Health Tips - Control Stress in 12 Easy Steps

How to handle stress :

1. Plan your time well
Organizing your time. Make a list of things you need to do and set priority.

2. Spread out the changes in your life
Give yourself time to adjust from one change to another. For example, avoid getting married, buying a house and changing jobs all at the same time.

3. Be realistic about what you can do
Choose your work based on your own ability and interest. Do not hope for the impossible. Set achievable goals for yourself so that you do not become frustrated or discouraged.

4. Make decisions wisely
Obtain all the relevant information first – do not make major decisions blindly. Consider the good and bad points of each choice. Involve the people who will be affected by the decision in the process.

5. Think Positive
Do not let negative feelings build up. Learn to identify the cause of these feelings and deal with them constructively

6. Learn to like yourself
Do not worry too much about your appearance, height, pimples and other faults. Make the best of what you have and learn to accept what you cannot change.

7. Share your problems
Do not keep all your problems and worries to yourself. Remember you are not alone. Talk to your family members, friend, supervisor, or religious leader. They may have had similar experiences and may be able to suggest solutions to your problem.

8. Build a happy family
Be kind, loving, and polite to your family. Treat them the same way that you would treat your friends. They can provide you with love and support in times of need. Set aside some time each day to talk, play, or relax together. Make your home a happy place to come back to after a hard day's work.

9. Make friends
Just as you need a happy family, you also need friends to talk to and laugh with, to visit you and go out with you and to help you in times of need. Treat others the way you would like them to treat you. Respect their views and be patient with their faults. Try giving in to others sometimes - even when you are right.

10. Keep healthy
Keep your body healthy by exercising regularly, eating wisely and getting enough sleep. Do not turn to cigarettes or alcohol to relieve your stress. Smoking and drinking do not solve anything and will cause more problems for your health.

11. Make some time for yourself
Do something that you really enjoy. It can be a hobby like collecting coins or an exercise activity like jogging. Take a short break when you feel tense or tired. You deserve to have a little fun sometimes.

12. Learn some relaxation techniques
Deep breathing exercises, mental relaxation exercises like visual imagery and meditation, and muscle relaxation techniques are helpful in relieving stress

(Source: Health Promotion Board)

Golden-needle-mushroom (Jin-Gen-Gu 金根菇)

Golden-needle-mushroom (Jin-Gen-Gu) successfully kills 95% of cancer cells( Taiwan Report)

Everytime i order steam boat, i must ask the waitress first, do they have Enoki mushroom today? Sometimes, they have and sometimes they don't.

What would be happened when they don't have enoki? Well, i certainly buy the enoki at the supermarket, and then back to the steam boat restaurant.

Hmm, I don't know why, but i love to eat that mushroom. In fact, this kind of mushroom has a benefit to us. Do you want to know why? Lets check this out..

Research done by Singapore U shows that eating this mushroom can destroy 95% of cancer cells in our body by boosting our immune system.

Professor Phan Hwai Chong of Yang Ming Research Centre in Taiwan told Reporter that consuming this kind of mushroom, one of the ingredients in the mushroom can trigger the multiplication of our healthy 'defensive' cells. By out-numbering the cancer cells, healthy cells help eradicate cancer cells.

American scientists have since run tests on this particular type of mushroom extract with blood, done outside human body. Results show that mushroom extract is able to destroy cancer cells.

According to Taiwan professor, since healthy 'fighting' cells can be multiplied to tens & thousands of times, it can either be used as drip or just by eating mushroom.The mushroom is most frequently taken with steam boat. Cooking time should be less than 3 minutes, or the healing property would greatly diminish.

Source: KT Yeo, Singapore

12 hugs a day, guaranteed…free of illness…!!!

“To survive we need 4 hugs per day. For health we need 8 hugs per day. To grow, ageless, happiness we need 12 hugs per day,” said Virginia Satir, family therapist.

You might be wondering, is it really works? Is hug really has such a great power that could make us health, live longer, and look young? When the last time since you hug someone or somebody had hug you? If your answer is “seldom” or even “never”, try to remember, what were you feel lately? You might be get sick often, depressed, stressed, headache, and emotional.

