Wednesday, June 04, 2008.

Leading health experts agree that going vegetarian is the single-best thing we can do for ourselves and our families. Healthy vegetarian diets support a lifetime of good health and provide protection against numerous diseases, including our country’s three biggest killers: heart disease, cancer, and strokes. The American Dietetic Association states that vegetarians have “lower rates of death from ischemic heart disease; … lower blood cholesterol levels, lower blood pressure, and lower rates of hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and prostate and colon cancer” and that vegetarians are less likely than meat-eaters to be obese.Well-planned vegetarian diets provide us with all the nutrients that we need, minus all the saturated fat, cholesterol, and contaminants found in animal flesh, eggs, and dairy products.
Research has shown that vegetarians are 50 percent less likely to develop heart disease, and they have 40 percent of the cancer rate of meat-eaters,Plus, meat-eaters are nine times more likely to be obese than vegans are.

The consumption of meat, eggs, and dairy products has also been strongly linked to osteoporosis, Alzheimer's, asthma, and male impotence. Scientists have also found that vegetarians have stronger immune systems than their meat-eating friends; this means that they are less susceptible to everyday illnesses like the flu.Vegetarians and vegans live, on average, six to 10 years longer than meat-eaters.

A plant-based diet is the best diet for kids, too: Studies have shown that vegetarian kids grow taller and have higher IQs than their classmates, and they are at a reduced risk for heart disease, obesity, diabetes, and other diseases in the long run.Studies have shown that even older people who switch to a vegetarian or vegan diet can prevent and even reverse many chronic ailments.
[quoted from http://www.goveg.com/healthconcerns.asp]

Think Fish Is a Health Food? Think Again.
Fish live in water that is so polluted, you would never dream of drinking it. But you’re ingesting this toxic brew—bacteria, contaminants, heavy metals and all—every time you eat fish.

Researchers at the University of Illinois found that fish-eaters with high levels of PCBs in their blood have difficulty recalling information they have learned just 30 minutes earlier.

Fish’s bodies absorb toxic chemicals in the water around them, and the chemicals become more concentrated as they move up the food chain. Big fish eat little fish, with the bigger fish (such as tuna and salmon) absorbing chemicals from all the other fish they eat. Fish flesh stores contaminants, such as PCBs, which cause liver damage, nervous system disorders, and fetal damage; dioxins, also linked to cancer; radioactive substances like strontium 90; and other dangerous contaminants like cadmium, mercury, lead, chromium, and arsenic, which can cause health problems ranging from kidney damage and impaired mental development to cancer.These toxins are stored in the body fat of humans who eat fish and remain in their bodies for decades.

Seafood is the number one cause of food poisoning in the United States.Seafood poisoning can result in extreme discomfort, kidney damage, nervous system damage, and even death.

Seafood is also the number one cause of food poisoning in the United States. Many of our waterways are polluted with human and animal feces, and this waste carries dangerous bacteria like E. coli. So when we eat fish, we are exposing ourselves to the unnecessary risk of contracting a nasty bacterial illness that can lead to mild to extreme discomfort, nervous system damage, and even death.According to a report by the General Accounting Office, the seafood industry is dangerously underregulated. In fact, the Food and Drug Administration doesn’t even bother to test most fish flesh for many well-known chemical and bacterial health hazards.
[quoted from http://www.fishinghurts.com/healthConcerns.asp]

Going vegetarian can help lose those calories!
There has not been a single study indicating that high-protein diets such as Atkins work for more than a year. In fact, two studies showed that weight loss on the Atkins Diet reversed or stalled after just six months, and Atkins himself died at 258 pounds. The only weight-loss plan that has been scientifically proved to take weight off and keep it off for more than a year is a vegetarian diet. Many delicious vegan foods are naturally low in fat, so quantity and calorie restrictions are unnecessary. My colleague Dr. Dean Ornish calls it the “eat more, weigh less” diet (and even wrote a wonderful book with that title).

