Saturated Fat in Coconut Oil is bad for your heart

from Saiful Azam Hj Ahmad
date Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 11:10 AM

Study showed saturated fat in coconut oil impaired anti-inflammatory ability of HDL cholesterol

Researchers from the Heart Research Institute in Australia studied the body response from eating meals containing good fats versus bad fats. Participants were fed with meals prepared with either coconut oil (high in "bad" saturated fats) or safflower oil (high in "good" polyunsaturated fats). After only 3 hours, researchers found the participants fed with the coconut meal high in saturated fat had a significantly reduced blood flow due to arteries' reduced ability to expand. After 6 hours, researchers found that the good high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol's anti-inflammatory properties had decreased after the saturated coconut meal, but improved after the polyunsaturated safflower meal. The results of this study were published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology in August 2006.
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Editor's Note - Saturated Fat is bad, regardless of source.

This study once again shows how good fats may improve body functions while bad fats hamper our health. Despite its extreme high level of saturated fat, coconut oil supporters have been promoting coconut oil as a health food. They claimed that coconut oil can cause weight loss, lower blood cholesterol, and is a germ fighter. It is true the structure of some of the saturated fats in coconut oil is different from other saturated fats, but it is scientifically farfetched to claim it as health food to be eaten every day. Like any other foods, moderation is the key.

Saturated fats are mainly found in animal products such as meat, dairy, eggs and seafood. Some plant foods are also high in saturated fats such as coconut, palm oil and palm kernel oil. Although this study is small, it showed that just one "bad" meal can do damage.

Bottom Line

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute warned that "a high content of saturated fat... found in ..... palm kernel oil, palm oil, coconut oil and cocoa butter" put people at risk for having heart attack or stroke.

* For the sake of your heart, minimize the intake of both saturated fats and trans fats. Choose wholesome fresh foods instead of packaged foods, which usually contain these bad fats.
* Avoid using cooking oils that are high in saturated fats and trans fats such as coconut oil, palm oil or vegetable shortening. Instead, use oils that are low in saturated fats and high in mono- and polyunsaturated fats such as canola oil, olive oil and safflower oil.
* As saturated fats are found in animals products, choose lower-fat version dairy. In addition, trim visible fats and skins from meat products.

breathing technique

from sazammd@...
date Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 3:45 PM

terlupa la plak aku... lagi pun la ni aku tido awal...hehehe

Pernafasan yg betul, inhale & exhale kena melalui hidung (tak boleh melalui mulut...sebab tu dalam yoga, mana ada org nganga, buka mulut...hehehe). Bila inhale, kembongkan perut (abdomen) sebesar-besarnya lepas tu baru kembangkan dada. Bila exhale, biar dada kembali ke asal dan kempiskan perut towards your spine, sekempis yg boleh...tapi jangan paksa. Kalau nak tau secara terperinci...nah baca nie

(sebab tu bagi aku, yg susahnya ttg yoga bukannya dia punya pose...nak kawal pernafasan sambil buat segala pose yg susah)

for beginners...latihan tu buat masa berbaring, bila dah betul boleh apply dlm apa-apa position pun (missionary ka, doggy ka ... ikut hangpa la)

Learn breathing… the yoga way

With the ever-increasing incidence of lifestyle diseases like cardio-vascular and nervous system disorders, the time has come for us to address this ourselves, fair and square WITHOUT external dependence.

Did you know that reprogramming your natural breathing technique would not only help in preventing these problems but also help in the “reversal” of several such harmful conditions? Yes, it’s not only possible but proven too. In fact leading cardiac experts are advocating the benefits of “correct” breathing to their patients.

Surprising as it is, almost none of us use the full capacity of our respiratory organs. This is aggravated by our sedentary lifestyles and leads to several complications popularly called - lifestyle disorders.

The first question that comes to mind is – “How can I alter my natural breathing process?” Well, astonishing as it may seem, it’s true. By training our body to breathe in a particular fashion, we re-program our involuntary system to adopt this new way of breathing.

This breathing technique is called the “Full Yogic breath” or simply Yoga breathing.

Without wasting time, I’ll plunge right away into the technique followed by its overwhelming benefits.

First, lie down on your back, relaxed, with hands and legs outstretched and eyes looking up at the roof. Gently close your eyes and relax.

Step 1: Abdominal breathing

Observe your natural breath. You will notice that as you inhale the abdomen rises and then falls with exhalation. Watch this for a few moments to check this flow. Now begin to deepen, lengthen and extend that movement. That is, while inhaling, let the abdomen rise to its limit and at exhalation let it fall completely. Keep the chest still during this entire process – only move the abdomen. Continue this for 20 breaths and then rest.

