And today, guess what? Nik begins to show symptoms. His outbreak is slow with fewer blisters. We are supposed to meet up with LY tomorrow but it looks like impossible. They are so afraid that their daughter (same age as Nik) may get the chickenpox too.

Well, all three of them have gotten their chickenpox.

Dmitry has got chickenpox this morning. I didn’t see any when I had bath with him yesterday. So, the doctor gave him one week medical leave and advised him to stay at home. Nowadays people are so afraid to let their children to get chickenpox. This is a sign of overly protective. Children should not be sent back to school. But I personally think that why not as long as the children have no fever and as long as personal hygiene is taken care of.

Lets go spread some virus! He…he…

Anyway, I was very much worried about my shoulder. I was so afraid that I would need a surgery. Thank God that it is improving now.

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There wasn’t any vacant ward so they put him in the A&E ward. He was transferred to medical ward this morning. When I visited him two hours ago, I saw his eyes were swollen. His eye bags were filled with fluid. I knew he was having allergic reaction and I quickly checked with the nurse.

There were some young doctors there. A female doctor attended to me and my dad to see what’s going on. Her name was Dr. Ng. I told her that my dad was allergic to NSAID (Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs). They prescribed him Aspirin. She said they had stopped giving him aspirin.

This was negligence and I pursued the responsibility with her. I am regarded as some kind of pain-in-the-ass by some people. I could see her facial reaction when I told her that I would pursue this responsibility. She quickly apologized and carefully worked through the documents. I backed off a little when I saw her diligence. I am not totally a pain-in-the-ass after all. I am not totally unreasonable.

She found a remark stating my dad was allergic to two unknown drugs. I told her, when a patient had informed the doctor or the nurse of his unknown allergic, then it would be the normal procedure to go through the patient’s medical history to find out what he was allergic to. Assessment had to be made accordingly if the patient was medically illiterate. The hospital should also immediately contact his family to find out what his allergies.

She apologized again and suggested me to speak to her superior tomorrow morning. She apologized again and I told her it was not her fault because my dad had been admitted at the same hospital with the same allergic reaction. Someone did not do their job well.

He was prescribed NSAID by an A&E doctor at the same general hospital and had mild allergic reaction. This happened in early 2007. In May 2007, the Community Polyclinic at Pantai Peringgit prescribed him Diclofenac Sodium and he had a bad allergic reaction and was admitted to the general hospital at night.  I wrote about this here.

Why does this happen again for the 3rd time?

I am going to be someone’s real pain-in-the-ass tomorrow.

The outbreak is caused by raining season. Singapore has reported an outbreak in earlier this year in January. Although it is not as deadly as dengue fever, I will take no chance to allow our kids to expose to the Aedes mosquitoes. No outdoor activities in the evening for a while.

it is the 3rd leading killer in men’s cancer. You may have or may not have any prostate cancer symptoms at all because prostate cancer is slow growing but at times it can grow quickly. African-American men have the highest risk than Caucasian or Asian men.

Fortunately, there is new prostate cancer treatment available. Sonablate 500 is a non-invasive medical device that uses HIFU (High Intensity Focused Ultrasound) to treat prostate cancer. This new technology is giving new hope to men in fighting prostate cancer and BPH (enlarged prostate).

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When a body has HGH deficiency, symptoms of weak bones, poor muscle development, increase waist size and body’s fat ratio, unusual body’s ratio of good and bad cholesterol, depression and isolation will develop. Some people do not naturally produce enough HGH.

Hypertropin, an rdna origin and injectable delivery, is a way to supplement the natural human growth hormone for people who may be deficient in this hormone. Hypertropin made by secretion technology, is identical to the natural human growth hormone that is produced by the pituitary gland. It is safely synthesized. It is almost safe if it is used as directed although some side-effects are possible. Hypertropin rejuvenate your body and let you feel younger and more energetic. It helps you to lead a youthful life. Consult your doctor before use.

