F45: The fastest growing franchise you've never heard of

Posted to The Age (18/3/2017) on 19/3/2017 at 2:30PM
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http://www.theage.com.au/small-business/franchising/f45-the-fastest-growing-franchise-youve-never-heard-of-20170316-gv05ki

No wonder so many people have problems with their budgets - financial and time. Only if people eat less, the chances of burning the extra kilojoules on an exercise equipment will be minimal. Eating and "exercising" cost money, and it does make no economic sense to waste good food and good money.

Going to either F45 or a gym requires time. So stop complaining if people with poor time management wish they have more hours in a day. To travel to those places requires getting into a car, spending more money on fuel and maintenance. In addition, if one has to travel behind another car, the driver will have more chances breathing in car pollutant discharge. That also increases the chances of visiting your GP. The wallet is getting lighter and lighter, don't you see?

On the serious note, just eat less and do some leisure walking, enjoying the beauty of nature instead of watching the LED screen, and listening to the "deafening" music through the earphone.

It is simple arithmetic, less kilojoules eaten, less chances to build up the excess bulges, and less effort needed to burn off the excess. Live wisely!

Eat everything in moderation and live happily ever after

Life is not worth living if we keep believing in all these fly-by-night gurus. Not every bit of the bad foods causes cancer. So, what are the active ingredients in those foods that cause the cancers and how?

Anything eaten to excess is bad for the pocket and health. If one does not die of cancer, he probably dies of deprivation of tasty and comfort foods. I would like to live the day when people start circulating "words of wisdom" not to drive in order to stop car emission from polluting air with carcinogenic exhaust particles.

People are dying left, right and centre in US now, just like what took place many years ago. Death was a taboo and very sad event before, and it was not something to broadcast to let the whole know about. Proportionately, I believe the ratio of people dying versus the total population is no where as high as ancient time.

Human life expectancy has increased quite substantially. People used to die at an earlier age, and medical advances and diagnoses were primitive then. The cause of their death were not known. They could have died of cancers for all we know.

My advice is, "eat everything in moderation and live happily ever after".

Eating fat is good for you: Doctors change their minds after 40 years

Posted to Express (23/10/2013) on 28/2/2014 at 11:05pm
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http://www.express.co.uk/news/health/438600/Eating-fat-is-good-for-you-Doctors-change-their-minds-after-40-years

I eat fats and offal for years. Obviously nothing should be eaten in excess.

As for full cream milk, it contains about 3% of fat, which means for 1 litre of milk, it has 30 ml or about 30 gm of fat. A full cup is about 250 ml, and a cup of white coffee, that is coffee with some milk, may contain 1/10 to 1/8 of a cup of milk, which is 25 ml to about 31 ml of milk, or 0.75 ml to 0.95 ml of fat.

So, why are you worried about having full cream milk in your coffee? Why waste money to have you milk diluted?

Remember your blood cells are coated with "fat" which helps to reduce resistance when flowing through the blood.

You don't need to be Einstein to figure this out. It's common sense

Female Breasts Are Bigger Than Ever, But Under Threat

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It is totally illogical that someone carrying 21 lb weight every second and does not moan or complain. This amount is more than that allowed as hand language for a plane flight. Many women will use a push trolley to carry their supermarket shopping, and yet they are quite happy to have such load hung from the neck. If such weight is loaded in the front of the body, there should also be a counter balance weight at the back, in fact the rear; otherwise the body can be easily "twisted" or the person toppled due to load imbalance.

It is amusing that so many women would pump out their fat from the abdomen, but wish to have more of the gunk just 3 or 4 inches above. When I put on weight, my doctor would tell me that I have to remove the extra fat which was equivalent to a couple of tubs of margarine. Won't it be nice if it was true that the body fat was margarine or butter in the anatomy; then it can be spread around and butter the front more proportionately.

On the serious note, I am glad there are day and night. In total darkness, everyone "looks" the same. Until next time, love your body the way it is. Love is more than skin deep; and for breasts beneath such skin is just fatty tissue!

Brain - use it or waste it!

