Have you tried GojiGarden?

Have you tried GojiGarden (枸杞花园) that's launched in June at HK?

There is GojiGarden Rose, GojiGarden Yuzu and GojiGarden Osmanthus.

The ingredients are simple: It's made of Black Gojiberry and Rose, Black Gojiberry and Yuzu, as well as Black Gojiberry and Osmanthus. 

Most exciting part about GojiGarden is it changes colour according to the PH of the water. 

With alkaline, it will turn into deep purple colour

With acidic water such as Lemon water, it will turn into pink colour

With distilled water, it will turn purplerish pink

How interesting is that!

It changes colour because of it's high antioxidant - Anthocyanins. 

With Freeze Drying and Concentration, it's highly concentrated into a sachet. 

💜 7kg of Rose Petal for 1Kg of GojiGarden Rose

💜 9Kg of Yuzu Peel for 1 Kg of GojiGarden Yuzu

💜 6.5kg of Osmanthus for 1 Kg of GojiGarden Osmanthus

Loving my purple colour SoyPro Breakfast every morning. 

Check out the benefit for Black GojiGarden

Benefits for GojiGarden Rose, GojiGarden Yuzu and GojiGarden Osmanthus. 

To learn more about GojiGarden, whatsapp me to learn more at +65-96941341

Cheers

Siew Choon

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How Oxyginberry helps to his Acne situation?

What will you do when you have acne? It's one of the common issue during puberty or even after. 

Tried different facial and skin care?

Visit facial salon? 

Take antibiotic or medicine given by doctor to control the hormone? 

I am blessed that I am able to help my friend in improving his acne condition, simply by nourishing the immune system with the right Superfood, Oxyginberry and Orchestra

Weiyang has tried multiple methods, from salon, skin care, to antibiotic, all you can name of. 

Due to his work nature which required to work night shift in the past, the liver is always affected, which also affect the hormone in the body

Let's listen to what he has to say :)

Read up more about Oxyginberry here

Always be a wiser consumer

You are what you eat

To keep the body in good health is a duty, otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear

Siew Choon

Nutritional Immunology Lifestyle Coach

90263064

Catch the Radio Interview with Dr Jau Fei Chen

【Dr. Chen’s Radio Interview】

Dr. Jau-Fei Chen, E. Excel International’s founder, was recently interviewed by the Taiwanese station UFO Radio. In the interview, broadcast on 4 September 2017, Dr. Chen discussed health-related topics with reference to her latest book, “Nutrition • Immunity • Longevity.”

Content from the interview is available on the radio host’s personal blog, at https://goo.gl/pVg2wD

Click on the link below to listen to the interview online: 

https://goo.gl/G6A3zy

【昭妃博士受邀媒体专访】

丞燕国际陈昭妃博士于台湾受邀【飞碟电台】「兰阳有约」广播节目专访，节目于9月4日播出，节目中畅谈「营养‧免疫‧长寿」的健康知识。

专访内容亦放入主持人个人部落格：痞客邦/听书部落格

可点选以下连结，线上收听：

https://goo.gl/cuGkT3

Enjoy listening!

Always be a wiser consumer

You are what you eat

To keep the body in good health is a duty, otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear

Siew Choon

Nutritional Immunology Lifestyle Coach

90263064

The Health Advocates

Dr Chen was being featured in Business Time, CEO Conversation 

"As Dr Chen explains, the company's health food products are made from wholesome plant foods readily available in the supermarket. "What we provide is convenience for people too busy to prepare a wide variety of fruits and vegetables daily," she says.

"E. Excel's nutritional immunology advocates prevention over cure. By improving our diet with a wide variety of health-boosting fruits and vegetables found in the supermarket, and adopting a healthy lifestyle, we can strengthen our immune system and reduce the risk of disease," Dr Chen says."

But the initial going was tough. At that time, people were more receptive towards man-made supplements instead of natural foods. "People wanted secret, ancient formulas. And they thought anything chemical was better, preferring to take a vitamin C pill instead of eating an orange."

Not giving in to popular sentiment, she stuck to her original philosophy that whole foods are the way to go. "We know whole foods are good for people, and that gave us the strength to continue," she says.

Read up more in depth in the Business Time

I am glad to partner with Dr Chen, a leader who always do the right things, than doing things right. 

Always be a wiser consumer

You are what you eat

To keep the body in good health is a duty, otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear

Siew Choon

Nutritional Immunology Lifestyle Coach

90263064

Taking Omega 3 from fish oil increase the risk of Prostate Cancer

Fish oil, the most popular supplement in the market.

Many taking fish oil due to the Omega 3. Omega 3 is crucial for overall health. 

Benefits of Omega 3

We need Omega 3, to balance the high Omega 6 that we consume daily. High Omega 6 easily lead to inflammation. 

High Omega 6 normally comes from vegetable oils in our diet. 

Many opt for Fish oil as convenience sources of Omega 3, however, there are many researches link the fish oil and prostate cancer. 

