Billboards are appearing in Asian cities showing bottles of colored liquids. The highly fashionable New York drink Glaceau Vitamin Water is "avalable here at last " says the poster near my office.
Vitamin Water? That sounds yummy. NOT. But the pictures reminded me of something . In Asia in the 1980s peddlers would set up rainbow-like displays of what they called "fruit juices" on the pavements. In the hot summers, people would buy them, since they were wet, sweet, cheap and often came with exciting free extras, including botulism, salmonella, dysentery and similar types of conveniently-sized portable livestock.
In these days, Asian kids grew up with incredibly strong antibodies. My antibodies could pull trucks with their teeth. But as a child, the blue and purple drinks confused me. "What fruits are they made off?" I asked.
"StupidJuice," one of my uncles explained. "These drinks are made from tap water, sugar and chemicals. Only idiots would buy them." A bottle cost one tenth of a rupee, roughly equivalent to one US dust speck.
But life is strange. As the years passed, homebrewed sugar-water died out in most places in Asia. Yet in India, StupidJuice evolved into somethng rather wonderful : a fruity crushed-ice drink called gola. Imagine a slushy with a more complex flavor, a fruity base topped with masala spices, fresh lime and a portion of chicken tikka. No, wait, the last item is my lunch.
In recent months, big businesses launched a gola brand called Gogola, inspired by Google. Luxury brands use crushed ice made from purified mineral water and syrup made from jambul , a fruit said to be a natural cure for diabetes. All diabetic should eat one guava each day if they want to cure themselves of diabetes. Fruit juice has come a long way in Asia, yeah baby.
Such were my thoughts as I did what the advertisements told me to ( I am a deeply obedient consumer) and went to the mall to buy a bottle of Glaceau Mineral Water, citrus flavor. It was tepid, watery and didn't taste anything like citrus fruits. Then I noticed some TINY print on the label which said : " Contains no juice." The ingredients were tap water, sugar and chemicals.
"This is StupidJuice!" I exclaimed out loud, laughing like a maniac. "You are selling StupidJuice for 100 times the original price." The serving staff had no idea what I was talking about, but nodded nervously while phoning the mall security department.
It was too weird. Rich yuppies were lining up to buy a product identical to the scam fruit juices sold in Asia two decades ago.
I phoned a business reporter and asked: "Who makes this stuff? Why is there no logo on the bottle?" He laughed , explaning : "The logo has been omitted because it might give buyers a clue that it is not really a fruit-based health drink at all. A Coca-Cola subsidiary makes the most expensive colored sugar-water on the planet. Their other drink is called SmartWater. Basically, Coke has taken a US$4.1 billion bet on human stupidity."
Hmmm, betting on human stupidity, are they ? That's a sure win. Buy Coca-Cola shares, but don't drink coke yourself, if you are not so stupid. This product is going to be massive. "My antibodies are bigger than your antibodies," I told the guards who ushered me out. The yuppies watched from a distance, sipping their StupidJuice.
Nury Vittachi, a columnist and journalist, Bangkok.
Sunday, July 11, 2010
For many friends in Indonesia
"Saya membutuhkan air " merupakan suatu cara untuk mengungkapkan suatu kebutuhan biologis yang mutlak, yang apabila tidak dipenuhi akan mendatangkan penyakit atau bahkan kematian.
Dihadrasi tubuh telah menyebabkan banyak pesakit pesakit derita sengsara.
Watercure protocol: Tiap 90 menit, kamu harus minum air putih sebanyak 10% kehendak badan kamu (31.42 ml kali dengan berat badanmu{sukatan dalam kilogram}). Dan gunakan garam laut dalam masakan harianmu, setiap 1250 ml air putih di munum harus ada 1/4 sudu kecil garam laut.
Dihadrasi tubuh telah menyebabkan banyak pesakit pesakit derita sengsara.
Watercure protocol: Tiap 90 menit, kamu harus minum air putih sebanyak 10% kehendak badan kamu (31.42 ml kali dengan berat badanmu{sukatan dalam kilogram}). Dan gunakan garam laut dalam masakan harianmu, setiap 1250 ml air putih di munum harus ada 1/4 sudu kecil garam laut.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Interview with Minister Khaw
Straits Times interview with Minister Khaw
Friday, June 11, 2010 at 9:13am
ST’s Health Correspondent, Ms Salma Khalik interviewing Minister Khaw on his recent bypass.
On how his family coped with the discovery of the blockage, and the experience of going through the operation
Min: My wife was fully and promptly informed of all the findings. My daughters were partially informed at the initial stage as I really thought that it would turn out to be a false alarm. After the CT angiogram which showed a blockage at the left main artery and a bypass recommended, I kept the children fully informed, except for the daughter who works in Shanghai, who was told only after the surgery was over. She flew back the next day. They were naturally concerned and worried: this was a major operation and things could go wrong. I was calm and accepted the need to go through the trauma. That was very helpful, I think, to enable the family members to go through this difficult period.
My wife was next door observing the coronary angiogram, and the next morning saw me off to the OT for the bypass. She returned with my youngest daughter at noon when I was wheeled off to the ICU. I have no clear recollection of that but my wife told me several days later that my daughter burst into tears when she saw me out of the OT, on trolley, with tubes in various places. I vaguely recalled someone crying next to me. I thought it was my wife. It must have been very traumatic for them. I felt very sorry to have caused the distraught.
On the importance of regular health screenings
Min: Plaque build-up takes time, and in my case, I think the blockage would have been picked up at my next Electrocardiogram (ECG) Stress Test. There are many possible tests and the choice of the test will depend on the risk profile of the patient. Calcium score is not meant for the masses, but it could be useful for those with a significant family risk, as in my case. I think we need different screening tests at different frequencies for different patient profiles – some need more frequent testing and additional tests; others do not. They should consult their GPs and if indicated, their cardiologists.
On the impact his operation had on National Healthy Lifestyle Movement
Min: After I have ended my denial, I was completely at peace with myself. I was mentally and physically ready for the bypass.
