Rant Section

Just thought I also start a ranting section...

A place for us to rant and get stuff off our chest - apparently it's a good destresser hahah

Anyway, here's what sparked me off this morning...

In today's "Mind Your Body" supplement, there was an article on Protein Shake Craze...

While I do not believe in protein shakes (why not just eat a nice juicy steak or siew bak?), some comments from the so-called nutrition "experts" had me shaking my head in disbelief...

According to one Ms Jaclyn Reutens (Aptima Nutrition And Sports Consultants clinical dietian), she warns that protein shakes should not be confused with meal replacements or used as weight loss diets...

"A weight-loss meal needs to comprise of carbohydrates, protein, fibre, vitamins and minerals."

The article then went on to quote one Derrick Ong who runs his own consultancy Eat Right (what a joke) as saying that taking more than 2g of protein per kg of bodyweight a day may lead to the excess being oxidised and stored as fat...

Another big shake of the head and a face palm moment...sigh

xtrocious wrote:

According to one Ms Jaclyn Reutens (Aptima Nutrition And Sports Consultants clinical dietian), she warns that protein shakes should not be confused with meal replacements or used as weight loss diets...

"A weight-loss meal needs to comprise of carbohydrates, protein, fibre, vitamins and minerals."

The article then went on to quote one Derrick Ong who runs his own consultancy Eat Right (what a joke) as saying that taking more than 2g of protein per kg of bodyweight a day may lead to the excess being oxidised and stored as fat...

Another big shake of the head and a face palm moment...sigh

X, this one is call, "talk bird talk" .
I took protein shakes before, damn, but the load, bring in from US direct some more, and no sugar. Yeah, got bigger, damn bigger!

I know but what I can't stand is all these so-called "experts" continuing to mislead the gullible...sigh

And of course it doesn't help when our esteemed media parrots these untruths without even bothering to check if they are correct or not...

xtrocious wrote:I know but what I can't stand is all these so-called "experts" continuing to mislead the gullible...sigh

And of course it doesn't help when our esteemed media parrots these untruths without even bothering to check if they are correct or not...

They have someone sponsoring them lah.
this equipment got problem lah etc...
Today on leave, my boss calls me, super too lan, say
Some more me roasting beans,
Ok lor, good to know is, he LppL no me sure die lor.
Look on the bright side. Better some misguided soul then you,
So long as you know now and take care of your own health, can liow.

Wah, that sucks - having to go back when you are on leave...

Oh well, it happens to me as well...

Sometimes I am on MC also need to work from home!

xtrocious wrote:Wah, that sucks - having to go back when you are on leave...

Oh well, it happens to me as well...

Sometimes I am on MC also need to work from home!

No lah X, didn't go back, just f some kah Kia to do it, talk him thru the steps,
Then done liow. Just Finish running my HDMI cable thru my false ceiling, cut and then
Repair back, tomorrow then paint after the plaster sets. Tomorrow also on leave, think
I go SLS need some ram for company, then go Kia Kia jalan basah. Hey, anyone know where I
Can. Uy burlap/gunny/jute bags, (same thing, name different) 8"x12" agar agar one, not the
Giant types. Kumsia if anyone got lobbang before tomorrow.

Bro where is jalan basah, near where?

Just took my mom for her checkup and her doctor scolded me when he found out I told my mom to take 5000IU of vitamin D3 everyday.

Me: What's wrong with supplementing with 5000IU of D3 everyday?

Doc: It's too much! Her kidneys will not be able to take it! 1000IU is max!

Me: What is the optimal 25 hydroxy D level for healthy humans?

Doc: Huh?

Me: What is the optimal level of vitamin D for human beings?

Doc: I'm not sure.

Me: It is 60-80ng/ml according to Professor Michael Holick at Boston University.

Doc: Whatever it is, 5000IU is too much.

Me: I'm sorry but what is your basis for saying that 5000IU a day is too much for my mom? Did you test her 25 hyrdoxy D level?

