Cancer News from Johns Hopkins

1. No plastic containers in micro.
2. No water bottles in freezer.
3. No plastic wrap in microwave.

Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in its newsletters. This Information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Dioxin chemicals causes cancer, especially breast cancer. Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies. Don't freeze your plastic bottles with water in them as this releases dioxins from the plastic.

Recently, Dr.. Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager at Castle Hospital , was on a TV program to explain this health hazard. He talked about dioxins and how bad they are for us. He said that we should not be heating our food in the microwave using plastic containers. This applies to foods that contain fat.

He said that the combination of fat, high heat, and plastics releases dioxin into the food and ultimately into the cells of the body. Instead, he recommends using glass, Corning Ware or ceramic containers for heating food. You get the same results, only without the dioxin. So such things as TV dinners, instant ramen and soups, etc., should be removed from the container and heated in something else. Paper isn't bad but you don't know what is in the paper. It's just safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc.

He reminded us that a while ago some of the fast food restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper. The dioxin problem is one of the reasons. Also, he pointed out that Saran wrap is just as dangerous when placed over foods to be cooked in the microwave. As the food is nuked, the high heat causes poisonous toxins to actually melt out of the plastic wrap and drip into the food. Cover food with a paper towel instead.

Cup Of Coffee

A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university lecturer. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life. Offering his guests coffee, the lecturer went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups : - porcelain, plastic, glass, some plain-looking and some expensive and exquisite, telling them to help themselves to hot coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the lecturer said: "If you noticed, all the nice-looking,expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is but normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress. What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the bettercups and are eyeing each other's cups."

"Now, if Life is coffee, then the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, but the quality of Life doesn't change." Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee in it."

So don't let the cups drive you... enjoy the coffee instead.

Excellence is not a destination; it is a continuous journey that never ends.

BANANA

Never, put your banana in the refrigerator!!!

This is interesting. After reading this, you'll never look at a banana in the same way again.

Bananas contain three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber. A banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy. Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes. But energy isn't the only way a banana can help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.

Depression: According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.

PMS: Forget the pills - eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.

Anemia: High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anemia.

Blood Pressure: This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it perfect to beat blood pressure. So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke.

Brain Power: 200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.

Constipation: High in fiber, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.

Hangovers: One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.

Heartburn: Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief.

Morning Sickness: Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.

Mosquito bites: Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.

Nerves: Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.

Overweight and at work? StudIes at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at wor k leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and crisps. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady.

Ulcers: The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach. Temperature control: Many other cultures see bananas as a "cooling" fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand , for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature.

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood enhancer tryptophan.

Smoking &Tobacco Use: Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.

Stress: Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body's water balance. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.

Strokes: According to research in The New England Journal of Medicine, eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%!

Warts: Those keen on natural alternatives swear that if you want to kill off a wart, take a piece of banana skin and place it on the wart, with the yellow side out.

Carefully hold the skin in place with a plaster or surgical tape! So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around So maybe its time to change that well-known phrase so that we say, "A banana a day keeps the doctor away!"

PS: Bananas must be the reason monkeys are so happy all the time! I will add one here; want a quick shine on our shoes?? Take the INSIDE of the banana skin, and rub directly on the shoe...polish with dry cloth. Amazing fruit!

Avoid soya

THIS ARTICLE IS THRU THE KIND COURTESY OF MS SUREKHA RAMCHANDANI ONEWOMAN'S STORY ON SOYA...

All Males-PLEASE pass this info to all your female friends... It may save their lives! Something to take note of? This is my true story, nothing altered. Theseare facts, as they relate to my experience, my opinions based on what Ihave read and felt.? I am relating them to warn other younghealth-conscious women who? are unwittingly harming themselves.