Step 2: Thoracic (chest) breathing

Again observe your normal breath, this time focusing your attention on the chest. You will notice the chest moving slightly up at inhalation and down with exhalation. Again observe this pattern for a few moments. Now again, begin to deepen, lengthen and extend that movement. This time, on inhalation expand and lift the rib cage, filling the lungs completely. Then on exhalation, let the lungs collapse fully, sinking to the limits. In this step, keep the abdomen still, moving only the chest. Do this for 20 breath cycles and then stop

Step 3: Full Yogic breathing

This combines the above 2 steps in the following way:

First inhale by filling the abdomen and then CONTINUE inhaling as you expand and fill the chest. Then exhale first from the chest as it empties and falls and then CONTINUE exhaling from the abdomen as it draws inwards completely. This is one round of the full yogic breath. Repeat this for 20 rounds.

Remember the pattern… Inhaling - abdomen then chest; Exhaling – chest then abdomen.

GOLDEN RULE: All of the above steps should be done WITHOUT strain. The natural tendency is to heave with effort. The right way is to make it smooth and effortless. Go slow and easy.

Initially you will experience unevenness or bumps in this breathing process – as if there are 4 separate parts to the full yogic breath. This is natural considering the years we have spent breathing improperly.

Instead, try to picture this breath as a continuous wave like pattern – as if the breath moves up from the navel to the throat with every inhalation and then, down from the throat to the navel with each exhalation. It may take a few weeks of practice to perfect a “SMOOTH flowing pattern with MINIMUM effort and with MAXIMUM capacity.”

This is the desired effect!! Over time, the yoga way of breathing will come naturally to you.

And now for the all-important benefits…

The full yogic breath is the basic building block of the powerful yoga breathing techniques, also called ‘Pranayama’ in Sanskrit, which are known for their multifarious benefits.

But the tangible benefits of the full yogic breath are that it:

• Releases acute and chronic muscular tensions around the heart and digestive organs.
• Helps sufferers of respiratory illnesses such as asthma and emphysema to overcome the fear of shortness of breath. It actually increases lung capacity.
• Encourages proper nervous stimulus to the cardio-vascular system
• Dramatically reduces emotional and nervous anxiety
• Improves detoxification through increased exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen
• Amplifies the auto immune system by increased distribution of energy to the endocrine system
• Calms the mind and integrates the mental / physical balance.

And the real icing is that it contributes to both vitality and relaxation through this single practice.

With such powerful all-round benefits, do you really need to be “motivated” to get going?

Go ahead, and take charge of your life like never before.

Panduan Menjaga Alat Sulit Wanita

On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 10:04 PM, Nicky Yaya

1) Adalah disyorkan agar membersihkan bahagian luar selepas buang air kecil atau air besar, seeloknya menggunakan air.

2) Ketika haid, wanita dinasihatkan kerap menukar tuala wanita terutama pada hari-hari yang banyak darah. Ini kerana darah merupakan media yang sesuai untuk kuman membiak. Bagi wanita yang menggunakan 'tampon' mereka perlu ingat untuk menukarkannya.

3) Elakkan dari sering mengamalkan douching iatu iatu memasukkan jari atau pancutan ke dalam faraj dengan dengan tujuan membersihkan bahagian dalam faraj. Perbuatan ini akan menyingkirkan sejenis bacteria loctobacili dari faraj di samping mendedahkan faraj dan bahagian luar kemaluan kepada bahan kimia yang boleh mengakibatkan iritasi kulit.

4) Elakkan dari menggunakan sabun atau menyapu shower gel pada alat kelamin kerana ia mungkin menyebabka kekeringan dan iritasi kulit dan menjadi gatal. Sesetengah wanita sensitive dan alah pada pewangi dan buih sabun.

5) Pasangan suami isteri diggalakkan membersih alat kelamin dengan air sebelum dan selepas hubungan kelamin untuk kebersihan yang optimum.Amalkan membuang air kecil lebih kurang setengah jam selepas hubungan seks untuk mengurankan risikojangkitan kuman pada pundi kencing.

6) Seluar dalam perlu ditukar setiap hari dan pada hari-hari mengalami keputihan, lebih baik memakai penty liner supaya ia tidak melekat pada pakaian dalam yang menyebabkan ketidakselesaan.

7) Selain dari itu, bengkak nanah dikaitkan dengan jangkitan kuman dan pesakit mengadu sakit serta demam.Rawatan adalah secara incisional dan drainage untuk menggeluarkan nanah dan pengambilan antibiotic.Bisul juga boleh terjadi pada wanita yang sering bercukur .Oleh itu kebersihan pencukur perlu dititikberatkan.

8) Wanita yang mengalami keputihan dengan penjagaan alat sulit seharusnya perlu tahu membezakan antara keputihan biasa dan yang berpenyakit. Keputihan normal boleh berlaku pada waktu –waktu berikut seperti beberapa hari sebelum haid, ketika ghairah seks, kehamilan dan klimakterik ataupun selepas menopause..

