Not long ago, I was invited to give health talk in China. Almost everyday, the mass media kept reporting about the problem of too much whitener in wheat flour. Unethical manufacturer added too much Benzoyl peroxide in the flour for a better looking appearance. And within that week, I ate a lot of noodles due to tight schedule. This made me feel bad.

Why add Benzoyl peroxide?

In the past, Benzoyl peroxide was not added into the flour. The processed flour must be stored for 20 to 30 days. This allowed the air to oxidize beta-carotene in flour. Only then we can use it to make bread and other flour products. That is why flour gradually gets whiter as time passes.

By adding Benzoyl peroxide, manufacturer can reduce flour maturity period from 20-30 days to 2-3 days.

What is Benzoyl peroxide?

This substance is a type of food additive used to improve flour quality during factory processing. As it is not stable, Benzoyl peroxide will convert back to benzoyl and stain the flour. Since this substance is a strong oxidant, it is also used as chemical whitener. WHO suggests daily dosage of only 40mg/kg. And the European Union banned the use of Benzoyl peroxide in 1997.

Whitener’s harm to our body

1. Upon entering our body, the liver has to neutralize Benzoyl peroxide. This is the reason why this substance is bad for those with weak liver.

2. Benzoyl peroxide also contains some selenium and lead. That is why EU banned its use in 1997.

3. This additive will destroy nutrient content in flour. It oxidizes beta carotene, affect vitamin A content and causes the loss of vitamin E and K. It even has some influence on vitamin B1 and B2.

4. Long term consumption of flour and its products which contain Benzoyl peroxide may cause chronic intoxication. This is especially harmful for the liver.

5. Beijing Medical University and Xiehe Medical University’s joint publication in 1997 stated it may cause cancer.

Additives are found everywhere. We must be cautious of these additives to reduce risking our health.

Dr Qiu said our mouth is the dirtiest place of our body. When brushing your teeth, germs will accumulate in the toothbrush. If there is any injury in mouth, germ will infect those with weak immune system. It may cause other diseases like gingivitis, fever and heart inflammation.

In a press conference, Dr. Qiu discovered that compared to one dollar coin, water hose and cloth for mobbing, toothbrush has the highest germ count. According to a research, bacteria on toothbrush can grow rapidly every minute. In damp environment, it can even multiply to several millions.

Once there was a patient who went to see a dentist. The dentist found his tooth brush was in bad condition and he did not brush his teeth properly.

Therefore, remember the following tips:

1. Do not dip your toothbrush in a glass of water

2. Do not place your toothbrush in a highly damp room

3. Change your toothbrush at appropriate time

4. Do not place several toothbrushes together to avoid germ contamination

5. Do not share your toothbrush with other family members

How to keep your toothbrush clean? Dentist suggests it must be placed in dry and ventilated place. After brushing your teeth, dry your toothbrush and keep it in proper place. Preferably, change your toothbrush every 3 months.

Source: Dr Lee health newsletter

Do you see that?

Yesterday, my wife showed me a Leggo’s tomato paste and said, “Look at this.”

Hmm… Looks like some mold is growing in the tomato paste. How can that happen? I checked the expiry date again. It was 08-08-2010. So I asked my wife, “Did you hear the ‘pop’ sound when you open the lid?”

“Yes I did” she replied. This shows the tomato paste has been contaminated before it was sealed. So it was the problem in the production process. Here are the mold photos.

Hmmm... This shouldn't be here

Can you see the fur?

Then we thought of throwing away the upper half and cook only the bottom half of the tomato paste. However to be safe, I checked with my biologist sister. Well, she said better don’t eat it at all. The mold growth was just an indicator. Maybe there were other types of germ inside, such as the Botulinum.

I didn’t like the prospect of running for toilet after eating this tomato spaghetti. So we decided not to use it at all.

We bought this Leggo’s tomato paste at Jusco Bukit Indah in Johor Bahru just a few days ago. At first we intended to ask for a refund or exchange but the receipt was nowhere to be found. So I can just take a few photos and throw it away.

I chose this brand because the label says: “No artificial colours, No artificial flavors, No added preservatives”

Well, is the mold growth caused by absence of preservatives? Is tomato paste with added preservatives safer to take? I’m not sure about this. But the manufacturer should have done many tests to confirm their product safety even without adding preservatives. So this problem may be caused either by their production system flaw or human error.

Actually I’ve bought tomato paste from Leggo’s brand before this. But I probably won’t choose this brand again. Luckily the mold had grown big enough for us to see it. If not, we may have eaten it and had to run for toilet many times.

