Earl Mindell's terrible 20 to avoid....

Earl's Terrible twenty

[1] acacia gum[gum Arabic].

this additive, which is often used in cake frostings, gum and soft drinks can cause mild to severe asthma attacks and rashes in humans. This additive has caused fatalities in pregnant animals.

[2] alginic acid

this additive is found in ice-cream, cheese spreads, salad dressings, and the like. Preliminary studies show that alginic acid may cause abnormal fetal development, and therefore I believe it should be avoided by women who are trying to conceive and by already pregnant or nursing mothers

[3] aluminium

aluminium is widely used in many products, from white flour[to prevent caking] to processed cheeses[to facilitate melting] and toothpaste [as an abrasive]. Although this theory is controversial, many experts believe that aluminum is associated with senile dementia and memory problems and in fact, maybe a cause of Alzheimer's disease. In addition, aluminum may cause kidney problems, mouth ulcers, gastrointestinal problems such as colitis, and may interfere with the normal absorption of other minerals. Until further testing is done to certify the safety of aluminum, I would avoid it.

[4] artificial color

artificial color additives are widely used in the food supply, so widely used in fact that it is hard to avoid them altogether. However, I still try to limit my intake and I advise others to do the same. Children are especially susceptible to additives, which may contribute to hyperactivity and learning disorders. If your kids are constantly bouncing off the walls, check their diet for artificial color additives. Sticking to fresh, unprocessed foods, or foods that are additive-free will reduce the amount of additives in our diet.

[5] benzaldehyde

this additive which is used in many processed foods can cause depression in some people

[6] benzoic acid

this common additive which is found in many jellies, jams, margarine and soft drinks, among other foods may cause skin rashes, gastrointestinal upset in people of all age groups and hyperactivity in children. Avoid it if you can.

[7] BHA or BHT [butylated hydroxyanisole or butyalted hydroxytoluene]

this additive is banned in England, may cause liver and kidney damage, behavioural problems in children and can weaken the immune system.

[8] brominated vegetable oil

this additive may cause birth defects and growth problems in children and is considered unsafe by the FDA. However, it is still used in some foods and therefore, should be avoided by pregnant women, nursing mothers and children.

[9] carrageenan

this is used as a thickening agent, may cause ulcerative colitis and colitis is a suspected cancer-producing agent.

[10] confectioner's glaze

is widely used on candy and drugs to provide a shiny coating.

[11] EDTA[ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid-salts]

this commonly used preservative may cause skin irritations, kidney damage, gastrointestinal upset, and mineral imbalances

[12] hydrolyzed vegetable protein

this additive has two strikes against it. First, it contains MSG and is high in salt, second it may cause brain and nervous system damage in infants

[13] iron salts[ferric pyrophosphate, ferric sodium pyrophosphate, ferrous lactate]

iron salts are added to enriched breads and cereals and other grains. I have several problems with this additive. First, I don't believe that it is adequately tested for safety. Second, recent studies show that too much iron can increase your risk of having a heart attack.

[14] monoglycerides and diglycerides, acetylated monoglycerides and diglycerides

this additive which is found in soy, corn, peanut or fat based products may cause allergic reactions in some people

[15] monosodium glutamate[MSG]

MSG gained notoriety when it became linked to 'Chinese restaurant syndrome,' a condition associated with heart palpitations, headaches, and muscular weakness that occurs following a meal containing this additive, a favorite of Chinese chefs. It causes high blood pressure, itching and other allergic reactions.

[16] nitrates

these additives prevent botulism, which is why they are used in so many foods. However, they form the powerful cancer-causing agent nitrosamine in the stomach and can be very dangerous. Therefore, avoid them or limit your intake.

[17] paraffin[wax]

waxes, classified as chemical preservatives are widely used on fruits, vegetables and candy to make them shiny and pretty and to retard moisture loss and spoilage. Waxes are made of vegetable oils, palm oil derivatives, synthetic resins[also used in car and floor wax], as well as other materials. Some people should peel their fruits and vegetables or buy organic produce. In addition, waxes can seal in insecticides and fungicides, making it impossible to wash them off. If possible, buy your produce from a local farm or farmer's market.

