Monday, December 24, 2012

Are Your Kidneys at Risk?

Do you know what your kidneys can do for you?
  • Filter toxins and excess fluid (cleaning the blood)
  • Helps in the making of red blood cells
  • Blood pressure regulator
  • Bone strength preserver
What are some of the risk factors contributing to kidney failure?
  • Diabetes
  • High blood pressure
  • Kidney stones
  • Nephritis (inflammation of the kidney)
  • Family history
  • Drugs
Do you know what are the signs and symptoms if they are present?
  • Tiredness
  • Reduce appetite, anorexia
  • Swelling of the legs / face
  • Nausea and vomiting
  • Skin changes (pigmentation, itchiness)
  •  Breathlessness on exertion
  • Anaemia (lack of red blood cells)
Why do you need to restrict  your protein intake?
  • This is to prevent the accumulation of waste products in the body
  • Reducing the dietary protein intake can help to reduce the workload on the already failing kidney and thus delay further kidney damage.
  • Reduction of high protein intake is also associated with the reduction of phosphate, which then helps to preserve the bone composition.

Source - Fresenius Kabi

CAROTINO - the healthy choice

Usage of CAROTINO
  • Perfect for use in all forms of cooking like stir-frying, sauces & soups.
  • As a salad dressing.
  • In pasta, toss it with mixed herbs and garlic.
  • As a marinade for baking, grilling and barbecue.
  • Baking cakes and cookies.
 Health Benefits of Carotino
  • High in Natural Carotenes
  • High in Vitamin E (tocotrienols & tocopherols)
  • Contains Omega-3 and Omega-6 Fatty Acids
  • No Cholesterol
  • No Artificial Colourants
  • No Additives & Preservatives
  • No Trans-Fatty Acids
Natural Carotenes

Carotenes functions as natural anti-oxidants in our body and converts to Vitamin A when required, thus, is non-toxic. It is found in abundance in Red Palm Fruit Oil which improves the body's immune system. It improves breast milk in lactating mothers building overall immune enhancing effect in both mother and baby. Studies have been done on it's pro-vitamin A activities.


Source - Carotino Sdn. Bhd.

Diabetik Retinopati

Apakah diabetik retinopati?
Diabetik retinopati adalah komplikasi diabetes mellitus, berpunca daripada perubahan yang dialami saluran darah dalam retina. (Retina adalah lapisan saraf yang melapisi bahagian dalam mata dan amat penting untuk penglihatan). Sebarang perubahan yang berlaku dalam pembuluh darah seperti bocor, tersumbat dan pembentukan pembuluh darah baru yang luar biasa boleh mengancam penglihatan anda.

Bagaimana mengenalpasti anda mendapat diabetik retinopati?
Biasanya tidak terdapat tanda-tanda diabetik retinopati di peringkat awal. Di peringkat lanjut, anda mungkin mengalami ;
  • Kabur penglihatan
  • Penglihatan yang berubah-ubah
  • Herot penglihatan
  • Benda terapung dalam medan penglihatan
  • Hilang penglihatan sama sekali
Langkah-langkah berikut boleh melindungi dan memelihara penglihatan mata anda ;
  • Kawalan tahap gula darah
  • Kawal pengyakit darah tinggi
  • Amalan pemakanan yang sihat
  • Mengekalkan berat badan yang unggul
  • Selalu bersenam
  • Berhenti merokok
  • Pemeriksaan mata berkala (sekurang-kurangnya setahun sekali atau mengikut syor doktor)

Sumber - Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia


Thursday, December 20, 2012

Seven Ways To Prevent Diabetes

Source - NST

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Sunday, December 16, 2012

before you go to sleep tonight .....

Milling Efficiency Survey by MPOB

The survey classified the mills based on the total oil losses from five sampling points (empty fruit bunches, steriliser condensate, sludge water from separator, press cake fibre and percentage of unstripped bunches) which are ;

  • Poor Performing Mills 24%  :   > 1.8% oil loss
  • Average Performing Mills 58%  :   1.3% - 1.8% oil loss
  • Good Performing Mills 18%  :   < 1.3% oil loss 

Source - Palm Oil Engineering Bulletin / MPOB.

Make Healthy Eating A Lifestyle


Kata orang : Masa muda kumpul duit, abaikan kesihatan. Bila dah tua, guna duit yang dikumpul untuk kesihatan! ...... ok ke macam tu. Fikir2kan lah.

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Thursday, December 13, 2012

Nutella Tax

"THE PROPOSAL IS BASED ON INACCURATE CLAIMS. PALM OIL IS HEALTHY, NATURAL AND IMPORTANT PRODUCT WHICH 240,000 SMALL FARMERS IN MALAYSIA ARE PROUD TO PRODUCE." - Tan Sri Dr Yusof Basiron, Malaysian Palm Oil Council chief executive officer, slamming a French legislature's proposal to increase tax on palm oil by 300% dubbed the 'Nutella Tax', as palm oil unhealthy.

Source - Malaysian Business.