Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Awaken the genius within!
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Saturday, March 28, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Citizenship, My Birthright
It's annoying to read news items on amending the Philippine Constitution at a very unlikely time like now. The Nograles Bill pushes for a 100% ownership of land in the country by foreign firms or corporation. This idea of 100% ownership of land by foreigners makes me squirm. How did this idea get into the Speaker's head?
Should the Nograles Bill get passed into law, can't you imagine right now a queue of foreign firms buying land, then more land, until nothing is left to the Filipino?
The other annoying move is that of Cong. Luis Villafuerte who thinks Congress can just
amend the constitution through a constituent assembly.. What happened to these people's oath taking before they assumed office? Is this move by Cong. Villafuerte in a supposed to be democratic country something we taxpayers deserve? In his heart of hearts, is there no more nerve that feels for what truly is the spirit of a people's crafted amendment?
Senator Pimentel's Right to Reply Bill is another piece of a proposed legislation that is brazenly a travesty of the inherent freedom of the press and the other medium of communication. Why are our so-called voices in our institutions of democracy not listening to us? They are supposed to be doing things in our name.
Saturday, October 4, 2008
7 Anti-Aging Super Foods
Below is an article from Michelle Edelbaum. Michelle is the associate editor of interactive for EatingWell Media Group. In between editing and writing, she enjoys sampling the tasty results of the easy, healthy recipes that the EatingWell Test Kitchen cooks are working on.
7 anti-aging super foods
Chocolate & Nut Butter Bites
A few weeks ago I was using my flat iron and when I looked in the mirror to admire my ’do, I discovered my first gray hair (gasp!). It was the first time I was visibly confronted with the reality that, surprise, I will age, and I’m not 18 anymore no matter how good I feel.
I already have the exercise part down, so on my quest for a fountain of youth I’m paying more attention to research on how to eat to age healthfully. The best information I’ve found? 7 anti-aging super foods and recipes to enjoy them in, from Peter Jaret’s James Beard Foundation award-winning article in EatingWell Magazine, “The Search for the Anti-Aging Diet.”
Read on to find out more about the 7 foods to keep you young:
Chocolate
The Kuna people of the San Blas islands, off the coast of Panama, have a rate of heart disease that is nine times less than that of mainland Panamanians. The reason? The Kuna drink plenty of a beverage made with generous proportions of cocoa, which is unusually rich in flavanols that help preserve the healthy function of blood vessels. Maintaining youthful blood vessels lowers risk of high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, kidney disease and dementia.
Get sweet satisfaction in seconds with delicious chocolate recipes, such as Chocolate & Nut Butter Bites (which include two of the 7 anti-aging super foods!):
Chocolate & Nut Butter Bites
8 1/4-ounce squares of bittersweet chocolate
4 teaspoons almond, cashew or pistachio butter
Top each chocolate square with 1/2 teaspoon nut butter of your choice (almond, cashew, pistachio). Two sandwiches make one serving.
Per serving: 79 calories; 6 g fat (2 g sat, 1 g mono); 0 mg cholesterol; 9 g carbohydrate; 1 g protein; 1 g fiber; 12 mg sodium; 20 mg potassium. What you get: Magnesium, copper, chromium. 1/2 Carbohydrate Serving. Exchanges: 1/2 other carbohydrate, 1 fat.
Blueberries
In a landmark study published in 1999, researchers at Tufts University’s Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging fed rats blueberry extract for a period of time that in “rat lives” is equivalent to 10 human years. These rats outperformed rats fed regular chow on tests of balance and coordination when they reached old age. Compounds in blueberries (and other berries) mitigate inflammation and oxidative damage, which are associated with age-related deficits in memory and motor function. Eat more blueberries with healthy blueberry recipes.