In 1989, I graduated from high school in Texas and couldn't wait to hitthe big college city.? One of the changes I wanted to make was to eathealthier.Once I moved to health-conscious Austin , Texas , I began to fortify my body with the best and healthiest foods I could find.? Tofu was the main ingredient in every healthy dish and I bought soya milk almost every dayand used it for everything from cereal to smoothies or just to drink for a quick snack.? I bought soya muffins, miso soup with tofu, soybeans,soybean sprouts, etc.? All the literature in all the health and fitnessmagazines said that soya protected you against everything from heartdisease to breast cancer.? It was the magical isoflavones, theestrogen-like hormones that all worked to help you stay young andhealthy.? I looked great, I was working out all the time, but my menstrualcycle was off.?

At 20, I started taking birth control pills to regulate my menstrual cycle.In addition to this I began to suffer from painful? periods.? I began toget puffy, it was as though I was losing my muscle? tone.? I began tosuffer from depression and getting hot flushes.? I mistook all this for PMS since my periods were irregular.? By the time I was 25, my periodswere so bad, I couldn't walk.The birth control pills never made them regular or less painful so Idecided to stop taking them.? I went on like this for another two years until I realized my pain wasn't normal.? At 27, my gynecologist found twocysts in my uterus.? Both were the size of tennis balls.? I went throughsurgery to have them removed and thank God they were benign. The gynecologist told me to go back on birth control pills.? I didn't.

In1998, he discovered a lump in my breast.? Again, I went through surgeryand again it was benign.In November 2000 my glands swelled up and my gums became inflamed. Thinking I had a tooth infection I went to the dentist who told me thatteeth were not the problem.? After a dose of antibiotics the swellingstill did not go down.? At this point I could feel a tiny nodule on the right side of my neck.? I told my mother I had thyroid trouble.? Shethought I was being silly.? No one in the family suffered from thyroidtrouble. Going on a hunch I saw a specialist who diagnosed me withPapillary Thyroid Carcinoma. After a series of tests he told me it was cancer.? My fiance and I satstunned.? We were not prepared and I was so scared.? We scheduled surgeryright away.? The specialist told us that it would only be after the operation that a pathologist would be able to tell us for sure if it wascancer.? They found a tumor in my right lobe composed of irregular cellsand another smaller tumor growing on the left, so the entire thyroid was removed.They told me that after undergoing radioactive iodine I would be safe andassured me that I could live a long life.?

After treatment I began to search for the cause of all these problems.? I never once thought it could be all the soya I had consumed for nearly ten years.? After all, soya ishealthy.I came upon a web page that linked thyroid problems to soya intake and theconspiracy of soya marketed as a health food when in fact it is only a toxic by-product of the vegetable oil industry.? This was insane, afterall, the health and fitness magazines had said nothing about soya beingharmful.I visited a herbalist who was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 1985. She informed me that soya was the culprit.? She had a hysterectomy due tocysts and other uterine problems.?

A few months later another acquaintancewho had consumed soya came down with thyroid cancer.? A girl in England I met through the Internet in a thyroid cancer forum had just undergonesurgery and she was only 19.What was going on????? Breast cancer is linked to estrogen.? What mimicsestrogen in the female body, SOYA!? But I never suspected soya because until now I never once found a single article that stated soya could bedangerous. Women who took soya prior to thyroid problems will continue totake it after if they are not aware of what soya actually does, what it contains and how it reacts in the female body.? I think this is the reasonthat women with thyroid cancer often develop breast cancer later.

My co-worker is big into soya and I see her losing hair and gaining weight despite a walking workout during her break and after work, and apples andoranges for lunch.? She just had cysts removed from her uterus too.I warned her to stay off soya.? I referred her to websites but until it is on the evening news on all four networks, women will suffer.? Since thethyroidectomy, I do not touch soya, haven't for two years.

Dear readers, please use my story in any way you can.? There are so many young girls who are consuming soya because they think they are taking careof themselves, and women taking soya because they want to be healthy.It is so unfair that the information about the dangers of soya isn't more widely circulated.? It is sad.? There are many out there who feel this wayand it is a terrible blow when you realize you are not as healthy as youthought and that the information that you depended on was wrong.

Lessons on Life - Four Seasons of Life

There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So, he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away.

