STAY AWAY FROM CANCER BY DANCING!

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Recent statistic has shown that one in four Malaysians will develop cancer by the age of 75 years old. Many of us know that being physically active can reduce the risk of cancer, but this is way easier said than done. Especially in this generation where we are constantly glued to our gadgets, from laptops to Playstations and tablets, but hey, sports can be fun and social too! Here’s one- dance. Learning a new dance is a fun exercise, and a great hobby to pick up too.

Dance your way to a cancer-free life
There are many types of dance, be it either the free-style hip-hop dance or the classic ballroom dance, you can’t go wrong. Having two left legs or two right legs isn’t an excuse, no one is born with ballet shoes on, and you don’t need to be a professional dancer to start dancing!

Why should I start dancing?
Let’s start counting the benefits of dancing, and I can assure you that there are more than one of them! First of all, dancing increases your muscular strength, endurance and motor fitness. At the same time, it reduces the risks of osteoporosis while increasing your aerobic fitness.

Secondly, dancing improves the condition of your heart and lungs. In other words, it reduces the risks of heart attack and stroke.

Last but not least, be prepared to say goodbye to the fat in your body once you start dancing, as it is one of the most effective ways to burn the fat and lose weight. Not to mention that recent researches show that frequent dancing makes us smarter, apart from being more confident and sociable. It is so hard to believe that, apart from chess and scrabble, this vigorous exercise can heighten our IQ too!

Take it one step at a time, and take it slow
If you are a beginner in dancing, don’t push yourself too hard. Take it one step at a time, and make sure you get breaks in between the dance sessions. Please don’t forget to do warm-up stretches and cool-down exercises before and after each dance session. Water is essential to prevent dehydration after sports, so take your tumbler with you to your dancing classes!




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HEALTHY FOOD FOR LUNCH

the one from the left is tomato, fish rolls, tofu and zucchini

garlic with spinach to be like Popeye the sailorman

this is homemade sambal without the chilli seeds.  It contains olive oil and many other herbs.

Hi, I am back with recommendation of healthy food for a slim body and to look young.  Have lunch like a Prince and this is one of the menu that I usually eat at home.  Well, I am picky but I can't stand to starve myself even for a day.  So, if it comes to worse, I would just eat fruits.

Normally, my mum doesn't cook chicken and other red meat.  Her favourite is only fishes everyday.  Still, I am wearing glasses and I think it would be worse if I don't eat fish everyday.  I guess it is because of genetic build that both of my parents wear glasses and so I do.  Yeah, I look like a nerd wearing glasses but oh well.. it doesn't matter.

The Fish rolls that you see above is a mixture of fish, green peas,carrots and wrap with tofu skin and bake inside the oven.  It is actually a traditional Hokkien food that only appears during Chinese New Year.  My mum make some changes to it to make it more healthy.  My saliva will drip every time my mum cook this.  Yeah, am not joking.  The number of my favourite food can be counted with my 10 fingers.  SO picky right?

People said that Mediterranean diet is good for a healthy body and skin.  When I think about it, it looks like my daily food.  So, that is why I wonder if that is the reason that I do look younger than my real age.  Yeah, it sound like I am bragging but it works and my skin would wreck havoc on me when I stray from my normal diet.

A diet that is high in vegetables, fishes and fruits is good for a health body.  One doesn't need to starve to get a slim body.  That is what I called torture.  I am definitely not a believer of pain for the sake of beauty.  Being slim does not mean stick thin but healthy body and young looking skin.  It is important to be careful of the food intake and also using good products but not necessary expensive products to have achieve good skin.  One may blame on it all on genetics but that is only 50%.  The another 50% comes from habits.  My family father and mother side are also mostly XL or XXL but we are thin due to cultivating healthy habit in us since young.

Of course it hard to resist those beautiful cakes, fried chicken and such but health is not like rocket science.  You can't build it in one day.

Well, who don't want a healthy skin that is radiant like Koreans right?





The food here is cooked by my mum and is not from any other restaurant available. It is not a sponsored food review.
What I said here is also not to demoralise anyone or anybody.  The opinions expressed here are my own and honest as always.