Many research show that hug therapy can heal physical and mental illness. It can overcome stress, depression, and others. Person who is hugged or hugging, feel a power of love around them. This power increases our body immunity.

The hug of peace
When we’re hugging, our body released the oxytocine, hormone that related to peace and love feeling. Oxytocine hormone makes our heart and mind healthier. The hormone will come out automatically from body, if the person has a health life and peaceful feeling.

Hug therapy is the same with walked therapy. Hug therapy increases our body balanced, health and reduce stress level, especially for young professional. But it doesn’t mean that you have to find spouse or lover to do it. Hug can be done with anybody in love and peaceful feeling. Of course, it has not a negative meaning moreover with a passion. This hug also is not a social hug such as, shaking hand, etc, but it is a touching hug, that really touched and binding each other. When you were hugging, you will feel so comfort and peace.

In Indonesia, and also some of others countries, hug only done by couple, relatives, parents to children. In America, there is a foundation that coordinated and do some campaign of “free hugs” on street. So, don’t be surprised if one day when you were visiting America or Europe, we could see some people with big plank on chest, with Free Hug sign. They are volunteers that give hug therapy to every single person who need it.

Healthier children
“But remember, although it’s only a shake hand or touched cheek to cheek, this could be a benefit as well. There is warmth when we shake hand. But if, it’s more than that, plus a real hug, it will have an extra benefit, since it gives more thru therapy element”, said Dr. Bhagat, one of doctors in India that researching an effect of hug. Hopefully, the community will know the benefit of hug, so as a couple they will hug more and also to their children.

The whole part of our skin, from tiptoe till head is very sensitive. Even when baby still in pregnancy, and protected by amniotic water, he/she really likes to be touched by parents. If he/she is often touched, then he/she will grow in healthy and have a nice growth. Psychically, the baby will grow healthier and become a loving person.

Children that often to be touched, caressed and hugged by parents will grow as a healthy child. They will feel comfort and have a good self confidence. Then, their growth and health is better than a child who never touched and hugged.

Even for adult and parents, touched and hugged is very important. Moreover, when they were in depression or stressed. By hugged, adults feel loved and needed.

Transformation of comfort
A master reiki in Mumbai, India , says,"hug is one of tool to transform. Hug makes one person closer to others. If your relationship with someone in problems, hug will make it better. If your marriage is in trouble, hug your couple 20 times a day. I am sure there will be no divorce. In the other hand, your life both will be happier, healthy, and ageless. And you will be free of stress and depression".

Dr. Harold Voth, senior psychiatrist in Kansas, United States has conducted research with some hundred people. The result, those who is hug each other can dissipate depression, improve body immunity, ageless, sleep well more, and healthier. If baby or child is sick and fussy, don't let them alone, just hug them, and they will feel comfortable. Until their body immune feel better, and their health even also will much better. You as parent also get effect either from this hug therapy. You will be healthier, young, and freed from depression.

Hug can heal physical and mental illness. Touch that produced by hug help to lessen the pain. Some of hard disease frequently make its patient feels frustration, angry, unlikely its disease can’t be healed. With hug, patient that felt frustration will feel comfortable. Hug gives positive energy to patient’s emotion. Hug transforms negative emotion into positive emotion. Moreover, if patient gets hug from the one he/she loved very much. Isn't it true that love is the most powerful strength, and hug is one of to show it.

So, what are you waiting for….???

Stress Reduction Secrets Even Your Mother Might Not Know!

As doctors are learning more about stress, they often encourage those under a great deal of tension, to find ways in reducing the stress in their lives.

While tense parents can’t very well reduce their relationship with their children and employees can’t eliminate stress altogether at their job, there are simple and natural techniques of gaining effective stress reduction and overall stress relief.

Exercise & Meditation for Stress Free Life
Experts agree the number one way to reduce stress is surprisingly not involved with prescription medication. Instead, the best way to reduce stress in your life is by exercising. Exercise helps you stay healthy and look great, and also encourages your body to produce natural stress-relieving hormones. Relaxation holistic exercises including Pilates, yoga and mediation are the perfect solutions for those wanting to be stress-free and stay healthy.

