Flu Babi / Swine Flu, Pencegahan dan Pengobatan

Flu Babi atau Flu Burung?
Hati-hati dengan Gejala Flu Biasa.
Apakah Flu Babi itu? Babi dan burung serta hewan lain juga bisa menderita jenis influenza yang dapat ditularkan kepada manusia. Jenis Flu babi di Mexico yang menular adalah gabungan dari strain Flu burung, Flu Manusia dan Flu babi yang lebih berbahaya karena dapat menyebar dari manusia ke manusia.
Karena sudah menyebar dari manusia ke manusia maka oleh WHO dimasukkan dalam Pandemi fase 6.
Apakah gejala flu Babi? Influenza biasanya dimulai mendadak dan termasuk gejala-gejala berikut:
1. Demam (biasanya demam tinggi)
2. Sakit Kepala
3. Kelelahan (dapat sangat lelah)
4. Batuk
5. Sakit tenggorokan
6. Pilek atau hidung tersumbat
7. Nyeri di badan
8. Mencret dan muntah (lebih banyak pada anak-anak ketimbang dewasa)
9. Menggigil Dan dapat berakhir dengan Radang paru-paru(penyebab kematian utama pada Flu burung dan Flu Babi)

Adanya gejala ini tidak selalu berarti anda menderita flu. Berbagai penyakit, termasuk selesma memiliki gejala yang sama. Influenza diduga menyebar terutama dari orang ke-orang melalui batuk atau bersin idari orang yang terkena infeksi.

Bagaimana pencegahan: Flu Babi?
Beberapa hal untuk mencegah penyebaran influenza:
· Istirahat dirumah kalau menderita flu dan batasi kontak untuk menghindarkan penularan.
· Tutup hidung dan mulut anda dengan tisu kalau batuk dan bersin dan buang tisu ke tempat yang aman(dalam toilet, dll)
· Cuci tangan dengan sabun dan air, terutama setelah batuk dan bersin. Tisu basah yang mengandung alkhol juga efektif sebagai pembersih.
· Hindarkan untuk menyentuh mata, hidung atau mulut untuk menghindarkan penyebaran virus.
· Pemberian vaksinasi Flu Babi: tetapi untuk itu masih perlu menunggu sekitar 6 bulan lagi.
Apakah Flu babi dapat diobati?
Ya.
Flu babi dapat diobati dengan obat Tamiflu dan Relenza dengan dosis 2 kali sehari. Akan lebih efektif kalau diobati sebelum hari ke-3.

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Make Money From Placing Links

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Life Is Meaningful

Jumlah manusia di dunia ini sungguh banyak. Miliaran orang menghembuskan nafasnya setiap hari. Tapi, apakah kita semua sudah menentukan apa tujuan hidup kita? Sudah kita pastikan untuk apa kita bernafas setiap hari?

Jangan-jangan kita hidup hanya untuk menghabiskan umur yang diberikan Tuhan saja. Bagaimana dengan anda? Anda sudah tentukan tujuan hidup anda? Syukurlah kalau sudah. Dan, saya berdoa semoga tujuan anda tercapai.

Kata orang tua, hidup di dunia itu cuma sebentar. Saking sebentarnya, ibarat orang mampir minum. Sayang kalau waktu yang cuma sebentar ini tak berarti. Tapi, tak semua orang bisa dengan mudah menentukan apa yang ia tuju dalam hidupnya. Kita semua mesti melalui perjalanan yang panjang.

Dan, mungkin berliku-liku. Baru kita menemukan apa sebenarnya yang kita cari dalam umur yang pendek ini. Tujuan hidup bukan ambisi, tapi lebih pada sebuah jati diri.

Ketika anda sudah menentukan apa yang anda tuju, ya itulah diri anda. Untuk hal itulah anda hidup.

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12 Step Internet Recovery Program

12-step-internet-recovery-program

1. I will have a worship in the morning and read my bible and newspaper like I used to, before the Internet.

2. I will eat breakfast with a knife and fork and not with one hand

3. I will get dressed before noon

4. I will make an attempt to clean the house, wash clothes, and plan dinner before even thinking of the Internet.

5. I will sit down and write a letter to those unfortunate few friends and family that are Internet-deprived.

6. I will call someone on the phone who I cannot contact via the Internet.

7. I will read a book...if I still remember how.

8. I will listen to those around me and their needs and stop telling them to turn the TV down so I can hear the music on the Internet.

9. I will not be tempted during TV commercials to check for email.

10. I will try and get out of the house at least once a week, if it is necessary or not.

11. I will remember that my bank is not forgiving if I forget to balance my checkbook because I was too busy on the Internet.

12. Last, but not least, I will remember that I must go to bed sometime ... And the Internet will always be there

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Christmas Carol Song For 2009

Latest Christmas carol song for 2009 !!!
(Irama lagu Santa Claus is coming to town)

You'd better watch out
You'd better not cry
You'd better keep cash
I'm telling you why:
Recession is coming to town.

It's hitting you once,
It's hitting you twice
It doesn't care if you've been careful and wise
Recession is coming to town

It's worthless if you've got shares
It's worthless if you've got bonds
It's safe when you've got cash in hand
So keep cash for goodness sake, HEY
You'd better watch out
You'd better not cry
You'd better keep cash
I'm telling you why:
Recession is coming to town!

Finance products are confusing
Finance products are so vague
The banks make you bear the cost of risk
So keep out for goodness sake,OH
You'd better watch out
You'd better not cry
You'd better keep cash
I'm telling you why:
Recession is coming to town

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Nail In The Fence

There once was a little boy who had a bad temper.

His Father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper,he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence.

The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger,the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.

Finally the day came when the boy didn't lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper.

The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.

The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said, "You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same.

When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out.
It won't matter how many times you say I'm sorry, the wound is still there."

A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one. Friends are very rare jewels, indeed. They make you smile and encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear, they share words of praise and they always want to open their hearts to us."

