是否面对不良的血液循环？
是否曾遇到以下状况？

手脚冰冷
手或脚经常感到刺痛、麻痹、或炽热感
脚或腿部经常抽筋、肿痛
呼吸急促
疲倦无力
治愈能力差
记忆力减退
嘴唇发紫

丹参的良好益处

调节血液循环系统、化除淤血
补血醒脑
舒缓血痈、缓和疼痛和麻木感
减轻血液停滞所造成胸腔或上腹部疼痛、压迫和窒息感
降低血液浓稠度

有任何须注意的事项吗？
丹参不建议用于正怀孕或哺乳期间的妇女。服用血稀剂药物或将进行手术的人士请征求医生意见，方可服用丹参。

Savior For The Smokers? - Pine Bark 松皮養生膠囊

2008-04-29T21:22:00.003+08:00

Natural compounds for antioxidant activity found in Pine Bark extract proved to deactivate free radicals (the highly destructive chemicals that damage cells and contribute to many diseases, ranging from stroke and heart attacks to degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's). Free radicals also contribute to aging.

Poor Memory And Concentration? - Ginkgo B. E. 银杏精华

2008-04-29T21:19:00.002+08:00

Ginkgo biloba leaf extract is the most widely sold phytomedicine in Europe, where it is used to treat the symptoms of early-stage Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, peripheral claudication, and tinnitus of vascular origin. It also is one of the 10 best-selling herbal medications in the United States. There are over 120 published clinical studies on ginkgo, primarily from Europe.

Prostate Problems? - Saw Palmetto Plus M (Misai Kucing) 保泌多

2008-04-29T21:17:00.004+08:00

Saw palmetto has long been used in Europe to treat an enlarged prostate or benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). With the saw palmetto extract most men achieve some relief of symptoms within the first 30 days.

What is Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia?
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) or prostate enlargement is the most common non-cancerous enlargement of the prostate gland in men.

BPH rarely causes symptoms before age 40, but more than half of all men in their 60s and as many as 8 out of 10 men in their 80s have some symptoms of BPH.

The actual factors of BPH are unknown. However, it has been known that BPH occurs mainly in older men, probably related to aging and hormone. As a person ages, more testosterone will be converted to dihydrotestosterone (DHT), which will lead to high occurrence of BPH.

Symptoms:

Incontinence
Urinary hesitancy, interrupted and/or weak stream
Leaking or dribbling
Frequent urination, especially at night

The bladder wall becomes thicker, irritable and eventually damaged, therefore it will weaken and lose the ability to empty itself and cause incontinence.

Are there any treatment choices?

Surgery (TUIP, TURP, Open prostatectomy)
Balloon dilation
Drugs - alpha-blockers

But, all of these treatment choices may cause adverse side effects such as impotence, incontinence, re-treatment and potentially deleterious.

Among the benefits of Saw Palmetto Plus M (Misai Kucing) are:-

Improves prostate health
Improves urinary flow
Improves BPH symptoms by having anti-inflammatory property
Reduces the frequency and urgency of urination
Without adverse side effects

How does it work?
Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) is a stimulator of prostate gland growth and is responsible for the overproduction of prostate cells, which ultimately gives rise to enlarged prostate. Saw Palmetto Plus M reduces the level of DHT in prostate tissue. This is done by inhibiting the enzyme 5-alpha-reductase that converts testosterone into its active metabolite, DHT. Moreover, Saw Palmetto Plus M prevents DHT hormonal action via blocking its binding to prostate cells.

Who should not take it?
If you have prostate cancer, breast cancer, or any other sex hormone-related disorder, please consult your doctor before use. Due to possible hormonal activity, it is not recommended for women who are pregnant or breast-feeding.

Need A Genius Child? - Fish Oil Chewable 奧美佳魚油

2008-04-29T21:11:00.004+08:00

Do you know the best time to develop a “genius”?
您知道如何创造天才吗？

“Genius” refers to highly intelligent and well developed brain functions, which can be created within you and your children!! The best time is during pregnancy and childhood. Up to 70% of your baby’s brain cells are formed before birth and it will increase 3-5 times during final trimester. Brain development triples after birth and brain weight grows rapidly; learning process takes place and brain absorbs everything like a sponge in water! When our age increases, brain weight will start to decrease slowly.

Why Do We Need Omega-3 fatty acid (DHA & EPA)?

The basic building block for brain is fatty acid. Our brain is made up of 60% of fat, 15-30% of which is DHA. Baby’s brain cells are composed mainly of DHA and the growth of brain weight increases the demand for DHA. DHA (Docosahexaenoic acid) is an omega-3 essential fatty acid that we need throughout our life. Insufficient intake of omega-3 will cause a lot of problem related to brain function, central nervous system and degenerative diseases.

Omega-3 cannot be constructed within human body, therefore must be obtained from the diet. Fish, in particular SMASH –Salmon, Mackerel, Anchovies, Sardine and Herring have been the most direct source of dietary omega-3 fatty acids.

Easy Pha-max natural FISH OIL CHEWABLE comes in handy !

RICH in omega-3, with high content of DHA
Essential for mothers-to-be, pregnant women, lactating mothers, kids (above 3 years) and adults.
Made from HIGHLY PURIFIED FISH POWDER; safe to be consumed without side effect.
More stable – oil form fish oil is less stable and goes rancid more rapidly compared to powder form.
Pleasant orange flavor for kids and adults.
Biotechnology formulated for faster absorption.

Intelligent Kids Start With Easy Pha-max Fish Oil Chewable !

Promotes healthy brain development in babies
Improves learning, memory, eye-vision and behavior in kids.
Helps in childhood asthma and accelerates immune system maturation in babies
Prevents reduction of brain weight in adults, pregnant women and lactating mothers.
Combats brain degenerative disorders such Alzheimer's disease, dementia and central nervous system diseases in adults.

