木炭的妙用

每逢夏季下雨前，濕度極高，使人汗流浹背、極端難受；除了以除濕機除濕外，可用木炭除濕，保持涼爽。

A.使用方法：
1.將木炭加水煮沸10分鐘，濾去水分。
2.再以吊籃, 放在通風處陰乾(不能用太陽曬乾 )，約放兩天。
3.將木炭放置透氣籃子，內置於屋內對角位置即可。
4.放置超過三個月，重新洗淨再陰乾，重復使用。
5.衣櫃鞋櫃內，置木炭效果同上。

B.功效：
1.木炭除濕調濕功能，白蟻較不會產生。
2.溫度約可降3~4度C(與不用相比)，有涼爽感。
3.可除去黴味、臭味、氡氣(緻癌蟔?。
4.害蟲不敢靠近，降低蚊蟲咬傷機會。
5.少開冷氣機，降低電費。
6.吸附陽離子，房間內產生陰離子，如處森林浴。
7.使人容易入睡。

生活家居> 生活小常識

1 金針菜 先泡兩小時煮熟進食

新鮮的金針菜因含有「水仙鹼毒素」，生食會引起腹痛、腹瀉……等過敏症狀，故一定
要先泡水兩小時，然後再用大火煮至熟透才可進食，隨意略炒就吃，很容易引發過敏。

鮮豔金黃色的乾金針菜，恐有硫磺加工，食後會造成食物中毒，故凡是乾金針菜最好 能先用溫開水泡30分鐘，再入沸水中汆燙1分鐘，濾乾後再行煮食，比較安全。

2 茄子 經期及脾胃虛寒者別吃

茄子性涼滑，脾胃虛寒不宜多吃，婦女經期前後也要盡量少吃，過老熟的茄子食後會中毒，不可進食。

茄子含有誘發過敏的成分，多吃會使人神經不安定，過敏體質者要避開勿吃。

3 芋頭 有痰、過敏體質者不宜

芋頭的黏液會刺激咽喉黏膜，可能使咳嗽加劇以及生痰更多，所以咳嗽有痰者不宜吃。

芋頭獨特的黏液會使手掌紅腫發癢，但有效的藥用成分就在黏液上，故烹煮前不要故意洗掉黏液。但過敏體質者最好少吃。

4 韭菜 性溫熱，酒後不要吃

韭菜屬於溫熱性，吃過量會神昏目眩，酒後尤其不可吃。

患有風熱型感冒、上火發炎、麻疹、肺結核、便祕、痔瘡……等等病患，不宜進食。

韭菜的纖維特粗，有消化道疾病或消化不良者，不可一次吃太多，否則會腹脹難過。

5 菠菜 避免與高鈣食物同食

菠菜含有較多的草酸，很容易與高鈣食物同食後，形成草酸鈣造成結石，故菠菜 要避免接觸豆腐、黑芝麻、優酪乳……等含鈣較高的食物，不要在一餐中或近時間內同時吃到，尤其是已患有結石的人，最好避開勿吃。

6 白蘿蔔 慢性胃炎等患者要避食

白蘿蔔性寒涼，脾胃虛寒者、胃及十二指腸潰瘍、慢性胃炎、單純甲狀腺腫…… 等患者均不宜多食。

白蘿蔔會影響中藥的藥效，特別是吃含有人參、何首烏、地黃……等中藥時，要避食白蘿蔔。

7 山藥 婦科腫瘤者不宜再吃

山藥具有收斂的作用，便祕或排便不順者不可吃，否則便祕會更嚴重。

山藥多吃會促進人體分泌賀爾蒙，對一般人有益，但婦科腫瘤（包括子宮、卵巢、乳 房）者，以及男性攝護腺腫瘤者均不宜進食，否則會助長腫瘤。

8 薑 薑一腐爛，便要丟棄

生薑只要有一部分爛掉，便要整個丟棄，不可將爛掉部分切除，留下好的部分用 ，因當生薑腐爛時，薑體內便會產生很強的「黃樟素」，黃樟素

11招 解決麻煩污漬

墨汁漬：
可用飯粒和洗滌劑調勻，塗在污漬部分搓擦，再用清水漂洗乾淨；也可用一份酒精、二份肥皂制的溶液反覆塗擦，亦有良好效果。

以下提供其他污漬參考資料:
1.洗衣服上的紅墨水漬：新漬先用冷水洗，再用溫肥皂液浸泡一會兒，再用清水漂洗；陳漬可先用洗滌劑洗，再用10的酒精溶液搓擦即可祛除。

2.圓珠筆油漬：首先要看看衣服是什麼料子，一般做法是在汙漬處下面放一塊毛巾，用小鬃刷沾上酒精順絲輕輕刷洗待汙漬溶解擴散後，再把衣服泡在冷水中，抹上肥皂輕輕刷洗，這樣反覆兩三次，就能基本除去圓珠筆油。如果洗後還留有少量殘跡，可再用熱肥皂水浸泡或煮沸就可以除去，對棉和棉滌織品可以採用這種方法。如果毛料裝沾上圓珠筆油，可先把汙漬處放到三氯乙烯和酒精（比例是二比三）的混合溶液中浸泡10分鍾，同時不斷用毛刷輕輕刷一刷，待大部分油漬溶解後，再用低溫肥皂水或中性洗衣粉洗淨。

