PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA

PRESIDENT BARRACK OBAMA



President Barack Obama's move in increasing the benefits of poor Filipino WWII U.S. Veterans, his beer drinking session with ordinary human beings in times of stress and controversy showcase enough evidence how he focus himself on people and his camaraderie - a mark of a true leader.


It is one of the many reasons why he got the Nobel Peace Prize that he deserves and not his lousy, overbearing, biased, unfriendly, stupid, artificially intelligent, good for nothing critics who only know how to destroy, blame, lie and maliciously fabricate negative things instead of helping build a wonderful world for their children and grandchildren.

HEALTHY PATHOGEN-FREE INTERIOR INNOVATION

Experts believe there are about 1600 species of naturally growing bamboos around the world and 64% are in the Southeast Asian region. 33% in the Latin American region and the 7% is in Africa and Oceania regions of the world.

For centuries in the Philippines, especially in the hinterlands, this grass called bamboo, is the poor man's building material, readily available all the time and cheaper too. They even cook food, stock food and keep valuables in it. Bamboo poles as long as seven feet are utilized as water containers fetched from a nearby spring and some as long as a meter are used as containers for gathering coconut wine and some as long as 6 inches are bamboo mugs used to drink the coconut wine from. The poor people using them are found consistently disease free and healthy because it is discovered just recently by scientists that bamboo can kill a number of bacterial species at the rate of 99.8% on a longer span of time and has a deodorizing effect owing to its bamboo kun composition and its Lyocell fiber surpasses that of a wood Lyocell fiber on the negative ion effect and antibacterial property. It is purely organic and non-toxic in nature - (absence of pesticide and inorganic fertilizer inputs to make it mature in three years unlike trees that takes in at least fifty years. Cutting trees allows the danger of us losing underground water reserves in the long run.)

In designing interior spaces, bamboo, due to its natural anti-bacterial property, can be an appropriately suitable material to use and not only that, it is a perfectly healthy alternative at this modern age and time where mysterious maladies like SARS and A(H1N1) scare and worry everyone. It can be used as a germ killing, hygienic, sterile and clean walling materials and flooring, furnitures; cabinetry and tables in bedrooms, bamboo breadbaskets for serving bread in the dining room and on picnics and baskets for storing soiled linens, clothings and undergarments. Its fabric, having 3 times longer lifespan than cotton, can be used as a germ killing wall cloth, pillowcases, blankets, bedsheets, curtains, clothing materials for surgical people and patients in hospitals where 99% possible cross contamination is always present, can be a perfect undergarment material, in socks and shirts, in towels and bathrobes, and practically the list is quite lenghty. No longer can it be called a poor man's material for building but really a perfect one if we aspire for a sanitary, high tech and innovative interior space and household items - the perfect choice for an operating room grade interior space and a truly healthy lifestyle in this day and age where there are no more easy answers regarding health care.

MIKHAEEL JACKSON

Everytime a finger, a hand, an arm, a leg, a shoe or his whole body is moved thru his own music in a dance on a stage, a beautiful poetry is seen and everyone feels great- really great. Some people vividly become a bit insane-they also awkwardly dance and shout - singing - though minus the right tune, some do it all in their imagination in secret, some just stare with mouths widely open, some cry like babies and others do faint. Dancing is an athletic endeavor but to be a dancer it takes an artist. Only one can do it- only Mikhaeel because God allowed him to do so with that gift.

Now that he is on another plane of existence, he may be seen singing and walking on the moon and maybe his next venue is the sun among the stars in heaven. Who knows?

DEMOCRACY, INDEPENDENCE and LIBERTY

Freedom is the very essence of our democracy. The state of being FREE rather than in confinement or under physical restraint, exemption from external control, interference, regulation, etcetera. Personal liberty as opposed to bondage, dictatorship or slavery, exemption from ties and obligation.