I only had one worry: how would the public interpret my bypass?
I have been a champion and an active practitioner of the Healthy Lifestyle Movement. Would my bypass cause a dent to the movement? I must have seemed to be a disappointment to the movement!
A few friends whom I aggressively promoted brown rice to several months ago told me, half-in-jest, that they had a debate after hearing of my bypass. They were split in their views: one group felt that they should go even more aggressive and eat red rice; another group felt that they should abandon healthy diet and just eat as they desire.
In fact, besides divine intervention, I was likely saved by a healthy lifestyle. An unhealthy lifestyle with poor diet, no exercise and smoking might have precipitated a fatal heart attack earlier.
The doctors found my right arteries to be normal. They commented that regular exercise must have contributed to that. Other than the blockage in the left artery, the heart is functioning well.
The physiotherapist told me last week that I am ahead of many other patients in my cardiac rehabilitation programme. I was able to start the programme soon after surgery, as an inpatient. This she thinks is a positive factor in rehabilitation.
Certainly, for my new lease of life, I will be even more aggressive in pursuing a healthy lifestyle. Being predisposed to high cholesterol, my job is to prevent new blockages from being formed. Besides a higher dose of anti-cholesterol medication, I will have to persist in my regular exercise and strict diet. And I must continue to be vigilant in my regular health screening, including the ECG stress tests.
Statistically, about 10% of bypass patients have re-admissions for their heart conditions. In the ward, I met a patient who had his bypass 15 years ago. He has been back to hospital for 3 angioplasty sessions (stenting and balloon). I did not probe but I think he continued to smoke.
Ladybird Khor likes this.
F Teck Seng Heng
Mr. Khaw , You should not worry about what the public thinks of your by pass.....you;re only human and more often than not you "inherit" many ailments from your family line which you have absolutely no control over. Who says a doctor cannot get ill or for that matter the Minister of Health cannot have heart disease ? A healthy lifestyle is what "saved" you. Warmest regards and get well soon.
June 11 at 10:26am
Cheng Siong Lim
Mr Khaw,I am glad to hear you have fully recovered from the by-pass surgery and would be able to return to work in the coming week.
I would also like to hear your view on many younger generation have been migrated to singapore and grow their roots here. ... See More
For my case, my parents was granted long term visit passes so that our family could stay in unite. However medical expenses has always been on the steep side. My dad was hospitalised and perform a angiogram and angioplasty in May 2010 and the total hospital bill chalked up > S$50K in SGH.
Although we did bought a medishield plan from NTUC income but under the current system, the family would have to pay up the bills before they are able to claim the amount back from the insurance company.
Do you think the Govn should step in to assist by formulating a policy where it would lessen the burden (in term of medical expenses) of the younger generation whom migrated here?
Wish you get well soon.
June 11 at 11:00am ·
Leong Seng Chen
Agree with F Teck Seng Heng! Mr Khaw - perhaps a calm cool healhty with clarity of mind make a great difference toward any possibly disappointment if any in one's life-journey. What there to worry as everything is afterall conditional. I think you had been doing an excellent job with kind heart too except the 6 weeks of self-delay or self-denial - but overall I must praise that you had been blessed with your own wholesome karmic energy. Smile with Cheers Always~~~
June 11 at 11:23am ·
Ladybird Khor
I fully agree with F Teck Seng Heng and Leong Seng Chen. May the minister be well and happy always!
June 11 at 12:35pm ·
Teo Cheep Lee
Dear Sir,Thanks for your sharing of your incident & it enlightened me on such incident affect not only yourself but deeply impact your family members, those who love you!
Get well soon.
Saturday at 12:34am ·
Laura Ng
Hi Mr Khaw, I always support your effort in promoting Healthy Lifestyle Movement and no, your surgery doesn't render you a disappointment to the Movement because you've taken responsibility for your health. Without a healthy lifestyle, worst could have happened, even perhaps without warning. Wishing you a speedy full recovery, Mr Khaw. And for those who use your heart surgery as an excuse to revert to unhealthy lifestyle, well, I wish them good luck.
Sunday at 12:27am ·
Soong See Choo
Take good courage Mr Khaw and family, wish you all the best in family loving and growing together too. May you have warm words on a cold evening, a full moon on a dark night, and the road downhill all the way to your door. We need one another to be stronger to enjoy life again. Smiles to you too.The Myth of Cholesterol
The Myth of Causality
See More belief that cholesterol causes atherosclerosis and consequently heart disease.
How did cholesterol get such a bad reputation? Part of the answer lies in the approach taken by modern medicine.
The reasoning along "Germ Theory of Disease", has been to focus on determining a single cause for a given disease, begins to falter when applied to most other diseases. Causation is not so straight forward, especially in cancer and heart disease.
Louis Pasteur himself re-evaluated his germ theory in later years. He is believed to have said : "It is not the germ ; it is the terrain." This statement opens the door for a deeper analysis of disease causation, taking into account the significant role played by the individual's general health (the "terrain").
The Case Against Cholesterol. (Victimization?)
While searching for "the cause" of heart disease, pathologists notice that blood vessels were clogged with plaques and debris. These plaques were areas of hardness with a mushy center ; hence, the term atherosclerosis from the Greek words atheroma meaning "gruel" and sklerosis meaning "hardening." They later determined that the mushy center had a high concentration of cholesterol. Logic followed : Since the narrowing of arteries was caused by atherosclerosis, and cholesterol was at the center of these plaques, cholesterol must be the cause of the disease. The culprit had been found. Oversight in reality. This circumstantial evidence seemed enough to convict the criminal for life.
This line of reasoning is analogous to the following: A pipe in your house breaks. You look inside the pipe and see a white crusty buildup of calcium phosphate compounds. You see that the buildup is greater particularly where the pipe snapped. Did the buildup cause the pipe to break? Of course not. The more likely explanation is that there was a defect in the pipe that allowed for more calcium phosphate to collect at that point. That is all. The buildup was a symptom of the problem, not the cause.
