The Curse of Mpu Gandring

The Legend of Ken Angrok Chapter 2

The Permission

After hearing Dang Hyang Lohgawe explaination, Ken Angrok then asked his father, Father Dang Hyang, I will kill the akuwu and claimed his wife. The akuwu will surely die by my hand if Father permits me.

Dang Hyang Lohgawe answered, Yes, Tunggul Ametung will surely die by your hand, my son. But, I am not appropriate on giving you the permission. Because it is not a brahmanians act. The limit is your own will.

If so Father, may I have your permission to leave?, said Ken Angrok. The brahmanian answered, Where will you go, my son?

Ken Angrok answered, I will go to Karuman. There is a gambler named Bango Samparan who claimed me as his son. He really loved me. I will ask his consideration. Perhaps, he would agree. Dang Hyang Lohgawe then permitted Ken Angrok went to meet with his father.

In Karuman, Bango Samparan embraced Ken Angrok, because Ken Angrok never visited him for years. Ken Angrok told Bango Samparan about the nareswari of Ken Dedes, and his wish to marry Ken Dedes, after assassinating her husband, the akuwu of Tumapel, Tunggul Ametung.

The Kris of Mpu Gandring

Hearing the wish of his beloved son, Bango Samparan then said to Ken Angrok, I give you my permission, my son. But Angrok, the akuwu has a supernatural power. He would not get injured if you stab him with a normal kris.

I have a friend in Lulumbang, a famous blacksmith. His name is Mpu Gandring. His hand made kris is superb. There are no people with supernatural power who doubt the kris of Mpu Gandring.

I should go to Lulumbang then. Bless me Father!, said Ken Angrok.

In Lulumbang, Ken Angrok found Mpu Gandring was working in his smithy. He asked Mpu Gandring to make him a kris, in which should be finished within five months. Generally, to make a perfect kris, Mpu Gandring needed at least a year to finish it.

Because of Ken Angrok hesitation, Mpu Gandring finally agreed to finish it within five months.

The Curse of Mpu Gandring

Ken Angrok went home to Tumapel and met Dang Hyang Lohgawe. What took you so long in Karuman?, said Dang Hyang Lohgawe. I was stopping by to Lulumbang, Father, answered Ken Angrok.

Five months have passed, Ken Angrok remembered the deal he made with Mpu Gandring. He then went to Lulumbang to meet Mpu Gandring. Ken Angrok saw Mpu Gandring was still working with the kris that he was ordered.

Knowing that his kris was still being sharpened by Mpu Gandring, Ken Angrok became mad, grabbed the kris and suddenly stabbed Mpu Gandring. Ken Angrok put the kris on the stone basket, then the basket cracked into two pieces. He put the kris on the metal table, the table cracked into two pieces.

In dying, Mpu Gandring cast a spell on Ken Angrok, Hei Angrok! Soon, you will also die by the kris. Your son and grandson will also die by the kris. Seven kings will die by the kris. Ken Angrok felt sad after killing Mpu Gandring. If I become a king, may my glory also be the glory for all blacksmiths descendants in Lulumbang, prayed Ken Angrok in front of Mpu Gandrings dead body.

The Assassination of Tunggul Ametung

Arriving to Tumapel, Ken Angrok met with Kebo Ijo, another Tunggul Ametungs trusted servant. Ken Angrok and Kebo Ijo are a close friend. Kebo Ijo saw Ken Angrok carried an unfinished kris. He then asked Ken Angrok to lend him his new blunt kris.

Ken Angrok gave the kris to Kebo Ijo. The kris was always used by Kebo Ijo, because he loved to wear it on his waist. No one in Tumapel never saw Kebo Ijo left home without his new kris.

That night, Ken Angrok stole the kris from Kebo Ijo. By the will of the gods, Ken Angrok easily sneaked into the akuwus bedroom and managed to assassinate Tunggul Ametung. Ken Angrok stabbed Tunggul Ametung and left the akuwus dead body with the kris on his heart.

Early in the morning, the akuwus guard found his master died with the kris stabbed on his heart. They looked at the kris and knew that it was Kebo Ijos new kris. Kebo Ijo was then captured and stabbed also with the kris of Mpu Gandring by the guard. Kebo Ijo died.

The Singasari

The gods had already wished that Ken Angrok will become Ken Dedes soul mate. Infact both of them were felt in love to each other for so long. Everybody in Tumapel had no dare to talk about the affair between Ken Angrok and Ken Dedes.

Finally Ken Angrok married Ken Dedes, after the birth of Tunggul Ametungs son named Anusapati. From the marriage with Ken Angrok, Ken Dedes had given him four children. Three sons, Mahisa Wongateleng, Panji Saprang, and Agnibaya. The last child, a daughter named Dewi Rimba.

Ken Angrok was also had another wife named Ken Umang who had given him also four children. Three sons, Panji Tohjaya, Panji Sudatu, and Twan Wregola. The last child was also a daughter named Dewi Rambi.

Ken Angrok was no longer became the akuwu of Tumapel anymore since the county had rebelled to the kingdom of Daha. The people of Tumapel had risen Ken Angrok as the new King, in which the new kingdoms name of Tumapel was changed into Singasari

Ken Angrok became the first king of Singasari with the title of Sri Rajasa Batara Sang Amurwabumi. Ken Angrok finally defeated the kingdom of Daha and became the king of all the land in Java in 1144 Saka (1222 AD).