3.汗漬：衣服上沾上了汗水，時間一長容易出現黃斑，有了汗漬可把衣服放在5食鹽水中浸泡1小時，再慢慢搓乾淨

4.血漬：剛染上的血漬可先用冷清水浸泡幾分鍾，然後用肥皂或酒精洗滌。如是陳跡可用檸檬汁加鹽水除掉，也可用白蘿蔔揩擦，但切忌用熱水洗。也可以用清水將血漬洗至淺棕色後，再用甘油皂洗滌，最後在溫水中漂洗乾淨。

5.咖啡漬：不太濃的咖啡汙跡可用肥皂或洗衣粉浸入熱水中清洗乾淨；較濃的咖啡則需在雞蛋黃內灑入少許甘油，混合後塗抹在汙跡處，待稍幹後再用肥皂及熱水清洗咖啡汙跡可清除乾淨。

6.洗衣服及臺布上的雞蛋跡：衣服，尤其是飯桌的臺布上常有雞蛋的汙跡，先把臺布浸在冷水裡，浸透後用棉布或棉布蘸少許食鹽擦拭，最後用溫水清洗。

7.口紅漬：染在淺色服飾上的口紅，可先浸透汽油，然後再用肥皂水擦洗便可洗淨。

8.膏藥：用溫白酒洗除。

9.碘酒漬：用麵粉洗除。

10.紅汞漬：用醋洗除

11.油漆漬:
- 衣服沾上油漆、噴漆汙漬，可在剛沾上漆漬的衣服正反面塗上清涼油少許，隔幾分鍾，用棉花球順衣料的經緯紋路擦幾下，漆漬便消除。1日漆漬也可用此法除去，只要略微塗些清涼油，漆皮就會自行起皺，即可剝下，再將衣服洗一遍，漆漬便會蕩然無存。
- 新漬可用松節油或香蕉水揩試汙漬處，然後用汽油擦洗即可。陳漬可將汙漬處浸在10—20％的氨水或硼砂溶液中，使凝固物溶解並刷擦乾淨

18种食品主演健康生活

1、視線模糊和綠色蔬菜

眼睛只要睜著，就隨時有被感染的可能。綠色蔬菜可以補充足夠的抗氧化素，因此可以保護眼睛的健康，讓眼睛免受外界的侵害。所以不妨在每日的飯桌上多一點綠色蔬菜，例如芹菜、

黃瓜等等都對健康大有益處。

2、魚治療哮喘

最新的研究發現，多吃魚類可以潤肺、補肺，從而緩解哮喘病的症狀。這是因為魚肉中含有丰富的鎂元素，難怪急診室的醫生都用含鎂類藥物來治療哮喘病人。對于患嚴重哮喘的病人，醫生建議：最好每日三餐中保證吃至少一頓的魚類或其他海鮮類食物。另外，在綠色蔬菜中，菠菜也有同樣的功效。

3、蔬菜和關節炎

希腊的科學家最近做的實驗表明：綠色蔬菜吃得越多，患關節炎的可能性就越小。這是科學家針對330人進行的試驗中得出的結論。而且，愛吃蔬菜的人，老年患關節炎的可能性是不愛吃蔬菜人的1／4。因此，為了健康的骨骼，千万不要忘記在餐桌上多增些綠色。

4、牙出血和葡萄柚

牙齦發炎是讓人煩惱的事，不過一旦遇到這种情況也不必擔心，因為牙齦發炎其實是體內缺乏維生素C的症狀，是你的身體向你發出的求救信號，提醒你該補充維生素了。這時吃—些葡萄柚、檸檬、獼猴桃等含維生素C丰富的水果都會很有幫助，尤其是葡萄柚，效果更是立竿見影。所以，只要養成每天堅持吃—只葡萄柚的習慣，就會幫你解決牙齦發炎的問題。

5、口气渾濁多喝水

對于經常需要社交應酬的人來說，口气渾濁可是最大的忌諱。中醫認為口臭与胃火有很大關系，因此，治療口臭除了注意每天早晚刷牙外，還要合理安排你的食譜。另外一种簡單易行的方法也能讓你擺脫這個讓人尷尬的煩惱，就是每天盡可能地多喝清水。這個方法在治療口臭的同時，還補充了身體每天所需水分，可謂一舉兩得。科學研究發現：口气不清新的原因是嘴里有一种叫硫磺的物質，要讓它盡快消失，每天多多喝水就解決了。