[18] potassium bromate

frequently used in baked products, this additive can cause nervous system or kidney disorders and gastrointestinal upset. It is also carcinogenic. Try to avoid it.

[19] propylgallate

this additive has been associated with kidney and liver problems and gastrointestinal disturbances. I don't feel that propylgallate has been properly tested, and that's why I think it should be avoided if possible. It is also usually found in combination of BHT or GHA, which may compound the potential problems caused by these additives.

[20] sulfites

these additives lost their GRAS rating because they can cause a severe allergic reaction in asthmatics and highly allergic people. In fact, several deaths have been attributed to sulfites. Sulfites are used at salad bars to prevent discoloration of vegetables, in many wines and as preservatives in many different foods. If a salad bar or greengrocer uses sulfites, by law they must post a sign warning customers. However, the produce may have been treated before it even arrives at the grocery, therefore people who are sensitive to sulfites should never graze at a salad bar. Sulfites also deplete food of vitamin B1.

* It is the matter of choice as to how we look at the above when buying foods that may or may not contain the above terrible twenties. I sacrificed at least half an hour to have this article written by Earl Mindell, typed so as to be able to share with you all. YOu can either believe or not believe, but my job is well done. But fear not that you are going to die due to the above terrible twenty that you have consumed unknowingly. Our kidney and liver are still working well for us, now that you all know these facts, it is wiser that we cut down those foods that contained the above terrible preservatives. At least, you will know how to choose and buy wisely and choose health foods only!

How to cope with tiredness....

There are many ways how we can cope with tiredness
[1] Breathe properly
Let me put proper breathing number one! Since there are 3 ways of breathing, too many are not breathing the correct way. This little word 'air' is not to be taken lightly. Don't tell me that you are too busy and not interested in getting to know about this. Who isn't breathing? Who is tired of good health? Who prefers to be ill or tired all the day long? If you are so busy as to ignore or neglect the proper way of breathing, one day you will be so stressed up that you will stop breathing! Please listen.

Once we stop breathing, we will die! Too many people die off without knowing WHY they die. How can one expect to live healthy if one is only breathing shallowly? How can one expect to survive healthy if one is barely breathing? It takes patience, time and proper guidance to learn and master this unique, priceless steps of proper breathing. Go for some lessons from xi qong, tai chi, yoga that emphasizes the importance of qi. Or get the most commonly wide spread 312 meridians for prevention and cure! If you tell me that you are not interested, you are telling me that you are tired of living, it is true! Don't forget that you are never alone, think of our loved ones and close friends and all those who care for you!

You can also refer to this example. Look at all those heavy vehicles on the road. The burden or load they are carrying are even exceeding their own weight. Look at the wonderful wheels and tyres! What is the secret of this? Air...Air...Air..... if the tyre is punctured, will the vehicle move? definitely no! Likewise in all living things that need air, we have to have enough air to keep us going. Proper breathing is the secret to longevity, strength, good health and overall well-being. Practise until it becomes a natural cycle or rhythm. It helps.

[2] eat your breakfast, don't skip it. A nutritious meal to start off the day
We are what we eat! The 7 classes of food required by our body shouldn't be missed. We need all those macro and micro nutrients, but not too much is enough. Too much of the good thing is not good. Over eating is never advised, under eating is never getting enough. Most of us know that there are such deficiency-caused illness like goitre, anemia, poor teeth and bones, rickets, beri-beri and scurvy just to mention a few.

I used to recommend a protein drink to start off the day with a multivitamin supplement blended with a green apple and some other vegetables. That's all for a breakfast and a lunch with little or no meat dishes, raw sprouts, some whole grains and fruits or some fish. I use minimal sugar, oil, salt and avoid preserved or canned foods. Taking a little white meat or natural foods is preferred than steak or red meats. In the evening, no eating after 8 pm.