您知道如何创造天才吗？
大脑的发展最佳时候是怀孕时期及孩童时代
婴孩还没出世时: 超过70%的大脑细胞在已形成。

为什么我们需要Omega-3脂肪酸？

Omega-3脂肪酸是大脑的根基，因为大脑含有60%脂肪，而当中的15-30%是DHA (Decosahexaenoic acid)。DHA 是我们人体无法生产之必需脂肪酸。我们必须通过我们的饮食如鱼类，才能得到足够的必需脂肪酸。而当中鲑鱼，鲭鱼，凤尾鱼，沙丁鱼和青鱼所含的Omega-3量较高。如摄取不足Omega-3, 将影响大脑功能，中央神经系统和引发退化疾病。

特别为您介绍Easy Pha-max 天然奥美加鱼油

含有丰富的Omega-3, 高剂量的DHA
适合即将受孕母亲，孕妇，哺乳妇女，小孩（三岁以上）和所有的成年人。
高品质，高纯正天然鱼油粉状；安全使用，无副作用。
鱼油粉状不容易变质比较与鱼油油状稳定性不足，容易被氧化。
香甜可口的橙味，老少咸宜。

今天，就让您的小孩智商从Easy Pha-Max 奥美加鱼油开始！

加强大脑健康的发展。
改善小孩的学习能力，加强记忆力，视力及行为。
帮助改善小孩的哮喘和提升他们的免疫系统。
预防成人，孕妇或哺乳妇女的大脑重量收缩。
预防大脑老化疾病如早老性痴呆症和中央神经系统疾病

Pressure No More - St John's Wort 聖忘憂

2008-04-29T21:01:00.005+08:00

Introducing the reknown St John's Wort 聖忘憂 for those with :

Busy lifestyle
Symptoms of stress
Depression
Insomnia

Superstar Simon Yam - Health Ambassador

2008-04-26T11:48:00.003+08:00

St John's Wort

2008-04-26T11:18:00.003+08:00

Beware! If you are experiencing any one of the symptoms below, it could be a sign of stress or depression.

Depressed mood
Lack of pleasure
Fatigue
Anxiety
Poor concentration
Insomnia

Appetite and weight change
Irritability
General aches and pains
Sexual dysfunction
Anger attacks

Stress A silent killer
People are having a hectic life style nowadays. With all kind of hassles and bustles in life, stress and depression are becoming more common affecting about 121 million people worldwide and the number of women who experience depression is two times higher than in men. In the UK, it affects at least one in five people during their lifetime.

Why are we concerned about stress and depression?
This problem can become chronic and lead to substantial impairments in an individual’s ability to take care of his or her everyday responsibilities. They also lead to suppression of the immune system and render the body more susceptible to infection and illness. At its worst, stress and depression can lead to suicide.

What causes stress and depression?
In general, the onset of stress and depression is most often caused by the influence of more than one factor such as biological and genetic factors, environmental influences, and developmental events.

Mood Lifting with St. John’s Wort
St. John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum) is a long-living, wild-growing plant with yellow flowers. Extracts of the plant have been used for centuries to counteract stress and depression by relaxing our body and boosting energy. St. John’s Wort is a non-additive natural remedy that contains more than 25 bio-active compounds, with the major ones being hyperforin, pseudohypericin, hypericin and flavonoid.

St. John’s Wort is functionally a new anti-depressant!
Conventional anti-depressants are associated with a range of adverse drug reactions and side effects. St. John’s Wort is a better alternative with proven efficacy as an anti-depressant in treating mild to moderate depression. The active ingredients of St. John’s Wort are broad-spectrum neurotransmitter reuptake inhibitors, which affect the synaptosomal uptake of neurotransmitter such as serotonin, dopamine and noradrenaline to adapt changes in the receptor system. It was shown to improve depression symptoms, relieve stress, relax muscle, promote restful sleep and bring on a happy and tranquil life.

Combating your stress with St. John’s Wort today! You can have a better physical health, emotional well being and mental agility.

注意！若您曾经体验下列任何一种症状，那或许您正面对压力或忧郁的征兆。

沮丧的情绪
生活意志力低落
精神疲劳
忧虑
缺乏集中力
失眠症

食欲和体重的变化
过敏性的发脾气
肌肉紧绷及疼痛
性障碍
愤怒及埋怨

压力- 无声的杀手
人们日常面对竞争力强的工作环境和节奏紧张的生活，脚步越走越快，而不知不觉中让压力和忧郁慢慢的侵袭全球一亿两千一百万的人口。女性患上忧郁症的人数往往是男性的两倍。在英国，忧郁症影响着五分之一的人口。

为什么我们关心压力和忧郁？
长期性的压力和忧郁会影响个人生活作息。它也会抑制免疫系统，使身体更容易受到感染和疾病，更严重者甚至可导致自杀身亡。

如何造成压力和忧郁？
一般来说，造成压力和忧郁病发的原因往往不止于一种因素，如：生理和遗传因素，环境的影响，以及对生活物质的欲望。

忘忧草为心情加分
忘忧草(Hypericum perforatum)是一种野生野长的黄色小花。数百年来，忘忧草萃取物主要用于抗衡压力与忧郁，它能放松我们的身体，增强体内能量。忘忧草是一种天然草药，无任何添加剂。它含有25种以上的活性成分，其中主要成分为贯叶连翘，金丝桃素和黄酮类化合物。

忘忧草让您松懈压力，忘掉忧郁!
传统的抗抑郁药品会带给患者不良反应及副作用。忘忧草会是一个更好的选择，因为它已被证实有效的治疗轻微与中度忧郁症。忘忧草的活性成分是一种广效性神经递质再摄取抑制剂，从而影响突触体摄取神经递质如血清素，多巴胺和去甲肾上腺素，以适应受体系统的变化，而改善忧郁症状。它也可以纾缓压力，放松肌肉，促进休息和睡眠，让您拥有舒适安宁的良好睡眠和幸福生活。从今天开始，让忘忧草帮您松懈压力，忘掉忧郁！因为您值得拥有一个更好、更愉悅的心情渡過每一天。

Memory & Concentration Enhancer

2008-04-25T10:05:00.003+08:00

Looking for Memory & Concentration Enhancer???

Ginkgo B.E. is extracted from the leaves of Ginkgo biloba, one of the oldest types of tree dating back to 250 million years that Charles Darwin (Owner of Nobel Prize in Chemistry year 1990) referred to as a “living fossil”. It is highly touted as a memory and concentration enhancer. Compounds contained in ginkgo have been shown to boost blood flow in the brain by effectively dilating blood vessels, thereby nourishing the brain and increasing mental power.

Why do we need Ginkgo B. E.?
Individual with poor memory and concentration.
Individual concerning about senility prevention.
Individual suffering from peripheral vascular disease, which is often characterized by the narrowing of vessels that carry blood to the legs, arms, stomach, or kidneys.
Individual with tinnitus (ringing in the ears).

Active ingredients of Ginkgo B.E.