Governments are put in place to serve the needs of the people and ensure that their basic inalienable and undeniable rights are protected. Among these are, life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness with the aid of almighty God, and in order to build a just and honest society that shall embody the peoples ideals and aspirations, promote the common good, conserve and develop the patrimony of the nation, and secure to the people and their posterity the blessings of independence and democracy under the rule of law and a regime of truth, justice, freedom, love, equality, and peace...(FOR THOSE WHO HAVE FALLEN IN IRAN FOR DEMOCRACY, LET THIS BE KNOWN TO ALL MEN THAT THEIR LIVES HAVE NOT BEEN IN VAIN, THEY HAVE SPOKEN AND HEARD, THEY HAVE SHOWN HOW COSTLY DEMOCRACY IS. WE WHO ARE THE LIVING, KNOW WHAT TO DO! THIS WOULD BE LONG AND SLEEPLESS NIGHTS FOR US KEEPING VIGIL. MAY THE DEMOCRATIC POWER BE WITH YOU ALL.)

I find it hard to understand why some leaders (maybe in the middle of their midlife crisis) are insisting to oppose some of the less fortunate people's choice to pursue their own little happiness by way of legally betting pick 3 lotto with the purpose of finding a glimmer of hope there. - ( one sure thing that I'm sure of whenever there is evidence confusion is the presence of Free Radicals in the body. ANTIOXIDANTS can take care of that - no problem!

THE SECRET OF CHAMPIONS

Whether due to some trait called persistence or whatever, whether due to his own secret inner vission and goal or his humor about him that kept him winning, or his spiritual, mental and physical preparation in addition to that, I'm sure his opponent has got to do with his victory. His opponent maybe a HITMAN but Pacman is a SUREHITTER. His opponent really is a hitman- always hitting the canvass floor indeed and Pacman a surehitter, always hitting Ricky's lower jaw.

We are what we eat and its a fact that his mother dont forget MALUNGGAY and FISH in her diet and even Pacman who could afford a more glamorous tongue twisting French or Japanese cuisine had it in his diet too. Had Ricky Hatton dicovered the importance of malunggay and fish, maybe it would have ended differently. It is indeed undeniable that, mental, spiritual and physical health through correct choice of food in the diet is the one important factor that makes the winner of us all. It is now high time for all athletes around the world to chose the miracle vegetable (MALUNGGAY and FISH) for their winning edge. This is supposed to be top secret, but not anymore. Just keep your mouth shut! OK?

I dont want to say anything bordering humbug, nonsense, rubish, and a lie. My observation is that there is something strange little circles has to offer in terms of luck especially in these recession times, like a polka dotted garment. Indeed there exist a Feng Shui shroud of mystery about it bringing in the good fortune to the ones having it. One surprising fact is that I know of one former ordinary chinese who became a multimillioner here in the Queen City of the South, Philippines, and do you know what the old mother's firm insistence on what to have in their diet? MALUNGGAY and Fish -Everyday. Now they own the very shipping company that ply the north to south route and vice versa in the Philippines. They were very lucky businesswise - maybe because of the energy and biodynamics little circles that MALUNGGAY have- Pure Luck. Rejecting and refusing to taste all other recipes, my formerly struggling close relative that owns a chain of hotels now insists on this healing and lucky food-TINOLA, (fish and malunggay stew) almost on a daily basis, though he could easily afford a lot more. The same with his affluent brother in another distant city owning a successful business venture too.

Another Feng Shui lucky charm that I'm aware of , and is practiced by a lucky few here is that, on the opening day, whenever one opens a business venture, there are all kinds of small little round fruits, including aromatic ones of all sizes displayed on the banquet table to let the energy in. A lucky one. And, so far, in my observation, I can conclude that - its really effective. This practice is not limited to shops but can also be applied to cars, homes and to people in general. SSSSHHH!

When will you and I also become one of them? Lucky too!