The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in the fall. When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen.

The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted. The second son said no, it was covered with green buds and full of promise The third son disagreed; he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen. The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life and fulfillment.

The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen but only one season in the tree's life. He told them that you cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season, and that the essence of who they are and the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that life can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are up. If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, fulfillment of your fall.

Moral:
Don't let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest. Don't judge life by one difficult season. Persevere through the difficult patches and better times are sure to follow.

Soft Drinks....Killing Me Softly

Please read this. An interesting piece of information.......

Have a look at the wrapper on a Coca-Cola 1.5 liter bottle and in the ingredients label you will find phosphoric acid in it. Minute quantities of ethylene glycol are also used (which is acknowledged in the soft drink world for making it really chill). This is popularly known as anti-freeze which prevents water from freezing at 0 deg C and instead drops it 4-5 degrees with minute quantities. This chemical is a known slow poison in the caliber of arsenic.

So, if you manage to drink about 4 liters of Coke within an hour or so, you can die. Read along and give up these dangerous things. Be natural; have flavored milks, tender coconuts, buttermilk, lassi and plain water instead of these "soft" drinks. Guess what's the pH for soft drinks, e.g. Coke? PH 3.4! This acid ity is strong enough to dissolve teeth and bones! Our human body stops building bones at the age of about 30.

Softdrinks do not have any nutrition value (in terms of vitamins & minerals). It is high in sugar content, carbonic acid, chemicals i.e. colorings etc. Some like to take cold soft drinks after each meal. Guess what's the impact? Our body needs an optimum temperature of 37 degrees Celsius for digestive enzyme functioning. The temperature of cold soft drinks is very much below 37 degrees or even close to 0 degrees Celsius. This will dilute the enzymes & stress the digestive system. The food taken will not be digested. In fact it will be fermented! The fermented food produces gases, decays and becomes toxin, gets absorbed by the intestine, circulates in the blood stream and is carried to the whole body. Hence toxin is cumulated in other parts of the body, developing into various diseases.

Think before you drink Coke/Pepsi (or any soft drink) again. Have you ever thought what you drink when you drink an aerated drink? You gulp down carbon dioxide, when nobody in the world would advise you to drink CO2.

Two months back, there was a competition at Delhi University "Who could drink the most Coke?" The winner drank 8 bottles and fainted on the spot-too much CO2 in the blood. Thereafter, the principal banned all soft drinks from the college canteen! While this might have been an extreme measure, their results do provide some food for thought. Did you know that soft drinks use chemicals in them that cause immense harm to you. Someone put a broken tooth in a bottle of Pepsi and in 10 days it DISSOLVED! Can you believe it? Teeth and bones are the only human parts that stay intact for years after death. Imagine what the drink must be doing to your soft intestines and stomach lining!

Drinking Cold Water After Meal- Cancer

Drinking Cold Water After Meal- Cancer! & A serious note about heart attack
Precautions is better then cure............

For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you.
It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion. Once this "sludge" reacted with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine. Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warmafter a meal.

A serious note about heart attacks >>HEART ATTACK PROCEDURE: (THIS IS NOT A JOKE!)

Women should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting. Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line. You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack. Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms. 60% of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know, the better chance we could survive.

It could save your life!!

身体健康自查 ( 很有道理！)

注意生理警讯
神造人时给人体许多巧妙的安排，从身体的很多方面，我们都可以观察出自己健康的状况。只是很多时候我们都忽略了，现在让我们一起来看看，有哪些是你从来不知道的。

以长痘痘来说，有的人偶尔长一两颗，有的人长期为痘痘所苦。但你可知道，青春痘长的位置透露了健康的讯息？以额头来说，可能血液循环有问题，由于过于劳心伤神，所以脾气容易不好。应该睡眠充足、多喝水。

