Ripe Bananas and Anti-Cancer Quality

The fully ripe banana produces a substance called TNF (Tumor Necrosis Factor) which has the ability to combat abnormal cells.

So don't be surprised very soon the shop will go out of stock for bananas.

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As the banana ripens, it develops dark spots or patches on the skin. The more dark patches it has, the higher will be its' immunity enhancement quality.

Hence the Japanese love bananas for a good reason.

According to a Japanese scientific research, banana contains TNF which has anti-cancer properties. The degree of anti-cancer effect corresponds to the degree of ripeness of the fruit, i.e. the riper the banana, the better the anti-cancer quality.

In an animal experiment carried out by a professor in Tokyo U comparing the various health benefits of different fruits, using banana, grape, apple, water melon, pineapple, pear and persimmon, it was found that banana gave the best results.

It increased the number of white blood cells, enhanced the immunity of the body and produced anti-cancer substance TNF.

The recommendation is to eat 1 to 2 bananas a day to increase your body immunity to diseases like cold, flu and others.

According to the Japanese professor, yellow skin bananas with dark spots on it are 8 times more effective in enhancing the property of white blood cells than the green skin version.
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How does TNF kill cancer cells?

Tumor necrosis factors (or the TNF-family) refer to a group of cytokines family that can cause cell death.

Mechanism

TNF acts via the TNF Receptor (TNF-R) and is part of the extrinsic pathway for triggering apoptosis. TNF-R is associated with procaspases through adapter proteins (FADD, TRADD, etc.) that can cleave other inactive procaspases and trigger the procaspase cascade, irreversibly committing the cell to apoptosis.

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TNF interacts with tumor cells to trigger cytolysis or cell death. TNF interact with receptors on endothelial cells, which leads to increased vascular permeability allowing leukocytes access to the site of infection. This is a type of localized inflammatory response, although systemic release may lead to septic shock and death.

有一天我老了也會...

周六一大早，還在賴床，電話鈴聲打斷了我的清夢，原來是媽：「中午要不要帶孩子回來吃肉羹？」

「可是我答應孩子今天去麥當勞吃早餐耶！」媽仍不放棄：「把那個錢省下來啊！開車回來才十分鐘。」

我心裡想：孩子一定喜歡吃漢堡，不要吃肉羹。果然，在我猶豫時，老大、老二一個搖手、一個做拜託狀，大家都期待一周難得一次的早餐會。

於是我告訴媽：「等我們討論好再打給妳好嗎？」媽有點幽幽地回：「好吧！」

電話一掛，孩子們同聲說：「不要啦！我們說好去麥當勞的。」

我告訴孩子：「外婆的目的根本不是要我們去吃肉羹，她是想看我們。」

「可是我們上星期不是才回去給她看過？」

我知道單以這個理由要更改原計畫有點不合理，便告訴孩子：「有一天我老了，也會打電話給你們說： 『兒子啊！要不要回來？我烤了蛋糕哦，帶孩子回來吧！』如果兒子回答我：『蛋糕到處有得賣，我今天沒空啦！』那我會很傷心。」

四歲的小女兒馬上說：「我不會。我會說好。」結果我們協議：早餐照原計畫，晚上去外婆家。

媽媽知道了好高興：「那我晚上再煮肉羹。」

下午加完班，趕回家和孩子、老公會合，爸媽看到我們好高興。我們魚貫進入廚房盛肉羹，大人小孩嘰嘰喳查地聊天，媽媽開始訴說她的五十肩每天折磨著她。我問她：「有沒有去做復健？熱敷？」

「有啊，都沒有用！」...於是，我深深了解到媽媽要的不是醫療資訊，而是兒女的關心。

走進廚房，看到一向愛乾淨的老媽心愛的鍋子蓋都沾了厚厚一層油垢，便用鐵刷用力把它們刷洗乾淨，一面刷一面想到：媽媽一定是沒力氣刷它們了。

她曾經用雙手一手抱我、一手拿鏟子炒菜，也曾用雙手刷遍家裡每一個角落。

她那雙手還曾經握著汽車方向盤賺錢──她是台中第一位女計程車司機……如今年紀大了，她的手累了，卻仍然忍著痠痛煮我們愛吃的肉羹麵、炒米粉，然後打電話叫我們回家。

我再忙再累，都要常常回娘家洗鍋子；也希望有一天當我年紀大了、手也不再靈光時，孩子們記得回家幫我刷刷鍋子。

不要只關心小孩，有天我們也會老唷！

記得在花蓮門諾醫院長廊上看見的宣導海報：「記得寶寶是一歲又...個月長第一顆牙齒，卻不記得父親最後一顆牙是什麼時候掉的。」

Believe in Your Dreams

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Why Aspirin by your bed?

