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Here are a few French tips on how to stay fit without ever setting foot in la gym.

1.) Don’t save your steps, multiply them! Instead of driving your car around in circles to find a close spot, purposefully park far away and walk the couple extra feet. Do you know burning a mere 50 extra calories a day equates to five pounds a year?! Burn those calories creatively; think thrice about using interoffice mail, walk that memo to your coworker’s office. Take an extra few laps around the block at lunchtime, take the long way home when walking your dog at night. The principle is to squeeze as much physical exertion as possible during a few intervals a day into what were once routine tasks tied to avoiding any physical efforts.

2.) Incorporate simple resistance movements into your daily routine. Use your own body weight as resistance wherever possible. Isometric exercises, discreet but effective, are very French. This can be done before you even leave the house in the morning. For example, while waiting in traffic or on the subway, contract your abs for 12 seconds with your back pressed against the seat (it’s better for you than road rage). When reading a magazine at home, try sitting on the floor with your legs stretched and apart in a V and your hands on each side; this is a great stretch for your inner thigh muscles.

3.) Take care of your core. I’m a firm believer that we need to attend to our abdominals as we age. These are the muscles that hold all our vital organs in place; they support good posture and a healthy spine, something we must take care of as we get older. Do a few sit-ups as part of a little stretch/exercise/yoga routine in the morning — it’s never too early or too late to start this ritual.

4.) Acquaint yourself with small to moderate free weights (3-5 lbs.), especially if you’re over 40. A bit of extremely simple resistance training is an antidote to hours spent on gym machines. Short but focused movement with small weights is a good way to preserve upper body tone and bone density and supplement the cardiovascular benefits of an active lifestyle. A little goes a long way, and that only increases the older you get, so don’t let extremism overtake you.

5.) Get en vélo. Americans tend to see bicycling as recreation, and often either as a child’s pastime or a hobby for only the most serious triathletes. But French and European women see cycling as a mode of transportation. I encourage those who can bike to work or shopping to do so. One of my pleasures in Provence is taking my bike to run errands. Riding my bike is one of my favorite warm weather routines and is, of course, environmentally clean and efficient, so I am happy to see bikes and bike lanes increasing in New York and other cities. Cycling has well-known health benefits: it’s a low-impact, mild aerobic exercise that strengthens your heart and lungs; tones the large (read: fat-burning) muscle groups; keeps joints, tendons and ligaments flexible; builds stamina; and is generally fun, reducing stress and boosting your mood. And the view from a real bicycle ride beats the view from a stationary bike in a white-walled gym any day of the week

6.) Yoga. If there was ever a fountain of youth, it might be the practice of yoga. Not only does it reduce stress, improve your posture and help to develop longer, leaner limbs, it also speeds up your metabolism, works nearly every muscle group and promotes an overall bodily wellness that no other sport or class can compete with. I practice yoga religiously, usually in the comfort of my own home. I am no yogi; I do not spend hours upon end on my head — I simply have a handful of mastered poses and movements that make me feel good and keep me limber and trim. Most women can find 20-30 minutes a day to practice if they make it a priority. No equipment necessary.

7.) Vive l’escalier! Taking the stairs whenever possible is one of the main tenets of my philosophy. It always astounds me to see people who live no higher than the fourth floor and with nothing more to carry than themselves taking the elevator. In France, walking up and down stairs is a perfunctory part of our day. We rarely spend an hour stair climbing, but you should know that climbing stairs burns a stunning 1100 calories per hour. Climbing a couple flights a day will surely go a long way. A few times a week I choose to walk up the 15 flights of stairs to my apartment for some healthy fun — and yes, I do enjoy it.

By : Mireille Guiliano
Source : http://www.wowowow.com/

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 9:57 AM | back to top
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1. Lelaki tinggi lebih menarik

Dalam satu kajian yang dilakukan di Britain menemui teori bahawa lelaki tinggi sememangnya menarik secara seksual. Postur tubuh yang tinggi dan berbadan tegap dikatakan menjadi dambaan setiap wanita. Bagaimanapun, tidak semua wanita hanya menginginkan pasangan yang tinggi sebaliknya mementingkan ciri-ciri sampingan seperti mempunyai kerjaya dan tahap ekonomi yang bagus. Sebaliknya, majoriti lelaki yang tinggi, sukakan wanita yang lebih rendah.

2. Betik tingkatkan kesuburan

Seperti yang diketahui, buah betik memang kaya dengan vitamin C dan merupakan antioksidan yang baik untuk tubuh badan. Selain itu, buah betik mempunyai kelebihan lain terutama dalam meningkatkan jumlah dan kesuburan sperma. Tahukah anda, kekurangan vitamin C dalam badan boleh menyebabkan ketidaksuburan sperma? Oleh itu, langkah terbaik untuk meningkatkan kesuburan dan kuantiti sperma adalah dengan mengambil buah betik dalam diet harian. Pengambilan 500 miligram vitamin C setiap hari amat perlu untuk lelaki dewasa.

