Herbal Tea Recipes and Benefits

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This is not my own write up, I simply copy and paste to share this info.

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Herbal teas are naturally caffeine-free and low in calories, they are popular for their medicinal and calming qualities.

Combinations of Different Flower Tea & Their Functions

You can also find eight treasures tea from this site, these teas are pre-package and it is very convinient to used. There are 5 different types, lily flower, plum flavor, rose flower, laurel flower and the original flavor.

Ingredients:

Sweet Osmanthus 1 teaspoonful

Rose 6 buds

Apple 1 teaspoonful

Increases blood cells and gives rosy, healthy complexion. Regulates menstruation.

Ingredients:

Rose 10 buds

Rosemary 1 teaspoonful

Licorice root 3 slices

Improves memory. Gives rosy, healthy complexion. Removes wind in the stomach and bowels. Help to reduce weight.

Ingredients:

Rose 1 teaspoonful

Jasmine 1 teaspoonful

Apple 1 teaspoonful

Reduces giddiness. Improves blood circulation. Regulates menstruation. Improves skin texture.

Ingredients:

Lavender 1/2 teaspoonful

Jasmine 1 teaspoonful

Help bowel movement and bladder problems. Helps to reduce weight due to water retention.

Ingredients:

Lavender 1/2 teaspoonful

Rosemary 1/2 teaspoonful

Rock Sugar (a little bit)

Reduces giddiness. Removes wind in stomach and bowels. Helps insomnia. Improves common cold.

Ingredients:

Rosemary 1 teaspoonful

Bo leaf 5 pieces

Prevention of high blood pressure. Calm your nerves.

Ingredients:

Sweet Osmanthus 1 teaspoonful

Jasmine 1 teaspoonful

Reduces body heatiness. Reduces phlegm and cough.

Ingredients:

Lily 5 gm (0.1763 oz)

Jasmine 1 teaspoonful

Reduces body heatiness. Reduces phlegm and cough.

Teacuppa also has some other rosehip and hisbiscus tea which are tasty and healthy as well. Special flavor black tea such as lychee black, tiramisu black tea (exquisite), orange black tea, etc are also available. Lisa Fan, owner of a teahouse and online tea store (http://www.teacuppa.com), has been in the family tea business for more than 5 years. Their brick and mortal teahouse has been running since the 1980s and they started an online tea store this year to share their fine teas with the rest of the world. Love writing about teas and discovering new tea cuisine recipes. Lisa is currently working on her book about teas. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Lisa_Fan

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'Bloody' Day 2

Remember I told you about the bad experience I had from the blood donation? Well, I thought I wanted to take back my words for complaining bout the 'hanging scissors' case because it seemed that my arm was perfectly fine. No bruise nothing. Alas, I underestimated it! The effect really showed only after 3 days! The bruise started to show since yesterday, and this is what it looks like today:

I hope there won't be a 'Bloody Day 3' :P

Oh by the way, I think I did not clarify that the speculation I mentioned on blood donation are actually not true. Sorry if I caused anyone of you to misunderstand. I was merely sharing out some rumours that I hear from grandma stories. Donating blood is actually a healthy thing to do. But please do not overdo it. Always watch your hemoglobin and health level before going for it!

Sprain or Ergonomic Problem?

Every now and then, my right wrist suffers from this tingly ache whenever I twist it to the side. No, it's not that I overstrain it or anything, just a simple action of brushing my hair to the left side already triggers the pain.. :( It has been lingering for more than 2 months... urghh... It gets annoying sometimes because I have trouble doing many things, simple things that I need to do daily, like moving the steering wheel when I drive, picking up a bottle of 1 litre water and the list goes on... I am left with no choice but to stop playing badminton or to get involved in any kind of sports that requires strength from the wrist. Crap... what kinda sports am I left to do? Jogging? Swimming? Hiking? That's all? What about the fun sports games? Badminton and tennis no more? :'(

I was trying to recall the cause of this aggravating pain, yes, it's getting worse. I really started to feel the pain about 3 weeks ago. Now why would I say it has been around for 2 months then? About 2 months plus ago, my right wrist was over-twisted by a friend. From that day onwards, I could not play badminton anymore because my wrist ached badly everytime when I did. I thought it recovered a few weeks after that (there was no sign of pain for quite some time) until after a month; when the pain returned after enormous time spent on typing my FYP thesis. Blame it on the mouse, oops... lemme rephrase; blame it on ME, for not positioning my hand at the right level on the mouse. I used to place my right hand a lil too far that I needed to extend my arm too much, and a lil too high I was actually stressing my wrist badly, urgh...

Here are some tips of how you should position your mouse that I find useful:
1. Place your mouse close to your keyboard and within easy reach. You should be able to use your mouse comfortably with your arms close to your side, and your elbows at a slightly "open" angle.
2. Use your elbow-not your wrist-to move the mouse. Keeping your forearms in one place and using your wrists to "flick" the mouse can increase intracarpal pressure-leading to wrist and finger pain.
3. Don't click too hard!
4. Make sure you're holding your mouse correctly. Avoid letting your fingers "hover" above the mouse or trackball buttons. Always use a light grip. Don't hold the mouse when you're not using it, and keep your wrists in a straight or "neutral" position.

Of course, there are more on the keyboard and monitor positioning, and lighting etc as well. I find this site quite useful. Check it out for tips on office ergonomic, and other computer-related health topics.
http://www.healthycomputing.com

Hmm, so is my wrist pain really caused by the over-twist or ergomonic issue? I guess it started from the sprain (or just sTrain rather?), which was almost recovering but was then aggravated by the lousy ergo practice I engaged for 3 days straight. I consulted my doctor about it, and he just told me to apply a heat pack (which I still haven't bought :S) to it frequently. Yah yah... please remind me to buy the heat pack...

Human Height

Where does your height stand when compared to the population of the world? It's hard to compare our heights in such a way for height can vary in different ethnic, weather and enviroment. Of couse I was curious of where my height stands among the Asians and so I goggled out this piece of info below. I suppose I belong to 'others' (not the ones from Lost lah!) category since I don't see any Asians other than White, Black, and Hispanic. Cut this short, I am gonna show you the charts now:

I also did a quick study on human heights. I come across some interesting discovery. Diet (in addition to needed nutrients; such things as junk food and attendant health problems such as obesity), exercise, fitness, pollution exposure, sleep patterns, climate (see Allen's rule and Bergmann's Rule for example), and even happiness (psychological well-being) are other factors that can affect growth and final height. Woow.... sleep patterns... had I been lacking sleep during my teenage life? Urghh... regretting now is too late anyway. So you people who still have younger bro and sis out there please do something about them when you still can.

Some additional info picked from Wikipedia: The short stature of Asians may also be contributed by nutritional factors such as low calcium intake partially due to lactose intolerance in 90% of their adult population, limited consumption of protein, iron, vitamin A, reduced vitamin D, partially from their nutrition; and also from their skin that cannot synthesize as much vitamin D because their skin is darker, and consumption of large quantities of soy products which contains isoflavone, a phytoestrogen.

Further reading can be done at this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_height

There's also a table for you to check out the average height of different ethnic in the world.

Ohh... Sometimes I wish I was taller... -.-