My doctor colleagues were quite puzzled recently when a patient, after undergoing routine surgery, took a longer time than usual to wake up after GA was completed and stopped . The patient required an overnight stay in the ICU before finally waking up 24 hours later! It was subsequently discovered that the patient had been taking supplements, in this case, St John’s Wort.
Before undergoing surgery, one important info which must be disclosed to your doctor is whether you are taking herbal supplements. This is often left out by patients when doctors enquire on what medications they are taking, as often many people do not equate medicines with supplements.
Many intensive care physicians including anaesthesiologists will tell you of their experience with patients who take a long time to wake up after surgery; develop fits upon recovery or bleed excessively after surgery; all due to the taking of herbals.
Incidents like the above used to mystify many doctors previously but evidence is now clear that several over-the- counter supplements can interfere with the various actions of medications used during surgery.
Some points to note if you are undergoing planned surgery:
1. Remember that the list of medications that you need to reveal to your doctor includes all supplements, whether as pills or as a drink.
2. Some of these herbals may have to be stopped more than 2 weeks prior to planned surgery.
3. In emergency surgery, remember to reveal to your doctor and next-of-kin what you are taking so that some preventive measures may be undertaken beforehand by the doctors.
4. Some people believe if something is natural, it is safe . That is not necessarily true. If in doubt, show your care-giver the original container of the supplement.
Provided by: Ruby Chua
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Monday, September 14, 2009
上善若水，厚德载物。
“上善若水” 是（老子）道德篇中的话，原文是： “上善若水，水善利万物而不争，处众人所恶，故几于道”。
上善就是最好的，最好的处世方法就像水一样，水是怎么样的呢？水善利万物，也就是水给万物带来益处。而不争，争就是争利益，所以，水善利万物而不争，就是帮助别人不要求回报。
“厚德载物” 是（易传）中的话，原文是： “地势坤，君子以厚德载物”。
什么是“德” ？帮助别人要求回报，叫做交易。帮助别人不要求回报就叫做 “德”。
如果有很多人得到你的帮助，而你都不要求回报，那你的 “德” 就厚了，就可以称作德高望重了。
“厚德载物” 意思是说，以深厚的“德”泽育人利物，今多用来指以崇高的道德，博大精深的学识培育学子成才。
老子接下去说：处众人之所恶。人往高处爬，水往低处流，人所恶的是什么呢？是低位。所以处众人之所恶讲的是要处于低位，也就是讲的是谦虚谨慎。所以你不但要帮助别人，不要求回报，还要保持谦虚谨慎的态度，不要以为人家受了你的恩惠，你就趾高气扬的了。如果能做到这些你就“几于道”，也就是获得了接近于道的处世方式了。
资料提供： H.T. Lee
Thursday, September 10, 2009
道可道，非常道； 名可名，非常名。
(1)道可道：第二个"道"，作动词用，描述、称说、表达之意。第一个"道"，是老子哲学的专用名词和中心范畴，它在《老子》一书中频频出现，但在不同的 地方有不同的涵义，主要有三种意思：一是指形而上的实存者，即构成宇宙万物的最初本原；二是指宇宙万物发生、存在、发展、运动的规律；三是指人类社会的一 种准则、标准。这里的"道"是第一种涵义，即指宇宙万物的本始。它是一种形而上的永恒的存在，可感而不可见，无形无象却又实实在在地存在着；它产生了宇宙 万物，决定了宇宙万物的运动、变化，但它本身却是永恒不变的。在这个意义上，"道"有点类似于西方文化中的"上帝"或"太一"的概念。
(2)非常道：非.不是；常，恒常、永远。（"道"如果是可以表述的，）那么就不是永恒的"道"。这句话以否定句形式说明了作为宇宙万物本原的"道"是不 可描述的。"常"，在长沙马王堆出土的汉代帛书《老子》（以下简称帛书本或帛书甲、乙本）作"恒"，以避讳汉文帝名字，下旬"非常名"亦然。
(3)名可名：第二个"名"为动词，称呼、称谓的意思。第一个"名"，也是老子哲学的专用名词，它指对"道"的具体称呼，含有概念的意思，但比概念更高，具有名称与内容相统一的意义。
