tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33068590140548900132024-03-14T01:10:12.762+08:00Lil Miss PurpleCasandra Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14968496918741284416noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3306859014054890013.post-34196447125820593832011-02-08T14:38:00.018+08:002011-02-08T17:48:40.705+08:00Natural Gallstone Removal - A Personal ExperienceHaving read about natural gallstone removal, I've decided to give it a try since I was having a few days' break. I do not usually have the luxury of time for things beyond my daily routine (as evidenced by my lack of blogposts :p). Another friend of mine have tried and tested this method and it worked pretty well for her too. However, she has made some modification and adjustments on this procedure given her time constraints as well. Since I only have a few days to myself, I have decided to self-modify the recommended 6-day method to a mere 3-day one. So here's the modified quickie regime. I'm not sure if it is actually less effective than the recommended method though green stones are still present via this regimen.<br /><br /><strong>Day 1</strong><br />Started to fast with green "Granny Smith" apples. Took 3 apples in the morning and blended 2 apples into fresh juice for breakfast. Had another 3 apples for lunch and 3 apples for dinner and blended 3 apples into juice. Had 1 apple for supper before going to bed. Took fluids like water and apple juice (processed) in between meals as well.<br /><br /><strong>Day 2</strong><br />Had 3 apples for breakfast, chopped into small pieces to ease biting. Blended 2 apples into juice for lunch. Stop eating solid food by 1pm. Drink water and apple juice (processed) as much as you like in between this period. Stop any fluid intake by 6.30pm. This is to ensure that your stomach is not filled with water by the time you consume the oil. The water will probably cause the oil to float around, resulting in more nauseousness.<br /><br />Some websites recommend having some peppermint oil or pineapple juice to combat the nauseousness that may arise from consuming the oil. Since I can't find no peppermint oil in Malaysia and do not plan to irritate my stomach with pineapple juice as I was already fasting, I self-modified it again. I find brushing my teeth before consuming the oil particularly helpful as the lingering fresh mint smell in your mouth can actually help in tasting less of the oil. I also bought some "Clorets" peppermint sweets in the hope of substituting peppermint oil & place them by my bedside. Remember to keep a bottle of minyak angin by your bed too, just in case of stomach discomfort.<br /><br />Once you have brushed your teeth and prepared the necessary items for bed, you are ready to consume the oil. By 8.00pm, mix half cup of olive oil (about 125ml) with half cup of lemon juice (3 lemons) and drink them all at once. Since I do not want to do more washing, I used a used water bottle to estimate the amount of oil needed. Make sure the oil is mixed well with the lemon juice before drinking as you do not want your concoction to be tasteless at the top and awfully sour at the bottom. Some websites recommend drinking them in sips by drinking a few spoonfuls of oil followed by few spoonfuls of lemon juice, resting for a few minutes in between and repeating this process till all the oil and juice is consumed. As for me, I could not bear the smell and taste of the oil down my throat so I decided to gulp the whole mixture, in one shot, taking small quick breaths in between. Do make sure that you swallow the oil standing up, not sitting or lying down.<br /><br />Lie down on your right once after drinking. Lying down on your right helps the oil to enter the gallbladder faster. Stop any physical activities as you can kind of feel the oil churning about in your stomach. Try to get some sleep or light reading and forget about everything. I had to chew some peppermints in between to prevent throwing up the oil. Some websites have mentioned that it still works if the oil is vomitted but I personally feel it's better if you can hold it in because sometimes, vomitting can keep recurring.<br /><br /><strong>Day 3</strong><br />This will be the cleansing day. You can eat something light in the morning. However, if you still feel a little sick after consuming so much oil, take light food which are non-greasy and drink warm water. Food intake should be increased on a gradual basis if you are feeling sick.<br /><br />You will feel the urge to go toilet in the morning. The first flush was nothing but greenish stools. I presume it's from the apples. The stones only came after the second flush. You will see an oily release together with greenish particles. I guess this will depend on whether your gallstones are big or small, or whether some of them crystalized or not. Some people have reportedly said that they have small black pellet like stones which are soft and rubbery. Others pass out stones the size of golfballs in extreme cases. I have read that in the process of the cleanse, some stones may have actually been dissolved before being flushed out. The stones will usually float and you can see them in the toilet bowl. As amazing as it is, you'll feel quite refreshed after the cleanse!