Aspirin saves lives …

It is important to always have ASPIRIN in the home!!!

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Why have Aspirin by your bedside?

ABOUT HEART ATTACKS

There are other symptoms of a heart attack besides the pain on the left arm.

One must also be aware of an intense pain on the chin, as well as nausea and lots of sweating, however these symptoms may also occur less frequently.

NOTE: There may be no pain in the chest during a heart attack.
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The majority of people (about 60%) who had a heart attack during their sleep did not wake up. However, if it occurs, the chest pain may wake you up from your deep sleep.

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If that happens, IMMEDIATELY DISSOLVE TWO ASPIRINS IN YOUR MOUTH and swallow them with a bit of water.

Afterward, phone a neighbor or a family member who lives very close by and state “HEART ATTACK!!!” and that you have taken 2 ASPIRINS.

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Take a seat on a chair or sofa and wait for their arrival and ….

DO NOT LIE DOWN!!!

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A Cardiologist has stated that, if each person, after receiving this e-mail, sends it to 10 people, probably a life can be saved!

I have already shared the information!!! What about you?

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Forward this message: IT MAY SAVE LIVES!!!!!!
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Further information:
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Aspirin DOES slash the risk of a heart attack - but only if it is taken at night

A small dose of aspirin may cut the risk of heart attack or stroke in those with rising blood pressure - but only if it is taken at night.

Doctors have discovered that the aspirin lowers blood pressure to normal for up to 24 hours.

The effect only works if the tablet is taken at night, according to Spanish researchers.

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It is hoped that a preventive 75mg dose of aspirin - one fifth of the amount found in a standard tablet - could prevent many people with normal to high blood pressure, known as pre-hypertension, from having to take expensive long-term medication.

An estimated 16million in the UK have high blood pressure, which is a major risk factor for heart disease, stroke, and kidney failure.

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Professor Ramon Hermida of the University of Vigo, who led the study, said aspirin reduced blood pressure only when given at night.

"Previously it was thought you could take it any time," he said. "But we have shown that any other time apart from before going to bed it has no effect.

"These results show us that we cannot underestimate the impact of the body's circadian rhythms."

Timing the best moment to give a drug is an emerging science, he added, and more research is needed before doctors could recommend taking aspirin for pre-hypertension.

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Patients worried about their blood pressure should check with their own doctor about whether they could safely take regular aspirin, which has side effects, he said.

Although it is unclear why aspirin works better at night, researchers believe it may slow down the production of hormones and other substances in the body that cause clotting. Many of these are produced while the body is at rest.

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It has not been previously reported that aspirin lowers blood pressure, but it is proven to reduce a number of factors linked to heart disease and stroke in high-risk patients.

Millions of heart patients take a daily low-dose pill on the advice of their doctor.

Its anti-blood clotting action has been proved to help cut subsequent attacks and strokes among heart attack survivors.

(Refer to: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-566276/Aspirin-DOES-slash-risk-heart-attack--taken-night-say-experts.html)

More on Aspirin

(abstract from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspirin)

Aspirin, also known as acetylsalicylic acid (abbreviated ASA), is a salicylate drug, often used as an analgesic to relieve minor aches and pains, as an antipyretic to reduce fever, and as an anti-inflammatory medication.

Aspirin also has an antiplatelet, or "anti-coagulate", effect by inhibiting thromboxane prostaglandins, which under normal circumstances bind platelet molecules together to repair damaged blood vessels. This is why aspirin is used in long-term low doses to prevent heart attacks, strokes, and blood clot formation in people at high risk for developing blood clots. It has also been established that low doses of aspirin may be given immediately after a heart attack to reduce the risk of another heart attack or of the death of cardiac tissue.

The main undesirable side effects of aspirin are gastrointestinal ulcers, stomach bleeding, and tinnitus, especially in higher doses. In children and adolescents, aspirin is no longer used to control flu-like symptoms or the symptoms of chickenpox or other viral illnesses, due to the risk of Reye's syndrome.