發現身邊不少人都有或多或少的肝毛病。
Liver，肝，英文的名字真的改得好——Live-r，活著就是靠它好好的活（明白這個雙關語嗎？）。自我修復的能力是內臟之冠，即使出了毛病，割去一半很快又可以生長回復原來大小。
能者多勞，肝的工作量也是最多最繁忙：製造營養、儲存營養、造血、酵素、排毒、分解化學物質、分解毒素、製作膽汁……一旦出了毛病，健康大概是瀕臨破產的邊緣。
中醫所說的「肝」，與西醫解剖理解的「肝」也大同小異。失眠、休息不足、嗜甜、嗜精製美食、抽煙、壓力、缺乏運動，統統與肝的健康對著幹。萬一生活出了岔子、消沉失意，又會傷肝，變了惡性循環，身心健康雙雙變負資產，雪上加霜，長此下去，大概也命不久矣！
去照一照鏡中的自己吧。有沒有現代人生活的寫照：雙目無神、帶黃、眼睛繞著兩個黑圈子上路嗎？臉色黑/萎黃無生氣？這些都是最基本能推論得到肝的健康的提示。
心情不好嗎？可能會連累肝的運作。
要好好護肝，它才能好好保護你今後的健康。
由今天起，少吃零食、多休息、運動、喝檸檬水、吃蔬菜、勤排毒、生活定時……還有，找愛護關懷你的人傾訴、分享生命……你的肝，以至你的人生，就會快快樂樂健康起來。
（貼士：服用中成藥的「逍遙丸」和「舒肝丸」也是不錯的選擇。我的中醫表哥極力推薦）
Sunday, December 23, 2007
Thursday, December 06, 2007
Skin, facial and beyond
I have been using snack and junk food to feed my stomach and console my heart these days. I got what I want- a short moment of happiness and relief; I got what I deserve- a face with acnes which are keep growing; some of them are on the chin area, some on forehead, and some, bizarre as they are, are found on the bottom of my ears.
I can no longer bear to look at my face. And so I let my facial therapist to take care of it today. I call her therapist, instead of beautician or whatever relevant, not only because she turned my face into 10 years younger in just 2 hours’ time, but also because during those 2 relaxing hours, she kept sitting on my side, listening to what I complained about life, about work and about everything that goes against my will and way. In other words, it is more that just facial, it is also psycho-therapeutical.
Of course, at the end of those kind words and patience, you still have to pay, and I did it very willingly.
A little thing about face and health: according to Chinese medication, skin problem such as acnes on the chin are actually caused by poor digestive function. There must be something wrong with your stomach or bowels, that waste and toxic keeps accumulated in the elimination system without a proper out. The body has to find its way to let go of toxic, as a result, the workload of its eliminating members, such as the kidney, liver and skin becomes heavier. In other words, the more acnes (for example) you got, the poorer your digestive system is.
What about those in my forehead then? Let me save everybody’s time: it is because I think and I get upset too much these days. Why? Because my bank account is screaming out of hunger these days and I still haven’t the clue how to fill up its stomach.
I can no longer bear to look at my face. And so I let my facial therapist to take care of it today. I call her therapist, instead of beautician or whatever relevant, not only because she turned my face into 10 years younger in just 2 hours’ time, but also because during those 2 relaxing hours, she kept sitting on my side, listening to what I complained about life, about work and about everything that goes against my will and way. In other words, it is more that just facial, it is also psycho-therapeutical.
Of course, at the end of those kind words and patience, you still have to pay, and I did it very willingly.
A little thing about face and health: according to Chinese medication, skin problem such as acnes on the chin are actually caused by poor digestive function. There must be something wrong with your stomach or bowels, that waste and toxic keeps accumulated in the elimination system without a proper out. The body has to find its way to let go of toxic, as a result, the workload of its eliminating members, such as the kidney, liver and skin becomes heavier. In other words, the more acnes (for example) you got, the poorer your digestive system is.
What about those in my forehead then? Let me save everybody’s time: it is because I think and I get upset too much these days. Why? Because my bank account is screaming out of hunger these days and I still haven’t the clue how to fill up its stomach.
Brain and life itself
人類的記憶會隨著內容的不同，而被儲存於大腦皮質的各個區域中。物體的形狀是儲存於顳葉聯絡區、物體的所在位置是位於額葉聯絡區、至於身體的運動方式則是於運動聯絡區。而各種記憶會再加以細分，儲存於不同的神經元內。
記憶大致可分為四種，分別是「含意記憶」、「步驟記憶」、「插曲記憶」、「恐懼記憶」。從學問性知識和自我體驗所得來的「含意記憶」，與額葉、海馬、頂葉、顳葉前部等處有關，腳踏車的騎法、樂器演奏，以及條件反射之類的生理和肉體反應之「步驟記憶」，則是與所有的中樞神經系統有關。自身所體驗的「插曲記憶」主要是儲存於海馬中，而「恐懼記憶」則是儲存於扁桃核內。（《人體學習大百科》，P.32）
I have always had a special taste on the brain and memory. For human, it is the source of the universe where intelligence, awareness, memories and emotions reside.
I have lately flipped through some information on the brain. If god would take away some sections of my brain and keep me still alive, I hope it would be the 扁桃核 so that I would lose all the sensations of fear to face life with courage; second one is of course the very hidden part which controls lust and desire, so that I would be totally free from those stupid human attachments. What is it for that I am determined not to have babies of myself, when seeing that living on earth is pain, is suffering.
Life is beautiful, it is beautiful because deep down it is painful. It is its nature and it is where Buddhism sets in to your heart.
記憶大致可分為四種，分別是「含意記憶」、「步驟記憶」、「插曲記憶」、「恐懼記憶」。從學問性知識和自我體驗所得來的「含意記憶」，與額葉、海馬、頂葉、顳葉前部等處有關，腳踏車的騎法、樂器演奏，以及條件反射之類的生理和肉體反應之「步驟記憶」，則是與所有的中樞神經系統有關。自身所體驗的「插曲記憶」主要是儲存於海馬中，而「恐懼記憶」則是儲存於扁桃核內。（《人體學習大百科》，P.32）
I have always had a special taste on the brain and memory. For human, it is the source of the universe where intelligence, awareness, memories and emotions reside.
I have lately flipped through some information on the brain. If god would take away some sections of my brain and keep me still alive, I hope it would be the 扁桃核 so that I would lose all the sensations of fear to face life with courage; second one is of course the very hidden part which controls lust and desire, so that I would be totally free from those stupid human attachments. What is it for that I am determined not to have babies of myself, when seeing that living on earth is pain, is suffering.
Life is beautiful, it is beautiful because deep down it is painful. It is its nature and it is where Buddhism sets in to your heart.
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