Work place Choices to Reduce Anxiety
Work place stress is among the most commonly mentioned when discussion tension. Many people find their job overwhelming, with mental stress in the workplace spreading through all industries. While you can’t likely quit working there are techniques you can do to reduce your work related stressors. First, bringing work home is a big mistake. If you aren’t required to work at home, there is no reason to bring work from the office to your house. Many people find it difficult to set time boundaries when it comes to their job, and thus find themselves working non-stop at the office and at home. Choose to set stopping times and stick to them. Remember, while work is important, it can certainly wait until the morning.

Healing Diet & Eating Habits
Studies now show a person’s diet can directly affect their behavior. This is most often studied in children with conditions such as autism, however it directly relates to healthy adults as well. Proper eating habits can do wonders for your stress level. Not only will you look and feel better, but when you properly fuel your body, you’ll have more energy to get things done. Your life will be efficient and ultimately less stressful. Eliminating refined sugar, caffeine and un-whole wheat is a terrific way to begin your new stress-free life plan.

Healing Workshops & Stress Reduction Clinics
You may want to bond over stress-relief concepts. If so, sign up for a local healing workshop. These classes are offered all around the world and can provide you with wonderful methods of controlling stress. You can often find information on them at your local health clinic.

Useful Stress Relief Devices
If you’re the type of person that tends to get a bit aggressive when you get overwhelmed, think about purchasing a squeeze reliever. These squishy balls are perfect to take your aggression out on when you’re feeling as if you need a time out. Although the concept seems quite juvenile, you’ll be shocked to notice how great it feels to squeeze one when you’re feeling out of control.

Natural Herbal Stress Management
Sure, prescription stress medications are necessary for some people. But, if you are under a normal amount of stress and are otherwise healthy you may want to forgo the chemicals and stick with herbal assistance. Herbs like St. John’s Wort, Black Seed and Chi Herbal are the perfect solution for those who’d rather take the natural route.

Women and Men: Ten Differences that Make a Difference

When it comes to health, there are many crucial health differences between men and women. Yet many women do not know that they react differently to some medications, are more vulnerable to some diseases, and may have different symptoms. The Society for Women's Health Research brought attention to sex differences in initiating the groundbreaking 2001 Institute of Medicine report, Exploring the Biological Contribution to Human Health: Does Sex Matter? The report underscored the need to better understand the importance of sex differences and translate that knowledge into improved medical practice and therapies.

Following are some quick but vital facts about sex differences in health care that you probably did not know:

Heart Disease – Heart disease kills 500,000 American women each year — over 50,000 more women than men — and strikes women, on average, 10 years later than men. Women are more likely than men to have a second heart attack within a year of the first one.

Depression – Women are two-to-three times more likely than men to suffer from depression in part because women's brains make less of the hormone serotonin.

Osteoporosis – Women comprise 80% of the population suffering from osteoporosis, which is attributable to a higher rate of lost bone mass.

Smoking – Smoking has a more negative effect on cardiovascular health in women than men. Women are also less successful quitting smoking and have more severe withdrawal symptoms.

STDs – Women are two times more likely than men to contract a sexually transmitted disease, and more likely to experience significant drops in body weight, which can lead to wasting syndrome.

Anesthesia – Women tend to wake up from anesthesia more quickly than men — an average of seven minutes for women and 11 minutes for men.

Drug reactions – Even common drugs like antihistamines and antibiotic drugs can cause different reactions and side effects in women and men.

Autoimmune Disease – Three out of four people suffering from autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and lupus, are women.

Alcohol – Women produce less of the gastric enzyme that breaks down ethanol in the stomach. Therefore, after consuming the same amount of alcohol, women have higher blood alcohol content than men, even allowing for size differences.

Pain – Some pain medications (known as kappa-opiates) are far more effective in relieving pain in women than in men.

Do we really need the food supplement?

Food supplement.......hmmm, its such a part of healthy life style for modern life like today. Have you wondered that if supplement is really needed for our body?

