Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Mosquito Problem - No more
The mosquito control technique but instead of using Lemon Fresh Joy, i used Harimau Kuat Lemon flavoured dish wash liquid (yellow bottle and about RM2.80) and..... it actually works. Thanks to my niece. It's cheap and non poisonous like Ridsect of Fumakilla and the others. Finally, found this simple home tip:-You have a lot of mosquitoes in your bedroom? Try this. Mosquito Treatment: So you don't like those pesky mosquitoes. Here's a tip that was given at a recent gardening forum. Put some water in a white dinner plate and add a couple drops of Lemon Fr R Set the dish on your porch, patio, picnic table, park bench, or other outdoor area. Not sure what attracts them, the lemon smell, the white plate colour, or what.BUT ... mosquitoes flock to it, and drop dead shortly after drinking the Lemon Fresh Joy/water mixture, and usually within about 10 feet of the plate.TRY IT--- it works just superb! It may seem trivial, but it may also help to control mosquitoes around your home, (especially in areas where the West Nile virus is reaching epidemic proportions in mosquitoes, birds, and humans).Pass this on to anyone who likes sitting out in the evening, or when they're having a cook out.
Potatoes and its poison
Take serious notice....if you don't cook, tell your mum, aunty, maid..... or hubby if he's the one cooking :-) ..
Green = vegetables = good, right? Not when it comes to potatoes. Here's an important piece of information that my mother taught me years ago, but fewer and fewer people these days seem to know about. Green in potatoes indicates the presence of a rather harmful toxin . When you see patches of green in your potatoes as you peel them, cut out the green parts entirely and discard them. What is the green? Actually it's chlorophyll. Not bad for you at all. But the chlorophyll indicates that the potato has been exposed to sunlight. And where the potato has been exposed to light is where a natural toxin in the potato (solanine) becomes concentrated at harmful levels.
So, never store your potatoes on the counter. Always keep them in a cool, completely dark ple. According to the Wikipedia , deep-frying potatoes at a high temperature (306°F) effectively lowers the level of toxins. But boiling them (212°F) has no effect. Best to stay on the safe side and just cut away the green parts. The NIH website mentions that the potato sprouts can also have concentrated solanine, so those too should never be eaten. Links: Potato Poisoning - Green Tubers and Sprouts - Medline Plus, of the National Institute of Health About solanine - Wikipedia reference Green Potatoes are Poisonous: True - Snopes Urban Legend Reference Pages Harold McGee on green potatoes
Green = vegetables = good, right? Not when it comes to potatoes. Here's an important piece of information that my mother taught me years ago, but fewer and fewer people these days seem to know about. Green in potatoes indicates the presence of a rather harmful toxin . When you see patches of green in your potatoes as you peel them, cut out the green parts entirely and discard them. What is the green? Actually it's chlorophyll. Not bad for you at all. But the chlorophyll indicates that the potato has been exposed to sunlight. And where the potato has been exposed to light is where a natural toxin in the potato (solanine) becomes concentrated at harmful levels.
So, never store your potatoes on the counter. Always keep them in a cool, completely dark ple. According to the Wikipedia , deep-frying potatoes at a high temperature (306°F) effectively lowers the level of toxins. But boiling them (212°F) has no effect. Best to stay on the safe side and just cut away the green parts. The NIH website mentions that the potato sprouts can also have concentrated solanine, so those too should never be eaten. Links: Potato Poisoning - Green Tubers and Sprouts - Medline Plus, of the National Institute of Health About solanine - Wikipedia reference Green Potatoes are Poisonous: True - Snopes Urban Legend Reference Pages Harold McGee on green potatoes Now they say - Drinking too much water is bad for u
URGENT HEALTH BULLETIN
Discover why one M.D. says'I HAVEN'T HAD A GLASS OF WATER IN 20 YEARS...'
And why you don't have to gulp it down by the gallon either.
Sure, drinking tons of water is great if you want to raise your stroke risk, bring on kidney failure, and encourage early Alzheimer's.
SURPRISED? But that's just one example of how MASS MEDIA MEDICINE is ruining our health. Next time anyone nags you to sweat, starve or give up your pleasures, turn the tables on them and ask:
IS YOUR CHOLESTEROL HIGH ENOUGH to avoid heart attacks and strokes?
ARE YOU GETTING ENOUGH SUN to prevent the world's most dreaded cancers?
ARE YOU EXERCISING SO HARD that it's hardening your arteries?
ARE YOU EATING ENOUGH SALT to prevent high blood pressure?
ARE YOU EATING ENOUGH EGGS & BACON to ward off macular degeneration?