Please forgive me if I have ever left a hole in your heart :)

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Good Morning Motivations

Don't Hurt Anyone!
"It only takes a few seconds to hurt people you love,
and it can take a year to heal"
Live Today!
"There are two eternities that can really break you down.
Yesteday and tomorrow.
One is gone and the other doest't exist... so live today.
" Money!
"Money can buy everything but not happiness"
Trust!
"It takes years to built trust and a few seconds to destroy it."

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99.9 %

“We all need to learn to do our best all the time and in everything we do. Sometimes we think that just doing good enough, is enough and we justify ourselves by saying,
‘So I missed a couple of problems on the test but I still got a high score.
Isn’t that good enough?’
If you could have done better, than even a 99.9 percent isn’t good enough.

In fact there are some things where anything short of 100 percent isn’t good enough. Consider the following Statistics.

Even with a reliability of 99.9 percent we would still have:
- 1 hour of unsafe drinking water every month 2,000 unsafe airline landings per day, more than one a minute.
- 16,000 lost pieces of mail by the US Postal Service every hour
- 20,000 incorrect drug prescriptions each year
- 500 incorrect surgical operations every week 50 newborn babies dropped at birth by doctors every day
- 22,000 checks deducted from the wrong bank accounts every hour
- 32,000 missed heartbeats per person per year
Would YOU be willing to risk your life and safety, or the life and safety of others just because 99.9 percent should be good enough?”

- from Scout Handbook for Leaders -

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Belajar Mencintai Seseorang

Suatu malam BAPA menyapa seorang anakNya, hamba perempuanNya yang setia, "Selamat malam anakKu," hamba perempuan itu membalas salam TUHAN dengan lembut, "Selamat malam, TUHAN," "AnakKu, maukah kau belajar tentang KASIH?"
Saat itu dia dipenuhi sukacita dan menjawab, "Tentu TUHAN!"
"Baiklah," kata BAPA," Aku akan menunjukkan KASIH padamu."

Beberapa waktu berlalu, hamba perempuan itu dengan setia menantikan panggilan TUHAN kembali. Suatu hari dia menemukan janin tertanam dalam kandungannya. Dipenuhi kegembiraan, dia bersama suami dan keluarganya merayakan moment itu.

Bulan demi bulan berlalu, hamba perempuan ini kian menyayangi janin dalam kandungannya, anaknya. Akhirnya waktu bersalin pun tiba. Dipenuhi degup- degup emosi, perjuangan antara hidup dan mati, dia melahirkan anaknya, seorang anak perempuan yang mungil dan cantik seperti dirinya. Hatinya dan seluruh keluarganya dipenuhi sukacita.

Namun tidak berlangsung lama. Beberapa menit sesudahnya, dokter menyatakan bahwa bayi yang dilahirkannya tidak bisa bertahan hidup dan akhirnya meninggal dalam hitungan jam.

Di tengah rasa kecewa, BAPA datang menyapanya, "AnakKu,"
Dengan bibir bergetar, antara marah dan kecewa, dia menjawab, Kenapa TUHAN? Kenapa ini semua terjadi?"

Dengan penuh kasih, TUHAN menjawab, "AnakKu yang terkasih, bukankah kau ingin belajar KASIH? Apakah kau sudah belajar sesuatu?"Bagaimana rasanya kehilangan?"
Dengan isakan dia menjawab, "Tak terkatakan TUHAN..Sakiiiit sekali..."

Kata TUHAN, "Syukurlah kau mengerti sekarang. Kau telah kehilangan seorang anak yang kau kasihi. Dan rasanya sungguh amat sakit. Pernahkah kau bayangkan begitu amat banyak anakKu yang terhilang di dunia ini? Mengertikah kau perasaanKu sekarang?"
Hamba perempuan itu hanya bisa terdiam memikirkan pernyataan TUHAN.

Itulah KASIH.
KASIH adalah rasa sakit saat kita kehilangan sesuatu yang kita kasihi. Terlebih saat kita kehilangan KASIH itu sendiri.
Di sekeliling kita banyak sekali orang yang sangat membutuhkan

KASIH.
Dan kita bisa menemukan mereka di lingkungan terdekat kita.
Mereka adalah orang- orang yang kita kasihi dan kita tidak ingin kehilangan mereka.
Mulai sekarang berikanlah KASIH pada setiap orang yang kamu cintai setiap hari. Jangan sampai kamu menyesal saat kehilangan mereka.

Ingatlah! Orang- orang yang kelihatan tegar dari luar, yang biasanya menjadi pelindung bagi orang lain, justru merekalah yang lebih membutuhkan perlindungan. Mereka bahkan lebih rapuh dari orang- orang yang mereka lindungi. Jika kamu menemukan orang- orang seperti itu, mereka sangat membutuhkan KASIH darimu

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Empati

EMPATI
by Andi F. Noya

Suatu malam, sepulang kerja, saya mampir di sebuah restoran cepat saji di kawasan Bintaro. Suasana sepi. Di luar hujan. Semua pelayan sudah berkemas. Restoran hendak tutup. Tetapi mungkin melihat wajah saya yang memelas karena lapar, salah seorang dari mereka memberi aba-aba untuk tetap melayani. Padahal, jika mau, bisa saja mereka menolak.

Sembari makan saya mulai mengamati kegiatan para pelayan restoran. Ada yang menghitung uang, mengemas peralatan masak, mengepel lantai dan ada pula yang membersihkan dan merapikan meja-meja yang berantakan.

Saya membayangkan rutinitas kehidupan mereka seperti itu dari hari ke hari. Selama ini hal tersebut luput dari perhatian saya. Jujur saja, jika menemani anak-anak makan di restoran cepat saji seperti ini, saya tidak terlalu hirau akan keberadaan mereka. Seakan mereka antara ada dan tiada. Mereka ada jika saya membutuhkan bantuan dan mereka serasa tiada jika saya terlalu asyik menyantap makanan.

Namun malam itu saya bisa melihat sesuatu yang selama ini seakan tak terlihat. Saya melihat bagaimana pelayan restoran itu membersihkan sisa-sisa makanan di atas meja. Pemandangan yang sebenarnya biasa-biasa saja. Tetapi, mungkin karena malam itu mata hati saya yang melihat, pemandangan tersebut menjadi istimewa.