Ingredients	Main Function
Flavonoid glycosides	Ø Anti-oxidant Ø Decrease capillary fragility
Diterpenes	Ø Anti-inflammatory Ø Boost circulation
Proanthocyanidins	Ø Reduce histamine production Ø Strengthen capillary walls Ø Help collagen repair and rebuild Ø Fight free radicals in the brain vessels- Increase mental acuity
Bioflavones	Ø Anti-oxidant
Anthocyanins	Ø Anti-oxidant Ø Protect cells from sunlight damage
Sitosterols	Ø Increase tenacity of blood vessels Ø Improve blood vessels elasticity Ø Stimulate metabolism

Who needs Ginkgo B.E. ?
Individual with mental fatigue.
Individual with poor memory and concentration.
Individual concerning about senility prevention.
Individual suffering from peripheral vascular disease, which is often characterized by the narrowing of vessels that carry blood to the legs, arms, stomach, or kidneys.
Individual with tinnitus (ringing in the ears).

Well Formulated, High quality product with AFFORDABLE price!!!! Had been Scientifically proven to contain less than 1p.p.m of ginkgolic acid, an allergen.

银杏精华

是否在寻找脑力增强剂？

银杏精华是取自银杏嫩叶的萃取物。银杏是其中一种最古老类型（2.5亿年）的植物，被查尔斯达尔文（1990年度诺贝尔化学系得奖者）称为"活化石" 。它也被称为脑力增强剂。银杏化合物已被科学证实有效促进脑内血液循环，有效帮助脑组织中的血管扩张，达到滋补大脑而提升脑力。

为什么我们需要银杏精华？
• 增强脑力、记忆力和集中力
• 治疗和预防与年龄有关的思路障碍，包括老化、老年性痴呆的疾病和记忆衰退
• 促进大脑内血液循环
• 缓和耳鸣症状

银杏精华的活性成分

活性成分	主要功能
类黄酮苷	• 抗氧化剂 • 增强血管弹性度
双萜烯	• 消炎 • 促进血液循环
原花青素	• 减少组胺的生产 • 加强细血管 • 修复并制造胶原蛋白 • 消除脑血管内的自由基 • 加强思维敏捷度
生物類黃酮	• 抗氧化剂
花青素	• 抗氧化剂 • 保护细胞，避免受到阳光伤害
谷甾醇	• 增加血脉韧度 • 改善血管的弹性度 • 刺激新陈代谢

银杏精华，最好的补脑剂!!!

适合于以下人士：
• 需要更清晰的思维
• 记忆力开始退化并难以集中精神
• 欲抗老化护理
• 患上周边血管疾病，其特点是输送至腿部，手臂，腹部，或肾微血管逐渐狭窄化
• 有耳鸣症状者

特别配制的高品质产品，但也是您负担得起的价格已被科学临床检验证实，
它含有少于1p.p.m银杏酸

Malaysian Diabetes Association - Insupro Forte

2008-04-18T17:07:00.002+08:00

Attached is a leaflet you can find in all branches of Malaysian Diabetes Association.

THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

2008-04-14T16:43:00.002+08:00

THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
Our digestive system is like a “compact, self-renewing conveyor belt”! It produces body tissues and energy out of a dazzling diversity of materials from rice to broccoli!
Reference from ABC’s of The Human Body (Readers Digest)

The digestive system is a series of hollow organs joined in a long, twisting tube from the mouth to the anus. Inside this tube is a lining called mucosa. In the mouth, stomach and small intestine, the mucosa contains tiny glands that produce juices to help digest food.

Why is digestion important?
When we eat food such as bread, meat and vegetables, they are not in a form that the body can use as nourishment. Our food and drink must be broken down into small absorbable nutrients so that the body can use them to build and replace cells, and generate the energy to maintain life.

How is food digested?
Digestion involves the mixing of food, its movement through the digestive tract, and chemical breakdown of large molecules of food into smaller molecules. Digestion begins in the mouth when we chew and swallow and is completed in the small intestine. The chemical process varies somewhat for different kinds of food.

How does food move through the system?
The large, hollow organs of the digestive system contain muscles that enable their walls to propel food and liquid, and also mix the contents within each organ. This movement of contraction and relaxation is called ‘peristalsis’ which is much like a ball through a collapsed inner tube.

 The mouth is the first stop on a journey of some 30 feet (9.1 meters) through the digestive canal. Food is crushed by teeth, and with the help of the tongue, mixed with saliva and propelled to the back of mouth and into the esophagus. Once the swallowing begins, it becomes involuntary and proceeds under the control of the nerves.

 The food then enters the stomach. The stomach has three mechanical tasks.

First, the stomach must store the swallowed food and liquid. The stomach is expandable. When filled to capacity, the average stomach can hold about 2.5 pints (1/2 liters) of food.

The second job is to mix the food, liquid and digestive juice produced by the stomach. Gastric juices are an important element in the digestion in the stomach. The hydrochloric acid destroys bacteria in food, helps to soften protein foods and fosters the secretion and effectiveness of pepsin (one of the major ingredients in the gastric juice) that breaks proteins down into simpler chemical substances.

The third task is to empty its contents slowly into the small intestine.

 Several factors affect emptying of the stomach, including the nature of the food (mainly its fat and protein content) and the degree of muscle action of the emptying stomach and the next organ to receive the contents (the small intestine).

 The fragmentation of food that begins in the mouth is completed in the small intestine. As food enters the duodenum from the stomach, it stimulates 4 different organs to release the chemicals needed to finish digestion.

The small intestine secretes pours out mucus to protect the duodenum from damage by gastric acid. It also produces hormones that stimulate the liver, pancreas and gallbladder to release digestive substances.

Bile from the gallbladder and alkaline juice from the pancreas neutralize acid. Digestive enzymes, secreted by the pancreas and small intestine, break down food into simple components that the body can use. Carbohydrates are converted to glucose and protein to amino acids. Fat is also partially digested prior to absorption.

 Finally, all of the digested nutrients are absorbed through the intestinal wall. Very little of what you eat, go to waste. More than 95% of it is absorbed into the body to provide you with the fuel you need to live; the rest is eliminated through the large intestine, also called ‘bowel’.

Two major parts of the large intestine are the colon and the rectum. The chief function of the first half of the colon is the absorption of fluids; the second half is basically a storage vessel.

The food residues that reach the large intestine are of little use to the body. The large intestine’s job is to remove fluid from these residues and to solidify them.

Intestinal chyme is a liquid when it enters the colon. As it travels through the bowel, the fluid is gradually absorbed through the intestinal wall and recycled through the bloodstream. What is left is compacted into semisolid feces.

Of the material that you eliminate (the feces), roughly three-quarters is water. The rest generally consists of protein, inorganic matter, fat, undigested food roughage, plus dried remainders of digestive juices and cells shed by the intestine, and dead bacteria.

