Monday, August 31, 2015

Low Potassium Diet

By Nutrition & Dietetics Department, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital


Paleo food pyramid
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What is Potassium?
  • An important mineral that mainly regulates normal function of our muscles (including heart) and nerves.
  • Found in many foods such as fruits, vegetables, wholegrains, milk and diary.
  • Blood potassium level is regulated by your kidney through urine and maintained at the range of 3.5 to 5.1 mmol/L.
 
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Hyperkalaemia (High potassium in the blood)
  • May happen to people with chronic kidney disease and those on certain medications for blood pressure.
  • It will interfere with our muscle functions, including heart muscles which may lead to irregular heart beat.
  • Under the direction of the clinician, limit the amount of potassium in the diet to keep the potassium level close to normal.

How diet may help you maintain your blood potassium level within the normal range?
Tip #1: Eat a healthy balanced diet with limited intake of high potassium foods and drinks.
Tip #2: Enjoy 2 serves each of fruits and vegetables. Watch your portion sizes because excessive intake of fruits may lead to high potassium level in e.g. fruit/vegetables juices.
Tip #3: Potassium is easily leeched out into the water. To do this, try,
1. Cut your vegetables into smaller pieces, then
2. (a) Soak in water for at least 2 hours → drain away water before cooking → boil in plenty of water for 10 to 15 minutes (OR)
(b) Boil in plenty of water for 10 to 15 minutes → drain away water after cooking → repeat the boiling again
Remember do not use the same water to make soup or gravy
Tip #4: Do not use potassium-rich salt e.g. PanSalt and Losalt. Use more herbs and spices to enhance the flavours of your foods.

Fruit Potassium per serving

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By Nutrition & Dietetics Department, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital


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Saturday, August 29, 2015

Socialite Jamie Chua 'hires' Leticia Bongnino to take photos for her

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By AsiaOne forums, Friday, 28 August 2015
Leticia has a new job taking pics for her M'am to post on her Instagram.
PHOTO: Leticia has a new job taking pics for her M'am to post on her Instagram.
Photo: Internet screengrab / Facebook @Michelle Chong
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From jameslee58, Hall Of Famer
"TV show the noose, Leticia Bongnino is babarella Michele Chong.

Jamie Chua is lonely and her life is empty... We are lovers, her name is Jamie and I am James , we are 天生一对 (Tiān shēng yī duì, lover matched by heaven). She need a young good looking man like me, who knows martial art to protect her, and to fill her void. We going honeymoon at Bali in 2 wks time."

Who is Jamie Chua?
Jamie Chua, 40 [1]
The socialite, entrepreneur and Instagram celebrity recently launched her own line of skincare products. Called Luminous1 By Jamie Chua, the range is made to give skin hydration and radiance.

Ms Chua is a mother of two and former air stewardess. She is also the co-founder of Closet Raider, a pre-owned luxury goods retail platform.
This article was first published on June 12, 2015.
Get a copy of Urban, The Straits Times or go to straitstimes.com for more stories.

By AsiaOne forums, Friday, 28 August 2015


Jamie Chua, socialite, entrepreneur and Instagram celebrity
PHOTO: Jamie Chua, socialite, entrepreneur and Instagram celebrity
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Last time I make breakfast. Now I take pictures.
PHOTO: "Last time I make breakfast. Now I take pictures." Leticia has a new job taking pics for her M'am to post on her Instagram. (Thanks Jamie Chua for being so game!)
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She was the one who made Barberella, Leticia and Lulu household names among Singaporeans by portraying them on the spoof news programme comedy The Noose’ but it seems Michelle Chong will no longer be able to reprise those roles. . . . .
PHOTO: She was the one who made Barberella, Leticia and Lulu household names among Singaporeans by portraying them on the spoof news programme comedy The Noose’ but it seems Michelle Chong will no longer be able to reprise those roles. . . . .
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Michele Chong the one who made Barberella, Leticia and Lulu
Michele Chong the one who made Barberella, Leticia and Lulu
PHOTO: Michele Chong the one who made Barberella, Leticia and Lulu
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Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Johor getai singers flocking to Singapore