6、四肢乏力与香蕉

熱愛運動是件好事，但也要注意“度”的把握，因為運動過量會導致渾身乏力。運動時身體排出大量汗液，水分流失的同時，身體中很多礦物質也隨著汗水排出體外，主要是鉀和鈉兩种元素。身體中鈉的“庫存”量相對較大，而且鈉也比較容易從食物中得到補充；但鉀元素在體內的含量比較少，因此運動后更要注意選擇含有丰富鉀元素的食品及時補充。補充鉀最理想的選擇就是香蕉，因為香蕉中含有丰富的鉀元素。所以下次在去健身房前，千万別忘了給自己帶一兩根香蕉。

7、醉酒与西紅柿

喝醉了酒确實是件麻煩事，僅僅是翻江倒海的嘔吐就夠讓人難受的了。喝醉后的嘔吐不僅很失態，而且會造成體內的鉀、鈣、鈉等元素的大量流失，醉酒嘔吐后一定要及時補充鉀、鈣、鈉等養分。最簡單易行的辦法就是喝些西紅柿汁，因為西紅柿汁中丰富的鉀、鈣、鈉成分剛好補充了體內流失元素的不足。

8、打嗝和糖

對于治療打嗝，人們一直有很多偏方，目前最有效的方法就是出其不意時嚇唬他一下，但如果這樣還是不能止住打嗝的話，這里有一個雖不是立竿見影卻被證明十分有效的方法：可以試試在舌頭下面放一勺糖。這种做法的科學解釋還不很清楚，有的醫生解釋說，糖可以刺激喉嚨后側的神經，而一旦神經受到刺激，它會中斷體內的神經信號，其中也包括引起打嗝的那條神經。

9、心臟病和啤酒

啤酒可以美容已經不再是什么新聞了，但啤酒還有另外一种功效就是：可以減少患心臟病的可能性。實驗證明，如果保持一天喝一杯啤酒，就會使患心臟病的可能性減到最小。有趣的是，啤酒的保健功能要嚴格控制在一天一杯才會有效，一天兩杯或兩杯以上都不會防治心臟病。看來，啤酒雖好也并非多多益善，同樣需要節制。

10、高血壓和橘子汁

愛喝橘子汁是個好習慣，尤其是對于那些患高血壓的人或是有高血壓家族病史的人來說尤為如此。橘子汁不僅味美，而且可以治病。因為如果飲食中鉀和鈣的含量增加，血壓就會自然降低。而橘子汁里恰恰含有丰富的鈣、鉀和維生素C。有試驗表明，血液中含充足維生素C的人，死于心臟病的可能性要小得多。

11、感冒和大蒜

當你開始感到嗓子不舒服，鼻涕開始不听使喚時，就是感冒的前兆。為了不讓感冒病毒大規模地襲擊你的身體，赶緊吃一些大蒜會幫助你將沒有完全發作的病毒扼殺在搖籃里。大蒜為什么具有如此神奇的功效？這是因為大蒜中含有丰富的抗病毒成分，會增強身體的免疫力。所以，在換季的時候，多吃一些大蒜會幫你應付感冒。

12、心臟病与苹果汁

苹果在所有的水果中是“口碑”最好的，而且适合不同年齡、不同體格的人。最近，美國加利福尼亞大學的研究又發現了苹果的另外一個优點：常喝苹果汁會降低心臟病的患病率。這是因為苹果汁中的抗氧化劑有利于心臟的健康運轉。科學家在對25名男女進行的試驗中發現：膽固醇也分“好”和“坏”兩种，多喝苹果汁可以讓“坏”膽固醇阻塞血管的時間比正常情況下晚一些，而“坏”膽固醇阻塞血管的時間越長就說明患心臟病的几率越大。因此，西諺中的那句“每天一苹果，醫生遠离我”，也就有据可尋了。

13、牙痛和茶

和好友聚會品茶時你也許沒有想到：茶不僅對身體健康有益處，而且最近科學家還發現了茶葉的另外一個优點，即：茶葉有保護牙齒的作用。茶水中含有丰富的氟和茶多酚等成分，可以達到防齲固齒的功效。因此，飯后用茶水漱口可以保持口腔衛生。另外，茶葉中的糖、果膠等成分与唾液發生化學反應滋潤了口腔的同時，還增強了口腔的自洁能力。

14、皮膚青紫与花椰菜

有些人的皮膚一旦受到小小的碰撞和傷害就會變得青一塊紫一塊的，這是因為體內缺乏維生素（尤其是維生素K）的緣故。補充維生素K的最佳途徑就是多吃花椰菜，据調查顯示，每周吃几次花椰菜會使血管壁加厚、加強，而且不容易破裂。

15、脫發和牛排

如果說吃牛排可以治療禿頭，相信大部分人一定會大吃一惊。但經過科學研究發現：牛排确有此功效。如果你不想年紀輕輕就成了“地方包圍中央”，每次吃飯時千万別忘了吃點儿瘦牛肉。科學證明：經常吃瘦牛肉的人即使不能完全解決脫發問題，至少可以延緩這一天的到來。