SWINE FLU and ANTIOXIDANTS

We just hope that this virus is a naturally occuring one and not the result of some careless bio-engineers engaged in some bioterrorism experiments nowadays or some sinister pharmaceutical ventures trying to make billions of dollars in such satanic and criminal way. Or a "BETA TEST"????????Beta testers must be caught and sent to their proper places-to jail! Also, some drug sales representatives according to one news item, must be monitored closely and watched carefully and sent to prison if caught in flagrante delecto spreading those virus.

In some investigative laboratory study, VIRGIN COCO OIL was observed to exhibit better antioxidant property counteracting free radicals, than refined, bleached and deodorized coconut oil. The virgin coconut oil produced through fermentation method had the strongest scavenging effect on 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl and the highest antioxidant property based on the b-carotene-linoleate bleaching method. However, virgin coconut oil obtained through the chilling method had the highest reducing power. The major phenolic acids detected were ferulic acid and p-coumaric acid. Very high correlations were found between the total phenolic contents and scavenging activity (r=0.91), and between the total phenolic content and reducing power (r=0.96). There was also a high correlation between total phenolic acids and b-carotene bleaching activity. The study indicated that the contribution of ANTIOXIDANT capacity in virgin coconut oil could be due to phenolic compounds.

VIt C is one of the antioxidant coumpounds which counters free radical damage including VIRGIN COCONUT OIL. The healthiest oil on earth. A VIRUS KILLER: HIV virus, MEASLES virus, HERPES SIMPLEX virus, HERPESVIRIDAE virus, SYNCTIAL virus, HUMAN LYMPHOTROPIC virus (Type 1), VESICULAR STOMATITIS virus(VSV), VISNA virus, CYTOMEGALOVIRUS, EPSTEIN-BARR virus, INFLUENZA virus, LEUKEMIA virus, PNEUMONOVIRUS, and HEPATIS C virus.

Many of today's diseases are caused by omega -6 intake present in beef, soya oil( the one added in mayonaise), canola oil, corn oil, vegetable lard, and the hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated vegetable oils/fats like margarine. These fats causes hormonal imbalance causing OBESITY, MYOMA, OVARIAN CYSTS, and BREAST TUMOURS in women for example. As well as common deadly chronic diseases such as HEART DISEASES, CANCER, ASHTMA, and AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES.

FREE RADICALS are the mean culprit of these ailments and carried by these oils(omega -6) are compounds called polyunsaturates - meaning, many double bonds. And thus are prone to rancidity and free radicals formation such as the lipid peroxides even when exposed to ambient air and room temperature, light, even more so when exposed to high temperature during processing or cooking.

For effective viral counternmeasure, VIRGIN COCONUT OIL can do it। But, of course, get a DOCTORS approaval first. CONSULTATION IS IMPORTANT.

CONFUSION

Quercetin

Formula: C15H10O7

Cognitive function, like thinking, calculating, perceiving and judging proportions, occur in the mind without concious effort. Unfortunately, toxins in the environment, vitamin deficiencies, the process of aging and the presence free radicals in the body can alter cognition and cause memory difficulty, reasoning difficulty and remembering difficulties.

Although medications can limit the severity of some related illnesses and afflictions, dietary supplements may also slow the progression of such malady as well as increase the cognitive function. The National Institute of Aging recommends maintaining a healthy diet and exercise regimen to preserve cognitive function, especially for the elderly. And not only the elderly, but also all the young elementary, high school and college students including the dropouts that need to excell.

ANTIOXIDANTS

A lot of nutrients for the improvement of cognitive function have been indicated, as well as preventing or slowing age related cognitive decline. Vitamins E, B complex, Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), Gingko biloba and phosphatidylserine (PS) combined with 15% fat diet were shown to prevent memory loss and Alzheimer's. Antioxidants are a popular part of the combination because they combat the free radicals that have been implicated in causing damage to brain cells.

