Check if your artery is blocked

Is your artery blocked?

A good research to find out in a simple way.

Is your artery blocked?

The right way to take blood pressure.

A simple tweak when checking blood pressure can detect a blocked artery. According to a Columbia university study after taking a systolic blood pressure reading from their patients right and left arm.

Doctor discovered that a difference of 20 to 40 mm of mercury between two arms indicated the patient had blocked arteries.

If you check your own blood pressure on both arm and find a consistent difference of more than 11 mm of mercury se your doctor---- a blockage may about be forming.

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BANANA (SG Yahoo)

Bananas are one of the most famous common fruits amongst people of every age. Enjoyed in its various forms, bananas are eaten raw, accompanied with desserts, added in smoothies and consumed in many more ways too. Let us look at the benefits of eating this fruit.

1. Blood Pressure Regulation

Banana is a fruit that contains high amount of potassium and low levels of salt. This combination helps to regulate the blood pressure. It reduces the risk of heart related diseases.

2. Bone Strength

The potassium content in bananas is good for the health of your bones. Eating bananas on a regular basis can prevent your bones from deteriorating. Consuming bananas can also neutralize the amount of sodium in your body, which ultimately saves calcium to get washed out from your body.

3. Source of energy

Bananas are loaded with a lot of vitamins and minerals like Vitamin C and Vitamin B-6. Considering this fact, it is evident that eating the fruit can provide you with great energy. Pack yourself a couple of bananas to eat in the afternoon after your lunch has been digested and your stomach asks for some food.

4. Bowel Health

If you are suffering from constipation, banana is the fruit you need to pick. The fruit contains dietary fiber that aids the maintenance of the bowel system of your body.

5. Stress Reduction

When you are in stress, the metabolic rate of your body shoots up and potassium levels consequently decrease. Eating a banana can thereby flush your body with potassium, which will automatically ease you and regularize your heartbeat.

6. Brain Food

The potassium in bananas also does wonders by making you more mentally alert. Research shows that this yellow fruit aids concentration and hence is a marvelous fuel for the brain.

7. Iron rich fruit

People suffering from iron deficiency can resort to eating bananas. This fruit, which is rich in iron, can supply your body with the amount of iron it needs. This can also benefit you when you are suffering from an injury and require the blood to clot faster with the help of haemoglobin.

It is unimaginable how one tiny yellow colored fruit can give your body numerous health benefits. Include bananas in your breakfast, lunch, snack or dinner and enjoy the phenomenal benefits it imparts your body with.

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See also: http://watthehealth.blogspot.sg/2012/10/banana.html

BANANA

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Bananas contain three kind of natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fibre. A banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy.

Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes.

But energy isn't the only way a banana 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 amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because banana 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
Forget the pills - eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.

ANEMIA
High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood and so it helps in cases of anemia.

BLOOD PRESSURE
The 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 banana industry to make offical claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke.

BRAIN POWER
200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school (England) were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break and lunch in bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.

CONSTIPATION
High in fibre, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.

HANGOVER
One of the quickest way of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help with honey, build up the depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.

HEARTBURN
Banana have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief.

MORNING SICKNESS
Snacking on bananas 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 a banana skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.

NERVES
Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.

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

ULCERS
The banana 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 neutralises over-acidity and reduce irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.

BODY TEMP CONTROL
Many other cultures see bananas as a 'cooling' fruit that can lower both the physcial and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand, for example, pregnant woman eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature.

So a banana really is a natural remedy for many illnesses. When you compare it to an apple, it has 4X the protein, TWICE the carbohydrate, 3X the phosphorus, 5X 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 we can say "A BANANA a day keeps the doctor away!"

PS: Bananas must be the reason monkeys are so happy all the time!

I will add one here:
Want a quick shine on our shoes? Take the inside of the banana skin and rub directly on the shoes...polish with dry cloth. Amazing fruit!

Ripe Banana are better and more effective...

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Herbal Treatment for High Cholesterol

I want to share a secret for treating high cholesterol. Three weeks ago I went for a cholesterol check. To my surprise, it was above the normal range which should be less than 5.2 mmol/L. My reading obtained was 6.6. I had been consuming a lot of red meat and lamb recently.

I immediately followed an advice of a friend who told me about Black fungus (Mok Yee). He had four block heart arteries, over 90 percent blocked.

His cardiologist advised him to go for bypass surgery, failing which he would suffer an imminent heart attack. His Sinseh (Chinese physician) friend advised him against surgery as the procedure would be messy, painful, and expensive.

He followed the advice of his Sinseh friend by consuming Mok Yee daily. After consuming boiled Mok Yee juice for 40 days, he went for an angiogram. His heart specialist was surprised and shocked that his arteries were all cleared of any blockage and it would not be necessary to see him for another 10 years!

After consuming Mok Yee for two weeks, l had my cholesterol checked again and found that my cholesterol level fell to 4.70 mmol/L My pharmacist said that even cholesterol medication will need 1- 3 months to take effect. She was very surprised and said it is a miracle.

My observation is that Mok Yee juice is not only effective in treating high blood cholesterol but also helps to bring relief to joint paints, arthritis, and poor blood circulation. The internet info claims that Mok Yee reduces blood clot, preventing thrombosis, atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease, and cancer. Black Fungus contains abundant protein, ferric, calcium, vitamin, rough fibre; the content of protein is equal to meat.

Preparation:
1) Pick a hand full of Mok Yee and soak in water for 1-2 hours
2) Wash Mok Yee and cut to pieces with scissors.
3) Pour five bowls of plain water into slow cooker (crock-pot)
4) Put 2-3 slices of ginger, 8-10 red dates, 20 Kay Chee (wolf berry) into crock pot.
5) Bring to boil for 8 hours. One and a half bowls of Mok Yee juice will remain after boiling overnight.

Consumption:
You may consume for 10 to 14 days according to the severity of the problem.
For those with low blood pressure consume less or only for alternate days.
Drink Mok Yee first thing in the morning with an "empty stomach". Consume at least one large bowl.
Take breakfast 2 hours later.

Side effects:
You may feel a little tired after 3- 4 days.
Consume multivitamins and fresh fruits and vegetables daily. Do not eat oily or fried foods during this period.

Observation:
Dark and oily stool during the first two days.

Remarks:
Cholesterol medication may harm the liver.
Take blood test for blood cholesterol before and after treatment