Monday, December 31, 2012

Why Animal-Based Omega-3s are Essential (Why animal-based omega-3 is better than plant-based omega-3) and why krill oil is preferred ( by By Dr. Mercola)

The following is extracted from:

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/11/05/fish-oil-benefits.aspx

Why Animal-Based Omega-3s are Essential

Dietary fish and marine oil supplements such as krill oil are a direct source of EPA and DHA. Plants, on the other hand, contain the parent omega-3, alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), which can be converted into EPA and DHA. However, this conversion is ineffective in general, and appears to get progressively more ineffective with age.

The conversion of ALA to EPA and DHA is typically severely impaired by inhibition of delta 6 desaturase, an enzyme necessary for the conversion. Elevated insulin levels impair this enzyme, and over 80 percent of the U.S. population has elevated insulin levels, so chances are high that you'll be part of this significant majority... Therefore, you want to make sure you get the bulk of your omega-3 from animal sources, not plant sources, to make sure you won't develop a deficiency.

In fact, omega-3 deficiency is likely the sixth biggest killer of Americans, and may be a significant underlying factor in up to 96,000 premature deaths each year.

I prefer krill oil compared to all other animal-based omega-3's because while the metabolic effects of krill oil and fish oil are "essentially similar," krill oil is as effective as fish oil despite the fact that it contains less EPA and DHA.8 This is because krill oil is absorbed up to 10-15 times as well as fish oil due to its molecular composition (Its EPA and DHA fatty acid chains are phospholipid bound), and is less prone to oxidation (rancidity) because it is naturally complexed with the potent fat-soluble antioxidant astaxanthin.

Fish oil is in a triglyceride molecule that has to be broken down in your gut to its base fatty acids of DHA and EPA. About 80-85 percent is never absorbed and is eliminated in your intestine (this is why fish oil can cause you to experience burp back and why about half of all people cannot tolerate fish oil). Then once the fatty acids are absorbed into your bloodstream, your liver has to attach it to phoshphatidyl choline for it to be used by your body.

The beauty of krill is that all of it is in the correct form in the original pill, so your body uses virtually 100 percent of it. As a result, most people only need two to three 500-mg capsules of krill oil per day (each capsule typically contains about 50 mg of DHA and 90 mg of EPA) to support optimal brain, and overall, health.

Youtube --- Fish oil and traumatic brain injury (Bobby Ghassemi's family believes high doses of fish oil (Omega-3) helped him recover from a traumatic brain injury.)

Fish oil and traumatic brain injury (Youtube) =================================== Bobby Ghassemi's family believes high doses of fish oil helped him recover from a traumatic brain injury.

Green smoothie on 31 December 2012. Ingredients organic xiao bai cai. Organic cai Xin, carrot, banana, kiwi fruit , strawberry

My green smoothie on 31-12-2012. Monday, 7.00 pm. Ingredients: organic xiao bai cai 150g, organic cai Xin 100g, kiwi fruits 100g, strawberry 150 carrot 150g, banana 100g and plain water 200ml. Total smoothie produced 950ml. Taste. OK.



Be happy. Be yourself!

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Happiness 2012-12-31

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Never give up

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Time you enjoy wasting.....

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Happiness starts with you

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Sharing your weaknesses with people



Sunday, December 30, 2012

greenthickies.com --- a website on green smoothie by Katherine Natalia




Greenthickies.com --- a website on green smoothie by Katherine Natalia


Multigrain paste or porridge for young children and old adults with badteeth or chewing problem

On 30-12-2012, Sunday, I made multigrain paste by grinding the multigrain rice (see top photo) into powder (see middle photo) and then cooking it in a pressure cooker. Lastly, a multigrain paste (or called multigrain porridge) was produced.

The ingredients of the multigrain are:

Organic brown rice
Organic buckwheat
Organic polenta
Organic oats
Millet
Wheat
Barley
Soy bean
Almond
Walnut
Linseed
Brazil nut
Black sesame seed powder





Green smoothie: ingredients xiao bai cai, strawberry, carrot , kiwi fruit, orange, banana, plain water.

Green smoothie made on 30/12/2012, Sunday at 1.00 pm with ingredients Vegetable Xiao Bai Cai 150g, carrot 100g, orange 100, Kiwi fruit 50g, strawberry 150g, banana 100g and plain water 200ml. Smoothie = about 950 ml. Drinker: me. Taste: Good.



Brazil nuts (100 grams, 23 pieces ) bought for the first time inmid-December 2012

Last update: 2013-07-15.

Brazil nuts (100 grams, 23 pieces ) bought for the first time in mid-December 2012 by Latte from this shop:


Teck Soon Medical Hall Pte Ltd (main)


Tel: 6227 6179
Teck Soon Medical Hall Pte Ltd

Tel: 6223 2962
Teck Yin Soon Chinese Medical Hall Pte Ltd

Tel: 6223 2218
Teck Yin Soon Chinese Medical Hall Pte Ltd

Tel: 6323 5916



The  200 grams pack at S$2.20.

I just started to use Brazil nuts as a less regular ingredient of my multigrain rice.