The Death of Ken Angrok

After Anusapati, Ken Angrok step-son, was grown up, he realized that he had many differences with his father. Anusapati asked to his mother, Ken Dedes, about it. Ken Dedes then explained all to Anusapati, including the death of his real father, Tunggul Ametung, by the kris of Mpu Gandring.

Anusapati asked his mother permission to give him the kris of Mpu Gandring. Ken Dedes then handed over the kris to Anusapati. In his room, Anusapati planned the assassination of the Amurwabumi with his loyal servant, a man from Batil. Anusapati gave his servant the kris of Mpu Gandring to assassinate the Amurwabumi.

In the palace, Ken Angrok, the Amurwabumi, was having a dinner when the man from Batil arrived, and stabbed him with the kris of Mpu Gandring. The man was managed to escape to see his master, Anusapati with the news of successful assassination.

The man from Batil handed the bloody kris of Mpu Gandring to Anusapati. Without any hesitation, Anusapati then killed his servant with the bloody kris.

Ken Angrok, the Sri Rajasa Batara Sang Amurwabumi died in 1168 Saka (1247 AD). The people of Singasari built a temple in Kagenengan to honour Ken Angrok.

The Ended of Mpu Gandrings Curse

The last used of the kris of Mpu Gandring was for the assassination of Anusapati by his step-brother Panji Tohjaya after becoming the second king of Singasari. Anusapati crowned as the king of Singasari in 1170 Saka (1249 AD). Anusapati died in Panji Tohjayas hand, also stabbed using the kris of Mpu Gandring in 1171 Saka (1250 AD). It was the last seen and written about the use of the kris of Mpu Gandring.

The curse of Mpu Gandring on Ken Angroks descendants ended after the assassination of Anusapati by his step-brother Panji Tohjaya. Because Panji Tohjaya died by a spear in the anarchy in Lumbangkatang in 1172 Saka (1251 AD).

So, the kris of Mpu Gandring only killed Mpu Gandring himself, Tunggul Ametung, Kebo Ijo, Ken Angrok, Anusapatis servant (a man from Batil), and Anusapati himself.

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The Imperial Gold of Maca

Maca, or known botanically as Lepidium meyenii Walp., is native to the Junin plateau highlands of Peru and Bolivia. The botanical name of Lepidium meyenii Walp. was named after Gerhard Walpers, who described the species in 1843.

In the 90s, Dr. Gloria Chacon described different species which was named Lepidium peruvianum Chacon. Both of L. meyenii and L. peruvianum are referred to the same plant, and the same species. There are no difference between macas ecotypes, colors and shapes. Maca varieties are identical genetically and biochemically.

Scientific Studies on Medicinal Use of Maca

Since Dr. Gloria Chacon had given the new botanic name for maca as Lepidium peruvianum Chacon, an increasing interest in maca has been observed by many scientist around the world. From 2001 to 2010, the export of maca from Peru has increased from USD 1,415,000 to USD 6,170,000.

Experimental scientific evidence had shown that maca has nutritional, energizer, and fertility enhancer properties. Maca is also useful to treat osteoporosis, protects skin against UV radiation, and has anti-stress activity. Clinical trials had shown the efficacy of maca to treat sexual dysfunctions by increasing sperm count and motility. Maca is potential as an adaptogen and a nutraceutical in the prevention of several diseases. (Gonzales GF. 2012)

Maca as Fertility Enhancer

Maca is grown as a food crop, and medicinal purposes, in the central of Andes Mountains, between 8,000 to 14,500 feet above sea level. Maca has been traditionally used by native Peruvians, since before the time of the Incas, to enhance fertility in humans and animals. Maca is also believed to be useful for alleviating menopausal symptoms, correcting hormonal imbalances, increasing libido, increasing energy, and nutrition.

In the study using adult female mice, which treated with extract of yellow maca, had confirmed for the first time, the traditional uses of maca to enhance female fertility. The treatment had also shown, the increasing of the uterine weight, in ovariectomized (surgical removal of the ovary) animals. (Ruiz-Luna AC, et al. 2005) In another study to evaluate the effect of ethanol extract of maca, on postmenopausal osteoporosis in ovariectomized rats, had shown that maca was effective in the prevention of estrogen deficient bone loss. (Zhang Y, et al. 2006)

Maca with Bio Activated Energy

Maca Mx by BOS

In March 2010, I once joined an MLM company which is also sold maca based product.. Maca Mx, the main product of PT. BOS (BAE Orbit Senusantara), formerly known as BAE (Bio Activated Energy) which based in Malaysia, consists the ingredients of oligosaccharide, maltodextrin, Psyllium husk, sodium bicarbonat, Lepidium peruvianum Chacon (maca), Tribulus terresteris, green tea extract, spinach powder, celery powder, and Spirulina.

Since the first time I joined with BAE, I had been sold using three kinds of Maca Mx packaging. The different was on the level of bio energy of the products. Bio energy? That was the main reason I joined an MLM with BAE in which I never joined with another MLM company before.

I used to promote the BAE products to some paranormals on alternative medication, in order to show them the bio energy of the products. I guess all food supplements which are sold by any MLM companies, are good and amazing products. But, if you have sixth sense, you will amaze with BAE products! Moreover, you do not have consume the products in order to gain benefit from it. You will also gain the bio energy only by being near the person who consumed the products.