Overeating will also make us tired and sleepy. Eat only 70% full is one of the requisite to live to a ripe age. Don't drown oneself with pills, medicines, cough syrups or drugs. You will need to pay an expensive lesson before it is too late. Go for safer natural herbs that can do the same job but with less danger. Therefore, eating is a skill.


[3] exercise enough
[4] rest or sleep enough
[5] stretching will help
[6] get some food/herbs/tonics supplements
[7] avoid excessive sugars and caffeine, trans-fats, processed foods
[8] think positive
[9] a change of lifestyle - late nights, over-indulgence of certain foods, over-drive
[10] get a good mentor/health consultant for advices
[11] get a body checkup
[12] get something to do/be involved in positive/meaningful activities
[13] get a salt bath[explained in one of my blog]
[14] get a good body massage
[15] aromatherapy will help
[16] alternate hot and cold baths/sauna can also help
[17] go for a detox programme

To sum up, being exhausted or tired is always with a cause, get to the root of the problem and have it solved. Have your lifestyle reviewed for the better. Laws are set to be broken if there is a better reason for it! Be geared to be healthy, that is our ultimate goals.

Fatigue .... the many reasons why many feels tired..

Fatigue is a state where one feels tired and lack of energy and had no mood to do anything. These people feel exhausted and depleted. These signs are not to be ignored.

[1] Lack of sleep/rest

Some people are so busy that they don't rest or sleep enough. Some are busy with good causes, but some are not. Some are busy gluing their eyes on their television sets or computers until they fall flat. We are no robots, our body spare parts not easily replaced. There is this natural law of harvest. What we plant we harvest. There is no miracle pill to be taken so that one can work round the clock and still stay energetic. We are living in an incredibly sleep deprived nation and some are never aware of it. In this case, it is not a sign of sickness, but a sure sign of our body that speaks out for us to give them a break. What is needed is a good sleep or rest!

[2] Skipping meals especially breakfasts

If one skips breakfasts, one is likely to battle physical and mental fatigue for the day. One will feel lack of energy since energy-giving foods are not eaten at all. We might have stored energies but can it last long? We are humans that needs the basic of food and water. Lacking of certain micro-nutrients and vitamins will also affect a person's energy levels. Most of these people lack of B complex that is an energy-manufacturing vitamin.

People seldom realize that food and energy are closely related. I strongly recommend people to check and look carefully at how they are nourished or undernourished.

[3] Taking too much sugar and caffeine

Caffeine, sugar, alcohol, trans fats and processed foods are all energy depleting. If one drinks coffee with excess sugar, you will feel good temporarily, but then your energy takes a nosedive. Sugar particularly depletes your energy because it raises insulin levels and blood sugar goes up and down, causing fluctuation of energy. It creates insulin resistance, a big problem that affects millions of people who have this habit. The symptoms are feeling hungry all the time, craving carbs or sweets, gaining weight, irritability and shaking. It can also lead to panic attacks, diabetes, obese, gluttony, cognitive problems, memory deficit, risk of heart disease, cancer and Alzheimer's.

[4] Over-stressed

People now are more competitive and feels that they should be productive. Our bodies are over-drived. Our stress responses has become chronic. Today, stresses never seem to disappear and results in low energy, non-restorative sleep, libido that's too high or too low and anxiety disorders.

[5] Improper and uneven breathing

Improper breathing will also lead to fatigue when one only practises thoracic breathing. It is a shallow breathing and most of the time, the person is deprived of oxygen. Breathing should be slow and deep and maintained at a regular pace.

[6] Over-indulgence in certain activities

Excessive activities in the night where our body system is designed to rest will also be energy depleting. Late disco nights, late celebration nights, late nightclub activities will eventually upset the body system. Night shifts or any night work when we see the moon instead of the sun will also make up to our unbalanced lifestyle.

