13 September Health Talk by Dr Chen

Here is what I gained from Dr Chen Health Talk.  The links are further research done by me.

Why non smoker are still able to contract lung cancer and what's its prevention?
Cigarette smoking is the most common cause of lung cancer. However, there are non-smokers who still contract lung cancer due to Radon. Radon is a radioactive gas released from the normal decay of the elements uranium, thorium, and radium in rocks and soil. It is an invisible, odorless, tasteless gas that seeps up through the ground and diffuses into the air. People who live in ground floor has higher contact with Radon, therefore it is important to open the windows to have good ventilation in the house. If we are traveling and away from home for long duration, the amount of Radon trap in the house/rooms will be very high due to poor ventilation. Therefore, upon returning from traveling, we should open the windows immediately to allow good ventilation in the house/room.
http://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/substances/radon/radon-fact-sheet

30%of non-smoker get lung cancer through secondhand cigarette smoke. What is the distance to avoid secondhand cigarette smoke? There is no safe distance as the cigarette smoke will remain on the sofa, curtain and clothes of smoker. The smoker might ventilate the room or house after smoking. However, non-smoker/children will touch the chemical that is remain on the sofa, curtain or in contact with the smoker. Separating smokers from nonsmokers, cleaning the air, and ventilating buildings cannot completely eliminate exposure to secondhand smoke
http://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/tobacco/second-hand-smoke-fact-sheet

The third type of people that are high risk of lung cancer are miners. When working underground, miners can also be exposed to other substances that might affect lung cancer risk, such as radon.

Is diet able to build up immunity and prevent cancer?
A person will not have cancer as long as they have a strong immune system. Cancer takes a long time to develop and a person's immune system has to be malfunction for the cancer cell to multiply. It takes 6-8 years for breast cancer to grow from one cell to the size of 1 cm. It takes about 10-20 years for a person to develop lung cancer. For example, a person detected lung cancer at the age of 50 years old, it means that this person started having lung cancer at 30 years old. Therefore, prevention of cancer through the right nutrition is important. A lot of young people did not take care of their health when they are young and eat fried food, oily food, processed food and sleep late. However, prevention of diseases starts from young.

Can we detect cancer through x-rays and what happens when we take too much x-rays?The medical machine that we have is not able to detect cancer cell at the very beginning of cancer formation. The most advance machine can only detect tumors with diameters 1 mm. However, this 1 mm tumor is made up of at least 1 million cancer cells! By the time cancer is detected 2/3 of the cancer stage has passed. X-rays and gamma rays are known human carcinogens (cancer-causing agents). http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses/radiationexposureandcancer/xraysgammaraysandcancerrisk/x-rays-gamma-rays-and-cancer-risk-do-xrays-and-gamma-rays-cause-cancer

What are the food that can boost immune system?
Scientists have studied the types of food that have highest Antioxidant, Phytochemical and Polysaccharides. Most of the disease fighting nutrients are in the fruits and vegetables. Have at least 2 meals of vegetarian out of 3 meals. Instead of having 4 meat dishes and 1 vege dish in a meal, we should eat more plant food 4 vege dishes and 1 meat dish. Diet that are high in animal protein can increase the risk of cancer. Meat contains a harmful substance (hormone) that causes cancer. Plant based Nutrition helps prevent cancer by boosting immunity. We can also increase food that are high in Polysaccharides. Lastly, live a healthy lifestyle - get enough exercise, get sufficient sleep and rest and stay positive.

How should we take our breakfast as we always hear that breakfast is the most important meal of the day?

Any food and nutrients that we eat in the morning are easily absorb by our body.  We should drink plenty of water early in the morning as our body is performing the function of detoxification when we are sleeping at night. Food that are high in fiber is good as it acts like a broom to clean the intestine. Do not take any oily food, meat, ham, bacon and sausages.  Ham, Bacon and Sausages contain nitrosamine, a carcinogen. A person can only take a maximum 300mg of cholesterol. 2 chicken eggs for breakfast have already exceeded the daily cholesterol limit. Take the whole fruit instead of fruit juice. Juices without the fiber are high in sugar.