Many maca based products are sold as food supplements, in the internet nowadays. Below are two maca based products from many maca based products which are sold on Amazon.com:

Sunfood Maca Powder	Natures Herbs Maca Root

The Best List Of Foods High In Iron

Iron in the human body has a very important function, that is why we are advised to consume foods high in iron. Iron has the function to transport oxygen from the lungs to the tissues and transports electrons in the process of energy generation in the cell. To transport oxygen, iron must join the protein to form hemoglobin in red blood cells and myoglobin in muscle fiber. When joined with the proteins in the cell to form iron enzymes that play a role in the formation of energy in cells.

Iron deficiency causes inhibition of hemoglobin in the blood supply. Disease due to lack of hemoglobin (red blood cells) is called anemia. The symptoms are characterized by less passionate, tiredness and weakness, pallor and dizziness. To determine the daily requirement of iron, you can read in the following table taken from iom.edu.

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High iron foods list

Food	Selected Serving Size	Iron Content	% U.S. RDA
Breads, cereals, and other grain products
Bagel, plain	1 medium	1.8-4.3 mg	10-24%
Farina, regular or quick, cooked	2/3 cup	4.5-7.0 mg	25-39%
Muffin, bran	1 medium	1.8-4.3 mg	10-24%
Egg noodles, cooked	1 cup	1.8-4.3 mg	10-24%
Oatmeal, instant, fortified, prepared	2/3 cup	4.5-7.0 mg	25-39%
Pita bread, plain or whole-wheat	1 small	1.8-4.3 mg	10-24%
Pretzel, soft	1	1.8-4.3 mg	10-24%
Ready-to-eat cereals, fortified	1 ounce	4.5-7.0 mg	25-39%
Rice, white, regular or converted, cooked	2/3 cup	1.8-4.3mg	10-24%
Fruits
Apricots, dried, uncooked, unsweetened	1/2 cup	1.8-4.3 mg	10-24%
Vegetables
Beans, lima, cooked	1/2 cup	1.8-4.3 mg	10-24%
Spinach, cooked	1/2 cup	4.5-7.0 mg	25-39%
Meat, poultry, fish, and alternates
Ground beef, extra lean, lean or regular; baked, broiled	1 patty	1.8-4.3 mg	10-24%
Pot roast, braised, lean only	3 ounces	1.8-4.3 mg	10-24%
Roast, rib, roasted, lean only	3 ounces	1.8-4.3 mg	10-24%
Short ribs, braised, lean only	3 ounces	1.8-4.3 mg	10-24%
Steak, baked, broiled or braised, lean only	3 ounces	1.8-4.3 mg	10-24%
Stew meat, simmered, lean only	3 ounces	1.8-4.3 mg	10-24%
Liver, fried beef
Beef	3 ounces	4.5-7.0 mg	25-39%
Calf	3 ounces	1.8-4.3 mg	10-24%
Pork	3 ounces	7.4+ mg	40% or more
Chicken or turkey	1/2 cup diced	4.5-7.0 mg	25-39%
Liverwurst	1 ounce	1.8-4.3 mg	10-24%
Tongue, braised	3 ounces	1.8-4.3 mg	10-24%
Turkey, dark meat, roasted, without skin	3 ounces	1.8-4.3 mg	10-24%
Fish and Seafood
Clams, steamed, boiled, or canned, drained	3 ounces	7.4+ mg	40% or more
Mackerel, canned, drained	3 ounces	1.8-4.3 mg	10-24%
Mussels, steamed, boiled, or poached	3 ounces	1.8-4.3 mg	10-24%
Oysters
Baked, broiled, or steamed	3 ounces	7.4+ mg	40% or more
Canned, undrained	3 ounces	4.5-7.0 mg	25-39%
Shrimp, broiled, steamed, boiled, or canned, drained	3 ounces	1.8-4.3 mg	10-24%
Trout, baked or broiled	3 ounces	1.8-4.3 mg	10-24%
Dry Beans, Peas, and Lentils
Beans, black eyed peas (cowpeas), chickpeas (garbanzo beans), red kidney, or white, cooked	1/2 cup	1.8-4.3 mg	10-24%
Lentils, cooked	1/2 cup	1.8-4.3 mg	10-24%
Soybeans, cooked	1/2 cup	4.5-7.0 mg	25-39%
Nuts and Seeds
Pine nuts (pignolias)	2 tablespoons	1.8-4.3 mg	10-24%
Pumpkin or squash seeds, hulled, roasted	2 tablespoons	1.8-4.3 mg	10-24%
Breads, pasta, and cereals listed are enriched unless otherwise noted. See section on enriched or fortified foods. Remember that meats, poultry, and seafood are the best absorbed sources by the body, only some of the iron content in plant-based foods is absorbed regardless of the amount of iron the food contains. All values are based upon the U.S. RDA for iron, 18 milligrams per day.

The Legend of Zelda Hyrule Historia

The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia

I do not consider myself a fan of the Zelda video game series. I once played The Legend of Zelda on my Nintendo console, back in 1994. But, Zelda series has been the best game in the world for the past two decades. The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia, the book which is written by Shigeru Miyamoto, Eiji Aonuma, and Akira Himekawa, has become the #1 Amazon best sellers books.

The book is translated in English and edited by Patrick Thorpe. It has 280 pages and its 1st edition is published by Dark Horse on January 29, 2013. The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia, which had been waiting its English version from the original Japanese book published by Shogakukan in 2011, had already received many compliments from Zelda fans around the world.

Photo from NinDB.