9) Tanda-tanda keputihan yang berpenyakit termasuklah pertukaran warna dari jernih,putih kekuningan atau kehijauan atau berdarah.Sekiranya keputihan terlalu banyak ,berketul-ketul kecil,gatal dan berbau,tanda-tanda bengkak,pedih atau sakit pada alat kelamin.Sekiranya jangkitan merebak ke pangkal rahim atau system peranakan,wanita akan mengadu sakit pada bahagian bawah abdomen serta demam.

10) Seelok-eloknya wanita yang mengalami masalah keputihan dinasihatkan berjumpa doctor untuk mendapatkan pengesahan sama ada ia berpenyakit atau tidak,supaya rawatan dapat diberikan sebelum penyakit lebih serius.

11) Kebanyakan wanita sebenarnya tidak memerlukan produk atau ubat penjagaan alat kelamin sekiranya langkah-langkah yang disarankan di atas diikut dengan bijak.Ubat hanya perlu diambil bagi merawat jangkitan kuman dan keputihan yang tidak normal.

12) Segelintir wanita berasa selesa dan puas apabila mereka membersih dan merawat alat kelamin dengan produk yang berada di pasaran.Mereka dinasihatkan memikirkan bahan pencuci yang tidak mendatangkan kesan sampingan yang tidak mengubah ph faraj dan telah diuji kebersihannya.

13) Sekiranya selepas menggunakan produk tersebut dan timbul rasa gatal, pedih, kemerahan, wanita itu dinasihatkan tidak menggunakannya lagi dan berjumpalah doctor untuk mendapatkan rawatan yang sewajarnya.

Benign prostatic hyperplasia/hypertrophy (BPH)

2008/10/9 Shamsul Amri (amri_ya@...)

Cuba rujuk diagram kat sebelah ni

Saluran air kencing ( urethra) bermula dari lantai pundi kencing ( urinary bladder...bukan ulinary brader), melalui kelenjar prostate terus ke dunia luar.

Makin meningkatnya umur, sel2 prostate mengganda dan menyebabkan kelenjar prostate membengkak n seterusnya menyebabkan saluran urethra partially or completely block.

pembengkakan ni bermula seawal umur 30 tahun ( pasal tengah galak ). menjelang umur 50 tahun lebih kurang 50% dah menunjukkan tanda pembengkakan sel, by the age of 80 (ramai yang dah jalan) 75% pula yang ada. Tapi mungkin dalam 40-50 peratus yang akan ada symptom or tanda2 penyakit

Biasanya BPH tak dianggap sebagai pre cancerous lesion

antara tanda2 penyakit...kencing kerap, kencing tak leh control, tak lawas, pancutan air kencing yang lemah, meleleh, kena kuat meneran, kencing malam, sakit semasa kencing. p/s Nicky...ni suma takdak kaitan ngan pakai gam UHU ( hahaha )

Kengkadang bila dah lama sangat jadi cam ni, air kencing akan bertakung i.e tak mengalir ngan sempurna menyebabkan pesakit dapat jangkitan pundi kencing, batu or complete obstruction/retention macam pak menakan mujib

Nak assess prostate ni bengkak or idak kena wat PR ( per rectal examination ). tengok diagram kat atas....dekat je prostate tu ngan lubang dubur ( anus ). Jadi jari dimasukkan melalui anus and doktor akan merasa saiz, rupa permukaan prostate, sakit ke dak etc2.

Selain tu ada gak ujian darah yang leh dibuat untuk menentukan keaktifan prostate ni ( PSA - prostate specific antigen ) dan bersama2 ngan ujian ultrasound kita boleh nak bezakan samada prostate tu membengkak biasa or prostate tu nak jadi kanser.

Ni aku tulis ringkas ...maybe kadut nak tambah. Pasal kanser prostate...tolong wat baacan sendiri....aku nak kena gi bank, post office jap....chow


----- Original Message ----
Sent: Thursday, October 9, 2008 5:43:22 PM
Subject: Re: [xbp84] pak mujib's prostate enlargement ( hehehe )

err.. mmg sel2 prostate nih mengganda dan membengkakkan kelenjar setiap masa ke apa?
camna yg boleh jadi camtuh? terlebih pakai ker? terkurang pakai ker? terkejut pakai ker? camner?


2008/10/9 Shamsul Amri :

risk faktor utama LELAKI ngan umur yang meningkat....kalau mati awal problem settle

faktor penyebab remain unknown....but berkait rapat ngan perubahan hormon ngan peningkatan umur. Testes wat testosterone yang kemudainnya di convert kpd dihydrotesto ( DHT bukan susu UHT ) n estrogen ( tu yng makin tua makin romantik, makin lembut ...terlebih hormon betino ). DHT yang wat prostate membesar....camana dia wat kena la deme wat research extra...tak tau

Dulu sebelum aku belajar pun aku cam hang gak....pasai terlebih galak ke, kurang galak ke or tak galak2 ke

ceritanya prostate ni ada dua peringkat pembesaran.....peringkat pertama semasa baligh..size jadi double. peringkat kedua....semasa zaman galak nak menikah....25 n above, yang kendian ni yg brkait rapat ngan BPH.

Satu lagi tak semestinya prostate tu membesar kita akan ada symptom, symptom bermula bila saluran urethra dah compromise.....

Infant Formula Contamination in China/ pinggan melamine

from: hayati@...
date: Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 2;03 PM
subject: RE: [xbp84] Infant Formula Contamination in China/ piggan melamine

Aku ada dpt emel ni

Kebanyakan pinggan plastic di Malaysia dibuat daripada MELAMINE yang mengandungi "urea formaldehyde" dan sangat berbahaya kepada kesihatan. Urea Formaldehyde adalah sejenis bahan yang biasanya digunakan untuk membuat bekas barangan electric dan 'insulation' wayar electrik. Bahan ini amat berbahaya jika memasuki badan manusia. Ia boleh menyebabkan masalah sistem penghadaman, masalah pernafasan, batu karang, kegagalan buah pinggang, cancer pundi kencing dan kerosakan sistem pembiakan.

Kebanyakan restoran-restoran di Malaysia juga menggunakan pinggan jenis ini kerana ia tidak mudah pecah dan kelihatan cantik seperti pinggan ceramic. Mudah sahaja untuk mengenali pinggan mangkuk yang diperbuat daripada melamine. Pada kebiasaanya di bawah pinggan ini tertulis MELAMINE. Tetapi pinggan-pinggan melamine yang di buat di Thailand atau China selalunya tidak menulis perkataan ini di pinggan tersebut. Mangkuk pinggan melamine dari Thailand adalah jenis paling berbahaya disebabkan bahan kimia yang terdapat dalam pinggan mangkuk tersebut sangat mudah 'leech out' ke dalam makanan kita, terutamanya jika makanan itu panas. Oleh itu elakkan semua pinggan mangkuk plastik yg kelihatan berkilat seperti seramik, kerana ia kemungkinan besar adalah melamine.

Selain itu, bahan MELAMINE ini juga boleh bertindak-balas dengan bahan makanan dan membentuk racun yang lebih berbahaya, iaitu melamine cyanurate. Bahan ini akan membentuk crystal seperti kaca yang boleh merosakkan salur darah dan buah pinggang.

Baru-baru ini kecoh berita tentang pencemaran melamine di dalam susu kanak-kanak. Kira-kira 15 bayi telah mati dan beratus-ratus sakit buah pinggang di China disebabkan oleh bahan ini. Pada tahun 2007 juga, telah kecoh di Amerika Syarikat kerana bahan melamine yang mencemarkan makanan haiwan peliharaan telah membunuh beratus-ratus binatang peliharaan. Ini adalah bahan yang SAMA digunakan di dalam pembuatan pinggan melamine.

Pinggan-mangkuk melamine ini banyak dijual di pasaraya di Malaysia termasuk di TESCO, GIANT, MYDIN, CARREFOUR dan byk lagi. Untuk keselamatan, gunalah pinggan yg dibuat dari kaca atau seramik kerana bahan ini adalah sangat 'stable' dan tidak beracun.

Banyak kerajaan di Eropah, New Zealand, kerajaan Amerika Syarikat, dan juga kerajaan UAE telah mengharamkan semua mangkuk pinggan yang diperbuat daripada melamine.

caffeine and migraine

On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 12:00 PM, Kadut wrote:

Coffee/caffeine can both cause and relief migraine. Sound pelik but that can occur..

Caffeine generally cause the blood vessel to constrict (mengecil) ie less blood flow. Withdrawal of caffeine causes blood vessel to dilates hence may result in migrane (due to gushing of blood in the brain). However if u ambik coffee semasa migraine, u can get quicker relief.. coz blood vessel tu constrict/ mengecil (some acute migraine medication acts similarly) and also the medication u take acts faster...cuma still boleh dpt rebound headache lepas tu.

Moral of the story.. kalau selalu dpt migrane..better stop coffee to avoid withdrawal effect (caffeine also found in tea/choc/cocacola!).

caffeine and diuretic affect

From: Shamsul Amri
Subject: [xbp84] caffeine
Date: Saturday, 6 September, 2008, 1:37 AM

In general a person who regularly consumes caffeine has a higher tolerance to the diuretis effect.

Jadi after a while.....less fluid yang kita bole buang with the same amount of caffeiene yg kita amik.

Another thing ...untuk dapatkan diuretic effect, kita at least kena consume 250-30mg of caffeine ( equivalent to 6 cups of tea or coffee ) per one sitting. It is said that caffeine is no more diurtic than water.