16、男性不育与五谷雜糧

葉酸是女人在做母親前必須補充的一种維生素，因為它有利于嬰儿神經系統的健康。男性其實也需要補充葉酸，因為最新的調查結果顯示：男性精子含量低也与體內葉酸缺乏有關，因為葉酸可以幫助DNA的合成。讓人沒有想到的是，補充葉酸最簡單直接的途徑就是多吃粗糧。因為在五谷雜糧中葉酸含量是很高的。因此，對于想做父母的夫婦來說，補充葉酸是夫妻兩個人的事。

17、前列腺癌和香草冰激凌

前列腺癌一直是男人的最大殺手，据說多吃西紅柿會有所幫助，因為西紅柿里面有西紅柿素。如果你不愛吃西紅柿的話，另外一個既能治病又能解饞的方法就是吃香草冰激凌。這是因為香草冰激凌里有一种叫做硼的元素，體內的硼越多，前列腺癌的發病机會就越小。

　　18、記憶力和咖啡

咖啡除了可以在早上幫你盡快消除困意，還有很多其他的功用。荷蘭的科學家曾做過一個試驗：試驗前，被測試者喝下含32毫克咖啡因的咖啡后，不但記憶力加強，閱讀速度提高，而且頭腦也變得更加清醒。所以，想要刺激大腦內存速度，提高工作效率的話，最好提前半個小時喝上一杯咖啡。但是，需要提醒你注意的是：咖啡也不能喝得太多。否則會產生依賴反應，久而久之還會上癮。如果一旦上癮，想戒可就難了。

(信息來源：瑞麗論壇)

七種水果不能空腹吃

（１）番茄：
含有大量的果膠、柿膠酚、可溶性收斂劑等成分，容易與胃酸發生化學作用，凝結成不易溶解的塊狀物。
這些硬塊可將胃的出口--幽門堵塞，使胃裡的壓力升高，造成胃擴張而使人感到胃脹痛。


（２）柿子：
含有柿膠酚、果膠、鞣酸和鞣紅素等物質，具有很強的收斂作用。
在胃空時遇到較強的胃酸，容易和胃酸結合凝成難以溶解的硬塊。小硬塊可以隨糞便排洩，若結成大的硬塊，就易引起“胃柿結石症”，中醫稱為“柿石症”。


（３）香蕉：
含有大量的鎂元素，若空腹大量吃香蕉，會使血液中含鎂量驟然升高，造成人體血液內鎂與鈣的比例失調，對心血管產生抑制作用，不利健康。


（４）桔子：
桔子含有大量糖分和有機酸，空腹時吃桔子，會刺激胃黏膜。


（５）甘蔗和（６）鮮荔枝：
空腹時吃甘蔗或鮮荔枝切勿過量，否則會因體內突然滲入過量高糖分而發生“高滲性昏迷”。


（７）山楂：
山楂的酸味具有行氣消食作用，但若空腹食用，不僅耗氣，而且會增加饑餓感並加重胃病。

46至55歲人生高危期

一般來說，46～55歲正是人生的黃金年齡段。處在這個時期的人大都年富力強，事業有成，各方面都比較成熟。然而值得關注的是這個階段也是生命的高危期，許多疾病在這時暴發或顯現。

有關專家研究認為，人的生命周期大致可分為几個階段：

0～35歲，為人生的最活躍期，身体的組織器官從開始發育至完善，其各方面功能總的趨勢是積极上升的，所以稱健康期。

36～45歲，人的生理功能從峰頂開始下滑，部分器官開始衰退，比如動脈硬化開始形成，糖尿病症狀開始顯現等，所以有人稱這一時期為疾病的形成期。

46～55歲為生命的高危期，大多數疾病在此階段暴發，有的甚至危及生命，尤其是冠心病、糖尿病、癌症等多在此期高發。一些英年早逝的悲劇，大多發生在46～55歲這個年齡段，故有專家稱之為人生旅途中的“沼澤地”。

56～65歲為安全過渡期。

65歲以后如果沒有明顯器質性改變，反倒是相對安全期。

46～55歲是人一生中特殊的年齡段。處在這個年齡段的人，一是工作擔子重，事業上不甘落后；二是家庭負擔重，上有老下有小，精神負擔和經濟負擔都很大。于是，很多人不得不加班加點地工作，健康處于長期透支的狀態，也就是人們常說的亞健康狀況。這個時期很多人自恃年富力強，忽視了自我保健，也未能及時做健康檢查，所以有些疾病一經查出已到晚期，失去了治療的机會。

善待46～55歲這一生命的高危期，首先要提高健康意識，加強自我保健，戒除煙酒等不良嗜好；二是注意勞逸結合，生活要有規律，保持心情愉悅；三是加強体育鍛煉；四是定期做体格檢查，早期發現并及時治療一些器質性疾病。


來源:百拇醫藥
(11/22/2006)