Melihat tumpukan sisa makan di atas salah satu meja yang sedang dibersihkan, saya bertanya-tanya dalam hati: siapa sebenarnya yang baru saja bersantap di meja itu? Kalau dilihat dari sisa-sisa makanan yang berserakan, tampaknya rombongan yang cukup besar. Tetapi yang menarik perhatian saya adalah bagaimana rombongan itu meninggalkan sampah bekas makanan.

Sungguh pemandangan yang menjijikan. Tulang-tulang ayam berserakan di atas meja. Padahal ada kotak-kotak karton yang bisa dijadikan tempat sampah. Nasi di sana-sini. Belum lagi di bawah kolong meja juga kotor oleh tumpahan remah-remah. Mungkin rombongan itu membawa anak-anak.

Meja tersebut bagaikan ladang pembantaian. Tulang belulang berserakan. Saya tidak habis pikir bagaimana mereka begitu tega meninggalkan sampah berserakan seperti itu. Tak terpikir oleh mereka betapa sisa-sisa makanan yang menjijikan itu harus dibersihkan oleh seseorang, walau dia seorang pelayan sekalipun.

Sejak malam itu saya mengambil keputusan untuk membuang sendiri sisa makanan jika bersantap di restoran semacam itu. Saya juga meminta anak-anak melakukan hal yang sama. Awalnya tidak mudah. Sebelum ini saya juga pernah melakukannya. Tetapi perbuatan saya itu justru menjadi bahan tertawaan teman-teman. Saya dibilang sok kebarat-baratan. Sok menunjukkan pernah keluar negeri. Sebab di banyak negara, terutama di Eropa dan Amerika, sudah jamak pelanggan membuang sendiri sisa makanan ke tong sampah. Pelayan terbatas karena tenaga kerja mahal.

Sebenarnya tidak terlalu sulit membersihkan sisa-sisa makanan kita. Tinggal meringkas lalu membuangnya di tempat sampah. Cuma butuh beberapa menit. Sebuah perbuatan kecil. Tetapi jika semua orang melakukannya, artinya akan besar sekali bagi para pelayan restoran.

Saya pernah membaca sebuah buku tentang perbuatan kecil yang punya arti besar. Termasuk kisah seorang bapak yang mengajak anaknya untuk membersihkan sampah di sebuah tanah kosong di kompleks rumah mereka. Karena setiap hari warga kompleks melihat sang bapak dan anaknya membersihkan sampah di situ, lama-lama mereka malu hati untuk membuang sampah disitu.

Belakangan seluruh warga bahkan tergerak untuk mengikuti jejak sang bapak
itu dan ujung-ujungnya lingkungan perumahan menjadi bersih dan sehat.
Padahal tidak ada satu kata pun dari bapak tersebut. Tidak ada slogan,
umbul-umbul, apalagi spanduk atau baliho. Dia hanya memberikan keteladanan. Keteladanan kecil yang berdampak besar.

Saya juga pernah membaca cerita tentang kekuatan senyum. Jika saja setiap orang memberi senyum kepada paling sedikit satu orang yang dijumpainya hari itu, maka dampaknya akan luar biasa. Orang yang mendapat senyum akan merasa bahagia. Dia lalu akan tersenyum pada orang lain yang dijumpainya. Begitu seterusnya, sehingga senyum tadi meluas kepada banyak orang. Padahal asal mulanya hanya dari satu orang yang tersenyum.

Terilhami oleh sebuah cerita di sebuah buku "Chiken Soup", saya kerap membayar karcis tol bagi mobil di belakang saya. Tidak perduli siapa di belakang. Sebab dari cerita di buku itu, orang di belakang saya pasti akan merasa mendapat kejutan. Kejutan yang menyenangkan. Jika hari itu dia bahagia, maka harinya yang indah akan membuat dia menyebarkan virus kebahagiaan tersebut kepada orang-orang yang dia temui hari itu. Saya berharap virus itu dapat menyebar ke banyak orang.

Bayangkan jika Anda memberi pujian yang tulus bagi minimal satu orang setiap
hari. Pujian itu akan memberi efek berantai ketika orang yang Anda puji merasa bahagia dan menularkan virus kebahagiaan tersebut kepada orang-orang di sekitarnya.

Anak saya yang di SD selalu mengingatkan jika saya lupa mengucapkan kata "terima kasih" saat petugas jalan tol memberikan karcis dan uang kembalian.
Menurut dia, kata "terima kasih" merupakan "magic words" yang akan membuat orang lain senang. Begitu juga kata "tolong" ketika kita meminta bantuan orang lain, misalnya pembantu rumah tangga kita.

Dulu saya sering marah jika ada angkutan umum, misalnya bus, mikrolet, bajaj, atau angkot seenaknya menyerobot mobil saya. Sampai suatu hari istri saya mengingatkan bahwa saya harus berempati pada mereka. Para supir kendaraan umum itu harus berjuang untuk mengejar setoran. "Sementara kamu kan tidak mengejar setoran?''

Nasihat itu diperoleh istri saya dari sebuahtulisan almarhum Romo Mangunwijaya. Sejak saat itu, jika ada kendaraan umum yang menyerobot seenak udelnya, saya segera teringat nasihat istri tersebut.

Saya membayangkan, alangkah indahnya hidup kita jika kita dapat membuat orang lain bahagia. Alangkah menyenangkannya jika kita bisa berempati pada perasaan orang lain. Betapa bahagianya jika kita menyadari dengan membuang sisa makanan kita di restoran cepat saji, kita sudah meringankan pekerjaan pelayan restoran.

Begitu juga dengan tidak membuang karcis tol begitu saja setelah membayar, kita sudah meringankan beban petugas kebersihan. Dengan tidak membuang permen karet sembarangan, kita sudah menghindari orang dari perasaan kesal
karena sepatu atau celananya lengket kena permen karet.