Quercetin is a phytochemical compound that is part of the coloring found in the skins of apples, red onions, green tea extracts, red wine, cauliflower, berries and some nuts. It's a powerful Antioxidant, a natural antihistamine and an anti-inflamatory agent and helps in combating cancer cells, fights arthritis by relieving inflamations, allergies, and neutralizes free radicals in the body.

THE BASIC ANTI - INFLAMATORY FOODS

Strawberries, Blueberries, Cranberries

Protein is no doubt the building block that our body cannot manufacture therefore we need it in the diet. But a Doctor's interventional advice, even with this seemingly common and simple thing called protein intake, is important in order to be sure that we have the right moves. Too much of everything is a poison! Protein, in some quantity, can trigger an inflamatory reaction.

Foods that are to be avoided:
peanuts, canned foods, pasta and white bread, pork, red meat, processed food, artificial sweet
eners, sugar

Foods to eat
oily fish, nuts and seeds except peanuts, olive oil, canola oil, soy, fruits - strawberries and blueberries are the best, leafy green vegetables, oats and other whole grains,

Anthocyanin found in strawberries and blueberries is an anti-inflamatory compound that keeps arteries soft and do not harden under stress.

DREAMING ABOUT FISHES

Dreams can sometimes be wet, bizarre, scary, crazy, funny or lacrimal. Sometimes we attack, sometimes we're attacked, sometimes we fight, sometimes we run, we fall, we fly, sometimes we are in wonderland, sometimes we find ourselves underwater, sometimes we catch our breath, sometimes we nearly lost it and then suddenly - we wake up to find we were just dreaming, and continue panting and grasping for breath outside of our dream proper. And thats what is called a nightmare.


Dr. Sigmund Freud, the foremost authority on dreams, insisted that dreams are a form of fulfilling suppressed wishes. If a wish (likely to be sexual in origin) goes unsatisfied during the dreamer's normal day, the mind reacts to this "internal stimuli" by transforming it into a visual fantasy - allowing the dreamer to satisfy his or her desire. The result of which is a peaceful night's sleep.

This could very well explain why the causes of "wet dreams" are usually never the result of a normal sexual act within a dream.

The following is an extract from dreams people had in the past and recorded as it happened a lot of times:

A man went to bed, the curtains are drawn, the lights are turned off, and attempted to disconnect himself from reality by extinguishing all external stimuli. During the night, the mind protects the sleeper from being disturbed by reacting to further external stimuli (noise, temperature, light, the need to urinate, numb arm/leg, pain etc.) as well as all internal stimuli (emotions, fears, dissatisfaction, desires, previous day's activities) by manufacturing dreams. And it so happened that this dream became so prevalent that it became so easy to recall and to retell to the next generation as its occurence became so frequent.
That: where a man dreams of fishes swimming in the water and happens to capture some of the fishes in his dream, not a week would pass without him receiving some monetary blessings from a relative or a close friend from some distant place. So, in these times of recession we may have that solution to having less nowadays by just plain dreaming of capturing - a lot of fishes. Sweet Dreams!

KOBE BEEF AMONG THE FISHES

Scientific name: Letrinus harak
French: Bossu d' herbe, Emperor Lentilles
Japanese: Nisehana-fuetuki, Shimori-fuetuki
Cebuano: Katambak, Kirawan, Kiros, Uwan-uwan
Tagalog: Bakutut, Batilya, Kanupig






Upwards at $100 buck a cut, KOBE BEEF is truly a high end luxury. A fillet mignon of Kobe beef is utterly transcendent. Juicy, buttery with melt-in your mouth quality that puts even prime rib to shame. It epitomizes what a LUXURY FOOD is. A steak knife is not needed and thats how tender it is. It's so perfect that a dash of ketchup and other seasoning is not needed anymore. Remember that its a dairy product and have lots of omega 6 fatty acid in it.