The 1st video games from Zelda series on above image, was The Legend of Zelda that I often played 20 years ago on my Nintendo console. Though the game was still in 2D version, but the Links adventures was becoming addicted to be played until nowadays.

So, for the big fans of Zelda series. The book The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia is a must have book. It would be considered as the holy bible of Zeldas fans around the world.

The Most Valuable Treasure

If God gives you a chance to ask for anything, what would you ask? Prosperity? Longevity? Health? A happy family? The following story has inspired me and I would like to share here in my blog post.

There is a boy who is not capable of following his study at school, and he always needs more guidance from his teachers and parents to understand about his study at school. His parents understand the shortcomings of their son, and always give him support, so that he will be able to see among his other advantages.

Although he is not capable of academically, he is a good boy, have lots of friends. The boy is an active person, who is so kindly on helping others. He always greeted everyone, and try to be friendly to everyone he met, by always providing a gentle smile.

After graduating from high school, that boy died in a motorcycle accident. His mother wrote a letter that was published in a newspaper:

" Today we buried our son who just turned to 20 years old. He died in a motorcycle accident last Friday. If I knew that yesterday was the last day I met him, I will tell him how much I loved him, and how I was proud of him. I would say, what a gentle smile he had, and how cheerful laughter.

After counting all his weaknesses, I found that his disadvantages can not be compared with all the goods that he has. I have lost a good time to say that I really love him, but I believe that there are many parents who still have a chance for it. Say to your children what you want them to listen, while you have the opportunity for it!

I still remembered in the Friday morning, before his death. Before he went out, he called me. What did he say? Mom, I just called to say how much I love you. Bye Mommy!! My son has gone, but his words are still heard clearly. He has left me a treasure. He never forgot to express his love to me. This is what will always treasure my memories, and I will express that love in the form of attention to others. "

Although the boy had gone, he must have heard all of what his mother had said. Im sure of it ..

My Most Valuable Treasure

Jatim Park 2, Batu, East Java, Indonesia, Oct 23, 2011.

Vitamin C Overdose Side Effects The Symptoms That You Must Know

Vitamin C is very essential for health, however, vitamin C overdose can also lead to negative effects on health. Can we overdose on vitamin C? The answer is yes! According to US government, the RDAs for vitamin C are based on its known physiological and antioxidant functions in white blood cells and are much higher than the amount required for protection from deficiency. For infants from birth to 12 months, the FNB established an AI for vitamin C that is equivalent to the mean intake of vitamin C in healthy breastfed infants. Read table below!

RDAs for Vitamin C 

Age	Male	Female	Pregnancy	Lactation
0–6 months	40 mg*	40 mg*
7–12 months	50 mg*	50 mg*
1–3 years	15 mg	15 mg
4–8 years	25 mg	25 mg
9–13 years	45 mg	45 mg
14–18 years	75 mg	65 mg	80 mg	115 mg
19+ years	90 mg	75 mg	85 mg	120 mg
Smokers	Individuals who smoke require 35 mg/day more vitamin C than nonsmokers.

* Adequate Intake (AI)
* RDA : Recommended Dietary Allowances

Vitamin C plays a role in enhancing the immune system related to health to prevent your body from free radical exposure. Free radicals cause cells in the body are easily damaged and can not function properly. In addition vitamin C is often used in some beauty methods to improve the bodys cells and blood circulation. Vitamin C can be found naturally from the content of fruits and vegetables. Fruits and vegetables that have a high vitamin C are oranges, broccoli, pineapple and tomatoes. In addition the use of vitamin C in beauty methods such as supplements and injections with high doses of vitamin C will cause some health problems. You have to pay attention to nutritional adequacy rate (RDI) according to age, sex and state to find out the requirement of vitamin C in the body.

If you take vitamin C naturally through fruits or vegetables in large quantities, the possibility of side effects is not too dangerous because the rest are not required to be issued through the urine. Dangerous side effects emerged in the form of Vitamin C supplements if taken too much will make it difficult for the body to process and can eventually lead to disease.

Symptoms of Excess Vitamin C 

Mild symptoms of vitamin C overdose    

• mouth ulcers      
• Often fart or experiencing excessive gas problems      
• Nausea, vomiting, dizziness      
• Strong-smelling urine      
• bloating      
• stomach ache      
• indigestion      
• diarrhea      
• headache      
• fever      
• Increased levels of stress      
• flushed face      
• skin rash     
• leg cramps      
• stomach cramps

Main symptoms of vitamin C overdose 

These problems may arise if you take vitamin C more than 6000 mg / day.      

• The decrease is caused by excessive Vitamin B12 vitamin C.      
• Oxygen demand will be increased, which resulted in additional pressure on the heart, because vitamin C is redundant.      
• Copper deficiency can occur due to an overdose of vitamin C.      
• Hepatitis infection can occur if high doses of vitamin C consumed.      
• Cavities can be formed due to excessive amounts of vitamin C.      
• Severe back pain can be seen when the high quantity of vitamin C consumed.      
• Insomnia can also arise because of the inconvenience and toxicity effects of vitamin C.      
• Iron toxicity because of increased absorption of iron is the result of an overdose of vitamin C.

For some people who are more sensitive, too much vitamin C can cause more serious health problems, among others:

1. Kidney stone disease: In addition to an increased risk of kidney stones, an overdose of vitamin C also increases the risk of other kidney problems. Consumption of high levels of vitamin C supplements may increase the levels of oxalate in the urine and result in calcium oxalate kidney stones, the most common type of kidney stones. Oxalate is found naturally in fruits, vegetables, nuts, and chocolate, and are also produced by the liver.