GOT ARTHRITIS? GUESS WHAT! This animal fat reverses the damage in 24 hours!
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, YOU CAN LIVE LONG and LOVE every minute of IT!
Learn how right now from medicine's most acclaimed myth-buster, William Campbell Douglass II, MD. Plus, find out why more than 100,000 doctors and health-savvy Individuals have joined his 'take back your life' crusade. If you'd rather enjoy a beer than force down 8 glasses of water... If you can't start the day without caffeine... If you crave a good steak and can't stomach 10 vegetables a day...
GUESS WHAT? YOU'RE RIGHT and they're full of tofu...
See below for the real health facts and don't let the 'experts' ruin one more day! My Dear Pestered Friend:Every day, the health police find some other pleasure to ruin... First they snatch away your beer and scotch... Then they badger you to drink water until you nearly burst... Next, they nag you to give up coffee, eggs, bacon and everything else that makes life worth living...
And then they complain that YOU'RE GRUMPY?!! No, you're being way too patient! But we're going to get the last laugh on those jokers...
Because all the 'facts' they're flinging at you are just MASS MEDIA MEDICINE! Mass Media Medicine is to REAL medicine as McDonald's is to REAL food...
It was never intended to make you healthy... It's intended to make billions of dollars for giant corporations... And the only science behind it is marketing science!
It's all about selling us 'health' goods & services WHETHER OR NOT WE NEED THEM... Scaring us into buying drugs to prevent diseases (like 'high cholesterol') that don't exist... Bullying us into buying high-markup, high-carbohydrate, meatless mush... Hounding us to buy instruments of torture in the name of exercise... And when all this stuff finally does make you sick, they reply that you need even more ...
But it's high time you quit this can't-win game and DISCOVER THE REAL FACTS... And you're going to love what 40 years of clinical studies really tell you to do! As you'll see on the pages ahead, from now on you have DOCTOR'S ORDERS to...
Chow down on juicy T-bones and 3-egg omelets prepared with real butter...
Trade in that water bottle for a case of ice-cold beer...
Drink all the coffee you want, laced with heavy cream if you like...
Take naps instead of running laps...
And tell the cholesterol cops they'll have to terrify someone else...
Skeptical? Now you're talking my language... Never, ever do anything just because someone swears it's healthy!Make them prove it and guarantee it - like I'm going to do right now.Just let me send you 5 FREE BONUS GIFTS and you'll soon see and feel what I mean. You'll learn how to make your body immune to CANCER, JOINT PAIN, HEART ATTACKS and other DEADLY DISEASES...By eating REAL FOOD...
Discover why one M.D. says'I HAVEN'T HAD A GLASS OF WATER IN 20 YEARS...'
And why you don't have to gulp it down by the gallon either.
Sure, drinking tons of water is great if you want to raise your stroke risk, bring on kidney failure, and encourage early Alzheimer's.
SURPRISED? But that's just one example of how MASS MEDIA MEDICINE is ruining our health. Next time anyone nags you to sweat, starve or give up your pleasures, turn the tables on them and ask:
IS YOUR CHOLESTEROL HIGH ENOUGH to avoid heart attacks and strokes?
ARE YOU GETTING ENOUGH SUN to prevent the world's most dreaded cancers?
ARE YOU EXERCISING SO HARD that it's hardening your arteries?
ARE YOU EATING ENOUGH SALT to prevent high blood pressure?
ARE YOU EATING ENOUGH EGGS & BACON to ward off macular degeneration?
GOT ARTHRITIS? GUESS WHAT! This animal fat reverses the damage in 24 hours!
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, YOU CAN LIVE LONG and LOVE every minute of IT!
Learn how right now from medicine's most acclaimed myth-buster, William Campbell Douglass II, MD. Plus, find out why more than 100,000 doctors and health-savvy Individuals have joined his 'take back your life' crusade. If you'd rather enjoy a beer than force down 8 glasses of water... If you can't start the day without caffeine... If you crave a good steak and can't stomach 10 vegetables a day...
GUESS WHAT? YOU'RE RIGHT and they're full of tofu...
See below for the real health facts and don't let the 'experts' ruin one more day! My Dear Pestered Friend:Every day, the health police find some other pleasure to ruin... First they snatch away your beer and scotch... Then they badger you to drink water until you nearly burst... Next, they nag you to give up coffee, eggs, bacon and everything else that makes life worth living...
And then they complain that YOU'RE GRUMPY?!! No, you're being way too patient! But we're going to get the last laugh on those jokers...
Because all the 'facts' they're flinging at you are just MASS MEDIA MEDICINE! Mass Media Medicine is to REAL medicine as McDonald's is to REAL food...
