Important Nutrients 重要食品

Nutrients for health

Dear friends: 
Do you know that some vegetables commonly seen are just too indispensable to be neglected  ?

The following are really  important nutritives for your health: 


1) 腦的保鏢: 波菜，核桃，可可
(good for brain) -spinach, almond, coconut

2) 頭髮保鏢: 海帶
(good for hair) - sea cucumber

3) 皮膚保鏢: 甘藍
(good for skin) - olives


                           甘藍菜

4) 眼睛保鏢: 胡蘿蔔
(good for eyes)- carrots



5) 心臟的急救保鏢:  拍打手臂內側近大姆指
(good for the heart)- patting on the interior of the hand, near the thumb

6) 肺的保鏢: 番茄、鮮魚、深呼吸
(good for the lung)- tomatoes、 fresh fish &taking  deep breath

7) 胃的保鏢: 雞蛋，柔腹 
(good for the stomach) - fresh eggs, massage on stomach

8) 肝的保鏢: 枸杞，伸懶腰 
(good for the liver)- waist straightening)


                            枸杞
9) 腎的保鏢: 黑豆、黑棗、顛腳尖 (black peas & standing on tiptoes)

   
                           黑豆                                                   黑棗

10) 腿的保鏢: 香蕉
(good for the legs)- Bananas (full of potassium) 

11) 防癌的藥: 走路
(prevention of cancer)- gentle walking

12) 長壽的藥: 大笑
(for longer life span)- laughing

13) 美容的藥: 充足睡覺
(for cosmetic beauty)- sufficient sleeping

14) 大補的藥: 泡腳
(for complete nutrition) - leg-dipping in the warm water

15) 萬能的藥: 喝水
(panacea)- water drinking

16) 補鈣的藥: 曬太陽
(Calcium supplement)- exposure to the sun

Good health to you all!

Justin Lai 选自網路

07/04/2020

高膽固醇的預防

高膽固醇的預防

Too much low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-低密度, or "bad," cholesterol is a serious problem that can lead to heart disease. LDL cholesterol is the main source of cholesterol buildup and blockage in the arteries. On the other hand, high-density lipoprotein (HDL), or "good," cholesterol helps prevent cholesterol from building up in the arteries.

There are some risk factors for high cholesterol you can't control. 

-無法控制的因素包括These include:

• Age.-年齡
•  As you get older, cholesterol levels tend to rise.
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• Sex.-性別 
• Women have lower total cholesterol before menopause. After menopause, women's cholesterol levels tend to rise.

• Family history. -家庭遺傳High blood cholesterol can run in families.

The good news is that by changing your lifestyle, you can control some of the risk factors for high cholesterol.

Risk factors you can control-可以控制的因素

It's important to maintain a healthy lifestyle regardless of your age, sex and family history. By paying attention to risk factors you can control, you can lower your cholesterol and reduce your risk of heart disease and stroke.

Factors you can control include:

• Diet. -飲食Saturated fats, trans fats and cholesterol in foods you eat can cause your blood cholesterol to rise. Plant-based foods, such as fruits, vegetables and nuts, can help lower bad cholesterol.
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• Weight-体重. Being overweight tends to increase cholesterol.
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• Exercise.-運動 Being physically active can lower bad cholesterol and raise good cholesterol.
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• Tobacco smoke. -戒菸Smoking can lower good cholesterol.

11/12/2016