指甲则是人体另一个反应健康的地方。健康的指甲应该是淡粉红色的，且指甲板光滑、没有沟痕，韧度也要够，这些特点不妨自我检视看看。

如果指甲凹凸不平，且有沟纹，那堋可能要注意你的肝功能了。若是指甲容易破裂，是缺乏铁质，应该多补充深绿色叶菜、鱼类、豆类等。从指甲其实可以观察出许多疾病的征兆，应该利用修剪指甲时，慎重地检视一番。

而排泄物则是另一个显示健康状况的指标，不要嫌脏，每天观察一下，看看自己够不够健康。健康的排泄物是没有臭味的，如果吃多肉类、便秘时，都会产生强烈臭味。

除了从这些地方观察自己的健康，更要注意生理时钟，不要违背天然，才能让身体循环正常。 例如凌晨一点到两点是肝脏排毒期，应该要让身体进入睡眠状态，才能顺利排毒。

总之，要有健康的身体，自己要做自己第一个医生，第一号的观察照顾者，这样才能健康又快乐。

1. 冒痘痘的位置与健康讯息
　　冒痘痘的位置可能显示出身体的警讯，你知道吗？你可能　要看看是否真的该保养身体了。

额头
代表心火旺、血液循环有问题，可能是过于劳心伤神。这类的人 脾气较不好，应养成早睡早起的习惯，睡眠充足，并多喝水。
鼻子
如果长在鼻梁，代表脊椎骨可能出现问题；如果是长在鼻头处， 可能是胃火大、消化系统异常；若在鼻头两侧，就可能跟卵巢机能或生殖系统有关。
下巴
表示肾功能受损或内分泌系统失调。女生容易b 下巴周围长痘痘的可能是月事不顺所引起的。
左边脸颊 可能是肝功能不顺畅，如肝脏的分泌、解毒或造血等功能出了状 况。
右边脸颊 可能是肺部功能失常。

2. 如 何检视指甲的健康
指甲的生长夏天比冬天快，手指甲又比脚指甲快，且健康情况也会在指甲上显现哦！所以快检视一下，你的指甲健不健康。

指甲色泽
通常是淡粉红色，但若太常使用指甲油、去光水，也会使指甲变 黄。
指甲的韧度 用其他手指按压指甲尖端，若能略为弯曲表示硬度刚好，若太软 也表示指甲不健康。
指甲板是否光滑 有时从侧面观看会发现沟痕，那就要多滋养指甲，让情况改善。
周围皮肤 指甲周围皮肤若是过于干燥、粗糙，就要利用按摩与保养，改善 情况。

3. 指甲 的病征 指甲可以反应 健康状况，观察指甲的变化，可以了解身体有哪些病征。

指甲过白
慢性贫血或肝、肾有问题。
白斑
缺乏锌，可由海产类、菠菜、菇类、五　类、葵瓜子等摄取补 充。
容易破裂
缺乏铁质，可由深绿色叶菜类、鱼类、豆类、五　类等补充。
指甲过黄
缺乏维他命E ，也可能是淋巴系统、 呼吸系统有问题。维他命E 可由深绿色蔬菜、水果中摄取。 凹凸不平
若还有出现一条条的条纹，可能是肝不好。

4. 如 何从唇色观察健康状况
健康的唇色是粉红色的，如果唇色不正常，可能是健康状况不好哦！

唇色苍白
若指甲、眼睑也苍白，可能有贫血。
唇色青紫
若非因为气温过于寒冷，有可能是有贫血、心脏方面问题。
唇色淡黄
若脸色、眼白一样呈黄色，可能是肝功能不好。
唇色红紫
若非发烧或一氧化碳中毒，就可能有心脏病、肺病、心脏衰弱等 问题。

5. 从 排泄物看健康 　　许多人排出 的大便有强烈的臭味，其实如果吃多了肉类、便秘时、肠胃道老化都会有此现象。你可 以从排泄物观察出自己的健康情况哦！

份量
每次以两三条为适量。
形状
直径两三公分的条状为佳，过软或呈颗粒状则表示肠子有老化状 况。
气味
正常者应没有强烈的味道，若有□ 臭味、焦臭味、腐败味，则是 有肠老化现象。
颜色
黄色为正常，颜色愈深表示肠老化状态愈严重。
硬度
排便时若无压迫感或泻肚子状态则为正常。

