醫院對聯---太讚了

(Courtesy of forwarded mail from Khor Kean Kar)

二十別

(Courtesy of forwarded mail from Cheong Siew Chyuan)

How To Call The Police When You're Old

George Phillips, an elderly man, from Walled Lake, Michigan, was going up to bed, when his wife told him that he'd left the light on in the garden shed, which she could see from the bedroom window.

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George opened the back door to go turn off the light, but saw that there were people in the shed stealing things.

He phoned the police, who asked "Is someone in your house?"

He said, "No, but some people are breaking into my garden shed and stealing from me."

Then the police dispatcher said, "All patrols are busy. You should lock your doors and an officer will be along when one is available."

George said, "Okay."

He hung up the phone and counted to 30. Then he phoned the police again.

"Hello, I just called you a few seconds ago because there were people stealing things from my shed. Well, you don't have to worry about them now because I just shot and killed them both, the dogs are eating them right now."  And he hung up.

Within five minutes, six Police cars, a SWAT Team, a helicopter, two fire trucks, a paramedic, and an ambulance showed up at the Phillips' residence, and caught the burglars red-handed.

One of the policemen said to George, "I thought you said that you'd shot them!"

George said, "I thought you said there was nobody available!"

(True Story) I love it! Don't mess with old people.

(Courtesy of forwarded mail from Albert Choo)

How to Feel Happy?

William Shakespeare said :

I always feel happy, do you know why?

Because I don't expect anything from anyone

Expectations always hurt ...

Life is short ...

So love your life ...

Be happy and keep smiling

Before you speak, Listen

Before you write, Think

Before you spend, Earn

Before you pray, Forgive

Before you hurt, Feel

Before you hate, Love

That's Life …

Feel it, Live it & Enjoy it

(Courtesy of forwarded mail from Eileen Ho)

Alkaline Water (Commented by Dr JB Lim)

I have wanted to comment further on this health fad called ‘alkaline water’ which sales people are trying to capitalize on people’s ignorance. Then I found this well written article by Dr Mercola which is worth reading. I think I concur with Dr Mecola on his opinion, and I don’t wish to add more.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/09/11/alkaline-water-interview.aspx

However there were some points Dr Mecola has not mentioned, and so I shall very briefly touch them here in précis form:

1. The body’s fluid and blood has been naturally adjusted to a pH of between7.35 to 7.45. This is specially adjusted by the body by nature for the maintenance of health. This is a delicately very narrow range. This range is very sensitive.

2. Do not try to touch or forcefully alter this very narrow range against the design of Nature by drinking either alkaline or acidic water. Changing this natural pH of the blood unnecessary will mimic many disease conditions such as:

• Respiratory alkalosis

• Metabolic alkalosis

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3. Both conditions occur in acute medical conditions. For instance, in the event of metabolic alkalosis (alkaline state) there will be a decrease in potassium levels in the blood (hypokalemia), causing the heart to beat faster (tachycardia). There will also be muscular weakness, muscular pains (myalgia), and muscle cramps of the skeletal muscles and associated muscle spasms of smooth muscles, etc.

4. It may also result in an imbalance of electrolytes such as a lowering effect of calcium levels in the blood (hypocalcaemia). As the pH of blood increases (becomes more alkaline), the protein in the blood becomes more ionized into anions. This causes the free calcium present in blood to bind strongly with protein. When this happens, the body may go into a spasm (tetany), specifically caused by blood becoming too alkaline (alkalosis or alkalotic tetany).

5. All these are not normal. They only happen when the blood pH changes or altered in disease conditions. Do you want all that to happen to you by drinking alkaline water?

6. In defense, the body will try to readjust the pH back to its original and natural pH of 7.35 to 7.45 again if you try to alter its natural pH range. It will use its internal buffering system to balance it again. This mechanism is called ‘acid-base homeostasis’. This is a complex biochemical mechanism involving the ion systems in the body, and this will affect the function of the kidneys.

7. Do you want all that to happen to you by drinking ionized or alkaline water? Think, and think carefully first before you give way to all these health frauds, ‘health experts’ ‘nutritionists’ and bogus health claims from these commercial people who just want to capitalize on the ignorant public.

Please note well. In Malaysia it will soon be unlawful for anyone to claim he /she is a Registered Nutritionist or a qualified Nutritionist unless he holds an accredited university degree in Nutrition which must be recognized, and his / her degree must be registrable with Ministry of Health.

He /she will then be issued an Annual Practicing License for him / her to practice nutrition in this country. This will be an Act of Parliament and will soon be a Law.

He will not be allowed to make such claims like ‘drinking alkaline water is good for health, and can cure cancer’.

