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Drinking Cold water after meal = Cancer!

Tue, 08 Aug 2006 17:21:07 GMT

For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you.

It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal.

However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed.

It will slow down the digestion.

Once this "sludge" reacts with the acid, it will breakdown and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food.

It will line the intestine.

Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer.

It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.

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Sat, 01 Jul 2006 16:48:30 GMT

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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Manual therapy and
Exercises for relief from Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

While you are receiving treatment for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome regular exercise sessions can help your rapid recovery. We have included some photos and explanations of recommended exercises.

The following exercises may be prescribed by your healthcare provider in conjunction with Low Level Laser therapy. In the photos you will see below, the right wrist is the one being exercised. If your left wrist is affected, do the same exercises with the left hand.

When doing each of these exercises, the hand should be flexed until a sensation of stretching is felt in the arm. The position should be held for 10 to 15 seconds for each of 10 repetitions. Try to this set of exercises three times a day.

Exercises 1 and 2 flex and extend the hand and stretch the wrist. Bend the hand as shown in the photos and apply moderate pressure to it with the other hand.

Exercise 1 - Wrist Flexion

Bend the hand being exercised backward (palm away from you), as shown in the photos. With the fingers of the other hand, apply pressure.

Exercise 2 - Wrist Extension

Bend the hand being exercised forward ( palm toward you), as shown in the photos. With the fingers of the other hand, apply pressure.

Exercises 3 and 4 are similar to 1 and 2 except that an object, such as a pad provides the resistance to the hand, instead of your other hand.

Exercise 3 - Wrist Flexion against surface

With your arm held vertically, press your hand, palm down, on a firm surface, as shown in the photo.

Exercise 4 - Wrist Extension against surface

With your arm held vertically, press your hand, palm up, on a firm surface, as shown in the photo.

Exercises 5 and 6 involve the side to side range of motion of the hand.

Exercise 5 - (Radial Deviation) Place your hand palm downward. Grasp the fingers of the hand to be exercised with your other hand (as shown in the photo) and twist the hand toward you. Keep the hand horizontal.

Exercise 6 - (Ulnar Deviation)

Place your hand palm downward. Grasp the fingers of the hand to be exercised with your other hand (as shown in the photo) and twist the hand away from you. Keep the hand horizontal.

For more information: www.carpaltunnelspecialists.com/ Exercises.html

WARNING! these photo's below are extremely unpleasant!

Health Tips for Every Day Life

Sat, 27 May 2006 18:34:00 GMT

Frankly, I never thought of any of this. I’ve used honey and it works.

Did You Know That? Drinking two glasses of Gatorade can relieve headache pain almost immediately -- without the unpleasant side effects caused by traditional "pain relievers."
Did you know that Colgate toothpaste makes an excellent salve for burns.
Before you head to the drugstore for a high-priced inhaler filled with mysterious chemicals, try chewing on a couple of curiously strong Altoids peppermints. They'll clear up your stuffed nose.
Achy muscles from a bout of the flu? Mix 1 Tablespoon of horseradish in 1 cup of olive oil. Let the mixture sit for 30 minutes, then apply it as massage oil, for instant relief for aching muscles.
Sore throat? Just mix 1/4 cup of vinegar with 1/4 cup of honey and take 1 tablespoon six times a day. The vinegar kills the bacteria.
Cure urinary tract infections with Alka-Seltzer. Just dissolve two tablets in a glass of water and drink it at the onset of the symptoms. Alka-Seltzer begins eliminating urinary tract infections almost instantly -- even though the product was never been advertised for this use.
Honey remedy for skin blemishes... Cover the blemish with a dab of honey and place a Band-Aid over it. Honey kills the bacteria, keeps the skin sterile, and speeds healing. Works overnight.
Listerine therapy for toenail fungus... Get rid of unsightly toenail fungus by soaking your toes in Listerine mouthwash. The powerful antiseptic leaves your toenails looking healthy again.
Easy eyeglass protection... To prevent the screws in eyeglasses from loosening, apply a small drop of Maybelline Crystal Clear nail polish to the threads of the screws before tightening them.
Coca-Cola cure for rust... Forget those expensive rust removers. Just saturate an abrasive sponge with Coca Cola and scrub the rust stain. The phosphoric acid in the coke is what gets the job done.
Cleaning liquid that doubles as bug killer... If menacing bees, wasps, hornets, or yellow jackets get in your home and you can't find the insecticide, try a spray of Formula 409. Insects drop to the ground instantly.
Smart splinter remover...just pour a drop of Elmer's Glue-All over the splinter, let dry, and peel the dried glue off the skin. The splinter sticks to the dried glue.
Hunt's tomato paste boil cure...cover the boil with Hunt's tomato paste as a compress. The acids from the tomatoes soothe the pain and bring the boil to a head.
Balm for broken blisters...To disinfect a broken blister, dab on a few drops of Listerine... a powerful antiseptic.
Heinz vinegar to heal bruises... Soak a cotton ball in white vinegar and apply it to the bruise for 1 hour. The vinegar reduces the blueness and speeds up the healing process.
Kills fleas instantly. Dawn dish washing liquid does the trick. Add a few drops to your dog's bath and shampoo the animal thoroughly. Rinse well to avoid skin irritations. Goodbye fleas.
Rainy day cure for dog odor... Next time your dog comes in from the rain, simply wipe down the animal with Bounce or any dryer sheet, instantly making your dog smell springtime fresh.
Eliminate ear mites... All it takes is a few drops of Wesson corn oil in your cat's ear. Massage it in, then clean with a cotton ball. Repeat daily for 3 days. The oil soothes the cat's skin, smothers the mites, and accelerates healing.
Quaker Oats for fast pain relief....It's not for breakfast anymore! Mix 2 cups of Quaker Oats and 1 cup of water in a bowl and warm in the microwave for 1 minute, cool slightly, and apply the mixture to your hands for soothing relief from arthri! t is pain.