五禽分属于金木水火土五行，又对应于心肝脾肺肾五脏。据中医解说，模仿五禽动作不但能锻炼四肢筋骨，还能间接地加强五脏六腑之功能。而现代医学研究亦证明五禽戏能锻炼和提高神经系统的功能，提高大脑的抑制功能和调节功能。在心肺功能方面则能改善心肌供氧量，提高心脏排血力和促进组织器官的正常发育。同时它还能增强肠胃活动及分泌功能，促进消化吸收。

五禽戏诀云：

“虎戏者，四肢距地，前三掷，却二掷，长引腰，乍脚，仰天，
即返距行，前却各七过也。”

“鹿戏者，四肢距地，引项反顾，左三右二，左右伸脚，
伸缩亦三亦二也。”

“熊戏者，正仰，以两手抱膝下，举头，左僻地七，右亦七，
蹲地，以手左右托地。”

“猿戏者，攀物自悬，伸缩身体，上下一七；以脚拘物自悬，
左右七；手钩却立，按颈，各七。”

“鸟戏者，双立手，翘一足，伸两臂，扬眉鼓力，右二七，
坐伸脚，手挽足距各七，缩伸二臂各七也。”

俗语说：“药补不如食补，食补不如动补。”，说明运动是保持身体健康最有效的途径。从虎到鹤这五种禽兽的动作互相配合，各不相同的作用将有效地达到统一的保健，从而强身健体，祛病长生。

柿子（Persimmon）是柿子树（柿科柿属）的果实，原产于中国，柿子在中国大陆已有好几千年的历史，至今还有很多国家把柿子称为“中国的无花果”。不过现在许多国家也有，中国、日本、韩国和巴西是主要产地，以色列也逐渐赶上，发展出一种叫做莎隆果的新品种。美国各地则有野生的柿子。在中国，柿子是人们比较喜欢食用的水果，甜腻可口，营养丰富。不少人还喜欢在冬季吃冻柿子，别有味道。柿子既可生食，也可加工成柿饼、柿糕，柿子果脯、柿子果丹皮等，并可用来酿酒、制醋等。柿子营养丰富、色泽鲜艳、柔软多汁、香甜可口、老少喜食。

柿子营养价值很高，营养成分主要为糖类、果胶、蛋白质、脂肪、碳水化合物、微量元素和多种维生素。每100克熟柿中含有糖28克，其中主要是蔗糖、葡萄糖及果糖，含有碳水化合物15克，蛋白质1.36克，脂肪0.2克，碘量49.7毫克，以及钾、铁、钙、钠、镁、磷等矿物质和维生素C等。

科学家在用现代科学手段将柿子和苹果所含的营养成分进行对比之后，认为柿子在某些方面的优势要明显得多。例如，柿子的葡萄糖含量比苹果高出60%，膳食纤维含量等于苹果的2倍。而钠、钾、镁、钙、铁、锰的含量也大大超过了苹果。特别值得一提的是，柿子含有一种“酚类化合物”（苯酚或称石炭酸），对预防动脉硬化，降低心血管疾病发病率有很好的效果。柿子含有的膳食纤维、矿物质和石炭酸（一种抗氧化剂）成分，都是预防动脉硬化的要素。如果每天能食用柿子100克，便能有效地预防动脉硬化和心血管疾病。柿子预防心脏血管硬化的功效远大于苹果，堪称有益心脏健康的水果王。柿子富含果胶，它是一种水溶性的膳食纤维，有良好的润肠通便作用，对于纠正便秘，保持肠道正常菌群生长等有很好的作用。柿子含碘，所以因缺碘引起的地方性甲状腺肿大患者，食用柿子很有帮助。