These materials remain in the colon for a day or two until the feces are expelled by bowel movement.

未來亞洲將成為世界上胖人最多的地方

2008-04-08T13:27:00.003+08:00

東南亞胖子大馬最多‧巴森：大肚腩會致病

（吉隆坡）大馬的肥胖人口排行東南亞第一，48%的男性和62%的女性擁有大肚腩！

馬來西亞國民體型（MySon）調查顯示，大馬的肥胖人口在近10年內激增78%，和10年前的24%比較，目前大馬54%的國民擁有梨形或蘋果形身材。

歐洲心臟病學會主席積皮爾斯巴森接受本報專訪時指出，腹部肥胖即俗稱的大肚腩，絕不是普通的肥胖，分分鐘可能引發一連串的心血管代謝疾病（CMR），增加罹患第二型糖尿病、心臟病、高血壓和中風的風險。

腰圍與患冠心病機率成正比

他指出，研究發現，腰圍與罹患冠心病的機率成正比，腰圍過大的人患上高血壓的機率比常人高出2.5倍、患糖尿病的風險比一般人高出2.3倍。

他說，雖然腹部肥胖與生活習慣關系密切，但也與遺傳脫離不了關系，事實顯示，亞洲人比歐洲人更容易囤積腹部脂肪，而男性又較女性偏多。

“歐洲人體型較高大，因此身體所攝取的脂肪較容易分散到其他部位；由於身體結構的關系，女性的脂肪一般積存在臀部，不像男性那樣容易囤積在腹部。”

巴森解釋，腹內的脂肪細胞與皮下脂肪不同，它不會儲存在皮下，而是囤積在內臟周圍，增加體內的胰島素抗性、血糖及三酸甘油酯，并使好的膽固醇下降，影響血糖代謝。

肥胖普及化年輕化

“生活習慣的改變不只令肥胖普及化，甚至年輕化，現在中風、心臟病、糖尿病等疾病不再只是威脅中年人的生命，青少年患病的機率也大幅度上升。”

他表示，要預知腹內肥胖程度最簡單的方法便是測量腰圍，以亞洲人的標準而言，凡是腰圍超過90公分（35.4吋）的男性及80公分（31.5吋）的女性，或體重指數（BMI）超過29的人，將比常人更容易患上心血管代謝疾病。

他指出，告別大肚腩，離心血管代謝疾病的唯一方法是“少吃多做”，遠離煙酒，飲食均衡及多做運動。

心血管代謝疾病高風險群
男性：腰圍超過90公分（35.4吋）
女性：腰圍超過80公分（31.5吋）

轉載自星洲日報‧2008.04.05

未来世界，谁掌握了先机，谁就掌握了生机!

2008-03-23T12:34:00.002+08:00

2005年，由哈佛商学院出版的《蓝海策略》（Blue Ocean Strategy）一书受到全球瞩目，在全球范围内引起了巨大反响，先后被翻译成27种不同的文字，打破有史以来出售国际版权的记录。《蓝海策略》的神奇魅力，已经让韩国总统卢武炫与LG集团指定为高层主管必读的书籍，并使得两位教授能够参加比尔•盖茨举办的微软峰会，做主题演讲嘉宾。

任教于欧洲管理学院的《蓝海策略》韩籍作者金伟灿与美国人莫伯尼打破了竞争力大师迈克尔•波特所提出的以竞争为思考主轴的理论。《蓝海策略》认为：过度强调降低成本、改善效率，只在原有的市场进行差异化较劲，终究会落入企业削价竞争的“红色海洋”；《蓝海策略》鼓励企业彻底跳脱竞争者魔咒，把策略焦点从竞争对手身上移开，专注大局而非数字，超越现有的需求，并且对客户创造更有价值的创新，大胆改变原有的市场游戏规则，才能从激烈竞争中开创出无人竞争的蓝色商机。

蓝海策略的核心观点就是价值创新。谈到“创新”二字，国人并不陌生。创新是一个企业、乃至行业不断发展的源动力，是一个民族进步的灵魂，是一个国家兴旺发达的助推器。在新的世纪、新的阶段，创新已经成为时代的强音符，成为推动经济、社会、文化、健康快速持续发展的不竭之源。那么蓝海策略所说的创新思想与我们知道的传统创新思想有何不同呢？

传统创新是一种随机的创新，随机的创新强调创业者的创业精神，当然其中会存在创业的风险，并且还有一个尝试——犯错误——反复尝试的过程。也就是说，传统创新是摸着石头过河。而蓝海策略则认为，创新是可以系统寻求的，有一定的模式、思维方式、理论框架、方法论引导和分析性框架。这一系列的理念可以把风险最小化，使看起来充满荆棘的风险之路变得有方向，有指导，有方法，有保障，这就是蓝海策略所倡导的价值创新。

在电子产品市场，价值创新可以说屡试不爽。很多发明某种商品的企业并不见得是最后凭借这个商品牟利最大的企业，而我们往往都只记得后者。说到个人电脑，我们想到了IBM，想到了苹果，却很少有人知道个人电脑的发明企业MITS；说到录像机，我们想到了索尼，想到了松下，却没有人知道发明者安派克斯公司；说到随身听，我们又想到了索尼，没错，随身听是索尼发明的。为什么这个发明者让我们记住了它，因为随身听为索尼带来了巨大的商业利润，索尼的随身听几乎无人不知，无人不晓。为什么其他发明者没有笑到最后？因为他们没有做到价值创新。试想如果你自己发明了一样商品，最后却没有因为它得到利益，甚至破产也没有人记得，这是多么悲哀的事情！创新放之于网络领域，Google、盛大网络、阿里巴巴……一个又一个市场个案更是告诉我们：只有创新，才能发展，只有投身蓝海，才能赢得新生。

未来世界，谁掌握了先机，谁就掌握了生机。世界上从来都不缺乏机会，只是缺乏发现机会的眼光，世界上最贫困的不是经济上的贫困，而是思想的贫瘠，我们要成功就必须顺应时代的步伐进行改变，我们要掌握先机就必须先懂得认识机会，懂得如何抓住机会。

