Showing posts with label Health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Health. Show all posts

Friday, March 5, 2010

No-Dairy, will you?


Epoi, can you get this book for K Nyah please?

"Professor Plant courageously tells a compelling and very personal story on breast cancer that is a must-read, not only for women interested in this disease but also for the scientific and medical communities, who should sit up and take notice. It is time that the long-alleged nutritional worthiness of dairy be brought up for discussion."
--T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D., Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Nutritional Biochemistry at Cornell University, project director of the China-Oxford-Cornell Diet and Health Project, joint chairman of the Diet and Cancer Project of the American Institute for Cancer Research, and co-chairman of the World Cancer Research Fund.

"This important, provocative book by an impressive author cannot be ignored. Through this breathtaking personal odyssey, Jane Plant forces us all to think differently about the causes of breast cancer. Indispensable reading."
--Devra Lee Davis, Ph.D., M.P.H., Clinton Administration appointee to the National Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, visiting professor, Carnegie Mellon University


"Dr. Jane Plant provides a much-needed challenge to the conventional paradigm in dealing with the epidemic of breast cancer. This authoritative, well-researched but easily read text finally provides a focus on the powerful science of disease prevention. Here are the tools allowing women the ability to reduce their risk."
--David Perlmutter, M.D., director of the Permutter Health Center, Naples, Florida


"[This book] should be read by every...woman wishing to avoid breast cancer and to live life to her fullest potential. The book is well documented and easy to read. Your doctor should be recommending it to you."
--John McDougall, M.D., medical director of the McDougall Program, St. Helena Hospital, Napa Valley, California


Monday, December 28, 2009

Allah and His Tests

Monday morning.

Find my peace and serenity at my little corner in the office.

Weekend was super duper hectic and only got time to glimpse at some updates from friends' blogs.

Anyhow, breaking news, Mak has breast cancer. The biopsy result was out last Thursday @ Pusrawi. The surgeon, Dr Razifah suggested to remove the left breast (all) where the tumor is. She is very frank, open and said everything out of her neurons. Same day, we went to see Prof Yip @ UMSC (UM Specialist Centre). Since there are many strong recommendations about her, mak decided to do the op with her and we agreed. 4th January, Monday is the date.

Breast cancer is of course never appears in my dictionary. I never thought that my closest family, my Mak will get it. I always thot - no, it will not happen to me. It's other people's businesses.

How wrong I am!

Breast cancer.

I said it out loud to Mak and myself and whoever was listening at that time: Cancer is just a name, the stage is just a number. It depends on how we perceive and react to it.

Everything is in the brain. Don't let the cancer clouding your mind.

Nauzubillah. I was not tested with the big C and can't imagine myself in her shoes. Nauzubillah. Moga Allah jauhkan. Sangat-sangat jauhkan.

All that she needs is strong support from the family, showers of love and kisses from nadirah and tonnes of duas and prayers to go through this.

So friends, doakan kesembuhan untuk Bondaku yah?




p/s- Many came to me and said, "Itulah hikmah Allah halang sambung belajar oversea. Kalau tak, terus collapse mak kamu - anak semua takde kat Malaysia". (Imah is in Kuching, so kire oversea jugak la)

Perancangan Allah jualah yang terbaik. Alhamdulillah.