Fish
Thirty years ago, researchers began to study why the native Inuits of Alaska were remarkably free of heart disease. The reason, scientists now think, is the extraordinary amount of fish they consume. Fish is an abundant source of omega-3 fats, which help prevent cholesterol buildup in arteries and protect against abnormal heart rhythms. Eat some tonight with a healthy fish recipe.
Nuts
Studies of Seventh-Day Adventists (a religious denomination that emphasizes healthy living and a vegetarian diet) show that those who eat nuts gain, on average, an extra two and a half years. Nuts are rich sources of unsaturated fats, so they offer benefits similar to those associated with olive oil. They’re also concentrated sources of vitamins, minerals and other phytochemicals, including antioxidants.
Wine
Drinking alcohol in moderation protects against heart disease, diabetes and age-related memory loss. Any kind of alcoholic beverage seems to provide such benefits, but red wine has been the focus of much of the research. Red wine contains resveratrol, a compound that likely contributes to its benefits-and, according to animal studies, may activate genes that slow cellular aging.
Olive Oil
Four decades ago, researchers from the Seven Countries Study concluded that the monounsaturated fats in olive oil were largely responsible for the low rates of heart disease and cancer on the Greek island of Crete. Now we know that olive oil also contains polyphenols, powerful antioxidants that may help prevent age-related diseases.
Yogurt
In the 1970s, Soviet Georgia was rumored to have more centenarians per capita than any other country. Reports at the time claimed that the secret of their long lives was yogurt, a food ubiquitous in their diets. While the age-defying powers of yogurt never have been proved directly, yogurt is rich in calcium, which helps stave off osteoporosis and contains “good bacteria” that help maintain gut health and diminish the incidence of age-related intestinal illness.
By Michelle Edelbaum
Michelle is the associate editor of interactive for EatingWell Media Group. In between editing and writing, she enjoys sampling the tasty results of the easy, healthy recipes that the EatingWell Test Kitchen cooks are working on.
http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/7-anti-aging-super-foods-272163
7 anti-aging super foods
Chocolate & Nut Butter Bites
A few weeks ago I was using my flat iron and when I looked in the mirror to admire my ’do, I discovered my first gray hair (gasp!). It was the first time I was visibly confronted with the reality that, surprise, I will age, and I’m not 18 anymore no matter how good I feel.
I already have the exercise part down, so on my quest for a fountain of youth I’m paying more attention to research on how to eat to age healthfully. The best information I’ve found? 7 anti-aging super foods and recipes to enjoy them in, from Peter Jaret’s James Beard Foundation award-winning article in EatingWell Magazine, “The Search for the Anti-Aging Diet.”
Read on to find out more about the 7 foods to keep you young:
Chocolate
The Kuna people of the San Blas islands, off the coast of Panama, have a rate of heart disease that is nine times less than that of mainland Panamanians. The reason? The Kuna drink plenty of a beverage made with generous proportions of cocoa, which is unusually rich in flavanols that help preserve the healthy function of blood vessels. Maintaining youthful blood vessels lowers risk of high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, kidney disease and dementia.
Get sweet satisfaction in seconds with delicious chocolate recipes, such as Chocolate & Nut Butter Bites (which include two of the 7 anti-aging super foods!):
Chocolate & Nut Butter Bites
8 1/4-ounce squares of bittersweet chocolate
4 teaspoons almond, cashew or pistachio butter
Top each chocolate square with 1/2 teaspoon nut butter of your choice (almond, cashew, pistachio). Two sandwiches make one serving.
Per serving: 79 calories; 6 g fat (2 g sat, 1 g mono); 0 mg cholesterol; 9 g carbohydrate; 1 g protein; 1 g fiber; 12 mg sodium; 20 mg potassium. What you get: Magnesium, copper, chromium. 1/2 Carbohydrate Serving. Exchanges: 1/2 other carbohydrate, 1 fat.