当今世界并不和平，我们有幸生活在一个和平的国家。和平年代是经济发展的良好土壤，但是经贸的交流却已经逐渐发展成一场没有硝烟的战争，而且这场战争从未间断。1998年东南亚金融风暴的惨剧还历历在目。欧美金融投机者对准了亚洲并不成熟的金融市场首先开火。泰国为何首先遭受国际金融大鳄的袭击？因为泰国急于发展成为国际金融中心，在条件不成熟的情况下，就过早实现金融自由化，当泡沫经济成分增多，金融监管措施不够，就无法抵挡国际炒家的袭击。以索罗斯为首的国际金融炒家袭击东南亚各国得逞，形成第一波金融风暴之后，美国的国际信级评估机构标准普尔和穆迪公司就紧跟着降低这些国家和地区的信用评级，形成第二波金融风暴。两轮金融风暴之后的东南亚企业严重贬值，许多公司出现周转不灵的信贷危机，这时欧美资本就大举进军东南亚，开始收购廉价的东南亚公司，尤其是金融业。以前是欧美资本不得插足的地盘，现在都可以很小的代价，占据重要地盘。这一环扣一环的攻击，仿佛事先预谋好的。正因如此，以马哈迪为代表的东南亚部分舆论，一直主张这次东南亚金融风暴是西方的预谋。

经济战争激战正酣，战场就在我们的家园——亚洲。被人侵略是无法令人容忍的事情，无论是领土的侵略，还是经济的侵略，我们绝对要迎战到底。国际能源的紧缺、亚洲经济崛起所引起的恐慌都是西方国家瓜分亚洲经济的充分理由。我们要在这场战争中取得胜利，必须凭借我们的独有优势，才能拨得头筹。亚洲的草药历史悠久，种类繁多，自古就是医生治病救人和人们日常保健的首选。进入21世纪，利用现代生物科技与传统草药相结合，更是形成了一个庞大的产业链。然而西方国家已经觊觎亚洲草药资源已久，甚至已经悄然注册了多数草药专利，其占为己有的野心昭然若揭。

在这样紧迫的形势下，我们再也不能坐以待毙。易健中心在世界范围内搭建起了一个巨大的生物草药平台，就是要在最大能力下，联合最多的人，使亚洲的草药资源为亚洲人所有，从而让下一波经济留在亚洲。易健中心整合所有可以整合的人脉资源，发动所有可以发动的力量，全力打造全球最大的电子生物草药连锁店。

面对现实只有两个选择：自己开创蓝海或与巨人合作。自己开创蓝海何其艰难！放眼世界不过那几家企业而已。因此当草药生物科技这一旗帜的执掌者——Easy Pha-max向你展颜迎手的时候，切不可错失人生的重要商机，新生即在眼前。

Preventing Cancerous Cells

2008-03-15T12:57:00.000+08:00

Pro-Can - A Potent Antioxidant for Fighting Degenerative

Tissues and Organs

Cancer refers to any one of a large number of diseases characterized by the development of abnormal cells that divide uncontrollably and have the ability to infiltrate and destroy normal body tissue. Cancer can spread throughout your body.

According to the report from World Health Organization, there are around 10 million cancer patients in the world reported in year 2000. Six million of them die of cancer. By year 2020, estimated 15 million of cancer patients will be reported in the world, while 10 million of them will die of cancer. Medical professionals are studying the methods to control cancer. However until now, conventional method used is either radioactive therapy or chemotherapy. These conventional methods will cause side effects; resulted in hair loss, miscarriage, infertile, nausea, vomit, etc.

What causes cancer?

Cancer doesn't discriminate when it comes to race, sex or age — anyone can get cancer. Cancer begins with damage (mutations) in your DNA. Your DNA is like a set of instructions for your cells, telling them how to grow and divide. Normal cells often develop mutations in their DNA, but they have the ability to repair most of these mutations. Or, if they can't make the repairs, the cells often die.

However, certain mutations aren't repaired, causing the cells to grow and become cancerous. Mutations also cause cancer cells to live beyond a normal cell life span. This causes the cancerous cells to accumulate. The initial genetic mutation is just the beginning of the process by which cancer develops. Scientists believe you need a number of changes within your cells in order to develop cancer, including:

An initiator to cause a genetic mutation. Sometimes you're born with this initial genetic mutation. Other times a genetic mutation is caused by forces within your body, such as hormones, viruses and chronic inflammation. Genetic mutations can also be caused by forces outside of your body, such as ultraviolet (UV) light from the sun or cancer-causing chemicals (carcinogens) in your environment.
A promoter to cause rapid cell growth. Promoters take advantage of genetic mutations created by initiators. Promoters cause cells to divide rapidly. This could lead to a tumor.
A progressor to cause cancer to become aggressive and spread. Without a progressor a tumor may remain benign and localized. Progressors make cancers more aggressive and more likely to spread. Like initiators and promoters, progressors could be inherited or they could come from environmental sources.

Your genetic makeup, forces within your body, your lifestyle choices and your environment can all set the stage for cancer or help complete the process once it's started. For instance, if you've inherited a genetic mutation that predisposes you to cancer, you may be more likely than other people to develop cancer when exposed to a certain cancer-causing substance.

The genetic mutation begins the cancer process, and the cancer-causing substance could play a role in further cancer development. Likewise, smokers who work with asbestos are more likely to develop lung cancer than smokers who don't work with asbestos because the two carcinogens both play roles in cancer development.

What increases your risk of cancer?

Your habits
Certain lifestyle choices are known to increase your risk of cancer. Smoking, drinking more than one drink a day (for women) or two drinks a day (for men), excessive exposure to the sun or frequent blistering sunburns can contribute to cancer.

Your family history
About 10 percent of cancers are due to an inherited condition. If cancer is common in your family, it's possible that mutations are being passed from one generation to the next. You might be a candidate for genetic screening to see whether you have inherited mutations that might increase your risk of cancer. Keep in mind that having an inherited genetic mutation doesn't necessarily mean you'll get cancer.

Your health conditions
Some chronic health conditions, such as ulcerative colitis, can markedly increase your risk of developing certain cancers. Talk to your doctor about your risk.

Your environment
The environment around you may contain harmful chemicals that can increase your risk of cancer. Even if you don't smoke, you might inhale secondhand smoke if you go places where people are smoking or you live with someone who smokes. Chemicals in your home or work environment, such as asbestos and benzene, also are associated with an increased risk of cancer.

How does cancer grow?

Normal, healthy cells in your body grow in a very orderly and well-controlled way, living for a set period of time and then dying on schedule. When a normal cell dies, your body replaces it with another normal cell. Cancer cells grow in an uncontrolled manner. They forget to die and therefore the diseased cells accumulate. One malignant cell becomes two, two become four, four become eight, and so on, until a mass of cells (a tumor) is created. Tumors remain small until they're able to attract their own blood supply, which allows them to obtain the oxygen and nutrients they need to grow larger. Not all tumors are cancerous, and not all cancers form tumors. For example, leukemia is a cancer that involves blood, bone marrow, the lymphatic system and the spleen, but doesn't form a single mass or tumor.