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MY DIET FOR A 23 INCH WAIST

When it comes to being thin, most would say being thin is because of good genes. Well, just as having good genes for skin, one would blame it all on the build of what our ancestor had given to us. One might have given good genes but if you do not take care or maintain it, of course the good genes will just go to waste.

I may not be the best person to tell you the right way to go on a diet since I am not even a medical student but I will share with you my way of diet. I wouldn’t say it is the best but this is what I normally eat. My waist is 23inches and I can tell you I rather have a bigger waist because it so hard to buy pants and skirts in Malaysia!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hate shopping for pants or skirts as those that fits me is those low cut pants. I used to have a bloating stomach but I don’t have it now.
So, here goes the list of my ant waist diet. I hope it doesn’t scare you.

Breakfast

A small bowl of lentils ( red kidney beans/mung beans) with sandwiches (two slices of whole meal bread with cheddar cheese+ ½ tomato(skin removed) )

or

tea/ black coffee with Taiwan pancake ( flour + onions leaves)

or

tea/ black coffee with a bowl of vermicelli (only with cabbage+carrots)

or

tea/ black coffee with 1 slices of homemade pizza ( topping with different colour peppers+ onions+ mozarrella cheese+ tomatoes+ pizza sauce)

I don’t take milk, mayonnaise, salad sauce or Nescafe.
I am not sure about the goodness of salad as I don’t eat salad.

Morning tea

(To have after 1 hour after breakfast)

Fruits-oranges, grapes, kiwi, raisins, apples, watermelon, green apples (favourite fruits for those on diet)

Lunch

A bowl of rice, soup (ABC or lotus roots or old cucumber + lean meat),steamed fish with lady fingers (green vegetables for ex asparagus, long beans, spinach)

Or

A bowl of rice, water tofu (topping with slices mushroom) ,steamed fish with cabbages (any green vegetables)

Or

A bowl of rice, pumpkin (with little garlic) , eggplants + steamed chicken eggs (mushroom+minced meat)

Or

A bowl of rice, fried dumpling (green peas+minced meat+ carrots) ,steamed fish a lot of zucchini with spinach

Or

Vinegar sushi rice, nori , eggs, zucchini , carrots , steamed fish with hot green tea

I don’t sauté the ingredients for soup. Don’t use bones to cook the soup as there would be more uric acid.(uric acid is harmful to our body)
I don’t eat the intestines of animals.
I don’t like cucumber actually but I will force myself to eat it if I am eating fried food.

Tea

(To have after 1 hour after lunch)

Fruits-oranges, grapes, kiwi, raisins, apples, watermelon, green apples (favourite fruits for those on diet)

Or

Green tea with three pieces of high fibre biscuits

Or

A handful of nuts like macadamia, almond or hazelnut. NO peanuts. Pistachio can be taken more than one handful as it will cause toxic inside the body.

Or

Sweet potatoes soup (no sugar) / steamed tapioca

Or

A small bowl of snow fungus

Or

A small bar of dark chocolates

Tea is a must in my life. It is bad if I don’t get to eat.
I don’t eat anything with peanut butter now as they give me bad skin.

Recipe for the snow fungus HERE

Dinner

Pan mee with cabbages, a little of anchovies

Or

chappati / Tosei with dhal and plain water

Or

spaghetti with spaghetti sauce & some vegetables

Or

rice with vegetables soup

At night, I eat like a pauper but it does not mean you can skip having dinner! If you don’t want to look old, make sure you have your dinner.




Of course I love sweet food such as New York cheesecake, macaroon and everything sweet but I will only eat that once a month for tea or dessert.


The same goes for ice cream. I will only have it once per month because I tend to finish the whole box of 1L once I start eating them. I can’t control myself when it comes to ice cream.

If you notice, I don’t eat chicken. It is not that I hate them. In fact I love fried chicken but I only eat them once a month. Besides, I only eat maximum two pieces of them.

Other than that, I will sure that I had eaten all the colours of vegetables and fruits.
I wouldn’t eat more than 3 eggs per week.
Not more than a handful of anchovies too.
I don’t eat sweets. Even if I do, it will only be two or three sweets per month.




What a long entry… I hope that it doesn’t bore you. Do you have a diet like me?