CHOLESTEROL SYMPTOMS

Cholesterol is a waxy steroid of fat that is produced in the liver or intestines. It is used to produce hormones and cell membranes and is transported in the blood plasma of all mammals. It is an essential structural component of mammalian cell membranes and is required to establish proper membrane permeability and fluidity. In addition, cholesterol is an important component for the manufacture of bile acids, steroid hormones, and vitamin D. Cholesterol is the principal sterol synthesized by animals; however, small quantities can be synthesized in other eukaryotes such as plants and fungi. It is almost completely absent among prokaryotes including bacteria. Although cholesterol is important and necessary for mammals, high levels of cholesterol in the blood can damage arteries and are potentially linked to diseases such as those associated with the cardiovascular system (heart disease).

We are often asked "what are high cholesterol symptoms"? Many people have been told that they have high cholesterol (hypercholesterolemia), many more think they have high cholesterol, but are not sure what it is or how to measure it.  We are frequently asked if there is a specific high cholesterol symptom or collection of high cholesterol symptoms that will help people identify if they have a problem or are likely to have a problem with hypercholesterolemia.  

This is somewhat of a difficult question, not least because high cholesterol is itself a symptom of another problem - namely Vitamin C deficiency (chronic scurvy), as identified by twice Nobel laureate, Linus Pauling in the 1970s.  As a result, the symptoms you would expect to be associated with hypercholesterolemia as actually the symptoms of chronic scurvy, namely leaky blood vessels, and desperate attempts by the body to block those leaks, usually with its most easily available filler - cholesterol!

Now, you may think scurvy is a thing of the past, and, in its acute form, which killed huge amounts of sailors and those who used to travel by sea, it is.  However, along with many other nutrients, such as the other vitamins and minerals, essential fatty acids and trace elements, the diet of most people (and especially the North American diet) in the Western World is so nutritionally deficient that chronic diseases that never used to exist are killing more and more people every year.

High cholesterol symptoms can be totally undetectable. In fact you may never feel any high cholesterol symptoms. You can only find out for certain if you have high cholesterol only after a check up by a doctor that includes taking a blood sample. You may not see any symptoms until it is too late. That's why this is very important:-


Check your cholesterol level before you have a heart attack or stroke.

Reference:
en.wikipedia.org
The Cholesterol Myths by Uffe Erasmus

Financial Planning

Peace of mind and financial success come from taking control and following a plan. Such a plan must be tailored to your personal circumstances and objectives and executed with great care to maximize wealth creation and its protection. A big component of modern financial planning is evaluating not only the resources you have and how to manage them, it also encompasses reviewing your risk profile to determine things like adequate insurance so you are not dependent upon your own “nest egg” should a financial or medical emergency arise.

Organizing your financial world is like stretching before a good workout. Few people like to do it, but the preparation is critical. Relaxed muscles and tendons are now more conditioned to actually do the work set before them. It’s the same with your finances. By honestly and accurately assessing your financial world, you will condition your mind to be ready for the work before you. It’s not easy…but then again, nothing that is worth doing ever is.

Does the idea of putting money to work for you seem like a totally foreign concept? Can you imagine the day where…instead of getting up to go work for money…money instead works 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for you? If you can not, then let me encourage you to change your thinking! The ultimate goal of financial planning is to set in place the checks and balances necessary to move you from working for money to making your money work for you. A million dollars may seem like a lot of money given your current financial outlook, but saving and investing your way to this sum is extremely doable. Putting money to work for you is the ultimate goal of financial planning, and if you aren’t thinking in those term..

 

Dunia Ni Kecil Je

Minggu ni aku balik Parit Jawa, Muar, Johor.
Semalam dah sampai sini.
Tapi balik kejap je, malam kang dah balik Melaka balik.
Esok nak tolong abah kat pasar.

Dah lama tak tido kat sini.
Selalu datang, tapi balik hari je.
Nanti Ida tak puas main ngan atuk dan nenek dia kat sini.
Lagi pun jap lagi wife ada buat kelas kecil-kecilan untuk kecantikan..

Tadi pergi jemputan rumah kawan wife.
Kat area sini je.
Yang bestnye, bapa kawan dia tu juru nikah yang menikahkan kitorang.
Kebetulan kan..
Tak sangka boleh jumpa orang yang menikahkan kitorang.
Yang bestnya, baru tahu dia bapa kawan wife..
Kecilnya dunia ni kan..