6. 生理时钟表 身体都有生 理时钟，不同时间有不同工作，应该配合生理时钟，才能有健康身体哦！

午夜 12:00 ~ 1:00
浅眠期
多梦而敏感，身体不适者易在此时痛醒。
凌晨 1:00 ~ 2:00
排毒期
此时肝脏为排除毒素而活动旺盛，应让身体进入睡眠状态，让肝脏得以完成代谢废物。
凌晨 3:00 ~ 4:00
休眠期
重症病人最易发病的时刻，常有患病 者在此时死亡， 熬夜最好勿超过这个时 间。
上午 9:00 ~ 11:00
精华期
此时为注意力及记忆力最好，且工作与学习的最佳时段。
中午 12:00 ~ 1:00
午休期
最好静坐或闭目休息一下再进餐，正午不可饮酒，易醉又伤肝哦 ！
下午 2:00 ~ 3:00
高峰期
是分析力和创造力得以发挥淋漓的极致时段！
下午 4:00 ~ 5:00
低潮期
体力耗弱的阶段，最好补充水果来解馋，避免因饥饿而贪食致肥 胖。
下午 5:00 ~ 6:00
松散期
此时血糖略增，嗅觉与味觉最敏感，不妨准备晚膳来提振精神。
晚上 7:00 ~ 8:00
暂憩期
最好能在饭后30 分钟去散个步或沐浴 ，放松一下，纾解一日的疲倦困顿。
晚上 8:00 ~ 10:00
夜修期
此为晚上活动的巅峰时段，建议您善用此 时进行商议，进修等　要思虑周密的活动。
晚上 11:00 ~ 12:00
夜眠期
经过镇日忙碌，此时应该放松心情进入梦乡，千万别让身体过度 负荷，那可得不偿失哦！
别吝啬只自己保有这封信
要把它传给每一个你

让大家都一起健康吧 !!

I N S T R U C T I O N S F O R L I F E - from Good Karma

1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.

3. Follow the three R’s:
Respect for self,
Respect for others and
Responsibility for all your actions.

4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.

5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.

6. Don’t let a little dispute injure a great relationship.

7. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.

8. Spend some time alone every day.

9. Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.

10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.

11. Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time.

12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.

13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past.

14. Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.

15. Be gentle with the earth.

16. Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.

17. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.

18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.

19. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.

For the Feng Shui Conscious

Sitting In The Office :In the office, always sit with the wall behind you if you seek co-operation and support of colleagues. Sitting with your back to people or a door can signify 'backstabbing', betrayal and lack of support. It is always the best that if a male and a female colleague sit opposite facing one-another. This is always seemed a balance in the "yin" and "yang" energy. Less conflict will occur often.

It is not advised to sit facing opposite with a female colleague who is6 years older or younger than you. Conflicts and arguments will occur frequently.

Love in an Office:It is always not advised to fall in love with someone who is working or sitting in the same office. Chances of development to deeper relationships are rare. This is due to the fire element in feng shui in an office.However, unless the male colleague is sitting right in front of the female colleague where the female colleague is sitting at the back facing the wall. If you like a male/female colleague who is sitting right in front of you (opposite face-to-f ace), a chance of success is rare.

Feng Shui For RomanceThis is specially Tips & Hints For those who are busy searching for a life-partner.

Never place your own single photo in your bedroom. Most singles likes to do it. It is always advise to remove it as soon as possible if you are at the age of marriage. This seriously causes "sha" qi in your romance life. You stay and sleep in your bedroom every night and the "sha" qi to your romance became an object. This causes a loneliness and tiredness in your romance.You always feel either unsafe or afraid of getting t o start a relationship.

Never hang your own photo above your bed on the wall . You will never have the good feeling over any opposite sex. Hence, you will never have a good relationship. If you like to place a photo, you can choose to place a group photo, family photo or a photo taken with friends or siblings. You will soon have a chance to change it to a photo taken with your lover or husband.