Kita sering mengaku bangsa yang berbudaya tinggi tetapi berapa banyak di antara kita yang ketika berada di tempat-tempat publik, ketika membuka pintu, menahannya sebentar dan menoleh kebelakang untuk berjaga-jaga apakah ada orang lain di belakang kita? Saya pribadi sering melihat orang yang membuka pintu lalu melepaskannya begitu saja tanpa perduli orang di belakangnya terbentur oleh pintu tersebut.

Jika kita mau, banyak hal kecil bisa kita lakukan. Hal yang tidak memberatkan kita tetapi besar artinya bagi orang lain. Mulailah dari hal-hal kecil-kecil. Mulailah dari diri Anda lebih dulu. Mulailah sekarang juga.

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A Famous Person

Santa Claus

What child has not been frightened into behaving thanks to the ever-present youthful fear of Santa not providing come Christmas? Almost all western children were told by their parents that Santa would leave them nothing if they misbehaved. I speak from experience when I say that it was one of the most effective methods of stopping tantrums! Funnily enough, though, the fear always dissipates on Christmas Eve as you just know that Santa will be coming - even if you did slip up a few times.

Barbie


As Barbie has progressed from a pretty young woman to whom all girls could aspire, to something often verging on the likeness of a harlot, one can wonder whether it was Barbie influencing children, or children influencing Barbie. There are certainly many similarities. Barbie has depicted almost every possible female lifestyle choice and I think there can be no doubt that she has been at the start of the path many women have taken in life.


Robin Hood

This could potentially lead to a debate about whether Hood existed or not, but I am of the opinion that he did not. Therefore, he is listed as my number eight on the list. I am sure we have all heard someone justifying theft because the victim is wealthy - and where did this justification come from? Not just the principles of redistribution of wealth that many of us live under in Western Society (read envy taxes) but the fact that to this day, we are all raised believing Robin Hood was a hero - when, in fact, he was a thief. Stealing is almost always wrong, and just because Robin Hood gave the proceeds of his crimes to poor people, it is not a valid justification. As for the previously mentioned taxes, there is every reason for us to believe that the majority of people accept these taxes because of their prior belief in the false morality of the Robin Hood story.

Cowboys

This is one for the boys obviously! . The cowboy was a great hero with a shining gun who represented the morality of Western ideals: manliness, defense of justice, protection of women and children. No doubt many now cringe at the lack of political correctness involved in the game and stereotype, but kids aren’t politically correct (thank God) and certainly won’t be hindered because of it. The influence of the Cowboy movie genre is indisputable an immense one. Oh - and for those who say “but cowboys are real!” - yes - but this is about the concept - not about a specific person - just as we might say Santa existed as St Nicholas, the concept is bigger than any one person.

He Marlboro Man

How many men reading this list who smoke, are smoking cigarettes with filters? Venturing a guess I would say all of them. Before the Marlboro Man campaign began, “real men” didn’t smoke cigarettes with filters - they were for women. The aim of the Marlboro Man campaign was primarily to get men smoking filtered marlboro cigarettes. The influence of the campaign is abundantly clear today. The campaign is considered to be one of the best in all history. According to Wikipedia, it transformed a feminine campaign, with the slogan ‘Mild as May’, into one that was masculine, in a matter of months.

Rosie the Riveter

And now another for the girls! Rosie the Riveter may not be a familiar name, but her picture certainly is. Rosie the Riveter told women that they can do anything - and they did! Rosie managed to motivate an entire generation of working-age women to get out of the home and in to factories to help the war effort. This is probably one of the most influential events of the Second World War. Once the floodgates of women working were open, they would never be closed again. All women working in traditional male jobs have Rosie to thank.

Daedalus and Icarus

In a short 24 hours, you can fly from one side of the planet to another. This (one of man’s greatest achievements) may never have happened if it had not been for the mythological characters Daedalus and Icarus. The story tells of Daedalus building mechanical wings for his son Icarus and ever since the tale was told, man has lusted after the ability to take the sky and fly. This eventually came true and the entire planet is a changed place as a consequence of it.


The Little Engine That Could

The moral of this children’s tale is that self-belief, optimism, and hard work result in achievement - of even the most difficult tasks. The book first appeared in a slightly different version to today, in 1906. It has been regarded by many as a metaphor for the “American Dream”. The popularity of this book may also be a contributing factor to the huge number of self-help and “positive thinking” seminars and books that we see today.

Big Brother

A relatively modern addition to this list, Big Brother has been a influence in so many social protests that he has to be included here. His name comes up every time a government passes a restrictive law or a law which seems to remove aspects of our eternal freedoms. Everyone recognizes his face, everyone knows what he stands for, and everyone is terrified of the potential for our own lives to be governed by our own version of the fictional character. Big Brother was, of course, created by George Orwell for his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Romeo and Juliet

Not only can Romeo and Juliet be blamed for much of our ideas of the “perfect relationship” - I think it can also be blamed for a high percentage of divorces. Couples going in to marriage seek the ideal of a relationship based entirely on passion and romance, and when that romance dims (as so often is the case) they feel cheated and believe the marriage has failed. When in reality, passionate romance is not required for a healthy marriage - while respect, love, and charity is. Romeo and Juliet have much to answer for!

MAN FROM GALLELI
He was come to this world long long time ago. Every persons know that from the Bible.was born, died and going home to his Fathers home to prepare a home for you and me. His famous since in the begining of this world. His very helpful, kindness and really loving person to every body. No matter how we are. His our Saviour, our Redeem and also His everything. Come, lean and bow on Him, everything will be better, because He knows better for our future.
I Love You God.

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Vitamins

ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Americans love to take their vitamins. More than 150 million Americans take dietary supplements according to the Council for Responsible Nutrition, a supplement industry trade group.
But what should you do? Walk through the vitamin aisle of any grocery store, and you're hit by a staggering array of options. From vitamin A to glucosamine to milk thistle (what is that, anyway?) to whey protein, it's hard to decide what to take.