[7] A body full of toxemia

Certain toxins and chemicals or preservatives from processed foods will have adverse effects to our body that slows down body metabolism and depletes one of energy. Pills, medicines, drugs of all sorts will affect directly too. A body full of toxemia needs to go for detoxification and fasting. It will revitalize a person's overall health.

[8] Certain illnesses/diseases

Most diseases come with symptoms. To feel tired or fatigue can be due to certain diseases like diabetes, aids, cancer or liver or kidney failure. It sometimes also shows early signs of illness. It can also means late signs of severe illness. A proper and urgent body check-up is also advisable. Prevention is so much better than cure.

[9] Lack of exercises

Some people are 'berat tulang', it means lazy. Lack of exercises will also contribute to fatigue in a way. Nowadays, people are spending too much time in front of their TV sets or PC that they have their 'dining tables' in front of their bed, a fridge at their right side and and the toilet at their other side of their room! Poor blood circulation will affect our energy levels.

[10] Lack of something to do

When a person is lacking of a goal or something to do, he or she will also feel tired and no strength to be involved. The more one sleep, the more one feels tired.

Nothing is without a cause. Our body's symptom be it good or bad cannot go unheeded. If we have maximum health, we should maintain it, if we have poor health, we have to adjust and mend our body system. It is our body's way of giving us signs as to heed our health before it is too late.

Removals of 5 negatives

Anger eats up proper thinking....

Ego eats up the mind....

Worry eats up the age.....

Bribe eats up justice.....

Greed eats up conscience......

Indeed it is my privilege to try to explain the above meanings in terms of emotional and mental health. Fear not that you can't differentiate the difference between emotion or mental now, it is alright! What is anger to do with our health? Anger will 'hurt' our liver, Hate will 'kill' our heart, Sadness too. Sorrow will make one lose their appetite. I am only touching the cover of the book of emotional health.

ANGER eats up proper thinking..........

I used to tell my friends that we should never heed or install angry words in our mind those meaningless words which might not be meant for us during disagreements. An angry man speaks angrily. Any words coming out of his mouth might or do not mean what he actually wanted to convey. That is why anger eats up proper thinking. He or she is too angry to think properly that all what came out of his mouth are nonsense and revenge! If one keeps reminding oneself of those meaningless expressions or remarks, we won't be happy at all. Try to recall some angry expressions and remarks and repeat them in your words and mind. You will soon be mad with anger just from the act of remembering! You are mad due to just recalling some ugly memories which should long gone down the drain. If you are a christian, do you remember the bible guidance that one should forget one and other's fault as the sun sets? To err is human, to forgive divine, to forget fine!!

Think again, didn't you too say something or scold someone angrily and felt remorseful and regretted for what we said? Yes, we did! It is the same for all human folks. He or she would regret very much for those improper words and remarks that came from anger that eats up proper thinking! So, it is advisable that we must not take too serious of all those remarks and expressions which meant nothing! You will be trapped by your own negative reminding of unintended revengeful meaningless phrases that all angry men and women did! Well. how to uninstall these negative phrases or memories? Listen to me......... I have a great idea and I have been practising it for quite a long time.

Get your closest friend or spouse or children to help you, lie down, try to use purposeful strokes of their hands to comfort, starting from the chest down to the legs. Repeat the action saying, relax.....relax...relax... out goes all those misfortunes and sad things...and let them be gone! Continuous strokes and positive affirmation till you feel at ease and not feeling anymore anger or hate. At the same time, breathe in deep and slow, exhaling the negatives... Love and peace will soon be restored and one will feel so much better! This is how to uninstall negatives..... Like we did to the young babies, cooing them and telling them not to fear. If there is no one to help, pray and imagine God's or Mary's hands soothing and strengthening you. It works miracles. Continue for at least 15 minutes.

EGO eats up the mind too.