Never put on a red color bed sheet . (refer to those only red colors without any floral designs or pictures) This usually works well with couples and creates more romance between the two of them. However, this reduces your chances for an opposite sex to fall in love with you. Or worst, they dislike you.

For those who are very eager to find a life-partner, it is always advised not to place any ornaments that is odd in number (eg.1 ) It would be encourage to place them in a pair.
Never ever place fish tank in a bedroom . It is not advise to do that.

Never sleep in front of a mirror . It reflects your image. This will lead to an unsuccessful relationship where your partner may change his/her heart easily.Never place any sharp objects on the writing table or anywhere in your bedroom when sleeping. It is advised to keep them in your drawer. When you are sleeping, your "yang" qi is lower; the sharp objects will damage or lower your "Yang" qi the next day. Hence you will always look restless even you have an 8 hours sleep. You properly do not have the mood or energy to woo at girls. For the ladies, you properly lose your mood to pay more attention at the guy that you admire. Soon, you will lose the motivation of starting to get to know him/her more.

For those working, it is advise to take a bath on every morning before you go to work. You will look fresh and most of your "yin" qi will be washed away by the water element. Hence, you feel much more happier, n eat and confidence with yourself when wooing at the opposite sex. You will attract more attention from the opposite sex. This also base on those people going out for a first date. You will have a higher chance of getting more chances to get more attention from a lady/man. So take that in mind, Bath yourself well.

Never place slippers in front of your bedroom door . Kick them aside. It blocks your way to your success in your relationship.

For the gentleman: It is advice not to paste any sex related material like sex related posters etc. in your bedroom . You will properly lose your "yang" energy if you face these materials too much. The more "yang"energy you have, the more you can attract opposite sex. For man, it is very im portant to have the "yang" qi with you.In Feng Shui and Astrology, than stronger the man has his "yang" qi, and the stronger the lady has her "yin" energy, the "yin yang" gathers and balances the romance life.

In Feng Shui, color is also an important aspect in romance related topics.For instance, green color is always not advice to paint on the wall of your bedroom. You will never succeed to make a man/lady love you no matter how hard you tried. Or rather I say, you better give up on him/her. Paint your bedroom wall with light and bright colors. Light sky blue colors will create a peaceful and stable relationship. Light pink or violet color will create a romantic and loving relationship. Pale off white color will create a fresh and successful relationship. Never paint red color in your room unless you are getting married. It ends your chances to find a suitable life-! partner.

There are always things not advise to place in a bedroom. However if you follow to my tips above, you properly will have a better relationship sooner. Feng Shui starts with the feeling. If you feel very comfortable to place something in your room, then it's okay. If you got a feeling of uneasy, frustration, confused or worried, you properly got an objective.It's always strongly advise to check out more with your local Feng Shui adviser.

Last, it is also worth to clean your wardrobe often. Throw away unwanted clothes, shoes or towels often. Clear at least 3 to 4 times a year. It somehow means that you will only have a brand new relationship only if you can throw away the old/bad or unsuccessful one. Don't just leave everything in your wardrobe for thousand years and just don't bother of clearing up your wardrobe. You properly end up tones of rubbish inside.You might as well choose to remain alone forever in your life. Your heart is filled with too much objectives that bothers you. That's properly the reason why you always feel bothered or frustrated or even get jealous easily whenever you heard the news that another of your good buddies is getting married soon.SO

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? CLEAN UP AND ! TIDY UP YOUR WARDROBE TODAY!FIGHT FOR YOUR OWN HAPPINESS NOW!

Feng Shui tips for your home:There should be no shoes or slippers lying around outside the main door of your house . Remove it if you can. Allow that space at the main door to be f ree and clear. The chi (energy) rides with the wind and will collect all the smell of those shoes and slippers into your house causing sickness.

Ch'i then travels about in your house looking for water to stay but if there are no water fountains or fish tanks, then the Ch'i will be dispersed by wind.