据《本草纲目》所载：柿子味甘性寒，能消热去烦、止渴生津、润肺化痰、治疗热咳。中医认为，柿子味甘、涩，性凉。具有清热去燥、润肺化痰、止渴生津、健脾益胃、软坚、治痢、止血等功效。适用于风热咳嗽（不适用风寒咳嗽）、胃热伤阴、喉痛、吐血、甲状腺瘤、甲状腺肿大、大便干结、痔疮疼痛或出血等症。柿子是慢性支气管炎、高血压、动脉硬化、内外痔疮患者的天然保健食品。柿子有很多的药用价值，鲜柿、干柿饼、柿霜、柿蒂、柿叶都是很好的药物。柿饼：味甘，性平。具有润肺化痰、补脾涩肠、止血等功效，适用于燥痰咳嗽、脾虚食减、腹泻、便血、痔疮出血等症。柿霜：柿霜的成分主要是葡萄糖粉末。味甘，性凉。具有清热润肺，生津止渴，宁心泻火，凉血止血，消痔疗漏等功效。适用于肺热燥咳，咽干喉痛，口舌生疮，吐血，咯血等症。柿蒂：味甘，性平。具有降气止呃功效，适用于呃逆不止等症。柿叶：味苦，性凉。柿叶能软化血管、降低血压、防止动脉硬化、增加冠状动脉血流量，对高血压、冠心病、消化系统癌病有一定的效果。适用于各种急慢性炎症和出血等症。对肺结核咯血、胃溃疡吐血、眼底出血、血小板减少性紫癜和肺气胀满、咳嗽痰喘等有较好的疗效。由于嫩柿叶有利尿作用，所以柿叶茶还可以用来解酒。柿叶茶是利用夏季采摘的鲜柿叶经加工制成，与一般茶叶不同，柿叶茶呈弱酸性，而普通的红茶、绿茶和花茶呈弱减性。柿叶茶不含茶碱、咖啡因，晚上饮用不会因喝茶兴奋而导致失眠，反而可安神，是日常茶疗难得的健康饮品，深受国内外消费者的青睐。

吃柿子虽然有很多好处，但是有几点特别需要提醒：

1.空腹不能吃柿子。

因为柿子含有较多的鞣酸（或称单宁酸）及果胶，在空腹情况下它们会在胃酸的作用下形成大小不等的硬块，如果这些硬块不能通过幽门到达小肠，就会滞留在胃中形成胃柿结石，小的胃柿结石最初如杏子核，但是会愈积愈大。胃柿结石会愈结愈牢，不易粉碎，会引起胃粘膜充血、水肿、糜烂、溃疡，严重者可引起胃穿孔。

2.柿子皮不能吃。

柿子中的鞣酸绝大多数集中在皮中，在柿子脱涩时，不可能将其中的鞣酸全部脱尽，如果连皮一起吃更容易形成胃柿结石，尤其是脱涩工艺不完善时，其皮中含的鞣酸更多。

3.不要与含高蛋白的蟹、鱼、虾等食品一起吃。

在中医学中，螃蟹与柿子都属寒性食物，所以不能同食。从现代医学的角度来看，含高蛋白的蟹、鱼、虾在鞣酸的作用下，很易凝固成块，即胃柿结石。要避免发生以下情况：螃蟹＋柿子＝腹泻；白酒＋柿子＝会胸闷；红薯＋柿子＝会得结石。

4.糖尿病人勿食。

柿子中因含有糖类，而且大多是简单的双糖和单糖（蔗糖、果糖、葡萄糖即属此类），因此吃后很易被吸收，使血糖升高。凡体弱多病，脾胃虚寒，风寒咳嗽，妇女产后，女子月经期间，均忌食柿子。

5.适量使用。

柿子中的鞣酸能与食物中的钙、锌、镁、铁等矿物质形成不能被人体吸收的化合物，使这些营养素不能被利用，因此多吃柿子容易导致矿物质缺乏。一般，不在空腹的情况下，每次吃柿子不超过200克为宜。

6.食后漱口。

柿子所含的糖类和果胶，食用后总有一部分留在口腔里，特别是在牙缝中，加上弱酸性的鞣酸，很易对牙齿造成侵蚀，形成龋齿，因此在食用后宜喝几口水或及时漱口

Steamed foods are more healthy than oily fried food. I guess it is the time for us to eat more steamed foods rather than using oil to cook. If you like fried chicken, you may consider pan fried without oil or pan grilled. The fat in the chicken will be melted and flow out of the meat making it more healthy. It is also very delicious too.