Leave your ego outside the shoe racks. Don't bring it into the house. Ego is mean, selfish, destructive, demanding and leads to negativeness and illogical actions. IThere is too much of these....'I' in the making. This is my effort, this is my money, this is my house, this is my success, this is my car... mine..mine... and soon one will be drowned with these I, my or mine..... When one is too attached to a thing or a person, he or she attracts more danger than he could think of.. To be on the safe side, one should revise and ponder twice what we say or think when coming to possessions or properties. A smart guy will learn how to put words and deeds in a proper way that demands our respect and salutation. Ego will be self-destructive and self-degrading at the end of the day. If you want a sound mind, uninstall ego from your mind. Be selfless! can you? Only then you will be safe then.

WORRY eats up the age

Worrying will make one feels and looks old. The constant frowns and worries written or not written on one's face will add to fine lines and wrinkles to our look. Worrying is never letting go of anxieties and uncertainties. Worries will affect body system and also our flow of inhaling and exhaling during breathing. I have shared in one of my blog about letting go and putting our confidences in the will of God, our creator. We are just a pencil in the hands of God, letting it be sharpened and shortened as days pass by. No one is immune to worries, be it small or big. The more time one worries about certain things, the more one will look tired and short of sleep. Worries also depict us of proper sleep. Sleepless and endless nights are common to those who worries too much. Let go...be detached... you will be wonderfully peaceful in heart and in mind when you master this skill. After all, we are just temporary guests of this earth. What is there to worry when we have a Divine father in heaven? Does He not know what is best for us, his children?

Bride eats up justice....

Greed eats up conscience.......

Bride and greed are selfish and intend to achieve their goals by his or her own ways without considering about others. I won't talk too much on these 2 negatives, since it is all connected with personal needs and desires. There have been many cases and histories and testimonials that tells us not use bride or be greedy. Learn from such experiences, look before one leap. Measure twice, the carpenters' rule before cutting. Plant tomatoes, you get tomatoes, plant beans you get beans too. Don't destroy the bridge after you have crossed it! Don't cut the trees and destroy its fruits after you have had enough! Don't think that you are the only survival in this earth planet! Nothing can hide your sins, nothing! You may feel that no one knows, well, is it that? Pride goes for a fall, so will prejudice! Greed will suffer at the end... again, learn to Be selfless!

children learn what they live!

If children live with criticism,

they learn to condemn..

If children live with hostility,

they learn to fight..

If children live with ridicule,

they learn to be shy...

If children live with shame,

they learn to feel guilty..

If children live with tolerance,

they learn to be patient...

If children live with encouragement,

they learn to be confident..

If children live with praise,

they learn to appreciate...

If children live with fairness,

they learn about justice..

If children live with security,

they learn about faith...

If children live with approval,

they learn how to like themselves...

If children live with acceptance and friendship,

they learn to find love in this world...

by Dorothy Law Nicole

If there is love, there is God,

If there is God, there is love

Because Love is God and God is Love!

by Lucy

Face challenges with a smile!

what's the noise? the wheels.... must be something wrong, the lorry driver told his man. Let's have a look! Goodness me... the tyre.. I need help! Urgent help!

After coming back from Rome, we went to Bintulu and stayed for 3 nights. I brought all my kids, except the eldest whom I left behind to be with my in-laws. It was a vacation plus business trip. The trip to Bintulu took us 3 hours. On the way, we enhanced our relationship and chatted with each other and had a nice and joyous time together.

Halfway the journey, I saw a big lorry with full load of sawn timber stopped at the side of the road. We came close only to realize that the lorry had a punctured tyre. Goodness me! What a trouble they are in! It was just the driver and his helper. One can imagine the heavy load and the nightmare of changing the punctured tyre. What can be done? I know........ and all of us knew that the lorry driver would find ways to change the punctured tyre no matter how difficult it was. It was just expected of him, right?

sorry, I didn't manage to take a photo of it...should have done it!