What was our replacement for tomato paste? I rushed to Pacific hypermarket and bought the paste from Dolmio brand. Once again, no artificial colors, flavors and preservatives. Just in time for our tomato spaghetti lunch

This is the question I asked myself a lot since having my first baby. When baby was born, he received 2 vaccine shots. At that time, I didn’t seem to have the choice when baby was in maternity hospital. But now, baby is with us. I have the choice… or do I?

I know. Every baby receives vaccine as determined by government. However, I first learnt about vaccine’s danger in a booklet by Consumer Association of Penang. Then I met Dr Chan, a homeopathy doctor who specializes in energy medicine. Dr Chan said, “Vaccine is a hoax started in USA”

This reminds me that once the authority also denied tobacco’s health risks even many reports pointed out so. Now everyone accepts tobacco causes all sorts of cancer. But do you still see cigarette on shelf for sale? If a food supplement is found to contain some toxins, it will be recalled immediately. Cigarette smoke contains more than 40 cancer-causing toxins. Do you see any product recall? Do you sense something wrong here?

Most debate on health risk of certain item starts with health hazard discovery by consumer and independent researcher. But the government and manufacturer often denied it. When evidence gets more in number and gets more convincing, denial is gradually changed to acceptance. And this may take decades.

Back to vaccine. I heard people telling me to give my baby vaccine because everyone is doing it. Then I thought:

• Many people smoke
• Many people eat french fries and gulp soft drink
• Many people use microwave oven

Do I want to follow them? I don’t think so. If 90% of world population are killing themselves, do you want to follow them? Count me out please!

Actually I was struggling with this question of “vaccine or not”. But this morning, I found the following websites:

I think the answer is pretty clear. How about your decision?

“Dad, look at my eye,” I went to my dad.

“Huh! What happened to you eye? Is your vision okay?” my dad examined my eye.

“Yes I can see,” I answered.

“Let’s go to see a doctor,” my dad said.

At the clinic, doctor gave me some yellowish eye drop. “Luckily his eye ball is not damaged,” the doctor told my dad.

And in the afternoon, my left eye was normal again. No more swelling and no more redness. What caused my red and swollen eye?

Possible cause

Did I rub my eye unconsciously while sleeping, until it swell and become red? Since I was a small kid, I had a habit of rubbing eyes while sleeping. Once, I was caught red handed by my dad while rubbing my eyes. I was rubbing my eye with one hand and my dad grabbed my hand. So I used the other hand to rub my other eye and my dad grabbed it too. With both my hands held, I didn’t struggle but continued my sleep.

Later when I married, my wife also noticed the same thing. And once, she also grabbed my hand while I was rubbing my eye. I used the other hand to rub again and she grabbed it again. Then I stayed motionless and continued to sleep.

Did I experience some sort of eye allergy? My sister told me she saw an eye photo similar to my eye condition, at a specialist hospital. Under the photo, it stated allergy. So I guess my eye must be allergy to something. Dust mites maybe.

Persisting problem

From that day onward, I experienced similar eye swelling and redness once every few weeks. Sometimes it reoccurred after several days. Sometimes it reoccurred after a few months. It always happen while I sleep.

I often realize it after I wake up. But sometimes, I woke up in the middle of the night due to my eye discomfort. It felt a bit sore and a bit “spicy”. I still could stand it though.

This symptom always disappear after several hours while I was awake. If I wake up at 9am with this swollen eye, it would usually disappear by 2pm. But my eye would become sore throughout the day.

And if I wake up at 3am with this swollen eye, I dare not sleep anymore. If I continue to sleep, it would get worse. So I need to stay awake for 1 to 2 hours and wait for the eye redness to reduce. By then, I would continue my sleep.

Most of the time, my left eye was affected. But sometimes it was my right eye. On some occasion, my both eyes were affected!

Well, this was a nightmare for me.

Finding solution

Of course I must find a solution to end this annoying problem. What have I tried?

• Asked doctor. He said I need to see an eye specialist doctor for this. But I didn’t go. I knew seeing specialist doctor and using eye drop will only make it worse.
• Cleaned my pillow case and bed sheet regularly
• Changed to a new anti dust mite pillow and pillow case
• Used anti dust mite bed and bed sheet
• Used an extra layer of anti dust mite bed cover
• Slept on a reclining chair (I thought sleeping flat caused the problem. I tried once only because I didn’t sleep well on the chair)
• Changed room and house (Maybe the air, dust or the fengshui cause it. Once, I changed to the next room and slept with my friend but found both eyes swollen the next morning! )
• Slept on sofa in the living room
• Tied up my hand while sleeping (Tried this last year to avoid rubbing my eye unconsciously)
• Took Ganoderma herb, Cordyceps herb and Longheh Tea at full dosage for 2 months hoping to cure it once and for all. (Spent RM 3000+ or USD 850+ on this. At the end, eye problem still there but my 200-300 pcs of white hair turned black 90% permanently)
• Used Ultra Long Wave Magnetic Therapy (Using it on and off for more than 5 years)
• Read “The Secret”. Before I sleep, I thought to myself my eyes will feel good when I wake up next morning. (Used it several times before getting lazy)