Salad made of fresh vegetables with delicious Italian sauces is another healthy food too. The vitamins in the vegetables will not be destroyed by heat. Our children love salad as well.

The rationing will encourage more hawkers to recycle cooking oil. So, avoid fried foods like goreng pisang (fried banana) and fried chicken.

A change of your diet is not only good for your health, it is also good for your economy. Save more money rather than funding cooking oil producers and hypermarket! Why is there a sudden shortage? To raise price!

With proper diet and exercise, we can keep a healthy body without gaining too much weight. What is the best way to lose weight? Well a proper diet plan and good exercise will be the healthy way to stay fit. First, you need weight loss diet plans which fit into your active lifestyle. A balance diet plan is the key to weight loss. It provides the necessary calories to keep you active and enough vitamins and minerals to keep your body functions healthy.

Second, you will need exercise plans to help you to burn your excess calories. A well formulated diet plan coupled with a good exercise plan works best and give good result. But, what is the right diet plans or weight loss program for you?

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Yesterday, I changed my pattern to try it out. I had my dinner before the training. Not a full dinner but it certainly did not feel good during the first part of the training. I guess I will have to have my dinner a little earlier, about 5 to avoid a full stomach during the training at 7.

I had a grapefruit and 6 slices of breads last night after the training. I felt much better but I slept at 2am because I was updating my blog.

Or perhaps, some light food and fruits before training and bread after training will be better off. I should try this today.

People with hair loss will lack confidence while socializing both at work or leisure. Wearing wigs is one of the solution but it can be embarrassing if the wigs fall off. With the advancement in trichology, hair transplant is becoming a more common and effective method in hair restoration.

Hair Transplant Medical is a consumer organization with many experience hair transplant surgeons who have performed many successful transplant. This is the right place to go whether you are looking for a hair transplant surgeon, or information about hair loss and hair transplant.

Is the growth normal for people who have cataract removed? Can anyone provide some information and experience please?

My friend’s father-in-law died of mouth cancer last year. I did not know about it until I met him two weeks ago when he came back from US for visiting.

I know a friend from Norway who likes to chew tobacco. I hope he is reading this. Please stop chewing tobacco and take good care of yourself. I have seen so much people suffering from cancer. I wish you best of health.

We are regular customer there. The boss, his wife, his brothers and some of their old staff know us and we are very much like friends. After the food, when I settled the bill, I made a feedback to one of the boss’ brother about the service. He assured me and told me to make our orders through him next time we come.

About leaving, another brother of the boss approached us and apologized for the chaos and the service. We gladly accepted his apology and that’s what I call “Service”! We had a short chat and LA asked about the lady, his sister-in-law. We used to see her sitting at the counter. We have not been seeing her since this January/February. So, out of curiosity, LA asked him.

He told us that she has lung cancer! What a shock we had. She was so healthy and a non-smoker. He told us her condition is getting better but needs a lot of rest. We wish her best of health and a speedy recovery.

We encountered many people, friends, relatives and acquaintance who suddenly have been diagnosed of cancer or suddenly died of cancer. My sister, Angie, died of cancer 2 years ago.

That’s life. What can we do?

LA and I decided to donate RM1 to Hospice for every bouquet sold. This is the least we can do to spread our love to those unfortunate but brave cancer victors to fight the horrible cancer. So, let’s reach out this Christmas and share your love.

Don’t stir the yogurt! All the yogurts on the shelf are stirred and blended with bits and favors of fruits to enhance the taste. In the process of adding fruity favors and bits, the yogurt has to be stirred. Stirring breaks up the solid texture of the yogurt.

The Sunglo’s all natural yogurt contains all the solid texture. It tastes great when mixed with fruity jam!

The price of the yogurts are getting more expensive now. I am thinking of making our own yogurt. I will write about our experience making our own yogurt later.