About one and a half year ago, I was affected by severe eczema at both shoulder blades and back. The doctor gave some steroid cream, emulsifying ointment and moisturizing cream to apply as well as emulsifying soap to bath with. The steroid cream I applied very sparingly but the eczema comes back when its application stopped. The others I applied more liberally but it didn't bring a cure.
The doctor also advised to use soap sparingly, say, alternate days when bathing as the soap strip the skin of moisture which is bad for eczema. I tried increasing the interval between usage of soap and since I don't get any complaints of body odour, I finally stopped using soap and just used water for bathing. Now my skin is smooth and free of eczema. Not only it is effective, it is also environmentally friendly.
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2011-09-30
Colonoscopy - my experience
Just finished my colonoscopy yesterday. Had a special diet 2 days before and had 2 pack of Fortrans mixed with 1 litre of water each the morning of the operation. The colonoscopy was in the afternoon and I approached the operation with some trepidations after reading the experience of some who complained of pain etc. Well, my went smoothly and by the time I am aware, the colonoscopy is finished. No pain, no bad experience and I went home with my son intact (the doctor specified that patient must be accompanied by someone, otherwise the operation will be aborted.
2011-08-28
Exercise is really the best medicine - motivation to continue
I have first written about struggle with high blood pressure in October 2005, about how the doctor wanted to put me on hypertension medication. I told the doctor, if I start taking those medicine, I may have to take them for life, and that I wanted to try exercise and diet first. I did and eventually the doctor told me he would not even consider me as pre-hypertensive.
Since then, my blood pressure have been fluctuating around the normal 120/88. Recently I have started an exercise regime of the following daily ritual - 5-10 minutes of warm up on the recumbent bike and 30 minutes of brisk walking on the threadmill at a rate which is close to the maximum heart rate for my age group.
The results were the measured heart rate were consistently below the normal 80/120. For example, I just measured with the heart rate and it was only 110/70
As such, I believe exercise was the best medicine for maintaining a healthy heart rate and for cardiovascular health.
However, exercise may be dull and monotonous and my motivation to continue is
1. exercise in step to the beat of a nice song or music
2. keep in mind that exercise keeps away hypertension and other cardiovascular problems, diabetes and cancer. Image those horrible medicine I would have to otherwise take if not for exercise.
Since then, my blood pressure have been fluctuating around the normal 120/88. Recently I have started an exercise regime of the following daily ritual - 5-10 minutes of warm up on the recumbent bike and 30 minutes of brisk walking on the threadmill at a rate which is close to the maximum heart rate for my age group.
The results were the measured heart rate were consistently below the normal 80/120. For example, I just measured with the heart rate and it was only 110/70
As such, I believe exercise was the best medicine for maintaining a healthy heart rate and for cardiovascular health.
However, exercise may be dull and monotonous and my motivation to continue is
1. exercise in step to the beat of a nice song or music
2. keep in mind that exercise keeps away hypertension and other cardiovascular problems, diabetes and cancer. Image those horrible medicine I would have to otherwise take if not for exercise.
2011-06-18
Cars and cancer – how to minimize
As Summer Approaches – Keep this in Mind.
Especially those with Children & Elderly in the car.
CAR AIR-CONDITIONING - VERY IMPORTANT!
My car book says to roll down the windows to let out all the hot air before turning on A/C.
WHY? Car Air-conditioning - No wonder more folks are dying from cancer than ever before. We wonder where this stuff comes from but here is an example that explains a lot of the cancer causing incidents.
Many people are in their cars first thing in the morning and the last thing at night, 7 days a week.As I read this, it makes me feel guilty and ill.
Please pass this on to as many people as possible.
Guess it's not too late to make some changes
Car A/C (Air Conditioning) MUST READ!!!
Please do NOT turn on A/C as soon as you enter the car.
Open the windows after you enter your car and then turn ON the AC after a couple of minutes.
Here's why: According to research, the car dashboard, seats and air freshener emit Benzene, a Cancer causing toxin (carcinogen - take time to observe the smell of heated plastic in your car).
In addition to causing cancer, Benzene poisons your bones, causes anemia and reduces white blood cells. Prolonged exposure will cause Leukemia, increasing the risk of cancer. Can also cause miscarriage.Acceptable Benzene level indoors is 50 mg per sq. ft.
A car parked indoors with windows closed will contain 400-800 mg of Benzene.If parked outdoors under the sun at a temperature above 60 degrees F, the Benzene level goes up to 2000-4000 mg, 40 times the acceptable level.
People who get into the car, keeping windows
closed will inevitably inhale, in quick succession, excessive amounts of the toxin.
Benzene is a toxin that affects your kidney and liver.. What's worse, it is extremely difficult for your body to expel this toxic stuff.
So friends, please open the windows and door of your car - give time for interior to air out -dispel the deadly stuff - before you enter.
Thought: 'When someone shares something of value with you and you benefit from it, you have a moral obligation to share it with others.'
This is what snopes.com says. It is not the air conditioning in the car but the Benzene producing agents that cause cancer.
2011-06-16
Great Natural Remedy for Burns
From an email forward:
Impressive! Why did we never hear of this before??!! I've always just run it under the cold water tap. However, do read about this woman's experience with burns . . ..
Some time ago I was cooking some corn and stuck my fork in the boiling water to see if the corn was ready. I missed and my hand went into the boiling water....
A friend of mine, who was a Vietnam vet, came into the house, just as I was screaming, and asked me if I had some plain old flour...
I pulled out a bag and he stuck my hand in it. He told me to keep my hand in the flour for 10 minutes which I did. He said that in Vietnam , there was a guy on fire and in their panic, they threw a bag of flour all over him to put the fire out...