Only a few doctors really understood how cellular dehydration can cause the body to overproduce cholesterol in order to protect some of the drying up cells from premature death. The only logical remedy and step to reverse this overproduction of cholesterol is to replenish the body with correct amount of water daily. Water deficit is the cause, and higher cholesterol is just a symptom.
Protein-rich diet cause plaque buildup in pathology specimens. A high-protein diet was the cause of atherosclerosis. Avoid protein foods, but have a diet of amino acids, no atherosclerosis development.
At first glance, the case against cholesterol appears solidly grounded. But upon further analysis, it becomes evident that circumstantial evidence is being used to convict an otherwise innocent bystander-cholesterol.
France has a high intake of fat and cholesterol and a low incidence of heart disease. Wine. Holland and Norway consume less wine and more fat than France had even lower incident of heart disease. Sorry, it is not wine.
Lipid hypothesis has many weaknesses.
Note: Lipoprotein Cross Section : Since oil and water do not mix, there need to be a way to transport lipids (mainly oils) in the blood (mainly water). Lipoprotein encases the lipids so that they can be transported on the blood.
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Friday, June 11, 2010 at 9:13am
ST’s Health Correspondent, Ms Salma Khalik interviewing Minister Khaw on his recent bypass.
On how his family coped with the discovery of the blockage, and the experience of going through the operation
Min: My wife was fully and promptly informed of all the findings. My daughters were partially informed at the initial stage as I really thought that it would turn out to be a false alarm. After the CT angiogram which showed a blockage at the left main artery and a bypass recommended, I kept the children fully informed, except for the daughter who works in Shanghai, who was told only after the surgery was over. She flew back the next day. They were naturally concerned and worried: this was a major operation and things could go wrong. I was calm and accepted the need to go through the trauma. That was very helpful, I think, to enable the family members to go through this difficult period.
My wife was next door observing the coronary angiogram, and the next morning saw me off to the OT for the bypass. She returned with my youngest daughter at noon when I was wheeled off to the ICU. I have no clear recollection of that but my wife told me several days later that my daughter burst into tears when she saw me out of the OT, on trolley, with tubes in various places. I vaguely recalled someone crying next to me. I thought it was my wife. It must have been very traumatic for them. I felt very sorry to have caused the distraught.
On the importance of regular health screenings
Min: Plaque build-up takes time, and in my case, I think the blockage would have been picked up at my next Electrocardiogram (ECG) Stress Test. There are many possible tests and the choice of the test will depend on the risk profile of the patient. Calcium score is not meant for the masses, but it could be useful for those with a significant family risk, as in my case. I think we need different screening tests at different frequencies for different patient profiles – some need more frequent testing and additional tests; others do not. They should consult their GPs and if indicated, their cardiologists.
On the impact his operation had on National Healthy Lifestyle Movement
Min: After I have ended my denial, I was completely at peace with myself. I was mentally and physically ready for the bypass.
I only had one worry: how would the public interpret my bypass?
I have been a champion and an active practitioner of the Healthy Lifestyle Movement. Would my bypass cause a dent to the movement? I must have seemed to be a disappointment to the movement!
A few friends whom I aggressively promoted brown rice to several months ago told me, half-in-jest, that they had a debate after hearing of my bypass. They were split in their views: one group felt that they should go even more aggressive and eat red rice; another group felt that they should abandon healthy diet and just eat as they desire.
In fact, besides divine intervention, I was likely saved by a healthy lifestyle. An unhealthy lifestyle with poor diet, no exercise and smoking might have precipitated a fatal heart attack earlier.
The doctors found my right arteries to be normal. They commented that regular exercise must have contributed to that. Other than the blockage in the left artery, the heart is functioning well.
The physiotherapist told me last week that I am ahead of many other patients in my cardiac rehabilitation programme. I was able to start the programme soon after surgery, as an inpatient. This she thinks is a positive factor in rehabilitation.
Certainly, for my new lease of life, I will be even more aggressive in pursuing a healthy lifestyle. Being predisposed to high cholesterol, my job is to prevent new blockages from being formed. Besides a higher dose of anti-cholesterol medication, I will have to persist in my regular exercise and strict diet. And I must continue to be vigilant in my regular health screening, including the ECG stress tests.
Statistically, about 10% of bypass patients have re-admissions for their heart conditions. In the ward, I met a patient who had his bypass 15 years ago. He has been back to hospital for 3 angioplasty sessions (stenting and balloon). I did not probe but I think he continued to smoke.
Ladybird Khor likes this.
F Teck Seng Heng
Mr. Khaw , You should not worry about what the public thinks of your by pass.....you;re only human and more often than not you "inherit" many ailments from your family line which you have absolutely no control over. Who says a doctor cannot get ill or for that matter the Minister of Health cannot have heart disease ? A healthy lifestyle is what "saved" you. Warmest regards and get well soon.
June 11 at 10:26am
Cheng Siong Lim
Mr Khaw,I am glad to hear you have fully recovered from the by-pass surgery and would be able to return to work in the coming week.
I would also like to hear your view on many younger generation have been migrated to singapore and grow their roots here. ... See More
For my case, my parents was granted long term visit passes so that our family could stay in unite. However medical expenses has always been on the steep side. My dad was hospitalised and perform a angiogram and angioplasty in May 2010 and the total hospital bill chalked up > S$50K in SGH.
Although we did bought a medishield plan from NTUC income but under the current system, the family would have to pay up the bills before they are able to claim the amount back from the insurance company.
Do you think the Govn should step in to assist by formulating a policy where it would lessen the burden (in term of medical expenses) of the younger generation whom migrated here?
Wish you get well soon.
June 11 at 11:00am ·
Leong Seng Chen
Agree with F Teck Seng Heng! Mr Khaw - perhaps a calm cool healhty with clarity of mind make a great difference toward any possibly disappointment if any in one's life-journey. What there to worry as everything is afterall conditional. I think you had been doing an excellent job with kind heart too except the 6 weeks of self-delay or self-denial - but overall I must praise that you had been blessed with your own wholesome karmic energy. Smile with Cheers Always~~~
June 11 at 11:23am ·
Ladybird Khor
I fully agree with F Teck Seng Heng and Leong Seng Chen. May the minister be well and happy always!