(4)非常名：（如果"名"可以根据实物的内容而加以命名，）就不是永恒的“名”。由于“道”是一个无形无象的形而上实存体，因此是无法用一个固定的概念 对它进行命名、称呼的，任何名称一旦确定，能指和所指的关系就确定了，也就是说，对象的物质体的特性也就确定了；譬如我们用“地球”这个概念指称地球，那 么“地球”二字的范围也就被规定了，月球、太阳等就不能再用“地球”来指称。“道”是一个永恒的、不可限定的存在，所以不能用一个具体概念去指称。
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资料提供： H.T. Lee
(2)非常道：非.不是；常，恒常、永远。（"道"如果是可以表述的，）那么就不是永恒的"道"。这句话以否定句形式说明了作为宇宙万物本原的"道"是不 可描述的。"常"，在长沙马王堆出土的汉代帛书《老子》（以下简称帛书本或帛书甲、乙本）作"恒"，以避讳汉文帝名字，下旬"非常名"亦然。
(3)名可名：第二个"名"为动词，称呼、称谓的意思。第一个"名"，也是老子哲学的专用名词，它指对"道"的具体称呼，含有概念的意思，但比概念更高，具有名称与内容相统一的意义。
(4)非常名：（如果"名"可以根据实物的内容而加以命名，）就不是永恒的“名”。由于“道”是一个无形无象的形而上实存体，因此是无法用一个固定的概念 对它进行命名、称呼的，任何名称一旦确定，能指和所指的关系就确定了，也就是说，对象的物质体的特性也就确定了；譬如我们用“地球”这个概念指称地球，那 么“地球”二字的范围也就被规定了，月球、太阳等就不能再用“地球”来指称。“道”是一个永恒的、不可限定的存在，所以不能用一个具体概念去指称。
诗词在线： www.52shici.cn
资料提供： H.T. Lee
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
REMOVING GALLSTONES NATURALLY
by Dr Lai Chiu-Nan
by Dr Lai Chiu-Nan
Pictures first, explanation and procedure follows:
1 Lever 2 Common Bile Duct 3 Gallstones 4 Gallbladder
REMOVING GALLSTONES NATURALLY
by Dr Lai Chiu-Nan
It has worked for many. If it works for you please pass on the good news. Chiu Nan is not charging for it, so we should make it free for everyone. Your reward is when someone, through your word of mouth, benefits from the regime. Gallstones may not be everyone's concern. But they should be because we all have them. Moreover, gallstones may lead to cancer. "Cancer is never the first illness," Chiu Nan points out. "Usually, there are a lot of other problems leading to cancer.
In my research in China, I came across some materials which say that people with cancer usually have stones. We all have gallstones. It's a matter of big or small, many or few.
One of the symptoms of gallstones is a feeling of bloatedness after a heavy meal. You feel like you can't digest the food. If it gets more serious, you feel pain in the liver area." So if you think you have gallstones, Chiu Nan offers the following method to remove them naturally.
The treatment is also good for those with a weak liver, because the liver and gallbladder are closely linked.
Regimen:
1. For the first five days, take four glasses of apple juice every day. Or eat four or five apples, whichever you prefer. Apple juice softens the gallstones. During the five days, eat normally.
2. On the sixth day, take no dinner.
3. At 6 PM, take a teaspoon of Epsom salt (magnesium sulphate) with a glass of warm water.
4. At 8 PM, repeat the same. Magnesium sulphate opens the gallbladder ducts.
5. At 10 PM, take half cup olive oil (or sesame oil) with half cup fresh lemon juice. Mix it well and drink it. The oil lubricates the stones to ease their passage.
PS. 1cup=250ml, ½ cup lemon juice=3 lemons (aprox.)
The next morning, you will find green stones in your stools. "Usually they float," Chiu Nan notes. "You might want to count them. I have had people who passes 40, 50 or up to 100 stones. Very many."
