賴床=====10分鐘=====可長保健康
早晨甦醒後先閉目養神，然後在床上慢慢做 10分鐘保健運動，這對預防心腦血管疾病和增強各器官功能都有益處。
1. 手指梳頭一分鐘用雙手手指由前額至後腦勺，依次梳理，增強頭部的血液迴圈，增加腦部血流量，可防腦部血管疾病，且使發黑又有光澤。
2.輕揉耳輪一分鐘用雙手指輕揉左右耳輪至發熱舒適，因耳朵佈滿全身的穴位，這樣做可使經絡疏通，尤其對耳鳴、目眩、健忘等症，有防治之功效。
3.轉動眼睛一分鐘眼球可順時針和逆時針運轉，能鍛鍊眼肌，提神醒目。
4.拇指揉鼻一分鐘輕叩牙齒和卷舌，可使牙根和牙齦活血並健齒。卷舌可使舌活動自如且增加其靈敏度。
5.伸屈四肢一分鐘透過伸屈運動，使血液迅速回流到全身，供給心腦系統足夠的氧和血，可防急慢性心、腦血管疾病，增強四肢大小關節的靈活性。
6.輕摩肚臍一分鐘
用雙手掌心交替輕摩肚臍，因肚臍上下是神厥、關元、氣海、丹田、中脘等各穴位所在位置，尤其是神厥能預防和治療中風。輕摩也有提神補氣之功效。
7. 收腹提肛一分鐘反復收縮，使肛門上提，可增強肛門括約肌收縮力，促使血液迴圈，除增強性能力外，尚可預防痔瘡及尿失禁的發生。
8.蹬摩腳心一分鐘仰臥以雙足根交替蹬摩腳心，使腳心感到溫熱。蹬摩腳心後可促使全身血液圈，有活經絡、健脾胃、安心神等功效。
9.左右翻身一分鐘
在床上輕輕翻身，活動脊柱大關節和腰部肌肉。
賴床10分鐘可保健康
當今全世界心血管與腦血管疾病的死亡率，為各種疾病的死亡率之首。
不過若是睡覺醒來之後能夠「閉目養神三分鐘」，就可以大大減低中風的發生率
中風==大多==發生於==夜晚，
而且最危險的時刻是剛醒來的時候，所以睡醒時先養神休息三分鐘再起床，可以預防中風，尤其老年人、高血壓或心臟病患者更該遵行。
人經過一夜睡眠醒來以後，如果立即從臥姿改為坐姿，甚至突然下床走動，那是非常危險的。
因為這時候人身上的血液經過一夜未喝水較黏稠，頭腦較昏沈，立即下床很容易跌倒，造成腦溢血或頭顱撞傷。
只要做到睡醒「閉目養神三分鐘」就可以避免，可以說是簡單易行，值得推廣。
因此每個上了年紀的人都應該牢記：睡醒勿立即下床，先養神休息三分鐘，以免有中風的危險。
尤其是患有高血壓及心臟病的患者，一覺醒來切勿隨意搖動頭部，先躺在床上休息三分鐘再下床活動。
Monday, February 20, 2012
Monday, July 18, 2011
http://www.sanderlu.net/: Fend off liver cancer
http://www.sanderlu.net/: Fend off liver cancer: "Fend off liver cancer - a nice kopi may help Findings on protective properties apply to only S'porean Chinese though By Poon Chian Hui ..."
Fend off liver cancer
Fend off liver cancer - a nice kopi may help
Findings on protective properties apply to only S'porean Chinese though
By Poon Chian Hui
COFFEE has been demonised and blamed for many ailments including heart disease, but evidence has emerged that the drink might actually help prevent liver cancer.
A study done in Singapore has found that the more coffee you drink, the more you lower your risk of liver cancer. If you take three or more cups a day, for example, your risk could be up to 44 per cent lower than for a total abstainer.
But the fine print here is that these findings apply only to Singaporean Chinese, as they come from the first large study on the link between coffee intake and liver cancer in the segment of the local population most susceptible to the disease.
The findings, from the Singapore Chinese Health Study of more than 63,000 ethnic Chinese aged 45 to 74 living here, were recently published in the American journal Cancer Causes and Control.
When the participants were recruited for the study, they did not have liver cancer. By 2006, 360 had developed it.
Begun in 1993, the study was carried out by the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health in the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore, in collaboration with researchers from the United States.