This southern PHILIPPINE delicacy though rare as it is ( fishermen harvest tons of other species here but this species are captured only by about 30 kilos a day) also has qualities that can be called the way KOBE BEEF is. It also has a melt-in-your-mouth qualities and it also needs no seasoning to be appreciated as a luxury seafood aside from its healing and medicinal qualitiy. It is the "Katambak" in vernacular and its scientific name is Letrinus Harak or Lentjan, and have lots of omega 3 fatty acid too.


Too much of omega 6 rather than omega 3 fatty acid can lead to a coronary heart ailment, asthma, cancer, autoimmunity and neurodegenerative diseases all of which stem from inflamation from the body. The imbalance between omega 6 and omega 3 fatty acids may also contribute to obesity, depression, dyslexia, hyperactivity and even a tendency towards violence. Bringing the fats into proper proportion may actually relieve those conditions, according to Joseph Hibbeln, MD, a psychiatrist at the National Institute of Health and perhaps the world's leading authority on the relationship between fat consumption and mental health. At the 2006 Nutrition and Health Conference sponsored by the University of Arizona's College of Medicine and the Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons, Dr. Hibbeln cited a study showing that violence in the British prison dropped by 37% after omega 3 and vitamins were added to the prisoners' diet.


If you follow an "anti-inflamatory diet", cut down on omega 6 diet and eat more oily fish. Believe me, your body and mind will thank you.

THE RELEVANCE OF ANTIOXIDANTS TO CELLPHONES

Lots of studies have shown different effects of microwave in cellphones. Cancer researches warn users to be aware of the fact that cellphones and their harmful effects are new territories to them that their observations couldn't match. They simply mean that they need more money and time to further study the same to be perfect about their scientific data.


One study showed 31 sperm samples after one hour of exposure to cellphone radiation showed the sperm becoming less mobile and more likely to die, oxidative stress were observed - an imbalance in the amount of free radicals which could lead to cellular damage. "This is certainly a preliminary and pilot study," the scientist said. "we feel that the results were striking because semen quality is significantly affected, even for the duration of one hour."


A video evidence showed a kernel of corn popping upon the ringing of four cellphones around. So maybe its high time to limit the usage, exercise caution, use hands-free cellphones and the use of text messaging for the meantime, are not bad ideas at all. And whenever there's an imbalance in free radicals in the body, it is important to take the necessary precaution, the use of ANTIOXIDANTS for protection is of great value. 

MALUNGGAY-THE MIRACLE VEGETABLE

These Malunggay (Moringa Oleifera) seeds are discovered
by scientists to be a perfect water purifier.

Malunggay flower

Scientific Name: Moringa Oleifera





Malunggay-The Miracle Vegetable

Moringa oleifera (Ben oil tree) is the scientific name of the miracle herb often used as vegetable in the Philippines. It is added to a soup be it chicken, pork, beef or fish. In combination with first class fish it becomes a medicinal food for the very sick. The vitamins it carries is Vit. C and other minerals. People in India, Malysia, Thailand and the Philippines have been eating this leaves as part of their food for centuries with very healthy outcomes.

Mark Fritz of the Los Angeles times wrote: "Scientifically speaking, Moringa sounds like magic. It can rebuild weak bones, enrich anemic blood and enable malnuorished mothers to nurse their starving baby. Ounce for ounce, it has the calcium of four glasses of milk, the vitamin C of seven oranges and the potassium of three bananas.

"A dash of Moringa can make dirty water potable. Doctors use it to treat diabetes in West Africa and hypertension in India. Not only it can staunch a skin infection, but moringa also makes excellent fuel and fertilizer."

"It has triple the iron of spinach and more impressive attributes than OLIVE OIL. Both Moringa and the common carrots are diamonds in the roughage department, but Moringa has quadruple the beta carotene, though its green, which is good for the eyes and effective against cancer."

Fritz also reports on the positive results of using Moringa as a substitute for expensive whole milk powder in nutrition projects in depressed third world areas.