Organic Chinese vegetable Nai Bai Cai (奶白菜) bought for first time on 29/12/2012 for my green smoothie.


Organic Chinese vegetable Nai Bai Cai (奶白菜) bought for first time on 29/12/2012. About 250 g at S$2.00 from market. The Producer is Fire Flies Health Farm , 75 Lim Chu Kang Lane 2, Singapore.

I am going to use this vegetable as an ingredient of my green smoothie.

Photo source:
http://www.360buy.com/product/1005557575.html

Saturday, December 29, 2012

Organic Chinese vegetable Jin Bao Cai (金宝菜) bought for first time on 29/12/2012. About 250 g at S$2.00 from market near my home.

Organic Chinese vegetable Jin Bao Cai (金宝菜) bought for first time on 29/12/2012. About 250 g at S$2.00 from market. The Producer is Fire Flies Health Farm , 75 Lim Chu Kang Lane 2, Singapore.

I am going to use this vegetable as an ingredient of my green smoothie.

Green smoothie with strawberry, carrot, kiwi fruit, cai Xin and plain water made on 29-12-2012

On 29/12/2012, Saturday, at 6.00 pm, I made a green smoothie with vegetable Cai Xin (Choy Sum) 200g, carrot 200g, orange 150g, Kiwi fruit 100g, strawberry 100g and plain water 200ml. Total smoothie produced = about 1000ml (equivalent to 4 x 250ml cups). Ideally it should be for 2 to 4 persons. Drinker: me only. Comment: The smoothie was concentrated. I drank it slowly. Taste: OK.







Friday, December 28, 2012

Smoothie King Opened South East Asia Flagship Store in Singapore on 12 December 2012, at Centrepoint.

At Smoothie King (Centre Point, Singapore opened on 12 December 2012): The smoothies come in three sizes, pricing from S$4.90 to S$7.90.

Customers can add enhancers such as antioxidant, probiotic and collagen to their smoothies at an additional dollar.

Smoothie King also offers a selection of healthy wraps and salads.

Info source: http://sg.entertainment.yahoo.com/news/smoothie-king-opens-sea-flagship-store-singapore-063631393.html

As a smoothie advocate, I warmly welcome Smoothie King to Singapore!




Green smoothie made on 2012-12-28 with organic red short spinach 150g, Carrot 150g, Orange 140g, Kiwi fruit 80g, Banana 100g, Plain water 200ml Smoothie produced = 950ml. Taste : Good.

Green smoothie made on 2012-12-28 with organic red short spinach 150g, Carrot 150g, Orange 140g, Kiwi fruit 80g, Banana 100g, Plain water 200ml
Smoothie produced = 950ml. Taste : Good.






Thursday, December 27, 2012

Multigrain porridge (125 grams before cooking) with black sesame powder as my lunch on 27 Dec 2012.

Multigrain porridge (125 grams before cooking) with black sesame powder as my lunch on 27 Dec 2012.

Ingredients: brown rice, wheat, black glutinous rice, soy bean, buckwheat, Chinese barley, polenta (crushed corn), millet, linseeds, oats and black sesame powder.

Total energy : about 480kcal.

Green Smoothie (Original) Youtube by by Victoria Boutenko

Green Smoothie (Original) Youtube by by Victoria Boutenko
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Green Smoothie website by Victoria Boutenko

On 2012-12-27 at about 12.06 pm I came across a Green Smoothie website by Victoria Boutenko .

Please visit http://greensmoothiesblog.com/ and her facebook http://www.facebook.com/victoriaboutenko

Philips new blender model HR2096 . 800 watts. 2 years warranty. Usualprice $149. Offer price $139 from 15 Nov 2012 to 2 Jan 2013.

Philips new blender model HR2096 . 800 watts. 2 years warranty. Usual price $149. Offer price $139 from 15 Nov 2012 to Jan 2013. Seen at NTUC AmK hub morning 21-12-2012. You may check with NTUC Fairprice Customer Relations Hotline: 6552 2722 on the availability of stock before you visit any Fairprice outlet with electrical home appliance department. Good buy!
















Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Green smoothie with orange, strawberry, carrot and organic lettuce and plain water made on 25-12-2012

On 25-12-2012 at 7.20 pm, I made a green smoothie with the following:

Carrot 150g
Strawberry 5 pieces about 150 g
Peeled Orange 120g
About 140g organic lettuce
200 ml water
Total Smoothie produced
= about 800 ml

Drinker = me

Taste: Ok.











Monday, December 24, 2012

Green smoothie with strawberry, pineapple , papaya, carrot,Kailan (Chinese Broccoli or Chinese Kale) and water

Green smoothie made at 6.45 pm on 24 December 2012, Monday with ingredients:
Strawberry 100g
Pineapple 100g
Papaya 100g
Carrot 150g
Organic Kailan (Chinese Broccoli or Chinese Kale) 150g
Plain boiled Water 200ml (cold from fridge)
Total smoothie produced = 800ml.
Drinker = me
Taste : Not so good but for health sake finished drinking in 15 minutes!