2. Symptoms of Allergies: Anyone who has a corn allergy should examine whether vitamin C supplements consumed, because some supplements of vitamin C made ​​from corn. 


3. Heart disease in women: Vitamin C supplements may be harmful for some women, especially postmenopausal women with diabetes. A study of more than 1,900 postmenopausal women with diabetes found that women who had the highest intake of vitamin C (more than 300 mg per day) of supplements (instead of food) have an increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease.


4. Blood dilute: High doses of vitamin C can thin the blood. Anyone who has been prescribed to take blood-thinning medications should consult a physician before taking supplements of vitamin C. 


5. Diabetes: Taking high doses of vitamin C can have an impact on blood glucose levels in diabetic patients and thus affect the need for antidiabetic drugs. If you have diabetes, you should talk to your doctor before taking supplements of vitamin C. 


6. Other health disorders: Anyone who has a medical condition that is associated with the loading acids, such as uric acid, cirrhosis, paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, or renal tubular acidosis should consult with a physician before taking high doses of vitamin C.

The Benefits of Juicers

Though I recommend blenders for starting out in raw food because it is easier and more convenient, virtually all long-term, serious raw foodists use juicers as well. As your diet becomes more and more raw-food based, you will need more and more sources of densely packed nutrition because your body will start to assimilate more nutrition from a smaller volume of food. To support this you need to periodically enjoy fresh raw juices both just for fun as well as for the occasional cleanse or detox.
Fresh juices are the fastest shortcut to dense, easily absorbed nutrition. Fresh, raw juice gives you all the nutrients without requiring work by the digestive system, ideal for cleanses or detox as well as for people who have digestion problems and who need to heal themselves before they can properly absorb nutrients from raw foods. Though the fiber in smoothies helps “sweep” the colon, juice is also a great way to cleanse other systems in your body while giving the digestive system a rest.

Juice is ideal for cleansing, detoxifying and healing. I have seen numerous people heal all kinds of chronic health problems by following a supervised juice fast or juice feast. The idea is to drink only fresh, organic raw juice for a period of time, allowing your digestive system to take a break while your excretory system can work on deeper detoxifying.  When your body is eating cooked food you are consuming toxins faster than you can eliminate them so they build up in your tissues, eventually causing health problems and disease. But if you stop consuming new toxins and let your digestive system rest, your excretory or elimination systems no longer have to deal with incoming toxins and start working on eliminating older, built-up toxins in your tissues.

Juice vegetables but consume fruits whole or avoid them altogether. Fruits need all their original fiber in order to slow down the absorption of sugar in your blood. Most vegetables contain less sugar and therefore don’t need as much fiber to slow down absorption (with the exception of carrots and beets).

Juicing gives you a quick burst of energy since it takes so little time for your body to absorb the dense nutrition in juice.
Whenever you are juicing for more than a day it is a good idea to help your system detoxify all the toxins your excretory system will be flushing from your body. For that, always drink plenty of pure water. Also, since there is little or nothing passing through a major excretory organ – the colon – you should help flush the toxins that are usually removed by the colon using enemas or colonics.

Cleaning a juicer is a bit more work than cleaning a blender. Personally, I don’t think the time difference is significant – a matter of a handful of minutes.

Juices are less satisfying than smoothies. With a smoothie you can feel like you just had a regular meal afterwards. After a juice, since there is no fiber, you usually don’t feel as satisfied. However, that feeling of satisfaction is a bit of “programming” based on old habits – not on what your body actually needs nutritionally. I have found that I quickly get used to juicing even during a juice fast. When fasting I always drink plenty of water, which helps make me feel more satisfied (of course, I drink high pH alkaline mineral water from my water ionizer). I also carry a thermos filled with fresh juice that I can sip on throughout the day during fasts just in case I do getting a little overwhelmed by hunger.

A juicer lets you juice almost anything. You might never put beets, carrots or ginger in one of your smoothies, but you can juice them easily. Dark leafy green like kale are easier to drink in juice, but even in a green smoothie you can only add one or two large leaves of kale without messing up the taste.rawfoodlife

The Secret star fruit bilimbi for Bleeding gums Benefits

Benefits. Wuluh star fruit (Averrhoa bilimbi) can be used as a syrup, spice or vegetable dishes, clean the stain clothes, polishing brass goods, and as an ingredient of traditional medicine.

Besides fruits, leaves and stems can also be a mixture of drugs. This is because some chemical substances contained in plants such as sponin, tannin, glucoside, calcium oxalate, sulfur, original format, and the peroxidase contained in the stem wuluh starfruit. Also tannins, sulfur, sulfuric origin, peroxidase, potassium citrate and calcium oxalate in the leaves. Meanwhile, star fruit wuluh itself efficacious as an analgesic, and diuretic.

High blood pressure
To cope with high blood pressure do I boiled 3 pieces of sliced ​​starfruit with 3 cups of water until half. Then strain and drink in the morning.

Bleeding gums
Consumption of fresh fruit starfruit with sugar on a daily basis. Can also two starfruit eaten every day.

Compress Pain Medication Mumps
The leaves pounded with garlic and kompreskan the mumps part. For mumps, half handheld starfruit leaves with three cloves of crushed garlic.

Cough lozenge
Leaves, flowers, fruits, each of which as many boiled in boiling water for 1/2 hour, then drink the water.
The second way, a handful of starfruit leaves, a handful of flowers and two star fruit, sugar, boiled in two cups of water until the water is staying half. Strain and drink twice a day.