Properties of Moringa

1. galactagogue 11. considered abortifacient and emmenagogue

2. rubefacient 12. antioxidant

3. antiscorbutic 13. anti-aging

4. diuritic n 14. anti-ulcer

5. stimulant 15. anti-hypertensive

6. purgative 16. anti-arthritic

7. antibiotic 17. pain reliever

8. antifungal

9. anti-inflamatory

10. has anti-tumour activities on mice studies

Parts utilized: leaves, flowers, young pods and roots

Composition: 36 % Ben oil- palmitic, stearic, oleic, myristic, and behenic acids, phytosterin, two alkaloids the mixture of which has the same action as epinephrine, phytochemicals that attributes to hypotensive effects and anti-cancer properties, the root has sex hormone related properties

Availability: Malunggay capsule-containing 250 mg dried leaves 1-2 capsules daily

THE REAL FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH

Scientific Name: Letrinus harak
These are grilled fish
Grilled Bangus

Grilled Bangus wrapped in aluminum foil, a good method of grilling
because the fish oil doesn't escape to waste.
Another good way to grill a fish because it saves the oil.
This is called galunggong- rich in anti-inflamatory fish oil.
This is called Tangigi.
Visayans call this fish-Katambak-scientific name: Letrinus Lentjan
Katambak is a First Class fish refered to as "TIL-OGON."


A Chicken soup recipe with malunggay leaves and green papaya slices that is rich in papain an anti-aging agent.
A fish soup called Sinigang na Bangus.


Here in the philippines, there's a way very sick people grapple with any disease aside from the doctors prescription. Its always food that makes the sick overcome their sickness and its a lifelong observation that I have been with, an information handed down from my long chain of ancestors. Every time one becomes sick in the family, or any family member in any Filipino home, there's always that acquisition of specific food recipe that I remember vividly. Its always the mother or a close relative that goes marketing for food that we call "TIL-OGON". A first class fish that costs 150 pesos a kilo to be turned into a recipe that we call "TINOLA" in vernacular, a soup garnished with "MALUNGGAY" added lastly before the food is served.

In my research, Fish oils actually has in itself a fat soluble vitamin called -d alpha tocopherol also present in nuts, vegetables, fruits and cereals too that are potent ANTIOXIDANTS that reacts with harmful FREE RADICALS in the body. These ANTIOXIDANTS are anti- cancer and anti-aging agents, that makes us all perform by interacting with free radicals which are atoms or group of atoms with an unpaired number of electrons which reacts with certain molecules present in the body, they can, once formed, start a chain reaction, like dominoes. Their chief danger comes from the damage when they react with cellular components such as DNA, or the cell membranes. Poor fuctioning or death may occur in cells if this happens and will happen when there isn't enough ANTIOXIDANTS to take charge. {NOTE: IF ANY ONE IS TAKING ANTIOXIDANTS TO COMBAT THE EFFECTS OF AGING, ITS AN ACT OF TRYING TO DRINK THE WATER FROM THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH-AND CALLING THAT BALONEY IS A MISINTERPRETATION OR CONFUSION ON THE PART OF THE SPEAKER.}

Although there are several enzyme systems within the body that hunts for free radicals, the principal micronutrent vitamin antioxidants are Vit E, betacarotene ( a vit A precursor ) vit C, and selenium that the body cannot manufacture by itself so they must be present in the diet.

A good vit A ( retinol ) source are: liver, egg yolk, milk, butter, spinach, carrots, squash, brocolli, cantaloupe peaches and grains.

Vitamin C, Ascorbic acid is present in citrus fruits and juices, green peppers, and cabbages.

Vitamin E is present in grapeseeds- a very potent one, nuts, seeds, vegetables, whole grains and fish oils.

All in all, a recently rediscovered potent ANTIOXIDANT source by a German scientist is a VIRGIN COCO OIL ( the healthiest oil on earth) found in the Philippines. It is capable of killing viruses, bacteria, protozoans, fungus, and is a MIRACLE CURE for almost all hard to imagine maladies in this century which can be safely called -"THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH." More on this "OIL" in the next issue!