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Happy Deepavali to all celebrants :)
I would like to wish all celebrants a Happy Deepavali/ Divali to all. The festive session falls on Monday, 27 October 08 this year. For those going back to hometowns, have a safe and pleasant journey.
One of my favourite things about Deepavali is of course the food- I had especially loved the ghee balls. Previously, my boss used to make and she will take for us after coming back from Deepavali. Now that I am not working with her, I will surely miss all her ghee balls (for your information, ghee balls are made of ghee and sugar- very high in fat and sugar content but it taste nice nevertheless). Of course, there are the muruku and other ’sinful’ food.
As we only get the enjoy these delicious home made goodies once a year, we need not totally abstain ourselves from these goodies. With a few wise adaptations, we can prevent lots of weight gain during festive sessions.
Here are some past articles I have writen on subjects on eating during festive sessions. Hope it is useful for you when you get back after the holidays 
1. So you have sinned in a big meal, what to do next?
A Welcome Message to My New Health Blog
Hi,
Good day to everyone. I’ve finally made the move and shifted my blog from goodbyesugar.blogspot.com to this blog. I’ve previously hosted my health blog using Google’s Blogger but now, I’ve acquired my own domain name and paid hosting to host this.
If you have asked me a week ago if I will be migrating my site, the answer will be no. Heck, I even wrote a post early this month in my lifestyle blog about why I chose to stick to Blogger. What an irony. But after finally being fedup with the limitations (I always felt like as though my wings were being clipped)- I make the impulse decision on Friday to switch.
The main reason for shifting is the limited functionality of Blogger- there are so much of things I want to do with my blog but unable to due to the limitations (I have no programming knowledge) such as font control, alignment, template customization, etc. As much as I’ve tried, the old sit looks amateurish to me even though I’ve spent hours going through online tutorials to try to improve it. The final straw was with the truncated post function which had a bug in it.
On a personal note…
Recently, there have been some major changes in my life. Personally, I’ve undergone some transition and is currently moving to a new phrase and purpose in life. My future will involve more travelling, one month at a time and I’ve thought about the practicality of keeping of my gym membership and continuing my writing and research into health.
At the present, I am gradually turning away from the material world and opting for more simplistic living. That means that I can save a lot of I were to stop my gym membership.
Then, realisation hit me that:
A New Revelation Brings Hope to My Early Stage of Osteoarthritis
I started develop very strong interest in subject of health and fitness, after experiencing first hand the benefits from proper eating and exercising in eliminating certain chronic conditions. As you would invariably notice from the various health related topics from this blog, I am really committed in sharing as much information as I can to benefit others who suffers from any health related issues. On every health issue posted here, I’ve known at least one person whom I care about who are suffering from the ailment.
From exercising and eating, I am now exploring another possibility- energy healing. What made me belief that energy healing works is because it relieved the current condition that I am on the early stage of osteoarthritis- characterized by the decrease in synovial fluid on my right knee. As the result, my right knee creaked a lot each time I bend and straighten it.
Previously, it was painful but once I started adding aerobic exercise and weight training, as well as making some dietary changes, the pain got to very minimal. But try as I do, I could not ignore the unnerving ‘creaking’ sound that my right knee makes each time I do a ‘front kick’ motion while being seated. It’s scary but to my knowledge, there is no cure for osteoarthritis.
Go for the Real Thing- Differenciate Fact & Fads of Exercise
When I first started developing interest in fitness, health and proper eating, I came across so many conflicting information. The same magazine can say conflicting things- one month they say a diet is bad, then few issues later, they say that research had found that taking that diet is good. There are so many books- just walk into a big bookstore and you will find so many different books with different information and ideas about what works and what doesn’t.
You’ll probably see books or title in magazines like:
- just 8 minutes a day to flat abs and greater looking you
- easy workouts that help you to lose weight
- mind power to lose weight
- easy exercises you can do for fabulous abs
- etc, etc
If what that is mentioned actually worked, then the publisher can close down because everyone will be happy because they are at their ideal body weight.
And yet, month after month, these magazines sell so well.
Low Sugar Attack/ Hypoglycemia
Yesterday morning to afternoon, I had to sit for an external paper. In the morning, I took coffee and a sandwich made from Gardenia’s Toast ‘Em bread. It’s high in G.I.
Halfway through the exam I made myself a cup of Milo (mixed with coffee) because I was getting hungry and a bit tired (as the first part of the exam was 4.5 hrs). Then, we only had a short break for lunch (about 20 min) which me and another candidate quickly packed the white toast bread with kaya and marjerin. I drank another cup of Milo with added coffee powder.
All candidates were careful not to take any food such as nasi lemak or curry mee- these ‘heavy’ food will cause blood to flow straight to the stomach and less to the brain.
Finally the exams was over. I went with my friend (who is also another candidate) and we had ‘teh tarik‘ (Ceylonese tea with sugar and condensed milk). That was about 4pm.
Not long after I reached home, I started feeling hungry and weak. I was thinking to eat at a restaurant later but as my limbs started shaking a little, I know I am having a mild hypoglycemia attack due to a sudden drop in blood sugar. I had to eat immediately. Read the rest of this entry »
Caught a chill & treating it without medication
Most of us will tend to take our health for granted when we are well and able.
When we fall sick or injured ourselves, then we will realise that functions that we take for granted, from having energy to perform our activities to daily mobility is something so valuable.
It has been raining for these past few years at where I stay. In my bag, I always carry an umbrella but never like to use it unless the rain is so heavy that it will drench my clothes. In fact, I love to walk in a light shower, and if it is windy at the same time, it’s a great bonus.
So, for the past few days, I have been walking in the rain. On Thursday after lunch, it rained when I was finishing lunch with my friend. So she opened her umbrella and volunteered to share with me. I told her to use the umbrella herself because I enjoy walking in the rain- and it was especially nice because it was windy at the same time. Then, the same day after work, I bumped into another worker and it was raining outside. He did not have an umbrella but I did- he asked if he could share my small umbrella. I told him he could have the umbrella all to himself- which being a gentleman, he offered to hold it over me.
So by Thursday night, I started developing joint pains- most of my joints- elbow, hip, fingers, knee were in mild pain. By Friday afternoon (yesterday), my doctor confirmed I’ve developed a fever, flu and mild cough. I was losing my voice, my whole body ached, I had no appetite and no mood at all. It’s a terrible feeling which I am not accustomed to.
Looking back, I could see a few contributing factors that made me sick:
