Organ-organ tubuh kita perlu makanan yang tepat agar bekerja optimal. Apa saja yang diperlukan untuk setiap bagian tubuh?
Otak: Wortel, brokoli, ikan, buah dan sayur yang kaya akan antioksidan.
Mata: Beragam makanan yang kaya akan vitamin C, E dan lutein (kol, kubis, jeruk, semngka).
Paru-paru: Makanan yang kaya akan betakaroten (mangga, wortel, labu, bayam, lada merah).
Jantung: Buah, sayur, biji-bijian, dan makanan lain yang bebas lemak atau yang mengandung kadar lemak rendah, seperti ikan dan kacang polong.
Tulang: Susu dan produk turunannya, sayuran berdaun hijau tua, bayam, biji wijen atau bunga matahari.
Kulit: Lagi-lagi makanan yang kaya akan betakaroten.
Usus besar: Makanan berserat tinggi (gandum, buah, sayur).
Sumber: RD Januari 2005
Q & A: Love and Marriage
Q. Can love really last a lifetime?
Absolutely - but only if you chuck the fairy tale of living happily ever after. A team of scientists recently found that romantic love involves chemical changes in the brain that last 12 to 18 months. After that, you and your partner are on your own. Relationships require maintenance. Pay a visit to a nursing home if you want to see proof of lasting love. Recently I spoke to a man whose wife of 60 years was suffering from advanced Alzheimer's disease. He came to sit with her every day and hold her hand. "She's been my best friend since high school," he told me, "We made a promise to stick together." Now, that's a love story.
Q. Why do married folks begin to look like one another?
Watch any two people who like each other talking, and you'll see a lot of mirroring. One smiles, and so does the other. One nods or raises her eyebrows, and so does the other. Faces are like melodies with a natural urge to stay in sync. Multiply those movements by several decades of marriage, all those years of simultaneous sagging and drooping, and it's no wonder!
Q. Can marriage survive betrayal?
Yes. It takes time and work, but experts are pretty unanimous on this one. In her book The Monogamy Myth, Peggy Vaughan estimates that 60 percent of husbands and 40 percent of wives will have an affair at some point in their marriages. That's no advertisement for straying - but the news is good for couples hoping to recover from devastating breaches of trust. The offended partner needs to make the choice to forgive - and learn to live with a memory that can't simply be erased. Infidelity is never forgotten, but it can gradually fade into the murky background of a strong, mature marriage.
Source: RD September 2006.
Absolutely - but only if you chuck the fairy tale of living happily ever after. A team of scientists recently found that romantic love involves chemical changes in the brain that last 12 to 18 months. After that, you and your partner are on your own. Relationships require maintenance. Pay a visit to a nursing home if you want to see proof of lasting love. Recently I spoke to a man whose wife of 60 years was suffering from advanced Alzheimer's disease. He came to sit with her every day and hold her hand. "She's been my best friend since high school," he told me, "We made a promise to stick together." Now, that's a love story.
Q. Why do married folks begin to look like one another?
Watch any two people who like each other talking, and you'll see a lot of mirroring. One smiles, and so does the other. One nods or raises her eyebrows, and so does the other. Faces are like melodies with a natural urge to stay in sync. Multiply those movements by several decades of marriage, all those years of simultaneous sagging and drooping, and it's no wonder!
Q. Can marriage survive betrayal?
Yes. It takes time and work, but experts are pretty unanimous on this one. In her book The Monogamy Myth, Peggy Vaughan estimates that 60 percent of husbands and 40 percent of wives will have an affair at some point in their marriages. That's no advertisement for straying - but the news is good for couples hoping to recover from devastating breaches of trust. The offended partner needs to make the choice to forgive - and learn to live with a memory that can't simply be erased. Infidelity is never forgotten, but it can gradually fade into the murky background of a strong, mature marriage.
Source: RD September 2006.
Anda Gampang Lupa?
Sulit mengingat nama orang ternyata banyak penyebabnya, seperti cedera kepala, infeksi otak, epilepsi, kecanduan alkohol, keracunan zat kimia tertentu, gaya hidup dan pola makan nggak sehat. Kalau bosan dibilang pikun atau bolot, coba, deh, atasi dengan latihan otak.
Caranya, ingat jurus LUPA (Latihan, Ulangi, Perhatian, Asosiasi). Saat kenalan dengan orang baru, berikan perhatian penuh, lalu ulangi namanya, kemudian asosiasikan orang itu dengan hal-hal yang mudah diingat, seperti Doni yang bertubuh subur dan suka donat.
Sering-sering juga lakukan aktivitas yang merangsang otak, misalnya belajar bahasa asing, membaca, menonton film, atau bahkan main game. Mengisi TTS cukup ampuh 'menyembuhkan' sifat pelupa kita, tuh!
Sumber: CC.20/VII 4-18 Okt 2006
Caranya, ingat jurus LUPA (Latihan, Ulangi, Perhatian, Asosiasi). Saat kenalan dengan orang baru, berikan perhatian penuh, lalu ulangi namanya, kemudian asosiasikan orang itu dengan hal-hal yang mudah diingat, seperti Doni yang bertubuh subur dan suka donat.
Sering-sering juga lakukan aktivitas yang merangsang otak, misalnya belajar bahasa asing, membaca, menonton film, atau bahkan main game. Mengisi TTS cukup ampuh 'menyembuhkan' sifat pelupa kita, tuh!
Sumber: CC.20/VII 4-18 Okt 2006
Why One is 1 and Two is 2?
The Numbers
The numbers we write are made up of algorithms, (1, 2, 3, 4, etc) called Arabic algorithms, to distinguish them from the Roman algorithms (I, II, III, IV, etc.).
The Arabs popularize these algorithms, but their origin goes back to the phenecian merchants that used them to count and do their commercial countability.
Have you ever asked the question why 1 is "one", 2 is "two", 3 is "three", ... ?
What is the logic that exist in the Arabic algorithms?
Easy, very easy..!
There are angles!
Look at these algorithms written in their primitive form and check it up!
And the most interesting and intelligent of all . . .
Moral of the story:
It is never late to learn!
Source: FFO groups.
The numbers we write are made up of algorithms, (1, 2, 3, 4, etc) called Arabic algorithms, to distinguish them from the Roman algorithms (I, II, III, IV, etc.).
The Arabs popularize these algorithms, but their origin goes back to the phenecian merchants that used them to count and do their commercial countability.
Have you ever asked the question why 1 is "one", 2 is "two", 3 is "three", ... ?
What is the logic that exist in the Arabic algorithms?
Easy, very easy..!
There are angles!
Look at these algorithms written in their primitive form and check it up!
And the most interesting and intelligent of all . . .
Moral of the story:
It is never late to learn!
Source: FFO groups.
Mari Selamatkan Bumi
Hari ini, 22 April diperingati sebagai Hari Bumi. Seperti kita ketahui, udara yang kita rasakan semakin panas, banjir terjadi di mana-mana, dan cuaca kian tak menentu. Oleh karena itu, mari kita sayangi bumi kita.
Caranya:
1. Hemat Energi.
Matikan listrik yang tidak perlu dan gunakan lampu hemat energi.
2. Mulailah gerakan One Man One Tree.
Sekecil apapun tanah yang kita miliki, sekarang saatnya menanam pohon. Menanam pohon buah adalah pilihan yang tepat. Kalau nggak ada tanah, tanam di pot. Mengapa menanam pohon? Karena pohon bisa melindungi dari panas. Selain itu, pohon adalah sumber oksigen dan penyedot CO2. Pohon juga dapat berfungsi sebagai penyerap air hujan dan mencegah banjir.
3. Buang sampah pada tempatnya.
Jangan membuang sampah di selokan, sungai, atau di sembarang tempat. Membuang sampah sembarangan bisa mencemari udara dan tanah (bisa berpengaruh pada kesehatan) dan bisa menyebabkan banjir. Kalau bisa pisahkan antara sampah organik & non-organik supaya sampah lebih mudah diurai dan didaur ulang.
4. Kurangi penggunaan bahan plastik.
Plastik adalah bahan yang tidak bisa diurai. Solusinya gunakan bahan-bahan dari alam seperti kertas atau kayu untuk keperluan sehari-hari. Kurangi penggunaan kantong plastik, kalau perlu bawa tas yang besar ketika berbelanja, atau bawa sendiri kantong plastik dari rumah. Gunakan kantong plastik yang masih bisa dipakai berkali-kali sehingga bisa mengurangi sampah plastik.
5. Kurangi pemakaian kendaraan bermotor karena bikin polusi.
Alternatifnya bisa naik busway atau angkot yang pakai Bahan Bakar Gas. Kalau jaraknya dekat, naik sepeda atau jalan kaki saja.
Sumber: Sumatera Ekspres 22 April 2010.
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