Article source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2359466/Taking-omega-3-fish-oil-supplements-increase-risk-aggressive-prostate-cancer-70.html#comments

Other sources: 

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/news/omega-3-fatty-acids-linked-to-increase-in-prostate-cancer-risk

http://www.harvardprostateknowledge.org/high-intake-of-omega-3-fats-linked-to-increased-prostate-cancer-risk

 

Taking omega-3 fatty acids, derived from fish oils, can increase a man's risk of high-grade prostate cancer by 71 per cent

However, scientists found that those with the highest levels of omega-3 in their blood were 71 per cent more likely to develop fast-growing, hard-to-treat prostate tumours.

They were also more likely to contract the slower, less deadly form of the disease, with the overall prostate cancer risk raised by 43 per cent. 

 

The team from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre in Seattle warned: ‘There is really no evidence that taking dietary supplements is beneficial to health, and there is increasing evidence that taking high doses is harmful.’

Dr Alan Kristal said the levels of omega-3 linked to the increased cancer risk would be reached by taking just one supplement a day, or three or four meals of fish such as salmon and mackerel each week.

 

Taking omega-3 was also associated with a 44 per cent greater chance of developing low-grade prostate cancer

However, he stressed that when compared to fatty acids received by eating oily fish, the amount consumed via pills was ‘huge’.
It is unclear how fish oil could trigger tumours, but omega-3 may restrict the immune system, or damage our DNA. It is also unclear if it helps tumours to grow and spread.
The finding came amid a wider research project of more than 2,000 men, examining whether supplements of vitamin E and the mineral selenium can help prevent prostate cancer – the most common cancer in British men, killing more than 10,000. Selenium provided no benefit, and vitamin E increased the odds of contracting the disease.

Dr Kristal said: ‘As we do more and more of these studies – and I have been involved in them most of my career – we find high doses of supplements have no effect or increase the risk of the disease you are trying to prevent.
‘There is not really a single example of where taking a supplement lowers chronic disease risk.’ 

Professor Malcolm Mason, of Cancer Research UK, said: ‘The results of this study are surprising, and we clearly need more research to understand what is behind them.’

Although he stressed the researchers could not be certain whether the study’s participants ate oily fish or took omega-3 supplements, he said the results ‘show how complex the effects of food supplements might be’.

Dr Iain Frame of Prostate Cancer UK agreed that ‘larger and more complex studies will need to take place before we understand how the risks of a diet high in omega-3 balance against [its] benefits’.

Several recent studies have called omega-3’s benefits to the heart into question, too. One, which examined 20 studies involving almost 70,000 people, found that those who took omega-3 were no less likely to die of a heart attack or stroke than others

- End quotes from article

It's utmost important to be wiser consumer, you are what you eat. 

That's the reason why I choose plant based Omega 3, than animal based Omega 3, blessed with the Science of Nutritional Immunology

One of the good plant based Omega 3 is made from Kiwi Seed and Chia Seed. Oseed is made from Kiwi Seed and Chia Seed, which is convenience and safe for daily intake of Omega 3

Cheers

To keep the body in good health is a duty, otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear

Siew Choon

Nutritional Immunology Lifestyle Coach

90263064

Medical Error, Third leading cause of death

Studies has show that, After Heart Diseases and Cancer, the third largest cause of death in US is Medical Error. 

A recent statistic published from British Medical Journal, it's even higher than accident, respiratory diseases or even diabetes.

Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-03/medical-errors-are-the-third-leading-cause-of-death-study-finds

Where does Medical error happens? The following are among the most widely reported errors, according to the FDA and American Hospital Association: 

• Wrong diagnosis
• Wrong medication 
• Missing or incomplete patient information 
• Wrong blood group transfusions
• Infections due to poor hygiene 
• Wrong organ surgery or removal 

Why does medical error happens?

Because doctors and nurses are human too

Some of the example of medical errors in Singapore: 

Example 1

SINGAPORE — A young doctor who administered a chemotherapy drug the wrong way, putting the patient at risk of “severe neurological damage”, has been fined S$2,000 by the Singapore Medical Council (SMC).

http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/doctor-fined-s2000-administering-chemo-drug-wrongly

Example 2

Woman’s eyelids stuck together after pharmacy mistake

A HOUSEWIFE was prescribed a gel to soothe an eye irritation – but ended up being given dental adhesive paste instead. The mix-up by the pharmacy at National University Hospital (NUH) caused Madam Pang Har Tin’s eyelids to stick together. The 63-year-old was rushed to the accident and emergency department to have her right eye flushed out. She has since made a full recovery.

 https://www.healthxchange.com.sg/News/Pages/Eye-medicine-turns-out-to-be-dental-paste.aspx

What can we do?

Prevention is the best option

Often, you may do a lot of research when you are purchasing a travel package, when you are purchasing a car, or even when you are buying a furniture, a house, etc. 

Why don't you do the same when it comes to your health care professional? 

If you don't understand what the doctors are saying, ask to explain. This can apply to diagnosis, medication. You deserve the right to know. 

Next time, dare to ask further and always educate yourself to be a wiser consumer, a mission of Nutritional Immunology. 

