最初的本心‏

心若改變，你的態度跟著改變；
態度改變，你的習慣跟著改變；
習慣改變，你的性格跟著改變；
性格改變，你的人生跟著改變。

proper way to drink water

i didn't write this.. but wish to share with people that i care.. let's keep to the practice together.


According to that program. . .

Adults doing normal activity need to drink at least 2.5 liters (1 liter = 1.057 quarts) of water daily as replacement fluid. That includes not just the water you drink, but also the liquid contained in the foods you eat.

How do we lose water? 1.5 liters are lost through urine and stools, 0.5 liters are lost through perspiration and 0.5 liters are lost through breathing (exhalation).

Body percentage of water
Infants are 80% water
Adults are 60% water
Elderly persons are 50% water (because the sense of thirst deteriorates with age)

Drink water upon waking
After rinsing your mouth, drink a large glass of 'good' water to replenish the liquid you lost during the night (it is said that we lose about 300 ml or 12 oz of water via perspiration and exhalation). Also, since water contains calcium, it helps to keep you from getting irritable throughout the day.

Drink water before mealtimes
Drink a glass of water about 30 minutes before meals so that you have the water in your intestines when you start eating. That will help you to digest the foods you eat. If possible, try not to drink liquids during your meals because 1. doing so will dilute stomach fluids needed for digestion 2. the foods you eat contain enough liquids 3. some people have a tendency to 'wash down' their food without sufficient chewing.

If you do drink something during or directly after a meal, it is recommended that you drink a warm liquid. Drinking cold liquids will solidify the oily foods you just ate and make them harder to digest.

(By chewing well and thoroughly crushing your food before swallowing, you can lighten the load on your stomach and intestines. It is believed that the condition of your stomach and intestines is directly related to how long you will live.)

Drink water after heavy exercise
During the program, they brought in a hot and sweaty man who had been peddling a stationary bicycle. They placed before him 15 glasses (each filled with 100 ml or 4 oz of water) and told him to drink as much as he wanted. After drinking only 3 glasses of water, he said he was satisfied (although still dehydrated).

The professor explained that this phenomena occurs because the salt that the body has lost through heavy sweating has caused the brain to give an improper signal. So after heavy exercise, add a little salt to your water to correct the condition. A sports drink will also do.

Drink water at bedtime
It is very important to drink a glass of water before going to bed. Why? Because most strokes occur during the early morning hours. In Japan, they call that water "Takara Mizu" or "Treasure Water" (I suppose because it helps to keep you alive overnight so that you can get up the next morning).

One lady in the audience commented, "Yes, but if I drink water before going to bed, I have to get up during the night to go the bathroom." To which the Professor suggested that "Adding a little honey and lemon to your glass of water usually helps". (I have found recently that adding a pinch of sea salt also helps. But of course, too much salt is not good.)

In conclusion, the Professor encouraged everyone to make a conscious effort to drink at least 2.5 liters of 'good' water daily (drink even when you do not feel thirsty).


PS: Considering that dehydration or lack of water is thought to be the cause of about 95% of all diseases and illnesses, that is a very good suggestion.

嘴巴是別人的，人生是自己的

嘴巴是別人的，人生是自己的快樂，是純粹自然的產物， 是自己百分百支持自己、肯定自己的禮物。 沒有了自我，一切的快樂都是虛偽的假象。即是人家批評你、否定你、攻擊妳，也不代表你的自我受到否定， 唯一能否定你的人，只有你自己。

因此，那些經不起人家批評， 人家說一句，就要難過三十天，人家說兩句就要打人翻臉的人，事實上是對自己極端沒信心的表現。 當然了！ 這種容易跟人家「批評」起舞的人，注定要跟快樂說拜拜。

只要有人的地方就有是非； 只要人家有嘴巴，就會有意見和批評 想快樂的人，就不要太理別人的批評。再者，太在意別人想法的人，不僅不能快樂，也容易失去自己的特色和個性， 更沒辦法發揮自己的潛能。

總之，嘴巴是別人的，人生是自己的，有習慣性被人家嘴巴「虐待」的人，請用左腦右腦想一想： 『為什麼我要當人家嘴巴的奴隸？

TRANSLATION:
mouth belongs to others but life belongs to ourselves
happiness comes naturally from within
it's an exclusive present to completely support ourselves n give us our self-esteem
Without our inner-self, all the happiness are merely fake illusions
even though ppl criticize you, n are not being supportive of wat u do, or even attack u,
it doesn't mean you have to label urself faultily
coz the only person who can change ur impression towards urself is urself.

therefore, ppl who cannot stand criticism,
ppl who feel upset for 30 days jz because a word from others,
ppl who feel like beating up other ppl or turn their face off others jz because of some critics,
are actually demonstrating severe lack of confidence,
and of course,
ppl who are easily affected by what others say,
are destined to say goodbye to their happiness

whenever there are ppl, there are gossips,
as long as ppl have mouth, there are opinions n critics
if you want to be happy, don't care too much about what ppl are badmouthing abt u,
coz if we take that too seriously, we will not be happy and will eventually lose our unique characters n attitudes. at last, we won't be able to unleash our potentials, and ppl won't be able to see what we really are.

thus, mouth belongs to others but our life is still ours.
if we have the habit to be tortured by others' mouth,
please think with your left brain,
"y do we need to be enslaved by others' mouth?"

start of something new

second day of school.. nothing much yet..hoping to achieve 4HDs this time =) walk the talk!