3. Vasektomi jadikan lelaki lebih ghairah

Kajian di Indonesia ke atas 400 lelaki yang melakukan vasektomi (pemotongan dan pengikatan pada vasa diferensia kanan dan kiri) mendapati keghairahan meningkat 50% sewaktu melakukan hubungan seks dengan isteri berbanding sebelumnya. 40% menyatakan tiada perubahan, dan 10% menurun. Hal ini menunjukkan mereka yang melakukan vaksektomi berupaya memberi kepuasan yang lebih kepada isteri.

4. Lelaki abaikan kesihatan

Kajian Persatuan Andrologi Malaysia dan Kajian Penuaan Lelaki (MSASAM) dan Pusat Perubatan Universiti Malaya ke atas 351 lelaki di Lembah Klang berusia melebihi 50 tahun menunjukkan, secara umumnya lelaki mengamalkan gaya hidup tidak sihat, dengan 41.9% merokok (atau pernah merokok), 43.3% minum arak, 57.3% kurang bersenam dan 78.7% mengalami obesiti. Hasil kajian mendapati lelaki juga banyak mengalami gangguan kesihatan seperti tekanan darah tinggi; kencing manis serta masalah jantung, prostat dan pendengaran. Lebih 66.1% dilaporkan menghadapi sekurang-kurangnya dua masalah kesihatan dan hanya 13.4% benar-benar sihat. Meskipun senarai masalah kesihatan ini panjang, hanya 38.4% menjalani pemeriksaan kesihatan.

5. Berlari 8 jam seminggu elak kanser prostat

Kajian oleh Universiti Harvard terhadap 17 ribu alumninya menunjukkan senaman seperti berlari lapan jam setiap minggu mampu menurunkan risiko gangguan prostat. Oleh itu, perhatikan diet anda kerana lelaki Asia dikatakan berkemungkinan besar diserang gangguan prostat berbanding lelaki Barat kerana pemakanan orang Asia lebih tinggi lemak dan kolesterol yang boleh mendorong pembesaran prostat. Selain senaman, lelaki juga perlu membanyakkan pengambilan buah-buahan dan sayuran dalam diet.

6. Agar tidak letih lesu

Jika anda lelaki yang telah berumur 40-an, anda perlu amalkan gaya hidup yang sihat bagi memastikan tahap hormon testosteron tidak menurun. Penurunan hormon ini akan membuatkan anda cepat letih, lesu dan mengantuk selepas makan malam serta tidak berselera mengadakan hubungan seks. Apabila ini berlaku, anda akan mudah mudah naik angin atau meradang tidak tentu pasal. Dari segi kesihatan, testosteron penting kerana kekurangan hormon ini akan menyebabkan lelaki mengalami pelbagai masalah kesihatan seperti peningkatan kolesterol dan masalah jantung. Selain itu, tahap kesuburan lelaki yang memasuki umur 40-an menurun akibat penuaan menyebabkan mereka seperti wanita berisiko mendapat zuriat terencat seperti Sindrom Down.

7. Lelaki lebih lemah daripada wanita

Ada banyak bukti menunjukkan lelaki sebenarnya jauh lebih lemah berbanding wanita terutama dalam aspek kesihatan. Laporan Pusat Kawalan Penyakit (CDC) 2004 menyenaraikan 10 pembunuh utama lelaki Amerika diterajui penyakit jantung (28.4%), kanser (24.1%), kemalangan (5.8%), strok (5.2%), penyakit sekatan pernafasan kronik (COPD, 5.1%), kencing manis (2.8%), influenza dan pneumonia (2.4%), bunuh diri (2.1%), buah pinggang (1.6%) dan penyakit hati kronik (1.5%). Berdasarkan maklumat kesihatan Mayo Clinic, tabiat atau gaya hidup lelaki menyumbang kepada kematian awal kerana lelaki lebih ramai merokok, minum minuman keras, menyalahguna dadah dan terbabit dengan aktiviti seks bebas.

8. Makanan laut tingkatkan kualiti sperma

Ingin tingkatkan kualiti sperma? Manjakan diri kamu dengan makanan laut seperti abalon, tiram dan siput-siput laut yang lain. Makanan laut dikatakan mengandungi mineral yang boleh meningkatkan kualiti sperma.

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 12:32 PM | back to top
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I've found this article from my old email to be shared, tak kira ada yang pernah baca this article atau tak.

Petai Parkia Javanica

Little did you know …… after reading THIS, you’ll NEVER look at petai in the same way again!