Blueberries
In a landmark study published in 1999, researchers at Tufts University’s Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging fed rats blueberry extract for a period of time that in “rat lives” is equivalent to 10 human years. These rats outperformed rats fed regular chow on tests of balance and coordination when they reached old age. Compounds in blueberries (and other berries) mitigate inflammation and oxidative damage, which are associated with age-related deficits in memory and motor function. Eat more blueberries with healthy blueberry recipes.
Fish
Thirty years ago, researchers began to study why the native Inuits of Alaska were remarkably free of heart disease. The reason, scientists now think, is the extraordinary amount of fish they consume. Fish is an abundant source of omega-3 fats, which help prevent cholesterol buildup in arteries and protect against abnormal heart rhythms. Eat some tonight with a healthy fish recipe.
Nuts
Studies of Seventh-Day Adventists (a religious denomination that emphasizes healthy living and a vegetarian diet) show that those who eat nuts gain, on average, an extra two and a half years. Nuts are rich sources of unsaturated fats, so they offer benefits similar to those associated with olive oil. They’re also concentrated sources of vitamins, minerals and other phytochemicals, including antioxidants.
Wine
Drinking alcohol in moderation protects against heart disease, diabetes and age-related memory loss. Any kind of alcoholic beverage seems to provide such benefits, but red wine has been the focus of much of the research. Red wine contains resveratrol, a compound that likely contributes to its benefits-and, according to animal studies, may activate genes that slow cellular aging.
Olive Oil
Four decades ago, researchers from the Seven Countries Study concluded that the monounsaturated fats in olive oil were largely responsible for the low rates of heart disease and cancer on the Greek island of Crete. Now we know that olive oil also contains polyphenols, powerful antioxidants that may help prevent age-related diseases.
Yogurt
In the 1970s, Soviet Georgia was rumored to have more centenarians per capita than any other country. Reports at the time claimed that the secret of their long lives was yogurt, a food ubiquitous in their diets. While the age-defying powers of yogurt never have been proved directly, yogurt is rich in calcium, which helps stave off osteoporosis and contains “good bacteria” that help maintain gut health and diminish the incidence of age-related intestinal illness.
By Michelle Edelbaum
Michelle is the associate editor of interactive for EatingWell Media Group. In between editing and writing, she enjoys sampling the tasty results of the easy, healthy recipes that the EatingWell Test Kitchen cooks are working on.
http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/7-anti-aging-super-foods-272163
MALUNGGAY: NATURE'S MEDICINE CABINET
This morning, I got an email from a friend about the benefits of malunggay leaves - scientific name: moringa oleifera. I have known malunggay since childhood and I am convinced of its medicinal value. Here's the article:
MALUNGGAY: NATURE'S MEDICINE CABINET
By Henrylito D. Tacio
"An apple a day keeps the doctor away," so goes a popular saying in the
United States. Here, in the Philippines, the plant that can do the same
trick is the common malunggay (known in the science world as 'Moringa
oleifera'). Malunggay is so rich in nutrients and vitamins that its image
is used as the official logo of the Food and Nutrition Research Institute
(FNRI) of the Department of Science and Technology.
Touted by scientists as "miracle vegetable," malunggay has been promoted
by no less than the World Health Organization (WHO) as a low-cost health
enhancer in poor countries around the globe. It is getting raves in
western countries where the National Science Foundation, National
Geographic Society and the Andrew Mellon Foundation in the United States
are reportedly financing scientists to collect the world's 13 malunggay
species.
Why so much ado about malunggay? As one doctor in Senegal (West Africa)
puts it: "We have always had problems with the classical approach to
treating malnourished children. This was based on industrial products:
whole milk powder, vegetable oil and sugar. All these things are
expensive. When you tell a parent to go out and buy these things – this
can be truly costly for him. On the other hand, with moringa the resource
is locally available. The people themselves can produce it. We have done
experiments in treating malnourished children with this plant and the
results have been really spectacular. "
No wonder then that during the Marcos administration, there was a craze
about malunggay , being a solution to the malnutrition problem in the
countryside. In fact, the president himself was a malunggay addict,
consuming soup littered with green leaves in every meal in addition to the
legendary 'saluyot' and 'labong' (bamboo shoots) as his main fare.
