Basic Foods

All the essentials of good nutrition, that is, carbohydrate, protein, fat, vitamins and minerals will freely provided if the following basic three food groups are taken in adequate amounts each day.

1. Fruits and Vegetables
2. Breads and Cereals
3. Protein Foods

Two cups of each of the three basic foods above, of a total of six cups of food daily.

Choose Your Food Carefully

The very fact that God made so many varieties of delicious food and gave us the wonderful organs of taste and smell, proves that He intended for us to enjoy eating, and yet a primary cause of sickness in the world today is an improper diet. So much depends upon the right choice of food. A person surrounded by plenty of available food may still be poorly nourished by choosing the wrong kind of food.

The human body is delicate machine capable of operating smoothly for 70 to 80 years, if only we treat it well. However, if we fail to supply it with the essentials for growth, function and repair, the results will be disastrous.
Every time you open your mouth for food, you make an important decision concerning your future. every ounce of food tends either strengthen or to weaken your body, and therefore helps you or hinders you in meeting the stresses and strains of life.
But how do you know that you are getting the right kind of food? How do you know how to choose? Many books have been written on science and nutrition, yet there are two simple rules which make it very easy for you to have a balanced diet.

1. Eat enough food, but not too much. That is, enough to maintain an ideal body weight.
2. Choose a wide variety of wholesome, unrefined foods.

The first rule is quite simple to follow if we think about it. You all know how it feels to have enough in your stomach and you also know how it feels to have too much in your stomach. You have a comfortable and satisfied feeling when you have enough. You also have a very uncomfortable feeling when you have had too much. Besides your stomach being affected and actually damaged, you dull your brain and put an extra burden on other organs when you overeat. the basic cause of being overweight is really just eating too much. Seldom is it psychological or glandular problem. Ordinarily, the only glands that don't function properly when a person is overweight are the salivary glands. If one inherits anything which contribute to his obesity, it is probably a way of eating too much, and eating foods that have an excess of sugar and fat. If you have a problem of being overweight, avoid sweets as much as possible, and cut down on fats, fried foods, and refined cereals and breads. Do not allow yourself to ever indulge between-meal snacks.
The second rule is quite simple. There is no single pattern for meal planning which must be followed in order to insure good health. A good diet can be made up in many ways. Practical guides, however, have been developed which can give you the assurance that your meals contain all of the nutrients needed for good health.

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Malaysia, the 36th Country to be Affected by Swine Flu

As for this Thursday (May 14, 2009), a 21-year-old student was hospitalized at Sungai Buloh Hospital for fever, sore throat, and body aches after returned from the United States on Wednesday morning. A test has confirmed that he was infected with the influenza A(H1N1) virus. The student now is in stable condition and receiving the anti-viral treatment.

This case then have made Malaysia to become the 36th country to be affected by the virus.
I hope his family members will be quarantined on the purpose of following the procedure and to confirmed whether or not they have the contagious virus.

Good Eating for Good Health - Good Appetite

What better sight can greet the eyes of a hungry person than well prepared food! Unquestionably, a healthy appetite is one of the great assets of our life. Our whole body will responds to the sight and aroma of good food. The glands work more vigorously, the digestive organs operate more efficiently, and the nerve relax. That is why eating is such a pleasure (that is for those who are healthy). When someones comes to the dinner table and says, "I am not hungry" the first thing you ask is "What's the matter? Do you feel sick?" A good appetite is part of good health.

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Swine Flu in Malaysia

Since I am a Malaysian, I have read the news about the swine flu and how contagious it is through direct contact or airborne with an infected person. Recently, the Hospital of Kuching (which also recognized as Sarawak General Hospital) in Sarawak, Malaysia, received a 31-year-old man that claimed on having a fever, sore throat, cough and shortness of breath. He was just returned from United States on May 1 after spending at least 1 week there. My friend, Rano, who work in the hospital said that the man body temperature reached 40 and above when checked by the doctors.

Later from the sources that I read regarding the thread about the man, he was confirmed of having no swine flu since the virus in him is a normal flu virus. The Health Ministry deputy director general Dr Ramlee Rahmat said to the reporters and confirmed that the man was in stable condition and his temperature has gone down and his x-ray is clear.

The case was the third in Malaysia since the other two cases were in Penang and Selangor and they tested negative for the Influenza A (H1N1). The two patients there was still monitored closely. The case in Kuching, Sawarak have then alert the State Health Department to place the quarantined order in Sarawak.

Malaysia is still free from the Influenza A (H1N1) for the time being. I really hope that all airports in Malaysia can maintain their job to avoid any passengers that we know not whether the person have the contagious virus or not.

The picture was taken from the New Straits Times (http://www.nst.com.my).