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After more than a decade of observing many residents in nursing homes and retired people growing old, I come to a conclusion that living a quiet a life at old age accelerates dementia.

While over stress may cause mental and emotional collapse, without it may cause the brain to shut down. To be more precise, overcoming stress provides mental stimulation, which may involve activities requiring coordination and skills in planning and problem solving.

All form of mental and physical activities improves blood flow to the brain, which supplies oxygen to the brain cells essential for cell division, cells growth and prevents plaque-like substance to build-up which clogs the communication highway and suffocates healthy cells.

President Obama bad health message

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Mr President, you set a very bad example in health promotion. Too many Americans are obese; are you hinting that they should follow your diet – burger and chips?



President Obama and his guests for Dinner with Barack enjoyed a laid-back meal including burgers and fries, one of the President’s favourites.

Halal or not, food hygiene comes first!

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This is a post not restricted to followers of any specific religious belief. I may be ignorant, but I believe that if God is truly a living god, it will not just tell His creation specifically via some prophets not to consume Halal food, pork, cow, etc, but also not to smoke, take hard drugs, drive like idiots on the roads killing innocent people - the evils of modern time.

Food hygiene of yesterday was not a discussion topic, and therefore "rules" were stipulated and must be followed. Now, we understand how food hygiene can affect our health and general wellbeing. However, even knowing food hygiene and strict regulations on food handling and Food Acts, food sellers and consumers just ignore them and take risks in the name of convenience and enjoyment.

The restaurant food may be Halal, but the food handler can conteminate the food in more ways than you can imagine.

My Weight Reduction Program - 3

As mentioned in The Australian Women’s Weekly, this blog is only available up till 31/10/2011. This reveals the key success factors, viz. psychological need and physiological need, in "My Weight Reduction Program".

Visitor wanting to read the content but missed the deadline may send me a message including email address via Facebook. I'll send you the appropriate details to access the article. Search for Sin Fong Chan in Facebook; my profile photo is a globe showing part of Australia continent.

Scientists shed new light on sleepless nights and groggy mornings

Posted to Herald Sun (27/10/2011) on 27/10/2011 at 1:19 AM
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http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/scientists-shed-new-light-on-sleepness-nights-and-groggy-mornings/story-fn7x8me2-1226177641856

It sounds totally illogical that any light emitted from Cecylia Kee's iPad under her pillow could disturb her sleep because it would be completely absorbed and blocked by the pillow.

There is no surprise too that she started to get bags under her eyes because of she "often uses it to read in bed or check emails." She could be reading it or checking emails throughout the night, or sleep reading?

Simple steps to lasting weight loss - 2

Posted to The Australian Women’s Weekly (17/10/2011) on 22/10/2011 at 5:26 PM
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http://aww.ninemsn.com.au/dietandhealth/8361412/simple-steps-to-lasting-weight-loss

Thank you for visiting my blog. I could not provide the proper blog address because of restriction imposed by this Comment system. I shall be posting my blog, My Weight Reduction Program - 3, on the secret key success factor by 30-10-2011, and leave it on until mid-night 31-10-2011.

Our mind has great influence over what we eat and how much we eat. We need to trick our brain that we are neither eating less than usual, nor less satisfying foods. Satisfying our brain is the psychological need. How much we eat determines how much is available for our body building and functioning. This is the physiological need. The reason why eating less alone does not guarantee reduction, is due to our mind resisting the dieting program.

Disclaimer - I am neither a medical professional nor a dietician. I am sharing this information in good faith. If in doubt, discuss this with your doctor.

Simple steps to lasting weight loss - 1

Posted to The Australian Women’s Weekly (17/10/2011) on 22/10/2011 at 5:09 AM
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http://aww.ninemsn.com.au/dietandhealth/8361412/simple-steps-to-lasting-weight-loss

Read my blog about My weight reduction program - Part 1 and Part 2 via
sinfongchanhealth.blogspot.com

This program involves only eating less. There is no loss of quality of life, but instead it helps save on food bill and gym membership fee. There are 4 simple rules -

1. If you are 10% overweight, just eat 10% less. Use your BMI as the guide.
2. There is no need for extra exercises other than what you are doing now.
3. On special occasion, just pig-out, and don't worry about the program.
4. You put on weight slowly, then expect put off weight slowly.