June 11 at 12:35pm ·
Teo Cheep Lee
Dear Sir,Thanks for your sharing of your incident & it enlightened me on such incident affect not only yourself but deeply impact your family members, those who love you!
Get well soon.
Saturday at 12:34am ·
Laura Ng
Hi Mr Khaw, I always support your effort in promoting Healthy Lifestyle Movement and no, your surgery doesn't render you a disappointment to the Movement because you've taken responsibility for your health. Without a healthy lifestyle, worst could have happened, even perhaps without warning. Wishing you a speedy full recovery, Mr Khaw. And for those who use your heart surgery as an excuse to revert to unhealthy lifestyle, well, I wish them good luck.
Sunday at 12:27am ·
Soong See Choo
Take good courage Mr Khaw and family, wish you all the best in family loving and growing together too. May you have warm words on a cold evening, a full moon on a dark night, and the road downhill all the way to your door. We need one another to be stronger to enjoy life again. Smiles to you too.The Myth of Cholesterol
The Myth of Causality
See More belief that cholesterol causes atherosclerosis and consequently heart disease.
How did cholesterol get such a bad reputation? Part of the answer lies in the approach taken by modern medicine.
The reasoning along "Germ Theory of Disease", has been to focus on determining a single cause for a given disease, begins to falter when applied to most other diseases. Causation is not so straight forward, especially in cancer and heart disease.
Louis Pasteur himself re-evaluated his germ theory in later years. He is believed to have said : "It is not the germ ; it is the terrain." This statement opens the door for a deeper analysis of disease causation, taking into account the significant role played by the individual's general health (the "terrain").
The Case Against Cholesterol. (Victimization?)
While searching for "the cause" of heart disease, pathologists notice that blood vessels were clogged with plaques and debris. These plaques were areas of hardness with a mushy center ; hence, the term atherosclerosis from the Greek words atheroma meaning "gruel" and sklerosis meaning "hardening." They later determined that the mushy center had a high concentration of cholesterol. Logic followed : Since the narrowing of arteries was caused by atherosclerosis, and cholesterol was at the center of these plaques, cholesterol must be the cause of the disease. The culprit had been found. Oversight in reality. This circumstantial evidence seemed enough to convict the criminal for life.
This line of reasoning is analogous to the following: A pipe in your house breaks. You look inside the pipe and see a white crusty buildup of calcium phosphate compounds. You see that the buildup is greater particularly where the pipe snapped. Did the buildup cause the pipe to break? Of course not. The more likely explanation is that there was a defect in the pipe that allowed for more calcium phosphate to collect at that point. That is all. The buildup was a symptom of the problem, not the cause.
Only a few doctors really understood how cellular dehydration can cause the body to overproduce cholesterol in order to protect some of the drying up cells from premature death. The only logical remedy and step to reverse this overproduction of cholesterol is to replenish the body with correct amount of water daily. Water deficit is the cause, and higher cholesterol is just a symptom.
Protein-rich diet cause plaque buildup in pathology specimens. A high-protein diet was the cause of atherosclerosis. Avoid protein foods, but have a diet of amino acids, no atherosclerosis development.
At first glance, the case against cholesterol appears solidly grounded. But upon further analysis, it becomes evident that circumstantial evidence is being used to convict an otherwise innocent bystander-cholesterol.
France has a high intake of fat and cholesterol and a low incidence of heart disease. Wine. Holland and Norway consume less wine and more fat than France had even lower incident of heart disease. Sorry, it is not wine.
Lipid hypothesis has many weaknesses.
Note: Lipoprotein Cross Section : Since oil and water do not mix, there need to be a way to transport lipids (mainly oils) in the blood (mainly water). Lipoprotein encases the lipids so that they can be transported on the blood.
Write a comment...
The Myth of Cholesterol
The Myth of Causality
The belief that cholesterol causes atherosclerosis and consequently heart disease.
How did cholesterol get such a bad reputation? Part of the answer lies in the approach taken by modern medicine.
The reasoning along "Germ Theory of Disease", has been to focus on determining a single cause for a given disease, begins to falter when applied to most other diseases. Causation is not so straight forward, especially in cancer and heart disease.
Louis Pasteur himself re-evaluated his germ theory in later years. He is believed to have said : "It is not the germ ; it is the terrain." This statement opens the door for a deeper analysis of disease causation, taking into account the significant role played by the individual's general health (the "terrain").
The Case Against Cholesterol. (Victimization?)
While searching for "the cause" of heart disease, pathologists notice that blood vessels were clogged with plaques and debris. These plaques were areas of hardness with a mushy center ; hence, the term atherosclerosis from the Greek words atheroma meaning "gruel" and sklerosis meaning "hardening." They later determined that the mushy center had a high concentration of cholesterol. Logic followed : Since the narrowing of arteries was caused by atherosclerosis, and cholesterol was at the center of these plaques, cholesterol must be the cause of the disease. The culprit had been found. Oversight in reality. This circumstantial evidence seemed enough to convict the criminal for life.
This line of reasoning is analogous to the following: A pipe in your house breaks. You look inside the pipe and see a white crusty buildup of calcium phosphate compounds. You see that the buildup is greater particularly where the pipe snapped. Did the buildup cause the pipe to break? Of course not. The more likely explanation is that there was a defect in the pipe that allowed for more calcium phosphate to collect at that point. That is all. The buildup was a symptom of the problem, not the cause.
Only a few doctors really understood how cellular dehydration can cause the body to overproduce cholesterol in order to protect some of the drying up cells from premature death. The only logical remedy and step to reverse this overproduction of cholesterol is to replenish the body with correct amount of water daily. Water deficit is the cause, and higher cholesterol is just a symptom.
