Monday, 18 August 2008

How to help baby sleep well with running nose

When baby or toddle catch a cold and has running nose, use below method to help them sleep well with their blocked nose:

  1. Get the Axe brand universal oil and put a few drops on a clean handkerchief.
  2. Tie the handkerchief near the place where baby sleep (must be high up so that baby will not able to touch).

Baby’s nose will not blocked with the Axe oil smell in the air during sleep.


如何让鼻塞的宝宝睡个好觉

当宝宝感冒鼻塞难入睡时,以下方法可以舒缓鼻塞问题:

  1. 用斧标驱风油滴几滴在干净的手巾。
  2. 将手巾绑在宝宝的床头(宝宝无法触摸得到的高度)。
风油的味道在空气中飘散,宝宝闻了自然能舒缓鼻塞,安稳入睡。

Friday, 15 August 2008

How to stop baby from diarrhea

If babies or toddles having diarrhea non-stop, parent can try below method:

  • Use cook rice water or porridge water to make milk for babies or toddles to drink
  • Let them drink barley water (no added sugar)


如何让宝宝停止腹泻

如果宝宝腹泻不止,可采取以下方法:

  • 用煮过的米饭水或粥水泡奶给宝宝喝
  • 煮薏米水(不加糖)给宝宝喝

Tuesday, 12 August 2008

蜂王浆

颍諠在三岁时就开始饮用麦卢卡蜂蜜 (Manuka Honey)。我们相信服食麦卢卡蜂蜜能增强免疫力,因此,我们让频频生病的颍諠每天喝麦卢卡蜂蜜水来改善她的体质。

两年前的台湾之旅,我们在日月潭的毛王爷之家购买了他们的特产之一 蜂王浆 (Royal Jelly)。在导游与该店的负责人介绍下,我们对蜂王浆有了深一层的认识。

蜂王浆有丰富的蛋白质、酶类、氨基酸、磷酸化合物、维生素、糖类、有机酸、脂类、激素以及乙酰胆碱,其含量是蜂蜜的100倍。蜂王浆中含有无机盐种类相当多,每100克蜂王浆干物质中含有0.9克以上,有的高达3克。其中钾650毫克、钠130毫克、30毫克、镁85毫克、铜2毫克、铁7毫克、锌6毫克、还有锰、钴、镍、硅、铬、金、砷等等。

蜂王浆,亦称蜂乳或蜂皇浆,是适龄工蜂食用了蜂蜜、花粉等营养物质,在蜂群需要时从营养腺中分泌出来的一种高级物质,是蜜蜂幼虫和蜂王的专用食品,珍稀名贵,作用奇特,为食药兼备型珍品。

蜂王浆有十五大保健功能:

抗衰老葆青春

增强免疫功能

促进生长发育

促进受损组织再生

提高思维力和抗逆力

抑癌抗癌

改善睡眠和提高性功能

抗菌消炎

抗辐射抗化疗

提高造血功能

降低血糖

增强呼吸功能

强化心血管系统

防治动脉粥样硬化和高血脂

改善消化功能

除此,导游还将他的亲身体验与我们分享。他告诉我们他的孩子从小就服食蜂王浆,现在不但身体强壮且拥有180 公分身高(他与妻子都属矮小型)。由于我们对蜂蜜有一定的认知,而且颍諠也在饮用蜂蜜,我们决定让颍諠试饮蜂王浆。

我们购买的是小罐装的蜂王浆,大约S$80左右,它必需储存在冰箱里。为了能让蜂王浆保存更持久,须将它储存在冰箱的冷藏室里以保鲜,为期大概可达 7 年左右。而如果只是储存在冰箱内,则只能保鲜为期一年。由于蜂王浆的味道属甘与酸,比较难入味,因此我们将它加在蜂蜜里让颍諠饮用。

蜂王浆本身有很丰富的蛋白质,每天服食的话,则只须用小塑料汤勺,舀上三分之一的分量,加在蜂蜜或水里即可(不能用热水冲泡)。舀蜂王浆的汤勺只能用塑料汤勺或陶瓷汤勺,不可用铁或钢制成的汤勺,否则其营养会被破坏掉(铁勺或钢勺在融合时会产生一种化学作用并破坏蜂王浆的营养)。



当颍諠饮用蜂王浆后,免疫系统有了一些改善,鲜少看见她着凉发病。刚开始,我们并不以为意,直到颍諠因必须服食抗生素而停止饮用蜂王浆一阵子,又开始频频发病时才意识到。

当时,颍諠的一名幼儿班老师得了肺炎,所有的幼儿园的小朋友几乎都被传染。卫生部还特地到幼儿园为小朋友们检查身体,不幸的是,颍諠也是其中一名被感染的小朋友。跟其他小朋友一样,她必须服食一种抗生素九个月,才能确保身体里的病菌不会病发。在这服药的期间,颍諠不能服食其它的保健品包括蜂王浆。

