Fasting May Promote Heart Health

For centuries, people have fasted in the name of religion, weight loss or protest. Researchers at Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute recently revealed that the practice not only leads to weight loss, but could also improve cardiovascular health.

In their study, the team of scientists found that people who fasted for sporadic 24-hour periods had lower levels of blood triglycerides, body fat and glucose than their counterparts who did not skip meals.

The researchers said that fasting causes the body to release cholesterol, which, counterintuitively, reduces body fat.

"Fasting causes hunger or stress. In response, the body releases more cholesterol, allowing it to utilize fat as a source of fuel, instead of glucose. This decreases the number of fat cells in the body," said lead researcher Benjamin D. Horne, Ph.D.

Study authors noted that a decrease in fat cells means more than reduced flab. It also reduces the chance of becoming resistant to insulin, which is a major cause of diabetes.

Additionally, fasting causes human growth hormone levels to rise, providing protection for lean muscle mass.

By Easy Health Options Staff
Also posted in: Alternative Medicine, Easy Health Options News, Heart Concerns

Ladies...............Beware of Mirrors in Public Facilities.

Do you know how to determine if a mirror in a room, restroom, hotel etc. is a mirror or a 2-way mirror?

When we visit toilets, bathrooms, hotel rooms, changing rooms, etc., how many of you know for sure that the ordinary mirror hanging on the wall is a real mirror, or actually a 2-way mirror. (They can see you, but you can't see them)

Do this simple test:

Place the tip of your fingernail against the reflective surface and if there is a GAP between your fingernail and the image of the nail, then it is a GENUINE mirror.


                                MIRROR  IMAGE 

However if your fingernail TOUCHES the image of your nail...............

BEWARE!.......... IT IS A 2-WAY MIRROR!

So remember, every time you see a mirror, do the “fingernail test”.

 

No Space means…….................... Leave the Place!

GuySSSSSSSS......please 'Share' this with your womenfolks!

Who Communicate Faster?

3 fastest ways of communication in the world?


1. Tele-phone
2. Tele-vision
3. Tell-a-woman

You still want faster?


Tell her not to tell anyone.....hehe!

"Happy Mothers Day"


Med Lateq

Malaysians & S'poreans Only!!!!!!!

Have you heard about the proposal between KIA of Korea and SUZUKI of Japan to set up a joint venture company in Singapore to build a hybrid car which will be named KIASU?


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Have you seen the Made-in-Malaysia car 'Kancil'? You know, that very little 600 cc car ???


Well, Dr M really wanted to sell it to the US, so when Dr M paid a visit to the White House after finishing formal discussions with George Bush, Dr M checks with Bush to find out if there is a way
to sell the Kancil in the USA .

After having looked at the brochure, Bush said, You know, I think this 'Kernchill' is too small for us Americans.

Not one who gives up easily, Dr M persisted and finally Bush offered, 'Ok, take this number down.

This guy is my good buddy and he's also the CEO of the biggest compact car distributor in North America '.

Dr M was satisfied with the meeting and return to Malaysia.
The next day he called the number and a lady answered,
''TOYS R US', Can I help you'


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There are three major races in Malaysia - Malay, Chinese and Indian
The Malays have the political power and so they set! up the party UMNO, which literally means
'U Must Not Object'.
The Chinese, on the other hand, controls most of the economy and they called their party MCA
which means 'Money Conquers All'.
Then there are the Indians who have no say in politics or economics.
They set up their party called MIC. Hence, every parliamentary meeting the Indians would ask:
'Must I Come?'


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One fine day, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong visited India to meet their PM to negotiate trade terms.
During the lunch break the Prime Minister of India suggested taking PM Goh for a spin in his helicopter
and view India 's city lifestyle.


As PM Goh was enjoying the bird's eye view from above, he noticed an overpopulated village with unhygienic living conditions. A man was even shitting in his backyard. PM Goh was fast to comment how unsightly it is and that India 's people are so uncivilised.


India's PM was so humiliated and vowed to himself that he'll humiliate PM Goh when he gets to visit S'pore. When he really did visit S'pore the following month, PM Goh too offered him a ride in his helicopter to see the Singaporean lifestyle.


For a whole hour, India 's PM was trying hard to spot a fault. Finally he saw a place where people literaly littered the streets, and as he had a closer look, he even noticed a man shitting on the grass verge. He quickly pointed out to PM Goh about it and said,'You said Singapore was nothing like India .

How do you account for this?'


PM Goh looked closer, smiled and replied 'Aaahhh.. we call that place - Little India'.

History or Geography?

A guy walks into a bank, points a gun at the teller and says, "Give me all your money, lady, or you're geography."


"Don't you mean 'history'?" the teller asks.


"Hey, lady," the thug replies. "Don't change the subject."


By Miriam Hartill

Enjoy your dinner!