"Cancer is a result not only what you eat, but also what you don't eat"

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How to eat more than 10 types of fruits and vegetables in one day?

Diseases have to break the immune system's line of defence before the body can succumb to them. Disease rates are rising because of lack of awareness about protecting the immune system and exposure to factors that weaken immunity, such as environmental pollution, unhealthy diet, drug abuse and stress. These cause the immune system to be under attack and prone to infection, resulting in poor health. 

Research has shown that a diet rich in a large variety of plant foods can enhance health without any harmful side effects. This is because plant foods contain abundance of antioxidants, phytochemicals and polysaccharides-nutrients bestowed by Nature to help us prevent diseases.

In order to increase fruits and vegetable intake in our family diet, today I have prepared vegetables juice for my family. The ingredients are Japanese cucumber, some red cabbage, green apple, kale, beet root, chia seed, Greek yogurt and a tablespoon of honey. In total there are 8 ingredients in my juice. Firstly dice all vegetable into cubes or small pieces. Next place the ingredients in a powerful blender to make the juice have a smooth consistency.



An alternative convenient way to eat more than 15 types of fruits and vegetables is to take a ready-mix sachet drink of organic and wholesome food. This sachet contains 15 fruits and vegetables. They are Soybeans, Grape, Banana, Pineapple, Asparagus, Barley, Broccoli, Cabbage, Cantaloupe, Carrot, Citrus Peel, Honeydew, Peas, Pear, Peach, Grapefruit, Lemon, Rice Powder.   

What criteria do I consider when choosing a health food?

1) Plant food as opposed to animal-based food

2) Organic Plant Food

3) Wholesome Plant Food

4) Rich in phytochemicals, antioxidants and polysaccharides

5) Many varieties and sufficient quantities

6) All the products ingredients from plantation, processing to packaging are subject to and pass as many as 2000 safety tests.

7) The company received Food Safety Excellence Reward

Updated on 23 August 2016

What is Nutritional Immunology?

Nutritional Immunology is a preventive science that studies the link between plants food and the immune system.

Nutritional Immunology is founded by Dr Jau Fei Chen, a world renowned scientist and immunologist and also a world outstanding Chinese.

Dr Jau Fei Chen entered Brigham Young University, USA at the tender age of 16 and achieved her doctorate in Immunology at 26, entering the fascinating world of Immunology and Microbiology, and making her foray into cancer research.

One day, during her routine visit to late stage cancer patients, a cancer mother caught her attention.  After hearing to this mother sharing, she realized her new cancer drugs development will never able to bring significant hope to this mother for her to see her children grow up,  graduate or attend her children wedding. This realization made Dr. Chen devastated. She thought she can bring hope to the world but the fact she's not. 

Dr. Chen realized medicines development will never surpass the diseases evolution. 

Dr. Chen made a big turning. Instead of focus on new cancer drugs development, she discovered the link between proper nutrition and the health of the human immune system. This momentous discovery led Dr. Chen to pioneer the science of Nutritional Immunology - her answer to preventive healthcare.

Dr.Chen has won many international awards and accolades for her excellent contributions as a scientist and entrepreneur 

However, her ultimate dream is to create a world without disease.

In the quest to realize her vision of a disease free world, Dr.Chen founded E.Excel International in 1987 with dual objectives of advancing awareness of Nutritional Immunology and to provide consumers with a safe, healthy and convenient source of nutrition that the body needs daily to nourish and enhance the immune system.

E Excel founder Dr Jau-Fei Chen emphasizes the importance of prevention over cure and advocates the consumption of wholesome plant food. 

Dr Jau-Fei Chen research shows that consuming a variety of plant food phytochemicals, antioxidants and polysaccharides is able to enhance the immune system. Diseases have to break the immune system's line of defense before the body can succumb to them. With accurate Nutritional Immunology knowledge, balance and pure nutrition intake, good emotional health and adequate rest, we can prevent and greatly reduce the occurrence of illness.

Nutritional Immunology in English

Dr Chen interview on Nutritional Immunology in Chinese

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