Wednesday 29 April 2015

Ginger and Diabetes

29.4.2015

Ginger and Diabetes

Ginger is the thick knotted underground stem (rhizome) of the plant Zingiber officinale that has been used for centuries in Asian cuisine and medicine.


Native to Africa, India, China, Australia and Jamaica, it is commonly used as a spice or flavouring agent in cooking, as an alternative ‘herbal’ treatment for various ailments such as nausea and indigestion, and for fragrance in soaps and cosmetics.

Ginger rhizome can be used fresh, dried and powdered, or as a juice or oil. It has a pungent and sharp aroma and adds a strong spicy flavour to food and drink.

Effect on diabetes

Glycemic control

A study published in the August 2012 edition of the natural product journal Planta Medica suggested that ginger may improve long-term blood sugar control for people with type 2 diabetes.

Researchers from the University of Sydney, Australia, found that extracts from Buderim Ginger (Australian grown ginger) rich in gingerols - the major active component of ginger rhizome - can increase uptake of glucose into muscle cells without using insulin, and may therefore assist in the management of high blood sugar levels.

Insulin secretion

In the December 2009 issue of the European Journal of Pharmacology, researchers reported that two different ginger extracts, spissum and an oily extract, interact with serotonin receptors to reveres their effect on insulin secretion.

Treatment with the extracts led to a 35 per cent drop in blood glucose levels and a 10 per cent increase in plasma insulin levels.

Cataract protection

A study published in the August 2010 edition of Molecular Vision revealed that a small daily dose of ginger helped delay the onset and progression of cataracts - one of the sight-related complications of long-term diabetes - in diabetic rats.

It’s also worth noting that ginger has a very low glycemic index (GI). Low GI foods break down slowly to form glucose and therefore do not trigger a spike in blood sugar levels as high GI foods do.

Note: Article tsken from diabetis.co.uk

Sunday 26 April 2015

Ssminar kewangan.
(FP101)
Kajian menunjukan 93% rakyat Malaysia tidak merancang kewangan (buat bajet) mereka.

Cara membuat perancangan

1. Buat bajet
Senarai dahulu keperluan yg utama spt bil utiliti, pinjaman, asasi, keperluan, atau kehendak,

2. Amalan Simpan  duit dan melabur contoh melalui ASB dan lain2 produknya. Fahami produk2 itu.

3. Urus hutang dan pinjaman dgn baik.
Pinjaman ada 2 jenis iaitu pinjaman bagus dan pinjaman tak bagus.
(pinjaman beli rumah itu pinjaman bagus tp pinjaman buat renovation tu pinjaman yg tidak bagus.Elak berbelanja tidak perlu dgn guna kad kredit)

4 asas penting dmerancang perlindungan kewangan.

-1. Melalui insuran nyawa/kenderaan/persaraan/takaful/perubatan

-2. membina kekayaan (masa muda iaitu seawal mula bekerja hingga peringkat usia 50an)

-3. Memahami keadaan inflasi dan ekonomi semasa

-4. Membuat Perancangaan Persaraan.

Harta Pusaka juga perlu dirancang agar waris tidak hadapi masalah kewangan

Buat perancangan harta pusaka tetap,mudah alih dan harta cair.

-1. Merekod semua harta dan simpanan/pelaburan supaya waris mudah mendpt maklumat selepas kematian

-2. Membuat perwarisan/hibah supaya memudahkan waris mmbuat tuntutan dan memudahkan harta pusaka diurus dan dicairkan

Kesimpulan:
+Merancang peelu utk diri sendiri dan keluarga.

+menyimpan wang di institusi dipercayai

+alami kehidupan dgn tenang dgn merancang kewangan anda

+persediaan utk hari tua/persaraaan.

+pelbagai kan simpanan kwsp dlm pelaburan yg dipercayai.

+ jadikan usia persaraan adalah hari percutian setiap hari anda.

Dikutip dari seminar kewangan di MSAM2015, Sibu Sarawak.