Likewise in life, one's life is full of challenges and adversities. Where is there no rain in Malaysia? In times of difficulties and mistakes, what should we do? Think of the lorry driver with its punctured tyre. If our road of life is without bends and crooks, then our cars need no brakes nor speed. Life is no bed of roses nor milk and honey only. The adversities are the load and burden that we shoulder, that we carry. We so much prefer to leave it behind or just throw it away, but can we? We are halfway in our life's journey. We faces difficulties, we have to survive the test. To pass the adversity test! No matter how difficult it might seems it is.... As the case of the lorry in distress, it was just expected of life, right?

Never fear difficulties. Be brave to face them. We learn more from these wake-up calls and challenges. There is no free meals, no free tickets for things that we never do. Life is all about what we have done and saved. Like in our pc, what we have keyed and installed and saved inside it. This is expected of all of us. Many have forgotten that we are sharing the same air, the same soil and belongs to the same creed. We belongs to the biological term called homo sapiens, not monkeys. We are humans, not animals, not insects! Why should we attack and hurt each other? Or do you come from Mars or Jupiter? That is a different thing.

I talked to a new friend a few days ago. He is a nice man and he holds a good and high position. I know he is a very capable man and we chatted freely. He emphasized that if one doesn't hurt others, it is good enough. Yes, I agreed with him 100%, but I added something.... One is good enough as to know as not to hurt others, but it is even better that we also don't hurt ourselves! What will that mean? It means that mentally or emotionally, one should stay stable and not negative. In another words, one should stay happy and positive. There are certain things that will also be the result of what and how we think!

I will be again sharing with all of you about mental and emotional health very soon. Look forward to know how to be positively sound and HAPPY!

Do you know that your emotions will affect your success or failure?

"People don't have limited resources, they have limited states. Emotions or our state we are in determines our perception of reality and thus our decisions and behaviour. If we are fearful, bored, depressed/stressed on a consistent basis, we will not be able to access our resources to succeed"

by Anthony Robbins

limited - within limits

resources - abilities/skills

states - condition of our emotion/feelings.

The first sentence tells us that we humans have great potentials and skills/knowledge/power, but they are unstable in emotions and feelings.

perception of reality - how one feels towards life in reality

decisions - things

determines - results in

The second part of the sentence tells us that our emotional state or how we feel will affect and influence our actions/feelings towards life in reality and behave as provoked. Our emotional state or how we feel will clearly show our responses and ways towards everyday life. All activities will be very much influenced by how we feel.

fearful - frightened

consistent basis - continuing for a long period of time

access our resources - to put our potentials, skills and knowledge into good use/practise

to succeed - achieve one's goals and dreams

If we continue to remain negative and emotionally unstable for a long period of time, we will not be successful eventhough we have all the skills, knowledge or potentials that is found in everyone of us.

Read and digest well the meanings of the above phrase that Anthony Robbins wrote. It explains many things...about feelings and the state of emotion that we are in...and how it will affect our lives..

Doctors of the future will give no medicines...

"Doctors of the future will give no medicine but interest his patients in the care of the human frame/body and his diet, and the cause and prevention of diseases." by Thomas Edison

I came across this book called synthonics written by Dr. Robert Kronemeyer more than a decade ago. It was a book talking on a dynamic new program for total health and happiness. When one understands the book, it will
[1] re-energize your body
[2] strengthen your mind
[3] free your emotions
[4] enliven your spirit

It talks on physical, emotional, mental and spiritual aspects. I love this book a lot and there are many useful tips we can use to 'upgrade' our health. tell you what... it is a shame that our mind[which is more important than the pc] is never 'upgraded'...got what I mean? haha.. Our brain absorbed and is being keyed in too many negatives of lives that indirectly affects our speeches and deeds. Our brain should be 'cleansed' as to what we did to have an annual cleansing of our homes. [大扫除, 一年一次] what about our mind?

Good books, buy and read and upload all important and useful messages., learn and practise what is being taught....
Good teachers, treasure their presence, their knowledge, their confidence... go near them, never leave them alone, learn as much as one can from our teachers, respect and love them....
Good mentors, follow and do what is being taught... follow the leaders..........one will never live to regret that you have met one....

