21.08.10 / Child's Play, Health, Just info, Parenting, Twins / Author: chinneeq / Comments: (14)
Tags: 4life transfer factor, cow colustrum, egg yolk extract, tranfer factor
Avis approached me many months back, when she read about my frequent rants on facebook on my boys who got sick so frequently early this year. Like many parents out there with multiple kids at home, I freak out each time one of my children gets sick, because not only I will have one cranky baby to nurse, but TWO (same age one some more!). And the worst part is when the virus pass from one to another and then, PASS BACK TO THE FIRST ONE and the cycle continuous……….
I was indeed very hesitate in the beginning to try this product because both hubby and I dislike taking supplement ourselves, what’s more giving them to our kids. Out of desperation (and also Avis’s persistant, *ahem*), I gave in. Won’t die trying one bottle anyway, although I must admit that I am EXTREMELY SHOCK when Avis told me to price (almost Rm180 per bottle for 90 tablets, can u believe it???!!!!)
I din even bother to research and find out more before purchase what’s in there that make it so expensive, but I told hubby, since it is so expensive, it probably won’t be harmful, *grin*. Although hubby wasn’t very happy, but since I have bought and paid for it, he just close one eye (mou ngan tai).
This is the bottle I bought (image taken from the website http://www.transferfactor.com.my/images/Chewables.jpg)
Obvious Effect on my boys
I started giving the boys, one tablet each day but sometimes skip a few days in between (when I forgot about it!). There was a couple incidents where the boys got high fever >39 degree C. Not wanting to take risk and wait for them to be overheated, I still feed them paracetamol syrup. But amazingly they heal completely the next day without prolonged common sickness like running nose or cough (which seems quite unusual for sick kids, especially if their immune system is low).
Seriously I am not sure if it has got to do with the Transfer Factor (cow colustrum and egg yolk extract) tablets, but I can be very assure that this miracle only started ever since I started them on the tablets (remember, that’s not even daily, coz ITS TOO PRICEY!!!)
Although its a MLM product, I can just say as long as it helps, I wouldn’t mind trying it out (I do believe in some MLM products, as I was in Lampe Berger before and I could not live without it now). But always remember, a product might be good and working for someone, it sometimes could not help another, as each and our body is different (so sad that herbalife is working for so many, but it isn’t working for me, although I have been trying for 2 months 
)
It’s almost time to replenish and get our 2nd bottle, but hubby got even more cautious after seeing the tremendous effect on the kids. Too abnormal and scary result, he said. Sigh….
So, if you are a mom who is constantly worrying about your kids getting sick (with them passing the germs to one another at home, never ending craziness of weeks after weeks ), you might wanna give this a try ! Chin nee does not GUARANTEE ya….
16.08.10 / Chin Nee, Health / Author: chinneeq / Comments: (12)
Tags: Applied Kinesiology, food allergy, Food allergy testing chain, food testing using Applied Kinesiology, iron chain
Also known as Pendulums test for food allergies, metal reactions. Another insane post to many, probably.
Ever since my mum has got the very bad Shingles (or commonly called as Snake Blister) last year, she has been practising this method to test her allergy on food before she eats.
How to test:
- In a no fan/wind area, hold the iron chain above your food with one hand
- Rub the iron chain down with another hand to “energized” straightened it
- Place open up palm (of the person you wanna check his allergy) above food (do not touch)
- If the chain swirl clockwise, the person can take the food
- If the chain swirl anti clockwise, the person should not take that food
*Important: Must test on only the right amount of food you can take. For instant, if you test wanna test if you can drink a cup of coffee, test your palm on one cup and not ONE FULL BOTTLE OF coffee powder. Otherwise it will swirl anti clock wise because you should not take ONE BOTTLE of COFFEE POWDER. However with this testing method, u will still need some skill though (my mum can do better than me).
After I came back from seeing Dr Wong (found out I am allergy to 5 spice powder), I immediately did a test on a Pork Pau (that might contain 5 spice). True enough, it turns anti clockwise!