Petai contains three natural sugars -sucrose, fructose and glucose. Combined with fiber, petai gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy. Research has proved that just two servings of petai provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute wor kout. No wonder petai is the number one fruit with the world’s leading athletes. But energy isn’t the only way petai can help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.

Depression:According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND among people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating petai. This is because petai contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.

PMS(premenstrual syndrome):Forget the pills – eat petai. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.

Anemia:High in iron, petai can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anemia.

Blood Pressure:This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt,making it perfect to beat blood pressure. So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the petai industry to make official claims for the fruit’s ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke.

Brain Power:200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school were helped through their exams this year by eating petai at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert. Understand that bananas contain lot of potassium too so eat more banana. Just look at those monkeys, they are really active, alert, smart and cunning too!!

Constipation:High in fiber, including petai in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.

Hangovers:One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a petai milkshake, sweetened with honey. The petai calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.

Heartburn:Petai has a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating petai for soothing relief.

Morning Sickness:Snacking on petai between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.

Mosquito bites:Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of the petai skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.

Nerves:Petai is high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.

Overweight:Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and crisps. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report c oncluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady.

Ulcers:Petai is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.

Temperature control:Many other cultures see petai as a ‘cooling’ fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In hoiland, for example, pregnant women eat petai to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature.

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD):Petai can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood enhancer, tryptophan.

Smoking:Petai can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.

Stress:Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body’s water balance. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium petai snack.

Strokes:According to research in ‘The New England Journal of Medicine,’ eating petai as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%’.

Warts:Those keen on natural alternatives swear that if you want to kill off a wart, take a piece of petai and place it on the wart. Carefully hold the petai in place with a plaster or surgical tape!

So, as you can see, petai really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrates, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around. So maybe its time to change that well-known phrase so that we say, ‘A Petai a day keeps the doctor away’.

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 1:43 PM | back to top
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Biji benih pokok kelor ni. (aritu dah bawa balik tanam kat kampung mertua)

Sebenarnya yang jadi confuse sebab orang tu cakap pokok tu nama Turi. Tapi bila I check pasal pokok Turi tu, rupanya lain. Nama scientific Sesbania grandiflora syn. Aeschynomene grandiflora. Oh yeahhhh...I menang lagi perang mulut..hehehe..

Poko Turi (Sesbania grandiflora syn. Aeschynomene grandiflora)

(source :http://www.delange.org/Moringa/Moringa.htm)

p/s: sape2 berminat nak anak benih,boleh la contact saya disini.

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• Don't smoke-Experiment from experts proves that smoking a cigarette after meal is comparable to smoking 10 cigarettes (chances of cancer is higher).
• Don't eat fruits immediately - Immediately eating fruits after meals will cause stomach to be bloated with air. Therefore take fruit 1-2 hr after meal or 1hr before meal.
• Don't drink tea - Because tea leaves contain a high content of acid.This substance will cause the Protein content in the food we consume to be hardened thus difficult to digest.
• Don't loosen your belt - Loosening the belt after a meal will easily cause the intestine to be twisted &blocked.
• Don't bathe - Bathing will cause the increase of blood flow to the hands, legs & body thus the amount of blood around the stomach will therefore decrease. This will weaken the digestive system in our stomach.
• Don't walk about - People always say that after a meal walk a hundred steps and you will live till 99. In actual fact this is not true. Walking will cause the digestive system to be unable to absorb the nutrition from the food we intake.
• Don't sleep immediately - The food we intake will not be able to digest properly. Thus will lead to gastric & infection in our intestine.
  

For those yang nak tau banyak lagi facts berkaitan psal kesihatan, jenguk la ke Natural Medicines, Herbal, Homeopathy and Home Remedies- A blog dedicated to homeopathy, home remedies, medicines and doctors.

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 5:24 PM | back to top
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Health:

• Drink plenty of water.
• Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.(once in a while should be ok)
• Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured from plants.
• Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.
• Make time to practice meditation, yoga, and prayer.
• Play more games.
• Read more books than yo u did in 2008.
• Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.
• Sleep for 7 hours.
• Take a 10-30 minutes walk every day. And while you walk, smile.

Personality:

• Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
• Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
• Don't over do. Keep your limits.
• Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
• Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.
• Dream more while you are awake.
• Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
• Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner with his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
• Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.
• Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
• No one is in charge of your happ iness except you.
• Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
• Smile and laugh more.
• You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree..

Society:

• Call your family often.
• Each day give something good to others.
• Forgive everyone for everything.
• Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
• Try to make at least three people smile each day.
• What other people think of you is none of your business.
• Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.

Life:

• Do the right thing!
• Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
• GOD heals everything.
• However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
• No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
• The best is yet to come.
• When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.
• Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy..

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