Our experts (clockwise from top left): Dr. Melina Jampolis, Dr. Andrew Weil, Dr. Walter Willett, Dr. Christiane Northrup

That's why this week the Empowered Patient asked four experts -- all medical doctors -- what supplements they take every day. Their lists may surprise you -- they all take at least two supplements -- some take three or four or more.
Choosing a daily vitamin regimen is especially daunting in light of two new studies out this week. In the largest and longest study of its kind, researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, found that vitamins C and E do nothing to protect against heart disease in men. The study, published in The Journal of the American Medical Association, also found that vitamin E even appeared to raise the risk of bleeding strokes, which, while rare, are often the most deadly. Other research on women and vitamins is also discouraging.
A study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute this week found that a daily regimen of vitamin D and calcium did not offer any protection against invasive breast cancer.
With those studies in mind, here's what our panel of experts takes every day. Watch for more advice about vitamins »
Dr. Andrew Weil; Age: 66; director, Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine; Drweil.com

What he takes:
1. A daily multivitamin/multimineral

2. Vitamin D. Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to breast cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer, heart disease, and multiple sclerosis, as well as other conditions. Studies show many of us are vitamin D deficient. Weil says look on the label to make sure you're getting vitamin D3, not vitamin D2.

3. Magnesium. Lack of magnesium may lead to irritablity, muscle weakness, and irregular heartbeat.

4. Juvenon (or "Omega"), a compound believed to enhance cellular health and function. This supplement contains two nutrients, acetyl-L-carnitine and alpha lipoic acid. The company that makes Juvenon says benefits include "more energy," a "sharper mind", and "more restful sleep."
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5. Co-Q-10, a supplement that boosts coenzyme Q10, which is produced by the human body and is necessary for the basic functioning of cells. Animal studies have found that coenzyme Q10 helps the immune system work better and makes the body better able to resist certain infections and types of cancer.
Weil, author of 10 books including, "Eight Weeks to Optimum Health," says it is important to take studies, like the one in JAMA, with a grain of salt. "I believe vitamins E and C are important as part of our antioxidant defenses, even if we have not yet documented specific preventive effects," says Weil.
What not to take
Weil says men shouldn't take iron unless they've been diagnosed by a physician as having iron deficiency anemia. He also advises against men taking calcium supplements; he's concerned they could increase the risk of prostate cancer.
Dr. Christiane Northrup; Age: "50 something;" author, "The Secret Pleasures of Menopause;" Drnorthrup.com

What she takes:
1. Antioxidant supplement
2. Fish oil. Some studies have found fish oil, which contains omega 3 fatty acids, can help lower triglyceride levels, lower blood pressure, and help depression, among other uses.
3. Calcium, which can help prevent osteoporosis -- a problem in particular for older women
4. Magnesium
5. Coenzyme Q10
6. Vitamin D
Northrup, an authority on women's health and wellness and author of the new book "The Secret Pleasures of Menopause," says it is important to remember that vitamins are not drugs. They don't work the same way in the body.
"Vitamins are best taken in the correct proportions to each other," says Northrup. For example, she says if you are taking folic acid, which is a B vitamin, you'll do better when you also take the other Bs that make up the B complex. Says Northrup, "That's how nutrients occur naturally and how the body best utilizes them."

What not to take
Northrup says postmenopausal women almost never need iron, and taking too much might pose a risk for heart health.
Dr. Walter Willett; Age: 63; chairman, Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health
What he takes:
1. Multivitamin
2. Vitamin D
Willett thinks the jury is still out on vitamin E and C and heart health. "I don't think we have the final answer," says Willett, the chair of the Department of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health. He points out that in the Women's Health Study, women receiving vitamin E experienced a statistically significant 24 percent reduction in total cardiovascular disease mortality.
What not to take
He agrees with Dr. Weil: men don't need extra calcium, and high intake might increase the risk of prostate cancer.
Dr. Melina Jampolis; Age: 38; Drmelina.com
What she takes:
1. Multivitamin
2. Calcium
3. Vitamin D
4. Omega 3
Jampolis, who practices in San Francisco, California, and specializes exclusively in nutrition for weight loss and disease prevention and treatment, says everyone should take a basic multivitamin. "I like to call it an insurance policy," she says.
What not to take
What not to take: "I'm not convinced that the 'beautiful skin' vitamins really help much -- it's much better to get the nutrients from your diet, drink water, and wear sunscreen," Jampolis says.
The bottom line
Our experts agree you shouldn't make decisions about what vitamins to take based on a single study. For example, the JAMA study findings didn't make our experts lose faith in these two vitamins.
"I believe vitamins E and C are important for optimum health as part of our antioxidant defenses, even if we have not yet documented specific preventive effects," Weil says.
The experts also agree that taking vitamins is only part of the larger puzzle. You also need to watch your diet and exercise. And, do your homework. New studies come out all the time.

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To Save Relationship

Having rough times in your relationship? Everyone have these periods but don't think breaking up just because some small issues because there are many ways to save a relationship and I will point some of them.

1.Communication: The most important way to save a relationship is communication. You must talk with your partner, because communication is the thing that builds, improves or destroy a relationship. You can solve all the problems that you have in your relationship if you just communicate.

2.Forgiveness: Forgive the mistakes of your partner because we all make mistakes and you could make a wrong step too. You mustn't break up just because one mistake of your partner.

3.Trust: In every relationship, marriage, friendship, trust is the most important quality. If you want your partner to trust you, you must trust him too.

4.Show Your Feelings: If you want a serious relationship then you must show your partner that you care about him, that you love him.

5.Give Gifts: Even a flower can make your girlfriend love you more. In case you have a boyfriend, then I think a RC car or some collectibles will make him like a little boy.

6.Be Honest: You mustn't lie. If you really want a serious relationship and a long one, then you will shorten the life of your relationship. Why lie? I personally don't lie and I feel very good.The truth is better then a short time lie.

7.Sharing Your Problems: Share your problems with your partner. Try to open your soul in front of your partner because this will make your relationship stronger and it's the base of a solid relationship.

These are just a few ways to save a relationship, but all of them are efficient and if you use them you will have a strong and long relationship and you will save your relationship.