This morning I test it on Herbalife Tea that I have just started taking about 3 months back and again it is anti clockwise. Looks like I am going to miss out a lot of my favourite food (like Siu Yuk and my favourite Teochew Braised Duck)
Where to get the Food Allergy Testing Chain (Pendulum)
My mum said Allergy Food Testing Chain is available from any organic shop at Rm25. Otherwise a normal iron chain (with certain weight I think) like the one my mom bought can work too. Just try it at home on a food you have allergy to see if it is accurate.
Some reference of the same method I found online:
http://ezinearticles.com/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/
http://www.webmesh.co.uk/additives.html
16.08.10 / Chin Nee, Family, Health, QQ, remember me / Author: chinneeq / Comments: (7)
Tags: allergy, allergy test, Applied Kinesiology, Dr Wong Meng Kiang, mold allergy, mould, sensitive nose allergy, skin allergy
Since we planned to go back to Melaka last weekend to pray to Grandpa (his 100th day), I took the opportunity to down to Tangkak as well to test my skin allergy (have been getting extremely ITCHY little red bumps on my fingers like this..)
Picture downloaded from Google (http://www.skincell.org/community/index.php?topic=24808.msg307884)
Recommended by Elaine, I went to visit Dr Wong (Klinik Specialist Wong) at Tangkak to see how he can test what I am allergy to. Dr Wong does allergy test using the “Applied Kinesiology”.
What is Applied Kinesiology?
This procedure employs testing of muscle strength to assess food sensitivities. It is a way to tune in to the body’s energy system. A food that reacts in the body will generally cause a muscle to go weak. The test is performed either by having the person eat a food and then test the muscle, or they hold a suspected food in their hand, and the test is done. Kinesiology in the hands of a skilled practitioner can be very accurate, fast and inexpensive, bearing in mind that sensitivities can change over time.
(Source: http://www.drlwilson.com/articles/food_intolerance.htm)
How he test:
- Patient will hold test tub (of possible allergens) on HAND A while stretching out HAND B.
- To test on kid, the kid will have to hold the test tub, while parents hold on to the kid and doctor will test on parent’s resistance.
- Doctor Wong will lightly push down HAND B to check if we can resist. If can, meaning patient is allergy to that particular allergen.
- This repeat with many test tubs available there, to test other allergens as well.
- Once allergy is confirmed, he will perform again the same test to test the patient allergy level too
How to cure allergy:
Patient will be given a small bottle of pure saline (with energy transfered from the level allergen tested earlier). Patient have to take just a drop saline once in morning and once before sleep).
My Skin Allergy and QQ’s Nose Allergy
Guess what I am allergy to? It is the 5 spice powder (Em Heong Fun in cantonese). Can’t believe it!!
And seeing so, I had QQ tested as well as she has very bad sinus. And she is allergy to MOULD (and it’s the most difficult to avoid since it is air borne from damp area like bathroom, our aircon).
Can see the little bottle labeled “Clasp-11″? It is the Pure saline drop QQ has to take each morning and night. QQ’s allergy resistant towards Mould (Cladosporium) has been identified at level 11. <”0″ least allergy -”20″ very allergy>
After the saline was physically energized (WAH……pls do not ask me to explain how ok. I know the more I try to explain, I’ll sound more insane.), QQ was immediately given a drop of this saline on her tongue. And I see immediate result as I was able to resist Dr Wong’s push while holding on to QQ.
Putting my small itchy finger matter aside, I put high hope to cure QQ’s sensitive nose.
Klinik Specialist Wong
Clinic Hour: 9am - 4pm, Mon to Sat.
114, Jalan Payamas, 84900 Tangkak, Johor… tel : 06-9781576
P/s: Silly me that I forgot to bring down my camera to Melaka. Dr Wong is recommended by a blogging friend, Elaine who has a daughter with skin allergy. Do visit her site for more pictures and explanation on how the allergy testing is done.
03.08.10 / Health, Pre-school, QQ / Author: chinneeq / Comments: (13)
Tags: de-worm medicine, Zentel, zentel deworming, zentel dosage
“Dancing Queen” dancing to the beat with her brothers
Born at 36weeks+, she was a very tiny baby. She vomits easily when she over ate, and being a so small eater, and she was so skinny until we all got so worried about her. But early this year, her appetite suddenly increased a lot after I fed her with a dose of Zentel de-worm medicine while feeding my 2 skinny boys. And at only at only 6 years old, she already weight 24kg!!