There should be no television sets in your bedrooms: If you cannot get rid of that habit then after watching the television cover it with a plastic table cloth. Remember it has to be plastic and not simply cloth.

There should be no mirrors opposite your bed or at the side of your bed.Mirrors opposite the bed can attract a third party to the relationship.Therefore, do not place mirrors anywhere you like and especially in your bedroom.

Place an indoor water fountain in your home , position in a favorable area to attract whatever you want in your life.

If you already have a fish tank in your house, be careful. A fish tank placed correctly can bring about greater fortune , as you will tap on the "Divine Water Dragon's Den". But if you tap wrongly, it can cause you to have lawsuits, bankruptcy, work pressure, troubles and problems.If you noticed any of these after placing the fish tank for approximately four months, shift your fish tank to another location.

TAKE NOTE:Water Features:A fish tank or fountain in the Water (North) or Wood (East & South East) sectors of a property are superb good fortune enhancers. It is often advised that the aquarium is placed to the left side of the main door to attract money. The direction is taken when one is standing inside looking out.

Try not to allow children to sleep on mattresses on the floor. Yes, this allows young children not to fall off beds but it also causes young children to fall sick frequently. The reason is: chi is not able to flow underneath the bed. Ideally, chi should circulate around the mattress where our children sleep to allow them to be healthy.;For young children, try to have their back to the wall when they write .It is important there should be a solid wall behind a children's writing table. This allows the child to have support so that he can sit there and study longer rather than for only half an hour and then they tend to move about because there is no solid wall behind their back. Adjust your writing table.

Do not allow children to sleep on double bunk beds even if it means saving space. The child sleeping underneath will not have "fresh chi"and so his health might be weak. But if due to space constraints, then monitor your child's health if not add in a metal 6 rods wind chime or a crystal sphere, to break up the "stale chi" around his bed.

Your bed should always have a solid wall behind you. This is important if you wish to have a good rest. A solid wall simply means that you can go into deeper sleep and therefore enabling you to have good rest so that when you wake up in the morning, you will feel fresh and well rested. This also allows you to be able to concentrate on your work better.

There should be no beam on top of your bed. The beam above causes chi to be pressured thus enabling you to have pressures in life. Therefore, don't place furniture underneath it or alternatively level the beam. But make sure if you choose the latter, it is important that you have enough height for that space.

If you have a lot of work pressure, maybe it's the marble table that you have in your dinning room that causes you to have those problems. Remove that marble table and change to a wooden one or alternatively live with that work pressure!

If your child usually falls sick in that bedroom: Then either change them to another bedroom or simply hang a six rod metal wind chime as the metal element will break all the earth energies in that room. After hanging, if the wind could not do the job for you then you will have to "chime" it yourself and then watch for the good results.

Do not use a red sofa set: The color red represent the element of fire.And for Feng Shui, some places simply cannot have the color red in that sector.For example: the wealth area or some other sectors which without a Feng Shui check would be unable to tell you where it is. A red sofa sets gives rise to heavy work pressure, troubles and obstacles.

Always open your bedroom windows at least once 20 minutes a day to allow fresh chi to come in, we do this so that it allows fresh new chi from outside to come into your bedroom, if not you will be sleeping with stale chi every night.

And if that happens, then how can you expect your life to bring in more good fortune to come to you? So open that window and never mind if dusts comes in! The great good fortune that you can have will far exceeds the time you take to clean off the dust.

Two of Everything: Keep objects such as ornaments of animals in pairs, particularly if you wish to enhance relationship success.Single items, especially photos of yourself on your own, could signify loneliness.

Position of Bed: When you are lying in bed, your feet should not directly face the door , since this is known as the 'coffin' position and is very inauspicious!

"Feng Shui" is not superstitious thing to believe. Up till today, many businessman, professionals and even billionaires still choose to believe it. I don't think anyone likes to go against Feng Shui. If you feel believe in Feng Shui is superstitious, why not paint your living room's wall in red color or dark grey color?