In the Philippines, bunches of malunggay leaves are available in many
markets, priced below many other leaf vegetables. The leaves are most
often added to a broth to make a simple, and highly nutritious soup. The
leaves are also sometimes used as a characteristic ingredient in 'tinola'
-- a traditional chicken dish, composed of chicken in a broth, malunggay
leaves, and either green papaya or another secondary vegetable.
But despite its legendary potentials, malunggay is still relatively
unknown. "The sale of all forms of vitamins, minerals, and health
supplements is a big business," points out Moringa Zinga, an American
company that promotes and sells malunggay products in capsules. "If you
are a company selling hundreds of nutritional products, why would you sell
a product that will wipe out all your other products? This is true for the
pharmaceutical industries as well. These industries would rather that the
general public remains ignorant about the moringa leaves."
Nutritionists aver that 100 grams of malunggay leaves yield the following:
75 calories of energy (higher than ampalaya, squash, tomatoes, or
carrots), 5.9 grams protein (higher than cauliflower, lettuce, or
mustard), 12.8 grams carbohydrate (higher than okra, papaya, or
watermelon), 353 milligrams calcium (higher than gabi leaves, mung beans,
squash, and camote tops), 3.7 milligrams niacin (higher than other
vegetables analyzed). And for thiamin, phosphorus, and ascorbic acid,
malunggay is at the top of the list.
In addition, nutritionists affirm that 200 grams of malunggay leaves would
give a nutritive value roughly equivalent to four eggs and two glasses of
milk. Its iron compound prevents deficiency of red blood cells known as
anemia. And being a very rich source of calcium, it aids in maintaining
healthy bones and teeth.
Malunggay is also rich in vitamin A (higher than red and green mung beans,
radish, or eggplant), thus helping prevent xerophthalmia, a disease of the
eye. Adults are urged to eat malunggay leaves as its vitamin C content
is higher than those of ampalaya leaves. Vitamin C may protect against
declining mental ability and stroke. In studies with elderly people,
researchers found that low vitamin C levels contributed to shower
reasoning skills, which was a strong factor in their dying from stroke.
Malunggay is often called as the "mother's best friend." For lactating
mothers, malunggay helps produce vitamin-rich milk for the baby.
Nutritionists claim that its calcium content is four times those found in
milk.
"Due to its high vitamins A, C, and E, which are very potent
antioxidants, " reports FNRI's Dr. Lydia M. Marero, " malunggay is a very
good quencher of unstable free radicals that can react with and damage
molecules that cause aging. Antioxidants reduce the appearance of wrinkles
and fine lines. They also prevent the onset of various chronic diseases
like arthritis, cancer, and heart and kidney diseases."
Dr. Marero also reports that malunggay contains the phytochemical
niaziminin, which is found to have molecular components that can prevent
the development of cancer cells and correlated with inhibitory ability
against superoxide generation. The first naturally-occurring
thiocarbamates, novel hypotensive agents niazinin A, niazinin B,
niazimicin and niaziminin A and B were isolated from malunggay.
There are even more health benefits. Vivencio Mamaril, of Bureau of
Plant Industry, told a national daily that in India, malunggay is used in
treating various ailments. A 2001 study in India has found that the
fresh root of the young tree can be used to treat a fever. Asthmatics
are advised to drink the infusion from the roots of the plant.
Tender malunggay leaves also reduce phlegm and are administered internally
for scurvy and catarrhal conditions, while the flowers are used to heal
inflammation of the tendons and abscesses. Unripe pods of malunggay can
prevent intestinal worms, while the fruit also prevents eye disorders.