Embrace goodness, shun badness/evil! I used to tell my friends and distributors.. Don't push away what is right and useful! One should push away/avoid what is wrong!

Do you know how to breathe properly? 3 ways of breathing...

What a question? Who doesn't know how to breathe? Who are you to teach me how to breathe? You may be wondering and instantly ignoring me... But listen to what I have to say! It is of great importance to you. Try to give a few seconds to understand and digest this health fact.

If I were to tell you that most of you are not breathing correctly, will you listen? If I were to tell you that most of the breathing ailments can be gradually corrected, will you believe me? No, most of you wouldn't listen or believe me!

Even if you won't want to listen, a fact is a fact! Don't feel that this is just a joke! Or is it that I don't charge high and expensive fees for sharing this important health tips that seems of no or low value? Or is it that practising doctors felt that theirs should be right? Theirs should be right, or else their certificates would be flushed down the drain! Or is it that these facts are too easily available? The answer is no... in my opinion, good doctors don't complain nor compare! Our aims non other the same.... to provide effective and safe measures and cures.

There are 3 ways of breathing, try to recognize the way you are breathing....
[1] thoracic breathing
- it means very shallow breathing.......... the air is inhaled only to the thorax and then exhaled.. usually breathless and short of breathe. easily tired out, fatigue and lazy to do things... no energy and lack of the spark of life... asthma, breathing difficulty, sleepiness....

[2] lung breathing
- it means breathing normally... the air is inhaled into the lungs and then exhaled whereby there is exchange of gases.

[3] abdominal breathing
- it means deep breathing - the air is inhaled into the lungs and into the 'tang tien', the pool of air, an inch lower the navel.... and this is deep breathing [most singers who practised singing will learn to master the 'chi' from 'tang tien' to be able to sing well.

A lot of us are having problems on breathing. Let me ask you a question, air, water and food, which one is the most important? We can live for a few days without water or live for a month without food, but we cannot live without air even for a few minutes.

Since air is in abundance, most of us didn't give much thoughts to the air around us and always take for granted for what Mother Nature is giving us. Until when our country also experienced haze and smog a few years ago. Pollution of air due to haze was so serious that we could even smell the bitter taste of smoke. Flowers wilt, fruits don't grow well, some fragile plants just die off during serious haze. Only then one understands that the air we are breathing belongs to all of us. The quality of air became an alarming fear when haze appeared!

Air is the most important factor for any living things to survive. And our breathing mechanism or system is built to inhale clean air and exhale used air. Our breathing system will work for us the moment we were born. And the moment the last breathe leaves us, we will be stiff and cold the next moment. So, it is of great importance that we know how to breathe properly.

The best recommended way of breathing is the 3rd way of breathing when one breathe in deep and slow. Look at those infants, when they breathe in and out, their belly will rise and fall. Sad to say, some of us were so busy and excited in their works that they have forgotten to breathe properly. With poor breathing, our health will be directly influenced.

I do recommend one to start learning how to breathe. Lie down, get a book, put it over your stomach[navel area] and start breathing long and deep. I don't want you to do the muscles' trick, but breathing in deep and slow. Once you are doing it rightly, the book will also move up and down when you breathe in and out. Continue for at least half an hour. There is also a doctor in China who is now practising his 312 meridians for cure and preventive measures. The '1' refers to proper breathing, making it long and slow. The abdomen area will rise up and down as we inhale and exhale.

There are videos available for this special 312 meridians. Learn and master the art of proper breathing. This is one of the most valuable health requirement that will improve and maintain a person's general health.

Check this..... when we inhale, our abdomen should rise[due to the air inside], when we exhale, our abdomen should be flattened... this is proper.... there is this common mistake.. when girls or ladies inhale, their abdomen flattens, right? And worst of all, wearing tight belts to make our waist slimmer! Be aware that one shouldn't do that. That is the same as tightening our body with a rope and preventing proper blood circulation. Never wear purposely too tight clothings that will affect our blood circulation.

