The Ugly "F" Word

Famine is stoppable, spread the word today and help stop Famine

Diabetes - Is it a serious disease?

Well, in Malaysia it is estimated that the prevalence of diabetes was 942,000 in 2000, is projected to increase to 2,479,000 by 2030. Source: WHO http://www.who.int/diabetes/facts/world_figures/en/index6.html

The word 'prevalence' of Diabetes usually means the estimated population of people who are managing Diabetes at any given time (i.e. people with Diabetes). The term 'incidence' of Diabetes means the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Diabetes diagnosed each year (i.e. getting Diabetes). Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence.

Did you know that diabetes is the leading cause of adult blindness,kidney failure, and amputations? Diabetes is a growing problem for Asian Americans and Pacific
Islanders. But you can manage your diabetes and stay healthy – by controlling your blood sugar levels. Keep your blood sugar close to normal by choosing healthy foods
and getting regular exercise. Take your prescribed medications and test your blood sugar on a regular basis.

Manage your diabetes. You’ll feel better and have more energy. Best of all, you will lower your chances for serious health problems later on. You one have one life, take good care of it.

Poor Quality Food=Obesity

All around the world we have seen how low quality food aka junk food craze have caught on. Nobody is happier than all the fast food chains conglomerates. However, the families of obese children, fathers, mothers, uncles and aunties regret that they did nothing to stop their early deaths. This disease is preventable. For eg. in USA, it costs 150 billion (it is expected to double every year) to treat obesity related illnesses and children will live 10 years shorter than their parents. Thanks to internet and the social media, we can now fight back and correct this falsehood. Watch this video and help spread the good news and start preventing obesity by eating and cooking fresh good quality food today.

How to help your community

If you are ever in search of ideas on how to help your community, Pamela Lim has got some simple and useful ideas which anyone with a caring heart can do. Goto http://twitter.com/#search?q=%23rise2chg

Add more ideas to share if you care.

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"He that takes medicine and neglects diet, wastes the skills of the physician."

Many times we just wished that we did not fall sick and have to see a doctor. We do sometimes fall sick and have no choice. However, we can choose how fast we recover and build up our immunity so that we will not fall sick again. How can we do that? Please share your remedies here.

You are a child of God

You are a child of God.

Marianne Williamson (HarperCollins 1992) Nelson Mandela also used this in his speech.

Our Deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.

We ask ourselves: Who am I to be brilliant, talented, and fabulous? You are a child of God. You are of great worth to the world, to your family, and especially to yourself.

Your playing small does not serve the world. We are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us. It is in everyone.

When we let our own light shine we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."

Let us shine our own light and luminate those who cannot help themselves ... let us always give a helping hand to those in need.