Diabetes
Six fruit starfruit crushed and boiled with a glass of water until the water is staying half. Strain and drink twice a day.

Identifying the Disease through the Eyes

Eye was more than just a window of the soul. Senses of vision can also be a window to see the availability of health disorders that we have experienced.

"The eyes are the first places in the body which can be used physicians to see blood vessels and arteries without the camera or the operation," said Shantan Reddy, eye specialist doctors from New York University Langone Medical Center.

Thats why, sometimes ophthalmologist was the first to find that there is a serious disease in patients with diabetes or high blood pressure. In fact, 65 percent could identify ophthalmologist high cholesterol levels in patients before other doctors.

Simak health disorder that can be seen from the eyes. You will be surprised.

1. Arteries in the eyes of a silvery color

More than 20 percent of people who suffer from high blood pressure or hypertension are unaware of its condition. "We can see the condition of hypertension through the eyes because the condition causes the arteries to the retina become quite keperekan so often referred to as silver cable," said Reddy.


2. Spots on the lining of the eye 

Sunlight not only damage skin, but also the eye. In the worst case, exposure to sunlight can trigger cancer in the eyeball called also with eye melanoma. "Cancer could look like a small point in the pigment layer of the eye," she said J.Bakri, eye doctors from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesotta.

3. Blood vessels was evident 

High blood sugar levels can clog blood vessels in the retina that causes it to break more easily. Optometrists are often found abnormal new blood vessels in the eye instead of a ruptured blood vessel. Furthermore, diabetes can also damage nerves in the eye, causing blindness.

4. inflammatory 

Autoimmune disorder that causes the body to attack healthy cells that will trigger inflammation, including in the eye. Symptoms of inflammation are often found among other ocular surface inflammation, itching, and dry eye. It could be a sign of lupus or rheumatoid arthritis.

5. Swelling of blood vessels in the eye 

Allergens in the air such as dust, animal dander, or pollen can affect the eyes. Naturally, the eye will produce histamine and other chemicals to fight the allergen. This process can cause swelling of blood vessels in the eye so that the whites of the eyes look red and itchy.

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How to Reduce the Negative Impact of Smoking

Smoking is one habit that commonly encountered in everyday life. Men, Women, Old, Young, Poor, Rich, did not escape so addicted to cigarettes. In terms of health, there is no iota of evidence of the benefits of tobacco smoke. But not easy to remove the dependence of this bad habit.

Although most people think of smoking as a habit reasonable, but in fact smoking is not just a habit, because cigarettes contain substances such as nicotine and carbon monoxide that can make people addicted and want to constantly smoking.

Nicotine as an alkaloid has many negative effects, including increased blood pressure and heart rate.

Tips on Reducing the Impact of Cigarette

In several recent studies found an herbal therapy that can reduce the negative effects of nicotine, which is a banana. In this yellow-skinned fruit contained substances that are useful to the body, such as potassium, potassium, vitamin B6 and B12.

Potassium is used by autonomic nerves to control the heart rate, brain function, and other important physiological processes. Potassium is also shown to help lower blood pressure. In addition, these substances also play a major role in the function of nerve and muscle contraction deyut. Besides the advantage of potassium, vitamin B6 and B12 in bananas also have a very big role because it is able to neutralize the negative effects of nicotine in the body.


To benefit from these bananas, we should not take it home. Choose ripe bananas, because younger digested, so the fruit sugar in bananas naturally converted into glucose rapidly into the bloodstream diabsorsi.

Eat some bananas on a regular basis to reduce the negative effects of nicotine in cigarettes. Hopefully useful.

This is the Worlds Healthiest Fruit 24

Be thoughtful about choosing foods that the body remain healthy and protected from disease. Similarly, selecting fruits. Nutritional experts have grouped some of the fruit that is considered a "super fruit".

Keri Glassman, founder and author of the book NutritiousLifeMeals.com Slim Calm Sexy Diet, says, that the fruits of "super" is very beneficial it should be consumed directly, not processed. When you have finished buying, get to eat fruit that is still in fresh condition. Experts advise, eat fruit as a super following 5-9 servings a day.

1. Acai berry
The fruit has a high content of antioxidants than other berries. However, fruit is hard to find in good health because its from Brazil. For that, suggestions Glassman, you can use the processed acai berry powder form and then mixed in a smoothie.

2. Apple
Apple is a fruit rich in fiber. On the skin either red or green apple contains quercetin, which helps protect you from heart disease and allergies. A study of the St Georges Hospital Medical School in London found that people who ate five or more apples have lung function better.



3. Avocado
Avocado contains unsaturated fat that can help lower bad cholesterol in the body, while increasing the amount of good cholesterol. Healthy fats in avocados help the absorption of beta-carotene and lycopene are important for heart health.

4. Banana
Bananas contains potassium which helps lower your blood pressure. Bananas are a good source of healthy carbs helps increase metabolism.

5. Blackberry
Blackberry is a fruit rich in antioxidants. According to the USDA, the fruit is rich in polyphenols that may help prevent heart disease, cancer, and osteoporosis.

6. Blueberry
According to the study, high levels of flavonoids in blueberries help maintain brain function as age growth. Of course, if consumed regularly. Women who eat blueberries slowed aging 2.5 years. The fruit is also rich in manganese which is important in the process of metabolism that makes you stay slim and energetic.