Minggu ni macam-macam gak yang dapat jumpa balik..
Member yang dah lama lost contact pun jumpa secara kebetulan.
Kebanyakan dari diorang dok kat Sabah & Sarawak..
Jumpa pun sebab diorang outstation..
Memang kecik la dunia ni..
Cari kat FB pun tak jumpa..
Diorang pun mengaku yang tak buka akaun FB.

Opps..
Ada tetamu dah datang..
Nak tolong wife dengan kelas dia..
Selamat berhujung minggu..

TAKE CARE...

Best Quotes - 14/10/11

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." - Mark Twain


"Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another." - Walter Elliott


"Don’t settle in life. Settling is too easy. Block out the objections in your mind and then go for what you really want in life." - Kim Kiyosaki


“If one advances confidently in the direction of one's dreams, and endeavors to live the life which one has imagined, one will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.” - Henry David Thoreau


"When starting a business, search your soul and your heart and find what you want to GIVE your customers." - Robert Kiyosaki


"I am bigger than anything that can happen to me. All these things, sorrow, misfortune, and suffering, are outside my door. I am in the house and I have the key."- Charles Fletcher Lummis


‎"If there's a book you really want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it." - Toni Morrison


"When you lead you must be open minded enough to ask others what they see. Just because you can’t see something doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist." - Robert Kiyosaki


"If you are going to be great in sales, you have to commit to personal development." - Blair Singer


“Dreams do come true, if we only wish hard enough.You can have anything in life if you will sacrifice everything else for it.” - James Matthew Barrie


“We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they're called memories. Some take us forward, they're called dreams.” - Jeremy Irons


‎"We are here to change. We are here to grow, develop and unfold. We are progressive beings that have infinite capacity" - Michael Beckwith


"Eyeballs up = visual, down = emotional/kinesthetic. Change someone from an emotional state to a visual state by having them look up." - Blair Singer


“When your mind runs from the past and races to the future it forgets the present. And, the present is the balm that heals the mind of problems.” – Dr. Frank J. Kinslow


“The real tragedy is the tragedy of the man who never in his life braces himself for his one supreme effort, who never stretches to his full capacity, never stands up to his full stature.” - Arnold Bennett


‎"Life is not about achievement, it's about learning and growth, and developing qualities like compassion, patience, perseverance, love, and joy, and so forth. And so if that is the case, then I think our goals should include something which stretches us." - Jack Canfield


"The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happend." -  Elisabeth Kübler-Ross


"The key to my success is rising above situations and becoming a better person. Personal development leads to success." - Robert Kiyosaki


"Stay focused and keep your eyes on the prize. Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off your goals." - Brian Tracy


"When raising money, a professional investor cares very little about your product. They care about you and your people because business is about people." - Robert Kiyosaki


“Think positively and masterfully, with confidence and faith, and life becomes more secure, more fraught with action, richer in achievement and experience.” - Eddie Rickenbacker


“Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement” - W. Clement Stone


“Happiness... it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.” - Franklin D. Roosevelt


“The size of your accomplishments, the quality of your achievement, will depend very largely on how big a man you see in yourself, what sort of image you get of your possible self, yourself at your best.” - Orison Swett Marden

THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD HEALTH

For a comfortable living, the importance of good health cannot be overstated. Inappropriate health makes us vulnerable to invasion by dangerous diseases and results in a shortened life span. The great news is that good health is fairly easy to achieve. All it requires is determination, drive and willingness to make small changes in your life style. To make the process of transition as painless as possible, it is best to start off slowly and implement small changes in phases.

The most important facet of good health is adequate exercise. Exercises help us achieve good health by strengthening our cardio-vascular system, strengthening our muscle mass and reducing the affect of stress on the body. To ensure that exercises do not appear to be chores, it is best to find exercises that you enjoy doing rather than those that you dread. For those who prefer to be outdoors, trekking, hiking, jogging or running may be the appropriate exercise to take up. On the other hand, for those who enjoy swimming, membership to a local pool may be the answer.

There are many alternative forms of exercise that you may find beneficial. Yoga is a very popular form of exercise that helps to strengthen your body, helps you lose weight, and is great as a stress reliever. Pilates is also very poplar and deals with the core strength of your abdominals. No matter what your interests are, you are sure to find an exercise that interests you.

Another essential part of achieving and maintaining good health is changing eating habits to a healthy eating style. Poor eating habits sometimes seem like an especially daunting task - most people try to completely change what they eat. Instead of a radical change, try starting off slowly with something simple, such as adding a small salad to your dinner, or try a piece of fruit or cheese for dessert rather than ice cream. You don't need to eliminate all junk foods entirely, but if you make an effort to only eat them in moderation and make sure the bulk of what you consume is nutritious and full of vitamins and minerals, you'll move a long way towards healthy eating.