<br /><br />To summarize, I was trying to eat the same amount of apples that was recommended throughout the 6 day regime. Though this is not quite possible, I tried my best because malic acid from the apples were supposed to soften the gallstones to enable them to harmlessly pass through the gallbladder ducts during the cleanse. Notice that I did not consume any Epsom salts at all. This is because I read somewhere that Epsom salts was damaging to the liver. It can also cause possible instant diarrhoea in some. Also, for those with gastric problems, you may want to proceed with caution because fasting was done for almost 2 whole days in the modified regimen.For obvious reasons, you may want to make sure that you have easy toilet access when attempting this.<br /><br />If you are hoping to catch some stones to serve as samples or proof to your friends, you may prepare a net or sieve over the toilet bowl to catch the stones, a jar and a stirring stick before the cleanse. Once you have flushed the stones out, you may pour water over the stools and use the stick to help separate the fecal matter from the stones. Count them if you like. Some people actually collect them for storage in the freezer while some collect them and send them over to their doctors for further verification. Some doctors have reportedly found the stones to be composed mainly of cholesterol. If you are adventurous, you may want to take pictures, just for the record.<br /><br />Except from some nauseousness and feeling of bloatedness arising from drinking the oil, the whole process was an easy painless process. Hopefully, I'll have a better digestive system and a healthier gallbladder to start the year with! :)<br /><br /><em>* Important Notice - This modified regime is merely for sharing purposes and is only reflective of the blog owner's experiences and opinion. It is not a health advocate nor is it scientifically proven. Try this at your own risks. The blog owner shall not be held liable for any incidences that may arise from the posting of this blog.<br /><br /></em><em></em>Casandra Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14968496918741284416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3306859014054890013.post-8561164711763990452011-02-08T09:29:00.026+08:002011-02-08T17:40:18.382+08:00Removing Gallstones Naturally by Dr. Lai Chiu NanSome of you may have stumbled upon such articles by chance or received it via forwarded mail. Dr. Lai Chiu Nan, a Taiwanese-American researcher and alternative health guru has recommended a way for removing gallstones naturally. According to her, everyone has gallstones, some more or less than others. The gallbladder is located on the right side of the abdomen below the liver. The gallbladder functions to store bile, concentrate it and release it during digestion. Gallstones form when the liquid bile hardens. Their sizes vary from a grain of salt to the size of golfballs.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4qa8NTWhwa8/TVEN5Lo6ZtI/AAAAAAAAAD4/uA8A29nbvvw/s1600/image001.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571249490062108370" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4qa8NTWhwa8/TVEN5Lo6ZtI/AAAAAAAAAD4/uA8A29nbvvw/s320/image001.jpg" /></a><br />1 - Liver<br />2 - Common bile duct<br />3 - Gallstones<br />4 - Gallbladder<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />People who suffer from gallstone attack may experience such excruciating pain that they have the entire gallbladder removed via surgery. Therefore, the natural removal of gallstones may come as a relief to some who may want to try alternative ways before opting for surgery as a last resort. This method actually works! I have personally tried it and will share my experiences in another <a href="http://lilmisspurple.blogspot.com/2011/02/natural-gallstone-removal-personal.html">post</a>. Do note that there are a few practitioners who have raised several possible risks associated with this method whereby some say that the gallstones may get stuck in the gallbladder ducts if the gallstones are too big. Some others have warned against using Epsom salts in the procedure. So please make informed decisions and do not hold anyone liable if you have decided to embark on this method. On a more optimistic note, you can find many "success" stories shared over the Internet and health forums where some people can flush up to hundreds of stones in one procedure.<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 94px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 100px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571249088043138738" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4qa8NTWhwa8/TVENhyAHvrI/AAAAAAAAADw/V3_PPi3xl7Q/s320/image002.jpg" /><br /><br />Below is an e-mail received with regards to Dr. Lai Chiu Nan's DIY Gallstone Removal method.<br /><br /><br />REMOVING GALLSTONES NATURALLY<br />by Dr Lai Chiu-Nan<br /><br />It has worked for many. If it works for you please pass on the good news. Chiu Nan is not charging for it, so we should make it free for everyone. Your reward is when someone, through your word of mouth, benefits from the regime. Gallstones may not be everyone's concern. But they should be because we all have them. Moreover, gallstones may lead to cancer. "Cancer is never the first illness," Chiu Nan points out. "Usually, there are a lot of other problems leading to cancer.