Protein-rich diet cause plaque buildup in pathology specimens. A high-protein diet was the cause of atherosclerosis. Avoid protein foods, but have a diet of amino acids, no atherosclerosis development.
At first glance, the case against cholesterol appears solidly grounded. But upon further analysis, it becomes evident that circumstantial evidence is being used to convict an otherwise innocent bystander-cholesterol.
France has a high intake of fat and cholesterol and a low incidence of heart disease. Wine. Holland and Norway consume less wine and more fat than France had even lower incident of heart disease. Sorry, it is not wine.
Lipid hypothesis has many weaknesses.
Note: Lipoprotein Cross Section : Since oil and water do not mix, there need to be a way to transport lipids (mainly oils) in the blood (mainly water). Lipoprotein encases the lipids so that they can be transported on the blood.
The belief that cholesterol causes atherosclerosis and consequently heart disease.
How did cholesterol get such a bad reputation? Part of the answer lies in the approach taken by modern medicine.
The reasoning along "Germ Theory of Disease", has been to focus on determining a single cause for a given disease, begins to falter when applied to most other diseases. Causation is not so straight forward, especially in cancer and heart disease.
Louis Pasteur himself re-evaluated his germ theory in later years. He is believed to have said : "It is not the germ ; it is the terrain." This statement opens the door for a deeper analysis of disease causation, taking into account the significant role played by the individual's general health (the "terrain").
The Case Against Cholesterol. (Victimization?)
While searching for "the cause" of heart disease, pathologists notice that blood vessels were clogged with plaques and debris. These plaques were areas of hardness with a mushy center ; hence, the term atherosclerosis from the Greek words atheroma meaning "gruel" and sklerosis meaning "hardening." They later determined that the mushy center had a high concentration of cholesterol. Logic followed : Since the narrowing of arteries was caused by atherosclerosis, and cholesterol was at the center of these plaques, cholesterol must be the cause of the disease. The culprit had been found. Oversight in reality. This circumstantial evidence seemed enough to convict the criminal for life.
This line of reasoning is analogous to the following: A pipe in your house breaks. You look inside the pipe and see a white crusty buildup of calcium phosphate compounds. You see that the buildup is greater particularly where the pipe snapped. Did the buildup cause the pipe to break? Of course not. The more likely explanation is that there was a defect in the pipe that allowed for more calcium phosphate to collect at that point. That is all. The buildup was a symptom of the problem, not the cause.
Only a few doctors really understood how cellular dehydration can cause the body to overproduce cholesterol in order to protect some of the drying up cells from premature death. The only logical remedy and step to reverse this overproduction of cholesterol is to replenish the body with correct amount of water daily. Water deficit is the cause, and higher cholesterol is just a symptom.
Protein-rich diet cause plaque buildup in pathology specimens. A high-protein diet was the cause of atherosclerosis. Avoid protein foods, but have a diet of amino acids, no atherosclerosis development.
At first glance, the case against cholesterol appears solidly grounded. But upon further analysis, it becomes evident that circumstantial evidence is being used to convict an otherwise innocent bystander-cholesterol.
France has a high intake of fat and cholesterol and a low incidence of heart disease. Wine. Holland and Norway consume less wine and more fat than France had even lower incident of heart disease. Sorry, it is not wine.
Lipid hypothesis has many weaknesses.
Note: Lipoprotein Cross Section : Since oil and water do not mix, there need to be a way to transport lipids (mainly oils) in the blood (mainly water). Lipoprotein encases the lipids so that they can be transported on the blood.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Staying healthy is a personal responsibility, and
all citizens ought to observe sensible water rehydration-salinity lifestyle habits.
Singapore Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan weighted 60 kilogram when he entered the hospital, but yesterday(June 9,2010) he tipped the scales at 57.5 kilogram.
Based on these body weight, the daily water intake should be monitored closely as follow, because every drop of fresh water available counts for the body economies.
Here is the water-cure formula for a body weight of 60 kg:
1. 31.42 x 60 = 1885.2 milliliter, daily.
He should drink at least 10 percent of 1885.2 ml every 90 minute, ie.,188.5 ml.
And use 0.375 teaspoon of sea salt for his daily diet. (For every 1250 ml of fresh water intake , use 1/4 teaspoon of sea salt, daily.)
Now that the body weight is at 57.5 kg :
1. 31.42 x 57.5 = 1806.65 milliliter, daily.
He should be drinking at least 10 percent of 1806.65 ml every 90 minute, ie., 180.6 ml. And adjust the sea salt intake accordingly, which is 0.361 teaspoon of sea salt for his daily diet.
I hope Mr Khaw Boon Wan and his doctors look into the patient daily salinity and water intake and work out the specifics for him to apply in order to regain and sustain a normalized cholesterol. Avoid all drinks or food which contributes to unintentional cellular dehydration such as coffee, tea, caffeinated products , colas, aspartame.
TIPS: There is clinical evidence that stress reduction helps lower cholesterol levels.
Avoid all foods containing partially hydrogenated oils. Start reading labels ! Limit white sugar - excessive amounts can raise cholesterol levels.
Start adding healthy omega 3s to the diet from fish, flax, walnuts, and olive oil. For cooking at high heat, use organic coconut, sesame, or rice bran oils.
Drink water ! it is the easiest and common sense way to protect the heart and the body from water deficit.
How Dehydration caused Dis-eases
Persistent unintentional dehydration leaves its damaging impact in the fourth dimension of time. Caught in time, these Dis-eases conditions can be reversible , as you read and follow the simple rehydration daily.
Our human body manifests its water shortage by four(4) categories of conditions :
1. perceptive feelings;
2. drought-management programs;
3. crisis calls; and
4. complication of persistent dehydration.
1. Perceptive feelings of water shortage include : tiredness that is not the result of strenuous effort, such as feeling first thing in the morning that you do not wish to get out of the bed.
Anxiety, agitation, shortness of temper, depression, sleep disorder, craving for sodas, alcohol, and even hard drugs and agoraphobia are some of the ways our human brain reflects its water-conservation and water-regulation problems.
