早餐是最重要的一餐。因為早上醒來，血糖的數值是一天中最低的（離前一晚的晚餐已十多個鐘）。
血糖低，人會疲倦、會精神不集中、會變得好愚蠢、會情緒憂鬱。
為提高血糖改善情況，必須吃早餐，而且必須營養豐富，蛋白質、碳水化合物和適當的脂肪（最好當然是好脂肪類）必須充足。
蛋白質尤其重要。它需要被消化的時間較長，可以令血糖在整個早上維持正常水平；相反，只吃碳水化合物（即糖類，尤其是精製的食物如白麵包——只剩下澱粉質，流失了其他礦物質和維他命，尤其是B群 [和不飽和脂肪酸一樣是神經系統的燃料]），被消化還原為葡萄糖的時間快，用得快自然也去得快，血糖值又會插水式地降下！
如果你發現好同事或死人上司甚至可憐的自己由早上開始已玩著情緒過山車，經常失驚無神鬧這個鬧那個，就應該婉轉地勸勸他們，改善一下飲食習慣，吃多些全麥麵包、蛋白質、補充維他命B群和不飽和脂肪酸（例如奧米加3、月見草油，或其他含DHA等可以減少膽固醇積聚的好油）等，讓自己做回一個正常一點的人。
Thursday, March 16, 2006
Sunday, March 12, 2006
營養和生存
剛報讀了一個基礎的營養學課程，向著更健康更「專業」的道路邁進。
讀著讀著，彷彿覺得，只消了解人體的化學運作（biochemistry），就能找到一條理解自己健康狀況的最終極鎖匙。
血液的酸鹼度、腸胃的消化液和各種酵素、缺水情況、維他命與礦物質的充足和均衡、好膽固醇和壞膽固醇的比例、攝入的是好油（unsaturated）抑或壞油（trans fat）、自由基與抗氧化、大腸的毒素的積累、蛋白質、單性碳水化合物和複性碳水化合物的攝取、抽煙、喝茶、喝咖啡、飲酒，等等等等，每一項目都會影響人體的化學運作，進而影響個人的健康、心智以及生命的長/短度。
正閱讀一本有關腸胃護理的書，名叫《Dr. Jensen's Guide to Better Bowel Care》。內裡有很多警醒的信息，單單一個Introduction，就甚有看頭，例如：
“The body is an organization. It digests food, processes oxygen, and undertakes numerous other activities. Every organ contributes something to the body and its activities. As human beings, we need every cell, tissue, and organ that was put into our body. The body is the instrument through which we live, and we should treat it with respect. We cannot take our body, so wonderfully put together, and expect it to function properly if we violate all the natural laws that are necessary for it to be well.”
這樣，我不得不打醒十二分精神，決定努力鑽研下去，為自己和身邊的人爭取更好的健康和生活質素。
讀著讀著，彷彿覺得，只消了解人體的化學運作（biochemistry），就能找到一條理解自己健康狀況的最終極鎖匙。
血液的酸鹼度、腸胃的消化液和各種酵素、缺水情況、維他命與礦物質的充足和均衡、好膽固醇和壞膽固醇的比例、攝入的是好油（unsaturated）抑或壞油（trans fat）、自由基與抗氧化、大腸的毒素的積累、蛋白質、單性碳水化合物和複性碳水化合物的攝取、抽煙、喝茶、喝咖啡、飲酒，等等等等，每一項目都會影響人體的化學運作，進而影響個人的健康、心智以及生命的長/短度。
正閱讀一本有關腸胃護理的書，名叫《Dr. Jensen's Guide to Better Bowel Care》。內裡有很多警醒的信息，單單一個Introduction，就甚有看頭，例如：
“The body is an organization. It digests food, processes oxygen, and undertakes numerous other activities. Every organ contributes something to the body and its activities. As human beings, we need every cell, tissue, and organ that was put into our body. The body is the instrument through which we live, and we should treat it with respect. We cannot take our body, so wonderfully put together, and expect it to function properly if we violate all the natural laws that are necessary for it to be well.”
這樣，我不得不打醒十二分精神，決定努力鑽研下去，為自己和身邊的人爭取更好的健康和生活質素。
Sunday, March 05, 2006
Addictions
Too much getting used to someone or something is hazardous to health and life.
When it is gone, part of you would be gone too. It is not uncommon. Even though this part of you is actually sucking your energy, your self and your life!
We are all addicts. In some way. We are addicted to words, conversations, money, work, fame, men, women, relationship, love, sex, food, cigarette.
Everything.
Life is in motion. But let's be still. Seek nothing. Be in nothing-ness. And your will find your god.
When it is gone, part of you would be gone too. It is not uncommon. Even though this part of you is actually sucking your energy, your self and your life!
We are all addicts. In some way. We are addicted to words, conversations, money, work, fame, men, women, relationship, love, sex, food, cigarette.
Everything.
Life is in motion. But let's be still. Seek nothing. Be in nothing-ness. And your will find your god.
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