The research adds to the growing body of evidence debunking the long-held notion that coffee is bad for health. Earlier this year, other researchers had already reported, after studying 3,000 coffee drinkers here, that no detrimental effects had been brought about by the dark brew.
Researchers postulate that the liver-protecting properties of coffee come from two of the oils found in the beans: cafestol and kahweol. They are present whether your drink is a designer concoction, a kopitiam brew or a mix out of a three-in-one foil pack.
More relevant is how the coffee is made, as some brewing methods could remove the cafestol and kahweol.
For example, brews from coffee machines that use paper filters to sieve out the coffee grounds tend to contain negligible amounts of the two oils, possibly because they are absorbed by the paper.
Dark roasted coffee, like the kind sold in coffee shops here, is usually prepared by simply boiling coffee powder in a muslin bag. This method seems to preserve the oils, as is the case for other unfiltered brews such as Turkish coffee.
Associate Professor Koh Woon Puay, who was involved in the study, said the findings do not mean that people should start gorging on coffee - they just mean that coffee drinkers can now worry less as they down their brews.
She said: 'Coffee has often had to fight this bad image, compared with tea, which is often portrayed very positively.'
Indeed, coffee scores higher as far as liver cancer is concerned - her team, which also studied the effects of drinking green tea, found that it delivered no protection against the disease.
Studies similar to this instalment of the Singapore Chinese Health Study's look at the link between liver cancer and coffee have been done in Japan and Italy, and the same conclusions drawn, but the disease is not common in the two countries, so the results were less significant.
In the Republic, liver cancer is the fourth most common among men, going by data from the Singapore Cancer Registry. Between 2004 and 2008, as many as 1,758 cases were diagnosed. The illness is also the third most deadly cancer here, contributing to 16.2 per cent of all cancer deaths.
According to July 1 figures from the Singapore Liver Cancer Registry, which tracks about 2,300 patients, eight in 10 are men, mostly Chinese. A third of the patients are aged between 61 and 70.
Dr Desmond Wai of the Asian Centre for Liver Diseases and Transplantation said the study should reassure patients who might be thinking of kicking their coffee habit for fear of harming their livers. The consultant heptologist and gastroenterologist said: 'Many can't believe this convenient, inexpensive habit can protect them from liver cancer.'
The findings are likely to alter the approach some doctors take. Dr Wai explained that many tend to focus on controlling the viruses that lead to liver cancer, such as the hepatitis B virus. 'They might not realise that other methods can help, such as drinking coffee.'
Still, moderation is vital. Dr Wai said over-consumption of caffeine could trigger heart palpitations, insomnia, headaches or even panic attacks. He recommends no more than three cups a day.
Researchers involved in the Singapore Chinese Health Study also looked at whether drinking coffee could protect against colorectal cancer, the No.1 cancer here.
The results, published separately last year, suggested that coffee could lower the risk of advanced colon cancer, but only among smokers. Prof Koh said more studies were needed.
In 2008, it was found that drinking four or more cups of coffee a day might lower the risk of diabetes by 30 per cent.
http://www.straitstimes.com/PrimeNews/Story/STIStory_691133.html sanderlu.netbookstore
Findings on protective properties apply to only S'porean Chinese though
By Poon Chian Hui
COFFEE has been demonised and blamed for many ailments including heart disease, but evidence has emerged that the drink might actually help prevent liver cancer.
A study done in Singapore has found that the more coffee you drink, the more you lower your risk of liver cancer. If you take three or more cups a day, for example, your risk could be up to 44 per cent lower than for a total abstainer.
But the fine print here is that these findings apply only to Singaporean Chinese, as they come from the first large study on the link between coffee intake and liver cancer in the segment of the local population most susceptible to the disease.
The findings, from the Singapore Chinese Health Study of more than 63,000 ethnic Chinese aged 45 to 74 living here, were recently published in the American journal Cancer Causes and Control.
When the participants were recruited for the study, they did not have liver cancer. By 2006, 360 had developed it.
Begun in 1993, the study was carried out by the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health in the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore, in collaboration with researchers from the United States.
The research adds to the growing body of evidence debunking the long-held notion that coffee is bad for health. Earlier this year, other researchers had already reported, after studying 3,000 coffee drinkers here, that no detrimental effects had been brought about by the dark brew.