<br /><br />In my research in China , I came across some materials which say that people with cancer usually have stones. We all have gallstones. It's a matter of big or small, many or few.<br /><br />One of the symptoms of gallstones is a feeling of bloatedness after a heavy meal. You feel like you can't digest the food. If it gets more serious, you feel pain in the liver area." So if you think you have gallstones, Chiu Nan offers the following method to remove them naturally.<br /><br />The treatment is also good for those with a weak liver, because the liver and gallbladder are closely linked.<br /><br />Regimen:<br />1. For the first five days, take four glasses of apple juice every day. Or eat four or five apples, whichever you prefer. Apple juice softens the gallstones. During the five days, eat normally.<br />2. On the sixth day, take no dinner.<br />3. At 6 PM, take a teaspoon of Epsom salt (magnesium sulphate) with a glass of warm water.<br />4. At 8 PM, repeat the same. Magnesium sulphate opens the gallbladder ducts.<br />5. At 10 PM, take half cup olive oil (or sesame oil) with half cup fresh lemon juice. Mix it well and drink it. The oil lubricates the stones to ease their passage.<br />PS. 1cup=250ml, � cup lemon juice=3 lemons (aprox.)<br /><br />The next morning, you will find green stones in your stools. "Usually they float," Chiu Nan notes. "You might want to count them. I have had people who passes 40, 50 or up to 100 stones. Very many."<br /><br />"Even if you don't have any symptoms of gallstones, you still might have some. It's always good to give your gall bladder a clean-up now and then.<br /><br />Here are several other links which may be helpful to you:<br /><br /><a href="http://curezone.com/cleanse/liver/default.asp">http://curezone.com/cleanse/liver/default.asp</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.relfe.com/gall_stone_cleanse.html">http://www.relfe.com/gall_stone_cleanse.html</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.worldwidehealthcenter.net/articles-25.html">http://www.worldwidehealthcenter.net/articles-25.html</a>Casandra Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14968496918741284416noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3306859014054890013.post-61811244504455755762010-10-19T12:16:00.006+08:002010-10-30T17:20:05.183+08:00My ElephantPlace: My Elephant, Section 17, PJ<div>Cuisine: Thai</div><div>My Rating: 4/5</div><div><br /></div><div>Although this is my second time patronizing this restaurant, I always seem to get lost as this place is located in the middle of some housing estate. Tucked neatly under the Happy Mansion flats, this place offers great Thai food with a cozy ambiance. </div><div><br /></div><div>During my first visit, this place didn't really impress me foodwise. Besides the Tod Man Plah (thai fishcake), the dishes that I ordered didn't blow me off the roof. We ordered the famous duck curry that everyone has been raving about. Roast duck, avocado and rambutans were used to cook the curry. Sadly, the taste didn't quite suit my taste buds as duck with fruits in curry didn't seem quite right to me. The tom yam certainly left an impression, albeit a hot one! Feeling adventurous, we opted for the one with the most chilli in the menu. Needless to say, it was too hot for our tolerance. I must mention that I do have a higher than average tolerance for spicy stuff. The soup was burning my tongue and this kind of spoilt my taste buds for the other dishes. </div><div><br /></div><div>After a lapse of almost half a year, I was craving for Thai food again. This time around, I brought my whole family along, 7 of us in total, so that we can sample a wider variety of choices. I'm glad to say that everyone enjoyed the meal and had positive comments regarding the ambiance. It was almost like fine dining at affordable prices. </div><div><br /></div><div>We ordered Mieng Kam and Tod Man Plah as appetizers. Mieng Kam is daun kaduk wraps with dried shrimps, lime, onions, coconut crisps and chilli padi. It's a DIY food where you need to spread the sweet sour tamarind plum sauce on the leaf before scooping bits and pieces of the dried shrimps, etc onto the leaf. Wrap it and eat it. I must say the Mieng Kam here is good but the portion is kind of small. The Tod Man Plah didn't fail to deliver again. The thai fish cake is a must-try. It certainly tastes different from our Chinese fish cake.