One thing to work towards eliminating in your diet is over- processed foods. Some people rely upon the convenience of pre-packaged frozen foods that they can just pop in the microwave for a few minutes and create a "complete" meal.

A healthier approach would be to make several nutritious meals on Sunday night and freeze portions of it. This way you still maintain the convenience of fast meals but you also know what ingredients are used in the preparation. By making small changes to your life you can be eating healthier in no time.

Excessive smoking or drinking is certainly detrimental to your good health. It's okay to occasionally imbibe, a few drinks once in a while are fine, and small amounts of red wine are actually good for you, but there is no such exception for smoking. If you smoke, go talk to your doctor to discuss a smoking cessation program. Smoking endangers your health and the health of those around you. The sooner you quit smoking, the faster your body can begin to repair the years of damage.

Good health is easy to achieve but you need to make changes in your diet and lifestyle now. Start by walking up the stairs at work instead of taking the elevator. Or swap that hamburger and fries you were going to have for lunch for a wrap and a salad. Small changes are the best way to start and by doing it now you can enjoy good health well into your golden years.

By Debbie Piltin

BELANJAWAN 2012

Belanjawan 2012 bertemakan Dasar Transformasi Nasional: Bajet Membela Rakyat, Mensejahtera Negara telah pun selamat dibentangkan di Parlimen oleh Perdana Menteri dan Menteri Kewangan, YAB Dato' Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak petang tadi. Setiap hujah lengkap untuk kebajikan, ekonomi dan perancangan untuk masa depan rakyat Malaysia. Untuk teks lengkap sila klik link.

Bajet 2012

Kenaikan gaji bagi jabatan tertentu juga tidak dikecualikan. Naik lagi kuasa beli bagi mereka yang bekerja di sektor kerajaan. Hope tiada masalah inflasi di masa akan datang. Hope juga jika terdapat kadar kenaikan barang akan mengambilkira gaji pekerja di sektor swasta. Dan yang paling penting sekali level pendapatan bagi golongan yang akan di statuskan miskin akan dikemaskinikan. Satu lagi banci pendapatan perlu di buat untuk menentukan tahap kemiskinan negara.

Hope bajet yang telah dibentangkan dapat memantapkan struktur ekonomi di negara kita. Bagi yang sudah naik gaji tu, jagalah mutu dan kualiti perkhidmatan anda. Dan bagi yang menerima peruntukan, bersyukurlah dengan apa yang ada. Gunakanlah dengan bijak dan tidak mensia-siakannya.

Best Quotes - 07/10/11

"Change your thoughts and you change your world." - Norman Vincent Peale

"Creation is always happening. Every time an individual has a thought, or a prolonged, chronic way of thinking, they're in the creation process. Something is going to manifest out of those thoughts" - Michael Beckwith

"Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary."- Steve Jobs

"I am sometimes taken aback by how people can have a miserable day or get angry because they feel cheated by a bad meal, cold coffee, or social rebuff, or a rude reception...We are quick to forget that just being alive is an extraordinary event, a chance occurrence of monstrous proportions."- Taleb

"Specialization is not your friend. Work on experiencing more diverse aspects of business and life."-Robert Kiyosaki

“I want to put a ding in the universe.” - Steve Jobs

“You control your future, your destiny. What you think about comes about. By recording your dreams and goals on paper, you set in motion the process of becoming the person you most want to be. Put your future in good hands - your own.” - Mark Victor Hansen

"Let a person radically alter his thoughts, and he will be astonished at the rapid transformation it will effect in the material conditions of his life." - James Allen

"Your greatest asset is your earning ability. Your greatest resource is your time. For your midweek motivation make it goal today to take advantage of every minute in your workday."-Brian Tracy

"I like to think of the word FOCUS as Follow One Course Until Successful. My two favorite words of that acronym are: Until Successful."-Robert Koyosaki

"Being an entrepreneur is not a get-rich scheme. Sacrifices are part of the journey. It takes strength of character to keep going."- Robert Kiyosaki

“We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they're called memories. Some take us forward, they're called dreams.” - Jeremy Irons

“Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.” - John Milton

“Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul; the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.” - Napoleon Hill

"People need regular feedback to know how they are doing and to keep on track. Today compliment a coworker or give praise to someone who's doing a great job."- Brian Tracy

 

 

 

 

 

 

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