Well… I must say all above methods failed to even improve my eye problem, not to mention cure. And I’ve been living with this eye problem for 17 years. I can describe this as a “gentle torture” on my eyes.

Finally…

Today is 5th April 2009. I can proudly say my eye problem has disappeared for 3 months. I don’t think I’ve ever experience redness-free eye for 3 months continuously.

So what cured my swollen and red eye?

It was the “Deep Level Communication“. It took me less than 10 minutes to see something from the past that caused my red eye and dissolved it. It was on early January this year. I’m excited to say: It worked!

I attended the “Deep Level Communication” course end of last year, 2008 in Kuala Lumpur. In this 4-day course, I had a 10-hour session of “Deep Level Communication”. The purpose was to remove the “seed” from my past which affects my present.

4 weeks before attending this course, my eye problem occurred more frequently. My eye swelled and became red once every 2 to 3 days. Sometimes it happened everyday. During the course in Kuala Lumpur, the eye problem stopped for a few days. But when I came back to Kluang, the eye problem continued to occur at this high frequency. It was unbearable!

One afternoon in early January 2009, 1 to 2 weeks after returning from that course, I was in my bed with my eyes closed. I was awake and fully conscious. And suddenly I see something in my mind.

What did I see?

I saw someone lying on wooden bed, wearing ancient Chinese cloth. Both his eyes were struck vertically by a pair of chopstick, one chopstick on each eye. His eyes bleed. And he seems to lie still without any struggle. Who did that to him?

I did. I saw myself wearing golden cloth. I seemed like a person of high rank. A prince perhaps. And I blinded him with a pair of chopstick.

At that point, I didn’t look further. Maybe that was only my imagination. However, I’ve never seen or read story of people blinded by chopstick.

Following what I’ve learn, I expressed my apology and regret, and seek forgiveness from him. I did it quickly though because I was doubting what I saw was true.

A few days later, this scene came into my mind again. This time, I took more time to sincerely ask for his forgiveness. Eventually I felt his forgiveness. I saw him smiling. He forgave me. So I did one more step to let him go to the place he should go.

From that day onward, my eyes never swell or become red when I wake up in the morning. As I said, my eye problem happened in higher frequency before this. So this was a sudden stop.

Is this true?

This incident not only happens to me. There are thousands and thousands of similar cases in different countries. Many people experienced sudden change in their present life by changing their “seed” in their past.

With this, I’ve taken my hat off to this “Deep Level Communication” method.

Smell something?

Do you have a car freshener fixed to the air conditioning vent? If you have, here’s my advise for you:

Throw it away now!

Let say your car freshener has lemon flavor. It lets you breathe in lemon smell while driving. Feels good?

Let me ask you something. Do you think the lemon smell is from actual lemon extract? Or is it from chemical with artificial lemon smell? It’s from the chemical of course.

What happens when you inhale this artificial flavor into your body through your lung? Does your body say, “Look! Here’s what we want. Nutrients!”

Or does your body say, “Oh shit! Not this chemical again! Now we have to get rid of it.”

When you take in something your body doesn’t need, it has to expel it out. When the chemical is not completely expelled, it accumulates in your body over time. And you know what happens next.

Unfortunately, air freshener contains several types of chemicals, some of which are known to cause cancer or disrupt your hormone balance. And there you are, inhaling these toxic chemicals in your car while driving. And since your car windows are usually closed, it makes the matter even worse. Lack of proper ventilation causes increasing concentration of these toxic chemicals as you drive.

Therefore, do not use any kind of air freshener or perfume in your car, your house and even on your own body.

Dr Lee explained clearly what you must know about diabetes in his recent health talk. He came to Kluang on 6th February. And I shot the whole health talk using my Panasonic SDR-H250 camcorder. It took Google Video 5 days to encode this 2-hour video!

If you can understand Chinese, I highly recommend you to see through this video. Dr Lee gives the best health talk I’ve ever seen. I hope to include English subtitle in the future.

If you’re interested to purchase this or other Dr Lee health talk DVD, just let me know by leaving a comment.