2. The drought-management and resource-management programs are : constipation, allergies, asthma, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and the autoimmune diseases.
3. Crisis calls : The newly understood regional thirst signals are : heartburn, rheumatoid joint pain, back pain, migraine headache, colitis pain, fibromyalgic pains , and anginal pain.
4. Complications of dehydration are very extensive and include : obesity, hemorrhoids, cholesterol plagues and arterial diseases, and type 1 diabetes, as well as serious neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, neuritis, phlebitis, lymphomas, cancers, and many more.
Medicine has traditionally divided the human body study-logy into so many specialties and subspecialities based on the different body organs ' way of revealing their water shortages. Each of these groups has its own rituals for investigating within its "fiefdom." The pharmaceutical industry has accommodated physicians and has designed medications that are used in that particular "domain" of medicine. This is why, when dehydration manifest itself in more than one organ or domain of the human body, the patient is forced to see many different specialists to address his or her organ-specific symptoms. Hence the use of so many different pills and treatment procedures, in the same person, for the same underlying cause - dehydration.Here is demonstrate how water alone naturally reverses multiple health concerns.
It is never too late or too early to revise and be wise again for the rest of our journey.......
Use Water-cure. Rather be thankful for the timely warning, and do something about it.
Drink at least 10% of your own daily water-quota (31.42 ml multiply by your present body weight(kg), every 90 minutes. Use 1/4 teaspoon of sea-salt in your daily diet, for every 1250 ml water drank.
Pain is a sign/signal produced by dehydration in the human body. Pain may be common but it is not normal.
To simplify complications is the FIRST essential of success.
Singapore Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan weighted 60 kilogram when he entered the hospital, but yesterday(June 9,2010) he tipped the scales at 57.5 kilogram.
Based on these body weight, the daily water intake should be monitored closely as follow, because every drop of fresh water available counts for the body economies.
Here is the water-cure formula for a body weight of 60 kg:
1. 31.42 x 60 = 1885.2 milliliter, daily.
He should drink at least 10 percent of 1885.2 ml every 90 minute, ie.,188.5 ml.
And use 0.375 teaspoon of sea salt for his daily diet. (For every 1250 ml of fresh water intake , use 1/4 teaspoon of sea salt, daily.)
Now that the body weight is at 57.5 kg :
1. 31.42 x 57.5 = 1806.65 milliliter, daily.
He should be drinking at least 10 percent of 1806.65 ml every 90 minute, ie., 180.6 ml. And adjust the sea salt intake accordingly, which is 0.361 teaspoon of sea salt for his daily diet.
I hope Mr Khaw Boon Wan and his doctors look into the patient daily salinity and water intake and work out the specifics for him to apply in order to regain and sustain a normalized cholesterol. Avoid all drinks or food which contributes to unintentional cellular dehydration such as coffee, tea, caffeinated products , colas, aspartame.
TIPS: There is clinical evidence that stress reduction helps lower cholesterol levels.
Avoid all foods containing partially hydrogenated oils. Start reading labels ! Limit white sugar - excessive amounts can raise cholesterol levels.
Start adding healthy omega 3s to the diet from fish, flax, walnuts, and olive oil. For cooking at high heat, use organic coconut, sesame, or rice bran oils.
Drink water ! it is the easiest and common sense way to protect the heart and the body from water deficit.
How Dehydration caused Dis-eases
Persistent unintentional dehydration leaves its damaging impact in the fourth dimension of time. Caught in time, these Dis-eases conditions can be reversible , as you read and follow the simple rehydration daily.
Our human body manifests its water shortage by four(4) categories of conditions :
1. perceptive feelings;
2. drought-management programs;
3. crisis calls; and
4. complication of persistent dehydration.
1. Perceptive feelings of water shortage include : tiredness that is not the result of strenuous effort, such as feeling first thing in the morning that you do not wish to get out of the bed.
Anxiety, agitation, shortness of temper, depression, sleep disorder, craving for sodas, alcohol, and even hard drugs and agoraphobia are some of the ways our human brain reflects its water-conservation and water-regulation problems.
2. The drought-management and resource-management programs are : constipation, allergies, asthma, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and the autoimmune diseases.
3. Crisis calls : The newly understood regional thirst signals are : heartburn, rheumatoid joint pain, back pain, migraine headache, colitis pain, fibromyalgic pains , and anginal pain.
4. Complications of dehydration are very extensive and include : obesity, hemorrhoids, cholesterol plagues and arterial diseases, and type 1 diabetes, as well as serious neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, neuritis, phlebitis, lymphomas, cancers, and many more.
Medicine has traditionally divided the human body study-logy into so many specialties and subspecialities based on the different body organs ' way of revealing their water shortages. Each of these groups has its own rituals for investigating within its "fiefdom." The pharmaceutical industry has accommodated physicians and has designed medications that are used in that particular "domain" of medicine. This is why, when dehydration manifest itself in more than one organ or domain of the human body, the patient is forced to see many different specialists to address his or her organ-specific symptoms. Hence the use of so many different pills and treatment procedures, in the same person, for the same underlying cause - dehydration.Here is demonstrate how water alone naturally reverses multiple health concerns.
It is never too late or too early to revise and be wise again for the rest of our journey.......
Use Water-cure. Rather be thankful for the timely warning, and do something about it.
Drink at least 10% of your own daily water-quota (31.42 ml multiply by your present body weight(kg), every 90 minutes. Use 1/4 teaspoon of sea-salt in your daily diet, for every 1250 ml water drank.
Pain is a sign/signal produced by dehydration in the human body. Pain may be common but it is not normal.
To simplify complications is the FIRST essential of success.
Saturday, June 5, 2010
World Health Organisation (WHO)'s flu expert 'paid by drug firms'
Health body blasted for lack of transparency
THE STRAITS TIMES SATURDAY,JUNE 5 2010 PAGE C26
PARIS:The World Health Organisation's handling of the Influenza A (H1N1) pandemic was deeply marred by secrecy and conflict of interest with drug companies, a top medical journal said yesterday.