Researchers have found that overweight people consume about the same number of calories as slim people—but they don’t consume the same kinds of food. Animal products contain much more fat than plant-based foods—animal flesh, after all, is designed to store calories, which makes it one of the worst things that a dieter can eat.
Because vegetarian diets are the only diets that work for long-term weight loss, it’s no surprise that population studies show that meat-eaters have three times the obesity rate of vegetarians and nine times the obesity rate of vegans.
It’s possible to be an overweight or obese vegan, of course, just as it’s possible to be a thin meat-eater, but adult vegans are, on average, 10 to 20 pounds lighter than adult meat-eaters.

Adopting a vegan diet won’t just help you slim down, it will also help you fight an array of ailments, including heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, and cancer.

Dr. T. Colin Campbell of Cornell University, arguably the foremost epidemiologist in the world, states, “Quite simply, the more you substitute plant foods for animal foods, the healthier you are likely to be. I now consider veganism to be the ideal diet. A vegan diet—particularly one that is low in fat—will substantially reduce disease risks. Plus, we’ve seen no disadvantages from veganism. In every respect, vegans appear to enjoy equal or better health in comparison to both vegetarians and non-vegetarians.”

It’s never too late to turn over a new leaf—you can lose weight and take control of your health today by going vegetarian. Check out these weight loss success stories and request a free vegetarian starter kit today!
[quoted from http://www.goveg.com/obesity.asp]


With all of the above, come and pledge to be a 30-day vegetarian ; http://getactive.peta.org/campaign/30_day_veg_pledge?qp_source=vegpledgegen.
i have already pledged,come join me!

there are many vegetarian delicious recipes in http://www.vegcooking.com/


DO YOU KNOW?
# A VEGETARIAN SAVES MORE THAN 100 ANIMALS A YEAR!

# Many of today's biggest stars, including Joaquin Phoenix, Avril Lavigne, Tobey Maguire, Natalie Portman, and Carrie Underwood, are vegetarians because they want to help animals, the environment, and their health.

{ 3:01 AM }

Tuesday, March 11, 2008.

what im about to say in this post concerns the lives and deaths of many innocent animals out there.
i just read an email about animals being skinned alive.and i really mean alive as in heart still pumping and are still capable of breathing.[http://www.furisdead.com/feat/ChineseFurFarms/]
the animals[eg:foxes, minks, rabbits, racoons.etc] are according to the source,captured in one of the many Chinese fur farms in China.they are tortured in such a way that skin and fur are peeled out from their legs(and they're alive,mind you).but before that,these animals are thrown on the ground or hard surfaces or being hit by metal rods,so much so that they suffer from broken bones and seizures,to ensure that they aretoo weak to fight back.if these poor creatures try to escape in the process,the cruel workers will stomp on their necks and heads.when the helpless animals are finally skinned alive,they are thrown into a pile of other skinless,bloody carcasses.however the most heart-wrenching fact is that those that have been just thrown into the pile,did not die immediately.the heart still pumps,but slowly and torturingly,leaves the world.
in many cases,these fur farms are banned from visiting.undercover investigators took a close step to find out why.they saw the brutality the harmless creatures faced but could not do anything as there are no regulations governing fur farms.meaning that these vicious acts done to the animals are not punishable in China.i strongly feel very dispirited as these animals deserve as much rights as humans do.in fact any living thing has the equal rights as much as the humans.

more saddening facts are that animals in captive are thrown into outdoor cages,exposing them to continuous rain,cold nights and scorching sun.some "mothers" could not take the emotional and physical turmoil became crazy,after giving birth to their young,they would kill them.it is a sad fact,but honestly speaking,i would rather her young to be killed immediately than grow up and get tortured by those heartless aliens.and some would go crazy and throw themselves repeatedly against the cage bars and even chew on their limbs.see how humans drive animals over the edge?imagine if these animals were human beings,would you sit and watch them die?

