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Ever wonder what is the top cancer for men and women? Is cancer related to things you eat?

For Malaysian, top cancer for men is colorectal cancer 结肠癌, followed by lung cancer. Obviously these are from men bad habits – smoking and alcohol. Also, heavy consumption on red meat will contribute to colorectal cancer as well. Taking Vitamin B6 will reduce the risk of getting colorectal cancer.

For women, sadly breast cancer is more difficult to prevent but again, smoking and alcohol will increase the chance of getting it.

Stop smoking! Reduce alcohol intake! For yourself and others.

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Other than calling it to your loved one, many artists drink honey to keep young. Honey has the following benefit:

1. Immunity booster
2. Cuts and burns
3. Hangovers
4. Sore throat
5. Sleeplessness

Personally I squeeze a lemon and mix it with a soup spoon honey (whatever brand) with half glass of warm water first thing in the morning. Note that the water should not be too hot or else it will destroy the nutrition of the honey. Vivian Chow 周慧敏 and Lin Chi-Ling 林志玲 had this kind of practice as well.

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I came across this article last year. Quite meaningful though. See how many of them related to you:

1. Low productivity
2. Avoid challenging tasks
3. Self-abased
4. Abnormal response
5. Stubborn
6. Lazy
7. Antisocial
8. Slow thinking
9. Absent-minded
10. Impatient

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Guess what, I have fatty liver. Even though it is common, the ultimate outcome will be liver cancer if no treatment is taken. I found out this when I performed blood test few years back. One of liver statements called Gamma GT (GGT) is way too high (Pass = 49, mine = 200+). I do not drink alcohol or smoke. One reason I can think of is probably due to my eating habit, which is too “tam chiak” (overeating). Below are some tips on how to avoid fatty liver using natural diets.

1. Consume adequate amount of vinegar.
2. Reduce the intake of garlic. Even though it is found beneficial to human body, overdose will cause protein in red blood cell to reduce, which is bad for fatty liver patients.
3. (Seriously I can’t do this) Don’t drink tea during meal. It contains tannin which absorb iron. In long run, it causes anemia and makes digest system slow => more toxic enter into our body.
4. Don’t limit yourself on food. Take all kind of food.
5. No alcoholic drink please.
6. Take vitamin supplements.
7. Take more high fiber food. Go toilet frequently.
8. Utilize color. Pink color calms down patients. White/sea blue reduces tension. Green helps recovery. Have a walk outside.
9. Don’t read books/watch TV over a long time of period.

Also, based on my experience, it is found that milk thistle somehow about to reduce GGT index.

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WTF leg cramps got anything to do with eating? Yes, it does. I did experience this before… I was awaked from sleep and found out that one of my legs cramped and pained like hell. As a single and available person, I did not do any “heavy workout” before sleeping. It must have something to do with food I took that evening. Even though the actual cause can be many, below are few steps to avoid it.

1. Take a hot shower or SPA before sleep. (Cheap slave like me only afford to bath using water from well)
2. Massage on legs.
3. Don’t drink alcoholic drink or drinks containing caffeine. Don’t do heavy exercise before sleeping as well.
4. Check if you have anemia (贫血). Take iron supplement if necessary.

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Eat too much steamboats recently? Beware of your cholesterol, which will lead to cardiovascular diseases (心血管疾病). Below are 5 easy steps to prevent it.

1. Eat less internal organ, shell seafood, and red meat *
2. Eat less steamboat, oily stuff.
3. Each more beans, nuts, grains, vegetables, and fruits.
4. Do exercise 30 minutes every day.
5. Have yearly medical checkup. Those having cardiovascular diseases should check every 3-6 months.

* Red meat means those meats having red colour when they are raw, e.g. tuna, cow, sheep. White meats are such as chicken, rabbit, and pig. It doesn’t mean that red meat is always bad. The definition can change from time to time and is depended on culture.

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1. Smooth bowel movement
   Banana contains high fiber so taking one at night before sleeping will help in solving constipation.
2. Prevent stomach ulcer
   Banana contains a special chemical to form a shield on stomach wall, make it less vulnerable to ulcer. For those taking alcoholic drink, take one banana first before drinking.
3. Lower blood pressure and cholesterol
   Banana contains vitamin A, B, C, E etc and low in cholesterol. Frequent consumption will help lower blood pressure and cholesterol.
4. Adjust emotion
   Banana contains Tryptohan and vitamin B6, which is believe able to make people more excited and make the mood better.
5. Replenish carbohydrate
   Banana is rich in mineral and thus is considered as high energy fruit. You can see some athletes like to take banana/chocolate during the game.
6. Control fungus and bacteria grow
   If you are suffering from skin itchiness such as Psoriasis, you can use banana skin and apply on the spot to reduce the decease. I personally didn’t try it yet though.
7. Improve immune system
   Frequent consumption will increase white blood cells and thus improve immune system.

However, banana is not good if you have weak stomach. It is also not good for diabetes and those under diet.

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As older generation’s body performance starts degrading, they starts taking medicines. The following list shows things to avoid when taking medicine (suitable for adults as well):

1. Don’t overuse without any given direction.
2. Don’t take too many type of medicine at one time.
3. Reduce dosage for each type of medicine (e.g. 50% – 75% of adult quantity).
4. Don’t undergo medication over a long period of time (bad for kidney).
5. Don’t follow what’s others said (different body different seriousness).
6. Don’t use unapproved “secret recipe”.
7. Don’t misuse traditional medicine.
8. Don’t change the medicine by yourself.
9. Don’t use the same medicine over a long period of time (will reduce effectiveness and can be addictive).
10. Don’t misuse antibiotic, hormone, or vitamin (they won’t fix everything).
11. Don’t rely on sleeping pills (unless it is very serious).
12. Don’t rely on laxative (will cause lacking of vitamins).

In my opinion, as we grow older, we tend to forgot things. Even I myself also forgot to take medicine sometimes. It is okay to skip the intake once in a while. Most important is discipline. Don’t say “I don’t wanna take medicine tonight as I am too full with my dinner just now.”.

Also, listen to and learn from your doctor. Some doctors simply adjust the dosage based on the illness. You can seek for other doctors’ opinions, self perform blood test from certified blood lab (if the illness can be measured from your blood), and see which medicine suit you most.

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Foodies like us sure know ice lemon tea - a common drink found in most cafes. It is well-known of its vitamin C. We usually don’t consume lemon alone as it is too sour but here’s an article in Chinese suggesting 3 usages of it:

1. Put a slice of lemon next to your sandiwsh and it can maintain the freshness of your sandwish.
2. Squeeze some lemon juice on your apple and it will maintain its color.
3. After squeezing the lemon, don’t throw away the dried content. Put it inside fridge to remove odor, or inside bath tube to have a “lemon” bath to clean your body.

It is also known that lemon is able to help absorbing calcium for older people.

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Logically, when you starving, you eat more. For those doing exercise just for the sake of reducing weight, don’t do so while you are starving. It just makes you eat more after exercise and make no different in weight loss.

The article suggests you to start exercising 1 – 4 hours after taking meal. I would say it is much depend on how big is your meal. For “double-barrel stomach” person like me, 1 hour is too early to do certain exercises (e.g. jogging) and you probably ended up with stomachache. Ideal one would be 2 – 4 hours. I usually take my lunch at 12:30pm, and have a jog at 5:00pm. Still not that bad.

Also, do not take any food 2 hours before going to bed.

For me, exercise is more on improving my stamina so that I won’t feel tired or fall sick easily. Reducing weight is not my concern. There are better way to reduce weight, such as by proper food consumption.

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