介紹20種活血化瘀的蔬果

01.葡萄：1997年，美國威斯康新大學發現，每天喝三杯紫葡萄汁可降低血小板的凝集力40％，類似阿斯匹靈的溶栓、抗凝血和溶纖維作用。尤其葡萄皮中所含的類黃酮物質，對預防心腦血管病有一定作用。

02.檸檬：檸檬中檸檬酸與鈣離子結合成可溶性化合物，能緩解鈣離子促進血液凝固的作用，防治高血壓和心肌梗塞。

03.鳳梨：鳳梨中含有生物與鳳梨蛋白，不僅能使血凝塊消退，還可及早制止血凝塊形成，降低血液黏度，具有抗血栓作用。

04.葡萄柚：葡萄柚中的檸檬醛能顯著降低小鼠整體耗氧量，也能改善動物心肌缺血性心電圖；檸檬醛能抑制血小板聚集。

05.橄欖：橄欖油中所富含的油酸可降低血中總膽固醇、壞膽固醇含量，增加好膽固醇含量，進而達到預防心血管疾病的目的。另外，其中的聚酚類化合物也可降低冠心病發生率。

06.山楂：山楂中的黃酮類、三類，能擴張外周血管，具有緩慢而持久的降壓作用。

07.大白菜：大白菜中的豐富維生素C能降低人體膽固醇濃度，增血管彈性，常吃可預防動脈粥樣硬化 & 心血管疾病。

08.芹菜：芹菜中芹菜元（芹菜素），能降壓和影響中樞神經。芹菜元還有一定的擴張末梢血管作用，這與降壓作用也有相當關係。

09.韭菜：韭菜含鉀豐富，常吃韭菜可改善體內的鉀鈉平衡，對高血壓、心臟病人有益。

10.洋蔥：洋蔥含有二烯丙基二硫化物、硫氨基酸及半胱氨酸，具良好降脂作用。洋蔥是目前所知極少數含有前列腺素A的蔬菜，是較強血管擴張劑，能降低外周血管阻力與血液黏稠度，降低血壓。

11.山藥：山藥中的多巴胺，具有擴張血管、改善血液循環的功能。

12.大蒜：大蒜對心血管系統有十分良好的影響，能降低血壓、血脂和膽固醇。每天吃2瓣大蒜，三個月後血壓可下降12％左右，且隨著時間進展會下降更多。

13.蔥：蔥素能治療心血管硬化。蔥還有增強纖維蛋白溶解活性和降低血脂的作用。

14.薑：生薑中有一種與水楊酸十分相似的物質，有抗血小板凝聚作用。

15.番薯：番薯中的黏液蛋白，能維持血管壁的彈性，防止動脈粥樣硬化，促?i膽固醇的排泄。

16.番茄：番茄中維生素P含量較高，可降低毛細血管的通透性，防止血管硬化。

17.茄子：茄子含有維生素P，有軟化血管增強彈性，降低毛細血管通透性，防止毛細血管破裂。

18.白花椰菜：白花椰菜中豐富的鉀，在心臟活動中具有重要作用；另有助於預防高血壓。

19.香菇：香菇中有腺嘌呤、膽鹼及一些核酸類物質，有利於預防動脈硬化和心血管病。

20.蘑菇：蘑菇有降血脂、抗凝血、護心血管等作用。

傷胃的十种惡習你有嗎 ?

“胃疼，光榮！一定是忙工作忙的”。是啊，正是在不知不覺中使自己的胃逐漸地走向胃潰瘍、胃炎、甚至胃癌。

　　一　忌精神緊張

　　一個人在緊張、煩惱、憤怒時，其不良情緒可通過大腦皮質擴散到邊緣系統，影響植物神經系統，直接導致胃腸功能失調，分泌出過多的胃酸和胃蛋白脢，使胃血管收縮、幽門痙攣、排空障礙，胃粘膜保護層受損，造成自我消化，形成潰瘍。長期抑郁、焦慮或精神創傷后，易患潰瘍病。