On September 14, 2007, Senator Loren Legarda campaigned for the
popularization of malunggay, after a recent scientific report that it
boosts male potency. She asked the government to make malunggay among its
priority crops for propagation. Research at the Bureau of Plant Industry
(BPI) found that a steady consumption of its fruit "helps to raise sperm
count and mobility, which both translate to increased opportunity for the
sperm to fertilize an egg." This is good news for men who may not be
able to sire children. They can now count on the malunggay to work its
magic on them.
Dr. Kumar Pati, an Indian doctor who is an expert in natural medicine
reports that because of its nutritional content, malunggay strengthens the
immune system, controls blood pressure, relieves headaches and migraines,
manages the sugar level thereby preventing diabetes, reduces inflammations
and arthritis pains, restricts the growth of tumors, and heals ulcers.
Unknown to many Filipinos, malunggay has the ability to purify water.
"The crushed moringa seeds can clear very turbid water," said Dr. John
Sutherland, of Leicester University's Department of Environmental
Technology. He added that powdered malunggay seeds are appropriate for
water purification in rural areas of tropical countries.
Planting malunggay trees can also help stabilize soil and contribute to
fight against deforestation. The malunggay tree is highly resistant to
drought and needs little care. It is fast-growing and lives for average
of 50 years. Each tree can produce approximately 10,000 seeds a year.
It also makes an excellent fuel and fertilizer.###
MALUNGGAY: NATURE'S MEDICINE CABINET
By Henrylito D. Tacio
"An apple a day keeps the doctor away," so goes a popular saying in the
United States. Here, in the Philippines, the plant that can do the same
trick is the common malunggay (known in the science world as 'Moringa
oleifera'). Malunggay is so rich in nutrients and vitamins that its image
is used as the official logo of the Food and Nutrition Research Institute
(FNRI) of the Department of Science and Technology.
Touted by scientists as "miracle vegetable," malunggay has been promoted
by no less than the World Health Organization (WHO) as a low-cost health
enhancer in poor countries around the globe. It is getting raves in
western countries where the National Science Foundation, National
Geographic Society and the Andrew Mellon Foundation in the United States
are reportedly financing scientists to collect the world's 13 malunggay
species.
Why so much ado about malunggay? As one doctor in Senegal (West Africa)
puts it: "We have always had problems with the classical approach to
treating malnourished children. This was based on industrial products:
whole milk powder, vegetable oil and sugar. All these things are
expensive. When you tell a parent to go out and buy these things – this
can be truly costly for him. On the other hand, with moringa the resource
is locally available. The people themselves can produce it. We have done
experiments in treating malnourished children with this plant and the
results have been really spectacular. "
No wonder then that during the Marcos administration, there was a craze
about malunggay , being a solution to the malnutrition problem in the
countryside. In fact, the president himself was a malunggay addict,
consuming soup littered with green leaves in every meal in addition to the
legendary 'saluyot' and 'labong' (bamboo shoots) as his main fare.
In the Philippines, bunches of malunggay leaves are available in many
markets, priced below many other leaf vegetables. The leaves are most
often added to a broth to make a simple, and highly nutritious soup. The
leaves are also sometimes used as a characteristic ingredient in 'tinola'
-- a traditional chicken dish, composed of chicken in a broth, malunggay
leaves, and either green papaya or another secondary vegetable.
But despite its legendary potentials, malunggay is still relatively
unknown. "The sale of all forms of vitamins, minerals, and health
supplements is a big business," points out Moringa Zinga, an American
company that promotes and sells malunggay products in capsules. "If you
are a company selling hundreds of nutritional products, why would you sell
a product that will wipe out all your other products? This is true for the
pharmaceutical industries as well. These industries would rather that the
general public remains ignorant about the moringa leaves."