Let's try to find out accurately...

Food supplement is food contains nutrient and non nutrient, which we can get in capsule, tablet, powder or liqud that has function as an addition food for people who can't get enough nutrient.

Food supplement that we must know:
• Supplement is not food substitution.

• Supplement is made of naturalmaterial, eventhough there are synthesis material in some vitamins.

• The uses of supplement are not clinically proven because is netraceutical, not pharmaceutical.

• Supplement is not medicine, it can't heal diseases.

• Pay attention to the content or ingredients of supplements. Try to find out if there is any strange material

such as pathogen 'microorganism', toxin or other dangerous thing.

• Supplement is supposed to have direction to save, date of expire, side effect, and direction to use.

• Avoid supplement with claim of product effect to health, prevention from or healing disease, comparison to

another product, and other product's promotion.

• The most important thing is our choice to consume supplement based on our body needs. Avoid using of

supplement becsuse of suggestion, lifestyle and consumed by advertisement.

So... the supplement is not needed, if:

You have already eaten healthy food

You exercise regularly

You have enough rest

You have good lifestyte

You have already kept away fron stress

You are free from pollutant substance

Remember! Healthy life comes from good habits.

Source: Imperialink Magazine vol. 05/2007

Osteoporosis: Why Women Suffer

Today, a lot of people, women especially, are aware of this term. But do people really know what Osteoporosis is? This article will focus on giving the simplest definition of what Osteoporosis is and how this affects women in particular.

Basically, Osteoporosis is a bone disease. Like all diseases, the effects are damaging. In this case, the damage to the bone has a direct effect on the bone mineral density. When a person is suffering from Osteoporosis, the bone mineral density in a person’s body isreduced making him/her more prone to breakage or fractures. And since there are no real symptoms, a person does not really know that his/her bones are getting weaker and weaker until a bone actually breaks. The risk of women getting Osteoporosis is higher than men. This is due to the decrease in Estrogen levels in a woman’s life- at menopause or during pregnancy. It is Estrogen that blocks or slows down bone loss. Because Estrogen is a chief hormone in the female, the danger of Osteoporosis is very high for the female population. It is estimated that 1 out of 3 women over 50 get Osteoporosis compared to the statistic of 1 out of 12 men over 50.

Indicated are some reasons why a person can get Osteoporosis. Unfortunately, based on science, being female, as explained earlier, definitely increases a person’s chances for getting the disease. Other things factor into possible developing Osteoporosis as well. Being small, thin, or under 120 pounds, having a family history of the disease, being of postmenopausal or advanced age, being Caucasian or Asian more than any other race, having abnormal menses or eating disorders, having too little exercise, low testosterone levels in men, a diet devoid of dairy products or other sources of calcium or Vitamin D, having an inactive lifestyle, too much cigarette smoking or too much alcohol are all factors that increase the risk of a person developing Osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is also a danger for pregnant women. This usually occurs during a first pregnancy, in the third trimester or after the woman has given birth. Women who suffer from this usually complain of backaches, experience a loss of height, or have vertebral fractures.

What does having Osteoporosis mean for a woman then. Such inconveniences as disability, pain, and loss of independence are the main complaints. Furthermore, back pains and deformity pose a challenge to anyone’s social functioning. In addition, considering that Osteoporosis happens later in life for most people, having to seek treatment is both stressful and not to mention time and energy consuming. The main reason why women are known to suffer more is basically because more women suffer form this disease than men. By virtue of scientific make-up, the chances of a woman developing Osteoporosis is uncomfortably high.

What can a woman do to prevent Osteoporosis? These are simple pieces of advice that can be applied by any woman. Have a balanced diet, never forgetting the recommended daily allowance for calcium and Vitamin D; exercising regularly or maintaining regular physical activity; avoiding cigarettes and alcohol; practicing good posture and avoiding falling or damage to the bones; and mostly, to be informed, both of family history and of the disease in general.

Source: Own Index article

Drinking Coffee for Health and Weight Loss

Coffee Lovers, Please read it

You may think drinking coffee is just about pleasure, lifestyle, or maybe you never think about it. But, in fact, there are some interesting points about drinking coffee you should know.