then when i scrolled down,thats where it angered me. it said : "a fur's origin can't be traced".why? because of the many fucked up unregulated fur farms and the policy of the globalization of the fur trade,making it impossible to know where fur products come from.worse still,skins of animals move through international auction houses and are purchased and distributed to manufacturers around the world, and finished goods are often exported.and it has been supported with substantial evidence that China supplies more than half of the finished fur garments imported for sale in the United States.Even if a fur garment's label says it was made in a European country, the animals were likely raised and slaughtered elsewhere—possibly on an unregulated Chinese fur farm.

so i urge the people to stop buying fur,because when those businessmen see a demand in fur,animals will be sacrificed.why do you have to wear fur?because it looks luxurious and glamorous because it cost a bomb?but think deeper people,you are sacrificing animals for your vanity.dont you feel the least bit guilty?imagine if one day the animals took a liking to human skin and they skinned us just the same way as we do to them,would you like that?

Please,have a heart.

[i watched halfway.i cant continue on.it breaks my heart to see the poor racoon being tortured in the most gruesome way.can you imagine if by seeing this video,you still want to continue purchasing fur,you are really not fit to be a human.as i typed this,tears are streaming down my face as i have never imagined that they are skinned so ruthlessly.and there are so many of these defenceless creatures still suffering as i type this.i hope all of their misery would be put to an end as fast as possible.i hope that the fur-buyers would read and realise they have stained their hands with innocent blood indirectly and stop buying fur.]

{ 7:37 PM }

Friday, March 07, 2008.

today,brenda is not here in school with us.
our threesome group was broken because she flew to China this morning.
i miss her alot.
sigh,she will be there all the way till next friday.
maybe she will fall in love with Yaoming like i did when i went to China.HAHAHA
and tonight still got english tuition.
but nevermind,because tomorrow morning i will be meeting pearline for our weekly healthy jog.
=)
we need to shed those irritating kilos.
haha
im looking forward for the M.holiday to come.
and also looking forward to brenda's return.
and also looking forward to M.holiday to be over**
=))
i really love Leona Lewis!
her voice calms me entirely.
haha.
dont know how she does it.
does her voice give you the same effect as i do too?
must listen to her at least twice a day.
sounds like im prescribed a drug,huh?
maybe i am.haha.
=)))
i have decided to aim for Temasek Poly.
and also decided to put Psychology course as my number one choice.
dont ask me why,i probably just feel that its interesting to study why anyone would do a certain action or behaviour.
=))))
wish me luck!
=)))))

{ 3:09 AM }

Thursday, March 06, 2008.

Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love

Closed off from love
I didn't need the pain
Once or twice was enough
And it was all in vain
Time starts to pass
Before you know it your frozen
But something happened for the very first time with you
My heart melted to the ground found something true
And everyones looking round thinking I'm going crazy

But I don't care what they say
I'm in love with you
They try to pull me away
But they don't know the truth
My hearts crippled by the vein that I keep on closing
You cut me open and I
Keep bleeding, keep keep bleeding love,I keep bleeding
I keep keep bleeding love
Keep bleeding, keep keep bleeding love
You cut me open

Trying hard not to hear but they talk so loud
Their piercing sounds fill my ears try to fill me with doubt
Yet I know that the goal is to keep me from falling
But nothing's greater than the rush that comes with your embrace
And in this world of loneliness I see your face
Yet everyone around me thinks that I'm going crazy
Maybe, Maybe

And it's draing all of me
Though they find it hard to believe
I'll be wearing these scars for
Everyone to see

{ 3:11 AM }

Wednesday, February 27, 2008.