　　除此之外，“脾气不好”的不同表現還會引發身體的其他疾病，比如好激動、易發火可能就會引發高血壓；強烈遏止內心情感可能會引發癌症……

　　二　忌過度疲勞

　　無論是體力勞動或是腦力勞動，如果疲勞過度，都會引起胃腸供血不足，分泌功能失調，胃酸過多而粘液減少，使粘膜受到損害。

　　“過勞死”，這個詞是否讓你心惊肉跳？雖然從勞累到過勞、再到死亡是一個漫長的過程。但也是一個累積的過程。

　　三　忌酗酒無度

　　酒精本身可直接損害胃粘膜，酒精還能引起肝硬化和慢性胰腺炎，反過來加重胃的損傷。

　　酒精進入人體后主要在肝臟進行分解代謝，長期飲酒會形成酒精性脂肪肝。

　　醫師提醒：酗酒不僅可以傷害肝臟，引起酒精性脂肪肝，還可以引起酒精性股骨頭坏死

　　四　忌嗜煙成癖

　　吸煙可促使胃粘膜血管收縮，減少胃粘膜的前列腺素合成，這是一种粘膜保護因子。吸煙還能刺激胃酸和蛋白脢的分泌，加重對粘膜的破坏；

　　五　忌飢飽不均

　　飢餓時，胃內的胃酸、蛋白脢無食物中和，濃度較高，易造成粘膜的自我消化。暴飲暴食又易損害胃的自我保護机制；胃壁過多擴張，食物停留時間過長等都會促成胃損傷。

　　六　忌飲食不洁

　　幽門螺杆菌感染是胃和十二指腸潰瘍的重要誘因之一，在潰瘍病人中，該菌的檢出率高達70—90％，而潰瘍病治愈后，該菌亦消失。潰瘍病人可通過餐具、牙具以及接吻等密切接触傳染，不洁的食物，也是感染的原因之一。

　　七　忌晚餐過飽

　　有些人往往把一天的食物營養集中在晚餐上，或者喜歡吃夜宵或睡前吃點東西，這樣做，不僅造成睡眠不實，易導致肥胖，還可因刺激胃粘膜使胃酸分泌過多而誘發潰瘍形成。

　　八　忌狼吞虎咽

　　食物進入胃內，經儲納、研磨、消化，將食物變成乳糜狀，才能排入腸內。如果咀嚼不細、狼吞虎咽，食物粗糙，就會增加胃的負擔，延長停留時間，可致胃粘膜損傷；另外細嚼慢咽，能增加唾液分泌，而使胃酸和膽汁分泌減少，有利于胃的保護。

　　九　忌咖啡濃茶

　　咖啡、濃茶均為中樞興奮劑，都能通過反射導致胃粘膜缺血，使胃粘膜的保護功能破坏，而促成潰瘍發生。

　　十　忌濫用藥物

　　容易損傷胃粘膜的藥物主要有三類：一是乙水楊酸類，如阿斯匹林；二是保泰松、消炎痛、布洛芬等非甾體抗炎藥物；三是皮質類固醇等激素類藥物。故應盡量避免應用這些藥物，如必須作用時，要控制劑量和療程，最好在飯后服用。

（來源：搜狐）

Bone Osteoporosis - The Silent Disease

The Doctor Says By DR MILTON LUM

Bone density declines with age, resulting in fragile bones and eventually, osteoporosis.

THE human body comprises of a skeleton that forms the framework for the various organs and other body structures. The skeleton is composed of various bones. Bone is made up of various minerals like calcium and phosphorus, and protein, which make the bone hard and dense.

There are two types of bone ?compact and spongy bone. Each bone in the body contains some of each type. Compact bone appears hard and solid, and is found on the outside of bones. Spongy bone is found on the inside of bones and is filled with holes.

In order to maintain its bone density, the body requires adequate amounts of calcium, other minerals and vitamin D as well as hormones like parathyroid hormones, oestrogen, testosterone, calcitonin and growth hormone. Vitamin D is absorbed from the food consumed and is also produced by the skin in the presence of sunlight.

The bone is in a continuous process of being broken down and reformed or remodelled. During this process, small areas of bone are removed and new bone deposited in its place. This enables the bone to adjust to the different bodily requirements.

Remodelling affects the shape and density of bone. When a person is young and growing, the bone increases in both length and width. When a person is older, the bone does not increase in length but may sometimes increase its width.

As bone formation is greater than is broken down in the young adult, bone density increases progressively until about the age of 30 years when it is at its peak. After that, bone breakdown is greater than bone formation, resulting in loss of bone density. This small amount of loss continues for the rest of life. If there is an ability to maintain an adequate amount of bone formation, the bone density continues to decrease, resulting in the bone becoming more fragile and eventually osteoporotic.

Bone loss increases after menopause when the ovaries stop producing estrogen, which protects against bone loss. A little bit of loss of bone does not usually cause problems. However, excessive bone loss results in osteoporosis which is characterised by compromised bone strength leading to an increased risk of fracture. Although the bones are still of the same size, the outside walls of compact bone become thinner and the holes in spongy bone become larger, thereby weakening the bone considerably.

The condition of a wo¬man抯 skeleton depends on two factors ?the amount of bone attained before the menopause and the rate of bone loss after.

Bone ailments

Osteoporosis is a skeletal disorder characterised by compromised bone strength that predisposes a person to an increased risk of fracture. A person抯 bone strength is determined by the bone density and bone quality. Bone density is determined by the peak bone mass and the amount of bone loss. Bone quality refers to the architecture, turnover, damage and mineralisation of bone. Bone density is used to measure osteoporosis clinically.

In all Asian countries, osteoporotic fractures are increasingly common. The impact of these fractures is tremendous. There is a mortality risk of about 25% in the first year. The quality of life is also substantial. About 10% will be bedridden and 25% wheel chair bound. In addition, there is chronic disabling pain with effects on patients?emotional and mental lives. In 1997, J.K. Lee and Khir reported that the incidence of hip fracture in Malaysia was 90 per 100,000 in those aged above 50 years.