Researchers postulate that the liver-protecting properties of coffee come from two of the oils found in the beans: cafestol and kahweol. They are present whether your drink is a designer concoction, a kopitiam brew or a mix out of a three-in-one foil pack.
More relevant is how the coffee is made, as some brewing methods could remove the cafestol and kahweol.
For example, brews from coffee machines that use paper filters to sieve out the coffee grounds tend to contain negligible amounts of the two oils, possibly because they are absorbed by the paper.
Dark roasted coffee, like the kind sold in coffee shops here, is usually prepared by simply boiling coffee powder in a muslin bag. This method seems to preserve the oils, as is the case for other unfiltered brews such as Turkish coffee.
Associate Professor Koh Woon Puay, who was involved in the study, said the findings do not mean that people should start gorging on coffee - they just mean that coffee drinkers can now worry less as they down their brews.
She said: 'Coffee has often had to fight this bad image, compared with tea, which is often portrayed very positively.'
Indeed, coffee scores higher as far as liver cancer is concerned - her team, which also studied the effects of drinking green tea, found that it delivered no protection against the disease.
Studies similar to this instalment of the Singapore Chinese Health Study's look at the link between liver cancer and coffee have been done in Japan and Italy, and the same conclusions drawn, but the disease is not common in the two countries, so the results were less significant.
In the Republic, liver cancer is the fourth most common among men, going by data from the Singapore Cancer Registry. Between 2004 and 2008, as many as 1,758 cases were diagnosed. The illness is also the third most deadly cancer here, contributing to 16.2 per cent of all cancer deaths.
According to July 1 figures from the Singapore Liver Cancer Registry, which tracks about 2,300 patients, eight in 10 are men, mostly Chinese. A third of the patients are aged between 61 and 70.
Dr Desmond Wai of the Asian Centre for Liver Diseases and Transplantation said the study should reassure patients who might be thinking of kicking their coffee habit for fear of harming their livers. The consultant heptologist and gastroenterologist said: 'Many can't believe this convenient, inexpensive habit can protect them from liver cancer.'
The findings are likely to alter the approach some doctors take. Dr Wai explained that many tend to focus on controlling the viruses that lead to liver cancer, such as the hepatitis B virus. 'They might not realise that other methods can help, such as drinking coffee.'
Still, moderation is vital. Dr Wai said over-consumption of caffeine could trigger heart palpitations, insomnia, headaches or even panic attacks. He recommends no more than three cups a day.
Researchers involved in the Singapore Chinese Health Study also looked at whether drinking coffee could protect against colorectal cancer, the No.1 cancer here.
The results, published separately last year, suggested that coffee could lower the risk of advanced colon cancer, but only among smokers. Prof Koh said more studies were needed.
In 2008, it was found that drinking four or more cups of coffee a day might lower the risk of diabetes by 30 per cent.
http://www.straitstimes.com/PrimeNews/Story/STIStory_691133.html sanderlu.netbookstore
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Friday, July 1, 2011
http://www.sanderlu.net/: her hearing loss.
http://www.sanderlu.net/: her hearing loss.: "Bert feared his wife Peg wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approac..."
her hearing loss.
Bert feared his wife Peg wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought she might need a hearing aid.
Not quite sure how to approach her, he called the family Doctor to discuss the problem.
The Doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.
'Here's what you do,' said the Doctor, 'stand about 40 feet away from her, and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not, go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response.'
That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was In the den. He says to himself, 'I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens.' Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?'
No response..
So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and repeats, 'Peg, what's for dinner?'
Still no response.
Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his Wife and asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?'
Again he gets no response.
So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. 'Honey, what's for dinner?'
Again there is no response.
So he walks right up behind her. 'Peg, what's for dinner?'
(I just love this)
'For God’s sake, Bert, for the FIFTH time, CHICKEN!'
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Not quite sure how to approach her, he called the family Doctor to discuss the problem.
The Doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.
'Here's what you do,' said the Doctor, 'stand about 40 feet away from her, and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not, go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response.'
That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was In the den. He says to himself, 'I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens.' Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?'
No response..
So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and repeats, 'Peg, what's for dinner?'
Still no response.
Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his Wife and asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?'
Again he gets no response.
So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. 'Honey, what's for dinner?'
Again there is no response.
So he walks right up behind her. 'Peg, what's for dinner?'
(I just love this)
'For God’s sake, Bert, for the FIFTH time, CHICKEN!'
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