Regards

jb lim

Special Medical & Science Adviser

Dynapharm Pharmaceutical Group

Formerly,

Research Nutritionist

Senior Medical Research Officer
Institute for Medical Research

Ministry of Health Malaysia

POLITICIANS - How It Is Defined?

What happens if a politician drowns in a river? That is pollution.

What happens if all of them drown? That is solution!!!

We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.

~Aesop, Greek slave & fable author

Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.
~Plato, ancient Greek Philosopher

Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.

~Nikita Khrushchev, Russian Soviet politician

When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I'm beginning to believe it.

~Quoted in 'Clarence Darrow for the Defense' by Irving Stone.

Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, go out and buy some more tunnel.

~John Quinton, American actor/writer

Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich, by promising to protect each from the other.

~Oscar Ameringer, "the Mark Twain of American Socialism."

The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn.

AND......................

The Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work and then they get elected and prove it.

~P.J. O'Rourke, American comedian

I offered my opponents a deal: "if they stop telling lies about me, I will stop telling the truth about them".

~Adlai Stevenson, campaign speech, 1952..

A politician is a fellow who will lay down your life for his country.

~Texas Guinan. 19th century American businessman

I have come to the conclusion that politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.

~Charles de Gaulle, French general & politician

Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks.

~Doug Larson (English middle-distance runner who won gold medals at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, 1902-1981)

"Politics is the last resort of a scoundrel."

“The problem with political jokes is they get elected.”

~ Variously attributed to Will Rogers and George Bernard Shaw

(Courtesy of fowarded mail from David Chen)

讓癌細胞睡覺的十種食物

下午參加了一場小型國際研討會，其中有一位目前在美國癌症中心的戴博士以 "Is Cancer Curable?" (癌症是否能治癒?) 為題，分享了他對癌細胞生長動力學的研究結果。

癌症最令人害怕的就是metastasis（轉移!）。

原生癌並不會讓病人死亡，然而一旦癌細胞轉移，它們在其它組織器官內的興風作浪就讓病人逐漸（或是很快速）的走向死亡。但是，為什麼有些癌細胞已轉移的病人卻未繼續惡化?

日本曾解剖研究了幾十位無病痛往生的90-103歲老人，發現他們每一位體內都有不少的癌細胞。但是，為什麼他們的癌細胞沒有造成身體的病痛?

戴博士和幾位癌症研究學者發現，癌細胞在活躍一段時間後會進入「休眠期」，休眠一段時間後又再度活躍，興風作浪。「休眠期」越長，病人能存活的時間就越長，甚至不發生令人害怕的「轉移」。

現在醫學界積極的在研究拖延癌細胞「休眠期」的方法，包括利用藥物和飲食。

「有效預防細胞癌化」那篇中提到的幾種天然物可藉由控制癌細胞內訊息傳導(signal transduction) 的路徑進入「休眠期」，所以我把它們列出來，請大家多吃含有這些有效成份的食物，讓身體內蠢蠢欲動的癌細胞多多睡覺。

1. 咖哩 的重要成份「薑黃」（抗癌成份是......「薑黃素」）

2. 辣椒 （抗癌成份是.......「辣椒素」）

3. 薑 （抗癌成份是.......「薑油/薑黃素」）

4. 綠茶 （抗癌成份是.......「兒茶素」）

5. 大豆 （抗癌成份是.......「異黃酮」）

6. 蕃茄 （抗癌成份是.......「茄紅素」）

7. 葡萄 （抗癌成份是.......「白黎蘆醇」）

8. 大蒜 （抗癌成份是.......「硫化物」）

9 .高麗菜 (抗癌成份是.......「indole」）

10. 花椰菜 （抗癌成份是.......「硫化物」）

(Courtesy of forwarded mail from Lee Ken Chong)

Why Are The Jews So Smart?

By Dr. Stephen Carr Leon

Since I spent about 3 year in Israel for internship in few hospital there, it came to my mind about doing research of "Why the Jews are Intelligent?"

It goes without denial that Jews are ahead in many aspects of life such as engineering, music, science and most obvious in business where nearly 70% of world trade is held by the Jews such as cosmetic, fashion, food, arms, hotels and film industries (Hollywood and others).

During the 2nd year, in December 1980, and I was about to go back to California, this idea came to me and I was wandering why God gave this ability to them? Is this a coincidence or is it man-made that could be produced like the goods from a factory. My thesis took about 8 years to gather all the information as accurately as possible, like the food intake, culture, religion, initial preparation of pregnancy and etc and I would compare them with other races.