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Touching Story About Father

A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to

find his 5-year old son waiting for him at the door.
SON: 'Daddy, may I ask you a question?'
DAD: 'Yeah sure, what it is?' replied the man.
SON: 'Daddy, how much do you make an hour?'
DAD: 'That's none of your business. Why do you
ask such a thing?' the man said angrily.
SON: 'I just want to know.. Please tell me, how much
do you make an hour?'
DAD: 'If you must know, I make $20.00 an hour.'
SON: 'Oh,' the little boy replied, with his head down.
SON: 'Daddy, may I please borrow $10.00 ?'
The father was furious, 'If the only reason you asked
that is so you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or
some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to
your room and go to bed. Think about why you are being
so selfish. I work hard everyday for such this childish behaviour.'
The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.
The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the
little boy's questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money?

After about an hour or so, the man had calmed down,and
started to think: Maybe there was something he really needed
to buy with that $10.00 and he really didn't ask for money very
often. The man went to the door of the little boy's room
and opened the door. 'Are you asleep, son?' He asked.
'No daddy, I'm awake,' replied the boy.
'I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier' said the man.
'It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation
on you. Here's the $10.00 you asked for.'The little boy sat
straight up, smiling. 'Oh, thank you daddy!' He yelled.
Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled
up bills. The man saw that the boy already had money,
started to get angry again. The little boy slowly counted
out his money, and then looked up at his father.
'Why do you want more money if you already have some?' the father grumbled.
'Because I didn't have enough, but now I do,'the little boy replied.
'Daddy, I have $20.00 now. Can I buy an hour of your time?
Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.'

The father was crushed. He put his arms around his
little son, and he begged for his forgiveness.
It's just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life.
We should not let time slip through our fingers without having
spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts.

Do remember to share that $20.00 worth of your time
with someone you love.If we die tomorrow, the company that we
are working for could easily replace us in a matter of days. But the
family & friends we leave behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives.

And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than to our family.

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Cinta Abadi

Sabtu, 8 November 2008 | 09:03 WIB

BEIJING, SABTU - Seorang perempuan sadar dari koma selama 30 tahun berkat cinta yang tak tergoyahkan dan perawatan telaten suaminya di E’zhou, provinsi Hubei.

Para dokter percaya cinta Chen Dulin, yang baru-baru ini terpilih sebagai salah seorang suami teladan di provinsi tersebut, telah menolong Zhao Guihua sadar dari koma panjangnya.

Paru-paru, jantung dan tekanan darah Zhao stabil setelah ia menjalani pemeriksaan menyeluruh.

Zhao jatuh koma setelah satu kecelakaan tiga dasawarsa lalu, tapi Chen tak pernah putus asa buat istrinya dan merawatnya di rumah setelah sang istri menjalani dua operasi.

Sejak itu, Chen telah telah menggunakan alat penyemprot dan pipa plastik untuk memasukkan susu, kue dari telur dan makanan cair lain ke dalam perut Zhao.

Kini, Chen, yang sudah berusia 77 tahun, tetap mengutarakan cinta kepada istrinya setiap hari.

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Natural Food To Keep Your Artery Clean

Your arteries are blood vessels that transport oxygen and nutrients from your heart to the rest of your body. In order for this important process to occur, your arteries should be flexible, strong, elastic and clear of any deposits.
All fruits and vegetables are said to help prevent heart disease, but certain varieties (like apples) pack a particularly powerful punch.
However, over time deposits of fatty substances, cholesterol, cellular waste products, calcium and other substances can build up in your arteries. These plaques can severely restrict blood flow and, even more seriously, they can cause your arteries to rupture, leading to blood clots.
Blood clots can then block your blood flow entirely, leading to heart attack and stroke.In fact, a build-up of plaques in your arteries, known as atherosclerosis, is the main underlying cause of heart disease.So keeping your arteries clean is not only a key part of your heart health, it's a key to your health overall.
While exercising on most days of the week is an excellent way to keep your arteries healthy, your diet also plays a major role. Here we've identified 10 foods that are especially adept at helping to keep your arteries clean.
1. Grapefruit:
It contains a type of fiber called pectin, which has been shown in animal studies to slow down the progression of atherosclerosis.
2. Green Tea:
This healthy beverage contains procyanidins, which have been found to help prevent blood clots and promote healthy endothelium (the tissues that lines blood vessels and your heart).
3. Apples:
Apples (particularly Red Delicious and Granny Smith) are also rich in procyanidins.
4. Garbanzo beans:
Garbanzo beans contain both soluble and insoluble dietary fiber, which help to remove cholesterol- containing bile from your body. They are also known to help prevent heart disease.
5. Olive oil:
Using olive oil as your exclusive source of oil may cut your risk of coronary heart disease almost in half, according to the CARDIO2000 case-control study, published in Clinical Cardiology. Meanwhile, studies show that particles of LDL (bad) cholesterol that contain monounsaturated fats (found in olive oil) are less likely to become oxidized. This is important because only oxidized cholesterol is able to stick to your artery walls and form plaques.
6. Spinach:
This leafy green contains both vitamin C and vitamin A, which team up to prevent cholesterol from becoming oxidized (and thereby helping to prevent plaques from forming in your arteries).
7. Salmon:
Salmon is rich in omega-3 fats, which make blood less likely to clot inside arteries and prevent cholesterol from becoming damaged or oxidized. Choose wild-caught salmon (instead of farm-raised) for the most benefits.
8. Tomatoes:
Tomatoes are rich in lycopene, an antioxidant that may make LDL cholesterol much less susceptible to becoming oxidized -- again, this is the first step in the formation of plaque formation and is a major risk factor for heart disease.
9. Swiss Chard:
Swiss chard is an excellent source of the antioxidant vitamin E, which helps prevent free radicals from oxidizing cholesterol. Eating a diet rich in vitamin E has been shown to significantly reduce the risk of developing atherosclerosis.
10. Garlic:
Garlic helps your heart and arteries in numerous ways, including:
- Stimulating the production of nitric oxide in the lining of blood vessels, which may help them to relax
- Inhibiting coronary artery calcification, which serves as a marker for plaque formation
- Preventing the oxidation of cholesterol
- Reducing the formation of nanoplaque (the first building blocks of plaque) by up to 40% and reducing the size of the nanoplaque that has already formed by up to 20%, according to a study by German scientist Professor Güautnter Siegel, M.D., from the University of Medicine in Berlin

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Happiness, Loving And Money

Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city. - George Burns

Money can’t buy you love. It can’t buy you happiness either.