QQ is now being one of the BIGGEST size children in her class and luckily she is one of the tallest too, so she do not really look fat at this weight. Anyone who had not seen her in ages loves to pinch her now whenever they see her. Her face is so round now and everyone said she looks like Mini-Me!
14.07.10 / Chin Nee, Health, Just info, remember me / Author: chinneeq / Comments: (3)
Tags: amway, Herbalife, meal replacement, positrim, shake
U won’t believe how lazy I am. It’s all just thought but no effort or action in slimming down the “proper way” (I mean exercise)
I can’t run sso jogging it totally out! Have been wanting to join back Yoga (can only make it at 8am before the boys are up), but it is so rushing every morning to get ready QQ, prepare her lunch box, and send her to school, always praying very hard that the boys will be wake up. So much of excuse for exercise, how to slim down?
Then I met an old friend who lost weight tremendously. She recommended me Amway products. No harm trying though, since it’s a Amway is a good product. I like the morning milk beverage, but I can’t stand the weird detox method (dilute lots of supplement with water and drink for 7 days each month). So I only took Positrim (morning beverage that’s suppose to replace breakfast). Weird though, I hardly shed any weight . It could probably due to my big appetite, as I still eat like a horse!
Then I moved onto Herbalife with another close friend. In Herbalife, we drink very yummy morning shake and herba tea throughout all day long. I love the shake very much (mixing with cereal and sometimes some low fat milk). It is suppose to last for 4 hours, but for me, I can’t stand after 2 hours, so still eat a bit. Not a bit weight shed though, after almost taking that for a month!
I gathered that the only problem I am having is that I can’t stop eating. I have overly good appetite. And now I am trying one of the latest diets that work, I hope.
Will share with you again, if it really works on me, ok. *pray for me plzzzzzzzzzzz!*
29.04.10 / Health, best & good / Author: chinneeq / Comments: (10)
Tags: amway, detox
A friend of mine recently introduce me the way to detox with Amway supplement by using the formula below:
Ingredients:
- fiber - 5 tablets
- calcium magnesium- 9 tablets
- Bio C Plus - 10 tablets
- B Complex - 5-10 tablets
- One lemon
How to do: slice lemon and pop everything into a big tumbler. Let the tablets dilute and add more water. Total water to drink for a day should be 3 litter (too bad I only manage to drink about 2L). Detox should be done continuously 7 days, each month.
Verdict: Today is my 3rd day, and I don’t really like the funny taste. Therefore I added 2 big spoonful of honey to make them taste better. Urine color is more yellowish than usual (sign of detox eh?)
My mum said there are other alternative to do detox too. Make fruit juice? Nah…I am too lazy to do that everyday. Perhaps you can also check out with what’s available at the home medical supplies online for available detox program.
22.03.10 / Health, Just info / Author: chinneeq / Comments: (7)
Tags: joint pain relief, Plantar Fasciitis
I started to feel pain on my left heal last year and it does not goes off until today. Unlike those days, I can’t really walk much anymore. Each time I go shopping, I hope to quickly get over with our purchase and quickly go into the car so I can rest my heal.
The pain becomes so unbearable until I had to see a doctor. Guess what, I am surprised when the doctor told me I am having plantar fasciitis already, at such young age! He gave me some pills to loosen the muscle, but after that, the pain comes back again. According to my doctor, I’ll need a jab, and probably only one, if I am lucky.
Sigh…how unfortunate to have legs pain at such young age, just like my grandma, who needs joint pain relief at very young age too.
05.03.10 / Health, QQ / Author: chinneeq / Comments: (5)
Tags: dentist, root canal treatment for children
Funny, my girl does not have good teeth like me. Believe or not, I had just done a filling at one of my molar, for the first time in my whole life a few weeks ago!