What is there to do with blood circulation? well... it is directly connected. The oxygenated blood means the blood cells carrying oxygen from inhaling is being sent by our heart and to be used up by our body. When blood circulation is poor, it means our body cells are deprived of oxygen.

Master the skill as to know how to breathe properly.... you will be happier and healthier then...

The 4th & 5th day in Rome

It is not pride nor showing off that I am posting so many photos in this blog. It is about sharing and caring. Most of them are underlined with positive ideas and about health and well-being. Do read a few times on the message in them. Anybody can just visit Rome. It is a holy city where most of the population are Roman Catholics. To visit this romantic city will always leave behind sweet memories not easy to erase.....

From these photographs, all difficult tasks are not tasks when there is a will. Look at the magnificent strong tall buildings built about 2500 years ago. It was built manually! Without the help of any machine or engine! Like CA Peter Lee who told us that... if the Romans can build such wonders, what is crown ambassador? He has been in Rome for the third time and he really experienced something this time. The wonder of 'Man' ! Whatever our mind can believe and conceive, it can be achieved!

I like to sit and drink at these places.... Success is sweet, Rome is romantic... oh, yes...one can sit and relax at the streets while bird or human watching! Rome is colorful too!

The shopping mall.... beautiful photos to remind us of beauty around us...

One evening, we went shopping in one of the largest mall in Rome. The market was so huge that we couldn't finish visiting the whole market, but just walked around and did some window shopping. Italy is a well-developed and modern country. I couldn't help myself with taking all those photos when in the market! Their displays and certain goods for sale are really attractive and there was so many things to see and learn. It is indeed a merry place since Christmas and New Year is just round the corner.

Mental health

Travels widen one's knowledge. I used to tell my students that if we maximise our 5 senses, we will learn better and understand better. If we really focus our 5 senses and put them into use, our 6th sense with be developed too. Not joking, it is true.....

These photos will always remind me of nice and beautiful things.... I very much prefer to key in positive and beautiful or nice things inside my mind than to key in negative and ugly, sad things. I used to tell my distributors, gabbage in, gabbage out. What we key in, we will manufacture them and be what we think we are and be....

Buffet breakfast in Hotel Marriot....

Food are aplenty for the thousand over distributors to enjoy and one can start their breakfast from 7am to 10am. There are more food than expected. Choose right to eat healthy! Eat smart to stay healthy!

Do you know that we should not skip breakfast? Our breakfast is the most important meal of the day.......... breakfast....to break the fast due to sleeping and resting...that is after at least 8 to 12 hours of eating nothing...... One should at least eat something between 7am to 9am. Skipping breakfast will upset our digestive system. Long skipping of breakfast will also lead to stones in the biles.

Hotel Marriot - a very big and nice and relaxing hotel

The swimming pool yet to be completed..

The balcony full of chairs for the guests to relax outside the rooms...

The lobby..

Hotel Marriot is a big hotel with spacious compounds and big balcony where the guests can sit and relax at the same time enjoying Rome's romantic air......It is situated at the outskirt of Rome. This is the back view of Hotel Marriot.

In the lobby of Hotel Marriot, there is this floor built in glass which showed an ancient route when the Roman's chariots and soldiers used during their time, 2500 years ago...

This is the front view of Hotel Marriot and also overlooking a great space where coaches and cars await their guests.

Parked in front are luxurious, comfortable cars like mercedes..BMWs.............

Here is a black sleek handsome car...

I love this big spacious balcony where one can relax facing nature at its proximity...

To relax proper is to be energetic to go the extra miles in the next day's journey....

休息是为了走更远的路!

Cookies, pastries, sweets, chocolates, pizzas, ice-cream..

Gelato... yummy yummy.... delicious and so tasty!

The whole shop is just selling different flavored ice-creams...

Pizzas..... tuna and all sorts of delicacies...

Beware of hidden sugars and fats, we can eat, but know how much to eat.. and when to eat... eat sparingly too....