Cancer can also spread (metastasize) and invade healthy tissue in other areas of your body. Cancer can take decades to develop. By the time a cancerous mass is detected, it's likely that 100 million to 1 billion cancer cells are present, and the original cancer may have been dividing for five years or more.

Why Eat Right According to Your Blood Type?

Medical researches have shown that everything we eat is related to our blood group (gene); in other words each blood group has different indications and contra-indications for food. This is because every blood group has specific antigen which must be compatible with the coagulating factors (a type of protein) contained in food. The incompatibility may result in damage to red and white blood cells, as well as the gastrointestinal tract and nervous system, and also may cause tumors and diseases. Hence, eating foods and choosing the formulations right for your blood type is the best assurance to your health.

Main Function

Pro-Can is an exceptional high quality, high absorbable nutritional supplement for those at risks, designed to prevent or slow down occurrence of chronic diseases such as cancer, abnormal cell growth; thus promotes well being of an individual.

Control Genetic Mutation

Both cancer gene and cancer gene inhibitor are parts of DNA. Activation and deactivation of genes are caused by the mutation of nucleotide, which is called gene damage. By replacing nucleic acid, it replaces nucleotide used to replace mismatched genes. At the same time, salvage pathway nucleic acid can reduce the synthesis of internal nucleic acid, which cause the loss of material for cancerous cell division and multiplication, and eventually inhibit or stop the multiplication of cancerous cells. Therefore, nucleic acid helps to prevent cancer. This product contains Fructus Lycii complex polysaccharide, which:

a) Cut off mutated gene,
b) Facilitates the production of nucleotide, to improve self-repair ability,
c) Enhances the function of DNA polymerase, to improve DNA’s repair;
d) Enhance immunity by increasing the number and quality of white blood cells, to
engulf abnormal cells.

Strengthens self-repair ability of gene

Improve self-regeneration of tissues in organs of those who are diabetic, hyper-lipidemia; prevents and improves complication from cancer.

Facilitates blood circulation

In arteriosclerosis, coronary disease

Improves brain functions

Insomnia, poor concentration

Facilitates metabolism

Anemia, impotency, fatigue, skin disease

Increases immune ability

Drop in number of white blood cells after chemotherapy, hepatitis and colitis caused by virus, etc

Rejuvenates skin

Hair loss, premature white hair appearance, wrinkles, etc.

Goodness of Pro-Can

1. Unique Ingredients with Precision Formula.
This product is tested and proven to be effective through a series of clinical trial and experiments by the research group of University Malaya, Malaysia’s top university.

2. Developed Using the Latest and Most Advanced Biotechnology- For Maximum and Effective Absorption
-brewing technique- full brewing by using organic substance in order to extract high quality enzymes
-engineering of enzymology - to extract specific active enzymes effectively and preserve the activity of enzymes
-micromolecule technology- nutrient contents easily dissolve into cells and absorbed by gastrointestinal system
-low temperature handling- ensure all nutrients and active ingredients protected from heat & medium damage
-passed ISO 17025 for laboratory test of the reactivity and ingredients of the product

Pro-Can -给您的健康最佳保障

癌症，泛指由于异常细胞在体内不受控制地滋长，并且渗入、破坏正常身体组织的疾病。癌细胞可轻易地在体内扩散

根据世界卫生组织的报告，在2000年共有一千万癌症患者，其中的六百万患者病发身亡。据预测，在2020年将有一千五百万癌症患者，其中的一千万患者将会死亡。世界各地的医护人员一直积极地寻找预防以及治疗癌症的方法。至到如今，惯用治疗法如放射治疗以及化疗仍会引发副作用，如脱发、小产、不育、晕眩以及呕吐等。

癌症的起因

不分种族、性别或年龄，每个人都可能患上癌症。癌症最初先侵蚀人体内的脱氧核糖核酸（DNA）。脱氧核糖核酸的角色扮演其实是指示细胞如何生长和划分。正常细胞可以在脱氧核糖核酸中产生以及修复突变。如果无法修复，细胞将会死亡。

无法被修复的突变，将会导致坏细胞的滋长，进而演变成癌细胞。突变也会引致癌细胞的生存期比一般细胞来得长，因此癌细胞将会扩散。基因突变是癌症初期的第一个征兆，科学家认为一个人需要无数的细胞转换方会引发癌症：

· 基因突变是癌症的创始者。您可能与生俱来最原始的基因突变，也可能由于体内的其他元素如荷尔蒙、病毒或慢性炎症而引发基因突变。此外，外在因素如阳光紫外线或致癌物质也可能导致基因突变。

· 促使者进而导致细胞快速成长，继而形成肿瘤。

· 病变者促使肿瘤扩大，如果缺乏病变者，肿瘤将保持原状而无法任意滋长。和创始者和促使者一样，病变者极可能来自周遭环境。

基因、体内元素、生活习惯、周遭环境都是致使癌症形成的原因。举例来说，如果你已带有癌症的基因突变，再加上外在致癌物质，你将比一般人更容易患上癌症。

基因突变是癌症的潜伏因素，致癌物质进而让癌症生长。举例来说，一个从事和石棉有关的吸烟者患上肺癌的机率比一般的吸烟者高。

什么因素将会提高癌症危机？

生活习惯
某些生活习惯将会引发癌症，比如抽烟、一天内喝超过一杯酒（女人）/ 两杯酒（男人）、暴晒在太阳底下或长期晒伤皮肤。

家庭背景
百分之十的癌症乃遗传所致。如果您的家人当中有罹患癌症者，您体内极有可能遗传了突变基因。但是，体内拥有突变基因并不代表一定会患上癌症。

健康素质
慢性疾病如溃疡性结肠炎将提高癌症危机。请向医生咨询。

生活环境
您所居住的生活环境可能拥有可以致癌的化学成分。即使您不抽烟，但是长期吸取二手烟也会致癌。如您的居住以及工作环境含有石棉或苯的化学成分，也会引发癌症危机。

癌细胞如何滋长？

人体内的细胞在正常的情况下健康地成长，然后经过一段时间后自动死亡。当细胞死亡后，将会被新生细胞代替。然而，一旦被癌细胞侵蚀，正常细胞将无法自动死亡然后再生长，相反的，它们将会形成病变细胞。这些恶性细胞从一变二、二变四、四变八，由此类推，久而久之便形成肿瘤。当肿瘤获得血液供应后，它们即吸取足够氧份和营养，进而扩大。无论如何，不是所有肿瘤都是癌细胞，癌细胞也不一定由肿瘤形成。例如，血癌和血液、骨髓、淋巴系统及脾脏有关，而和肿瘤无关。