Doc: No.

Me: Then how did you arrive at the conclusion that 5000IU is too much? I did a 25 hydroxy D test for my mom at SGH and her reading was 18ng/ml. She is literally severely vitamin D deficient.

Doc: Who is this professor? What qualifications does he have?

At this point, I whipped out my iPad and googled Prof Holick, came up is 3 secs, and I read to the doc:

MICHAEL HOLICK PhD MDProfessor of Medicine, Physiology, and Biophysics
Director, General Clinical Research Center
Director, Vitamin D, Skin, and Bone Research Laboratory
Director, Biologic Effects of Light Research Center
Boston University Medical Center

PubMed: Holick MFIn 2006, Dr. Holick received the 18th Annual Award for Excellence in Clinical Research for his pioneering contributions in the basic science of vitamin D.

In 2007 he received the Linus Pauling Functional Medicine Award, given for research that is changing the thinking about a biomedical problem.On 15 May 2009 Dr. Holick received the Linus Pauling Institute Prize for Health Research.

In October 2009 Dr. Holick received the 2009 NAMS/Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc. Vitamin D Research Award from the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) for research that has advanced the understanding of the role of vitamin D for peri- and postmenopausal women.

Doc: Hmm.

Me: I don't understand why 5000IU of D3 a day is dangerous when 1/2 hour in the sun yields 30-40,000 IU of vitamin D.

Doc: Are you sure it's so much?

Me: Yes I am. Are you?

Doc changes subject at this point...


SIGH....

uncle2 wrote:Bro where is jalan basah, near where?

You know where Eminent plaza is? You google for jalan bash stadium and you
Will see where it's at. I'm going to look for burlap bags then walk further a bit will be Sim Lim Tower.
Repair my LD remote.

Bro. A lot of the docs are one word to describe them.... Complacent.

When I asked my doc why am i feeling so much
better than before i go on this diet, she just look
lost without an answer.How to believe her?

I won't use the word complacent...

A lot of times, it borders nearer to ignorance...sigh

Anyway, I wonder if anyone else saw the Sunday Times Hot Bod section - they featured a doctor who's on the Atkins Diet - I don't mind go to him for my future consultations...hahah

I am quite sure it will save me a lot of aggravation

uncle2 wrote:When I asked my doc why am i feeling so much
better than before i go on this diet, she just look
lost without an answer.How to believe her?

Well according to a certain medical professional in the MCS forum, we should be dead already...hahah

Maybe that's why - we have progressed into the next stage of evolution

Admin wrote:

uncle2 wrote:Bro where is jalan basah, near where?

You know where Eminent plaza is? You google for jalan bash stadium and you
Will see where it's at. I'm going to look for burlap bags then walk further a bit will be Sim Lim Tower.
Repair my LD remote.

Bro, that's Jalan Bersah (as in big)...hahah

No wonder you confuse Mr Maxwell Smart (aka man from UNCLE)

I went google, they got no answer so I
became Blur lah Ha Ha

xtrocious wrote:

Admin wrote:

uncle2 wrote:Bro where is jalan basah, near where?

You know where Eminent plaza is? You google for jalan bash stadium and you
Will see where it's at. I'm going to look for burlap bags then walk further a bit will be Sim Lim Tower.
Repair my LD remote.

Bro, that's Jalan Bersah (as in big)...hahah

No wonder you confuse Mr Maxwell Smart (aka man from UNCLE)

My spelling more perankan.
Ello, Maxwell Smart and UNCLE. Different show lah deh!

ok i sotong lah

uncle2 wrote:ok i sotong lah

I cuttlefish.

xtrocious wrote:I won't use the word complacent...

A lot of times, it borders nearer to ignorance...sigh

Anyway, I wonder if anyone else saw the Sunday Times Hot Bod section - they featured a doctor who's on the Atkins Diet - I don't mind go to him for my future consultations...hahah

I am quite sure it will save me a lot of aggravation

If you do look him up, please share the contact. I agree, it will be a whole lot easier. Firstly, he would probably be much less ignorant compared with low-fat-low-cholesterol docs. Secondly, there would be a lot less "teaching" involved, as in teaching the doc, haha...

chickenbackside wrote:

xtrocious wrote:I won't use the word complacent...