The British Medical Journal (BMJ) said that WHO guidelines on the use of antiviral drugs were prepared by experts who had received consulting fees from the top two manufacturers of these drugs, Roche and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).
In apparent violation of its own rules, the WHO did not publicly disclose these conflicts when the guidelines o how to respond to a pandemic were drawn up in 2004, according to the report, jointly authored by the non profit Bureau of Investigative Journalism, based in London.
A draft assessment prepared for the Council of Europe, also released yesterday, likewise lambasts the WHO for lack of transparency, wasting huge sums of public money and provoking "unjustified fears". It also points to potential health risks stemming from the "fast track" manufacture of vaccines.
Decisions by the global health organisation led governments to stockpile vast quantities of antivirals, and its decision to declare a pandemic in June last year(2009) triggered the purchase of billion of dollars worth of hastily manufactured (purported) vaccines. ( Respected readers can read previous posts regarding the H1N1 vaccines scandalous syndicate in this blog, just type H1N1 and search)
The BMJ report reveals that at least one expert on the secret, 16-member "emergency committee" formed last year(2009) to advise the WHO on whether and when to declare a pandemic had received payment last year(2009) from GlaxoSmithKline.
A World Health Organisation spokesman responded to the BMJ report in general terms, but did not comment on the committee that was set up last year(2009). "Declarations of interest are submitted by all experts who attend WHO expert committee meetings, " said Mt Gregory Haertl.
He added that the recommendations on how to respond to a pandemic were drafted by 20 people and that the WHO released them on the Web for six months to seek public comment before revising them and publishing them in 2004.
Mr David Reddy, who heads Roche's influenza task force, said :"In disease areas like this, there is only a limited number of people who have got direct clinical investigational experience and virology experience, so it is not surprising that we are going to be seeking advice from the same groups of people."
On Thursday, WHO head Margaret Chan announced that the pandemic-level alert would be kept in place despite mounting expectations of a downgrade. While outbreaks have largely disappeared in the northern hemisphere, new cases of Influenza A (H1N1) were expected in the coming weeks south of the equator, she said.
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, BLOOMBERG
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We are very fortunate to be given access to these vital facts before we have unknowingly exposed our children and adults relatives and ourselves to further vaccines dangers.
Thanks to James for these comment and links below:
Has the Ministry read these reports? It is a leap of faith to believe that the H1N1 vaccine can effectively protect Singaporeans, when potential financial conflicts of interest are kept secret at the WHO.
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/SwineFlu/swine-flu-pandemic-world-health-organization-scientists-linked/story?id=10829940
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/04/AR2010060403034.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/jun/04/swine-flu-experts-big-pharmaceutical
http://www.straitstimes.com/World/Story/STIStory_535882.html
THE STRAITS TIMES SATURDAY,JUNE 5 2010 PAGE C26
PARIS:The World Health Organisation's handling of the Influenza A (H1N1) pandemic was deeply marred by secrecy and conflict of interest with drug companies, a top medical journal said yesterday.
The British Medical Journal (BMJ) said that WHO guidelines on the use of antiviral drugs were prepared by experts who had received consulting fees from the top two manufacturers of these drugs, Roche and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).
In apparent violation of its own rules, the WHO did not publicly disclose these conflicts when the guidelines o how to respond to a pandemic were drawn up in 2004, according to the report, jointly authored by the non profit Bureau of Investigative Journalism, based in London.
A draft assessment prepared for the Council of Europe, also released yesterday, likewise lambasts the WHO for lack of transparency, wasting huge sums of public money and provoking "unjustified fears". It also points to potential health risks stemming from the "fast track" manufacture of vaccines.
Decisions by the global health organisation led governments to stockpile vast quantities of antivirals, and its decision to declare a pandemic in June last year(2009) triggered the purchase of billion of dollars worth of hastily manufactured (purported) vaccines. ( Respected readers can read previous posts regarding the H1N1 vaccines scandalous syndicate in this blog, just type H1N1 and search)
The BMJ report reveals that at least one expert on the secret, 16-member "emergency committee" formed last year(2009) to advise the WHO on whether and when to declare a pandemic had received payment last year(2009) from GlaxoSmithKline.
A World Health Organisation spokesman responded to the BMJ report in general terms, but did not comment on the committee that was set up last year(2009). "Declarations of interest are submitted by all experts who attend WHO expert committee meetings, " said Mt Gregory Haertl.
He added that the recommendations on how to respond to a pandemic were drafted by 20 people and that the WHO released them on the Web for six months to seek public comment before revising them and publishing them in 2004.
Mr David Reddy, who heads Roche's influenza task force, said :"In disease areas like this, there is only a limited number of people who have got direct clinical investigational experience and virology experience, so it is not surprising that we are going to be seeking advice from the same groups of people."
On Thursday, WHO head Margaret Chan announced that the pandemic-level alert would be kept in place despite mounting expectations of a downgrade. While outbreaks have largely disappeared in the northern hemisphere, new cases of Influenza A (H1N1) were expected in the coming weeks south of the equator, she said.
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, BLOOMBERG
**********************************************
We are very fortunate to be given access to these vital facts before we have unknowingly exposed our children and adults relatives and ourselves to further vaccines dangers.
Thanks to James for these comment and links below:
Has the Ministry read these reports? It is a leap of faith to believe that the H1N1 vaccine can effectively protect Singaporeans, when potential financial conflicts of interest are kept secret at the WHO.
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/SwineFlu/swine-flu-pandemic-world-health-organization-scientists-linked/story?id=10829940
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/04/AR2010060403034.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/jun/04/swine-flu-experts-big-pharmaceutical
http://www.straitstimes.com/World/Story/STIStory_535882.html
The Message for the Hour
"Emmanuel". . . "Christ". . ."JESUS"
If you are not a disciple of Jesus yet, welcome and I pray God grant you the spirit of wisdom and revelation to know and believe the present truth.