7. Cantaloupe
To get skin brighter and younger, consider the fruit of this one. In the category of super fruit, because cantaloupe has the following derivatives of vitamin A that can improve the reproduction of cells in the body.

8. Fruit Cherries
Cherries are rich in antioxidants that can reduce inflammation, lower triglycerides and reduce cholesterol. In a recent study at the University of Michigan, found that cherries can reduce inflammation of blood vessels by 50 percent. Cherries are also good for weight loss and cholesterol levels.

9. Lemon
Both lime and tangerine fruit is full of vitamin C. Vitamin C is able to repair damage to the body caused by sun exposure, set the oil glands and prevent signs of aging spots.

10. Cranberries
The fruit is very friendly, especially for women. Cranberry can prevent kecing tract infection and help fight the disease that much more frightening, ovarian cancer. This fruit, according to Rutgers University study, is used to increase the effectiveness of chemotherapy drugs. Drinking unsweetened cranberry juice every day is good for body fat gain.

11. Dragon fruit
Four years ago, a study at the University Putra Malaysia found that our bodies need essential fatty acids. Unfortunately, these fatty acids can not be manufactured by the body. The dragon fruit contains. In addition to essential acids, some oleic acid that helps lower bad cholesterol and raise good cholesterol.

12. Wine
Wines entered as a super fruit because of its rich antioxidant called resveratrol. The content of this will make your heart healthier. The researchers found that compounds in grape seed extract will slow down Alzheimers disease, beating the cancer cells in the head and neck.

13. Grapefruit
Consumption of this juice can nourish your heart. This fruit also helps lower bad cholesterol. The latest study, grapefruit may inhibit the enzyme in the intestinal wall that slow the entry of the drug into the bloodstream.

14. Kiwi
If you have a complaint about digestion, the kiwi is the answer. In one study, people who have irritable bowel syndrome experienced a reduction in symptoms by eating two kiwis a day for six weeks. For the skin, kiwi also good because it is rich in fiber and complex carbohydrates have prebiotic.

15. Orange
The fruit is highly recommended for the immune system. This fruit is a source of fiber, potassium, calcium, folate and vitamin B 6.

16. Papaya
Papaya is a tropical fruit that is full of vitamin C. In addition, the fruit is also a source of vitamins A and E, two powerful antioxidants to protect themselves from heart disease and colon cancer.

17. Pineapple
Pineapple contains bromelain, which is a digestive enzyme that helps break down food to reduce bloating.

18. Plum
Plum contains an antioxidant called chlorogenic acid. According to researchers from France, in a plum antioxidants can decrease anxiety behavior.

19. Pomegranate
Pomegranates beat red wine for antioxidants.

20. Pumpkins
Pumpkin is actually a fruit that is rich in beta carotene. If combined with potassium, it can help prevent high blood pressure.

21. Rasberry
The fruit is rich in fiber, full of vitamin C, and manganese.

22. Strawberry
The fruit is full of vitamin C, folic acid source that can help protect your heart. This fruit also can whiten teeth naturally.

23. Tomatoes
Tomatoes go into super fruit, although many people still consider it a vegetable. Tomatoes have antioxidant called lycopene which is very rarely found in other super fruits. The fruit has a high vitamin C, potassium, and fiber, and low calorie.

24. Watermelon
Watermelon is a fruit with a good source of vitamins A and C. The fruit has two times more lycopene than tomatoes.



Source : health.kompas.com

3 things to include in your fitness to Slow Down the Aging Process

You cant stop yourself from growing old,
but you can keep your body in great shape as you get older!

Studies have now proven that the natural aging process can be slowed and even reversed under the right conditions. 

People between the ages of 30 and 70 with many of the symptoms; conditions that were traditionally associated with normal aging are in fact the result of sedentary lifestyles.  

Our life expectancy in this day and age is much longer.  50 is the new 30, and while you may be eligible for some senior citizen discounts, you dont have to think of this stage of your life as the beginning of the end.

Researchers at Harvard Medical School have finally proven that when you are over the age of 50 you can continue to exercise with great benefits to your health.  In fact, many of the effects of aging can be slowed down through a good exercise program and balanced diet taken in combination.   

1.  Cardiovascular exercises:  take a brisk walk in the park, go swimming, dancing, jogging, recumbent bicycles  and even a few jumping jacks.  Try a fun dance class, Zumba is so popular and burns lots of calories.

2.  Strength exercises:   are an effective way to build muscle mass and maintain your body’s weight. Did you know that there are roughly 300,000 cases of broken hip bones due to elderly people losing their balance and falling over? 


Doing a few balance exercises can help to strengthen those muscles responsible for supporting you body and keeping you mobile.  It’s important that you work with a professional that can help you to put together a strength training program designed for you.

3.       Stretching and flexibility exercises are needed to keep your joints working smoothly and stop them from ceasing up. These particular exercises help to increase the amount of movements that your body can perform. Warming up the muscles and joints should be done before any workout to prevent injury and decrease the amount of pain you feel in your muscles.

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It’s important along with exercise to have a Healthy Diet.  What you are putting into your body has a great effect on your health.   Many people believe that they don’t need to eat healthy or watch their diet because they don’t need to lose weight. This couldn’t be further from the truth! 

You should put only the best foods in your mouth no matter how much you weigh, what size you wear, or how fit you look.

Gaining muscle fast cannot be achieved if you continue to lift the same weights each workout.

91-year-old bodybuilder Charles Eugster is proof we can continue to be healthy and strong into our 90’s and it doesn’t end there.