It was never intended to make you healthy... It's intended to make billions of dollars for giant corporations... And the only science behind it is marketing science!
It's all about selling us 'health' goods & services WHETHER OR NOT WE NEED THEM... Scaring us into buying drugs to prevent diseases (like 'high cholesterol') that don't exist... Bullying us into buying high-markup, high-carbohydrate, meatless mush... Hounding us to buy instruments of torture in the name of exercise... And when all this stuff finally does make you sick, they reply that you need even more ...
But it's high time you quit this can't-win game and DISCOVER THE REAL FACTS... And you're going to love what 40 years of clinical studies really tell you to do! As you'll see on the pages ahead, from now on you have DOCTOR'S ORDERS to...
Chow down on juicy T-bones and 3-egg omelets prepared with real butter...
Trade in that water bottle for a case of ice-cold beer...
Drink all the coffee you want, laced with heavy cream if you like...
Take naps instead of running laps...
And tell the cholesterol cops they'll have to terrify someone else...
Skeptical? Now you're talking my language... Never, ever do anything just because someone swears it's healthy!Make them prove it and guarantee it - like I'm going to do right now.Just let me send you 5 FREE BONUS GIFTS and you'll soon see and feel what I mean. You'll learn how to make your body immune to CANCER, JOINT PAIN, HEART ATTACKS and other DEADLY DISEASES...By eating REAL FOOD...
Bananas must eat
The Importance of Bananas
A professor at CCNY for a physiological psych class told his class about bananas. He said the expression 'going bananas' is from the effects of bananas on the brain.Read on:
Never put your banana in the refrigerator!!!This is interesting.After reading this, you'll never look at a banana in the same way again.
Bananas contain three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber. A banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy.Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes.But energy isn't the only way a banana can help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.
Depression: According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally ma k e you feel happier.PMS: Forget the pills - eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.Anemia: High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anemia.Blood Pressure: This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it perfect to beat blood pressure. So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke
Brain Power: 200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school ( England ) were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.Constipation: High in fiber, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.Hangovers: One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.Heartburn: Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief.
Morning Sickness: Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.Mosquito bites: Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.Nerves: Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.
Overweight and Work? Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and chips. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady.Ulcers: The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach
Temperature control: Many other cultures see bananas as a 'cooling' fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand , for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature.
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood enhancer tryptophanSmoking &Tobacco Use: Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.Stress: Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body's water balance. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.Strokes: According to research in The New England Journal of Medicine, eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%!Warts: Those keen on natural alternatives swear that if you want to kill off a wart, take a piece of banana skin and place it on the wart, with the yellow side out. Carefully hold the skin in place with a plaster or surgical tape!
So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around So maybe its time to change that well-known phrase so that we say, 'A banana a day keeps the doctor away!'PASS IT ON TO YOUR FRIENDSPS: Bananas must be the reason monkeys are so happy all the time! I will add one here; want a quick shine on our shoes?? Take the INSIDE of the banana skin, and rub directly on the shoe...polish with dry cloth. Amazing fruit.
A professor at CCNY for a physiological psych class told his class about bananas. He said the expression 'going bananas' is from the effects of bananas on the brain.Read on:
Never put your banana in the refrigerator!!!This is interesting.After reading this, you'll never look at a banana in the same way again.
Bananas contain three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber. A banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy.Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes.But energy isn't the only way a banana can help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.
Depression: According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally ma k e you feel happier.PMS: Forget the pills - eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.Anemia: High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anemia.Blood Pressure: This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it perfect to beat blood pressure. So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke
Brain Power: 200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school ( England ) were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.Constipation: High in fiber, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.Hangovers: One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.Heartburn: Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief.
Morning Sickness: Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.Mosquito bites: Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.Nerves: Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.
Overweight and Work? Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and chips. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady.Ulcers: The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach
Temperature control: Many other cultures see bananas as a 'cooling' fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand , for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature.
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood enhancer tryptophanSmoking &Tobacco Use: Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.Stress: Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body's water balance. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.Strokes: According to research in The New England Journal of Medicine, eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%!Warts: Those keen on natural alternatives swear that if you want to kill off a wart, take a piece of banana skin and place it on the wart, with the yellow side out. Carefully hold the skin in place with a plaster or surgical tape!
So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around So maybe its time to change that well-known phrase so that we say, 'A banana a day keeps the doctor away!'PASS IT ON TO YOUR FRIENDSPS: Bananas must be the reason monkeys are so happy all the time! I will add one here; want a quick shine on our shoes?? Take the INSIDE of the banana skin, and rub directly on the shoe...polish with dry cloth. Amazing fruit.
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