THE European nations passed from the 19th to the 20th century inebriated with the exuberance of man-made philosophies, and spell-bound under the wand of that new fairy-godmother, "Science". The watchword was "Upward and On ward", to the utopia which was at last visibly flashing ahead, the consummation which would crown and glorify the evolution of our human species.
But the fond dreams of the 19th century about the "march of civilization", and the gradual "extinction of the ape and the tiger" thereby, have dissolved in a shocking eye-opening during this 21th century. World wars, gluttonous nationalisms, and tyrannical totalitarianisms have exposed a demoniacal sadism and a worse-than-bestialsavagery in 21st century human nature which out-shame anything ever uncovered in the so-called "primitive barbarians" of antiquity !
The "upward march" is now seen by the most casual observer to be a downward one, from whatever viewpoint it may be considered, whether political, moral, or religious.
Man or woman without God has once more proved himself/herself a failure, and the ultimate salvation of the race by human brains alone has turned out to be nothing but a shimmering mirage.
All around us today , 6 June,2010, there is disillusionment and unrest of soul. The splitting of the atom has not only unceremoniously introduced a new physical epoch, it has brought a new and intenser attitude of mind. Tomorrow is a bigger doubt than ever. The eleventh-hour clarion to us, Jesus' disciples minority, is as never before to lift up the Lord Jesus Christ as "EMMANUEL", the one complete answer to mankind's deepest need.
Yes, our Lord Jesus is "Emmanuel", but saint Matthew calls Him the CHRIST."And Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus which is called the Christ." (reference from Matthew 1:16)
That title name, "Christ" (in Greek: Christos), is, of course, the New Testament correspondent of the Old Testament "Messiah" (in Hebrew language: Mashiyach ), and both mean "The Anointed One".
In Old Testament times there were three classes of public servants who were the subjects of special anointing ; The prophet, the priest, the king. Hebrew prophecy foretells of one Messiah who should somehow be all three in one person.
In the four Gospels of Jesus Christ, He is the anointed Prophet, preaching to the people.
In the book of the Acts (of the Holy Spirit in the apostles) and the written Epistles, He is the ascended Priest, interceding for the people.
In the Book of Revelation of Jesus Christ to His beloved, He is the returned King reigning over the people.
Some golden daybreak in the near future He will break in upon our world again, in overwhelming splendour as World-Emperor, but meanwhile, beside being "Emmanuel " and "Christ", He is "JESUS".
"Thou shalt call His name JESUS (Yahshua), for He shall save His people from their sins."(reference from Matthew 1:21)This is best of all. He who is the embodiment of the Deity visibly, and the fulfillment of prophecy historically, is the Saviour of men morally and spiritually and eternally.
This is the message for the hour ; not the evolution of man, but the incarnation of God ; not some pseudo-deliverance by human brains, but real salvation by divine grace ; not some wistful "extinction of the ape and the tiger " in man, but a Saviour who really saves men from sins !
If you are not a disciple of Jesus yet, welcome and I pray God grant you the spirit of wisdom and revelation to know and believe the present truth.
THE European nations passed from the 19th to the 20th century inebriated with the exuberance of man-made philosophies, and spell-bound under the wand of that new fairy-godmother, "Science". The watchword was "Upward and On ward", to the utopia which was at last visibly flashing ahead, the consummation which would crown and glorify the evolution of our human species.
But the fond dreams of the 19th century about the "march of civilization", and the gradual "extinction of the ape and the tiger" thereby, have dissolved in a shocking eye-opening during this 21th century. World wars, gluttonous nationalisms, and tyrannical totalitarianisms have exposed a demoniacal sadism and a worse-than-bestialsavagery in 21st century human nature which out-shame anything ever uncovered in the so-called "primitive barbarians" of antiquity !
The "upward march" is now seen by the most casual observer to be a downward one, from whatever viewpoint it may be considered, whether political, moral, or religious.
Man or woman without God has once more proved himself/herself a failure, and the ultimate salvation of the race by human brains alone has turned out to be nothing but a shimmering mirage.
All around us today , 6 June,2010, there is disillusionment and unrest of soul. The splitting of the atom has not only unceremoniously introduced a new physical epoch, it has brought a new and intenser attitude of mind. Tomorrow is a bigger doubt than ever. The eleventh-hour clarion to us, Jesus' disciples minority, is as never before to lift up the Lord Jesus Christ as "EMMANUEL", the one complete answer to mankind's deepest need.
Yes, our Lord Jesus is "Emmanuel", but saint Matthew calls Him the CHRIST."And Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus which is called the Christ." (reference from Matthew 1:16)
That title name, "Christ" (in Greek: Christos), is, of course, the New Testament correspondent of the Old Testament "Messiah" (in Hebrew language: Mashiyach ), and both mean "The Anointed One".
In Old Testament times there were three classes of public servants who were the subjects of special anointing ; The prophet, the priest, the king. Hebrew prophecy foretells of one Messiah who should somehow be all three in one person.
In the four Gospels of Jesus Christ, He is the anointed Prophet, preaching to the people.
In the book of the Acts (of the Holy Spirit in the apostles) and the written Epistles, He is the ascended Priest, interceding for the people.
In the Book of Revelation of Jesus Christ to His beloved, He is the returned King reigning over the people.
Some golden daybreak in the near future He will break in upon our world again, in overwhelming splendour as World-Emperor, but meanwhile, beside being "Emmanuel " and "Christ", He is "JESUS".
"Thou shalt call His name JESUS (Yahshua), for He shall save His people from their sins."(reference from Matthew 1:21)This is best of all. He who is the embodiment of the Deity visibly, and the fulfillment of prophecy historically, is the Saviour of men morally and spiritually and eternally.
This is the message for the hour ; not the evolution of man, but the incarnation of God ; not some pseudo-deliverance by human brains, but real salvation by divine grace ; not some wistful "extinction of the ape and the tiger " in man, but a Saviour who really saves men from sins !
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