A lot of times, it borders nearer to ignorance...sigh

Anyway, I wonder if anyone else saw the Sunday Times Hot Bod section - they featured a doctor who's on the Atkins Diet - I don't mind go to him for my future consultations...hahah

I am quite sure it will save me a lot of aggravation

If you do look him up, please share the contact. I agree, it will be a whole lot easier. Firstly, he would probably be much less ignorant compared with low-fat-low-cholesterol docs. Secondly, there would be a lot less "teaching" involved, as in teaching the doc, haha...

I'm also worried about doing my next blood test, as you know bro. Now into my 3rd week on 1 meal a day,
Later I kana also one stack of meds to take cos my doc is like the one who saw your mum, one kind.

chickenbackside wrote:

xtrocious wrote:I won't use the word complacent...

A lot of times, it borders nearer to ignorance...sigh

Anyway, I wonder if anyone else saw the Sunday Times Hot Bod section - they featured a doctor who's on the Atkins Diet - I don't mind go to him for my future consultations...hahah

I am quite sure it will save me a lot of aggravation

If you do look him up, please share the contact. I agree, it will be a whole lot easier. Firstly, he would probably be much less ignorant compared with low-fat-low-cholesterol docs. Secondly, there would be a lot less "teaching" involved, as in teaching the doc, haha...

I am trying - I think I misplaced my Sunday Times...

Anyway else got a copy of 2 Jan Sunday Times?

Just give me the name I will google for him...hahah

Then again, if he's purely on Atkins, do you think he will frown on high fats?

Well, if he is indeed doing or advocating a proper Atkins approach, then he should not be against high fat, especially good fats.

Admin wrote:
I'm also worried about doing my next blood test, as you know bro. Now into my 3rd week on 1 meal a day,
Later I kana also one stack of meds to take cos my doc is like the one who saw your mum, one kind.

The real problem with doctors is, even after you present them facts or challenge their dogmas with science, they don't get motivated to get to the bottom of things. They never question or maybe are afraid to do so in fear of being ousted by their peers.

It's fine if someone's profession is a driver or something, where choosing a longer route won't really harm anyone. But doctors are looked upon as people who have answers to everything pertaining to health. They are trusted by most people without question.

It seems like the medical profession has a free pass to ignore science and evidence. Shouldn't the first person who died of a heart attack despite taking Lipitor and having very low cholesterol levels spark some kind of inquiry? The Framingham study that tracks hundreds of thousands of people found that people who died of heart attacks have lower cholesterol than people who didn't. And it's not the only study that found this correlation.

But is there any change in the approach?

The system is deeply flawed. Doctors are "educated" on the latest research that is funded by super rich drug companies. They never read the research carefully, they don't question the methods of the research, they don't investigate to see if there is any conflict of interest...

Yeah bro. They don't dig into anything to find the answer, they are complacent in a sense they're happy with how things are, so long as it doesn't effect their livelyhood, they don't really care.

Wah! My sons followed me out, at 11M, these are the places we wales to:
1. Sim Lim Tower : yeah got people repair old remotes, $25 bucks. Need lobbing, tell me.
2. Sim Lim Square buy ram
3. Albert Complex for my boys to makan lunch, me hey, running on empty!
4. Bugis Junction to see if I can get a nice keronsang for my wife. Narr.. Try Malacca tomorrow.
5. Plaza hotel to do my glasses
6. Beach road market buy sandbag for my coffee beans.
7. Jurong Point buy chicken, cook curry for my boys and their GF, all going Malacca tomorrow, so st
Ah overnight at my place. Early morning bus. Cut hair also.
8. back home cooking now as I type, cooking Nonya ayam curry.

Wahahahahaha! :