Why not hangs a clock opposite your main door? Why not move to a house locate next to a graveyard? I don't think you dare to do that! And I think nobody wants to choose to go on bad luck forever. Right?

Try it or Believe it? Up to You.

How To Be A Better Couple

1. Be realistic about each other.
Don't try to turn ur partner into something he or she is not. Let's face it, guys-there's only 1 Pamela Anderson in the world, and even she has had her implants removed! Give ur gal a break and understand that her physical appearance is NOT going to change overnite with the help of a few facials or treatments. And ladies, Brad Pitt has already been taken, so u're gonna have to do with what ur guy is like! Chill out, love each other for what u are. There is more to ur partner than what meets the eye.

2. Always talk things out.
Now guys, I know this is not ur fave pastime or mode of resolving issues, but u know what? This works with the gals. Don't make assumptions about each other's feelings. Learn to xpress urself better so that ur partner undrstands what u're angry about, or hurt about, or even happy about! When u stop talking to each other from the heart, it's the beginning of the end.

3. Do stuff together.
Make an effort to do t hings together. Do some sports or involve urselves in some shared activities; something both of u enjoy or are interested in. It could be as simple as watching movies together, or jus strolling hand-in-hand down Orchard Road. Watch soccor with him once in a while though the green patch on TV puts u to sleep in 3 seconds. And guys, do give in if ur gal asks for another day at window-shopping, rather than suggest that she go out with her girlfriends for "that sort of activities" instead. If u're spending more time with ur friends rather than with ur partner, it's a warning sign that u're drifting apart!!!

4. Meet each other halfway.
If he agrees to throw out that rotten T-shirt with the "The_Rock" print, u shouldn't kick up much of a fuss if he asks u to keep ur room tidy... There's gotta be a little giving and taking in a relationship, so learn to meet each other halfway.

5.Show ur love
Buy her flowers or candy or perfume everynow and then, even if u have been together for 5years. It's wonderful to continue showing someone that u care for him or her. Cook him a special meal, paint him a Valentine's Day card. Knit him mini-socks he can't wear ( like for decoration purposes => ), buy him a packet of milk for breakfast, or pack his wardrobe for him...so he knows u can still be romantic and loving despite having been together for quite a while.

6. Respect each other.
Stop making jokes about her hair or skin, or whatever it is u love to laugh at. Ask urself if she thinks if its funny. And if he has an inferiority complex about his height, stop ogling at tall guys and make him feel worse! Love is about respecting each other's feelings and being sensitive to each other at all times.

7. Bury the past.
Stop bringing up the past. Gals..don't bring up the happy things about u and ur ex to ur guy, it would jus make him jealous or unhappy. And guys, don't talk about the happy times that u had with ur ex or mention about her in ur every other sentence as it would make ur gal feel un-happy and she might think that u saying all this b'cos u are gonna get back with ur ex or not interested in her anymore.

8. Sit on ur jealousy.
All of us go thru' spells of insecurity at the beginning of the relationship, but don't translate that insecurity into jealousy. If u're gonna go through ur partner's mail and cupboard, and eavesdropping on conversations, u know something is wrong - with u!!! Jealousy is like a poison that slowly spreads thru' the relationship before finall y killing it. Trust ur partner; love has to have trust in it.

9. Keep ur commitments to each other.
If ur partner is standing u up all the time and cancelling dates and breaking promises, u need to talk! If u're in a relationship, make ur partner ur priority and don't disappoint them if u can help it. It's really terrible when someone promises to take u to dinner, and then calls to cancel it. Don't make promises u can't keep. If ur partner starts to feel that he/she is not important enough to u, u may jus lose him/her.

10. Be honest.
Honesty is not scowling at how awful she looks first thing in the morning, or telling him that he has the biceps of a fly~! When we say "be honest", we mean expressing <>ur feelings clearly, not being bitingly cruel. When u're hurt, say so, and when u're angry, tell him/her, w/o getting hysterical. If u can't be honest with ur partner, who can u be honest with? � Love is also about honesty, and a relationship where no honesty exists probably isn't worth it!