recently,i have an urge to own a dog.
dont get the wrong meaning,i dont want to own them just because they are cute then the next minute throw them away or what.that's not what i meant.all along,i've been wanting to have a dog,just that my parents dont allow.in addition,my sister fear dogs[not only dogs,cats too.she has no past experiences with them though,i also dont know why.]so these two points can already stop me from owning a dog.
for me,i really love animals.i detest those people who abuses them,or take advantage of them.
for example,some people in China[they are the one's who started this]wants to remove the gall bladder from bears that are unarmed and not knowing what those monsters want from them.the bears can live without the gall bladder,but its the torture from the humans they received.they will prevent the cut on the bear's body to heal so that they can retrieve its gall bladder from time to time.worse,the bears are forced to squeeze into cages that are too small for them,which causes them to get more injuries.i cried for them when i watched that documentary.my heart went all out for them.those barbarians have no rights to take over innocent bear's lives just to use it for medicinal purposes.i seriously dont believe that with our current advanced technologies,diseases cannot be cured through pills.
next is about the dolphins which are caught together with the tuna to let fishermen earn more quick buck.if what they are manufacturing is tuna,why catch dolphins too?it's unfair to them!
i hate to see animals being abused.

sigh,the world is becoming more and more inhumane.
i feel so sorry for those innocent animal's lives being abused for the enjoyment or treatment of humankind.

{ 8:01 AM }

Friday, February 15, 2008.

Who am I, that the Lord of all the earth
Would care to know my name
Would care to feel my hurt
Who am I, that the Bright and Morning Star
Would choose to light the way
For my ever wandering heart

Not because of who I am
But because of what You've done
Not because of what I've done
But because of who You are

I am a flower quickly fading
Here today and gone tomorrow
A wave tossed in the ocean
A vapor in the wind
Still You hear me when I'm calling
Lord, You catch me when I'm falling
And You've told me who I am
I am Yours, I am Yours
Who Am I, that the eyes that see my sin
Would look on me with love and watch me rise again
Who Am I, that the voice that calmed the sea
Would call out through the rain
And calm the storm in me
I am Yours
Whom shall I fear
Whom shall I fear
'Cause I am Yours
I am Yours

{ 3:46 AM }

This is the clock up on the wall
This is the story of us all
This is the first sound of a new born child
Before he starts to crawl
This is the war that's never won
This is the soldier and his gun
This is the mother way to buy the fall praying for her son


Pictures of you,pictures of me
Hung up on your wall for the world to see
Pictures of you,pictures of me
Remind us all of what we used to be


There is a drug that cures it all
Blocked by the governmental wall
We are the scientists inside the lab just waiting for the call
This earthquake weather has got me shaking
Inside I'm high up and dry

Because there's still me every secret moment
Every stolen promise you've been lead
Confess to me
All that lies between us
All that lies between you and me
We are the boxers in the ring
We are the bells that never sing
There is a title we cant win no matter how hard we must swing

Pictures of you,pictures of me
Hung up on your wall for the world to see
Pictures of you,pictures of me
Remind us all of what we could have been
Pictures of you,pictures of me
Hung up on your wall for the world to see
Pictures of you,pictures of me
Remind us all of what we could have been
What could have been
We could have been
Pictures of you,pictures of me
Remind us all of what we could have been
What could have been

{ 3:33 AM }

Monday, February 11, 2008.

Chinese New Year can really tire one's self!
but it's fun!

my first time drinking X.O![during new year's eve]
man,its strong!i just drank it with ice,damn thirsty after drinking it.
i felt my body became hot,hot,hot!

after eating,played "dai-dee"[big 2,if you still don't know,then i don't know how to interpret it any further.sorry]
i lost that round,lucky never played money.

the following days of gambling was damn unlucky.kept losing.probably lost about 10 over dollars.
at first i was winning,but then lost.
hahahaha..
but that's the fun of it all right?
once a year,so never mind,after all,those money are fro my ang-paos.
XD
anyway,my last gambling game will be this coming saturday.
i hope i win.
i should wear purple,my aunt says its my lucky colour this year.
[how ironic,just when i lost interest in purple.]
TSK!





























































































































































































































































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