My thoughts actually, unfiltered. A place to record and unload things that I stored in my memories and from the circuits of an ageing pc located somewhere in Shah Alam, Malaysia. Gave up updating the website that I had setup earlier. Miene denke der Blog ist schneller...und nicht sweiriech. Ja?
Thursday, December 29, 2011
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Friday, December 16, 2011
Cinnamon & Type 2 Diabetes
- Alam Khan, MS, PHD123,
- Mahpara Safdar, MS12,
- Mohammad Muzaffar Ali Khan, MS, PHD12,
- Khan Nawaz Khattak, MS12 and
- Richard A. Anderson, PHD3
+ Author Affiliations
- 1Department of Human Nutrition, NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar, Pakistan
- 2Post Graduate Medical Institute, Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar, Pakistan
- 3Nutrients Requirements and Functions Laboratory, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Beltsville, Maryland
- Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Richard A. Anderson, Nutrient Requirements and Functions Laboratory, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Bldg. 307, Rm. 224, Beltsville, MD 20705. E-mail: Anderson@307.bhnrc.usda.gov
Abstract
OBJECTIVE—The objective of this study was to determine whether cinnamon improves blood glucose, triglyceride, total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, and LDL cholesterol levels in people with type 2 diabetes.
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS—A total of 60 people with type 2 diabetes, 30 men and 30 women aged 52.2 ± 6.32 years, were divided randomly into six groups. Groups 1, 2, and 3 consumed 1, 3, or 6 g of cinnamon daily, respectively, and groups 4, 5, and 6 were given placebo capsules corresponding to the number of capsules consumed for the three levels of cinnamon. The cinnamon was consumed for 40 days followed by a 20-day washout period.
RESULTS—After 40 days, all three levels of cinnamon reduced the mean fasting serum glucose (18–29%), triglyceride (23–30%), LDL cholesterol (7–27%), and total cholesterol (12–26%) levels; no significant changes were noted in the placebo groups. Changes in HDL cholesterol were not significant.
CONCLUSIONS—The results of this study demonstrate that intake of 1, 3, or 6 g of cinnamon per day reduces serum glucose, triglyceride, LDL cholesterol, and total cholesterol in people with type 2 diabetes and suggest that the inclusion of cinnamon in the diet of people with type 2 diabetes will reduce risk factors associated with diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
Monday, December 12, 2011
Permataku yang Hilang
"Hayati!” kata Muluk memecah tercengang Hayati dalam kamar itu.
"Di sinilah anak muda yang malang itu selalu menyedari nasibnya. Tetapi dari sinilah kemasyhurannya dalam kalangan kesusasteraan bangsa yang mulai tumbuh ini..."
“Kalau begini indahnya kamar ini, mengapa saya dilarang masuk‘?” tanya Hayati.
“Inilah sebabnya,” kata Muluk, sambil mengambil sebuah tongkat, berulukan gading, dari kemuning tua Donggala, kiriman kepala kampung di sana yang tertarik dengan karangan-karangan Zainuddin.
"Inilah sebabnya katanya sambil menghindarkan tutup sutera yang melindungi gambar di atas kepala almari kitab itu. Kiranya gambar Hayati yang telah diperbesar. Gambar Hayati semasa masih gadis. Di bawah gambar itu tertulis: "Permataku yang hilang”.
Hayati terkejut melihat gambar itu, wajahnya pucat, terlompat dari mulutnya perkataan: "0 ... Bang Muluk! Rupanya dia masih ingat akan daku!"
"Ingat, dan selamanya dia tak akan lupa. Tetapi Hayati yang dicintainya itu telah hilang.” "Dia masih ada Abang, ini dia!” "Hayati yang dicintainya tidak ada lagi, telah mati. Semangat Zainuddin telah dibawanya bersama-sama ke kuburnya. Hayati yang menumpang di rumahnya sekarang, adalah sahabatnya, isteri pula dari sahabatnya ...”
Diperturunkan pautan kepada Sandiwara Radio kisah ini yang dibikin kaset pada tahun 80an. Off course, membaca bukunya jauh lebih baik dari mendengar audio.
http://www.4shared.com/audio/qhc22fSB/hamka_--tenggelamnya_kapal_van.html