Nutritionists aver that 100 grams of malunggay leaves yield the following:
75 calories of energy (higher than ampalaya, squash, tomatoes, or
carrots), 5.9 grams protein (higher than cauliflower, lettuce, or
mustard), 12.8 grams carbohydrate (higher than okra, papaya, or
watermelon), 353 milligrams calcium (higher than gabi leaves, mung beans,
squash, and camote tops), 3.7 milligrams niacin (higher than other
vegetables analyzed). And for thiamin, phosphorus, and ascorbic acid,
malunggay is at the top of the list.
In addition, nutritionists affirm that 200 grams of malunggay leaves would
give a nutritive value roughly equivalent to four eggs and two glasses of
milk. Its iron compound prevents deficiency of red blood cells known as
anemia. And being a very rich source of calcium, it aids in maintaining
healthy bones and teeth.
Malunggay is also rich in vitamin A (higher than red and green mung beans,
radish, or eggplant), thus helping prevent xerophthalmia, a disease of the
eye. Adults are urged to eat malunggay leaves as its vitamin C content
is higher than those of ampalaya leaves. Vitamin C may protect against
declining mental ability and stroke. In studies with elderly people,
researchers found that low vitamin C levels contributed to shower
reasoning skills, which was a strong factor in their dying from stroke.
Malunggay is often called as the "mother's best friend." For lactating
mothers, malunggay helps produce vitamin-rich milk for the baby.
Nutritionists claim that its calcium content is four times those found in
milk.
"Due to its high vitamins A, C, and E, which are very potent
antioxidants, " reports FNRI's Dr. Lydia M. Marero, " malunggay is a very
good quencher of unstable free radicals that can react with and damage
molecules that cause aging. Antioxidants reduce the appearance of wrinkles
and fine lines. They also prevent the onset of various chronic diseases
like arthritis, cancer, and heart and kidney diseases."
Dr. Marero also reports that malunggay contains the phytochemical
niaziminin, which is found to have molecular components that can prevent
the development of cancer cells and correlated with inhibitory ability
against superoxide generation. The first naturally-occurring
thiocarbamates, novel hypotensive agents niazinin A, niazinin B,
niazimicin and niaziminin A and B were isolated from malunggay.
There are even more health benefits. Vivencio Mamaril, of Bureau of
Plant Industry, told a national daily that in India, malunggay is used in
treating various ailments. A 2001 study in India has found that the
fresh root of the young tree can be used to treat a fever. Asthmatics
are advised to drink the infusion from the roots of the plant.
Tender malunggay leaves also reduce phlegm and are administered internally
for scurvy and catarrhal conditions, while the flowers are used to heal
inflammation of the tendons and abscesses. Unripe pods of malunggay can
prevent intestinal worms, while the fruit also prevents eye disorders.
On September 14, 2007, Senator Loren Legarda campaigned for the
popularization of malunggay, after a recent scientific report that it
boosts male potency. She asked the government to make malunggay among its
priority crops for propagation. Research at the Bureau of Plant Industry
(BPI) found that a steady consumption of its fruit "helps to raise sperm
count and mobility, which both translate to increased opportunity for the
sperm to fertilize an egg." This is good news for men who may not be
able to sire children. They can now count on the malunggay to work its
magic on them.
Dr. Kumar Pati, an Indian doctor who is an expert in natural medicine
reports that because of its nutritional content, malunggay strengthens the
immune system, controls blood pressure, relieves headaches and migraines,
manages the sugar level thereby preventing diabetes, reduces inflammations
and arthritis pains, restricts the growth of tumors, and heals ulcers.
Unknown to many Filipinos, malunggay has the ability to purify water.
"The crushed moringa seeds can clear very turbid water," said Dr. John
Sutherland, of Leicester University's Department of Environmental
Technology. He added that powdered malunggay seeds are appropriate for
water purification in rural areas of tropical countries.
Planting malunggay trees can also help stabilize soil and contribute to
fight against deforestation. The malunggay tree is highly resistant to
drought and needs little care. It is fast-growing and lives for average
of 50 years. Each tree can produce approximately 10,000 seeds a year.
It also makes an excellent fuel and fertilizer.###
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