The initial signs of osteoporosis are seen in bones that have a lot of spongy bone such as spine, hip and wrist. The symptoms of osteoporosis do not appear until a lot of bone is lost, thus explaining why it is called a silent disease. They include backache, pain, decrease in height and slight back curvature. When there is a fracture, there will be pain, tenderness and deformity.

Risk factors

Osteoporosis is three times more common in women than in men because of two reasons: women have a lower peak bone mass and the oestrogen loss at menopause. As women live longer than men, there will be greater reduction in bone mass.

The factors that increase the risk in women include:

Ethnicity. Caucasians and Asians are at greater risk. In Malaysia, the Chinese have a higher risk than the Malays and Indians, with Chinese women accounting for 44.8% of hip fractures.

Family history in a first-degree relative

Slender build

Low body weight (below 57kg)

Natural menopause because the protective effect of estrogens on bone is lost. Menopause is the biggest culprit in the process of bone loss. Premature menopause (below 40 years) aggravates bone loss.

Surgical removal of the ovaries causes a sudden decrease in estrogen resulting in rapid bone loss unless it is replaced.

Tobacco smoking.

Excessive alcohol and caffeine use.

Low calcium intake. Calcium slows the rate of bone loss.

Lack of exercise. Just as muscles become stronger with exercise, so do bones. Exercise increases bone mass before the menopause and slow down bone loss after the menopause.

Eating disorders like anorexia nervosa and bulimia.

Medicines like diuretics, steroids, heparin, anticonvulsants and immunosuppressants.

Types

There are two main types of osteoporosis ?primary, which occurs spontaneously and secondary osteoporosis, which is due to another condition.

There are three types of primary osteoporosis: postmenopausal, senile or age-related, which occurs in both men and women; and idiopathic.

Post-menopausal osteoporosis is due to the lack of oestrogen. Although bone loss is gradual in the years leading up to the menopause, it accelerates at menopause.

Women can lose as much as 20% of their bone mass in the five to seven years after menopause. However, not all women are at the same risk of developing postmenopausal osteoporosis. Those who are most at risk are the thin, white/fair skinned and/or with a slender build.

Senile osteoporosis results from age related calcium deficiency and/or vitamin D deficiency and an imbalance between bone breakdown and formation. It was found in a 2005 survey that about 49% of Malaysian women are vitamin D deficient! Senile osteoporosis is twice as common in women as in men. Women often have both postmenopausal and senile osteoporosis.

Idiopathic osteoporosis is rare. The cause is unknown. It occurs in children and young adults who have normal hormone and vitamin levels and no obvious reason for fragile bones.

Secondary osteoporosis occurs in less than 5% of cases. The various conditions that may cause secondary osteoporosis include: chronic conditions like kidney failure or liver cirrhosis; endocrine conditions like diabetes, thyrotoxicosis, hyperparathyroidism and hypogonadism; and other conditions like nutritional causes, multiple myeloma and cancer.

Dr Milton Lum is a member of the board of Medical Defence Malaysia. This article is not intended to replace, dictate or define evaluation by a qualified doctor. The views expressed do not represent that of any organisation the writer is associated with.

Very Useful Information.. for meat lovers

Please read, very useful information for health!

SATAY LOVERS (BARBECUE)

If you all eat Satay, don't ever forget to eat the cucumber, because eating Satay together with carbon after barbequing can cause cancer.
But we have a cure for that... Cucumber should be eaten after we eat the Satay because Satay has carcinogen (a cancer causing element) but cucumber is anti-carcinogenic. So don't forget to eat the cucumber the next time you have Satay's.


PRAWNS (SUGPO) & VIT C
DO NOT eat shrimp / prawn if you have just taken VITAMIN C pills!!
This will cause you to DIE in ARSENIC (As) toxication within HOURS!!


PORK AWARENESS

Try this and see whether the pork you bought has worms. There goes with your 'Bak Kut Teh' for those who love it. Most men love to eat this so watch out before it's too late. If you pours Coke (yes, the soda) on a slab of pork, wait a little while, you will SEE WORMS crawl out of it. A message from the Health Corporation of Singapore about
the bad effects of pork consumption. Pig's bodies contain MANY TOXINS, WORM and LATENT DISEASES.

Although some of these infestations are harboured in other animals, modern veterinarians say that pigs are far MORE PREDISPOSED to these illnesses than other animals. This could be because PIGS like to SCAVENGE and will eat ANY kind of food, INCLUDING dead insects, worms, rotting carcasses, excreta including their own, garbage, and other
pigs. INFLUENZA (flu) is one of the MOST famous illnesses which pigs share with humans. This illness is harboured in the LUNGS of pigs during the summer months and tends to affect pigs and human in the cooler months.