在停食蜂王浆的期间,颍諠的免疫力又开始下滑,频频生病,让我们很担忧。当她完成了抗生素的疗程,我们第一时间就是让她开始饮用回蜂王浆,她的身体才慢慢强健起来。我们这时也才意识到蜂王浆的好处。

新鲜的蜂王浆在本地并不常见,市场上大都卖胶囊罐装或掺有其它成份的蜂王浆。由于我们的蜂王浆是在台湾购买,因此急需在用完之前在本地找到有出售新鲜蜂王浆的商店。所幸,我们在滨海广场的一家蜂蜜专卖店(二楼)找到我们要的纯新鲜蜂王浆。

该店售卖的蜂王浆售价大约是S$11310%折扣后),相比之下,这支250grm的蜂王浆比我们在台湾购买的还来得便宜。该店的售货员教我们如何储存蜂王浆以保持它的新鲜度。她教我们将一小部分的蜂王浆储存在小罐内,并存放在冰箱里,其它的则存放在冷藏室内,等用完小罐内的再拿,这样才不会让蜂王浆变质。

Monday, 4 August 2008

Royal Jelly


When my girl – Rachel, turn 3 years old, we start giving her Manuka Honey. We strongly believe that Manuka honey is good for her health, especially when she always fall sick, Manuka honey will be the first thing we gave her to drink.

2 years ago, when we travel to Taiwan, the tour guide recommended Royal Jelly to us which is one of their local product selling at Mao Wang Ye Zhi Jia (毛王爷之家)in Sun Moon Lake (日月潭). The owner told us all the benefit after taking Royal Jelly and especially for children.

We are told that Royal Jelly contains remarkable amounts of proteins, lipids, glucides, vitamins, hormones, enzymes, mineral substances, and specific vital factors that act as biocatalysts in cell regeneration processes within the human body. It is rich in protein, vitamins B-1, B-2, B-6, C, E, niacin, pantothenic acid, biotin, inositol and folic acid. In fact, it contains seventeen times as much pantothenic acid as that found in dry pollen.

Studies indicate the effectiveness of royal jelly for the following:
for tiredness and overwork, asthenia, anxiety states, insomnia and anorexia
bronchial asthma
liver diseases (hepatitis)
pancreatitis
general exhaustion diseases
arthritis, gout, atherosclerosis
kidney diseases
stomach ulcers
ovarian insufficiency
reversing the aging process
stimulating and regenerating the nervous system
for accelerating the healing and consolidation of fractured bones.
skin disorders
promotes sexual rejuvenation

The Taiwan tour guide told us that he himself introduce Royal Jelly to his children since young and they have grown up healthy and tall. He believe consuming Royal Jelly regularly help his children grow tall as he and his wife are of below medium height. We decide to let rachel try Royal Jelly to improve her immune system.

The small bottle of Royal Jelly cost us around S$80++, we were told that the if we keep Royal Jelly in the freezer, it will be able to store for 7 years, but if is keep in fridge, can last only a year. This Royal Jelly has an unpleasant taste. It taste milky and a stinging sensation on your throat. Therefore, when we first let Rachel try Royal Jelly, we mixed it with Manuka Honey, so that the honey will cover it taste.

As this Royal Jelly is very rich in protein, we were told to take 1/3 small teaspoon only everyday. Also, we were advice to use only plastic or porcelain spoon to scoop, add some water and stir the Royal Jelly (Do not use hot water). They strongly recommend not to used metal spoon as it will create some chemical reactions and kill all the vitamins in the Royal Jelly.

After Rachel started to take this Royal Jelly, we realize her immune system is stronger. She used to catch a flu every now and then, especially when she is constantly blown by a fan or during raining season. But after she had been taking Royal Jelly, this problem has largely reduced.

In the beginning, we are unaware the change for Rachel till one of her school teacher got Tuberculosis (TB) disease and has spread throughout the whole school. Rachel, unfortunate infected with TB like others. Therefore, she needed to take a 9 mths course of the medication. As such, during the 9 mths course, we are told to stop giving Rachel any supplements (include Royal Jelly) to avoid any complication. As a result, Rachel started to fall sick often and slim down a lot.

We are very worry for Rachel and once she has completed the 9 mths medication, we started giving her Royal Jelly everyday. By then we realize, Rachel seldom fall sick so often ever since she took Royal Jelly.

We are very happy that this Royal Jelly help to improve Rachel immune system and will continue giving Royal Jelly to her. But as the Royal Jelly we have brought from Taiwan is finishing soon, we need to find where to get the fresh royal jelly in local stores. We realize that not all the stores sells fresh Royal Jelly. Even in Nature Farm who carried various products, to our surprise, it does not carried fresh & pure Royal Jelly but mix with others ingredients or only selling in capsules.

Finally, we found a store thats sells honey as well as fresh royal jelly in Marina Square at level 2. The 250grm Royal Jelly cost us around S$113 after 10% discount and is cheaper then we brought from Taiwan. We are told to keep this Royal Jelly in freezer and just squeezes some out to keep in fridge for everyday use as this tube of Royal Jelly will definitely last more then a year.