Today’s materialistic world often urges us to buy the coolest gadgets, the trendiest clothes, bigger and better things, but research shows that possessions and purchases don’t buy us happiness. According to an article on CNN:

By and large, money buys happiness only for those who lack the basic needs. Once you pass an income of $50,000, more money doesn’t buy much more happiness, [according to a happiness studies].

So while we are being pushed towards materialism, it’s for monetary gain by corporations, not for our own happiness. Unfortunately, it’s hard to escape the trap of materialism, and find happiness in other ways than buying stuff online or finding joy in the mall.

But it’s possible. Here’s a guide to finding a materialism-free life and discovering true happiness.
Guide to finding a materialism-free life and discovering true happiness.
Escaping Materialism
All around us, there are messages telling us to buy stuff. On the Internet (blogs included), we see continuous advertising trying to get us to purchase a product or service. It’s the main reason for television, and movies are continually made with products placed throughout, so that we aren’t always sure what is advertising and what was put in there by the director.

Flip on the radio or open up a newspaper or magazine, and you’re bombarded my more advertising. Go to a shopping center/mall, and the urge to buy comes from every direction.

This message to continually buy, buy, buy … and that it will somehow make us happpier … is drilled into our heads from the days of Happy Meals and cartoons until the day we die. It’s inescapable.

Well, almost. You could go and live in a cabin in the woods (and that actually sounds nice), or you could still live in our modern society, but find ways to escape materialism.

Here are some suggestions:

* Limit television.
Do you really enjoy watching TV for hours? Think about which shows you really, really love, and only watch during that time. When the commercials come on, go do something else. Or use Tivo to watch TV. You can even give up cable TV entirely, if you’re brave — I have, and it’s one of the best things I’ve ever done.

* Eschew the news.
Journalists will never tell you this, but if they’re completely honest, they’ll confess that the most important part of any news company, from TV or radio news to Internet or print new, is the advertising division. It’s the division that pays the paychecks of the rest of the company. The news is important in driving traffic to the advertising. So when you’re watching or reading news, you’re really being sucked in to advertising. Try this instead: boycott the news for a week. I’ve done it for about two years, and it hasn’t hurt me a bit. In fact, it’s helped me a lot.

* Limit Internet reading.
I’m not saying you should cancel your cable Internet subscription or anything. I love reading blogs. But find just those that you truly love reading, that give you the most value, and limit your reading to those. And just do it once a day, for 30 minutes or so. If you can do that, you’ve gone a long way towards tearing yourself away from advertising.

* Give up magazines for books.
Magazines are also designed with advertising in mind. And they rarely give you much value. Try reading an ad-free book instead. It’s a much better use of your time.

* Don’t go to the mall or Walmart.
The only purpose of these places is for you to spend money. If you just want a place to spend your Saturday afternoon, find a place where you don’t need to spend money to have fun — a park or a beach, for example. If you need to buy something, go to a single store (not the mall) and go in and get what you need. Don’t browse and walk around looking at stuff. You’ll get sucked in.

* Monitor your urges.
When you’re online, or watching TV, or at a store, keep track of the number of times you want to buy something. Keep a little notebook or index card, and just put tally marks. Once you become more aware of your urges to buy things, you can start to control them. If you could control them, limiting your consumption of media (see above tips) isn’t really necessary — although I would argue that it still gives you a better quality of life.

* Use a 30-day list.
If you still really want to buy something, put it on a list, and write down the date you added the item to the list. Now tell yourself you cannot buy that item for 30 days. It might be difficult, but you can do it. When the 30 days have passed, if you still want it, then buy it. But you can’t buy anything (besides essentials like groceries) without putting it on the list for 30 days first. Many times, our urges to buy something will pass during this waiting period.

* Declutter.
I find it pretty amazing to see all the crap I buy over a period of years, when I go through my closets and other possessions and start getting rid of stuff I don’t use or want anymore. It’s a gratifying process, and at the same time, it makes me realize how useless all our consumer shopping is. I don’t need any of the stuff! When you do this, you may be less likely to buy more stuff. Especially if you enjoy the decluttered look of your house as much as I do.

* Find other forms of entertainment.
There are other things to do besides watch TV or movies or read magazines or newspapers or the Internet. Try playing sports or exercising, or playing board games or creating art or writing or reading a book. Try doing fun things with your kids or visiting relatives and other loved ones. Try volunteering with a charity. I’m sure you could come up with 100 free or cheap things to do.

* Buy used.
When you get the urge to buy something, and you’re convinced that it’s needed, try finding it used instead of new. Look in thrift shops or garage sales or flea markets or similar places.

A True Path to Happiness
So, if you’re able to escape materialism, how can you find true happiness? There are many ways, and each of us is different, but here are some things I suggest trying:

* Grateful list.
Make a list of things about which you’re grateful in your life. Give thanks for them daily.

* Think positive.
Try eliminating negative thinking from your life, and thinking positive instead.

* Small pleasures.
Make a list of small things that give you great pleasure. Sprinkle them throughout your day. Notice other small pleasures as you go through your day.

* Kindness.
Practice random acts of kindness and compassion. Do it anonymously. Help those in need. Volunteer. Make someone smile.

* Love.
Make an intimate connection with your loved ones. Develop your friendships. Spend time with them, converse, understand them, make them happy.

* Health.
Exercise and eat healthy — it sounds trite, but it can bring great happiness to your life.

* Meaning.
It’s often useful to find meaning, either through a church or spiritual way, or through those we love in life or through the things we’re passionate about. Give yourself a purpose.

* Flow.
Eliminate distractions, and really pour yourself into whatever you’re doing. If it’s writing an article, like this one, really put yourself into it, until you forget the outside world.

* Know yourself.
Become attuned to what brings you happiness. Study yourself. Learn about what you love, and about your ability to love. Increase your capacity for compassion.