Let’s start with initial preparation of pregnancy. In Israel, the first thing I noticed is that the pregnant mother would always sing and play piano and would always try to solve mathematical problems together with the husband, and I was very surprised to see the mother always carry math books and sometimes I would help her to solve some problems, I would asked, "Is this for your child in the womb?" she would answer "Yes to train the child still in the womb so that it would be a genius later on". She would solve the problem without let-up until the child is born.

Another thing I noticed, is about the food, she loved to eat almonds and dates with milk, for lunch she would take bread and fish without the head, salads mixed with almonds and other nuts, they believed fish is good for the development of brain and the fish’s head is bad for the brain. And also it is like the culture of the Jews for pregnant mothers to take cod liver oil.

When I was invited for dinner, I always noticed that they always like to eat fish (flesh and fillet) and no meat, according to their belief, meat and fish together will not give any benefit to our body. Salad and nuts is a must, especially almonds.

They would always eat fruits first before the main meal. Their belief if you eat the main meal first (like bread or rice) then fruits, this will make us feel sleepy and difficult to understand any lesson you learn in school.

In Israel, smoking is a taboo, if you are their guest, don’t smoke in their house, they would politely ask you to go out for a smoke. According to scientist in university of Israel, nicotine would destroy the main cell in our brain and will affect the genes and DNA, resulting in generation of moron or defective brain. So all those smokers, please take note (Ironically, the biggest producer of cigarettes is… you know who.. make your own guess).

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The food intake for the child is always under the guidance of the parent, first, the fruits with almonds, followed by cod liver oil. In my assessment, the Jewish child, most of them knew 3 languages, i.e. Hebrew, Arabic and English, since childhood they would be trained in playing piano and violin, it is a must.

Accordingly, it is believed that this practice will increase the IQ of the child and will make him a genius. And according to Jewish scientist, the vibration of music would stimulate the brain and that is why there are lots of geniuses among the Jews…

Since grade 1 to 6, they would be taught business mathematics and science subjects would be their first preference. For comparison I could see the children in California, their IQ is about 6 years back. And Jewish children were also involved in athletics such as archery and shooting, accordingly it is believed that archery and shooting would make the brain more focused on decision and precision.

In high school, students are more inclined to study science, they would create products, indulged in all sorts of projects, although some looks very funny or useless, but all attention is given seriously especially if it is armaments, medicine or engineering, the idea will be introduced in higher institute in polytechnics or universities.

Business faculty will be given more preference, in the last year of university, the students in business would be given a project and practically they can only pass if their group (about 10 in a group) can make profit of USD1 million.

Don’t be surprised, this is the reality and that is why half of the business in the world is held by the Jews, who design the latest Levis, it is being designed in the Israel university by the faculty of business and fashion.

Have you seen them how they prayed, they always shake their heads, accordingly they believed this action will stimulate and provide more oxygen to the brain.

Look at the Japanese, they always bow down their heads as their culture, lots of them are smart, they love sushi (fresh fish), is this a coincidence?

In New York, the commercial/trading centre for the Jews are based in New York, catering for the Jews only, if they had any beneficial idea, their committee will give free interest loan and will make sure the business prosper. Due to this, Starbucks, dell computer, Coca Cola, DKNY, Oracle, Levis, Dunkin Donut , Hollywood films and hundreds other businesses were under their sponsorship.

Jewish graduates from faculty of medicine in New York were encouraged to register with them and allowed to practice privately with this free interest loan, now I knew why most hospital in New York and California always lack of specialist doctors.

Smoking will lead to generations of moron. During my visit to Singapore in 2005, it surprised me to see smokers are regarded as outcasts and the price of a pack of cigarettes is about USD 7, like in Israel it is a taboo and their form of government is similar to the Israelis. And that is the reason why most of their universities are of high standard, even though Singapore is only as big as Manhattan.

Look at Indonesia, everywhere people are smoking, and price of a pack of cigarette is very cheap only USD0.70 cents. and the results with millions of people, you can count the number of universities, what technology or product they produced that they can be proud of,…never!; can they speak other than their own language, why it is so difficult for them to master English language for example, all this is due to smoking, think for yourself.

In my thesis, I do not touch religion or race. The bottom line is, could we produce intelligent generations just like the Jews?

The answer could be in the affirmative. The changes needed are in our daily habits of eating, parenting and I guess within 3 generations, it could be achieved. This I could observe in my grandson, for example at the age of 9 he could write a 5-page essay on "Why I love tomato?"

May all of us be in peace and succeeded in producing a future generations of genius for the betterment of humankind no matter who you are.

(Courtesy of forwarded mail from Khor Kean Kar)