Western lifestyle increasing risk of breast cancer in Asia

Mon, 24 Oct 2005 14:32:16 GMT

The image is stark, the message loud and clear: two alarm bells positioned over the naked chest of a faceless woman urge those in Hong Kong to be aware of the dangers of breast cancer.

Until now, the women in this southern Chinese city of seven million largely Cantonese people have not felt the need to worry about breast cancer as the incidence of the potentially fatal disease has been historically low.

But a rapid move towards a Westernised diet and lifestyle in Hong Kong and much of the rest of Asia has seen with it an alarming rise in the number of reported cases of breast cancer.

The death last week of Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's wife from the disease and the diagnosis of Australian pop superstar Kylie Minogue earlier this year helped shatter the illusion that the disease is alien to the region.

"Breast cancer is on the rise in Asia and that is most pronounced in the Westernised urban cities of Asia -- Hong Kong, Singapore and Manila," said Dr William Foo, director of radiology and oncology at Hong Kong's Baptist University Hospital and medical adviser to the Hong Kong Cancer Fund.

A recent study by Foo showed that the incidence of breast cancer in Asia has risen steeply in the past two decades.

Measured by the number of confirmed reports per 100,000 women per year, the rate has risen in the former British colony from 30 in the 1980s to 40 today, an increase of 30 percent in 20 years.

While that is still lower than the 90-100 cases per 100,000 recorded in Western countries, the trend is up and the rate of increase is getting steeper.

"If we look at cities like those in Vietnam, which are less Westernised, the rate is something like 10 -- it's much much lower," said Foo.

The expert blames two aspects of Western culture for the increase: diet and the timing of childbirth.

Western diets typically contain more meat, more fat and less vegetables, he says. In terms of child-birth, Western women tend to have babies later in life than their Asian counterparts and a higher percentage have none at all.

"It's to do with an imbalance in hormones, that's the only explanation medical science is able to come up with so far," he says.

Post-WWII Hong Kong has seen rapid industrialisation, rising wealth and a more Westernised lifestyle, including a rise in obesity as fatty fast food has grown in popularity.

The changing role of women, in which many more are devoting themselves to a career instead of traditional family-making, has meant the city's birth rate has dropped to less than one baby for every women of child-baring age -- the lowest in the world.

Foo says one positive aspect of increasing Westernisation has been a growing awareness of the risk of breast cancer among women.

"There is no longer any cultural taboo against discussion of such matters, certainly in Hong Kong society, and we are seeing more and more women coming to us with early stage cancer, not the later stage form as before," he said.

Badawi's wife Endon Mahmood used her illness to increase awareness of the disease in Malaysia, where Women's Minister Shahrizat Jalil said earlier that 65 percent of women aged between 15 to 49 years had never done a breast self-examination.

Such reluctance among women to examine themselves has been attributed to conservative traditions in mainly-Muslim Malaysia, where the discussion of issues like sex or breast checks is taboo.

Endon's openness in discussing her illness also bucked a traditional trend of secrecy and silence usually employed by the government over such "sensitive issues" in the past.

Courtesy of Yahoo! News.