What brings you happiness? How do you feel about materialism, and is it worth trying to escape it? Let us know in the comments.

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Cancer, Chemotherapy and an alternative Way

CHEMOTHERAPY IS THE ONLY WAY TO TRY AND ELIMINATE CANCER, JOHN HOPKINS IS FINALLY STARTING TO TELL YOU THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE WAY .

Cancer Update from John Hopkins

1. Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer cells do not show up in the standard tests until they have multiplied to a few billion. When doctors tell cancer patients that there are no more cancer cells in their bodies after treatment, it just means the tests are unable to detect the cancer cells because they have not reached the detectable size.

2. Cancer cells occur between 6 to more than 10 times in a person's lifetime.

3. When the per son's immune system is strong, the cancer cells will be destroyed and prevented from multiplying and forming tumors.

4. When a person has cancer, it indicates the person has multiple nutritional deficiencies. These could be due to genetic, environmental, food and lifestyle factors.

5. To overcome the multiple nutritional deficiencies, change diet and include supplements which can strengthen the immune system.

6. Chemotherapy involves poisoning the rapidly-growing cancer cells and also destroys rapidly-growing healthy cells in the bone marrow, gastro-intestinal tract, etc., and can cause organ damage to the liver, kidneys, heart, lungs, etc.

7. Radiation--while destroying cancer cells--also burns, scars and damages healthy cells, tissues and organs.

8. Initial treatment with chemotherapy and radiation will often reduce tumor size. However, prolonged use of chemotherapy and radiation do not result in more tumor destruction.

9. When the body has too much toxic burden from chemotherapy and radiation, the immune system is either compromised or destroyed, hence the person can succumb to various kinds of infections and complications.

10. Chemotherapy and radiation can cause cancer cells to mutate and become resistant and difficult to destroy. Surgery can also cause cancer cells to spread to other sites.

11. An effective way to battle cancer is to starve the cancer cells by not feeding it with the foods it needs to multiply.

CANCER CELLS FEED ON:
A. Sugar is a cancer-feeder. By cutting off sugar, it cuts off one important food supply to the cancer cells. Sugar substitutes like NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, etc. are made with Aspartame which is harmful. A better natural substitute would be Manuka honey or molasses but only in very small amounts. Table salt has a chemical added to make it white in color. A better substitute is Bragg's aminos or sea salt.

B. Milk causes the body to produce mucus, especially in the gastro-intestinal tract. Cancer feeds on mucus. By cutting off milk and substituting with unsweetened soya milk, cancer cells are being starved.

C. Cancer cells thrive in an acid environment. A meat-based diet is acidic and it is best to eat fish, and a little chicken rather than beef or pork. Meat also contains livestock antibiotics, growth hormones and parasites, which are all harmful, especially to people with cancer.

D. A diet made of 80% fresh vegetables and juice, whole grains, seeds, nuts and fruits help put the body into an alkaline environment. About 20% can be from cooked food including beans. Fresh vegetable juices provide live enzymes that are easily absorbed and reach down to cellular levels within 15 minutes to nourish and enhance growth of healthy cells. To obtain live enzymes for build ing healthy cells try and drink fresh vegetable juice (most vegetables including bean sprouts) and eat some raw vegetables 2 or 3 times a day. Enzymes are destroyed at temperatures of 104 degrees F (40 degrees C).

E. Avoid coffee, tea, and chocolate which contain a lot of caffeine. Green tea is a better alternative and has cancer-fighting properties. The best water to drink is purified water, or filtered, to avoid known toxins and heavy metals in tap water. Distilled water is acidic; avoid it.

12. Meat protein is difficult to digest and requires a lot of digestive enzymes. Undigested meat remaining in the intestines become putrified and leads to more toxic buildup.

13. Cancer cell walls have a tough protein covering. By refraining from or eating less meat it frees more enzymes to attack the protein walls of cancer cells and allows the body's killer cells to destroy the cancer cells.

14. Some supplements build up the immune system (IP6, Flor-ssence, Essiac, anti-oxidants, vitamins, minerals, EFAs, etc.) to enable the body's own killer cells to destroy cancer cells. Other supplements like vitamin E are known to cause apoptosis, or programmed cell death, the body's normal method of disposing of damaged, unwanted or unneeded cells.

15. Cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit. A proactive and positive spirit will help the cancer warrior be a survivor. Anger, unforgiveness and bitterness put the body into a stressful and acidic environment. Learn to have a loving and forgiving spirit. Learn to relax and enjoy life.

16. Cancer cells cannot thrive in an oxygenated environment. Exercising daily, and deep breathing help to get more oxygen down to the cellular level. Oxygen therapy is another means employed to destroy cancer cells.

CANCER UPDATE FROM JOHN HOPKINS HOSPITAL , U S A
1. No plastic containers in micro.
2. No water bottles in freezer.
3. No plastic wrap in microwave. Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in its newsletters. This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center as well.
Dioxin chemicals causes cancer, especially breast cancer.
Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies.
Don't freeze your plastic bottles with water in them as this releases dioxins from the plastic.
Recently, Dr. Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager at Castle Hospital , was on a TV program to explain this health hazard. He talked about dioxins and how bad they are for us. He said that we should not be heating our food in the microwave using plastic containers. This especially applies to foods that contain fat.
He said that the combination of fat, high heat, and plastic releases dioxin into the food and ultimately into the cells of the body. Instead, he recommends using glass, such as Corning Ware, Pyrex or ceramic containers for heating food.
You get the same results, only without the dioxin. So such things as TV dinners, instant ramen and soups, etc., should be removed from the container and heated in something else. Paper isn't bad but you don't know what is in the paper.
It's just safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc. He reminded us that a while ago some of the fast food restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper.
The dioxin problem is one of the reasons.
Also, he pointed out that plastic wrap, such as Saran, is just as dangerous when placed over foods to be cook ed in the microwave. As the food is nuked, the high heat causes poisonous toxins to actually melt out of the plastic wrap and drip into the food. Cover food with a paper towel instead

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