Disadvantages:
- Coffee when consumed in excess can be addictive, stimulate, and a mood charger.
- A large amount of coffee or caffeine consumed alt at once can have a negative affect on blood sugar levels that influences fat burning that could change into storing fat.
- Too much coffee over time can stain your teeth. With so many benefits of coffee for health and weight loss it is hard to be worried about the few disadvantages when moderation can solve it all.

Step I - Coffee Clean Up
Coffee when consumed straight and by itself it perfect. Having zero calories, zero carbs, and zero fats one can see that it would not hinder weight loss, When adding all that extra sugars, sweeteners, syrups, alcohol and so on just make it a high calorie dessert. Sticking with regular or straight shots of coffee with limiting extras like milk and sweeteners is necessary for achieving healthy living and weight loss.

Step 2 - Coffee in Moderation
Too much coffee at one time can affect blood sugar levels so the easy fix is reducing your in take at one time. Spacing out your coffee in take throughout the day would be something to consider and would benefit as an appetite suppressant while reducing chances of increasing blood sugar. Reducing your coffee in take might be a struggle and can possibly cause headaches and constipation but in the end is worth it.

Step 3 - Limit Simple Carbs with Coffee
Avoiding or at least limiting simple carbs white drinking coffee would be wise as coffee can affect blood sugar negatively and adding simple carbs will just encourage an insulin spike.

Step 4 - Exercise
Exercise has so many benefits besides burning calories and suppressing your appetite. Exercise can also help regulate your body’s use of insulin to keep blood sugar down and making coffee have little effect on your body. So make sure you participate in aerobic activities, lift some weights, and keep drinking that coffee and you should achieve weight loss in no time.
Don’t let people tell you coffee is a bad drug and should be avoided at all costs. You know the truth that coffee actually has more benefits than negatives, so enjoy your coffee worry free about hindering for diet and weight loss goals.

Advantages:
- Coffee is actually one of the healthiest beverages billions of people consume regularly.
- Coffee containing with bitter orange, hydroxycitric acid, and chromium can encourage an increase up to 30% in metabolic rate.
- Coffee with exercise when taking 300mg averages a 20% increase in energy and fatigue while burning fat increased 107% greater than without caffeine.
- Regular consumption of coffee decreases the risk of type II diabetes and many other health risks.

Source: Imperialink Magazine volume 06/2007

EVERYDAY YOU – DO LIST!

1. WALK 30 MINUTES IN THE THIRTY
Do it all once or in three ten-minute segments, and go fast enough to slightly elevate your heart rate. Throughout the rest of the day, add more walking wherever possible ideally you should build up to 10,000 steps (you’ll buy a pedometer on day one); a half hour walk is about 3,000. Do your walking addition to the workouts in plan.

2. FLOSS AND BRUSH YOUR TEETH
By controlling gingivitis and inflammation, you’ll help keep your teeth while avoiding both heart problems and wrinkles.

3. DRINK SEVERAL CUPS OF GREEN TEA
And also lots of water.

4. TAKE YOUR PILLS
We’d prefer that you get the nutrients you need from your diet, but from what we’ve found, very few people do. So unless you’re one of them, we suggest a multivitamin (the kind taken twice daily) and any extra supplements necessary to add up to the following amounts. (note: many of these doses exceed the dietary reference intakes, but we believe the data support our recommendations). Such as: B5, B6, 89, 812, C, D, E, Calcium, Magnesium, Selenium, Coenzyme Q10, and Aspirin if you need.

5. MEDITATE FOR 5 TO 15 MINUTES
This can take the form of prayer. The key is to search for a path that gives you comfort and offers an opening to finding deeper meaning in life. In a world with more noise than a preschool classroom, our brains (and souls) need moments of silence to recharge, refocus, and become rejuvenated. Give yourself a chance to think through your spirituality.

6. SLEEP SEVEN TO EIGHT HOURS A NIGHT
Enough sleep will make us fresh in the next day.

Source: Imperial Link Magazine volume 06/2007