Thursday, June 12, 2014

Nutrition & Detox

Some researchers and scientists have broadly categorized any disease as malfunction of cells, the basic units  of human body. To be healthy, they argue that our cells need to be healthy, to be able to carry out the respective function well. This is achieved through sufficient nourishment, and ability to get rid of toxins(Nutrition and detoxification). So the emphasis on these 2 aspects.......

Detox:
The electronic industry has worked on reduction on heavy metals for many years through a testing called RoHS(Restriction on Hazardous Substances). All electircal/electronics products need to be monitored for the concentration of restricted substances including, lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd), hexavalent chromium (Cr), polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE). The 4 heavy metals and 2 fire retardants are known to be detrimental to our health.

Last month, I went to the dentist to remove all the metal (mercury) fillings on my teeth over 2 sessions. This was to prevent any potential damage the health-threatening mercury could do to the body.

Other means of detox including exercise(perspiration), sauna, Vitamin C flush, fasting etc...


Nutrition:
There is a saying that "we are what we eat". With the modern food production and delivery system, there have been a lot of undesirable stuff going into the food we get. Among them are artificial additives, chemicals, excessive salts, sugar etc.

For now, my intake on the major food classes of food:
Carbohydrates -reduction of sugar, less wheat especially refined wheat
Proteins- less dairy food, less red meat and more plant based like soya, tofu.
Fats - Reduce meat. More Omega 3 fats, mainly from fish like salmon, mackerel etc.

Beverages - reduce/abstain from alcohol, more green and black tea
More fresh fruits, vegetables; especially those good ones:
Vegetables – broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, Brussels sprouts,mustard green, kale, carrot, onion, beets, spinach etc.

Good fruit – avocados, cherries, blackberries, blueberries, pineapples, watermelons, kiwis, mangoes, plums and honeydew, melons etc
Spices and others - garlic, onion, tumeric, olive oil, gingko biloba, dark chocolate, nuts etc

Getting food as close to the source as possible, to maximize the nutrition;  and reduce food with further processing where additives commonly used in food processing that could creating unwanted effects in our body. 

There are various discussions on:
1 supplements to be taken, like Magnesium, selenium, which I am trying to understand more. For now, just taking multi-vitamin and cordyceps.

2 what kind of water intake, the possible effects of chlorinated, fluoridated water on our body, alkaline water or RO filtered water......

3. what kind of oil is best for us and so on.
These information is quite widely available from books or internet sources.

The recent 2 rounds of blood and urine showed good results. Thank God!  A PET-scan would be done around end of June.





Mark 11: 22 And Jesus, replying, said to them, Have faith in God [constantly].
23 Truly I tell you, whoever says to this mountain, Be lifted up and thrown into the sea! and does not doubt at all in his heart but believes that what he says will take place, it will be done for him.
24 For this reason I am telling you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe (trust and be confident) that it is granted to you, and you will [get it].
马可福音11:22 耶稣回答说:“你们当信服神。 23 我实在告诉你们:无论何人对这座山说:‘你挪开此地,投在海里!’,他若心里不疑惑,只信他所说的必成,就必给他成了。 24 所以我告诉你们,凡你们祷告祈求的,无论是什么,只要信是得着的,就必得着。