Manuka Honey From New Zealand

as advertised 29 Dec 2013

The Maoris of New Zealand had known about the curing properties of the extracts of the Manuka trees to cure various ailment. When the white came to invade the land, the local knowledge was transferred to them. Extensive research were carry out to find the source of the antibacteria property of the Manuka honey. Finally in 2006,  it was found the the flowers of Manuka flowers contain nutritional methylglyoxal. Infact, the Manuka honey is the only food in the world to contain a significant amount of nutritional methylglyoxal. The higher the percentage of it, the higher is the antibacterial properties.

Some of the ailments curable by Manuka Honey:

- Stomach ulcers and discomforts.- MGO 400+ can be used to decrease the amount of bacteria that contributes to the onsets of stomach ulcer.
- Sore throats and cold - a teaspoon of Manuka honey taken 3 times per day helps to prevent infections.
- Wounds - the honey helps to destroy bacteria that cause infection.

Dengue Cure, the papaya leave increases platelet

When my wife was having the dengue fever last year, a neighbor of ours suggested the papaya leaves to increase the count of blood platelet. So we tried it, but we could not prove or suggest that the papaya leave did have an impact on the recovery.

Today I came across a newspaper story about "dengue cure" property of papaya leaves. The details are given below:

The paper reported that many people consumed the leave with the believe of its curing property.

The studies conducted by a few local and overseas universities had shown that the powder from papaya leaves help for the release of blood platelets. According to Dr S Kathiresan the leaves which contain high level of complex vitamins might help bone marrow to increase the production of blood platelet.

Doc: Papaya leaves can cure dengue 2 days ago ... KUALA LUMPUR: Papaya leaves and pegaga (centella asiatica) juice are a possible cure for dengue fever, a recent study revealed. thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/8/31/nation/...sec...

Dengue fever is still a dangerous disease in Malaysia causing a number of death.

The virus attacks the the production of blood platelet, the components of the blood that form the blood clogging and prevents haemorrhaging. Without it the patient will be susceptible to internal as well as external bleeding and the effect can be fatal.

Malaysian Medical Fees Continue to Rise

the star 22 sept 2013

The Malaysian Medical Association wants to increase the fees for specialists procedures.

The MMA is asking for a steep 30% in the fees. However it feels that the rise is not the major contributor to the medical expenses. According to MMA president, the procedure fees is only about 20% of the total cost. The main rise was caused by the practices of the hospitals, who are charging higher fees for the services and other item. The increase is justified as the cost of living has increase and doctors are faced with higher operating cost, example the insurance fees for a plastic surgeon is about rm6000 per amnum.

Another association, TPA, who medical claims for companies, believes that the doctors have been compensated enough as the number of patients has increased. As the volumes increased, the total revenue for the doctors have also increase.

TPA also claimed the total fees a patient will be paying can be 200% higher that the current rate. Beside the requested 30% increase, the groupings of the procedures have also changed. Some procedures considered minor previously are change to major.

Listen To Your Nails

Your healthy nails have a pink soft hue. By looking at them you know that they are healthy. If they are not, it can be a reason to worry about, as it can be a sign of further problem.

Nail can provide an early symptom of problems such as skin cancer and other systemic issues. If you ever experience an obvious abnormally, consult your dermatologist.

One of fear disease is the skin cancer.It can be developed in the nail bed, matrix or nail folder. One of the deadliest skin cancer is Malignant Melanoma, and its earliest symptom is a long pigment, black or brown in the nail plate, usually the thumbs or the toes.

 

Living to 100

Researches show that at least two factors that contribute to longevity and the ability to live to 100 years old.
- genetic factors,
- life style

A new research suggest that about 0.001% of the people are alive till 100 years. Among the factors are:
1. Genetic - you ask the question whether any of your relative are living to 90 years old. If you have a relative that can live to 90 years, you have a chance to become one of them. The you focus will be to control your life style.

2. Have a strong social support . Numerous studies showed that loneliness has a real negative effect on health.  Maintaining social connection such as volunteer jobs, families and friend will help to avoid the loneliness and it appears that busy people can live longer.

3. You are a moderate worrier. The more you worry the worst it become for your health.

4. You can work fast and far. The study of people above 65 years, the speed is about 0.1 m per sec.

5. You are a women. A women has a better chance to live longer compared to man. The chance is made better if you naturally conceive and have children when you are around 40 yeras old.

Stroke, Prevention is Better than Cure

Many may not be aware of the stroke risk or the factors leading to stroke.

Doctors have described these people as the walking time bomb. Just like a time bomb, it can explode anytime.

Risk Factors for Stroke are well established and include:

1.  high blood pressure (hypertension)
2. high cholesterol,
3. diabetes
4. irregular heart beats
5. Obesity
6. Smoking
7. Family History
8. Drinking

The recent survey shows that 46% of the Malaysian Adult above 30 suffer from hypertension and without proper management, making them 6 times more likely to suffer stroke. With another common disease, diabetes, a person is 4 times more likely to suffer stroke.

Hypertension - Malaysian Invisible Enemy

Hyper tension is a silence disease. About 32% of the Malaysian are suffering for the invisible disease and many of whom may not even aware of the impending problem.

Many of the population are unaware of the condition  until the day they have the heart attack or stroke. The statistics from the national health and morbidity survey shows frightening data:

- 42.6% of malaysian adult aged above 30 have hypertension.
- 64% of these people did not know that they have the problem.
- Of the diagnosed, 88% was treated and out the treated only 26% had achieved the targetd pressure of below 140/90 mmhg.

The worrying data is, about half of the Malaysian are walking with high blood pressure and 2/3 of them dont even know about it.

Understanding Blood Pressure. 
Our heart is like a pump. The pressure is measure at 2 level,
- the systolic pressure - when the heart contract to give the maximum pressure.
- the diastolic pressure - when the heart relaxs during diastole.