"Even if you don't have any symptoms of gallstones, you still might have some. It's always good to give your gall bladder a clean-up now and then.
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Provided by: Ruby Chua
Cancer Update from Johns Hopkins University
This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Cancer News from Johns Hopkins
No plastic wrap in microwave...
Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies. Don't freeze your plastic bottles with water in them as this releases dioxins from the plastic.
Recently, Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager at Castle Hospital , was on a TV program to explain this health hazard. He talked about dioxins and how bad they are for us.
He said that we should not be heating our food in the microwave using plastic containers.. .
He said that the combination of fat, high heat, and plastics releases dioxin into the food and ultimately into the cells of the body...
Instead, he recommends using glass, such as Corning Ware, Pyrex or ceramic containers for heating food.... You get the same results, only without the dioxin. So such things as TV dinners, instant ramen and soups, etc., should be removed from the container and heated in something else.
Paper isn't bad but you don't know what is in the paper. It's just safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc.
He reminded us that a while ago some of the fast food restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper. The dioxin problem is one of the reasons...
Also, he pointed out that plastic wrap, such as Saran, is just as dangerous when placed over foods to be cooked in the microwave. As the food is nuked, the high heat causes poisonous toxins to actually melt out of the plastic wrap and drip into the food.
Cover food with a paper towel instead.
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Provided by: Ruby Chua
This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Cancer News from Johns Hopkins
No plastic containers in micro
No water bottles in freezer.
No plastic wrap in microwave... A dioxin chemical causes cancer, especially breast cancer.
Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies. Don't freeze your plastic bottles with water in them as this releases dioxins from the plastic.
Recently, Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager at Castle Hospital , was on a TV program to explain this health hazard. He talked about dioxins and how bad they are for us.
He said that we should not be heating our food in the microwave using plastic containers.. .
This especially applies to foods that contain fat.
He said that the combination of fat, high heat, and plastics releases dioxin into the food and ultimately into the cells of the body...
Instead, he recommends using glass, such as Corning Ware, Pyrex or ceramic containers for heating food.... You get the same results, only without the dioxin. So such things as TV dinners, instant ramen and soups, etc., should be removed from the container and heated in something else.
Paper isn't bad but you don't know what is in the paper. It's just safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc.
He reminded us that a while ago some of the fast food restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper. The dioxin problem is one of the reasons...
Also, he pointed out that plastic wrap, such as Saran, is just as dangerous when placed over foods to be cooked in the microwave. As the food is nuked, the high heat causes poisonous toxins to actually melt out of the plastic wrap and drip into the food.
Cover food with a paper towel instead.
For sharing
Provided by: Ruby Chua
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Bitter Melon (Bitter Gourd) is good for you.
Benefits of Bitter Melon - Proven Herbal Treatment for Diabetes
Bitter melon is a valuable herb gifted to us by Mother Nature. It is also commonly known as bitter gourd, bitter cucumber, karolla and karela. It is rich in iron, beta-carotene and potassium. It also contains Vitamins B1, B2, B3 and C, phosphorous and fiber.
Benefits of Bitter Melon. Bitter melon is worldwide known for its effectiveness in treating diabetes. Bitter melon chemically contains a compound that is very much similar to insulin and sometimes also referred as p-insulin.
Researches have shown that when it is taken continuously for some period has the ability to substitute the insulin in the body. It also contains steroidal saponins called charantin, peptides similar to that of peptides and certain alkaloids that effectively control sugar level in blood.
Bitter melon is also good digestive agent and helps in stimulating the secretion of gastric juices. It is very helpful in stimulating liver for secretion of bile juices that are very essential for metabolism of fats. It helps in improving the peristaltic movements hence it is very helpful in avoiding gastric disturbances.
Taking bitter melon juice also helps in the treatment of constipation. Constipation is mainly caused due to faulty eating habits and unhealthy dietary practices. Bitter melon not only relives from the indigestive condition but also helps in combating the constipation. It improves peristaltic movements of gastro intestinal tract and also improves the absorption in the intestines.
