Sunday, 4 January 2009 / 09:25
Alright, being a sick person at hm, I really haf nth else to do except to blog (I guess).. *procrastinate spring-cleaning*
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Well, just in case some of u r interested to noe wad it's like to go for drips in a hospital, here goes....
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I went for drips at Tan Tock Seng Hospital ytd due to food poisoning at ard 10am.. Registered, took body temperature & made payment ($85 flew off) before waiting for my name to be called.. Then it's measuring of blood pressure (and they do it very often thru/out the drips to ascertain whether I've enuf fluid in my body) & becos my heart rate was too fast, they sent me to do ECG.. OMG!! A while ltr, I was told to see the doctor before they put me on drips.. (I wonder wad kinda injection the doctor gave me cos it left me wif blurry vision.. Hmm..) Anyway, while I was on drips, they offered porridge/bun/milo/plain water (2 rounds).. I took 2 cups of milo, a few mouthful of porridge & 1 cup of plain water.. (while my sis kapok some porridge during the 2nd round..) I was put on a total of 3+ packets of drips before the doctor confirmed my discharge.. Thank God, the medicine & the food wasn't charged at an additional cost.. Heng ah..
Thursday, 1 January 2009 / 15:14
Coffee and High Cholesterol
If you tend to have high cholesterol levels and have a serious Grande-cappuccino habit, you may want to switch brews. The oil in coffee beans, both regular and decaf contains cafestol, a potent cholesterol booster. Even though paper filters absorb almost all of the compound, but oil drops can pass through metal filters, so espresso, French press coffee, and brews made with a permanent gold filter all contain cafestol (an average of 2 to 2.6 milligrams per 5 ounces of coffee or 1 to 2 ounces of espresso). In studies, consuming 10 milligrams of cafestol daily for four weeks raised people’s cholesterol by a scary 8 to 10 percent. Bottom line: You don’t have to worry if all you drink is a cup or two of coffee for breakfast (even if your “cup” is a large mug). But if you routinely consume several big containers of non-paper-filtered java, including French press style, cappuccinos, lattes, or several cups of espresso, and you have been told to watch your cholesterol, switch to a paper drip.
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{scary for ppl like myself, who've to meet ppl for coffee almost everyday.. Tink I'm gonna change to juices for better health.. (*,*)}
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