癌细胞会恣意扩散，并侵蚀体内的其他组织。癌症经过长久的潜伏期才形成，当癌症被发觉时，现有的癌细胞可能只是一亿至十亿，其余的癌细胞极有可能已潜伏五年之久。

为何要根据血型选择食物？

医学研究显示，我们所吃的食物跟血型（基因）有关，也就是说不同的血型有不同的饮食宜忌，这是因为每个血型有特定的抗原，而这些抗原必须以食物中的植物血凝素（一种蛋白质）相容，否则将会被坏红白血球损坏肠胃道、神经系统、导致肿瘤及疾病的产生。因此，根据血型选择适当的食物是吃出健康的关键。

主要功能
PROCAN是高品质，高吸收率的营养保健品。此产品尤其适合高风险人士，主要是预防或延缓慢性病如癌症的发生。

预防基因突变

癌症基因和抑制癌症基因都一同是DNA的其中一部分。核泔酸突变或俗称为基因突变因起激发癌症基因并使抑制癌症基因变得不活跃。所以，通过补充核酸便可以取代受损的核泔酸，以便可以代替搭配错误的基因，预防癌症。

这产品含有枸杞多糖体，其功能如下:

-剪掉突变了的基因

-协助核泔酸的生产，改善自修能力。

-加强DNA聚合酶，提高维修DNA

-提高白血球的质量与数量来加强免疫力，吞没不正常细胞

· 预防爱滋病

爱滋病是一种叫HIV的病毒对人体免疫系统的侵蚀，不正常或被损坏的基因会破坏细胞并降低免疫功能。核苷酸帮助修复细胞，进而提高免疫能力，因此可预防爱滋病。

o 加强基因自修能力

改善糖尿病、高血脂症患者的器官组织再生能力，预防癌症并发。

o 促进血液循环

预防冠状动脉阻塞

o 提高脑功能

预防失眠、老人痴呆症，保持精神集中

o 促进新陈代谢

预防贫血、阳萎、疲劳、皮肤病

o 提高免疫力

化学疗法后帮助提高白血球，预防肝炎、大肠炎

o 皮肤细胞更新

预防脱发、白发、皱纹

Pro-Can的特点

1。以独特的配方配制，富含丰富的营养

-Pro-can通过一连串的临床实验，并获得马来亚大学等顶尖大学的验证。

2. 以最新最先进的生物技术研发-为您呈现最容易被吸收的优质产品
-酿造技术-采用有机物质酝酿以萃取更高品质的酵素
-酵素学工程-有效地萃取特定的活性酵素，并保有酵素的活性及其活动量
-小分子技术-营养轻易地在细胞内溶解，让肠胃吸收
-低温处理-确保所有营养及活性成分免受高温损坏
-经过ISO 17025实验室严格测试产品的活性成分

Wheatgrass - The Well-Balanced Nutrients

2008-03-14T20:10:00.003+08:00

Nutrients Hidden Within The Roots of Wheatgrass
* Blood circulation
* Detoxification
* Anti-inflammation
* Anti-bacterial
* Blood production
* Wound recovery
* Increase vigor and boost immunity

Wheatgrass = Complete Food
Wheatgrass is known as the complete foods, contain the active minerals, vitamins and the trace element required by human body.

Wheatgrass (Well-Balanced Nutrients) consists of 17 amino acid, 13 vitamins, 10 minerals, 100 enzymes and Abscisic acid.

Nutrients Hidden Within the Roots of Wheatgrass

Why is the root of wheatgrass so important? From the perspective of Chinese medicine, the leaves of Wheatgrass have a cooling effect, whereas the roots produce a heating effect. Combining both characteristics neutralizes the effect produced by each individually. Hence, Wheatgrass does not promote heatiness or a cooling effect. From the scientific perspective, the root of wheatgrass is rich in nutrients, enzymes and active ingredients. Experiments show that both root and leaves contain many types of nutrients, which co-exist in synergistic proportion to form a balance and whole nutrition. They facilitate the absorption of nutrients. Active ingredients found in the root of wheatgrass, especially auxin, stimulate damaged cells to undergo cellular repair. Therefore, Wheatgrass is the simplest and most convenient way to increase vigor and boost immunity for the physically frail.

MAIN FUNCTION
Wheatgrass Enzymes

Among the numerous active ingredients found in wheatgrass, enzyme stands out as the most important compound. It acts as a “catalyst” in the body. It can be said that “if there is no enzyme, there is no life”. As we age, our body’s ability to synthesize enzymes as well as the activity of enzyme diminishes. Supplementing our body with enzymes enhances cellular activity on top of increasing the inherent enzyme reserves in our body. SOD is particularly important among various wheatgrass enzymes. It can effectively scavenge free radicals. Once the SOD reserve in the body drops, oxides induce pathological changes in cells and subsequently the cells lost their self-repair ability. SOD not only prevents various affluent syndromes, it slows down the natural aging process. Besides, SOD is an essential antioxidant in cell activation. Besides scavenging free radicals and eliminating toxins, wheatgrass enzymes break down excessive fat and protein. It can even help in reducing tumour and cyst.

Chlorophyll in Wheatgrass

Wheatgrass contains an abundance of chlorophyll. The structure of chlorophyll is similar to that of hemoglobin, which makes it possible for our body to convert chlorophyll into hemoglobin. A study done by Dr. A. Zin, Hughes and Latner also proves that chlorophyll increases the hemoglobin index in human body, which makes it the best choice for treating anaemia. In addition, chlorophyll is more powerful than any other remedies in helping the human body resists carcinogens. It strengthens the functions of liver, neutralizes toxic compounds as well as eliminates toxins in blood.