I start wearing a braces only at the age of 13 (if I remember correctly) and had them removed when I was 21 (during my last year of university). Why so long, that’s because I am attached to the government dental (will put that in another story) I had 4 molars extracted in the procedure, but no cavity although wearing so many “besi” then.
Back to QQ, I was so devasted to see that mostly of her molars are partially gone! At the age of 5, she had her first very pityful root canal treatment (an unpleasant encounter in Sg.Long), and few weeks back, she had another filling in another molar (this time a very pleasant encounter at Klinik Ho & Yeoh where I will go in more details in another post). I asked the dentist if her teeth is really dirty or what, but he said its fine.
Unlike other children, she does not like sweet things and prefer plain water to sweet drinks. Wonder what could have cause her to have such weak teeth??
15.01.10 / Family, Health, Just info, Tags / Author: chinneeq / Comments: (9)
Tags: blister, herpes simplex, herpes zoster, shingles, snake, snake blister, tingling pain blister
Thanks for kind friends who called me for the suggestion to “Snake” treatment for my mum. I also found out from Martini that the “snake blister” condition is medically referred as Shingles (also called Herpes Zoster). It is is caused by a virus called the Varicella zoster virus (VZV) and is in the Herpes family of viruses. However it is not the same as the herpes viruses that causes genital herpes or herpes simplex.
Shingles normally affect people who had chicken pox but did not heal properly and people over age of 55, or weaken immune system is at higher risk (no wonder my mum gets it). Although it can heal fast with early treatment, however it is very hard to judge if you are having Shingles at early stage (especially when the blister is not clearly shown on the skin surface yet). My mum’s case was dragged till almost a month and I read that the most common complication of shingles is postherpetic neuralgia where it can cause nerve pain (that’s what she is complaining right now).
Since CNY is coming, I hope she could get well soon, no matter using the Western medication or the traditional way. Sigh…my poor Mama…she must be so sad and down now
26.11.09 / Chin Nee, Health / Author: chinneeq / Comments: (14)
Tags: breasts, cancer, lump, lymph, node, swelling
It started about a month or two ago. I discovered a lump with very bad pain at one of my armpit. It hurts so badly that I could not even wear my newly bought corset. But since cancerous lump is not suppose to be painful, so I thought it cannot be a dangerous lump. However, I am still worried as I have a aunt, who was diagnosed with breast cancer. Better see the doctor, right?
Hubby took leave and we had to run some errands today so I took the opportunity to go to my gynae for a pap smear and did a ultrasound on the breasts. Luckily no suspicious lump were found and since I am still breastfeeding, it could be due hormonal changes that cause lymph node swelling.
Well, I definitely not afraid of dying, but since I am a mother with 3 kids now, I hope to live longer, at least to see them grow up well, get married and built their own family. *Phiew*…..I feel so relieve!!!
26.09.09 / Child's Play, Family, Health, Parenting, QQ / Author: chinneeq / Comments: (12)
Remember QQ and her scary experience of Root Canal Treatment 2 weeks ago? Yesterday she had to go back to remove the temporary filling and have it replace with permanent filling. Her appointment was actually scheduled a week earlier (before the temporary filling cracks and had bacteria entering that area again). But as she was coughing, we delayed a week later.
We actually visited the dentist 2 days ago together with me while I had scaling done to my aging yellow teeth (if only I can afford the Plano porcelain veneers treatment), she freaks out and cried non-stop while seated on the chair. So nothing can be done and it has to reschedule again as soon as possible as cracks had shown on her temporary filling.
Yesterday again, there was another bad struggle, but luckily everything was done within 30minutes. I really hope she does not have to go back to the dentist for at least a year as it is so mentally tiring for me to coax this 5yr-old girl of mine to coorperate with us.
12.09.09 / Health, Parenting, QQ / Author: chinneeq / Comments: (35)
Sounds like a scary treatment, isn’t it?
3 days back, QQ started complaining about her mouth pain and keep on referring to her cheeck. Since we could not find any ulcer in her mouth, we suspected it must be due to her gums. What a surprising finding on her first dental visit and the dentist actually found3 BIG holes in her top baby molar!