Well, it not only put the fire out, but he never even had a blister!!!! ...
Long story short, I put my hand in the bag of flour for 10 mins, pulled it out and did not even have a red mark or a blister and absolutely NO PAIN. Now, I keep a bag of flour in the fridge and every time I burn myself. *Cold flour feels even better than room temperature flour.
I use the flour and have never ONCE had I ever had even a red spot/burn mark, or a blister! I even burnt my tongue once, put the flour on it for about 10 minutes ... the pain was gone and no burn. Try it . . .
Experience a miracle! Keep a bag of flour in your fridge and you will be happy you did!
BUT don't run your burn area under cold water first, just put it directly into the flour for 10 minutes.
Impressive! Why did we never hear of this before??!! I've always just run it under the cold water tap. However, do read about this woman's experience with burns . . ..
Some time ago I was cooking some corn and stuck my fork in the boiling water to see if the corn was ready. I missed and my hand went into the boiling water....
A friend of mine, who was a Vietnam vet, came into the house, just as I was screaming, and asked me if I had some plain old flour...
I pulled out a bag and he stuck my hand in it. He told me to keep my hand in the flour for 10 minutes which I did. He said that in Vietnam , there was a guy on fire and in their panic, they threw a bag of flour all over him to put the fire out...
Well, it not only put the fire out, but he never even had a blister!!!! ...
Long story short, I put my hand in the bag of flour for 10 mins, pulled it out and did not even have a red mark or a blister and absolutely NO PAIN. Now, I keep a bag of flour in the fridge and every time I burn myself. *Cold flour feels even better than room temperature flour.
I use the flour and have never ONCE had I ever had even a red spot/burn mark, or a blister! I even burnt my tongue once, put the flour on it for about 10 minutes ... the pain was gone and no burn. Try it . . .
Experience a miracle! Keep a bag of flour in your fridge and you will be happy you did!
BUT don't run your burn area under cold water first, just put it directly into the flour for 10 minutes.
2011-05-25
Natural Remedy for prostate cancer
Researchers at the University of California San Francisco have found that men recently diagnosed with localised prostate cancer (meaning it has not started to spread) can slow down the disease by taking BRISK WALKS (note the emphasis) as they also found that just strolling does not help. So can brisk walks be a natural remedy for localized prostate cancer?
Some possibility of how that works - it had been suggested that perhaps brisk walks affect prostate cancer progression by changing blood levels of some proteins that have been shown to encourage cancer growth.
Now for some disclaimers:
1. It is possible that their results may just be because those who participate in brisk walking may be just living a healthier lifestyle such as not smoking, healthy diet, etc. rather than a direct connection and further studies may be needed
2. Those who have not previously exercise regularly should first consult their doctors before setting out to do rigorous exercises.
Whatever it is, this is another confirmation that exercise is the best medicine and I am going to restart my regular brisk walking although I have not yet been diagnosed with prostate cancer plus for for other studies that showed screening for prostate cancer need not necessarily have a higher survival rate.
Some possibility of how that works - it had been suggested that perhaps brisk walks affect prostate cancer progression by changing blood levels of some proteins that have been shown to encourage cancer growth.
Now for some disclaimers:
1. It is possible that their results may just be because those who participate in brisk walking may be just living a healthier lifestyle such as not smoking, healthy diet, etc. rather than a direct connection and further studies may be needed
2. Those who have not previously exercise regularly should first consult their doctors before setting out to do rigorous exercises.
Whatever it is, this is another confirmation that exercise is the best medicine and I am going to restart my regular brisk walking although I have not yet been diagnosed with prostate cancer plus for for other studies that showed screening for prostate cancer need not necessarily have a higher survival rate.
2011-05-14
Natural Remedy for Constipation - water
Keep yourself well hydrated and you will not get constipation and in fact will probably be able to have bowel movement (pass motion) more than once a day. That is what happened to me.
At a period of time, I was troubled by constipation (having a bowel movement fewer than three times per week. With constipation stools are usually hard, dry, small in size, and difficult to eliminate. Some people who are constipated find it painful to have a bowel movement and often experience straining, bloating, and the sensation of a full bowel.)
I started to drink copious amount of water. I am at home in front of the computer at home most of the time so have access to the toilet at short notices and it is not rare for me to have 3 or more bowel movements a day.
There was a headline at BBC News - Health, Drinking over recommended limit 'raises cancer risks which troubled me. Huh? Drinking too much can cause cancer? But was comforted that the drinking in this case refer not to water but to alcohol.
However, be aware that there is another angle to drinking water - Why is too much water dangerous?. Apparently, drinking too much water can cause water intoxication - the brain swell and cause a headache and going overboard can cause death.
"Drinking too much can cause cancer
At a period of time, I was troubled by constipation (having a bowel movement fewer than three times per week. With constipation stools are usually hard, dry, small in size, and difficult to eliminate. Some people who are constipated find it painful to have a bowel movement and often experience straining, bloating, and the sensation of a full bowel.)
I started to drink copious amount of water. I am at home in front of the computer at home most of the time so have access to the toilet at short notices and it is not rare for me to have 3 or more bowel movements a day.
There was a headline at BBC News - Health, Drinking over recommended limit 'raises cancer risks which troubled me. Huh? Drinking too much can cause cancer? But was comforted that the drinking in this case refer not to water but to alcohol.
However, be aware that there is another angle to drinking water - Why is too much water dangerous?. Apparently, drinking too much water can cause water intoxication - the brain swell and cause a headache and going overboard can cause death.
"Drinking too much can cause cancer
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