Sausage contains bits of pigs' lungs, so those who EAT pork sausage tend to SUFFER MORE during EPIDEMICS of INFLUENZA. Pig meat contains EXCESSIVE quantities of HISTAMINE and IMIDAZOLE compounds, which can
lead to ITCHING and INFLAMMATION; GROWTH HORMONE which PROMOTES INFLAMMATION and growth; sulphur containing mesenchymal mucus which leads to SWELLING and deposits of MUCUS in tendons and cartilage,
resulting in ATHRITIS, RHEUMATISM, etc. Sulphur helps cause FIRM human tendons and ligaments to be replaced by
the pig's soft mesenchymal tissues, and degeneration of human cartilage.

Eating pork can also lead to GALLSTONES and OBESITY, probably due to its HIGH CHOLESTEROL and SATURATED FAT content. The pig is the MAIN CARRIER of the TAENIE SOLIUM WORM, which is found in its flesh. These tapeworms are found in human intestines with greater frequency in nations where pigs are eaten. This type of tapeworm can pass through the intestines and affect many other organs, and is incurable once it reaches beyond a certain stage. One in six people in the US and Canada has RICHINOSIS from eating trichina worms, which are found in pork.

Many people have NO SYMPTOMS to warm them of this, and when they do, they resemble symptoms of many other illnesses. These worms are NOT noticed during meat inspections.

This is so scary...so be careful when u consume these things....

EATING FRUITS the right time

EATING FRUITS .......
It's long but very informative


We all think eating fruits means just buying fruits, cutting it and just popping it into our mouths. It's not as easy as you think. It's important to know how and when to eat.

What is the correct way of eating fruits?

IT MEANS NOT EATING FRUITS AFTER YOUR MEALS! FRUITS SHOULD BE EATEN ON AN EMPTY STOMACH.

If you eat fruit like that, it will play a major role to detoxify your system, supplying you with a great deal of energy for weight loss and other life activities.

FRUIT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FOOD. Let's say you eat two slices of bread and then a slice of fruit. The slice of fruit is ready to go straight through the stomach into the intestines, but it is prevented from doing so.

In the meantime the whole meal rots and ferments and turns to acid. The minute the fruit comes into contact with the food in the stomach and digestive juices, the entire mass of food begins to spoil.

So please eat your fruits on an empty stomach or before your meals! You have heard people complaining - every time I eat watermelon I burp, when I eat durian my stomach bloats up, when I eat a banana I feel like running to the toilet etc - actually all this will not arise if you eat the fruit on an empty stomach. The fruit mixes with the putrefying other food and produces gas and hence you will bloat!

Graying hair, balding, nervous outburst, and dark circles under the eyes all these will not happen if you take fruits on an empty stomach.

There is no such thing as some fruits, like orange and lemon are acidic, because all fruits become alkaline in our body, according to Dr. Herbert Shelton who did research on this matter. If you have mastered the correct way of eating fruits, you have the Secret of beauty, longevity, health, energy, happiness and normal weight.

When you need to drink fruit juice - drink only fresh fruit juice, NOT from the cans. Don't even drink juice that has been heated up. Don't eat cooked fruits because you don't get the nutrients at all. You only get to taste. Cooking destroys all the vitamins.

But eating a whole fruit is better than drinking the juice. If you should drink the juice, drink it mouthful by mouthful slowly, because you must let it mix with your saliva before swallowing it. You can go on a 3-day fruit fast to cleanse your body. Just eat fruits and drink fruit juice throughout the 3 days and you will be surprised when your friends tell you how radiant you look!


KIWI: Tiny but mighty. This is a good source of potassium, magnesium, vitamin E & fiber. Its vitamin C content is twice that of an orange.

APPLE: An apple a day keeps the doctor away? Although an apple has a low vitamin C content, it has antioxidants & flavonoids which enhances the activity of vitamin C thereby helping to lower the risks of colon cancer, heart attack & stroke.

STRAWBERRY: Protective Fruit. Strawberries have the highest total antioxidant power among major fruits & protect the body from cancer-causing, blood vessel-clogging free radicals.

ORANGE : Sweetest medicine. Taking 2-4 oranges a day may help keep colds away, lower cholesterol, prevent & dissolve kidney stones as well as lessens the risk of colon cancer.

WATERMELON: Coolest thirst quencher. Composed of 92% water, it is also packed with a giant dose of glutathione, which helps boost our immune system. They are also a key source of lycopene - the cancer fighting oxidant. Other nutrients found in watermelon are vitamin C & Potassium.

GUAVA & PAPAYA: Top awards for vitamin C. They are the clear winners for their high vitamin C content. Guava is also rich in fiber, which helps prevent constipation. Papaya is rich in carotene; this is good for your eyes.

Drinking Cold water after a meal = Cancer! Can you believe this? 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 break down 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,warm water or warm beer after a meal.

A serious note about heart attacks HEART ATTACK PROCEDURE': (THIS IS NOT A JOKE!) Women should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting. Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line.. You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack . Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms.. Sixty percent of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know the better chance we could survive...