How safe is the organic fruits and vegetables?

Grateful to be able to attend a training on 3rd March with Dr Chen and family, to understand more in depth in various aspects including the safety of the food and ingredients that we take. 

How safe is our organic food? 

According to wikipedia

Organic food is food produced by methods that comply with the standards of organic farming. Standards vary worldwide, but organic farming in general features practices that strive to cycle resources, promote ecological balance, and conserve biodiversity.

Organic farming means a healthier method in producing the fruits/vegetables, however, does it ensure that it's safe from contamination? 

The only way to really sure the safety of the fruits and vegetables produced are via the testing, to ensure that it's safe from those heavy metals, pesticides, micro-organism, poisonous and chemicals. 

I am grateful that all the Superfoods that I am taking are free from those chemicals. 

These are the list of pesticides being tested up to today, in all the Healthy Fast Food that I am consuming. In the future, the list will grow when there are new pesticides come up in the market. 

Pesticide List

These are the poisons that have been tested in all the Superfood that I am taking

Poisons testing

Looking at the label of the Vegecolor that I am taking, which contains 28 types of vegetables in rainbow of color and free of all the pesticides and chemicals, definitely it's safer than much vegetables out there. 

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

To-Series Superfoods in town!!

A long awaited To-Series is here finally!! It replaces the older edition of Essence of Knowledge, Essence of Time, Essence of Play and Essence of Simplicity 

Of course company is always innovate in terms of quality and ingredient of the Superfood for everyone of us, read up here

Let's look at what is inside To-Series

ToThink

ToCaress

Now we have Oxyginberry in Liquid form!!

Together with Oxyginberry, ToCaress helps to stimulate our body to produce collagen, which is important for all part of our body. 

Check out here to know more about myth of Collagen

Fiber up with ToHusk 

Fibers are important, we need about 28-30g of fibers daily. However, with the modern diet, we probably just taking in 13-15g of the fibers. 

Understand more about how to calculate the fibers in our diet, and how to prevent colon cancer

To-Enjoy

ToEnjoy is great for those who required protein in their body, and those who has hair fall, less hair and nail growth. 

With Biotin, it helps to strengthen the hair follicle cells, combats dry scalp and split ends, also promote healthier hair. 

Read up Why I adopt Nutritional Immunology Lifestyle and consume Nutritional Immunology food

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

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

What does big C words mean for Women and your loved one?

Many tries to avoid the big C (Cancer), as it always mean death sentences. 

Most of the time, cancer are due to Unhealthy Diet, Lifestyle or exposure to too much free radicals

When it's being diagnosed, it means that it was in our body for the past 10-20 years. 

Public getting more awareness to take care of their lifestyle, by avoiding processed food and add in more fruits and vegetables in diet. People are more health conscious, yet nutrition value may not be enough, why? 

1. Most fruits and vegetables nowadays are being plucked when they are not fully ripped, so they can be kept longer during transportation. Nutrition value may not be there yet. 

When is banana being harvested nowadays? Green or yellow? 

2. Fruits and vegetables that we eat, are they high in phytochemicals, and antioxidants - diseases fighting nutrients? 

All fruits and vegetables contain phytochemicals and antioxidants. Yet, are they high enough to fight against diseases? 

Simple comparison, 

Orange has 100+ types of phytochemicals

Aloe Vera has 300+ types of phytochemicals

Cactus has 10,000+ types of phytochemicals

Which will you choose? 

Phytochemicals help to cut away cancer formation pathway in our body for proper detoxification process. 

3. Safety of the fruits and vegetables to minimize the exposure of pesticides and herbicides 

Organic food may not be safe, why? Read up here

Definitely, beside diet, how we have stable emotion, proper sleep and rest is important too to ensure good health. 

For me, I choose to adopt NI lifestyle as part of prevention. 

I choose prevention over treatment. 

With treatment, it cause both financial and emotional burden. Some may have insurance to cover for their financial. Often, most frightening is the emotional stress than financial stress. 

- How are they going to recover?

- Can treatment guaranteed recovery? 

- What side effects they will suffered from? 

- What happen with the loved ones and family member, especially children. How it will impact them emotionally? 

- How the episodes affect their ability of work? Can they continue to provide for family? 

- etc

Only via proper prevention, we are able to safe guard our health without burdening our loved ones. 

For more details on NI Lifestyle, please contact me at +65-90263064

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