There is one secret key success factor - you need to satisfy both the psychological need and physiological need when consuming your food. How can this be done? That depends on whether you have the desire to find out more.

Deaf groups angry at comment by disabled children's educator

Posted to The Age (14/10/2011) on 14/10/2011 at 10:49 AM
Commenting on "Deaf groups angry at comment by disabled children's educator"
http://www.theage.com.au/national/deaf-groups-angry-at-comment-by-disabled-childrens-educator-20111013-1ln1j.html

The reason why such a storm has been created is likely due to incorrect translation of the word scourge in sign language. If deafness can be cured or eradicated like polio, sign language instructors will be out of a job; hearing aid and related product industries collapsed. Get a life, can't you hear!

Vitamins do more harm than good

Posted to Adelaide Now (12/10/2011) on 12/10/2011 at 1:29 AM, 1:43 PM
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http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/new-study-sees-little-need-for-vitamins/story-e6frea83-1226163590095

The best thing about living in a free country is that one is free to be gullible and waste money on supplements, quacks, shrinks, dingbats, etc. Pill popping is easier than going to shop for ingredients required for the laborious cooking; not to mention washing up. Even picking up the phone to ring for take away food and going to the restaurants are chores and a half!

3000 vitamins in five months: what does that do?

Posted to The Age (10/10/2011) on 10/10/2011 at 5:50 PM
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http://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/diet-and-fitness/3000-vitamins-in-five-months-what-does-that-do-20111010-1lgnh.html

These are the foods I take instead of popping vitamin or supplement pills: carrot, red pepper, broccoli, asparagus, cantaloupe, watermelon – vitamin A; green pea, sunflower seed – vitamin B1; mushroom, salmon, cow milk, soybean milk – vitamin B2/B3; spinach, banana, roast chicken breast – vitamin B6; orange, real lemon juice – vitamin C; salmon, prawn, cow milk – vitamin D; almond, olive, spinach – vitamin E; beef, offal, apple, egg plant, chocolate, curry – iron; soup boiled with bone, soft prawn shell, cow milk – calcium; pumpkin seeds, melon seeds – zinc; walnut, tofu, salmon belly - Omega 3. Foods taste better than pills.

Older mums are selfish and self-centred

Posted to Adelaide Now (4/10/2011) to 4/10/2011 at 1:39 PM
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http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/national/older-mums-are-selfish-and-self-centred/comments-e6frea8c-1226157838279

Many middle-age and younger people today have too much expectation and insufficient sacrifice. They started off with expensive wedding celebration, honeymoon follow by carefree life-style - dining out, expensive alcohol, merry-making parties, more than budget-permit rental apartments, branded goods, multiple home-entertaining systems, etc. They want a career, new car, credit card, holidays and new home! They spoilt their health, not because of genetic reason, but due to their indifferent attitude towards what real life is about.

Life is about sharing and compromise. Me-ism preachers have been giving the wrong messages, and forgetting the duty and responsibility as humans on this planet are not just to live for themselves but also leave behind offspring to ensure a continual existence of human race - healthy humans to be precise.

How are the kids with older parents going to tell their friends - parents or grandparents? Will this damage their mental development? Generation gap, I argue very often is created by older generation. Another 10 or more years’ gap can mean greater difficulty in relating to them and guide them. There are always exceptions to the rules – good luck!

Just dancing with my baby

Posted to Monash Weekly (26/9/2011) on 28/9/2011 at 4:41 PM (Not published by Newspaper), 5/11/2011 at 1:13 PM
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http://www.monashweekly.com.au/news/local/news/general/just-dancing-with-my-baby/2303462.aspx

Posted to Letters to Editors, Monash Weekly on 30/9/2011 (Not yet published by Newspaper)
http://www.monashweekly.com.au/content/letterstotheeditor/

For goodness sake, there is a place for recreation, and a place for parenting / looking after the baby. Even a 45-minute low-impact form of exercise involving carrying a baby is bad for the mother's body and posture.