Cheers

To keep the body in good health is a duty, otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear

Siew Choon

Nutritional Immunology Lifestyle Coach

90263064

Is Glucosamine Supplement Safe?

Many opt to take Glucosamine supplements whenever there is a joint pain or suffer from arthritis. 

For me, I won't go for that due to many reasons. 

This is one of the article from The Straits Times, which stated clearly on why Glucosamine and chondroitin don't work. 

"Compared with placebo,glucosamine, chondroitin and their combination DO NOT reduce joint pain or have an impact on narrowing of joint space."

"I tell my patients clearly that glucosamine sulphate is essentially a mild anti-inflammatory agent with minimal side effects compared to standard pain killer"

Learning how to read ingredient label is important, to be wiser consumer. 

2 Sources of Glucosamine Supplements

Animal made or man made (synthetically made)

What could be the potential side effects if we replacing the Glucosamine from external sources? Either from Animal or man-made?

Watch this youtube to understand more on where does ingredients of animal made Glucosamine comes from, and how it affects our body? (This video is in mandarin, it gives us clearer understanding on what's going on at the back of animal made Glucosamine)

How do we know if the Glucosamine that we are taking is animal made or man made? 

Have you looked at ingredient label before you buy any supplements? 

Let's learn to read label, it's a simple process. 

1. Guess where does this Glucosamine made from? 

Is it obvious that it's from Animal (crab, shrimp, lobster, crayfish) - It's replacement Glucosamine. 

2. How about this? Vegetarian Glucosamine

Naturally there is no Glucosamine exists in plant food, Glucosamine HCI (Hydrochloride) is usually made in lab and use corn as partial material, thus it's considered as man made Glucosamine. 

What are better solution for our joint? 

By taking the right food to let our body to produce Glusosamine naturally, we are able to safe guard and protect out joints without any side effects. 

Fruits and vegetables which are high in Glutamine are great in letting our body to self produce Glucosamine

Above are the variety of the fruits and vegetables which help to protect our joint. 

If you are looking for convenience and safe products, you can look for GART which is combining Cactus, Spinach, Parsley, Ginger, Alfalfa, Acelora Cherry, Brown Algae

Whatsapp me at +65-90263064 for more details. 

Cheers

To keep the body in good health is a duty, otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear

Siew Choon

Nutritional Immunology Lifestyle Coach

90263064

Losing weight healthily

Obesity leads to many health issues, it's important for us to shred of the excessive fat to keep our body healthy

Obesity a time ticking bomb

If you want to have a healthy body weight, start counting your calories daily

How much calorie do we actually need a day? 

But how do we know how much calories that we have taken in already? 

One of a good app you can download to check for food's calorie is Healthy 365 

The app gives you good food database on all the calorie to give you a rough idea on how much calories that we taking in a day. 

Say for a lady who is age 31-50 at Singapore, with moderate activity, she needs approx 2000 calorie. 

Let's look at some example of the foods she takes

In the Healthy 365 app, you can find the calorie of those food easily

Example:

Losing weight can be simply by choosing a right food. 

Calorie of Chicken breast: 147

Calorie of deep fried chicken breast: 439

Do you see a big differences? 

Once a food is fried by oil, or go through oil the calorie will shoot up. One teaspoon of oil is 120 in calorie. 

Simply make a wise choice in our food, losing weight can be as simple. 

Let's look at calorie of some common foods

Weight management starts with making right choices with the food 

Here are some of the Superfood which is the best for losing weight healthily, without causing any side effects

Most importantly, we need to be a wise consumer to understand the ingredients, whereby some weight loss products lead to kidney failure. Read up more here

1. Soy bean

Protein from Soy simply convert the fats into muscle and speed up fat decomposition

2. American Ginseng

American Ginseng simply help to give energy while we are monitoring calorie intake, so we are less tired

3. Fibers

Fibers helps to give full filing and thus make us feel full longer. Overall, it gives us sufficient fibers to help to prevent constipation too. 

Of course, to lose weight, we must control our calorie intake too. 

If we are going to lose 1 kg a week, we must maintenance our calorie intake at 800 a day. So our body will convert the existing fats into calorie, thus clearing the storage. 

Similar to a house's storage. If our storage is full at the moment, we have to buy lesser stuff to put into the storage, and at the same time we use up the existing items in the storage to clear it all. 

4. Collagen 

Collagen is important too for weight loss. As when we loss weight, the muscle may becomes sagging. With the support of collagen, our skin and muscle will become more firm up

However, not all the collagen products can be taken safely. 

Letting our body to self produce collagen will not burden our body. 

Understand about Collagen, and how Cactus, Cactus fruits, Ginseng Berry, Seaweed, Rose, and Grape Seeds help to self produce collagen. 

As a convenience, I take 1-Shape/1-Shape lite and Oxyginberry as my high fibers, antioxidants and protein breakfast!

1-Shape and 1-Shape Lite is made of Soy Bean, Psyllium Husk and American Ginseng

As compare to many weight loss products which contains synthetic ingredients. Read up here

Oxyginberry is made of Cactus, Cactus Fruits, Ginseng Berry, Seaweed, Rose and Grape seed