小麦草的超级营养

小麦草的主要功能

*促进血液循环
*去除毒素
*抗炎
*抗菌
*增加血液生产
*促进伤口愈合
*增加能量及提升免疫力

营养素的摄取不但要在乎质量，更要在乎营养素的素质。小麦草含有各种人体所必需的营养素，而且被身体吸收，这包括了维生素A、C、E及B群，十七种氨基酸，各种矿物质如铁、钠、钾、锰、镁、磷、锌、钙、钴、硫。

小麦草根部营养

为什么小麦草根部这么重要呢？从中医的角度，叶子属于凉性，而根部则属于温性，所以INS小麦草素综合了叶和根的精华，是不躁不寒的保健品。西方科学则显示，小麦草根部富含丰富的营养素，酵素及活性成分。实验证明根部与叶部同时并存着多种营养素，这些营养素各自结合成均衡而完整的状态，有助于人体对营养的吸收。根部的活性成分，尤其是茁长素能刺激受损的细胞，提升细胞自我修复能力，所以对于体质虚弱人士，INS小麦草素是最简单又方便，增加能量及提升免疫力的方式。

小麦草酵素

酵素是小麦草的活性成分中最重要的一个。酵素在身体担任着“催化剂”的角色，可以说没有酵素就没有生命。随着年龄的增长，人体合成酵素的能力以及酵素的活性功能都会降低。补充酵素可以增加体内原有的酵素含量并能增加细胞的活力。小麦草酵素当中，超氧化歧化酶(SOD)尤其重要，SOD能有效地降低体内的自由基，体内一旦SOD存量不足，氧化物将会导致细胞产生病变及失去自我的修复能力。SOD不仅能预防各种文明病，更能预防老化。除此之外，细胞色素氧化酶是活化细胞时必须的抗化剂。小麦草酵素除了能大量减少破坏人体细胞的自由基和去除毒素之外，还能分解过多的脂肪和蛋白质，甚至能消除肿瘤，囊肿的病变。

小麦草的叶绿素

小麦草含有丰富的叶绿素，叶绿素与血红素的结构非常相似，所以人体可以把叶绿素转化成血红素。艾辛博士.赫格及特纳的研究也证明叶绿素能增加体内的血红素指数，用以治疗贫血的最佳选择。除此之外，叶绿素在协助人体抵抗致癌物的功效，绝对强过其他药物或药品。它能强化肝脏的功能，直接中和有毒物质并去除血液中的毒素。

Capture The Next Economic Revolution

2008-02-26T11:05:00.000+08:00

According to Harvard Business Review, Biotechnology is one the four major industries for the next 20 years. The Biotechnology industry will create USD30 Trillion market value by 2050, and Bio Herbs alone will contribute to USD5 Trillion market value.

By 2012, Generation X – those born between 1965 and 1982 will be entering their most productive and highest spending years. This, and subsequent generations, will take the boomer-established proactive approach to wellness and aging as standard medical procedure. These powerful developments will drive the wellness industry to USD1 Trillion and beyond by 2012 in U.S. according to Paul Zane Pilzer, the author of The New Wellness Revolution.

Our bodies manufacture 200 billion red blood cells each day, replacing all the blood in our body every 120 days. Skin is completely replaced every 1 to 3 months. It takes 90 days for old bone to be broken down and replaced by new bone.

When we don’t get enough protein, vitamins, and minerals, our initial symptoms include mood swings, fatigue, nervousness, headaches, confusion, and muscle weakness. Over the longer term, such poor nutrition can cause cancer, hypertension, Alzheimer’s disease, and many other diseases that we used to just accept as part of our aging process.

Since our body cells are constantly being replaced on an hourly to monthly basis, the quality of our cells is a function of the quality of the molecular reactions that constantly occur in manufacturing them. The quality of these molecular reactions is dependent on the quality of their components; the amino acids (proteins) and minerals that are the building blocks of cellular matter and the vitamins and minerals necessary as catalysts to combine molecules from raw materials.

Scientists generally agree on the daily components necessary to properly regenerate our cellular matter; 13 essential vitamins, 14 essential minerals, and 20 basic amino acids (9 of which we must get from external sources).

Paul further stressed that the best we can do today when it comes to prevention or wellness is to seek out the natural type of diet and natural program of exercise originally prescribed by Hippocrates. Today, this means the following:

1. Eating the proper amount (calories) and types of foods (e.g., unsaturated fats, soy, fibers) to maintain optimal health and avoid obesity
2. Avoiding harmful chemicals and hormones in our food – especially those contained in dairy and animal foods
3. Eating foods (including supplements) that yield a daily supply of our requisite vitamins, minerals and basic amino acids (proteins)
4. Exercising throughout the day to yield the equivalent of a natural amount of exercise

Our ambition is to bring health to 6 Billion people around the world and together we build the World Largest Online Bio Herbs Franchise.

根據哈佛商业評論, 生物科技將是未來二十年最重要的四大产业之一。
到了二O五O年, 生物科技將創造三十兆美元的市場产值。而其中, 五兆美元的市場产值就來自中草藥生物科技。

保罗.皮爾澤在他的著作财富第五波中提到, 到了二O一二年, 一九六五到一九八二年出生的X世代人口, 將邁入生产和消費的高峰期。往後几个世代都会以婴兒潮所建立的積極保健和抗老化做法, 当成標準的医療流程。這种种強勁的趨勢, 將使美国的保健产业在二O一二年超过一兆美元以上。

人体每天制造二千亿个红血球细胞, 全身的血液每隔一百二十天就会全部更新。皮膚则每隔一到三个月全部更新。骨骼约需九十天分解後由生的骨骼替換o

蛋白質、维生素和矿物質的攝取量不足时, 初期的症狀包括心情浮躁、疲倦、緊張、頭痛、暈眩和肌肉鬆弛。时日一久, 这类的營養不良可能引發癌症、高血壓、老年痴呆症和其它种种我们習慣视為老化现像的疾病。

由於人体细胞以每小时到每个月的速度进行更新替換, 细胞的品質决定於反覆制造过程中分子反应的品質。而分子反应的品質决定於成份的好壞, 構成细胞结構材料的胺基酸 (蛋白質) 和矿物質, 以及充当结合分子与原料催化劑所需的维生素和矿物質。

基本上, 科学家同意完全的再生细胞每天需要十三种基本维生素、十四种基本矿物質和二十种基本胺基酸 (其中九种需由外部來源取得)。

保罗.皮爾澤強調今天所談的預防或保健医学, 最重要是遵循最早由希波克拉底所提倡的自然飲食型態和自然運动習慣。其对现代人生活的啟示是:
I. 正確飲食 (例如不飽和脂肪、豆类、纤维質) 和適量飲食 (熱量) 以维持健康及避免肥胖。
II. 避開食物中有害化学物質和荷爾蒙, 尤其是乳製品和肉类。
III. 飲食內容(含補充品) 要能供应每天所需的维生素、矿物質和基本胺基酸 (蛋白質)。
IV. 每天運动量要和自然運动量相同。

我们的宏願是把健康帶给全世界六十亿人囗, 並一起實現全球最大电子草藥连锁店。