Bitter Melon Recipes for Treating Diabetes
Bitter Melon Juice :
* Wash the bitter melon leaves and chop them
* Add 6 tablespoon of the chopped leaves in 2 glass of water
* Boil it for approximately 15 minutes in a uncovered pot
* Allow it to cool and then strain
* Drink 1/3 cup of it thrice a day
Above recipe is found to be very effective in the treatment of diabetes type 2. If taken regularly will make your sugar level under control. It is the most effective natural way to cure diabetes.
Bitter Melon with Egg :
* Cut a bitter melon in lengthwise, scoop and scrap the inner white pulp leaving only the outer green parts.
* Now finely cut the bitter melon. Pour a lot of salt to them and leave them for a while to get rid of its bitterness.
* Rinse thoroughly to remove the salt. Fry it with garlic, anchovies and knock two eggs to make a dish.
Above dish is very beneficial, especially for those with diabetes. Bitter melon is an herb with lot more health benefits other than treating just diabetes.
Bitter melon is used in solving menstruation problems in girls. It is also used in the treatment of sores, eczema, leprosy and large wounds.
It is also used to cure hypertension, malaria, fevers and headaches. It also has good results in expelling worms and parasites in adults and children if taken internally. It is also effective against numerous viruses, herpes and HIV viruses.
For sharing
Provided by: Ruby Chua
Benefits of Bitter Melon - Proven Herbal Treatment for Diabetes
Bitter melon is a valuable herb gifted to us by Mother Nature. It is also commonly known as bitter gourd, bitter cucumber, karolla and karela. It is rich in iron, beta-carotene and potassium. It also contains Vitamins B1, B2, B3 and C, phosphorous and fiber.
Benefits of Bitter Melon. Bitter melon is worldwide known for its effectiveness in treating diabetes. Bitter melon chemically contains a compound that is very much similar to insulin and sometimes also referred as p-insulin.
Researches have shown that when it is taken continuously for some period has the ability to substitute the insulin in the body. It also contains steroidal saponins called charantin, peptides similar to that of peptides and certain alkaloids that effectively control sugar level in blood.
Bitter melon is also good digestive agent and helps in stimulating the secretion of gastric juices. It is very helpful in stimulating liver for secretion of bile juices that are very essential for metabolism of fats. It helps in improving the peristaltic movements hence it is very helpful in avoiding gastric disturbances.
Taking bitter melon juice also helps in the treatment of constipation. Constipation is mainly caused due to faulty eating habits and unhealthy dietary practices. Bitter melon not only relives from the indigestive condition but also helps in combating the constipation. It improves peristaltic movements of gastro intestinal tract and also improves the absorption in the intestines.
Bitter Melon Recipes for Treating Diabetes
Bitter Melon Juice :
* Wash the bitter melon leaves and chop them
* Add 6 tablespoon of the chopped leaves in 2 glass of water
* Boil it for approximately 15 minutes in a uncovered pot
* Allow it to cool and then strain
* Drink 1/3 cup of it thrice a day
Above recipe is found to be very effective in the treatment of diabetes type 2. If taken regularly will make your sugar level under control. It is the most effective natural way to cure diabetes.
Bitter Melon with Egg :
* Cut a bitter melon in lengthwise, scoop and scrap the inner white pulp leaving only the outer green parts.
* Now finely cut the bitter melon. Pour a lot of salt to them and leave them for a while to get rid of its bitterness.
* Rinse thoroughly to remove the salt. Fry it with garlic, anchovies and knock two eggs to make a dish.
Above dish is very beneficial, especially for those with diabetes. Bitter melon is an herb with lot more health benefits other than treating just diabetes.
Bitter melon is used in solving menstruation problems in girls. It is also used in the treatment of sores, eczema, leprosy and large wounds.
It is also used to cure hypertension, malaria, fevers and headaches. It also has good results in expelling worms and parasites in adults and children if taken internally. It is also effective against numerous viruses, herpes and HIV viruses.
For sharing
Provided by: Ruby Chua
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