A couple invited some people to dinner. At the table, the wife turned to their six-year-old daughter and said, "Would you like to say the blessing?"


"I wouldn't know what to say," the girl replied.


"Just say what you hear Mommy say," the wife answered.


The daughter bowed her head and said, "Lord, why on earth did I invite all these people to dinner?"

Readers Digest. 

For Healthier Arteries - Pecan Flour.

A bowl of salted nuts isn't the only way to get your nut nutrition. 

So think outside the peanut bowl and try baking with this:  Pecan Flour.

Nut flours are a great way to pack nutrition into muffins, waffles, breads, and more.

And a new study shows that pecan meal may be especially helpful in boosting heart-healthy antioxidants.

Heart-Protecting Pecans

 
In a small study of men and women, eating a test meal made of whole or ground pecans produced some pretty amazing benefits over another meal that contained the same number of calories but was made with refined ingredients.

The pecan meal resulted in significantly higher blood concentrations of antioxidants and even doubled the participants' blood levels of gamma-tocopherol -- a form of vitamin E. 

What's more, 3 hours after eating the test meal made of whole pecans, the men and women had significantly lower blood levels of oxidized LDL - the stuff that nicks and wears away artery walls.

Jokes..........................

IT  CAN BE HARD KEEPING A STRAIGHT FACE AS A COURT  REPORTER  

These  are from a book called Disorder in the American Courts, and  are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken  down and now published by court reporters that had the torment  of staying calm while these exchanges were actually taking  place.
  
  ATTORNEY: What was the first thing  your husband said to you that morning?
   WITNESS:     He said , 'Where am I,  Cathy?'
  ATTORNEY:  And why did that upset  you?
  WITNESS:     My name is  Susan!
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  ATTORNEY: This myasthenia gravis, does it  affect your memory at all?
   WITNESS:     Yes.
   ATTORNEY:  And in what ways does it affect your  memory?
  WITNESS:     I  forget..
  ATTORNEY:  You forget?  Can you  give us an example of something you forgot?
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  ATTORNEY:  Now doctor , isn't  it true that when a person dies in his sleep , he doesn't know  about it until the next morning?
  WITNESS:  Did  you actually pass the bar exam?
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   ATTORNEY:  The youngest son , the 20-year-old , how old  is he?
  WITNESS:      He's  20 , much like your IQ.
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  ATTORNEY:  Were you present when your picture  was taken?
  WITNESS:     Are you  shitting me?
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   (My  Favorite)
  ATTORNEY:  So the date of conception  (of the baby) was August 8th?
   WITNESS:     Yes.
   ATTORNEY:  And what were you doing at that  time?
  WITNESS:     Getting  laid
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    (Another favorite)
  ATTORNEY:  She had three  children , right?
  WITNESS:      Yes.
  ATTORNEY:  How many were boys?
   WITNESS:     None.
   ATTORNEY:   Were there any girls?
   WITNESS:      Your Honor, I think I  need a different attorney. Can I get a new attorney?
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  ATTORNEY:  How was your first marriage  terminated?
  WITNESS:     By  death..
  ATTORNEY:  And by whose death was it  terminated?
  WITNESS:     Take a  guess.
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  ATTORNEY:  Can you describe the  individual?
  WITNESS:     He was  about medium height and had a beard
  ATTORNEY:   Was this a male or a female?
   WITNESS:     Unless the Circus was in town  I'm going with male.
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   ATTORNEY:  Is your appearance here this morning pursuant  to a deposition notice which I sent to your  attorney?
  WITNESS:  No, this is how I dress  when I go to work.
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   ATTORNEY:  Doctor , how many of your autopsies have you  performed on dead people?
   WITNESS:     All of them.. The live ones  put up too much of a fight.
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   ATTORNEY:  ALL your responses MUST be oral , OK? What  school did you go to?
   WITNESS:     Oral..
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   ATTORNEY:  Do you recall the time that you examined the  body?
  WITNESS:     The autopsy  started around 8:30 PM
  ATTORNEY:  And Mr.  Denton was dead at the time?
   WITNESS:     If not , he was by the time I  finished.
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  And last:
   
  ATTORNEY:  Doctor, before you performed the  autopsy, did you check for a pulse?
   WITNESS:     No.
  ATTORNEY:   Did you check for blood pressure?
   WITNESS:     No.
  ATTORNEY:   Did you check for breathing?
   WITNESS:     No..
   ATTORNEY:  So, then it is possible that the patient was  alive when you began the autopsy?
   WITNESS:     No.
  ATTORNEY:   How can you be so sure, Doctor?
   WITNESS:     Because his brain was sitting  on my desk in a jar.
  ATTORNEY:  I see, but  could the patient have still been alive,  nevertheless?
  WITNESS:     Yes,  it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing  law.