Since she is only 5 and it still take many years for her new teeth to appear, the dentist decided that doing the root canal treatment will be best for her ( I was too shocked as myself have not even once done any a filling in my 33 years of life!)
What is Root Canal Treatment (also called as Endodontic Treatment)
wherein the pulp (hole of the rotten area) is cleaned out, the space disinfected and then filled with temporary filling. If the disinfection is successful, then she get a permanent filling a week later ( I cannot imagine when mrs. dr has to drill out everything again to refill with permanent filling). BUT if the earlier disinfection treatment is unsuccessful, then she will have to undergo another similar painful procedure before actual filling can be done.
My poor timid child, can you imagine how she screamed and struggled while dr has to be so careful accurately putting in needles and such. Thank goodness only one tooth require the treatment and we just leave the other two alone since there is no sign of pain yet. I really cannot understand how a child’s tooth can be so rotten inside at such a young age (although I must admit I did not force her to brush her teeth daily as I did not too, when I was at her age and yet I still do not have any problem with my teeth).
Poor girl, it must have really frightened her out in her first dentist visit.
Anyone experience similar treatment too?
10.08.09 / Chin Nee, Health / Author: chinneeq / Comments: (10)
Tags: Cervarix, Cheaper Cervival Cancer, Gardasil, vaccine
I just got myself the Cervical Cancer Jab few days back. Since it is already so cheap now (Rm200/jab as compare to the previous one Rm490/jab), hubby urged me to go for it. Seeing the children so attached and dependent on me, he is really scared of losing me especially when they are all still so young.
Info you might wish to find out:
This 2nd brand vaccine, Cervarix (developed by GSK from UK) is cheaper than the first, Gardasil (developed by Merck, US) because they have yet got the FDA approval to penetrate the US market. However people are already using them all over the world.
Is there any side effects?
Not sure if there is any side effect, but I see the benefits of getting myself protected exceed the side effects that I can get. At least it is relatively cheap for such horrible cancer prevention. I am certainly not afraid of dying but hubby thought they are more for the sake of our children. Anyway, what’s more important than the life of our children’s mother, right?
22.07.09 / Health, QQ / Author: chinneeq / Comments: (7)
Avoiding crowded places
Afraid of going to crowded places, it has been quite sometime since we went to the mall. Since it was quite boring on last weekend, hubby suggested we go out but my little girl insisted on having us wearing mask. I am really amaze to learn that she has so much awareness on H1N1 after teacher talk to them about (such as proper way to wash hands, avoiding crowded places and such).
Aiyo…if wanna wear mask, might as well we stay at home, right? Furthermore, how to get my 2 boys to wear mask ler? Eh, we have not get insurance for our kids ler. Since we do not have the budget to increase our monthly premium, we are actually under insured with our current policy. How I wish the life insurance rates are made more affordable for big families like ours.
A trick from cruel mummy
Wanted to go out so much, in the end we just tricked her that there is nothing to worry about since we are only going to a nearby mall (with less crowd). As she still could not accept the fact of going to the mall, I told her we will go drive into the car park to check if there is anyone with H1N1 there (see if we can find anyone wearing a mask). If we do not see anyone with mask, meaning that place is fine and safe (what a bad mother I am for misleading my little girl).
In the end, she gave in. As she saw no one with mask when we arrived at the mall parking, at least she feels relieved.
04.07.09 / Family, Health, Melaka / Author: chinneeq / Comments: (10)
Situations seems to be uncontrollable everywhere. More and more people are infected with the scary disease and it spread even quicker than AIDS, which we once used to be so afraid of.
We are suppose to head back to my hometown for my cousin’s wedding, but with so many family members and relatives coming from all over the world, it can be quite scary to bring the babies along to attend such functions like this.
Few days back, hubby expressed his concern about attending this wedding. Since I wanted to go back so much, I also have been calling my mum to check with everyone’s well being at home since I do not want to take such a big risk. Talked to my brother who just came back from Singapore, and he assured me he is 100% fine.
Finally we decided to go back this evening. All things are packed and put near the door on the glass tile. We only have to wait for hubby to come back from work, take our lunch and off we take go.
Pray that our trip will be fine this time.