At 85 Charles had a crisis. He looked at himself in the mirror, and saw an old man who was overweight, his posture was terrible and there was skin hanging off of him.  Charles said “I looked like a wreck’ Read Charles inspirational story here:

You can read Charles entire story by clicking here.

If you are starting an exercise program, I recommend you consult your doctor first to make sure you are of sound body. This is especially true for seniors who may have weaker bodies. When exercising, start out slow and gradually build up to a long and more intense workout as you gain strength. If you have pre-existing medical conditions, you should definitely make your personal physician aware of you decision to start working out.

"Its never too late to begin"  heres another great article about  Charles Eugster 90-year-old bodybuilder  by Hugh Esling a fitness professional he shares more tips on senior fitness  http://he123.solobis.net/yes-sir-charles-eugster-90-year-old-bodybuilder

When Whey Casein Unite in the Spirit of True Physique Improvements BCAAs Glutamine Better Shut the F Up

Ever wondered, why you hit a plateau, "although" youve started to use this whey protein w/ extra aminos?

I have to admit this is not a new paper and though I have not written about it explicitly, some of you will probably have seen me cite it in previous posts. With some recent rambling about how great BCAAs were and that whey alone could never achieve what its overpriced, but revenue generating parts could do, I just felt inclined to dig into the archives of the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research to bring back up one of those excellent randomized controlled, double-blinded long-term resistance training + supplementation studies, you wont find in the supplement write-ups very often, cause they would make most of the "great innovations" look pathetic.

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In the case of the paper Chad D. Kersick et al. published in the March Edition of the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research in 2006. The latter, i.e. the looking pathetic applies to the combination and addition of "extra-anabolic" amino acids in form of BCAAs and glutamine to a simple whey protein supplement.

Table 1: Overview of the resistance training progamm (Kersick. 2006)

And when I am talking about "looking pathetic" I do not refer to the packaging or the powder itself; no, not even to the strength gains, which were more or less identical in all of the 36 resistance-trained males men (mean age 31, 84kg, 17% body fat) who followed the 4-day training protocol you see in Table 1 for 12(!) weeks.

That was a pretty long time, and as you can see in Figure 1, it was long enough to produce significant results. Significant results that tell you that the only addition you want to make to your cheap whey protein is some (not so cheap) micellar casein to achieve what I outlined in Mai 2012 and on countless other occasions, a stable hyper-aminoacidemia (= elevated levels of amino acids in the blood) for several hours (learn more)

As you should be able to see even without scrutinizing the bars in Figure 1, the latter lead to significant increases in lean mass in an already resistant trained group of subjects.

Figure 1: Changes in total body mass, lean mass and fat mass

The addition of 3g of BCAAs and 5g of glutamine, on the other hand, "made" the whey protein as "anabolic" *lol* as the 48g of plain sugar the CHO control group was guzzling their shakes within 2h (ideally immediately after) their workouts.

"Thats not true, cause Ive had great success with bullocks advanced proteins!"

Now, I obviously know already that there are certain people who dont like to hear facts like this. These people who are actually oftentimes only unwilling to admit that they have been screwed who will now probably be freakin out about "what if"s like "What if the casein made them hungry, so that they ate much more" ... I hear ya, folks, but how would that explain that the fat mass of the whey + casein (WC) group increased by 100g, while the guys on the "advanced" formula gained 200 albeit statistically non-sigificant grams?

Table 2: Energy & macro-nutrient intake in the whey + casein (WC), whey + BCAA + glutamin (WBG) and the carbohydrate control (P) group (Kersick. 2006).

Furthermore, the data in Table 2 clearly indicates that the only significant difference in terms of the total energy intake and the macronutrient content of the diets was the intended difference in protein content between the WC & WBG group and the P, i.e. the carbohydrate control group.

Figure 2: Leucine balance as a measure of protein balance after the ingestion of different forms of protein / amino acids (same net nitrogen load; Dangin. 2001; Bilsborough. 2006)

What? But thats impossible, right!? If we do have a closer look at what Dangin et al. found out about the digestion rate of protein as an independent regulating factor of postprandial protein retention (see Figure 2) and assume that the addition of BCAA and glutmine in this study could have had a similar negative effect on the total net protein retention as the free form amino acid supplement, the six young man in Dangins study consumed, it does no longer sound impossible that not a single gram of what were effectively 48g of protein ended up in their biceps, triceps, chest, quads, hams, etc. for which there was no leucine or any other aminos left, when the free form AAs switched their bodies into "protein wasting mode".

Dangins study did after all demonstrate that the same amino acids you will find in casein will induce a negative leucine balance, when they are administered in their isolated (see Figure 2). If you are still not angry that youve been fooled time and again, you probably havent bought any of the pertaining "improved protein" let alone "pro-anabolic free form amino acid supplements" in the past decade - lucky you; and dont tell me you just couldnt afford it ;-)

References: 

• Bilsborough, Shane, and Neil Mann. "A review of issues of dietary protein intake in humans." International Journal of Sport Nutrition & Exercise Metabolism 16.2 (2006).
• Dangin, Martial, et al. "The digestion rate of protein is an independent regulating factor of postprandial protein retention." American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology And Metabolism 280.2 (2001): E340-E348.
• Kerksick, Chad M., et al. "The effects of protein and amino acid supplementation on performance and training adaptations during ten weeks of resistance training." The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research 20.3 (2006): 643-653.