For the poor baby, 45 minutes of swaying and moment half way the height of the mother may badly affect their sense of orientation and hopefully won't damage the development of the young brain.

While many mothers do not do anything to their babies without the advice from medical professional, why are they so gullible about this without giving some thought?

Listen to common sense!

Happy Days as 'The Fonz' awarded OBE for work with dyslexic kids

Posted to Adelaide Now (15/9/2011) on 18/9/2011 at 11:59 PM (Not published by Newspaper)
Posted to Adelaide Now (15/9/2011) on 30/9/2011 at 12:27 PM
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http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/entertainment/happy-days-as-the-fonz-awarded-obe-for-work-with-dyslexic-kids/story-e6fredpu-1226137780798

Suffers of dyslexia, Asperger syndrome, autism, ADHD, epilepsy, etc. suffer more than just the medical conditions - they don’t show physical defects like paraplegia or blindness, and therefore people around them don’t often treat them with sympathy and understanding. Knowing the medical term for their condition is a cold comfort, for it can cause more distress and intentional isolation from the other people. It is great that Henry Winkler was able to overcome his difficulty, but many “medically branded” sufferers become more demotivated in life, and live in the shadow of disability.

Cancer Council wants to kill Paddle Pop lion and Coco Pops monkey

Posted to Adelaide Now (10/9/2011) on 12/9/2011 at 5:42 AM
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http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/national/cancer-council-wants-to-kill-paddle-pop-lion-and-coco-pops-monkey/story-e6frea8c-1226133898291

Where is free speech? WikiLeaks is banned then comes plain cigarette packaging. What's wrong with the Food Acts?

Obesity is a lifestyle choice, no difference from people who take up extreme sports, or practise as snake catcher.

If we are fair dinkum about teaching those who can't help themselves, then let those people who consume excess fatty foods, sugar, alcohol or anything that are classified as health hazard pay their related medical treatment out of their own pockets. The public health system and Medicare WILL not be responsible. If they can't pay, they will have to suffer due to their own stupidity.

As a marketer, I protest strongly about plain packaging. Being different is fundamental to brand / product differentiation. Do we expect more generic brand foods in every food outlet?

I don't like to see Australia to become one of those Communist countries where freedom of speech and expression are premium.

Are we going to see banning of Google? Will there be forced closure of McDonalds, Hungry Jacks or KFC unless their products are fat-reduced? Is this the end of Australian sugar and butter industries?

Please publish this comment - just to show that free speech is NOT dead!

Should alcohol be outlawed?

Posted to Herald Sun (5/6/2011) on 5/6/2011 at 12:24 PM
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http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/learner-blows-0227-on-point-nepean-rd-in-dromana-police-say/story-fn7x8me2-1226069505926

Alcohol kills and affects more people money-wise and health-wise - physically, emotionally and psychologically. The hospital emergency and rehabilitation departments are clogged up with drink-driving and alcohol related patients. Welfare organisations have to help many to cope and deal with alcohol related abuses.

Why are there no health or risk warning messages with ghastly pictures on drink packaging? Should alcohol be sold behind counter like cigarettes? Should alcohol be banned or outlawed like cigarettes?

This is just another case of human irrationality - double standard!

South Australia Government pays to train Vietnamese nurses to fix local shortfall 2

Posted to Adelaide Now (5/6/2011) on 5/6/2011 at 11:08 AM
Commenting on "State Government pays to train Vietnamese nurses to fix local shortfall"
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/sa-funding-nurse-training-in-vietnam/story-e6frea83-1226069318627

Unfortunately too much emphasis is placed on paper qualification and paper shuffling. It's nice to sit in front of a computer, fill in forms, prepare reports or talk about strategies; the crux of the matter is patients lie in beds and need attention; they do not hang around the office areas.

It is true that many agency staff are not familiar with particular hospital environment, including certain crucial equipment, and lack spoken language skill.

Facts and figures, and who has done what are of no interest to the patients. Real throughput can only be achieved by real patient care, not the bright red colour at the bottom line.