</div><div><br /></div><div>As I had a bad experience with the Tom Yam previously, I decided to give the Tom Sum a try. It was certainly much better than the Tom Yam. Tom Sum is a clear based soup cooked with lemon grass and other thai herbs. The soup is bursting with flavour and is very appetizing! The waitress recommended the Gai Tod Gratiam Prik Thai. It is actually deep fried chicken strips with kaffir lime leaf, garlic and crushed thai peppercorn. The dish is addictive. The chicken strips are juicy and tender and the taste is just so different from other fried chicken that I have tasted. We also had green curry chicken that night. The curry is nice as it wasn't too salty and tasted quite authentic to me. For fish, we had the Plah Nung Manow which is actually steamed fish with lime, garlic and chilli dressing. The fish is nicely decorated with lime and strips of mango. The fish texture was very good and the lime and chilli based clear gravy blended well with the fish. </div><div><br /></div><div>All of us ordered either Pandan Cooler or Krachiap Cooler for drinks. The pandan cooler is actually pandan water and the krachiap is actually thai roselle. It was a very nice combination with the food as the drinks were cooling and not too sweet. Everyone was happy with the dinner and I'm glad to say that the food in My Elephant is splendid enough for me to care to blog about. :)</div><div><br /></div><div>***Pics will be uploaded later***</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Casandra Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14968496918741284416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3306859014054890013.post-74463627009023154932008-12-18T15:25:00.009+08:002012-04-12T11:58:10.074+08:00Youth Says - Surveys Surveys Surveys<div>I managed to watch Bolt 3D the other day courtesy of Youth Says. They gave out free tickets for the movie preview and I managed to get 3! Youth Says is a Malaysian Youth Opinion Community online. Members log in, do surveys and get paid for it!! Not to mention that there are occasional contests and enriching forums and events available for its members. Membership is open to any youths aged 35 years and below. If you feel that your opinion counts (and it should!), then hesitate no more and click on the link at the side of my blog "Get PAID for what you think!" or click <a href="http://malaysia.youthsays.com/go/qJ2">here</a>. It will lead you to the website where registration is free and you get paid, just for voicing out what you think! Hurry on and click away! :)</div>Casandra Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14968496918741284416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3306859014054890013.post-87388011700283195682008-12-03T23:31:00.039+08:002010-09-15T23:41:28.614+08:00November - A Month of Weddings?<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4qa8NTWhwa8/SUjcwzTzlcI/AAAAAAAAABU/1fg8AmXa-84/s1600-h/Wedding_Day_by_richbrenner.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280713294057018818" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4qa8NTWhwa8/SUjcwzTzlcI/AAAAAAAAABU/1fg8AmXa-84/s320/Wedding_Day_by_richbrenner.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">The year end is always the time for cheer. I guess this euphoria has caught up with many couples too as I have been spending all my weekends (except for one) attending wedding dinners all through the month. I have been receiving so many wedding invitations that I was worried that they might clash. Lol, red bombs yah but, I wanna attend all of them if I could! Thankfully, all of the weddings were miraculously spread out except for two which clashed - my relative's and my colleague's, in which I had to choose the former to attend.<br /><br />The first wedding of the month was in Subang New Village. Tucked in a small corner in the outskirts, the wedding dinner was held at a Chinese seafood restaurant called Choong Foong Restaurant. The atmosphere is typical of a Chinese restaurant, complete with a small stage and a blasting karaoke set. True enough, many went up to demonstrate their vocal prowess or otherwise. Food was very very good; easily the tastiest amongts all that I have attended. On the way to the restaurant itself, we passed by many many seafood restaurants that looked so inviting! The only thing lacking here is the atmosphere. This is probably something mutually exclusive as I have yet to come across any that offer both except if you have the cash to spend. Then again, some may favour this kind of wedding reception in exchange for good food and a time of merriment (spell: karaoke session) with close friends and family members.<br /></div><div align="justify"></div><br /><div align="justify">The second wedding that I attended was celebrated on a bigger scale, stretching up to three consecutive days in two different states. I can't imagine how tiring it must be for<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4qa8NTWhwa8/SUjdS8VlSDI/AAAAAAAAABk/rPeLbX2bVtg/s1600-h/wedding_photo_by_andrez.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280713880595941426" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 136px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4qa8NTWhwa8/SUjdS8VlSDI/AAAAAAAAABk/rPeLbX2bVtg/s200/wedding_photo_by_andrez.jpg" border="0" /></a> both the bride and groom as I find the travelling kind of taxing. The wedding ceremony began in Penang with a buffet dinner in the bride's house, followed by a banquet in Equatorial Hotel on the second day. Then, it was all the way to the Shah Alam's Holiday Inn Glenmarie for the groom's side. The ambiance was there and guests were tastefully entertained by a string quartet and a live A cappella during the dinner reception. </div><br /><div align="justify"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">On the fifth weekend of November, I attended another wedding in The Grand Imperial Ballroom (a Chinese restaurant) in Centro, a new shopping mall in Klang. This place has an interesting concept in which the ballroom is actually in the shopping mall itself. The ballroom was partitioned into two to accomodate two weddings at the same time. Good thing is they don't need to share the same stage.