Add happy years to healthy life and healthy life to happy years. Your food becomes your body.Your thoughts become your words.Your words become your actions.Your actions become your habits.Your habits form your characters.Your characters decide your destiny.This blog serves as a platform for exchange of ideas for healthy eating and healthy living.
Saturday, June 28, 2014
My Weight (Loss) Management from 2007-05-28 to 2014-06-28 (weight loss by Calorie Restriction, i.e. Dietary Energy Restriction)
Friday, June 27, 2014
Quaker Top Fresh Herbs & Cereals Beverage with Five types of Beans380grams. (Product of Taiwan) --- QUAKER 桂格 鲜谷王 5种豆 固体饮料380g 台湾地区进口
QUAKER 桂格 鲜谷王 5种豆 固体饮料 380g 台湾地区进口.
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桂格鲜谷王5种豆380g固体饮料台湾进口是粮油制品行业的知名产品.该饮品含有5种豆类:黃豆(Soy bean)、黑豆(Black bean)、绿豆(Green bean)、红豆(Red bean)、青豆(pea) ,补充人类所需植物性蛋白,口感美味新鲜,是生活必备饮品.
What is oily fish?
Oily fish
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Salmon, mackerel, sardines, trout and herring are all examples of oily fish. Oily fish are:
- high in long-chain omega-3 fatty acids, which may help prevent heart disease
- a good source of vitamin D
Some oily fish contain bones that you eat. These include whitebait, canned sardines, pilchards and tinned salmon (but not fresh salmon), (my note -->) and canned mackerel
These fish can help keep our bones strong because they are good sources of calcium and phosphorus.
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How much white fish should I eat?
White fish include cod, haddock, plaice, pollack, coley, dover sole, dab, flounder, red mullet and gurnard.
You can safely eat as many portions of white fish per week as you like, except for the following, which may contain similar levels of certain pollutants as oily fish:
- sea bream
- sea bass
- turbot
- halibut
- rock salmon (also known as dogfish, flake, huss, rigg or rock eel)
Anyone who regularly eats a lot of fish should avoid eating these five fish, and brown meat from crabs, too often.
Even though shark and marlin are white fish, there is separate advice about how much of them you should eat:
- Children, pregnant women and women who are trying to get pregnant should not eat shark or marlin. This is because they contain more mercury than other fish.
- Other adults should have no more than one portion of shark or marlin per week.
Many shark and marlin species are endangered, so we should avoid eating these fish to help stop these species becoming extinct. See the sustainable fish and shellfish section below for more information.
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What is white fish?
White fish
Cod, haddock, plaice, pollack, coley, dab, flounder, red mullet, gurnard and tilapia are all examples of white fish.
White fish are:
- low in fat, making them one of the healthier, low-fat alternatives to red or processed meat, which tends to be higher in fat, especially saturated fat
- a source of omega-3 fatty acids, but at much lower levels than oily fish
How much is one portion of fish?
How much fish should we eat?
How much oily fish should I eat?
How much oily fish should I eat?
We should eat at least one portion (around 140 grams when cooked) of oily fish a week.
Oily fish can contain low levels of pollutants that can build up in the body. For this reason there are maximum recommendations for the number of portions we should be eating each week. These recommendations are different for different groups of people.
- Women and girls should eat no more than two portions of oily fish a week if they may become pregnant in future or if they are currently pregnant or breastfeeding. This is because pollutants found in oily fish may affect the development of a baby in the womb in the future.
- Men and boys, and women and girls who know they won't become pregnant in future, can eat up to four portions of oily fish a week.
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Dementia: Types of dementia -- Alzheimer's disease and Multi-infarct dementia
There are two main types of dementia : Alzheimer's disease and Multi-infarct dementia.
In Alzheimer's disease, the onset of symptoms and the progression of the illness is gradual. Although the cause is still unknown, present research suggests that there is a familial tendency and certain chemicals in the brain are lacking. As yet, there is no known medical cure for the disease.
Multi-infarct dementia results from a series of strokes in the brain.
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Dementia: What is dementia
Dementia: What is dementia
Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease: What Do We Know?
Info source: http://www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers/publication/preventing-alzheimers-disease/so-what-can-you-do
Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease: What Do We Know?
So, What Can You Do?
You can do many things that may keep your brain healthy and your body fit—and help scientists find ways to prevent Alzheimer’s.
Stay Healthy
Many actions lower the risk of chronic diseases and boost overall health and well-being. As we learn more about the role they may play in Alzheimer’s disease risk, health experts encourage all adults to:
- exercise regularly
- eat a healthy diet rich in fruits and vegetables
- engage in social and intellectually stimulating activities
- control type 2 diabetes
- lower high blood pressure levels
- lower high blood cholesterol levels
- maintain a healthy weight
- stop smoking
- get treatment for depression
Scientists do not yet know if these healthy habits can directly prevent or delay Alzheimer’s disease or age-related cognitive decline. As research continues, it’s important to note the many benefits these habits have for overall health and well-being.
Alzheimer’s Research UK
Lifestyle and dementia
- Exercising regularly
- Not smoking
- Achieving and maintaining a healthy weight
- Controlling high blood pressure
- Reducing your cholesterol level
- Controlling your blood glucose if you have diabetes
- Eating a healthy, balanced diet with lots of fruit and vegetables and low amounts of saturated fat
- Only drinking alcohol within the recommended limits
Some studies suggest that enjoying an active life, with lots of interests and hobbies might be beneficial. Other researchers have found that spending more time in education is associated with a lower risk.
It’s not yet known whether eating oily fish or taking B vitamins can reduce the risk of dementia as studies so far have had mixed results. It is not advised to take NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs like aspirin or ibuprofen) or HRT (hormone replacement therapy) to protect against dementia, as research is continuing in this area. You should talk to your doctor before taking any supplements or drugs that claim to prevent dementia, as most are unproven and they can have serious side effects.
You might read or hear about other risk factors for dementia. Despite occasional publicity, research has shown that meat, aluminium or living close to power lines are not risk factors for dementia. There is also no evidence that turmeric, gingko, ginseng, statins or coffee can protect against dementia.
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Your Daily Diet (from Webmd for your reference)
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Pink grapefruit green smoothie made on 2013-06-23
Tips for good skin (from WenMd)
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Monday, June 23, 2014
PT-H901 Rechargeable Bluetooth Mini Speaker User Manual in English andChinese (bought on 2014-06-23 at S$30.00)
7 Research-Backed Learning Hacks That Will Maximize Your Memory (from http://www.businessinsider.sg/)
7 Research-Backed Learning Hacks That Will Maximize Your Memory