<br /></div><div align="justify"></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4qa8NTWhwa8/SUjeDxv8D-I/AAAAAAAAABs/xE2MQt1dZd4/s1600-h/It__s_Our_Wedding_Day_Baby_by_momoclax.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280714719567286242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 207px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4qa8NTWhwa8/SUjeDxv8D-I/AAAAAAAAABs/xE2MQt1dZd4/s320/It__s_Our_Wedding_Day_Baby_by_momoclax.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div align="justify">With four wedding bells ringing throughout the month of November, I guess November must have been a good month for weddings, especially so for the Chinese who always value a good date for marriage.</div><br /><div align="justify"></div>Casandra Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14968496918741284416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3306859014054890013.post-85355231566687845192008-12-02T08:51:00.017+08:002008-12-02T10:31:44.203+08:00The Night The Sky Smiled :)<div align="justify">I was on my way back from the night market last night when I received a call from my dad telling me to look out the window and into the sky. As I was still in the car, I peered out the window and saw an astounding sight, a smile, that it is simply so contagious that it will make you smile. Yes, it was the night the sky smiled at me and the rest of the world. </div><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4qa8NTWhwa8/STSJNmFIz3I/AAAAAAAAAAk/5Hc3msXHmq8/s1600-h/551000015283406.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274991930211094386" style="WIDTH: 128px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 185px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4qa8NTWhwa8/STSJNmFIz3I/AAAAAAAAAAk/5Hc3msXHmq8/s320/551000015283406.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></p><div align="left">The spectacular sight looked as though there were two stars forming the eyes and a half moon forming a lip curved upwards. This was captured on national TV as well. Various reports have indicated that this is a natural phenomenon called a planetary conjunction involving two planets, Venus and Jupiter forming above a moon crescent. Well, I guess in the face of the world's calamity, therein lies a beacon of hope in the sky. For more photos on this smiley captured all around the world, do click <a href="http://www.news.com.au/gallery/0,23607,5036115-5007150-1,00.html">here</a>.</div>Casandra Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14968496918741284416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3306859014054890013.post-80432955173683184172008-11-26T00:18:00.002+08:002010-06-18T23:45:31.803+08:00The First Entry<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Hmm, what a very <span style="font-size:100%;">clich</span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:georgia;" >é</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"> title. Couldn't think of anything else to put for my very first entry. I have always wanted to blog since I have a penchant for writing and putting my thoughts on paper when I was small. I used to write short insignificant stories just to let my imagination flow ceaselessly.<br /><br />Back to the present, blogging was something that I kept procrastinating due to work and other daily activities that warrants my undivided attention. But then again, the biggest question that was always on the back on my mind was, how do I start? What theme should I have? Should I jump on the bandwagon and start a food review blog or a travel blog? Should I just blog about my daily affairs or should this be an online diary where my deepest secrets and thoughts are poured for the world to see? What about posting cutesey pictures of myself like some 18 year olds who let their pictures do most of the talking? Or should I just blog anonymously and write whatever I want? </span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4qa8NTWhwa8/SSwiXxsyOAI/AAAAAAAAAAU/YOmsnxPN8Io/s1600-h/images.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 22px; height: 22px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4qa8NTWhwa8/SSwiXxsyOAI/AAAAAAAAAAU/YOmsnxPN8Io/s200/images.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272627055617521666" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br />Lol, sounds like I think too much to ever get started eh? Right, I have to start somewhere or I probably never would. So I guess I would just write and see where things go from here. Ok, so here it is, me in my twenties, writing my very first blog. :)</span></span>Casandra Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14968496918741284416noreply@blogger.com0