Source Website: http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/johor-getai-singers-flocking-singapore
By Yip Wai Yee, The Straits Times, Monday, 24 August 2015


Johor getai singers flocking to Singapore
Sun Cola (Yang Guang Ke Le), 18PHOTO: Johor getai singers flocking to Singapore
Malaysian acts, such as Sun Cola (Yang Guang Ke Le), 18, are known to jazz up their shows with dazzling costumes and slick dance moves.
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The Seventh Lunar Month is in full swing, during which it is traditionally believed that the gates of Hell open to let spirits roam the streets. But during this Hungry Ghost season, there is a different kind of hungry visitor from across another border: the Malaysian getai performer.

Malaysian acts have long been familiar sights in local getai, which are concerts believed to appease ghosts so that they do not disturb the living.


Malaysian acts, Fang Fun, 50, with dazzling costumes and slick dance moves
PHOTO: Malaysian acts, Fang Fun, 50, with dazzling costumes and slick dance moves
Malaysian acts have long been familiar sights in local getai. But with the ringgit at a record low against the Singdollar, more Malaysians are crossing the Causeway to take advantage of the stronger Singapore currency.
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However, with the ringgit at a record low against the Singapore dollar (about RM2.97 to S$1), more Malaysians are crossing the Causeway to take advantage of the stronger Singapore currency.

The result is a Malaysian invasion, with some Singaporean acts feeling the heat, say getai organisers.


Singaporean sisters Susan (right) and Regina Yeo (left) take on the competition by playing musical instruments during their shows.
PHOTO: Singaporean sisters Susan (right) and Regina Yeo (left) take on the competition by playing musical instruments during their shows.
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Veteran local getai organiser Peter Loh, 64, estimates there is a 30 per cent increase in the number of Malaysians coming here. He is organising 30 concerts across Singapore during the Hungry Ghost season, which runs from Aug 14 to Sept 12 this year.

For him, it makes financial sense to hire Malaysians because they are cheaper and better.


Malaysian performers do whatever they can to make their shows more exciting - from spending more money on costumes to changing their act. Singaporean performers are very sui bian (lackadaisical in Mandarin) in comparison.
PHOTO: Malaysian performers do whatever they can to make their shows more exciting - from spending more money on costumes to changing their act. Singaporean performers are very sui bian (lackadaisical in Mandarin) in comparison.
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"Malaysian performers do whatever they can to make their shows more exciting - from spending more money on costumes to changing their act," says the man who has been organising getai concerts for more than 40 years.

"Singaporean performers are very sui bian (lackadaisical in Mandarin) in comparison."

In his line-up of performers this year, four out of 10 singers are Malaysians, double last year's number.


In the weeks leading up to the getai season, Peter Loh, 64, received many phone calls and social media messages from aspiring Malaysian singers hoping to be booked for jobs here.
PHOTO: In the weeks leading up to the getai season, Peter Loh, 64, received many phone calls and social media messages from aspiring Malaysian singers hoping to be booked for jobs here.
"If Malaysian getai singers cost me less money but can deliver equally or even more entertaining shows, then why wouldn't I choose to hire them?" Mr Loh says.
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In the weeks leading up to the getai season, he received many phone calls and social media messages from aspiring Malaysian singers hoping to be booked for jobs here.

"I don't even ask them to send me video samples of their work when they call me because Malaysian getai singers are, in general, of a high standard," he says.


On average, a Malaysian getai singer is paid $80 to $100 to sing three songs here. That is more than the RM180 to RM200 (S$60 to S$67) they would make back home to cover six songs.
PHOTO: On average, a Malaysian getai singer is paid $80 to $100 to sing three songs here. That is more than the RM180 to RM200 (S$60 to S$67) they would make back home to cover six songs.
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To him, it all boils down to what is value for money.

"If Malaysian getai singers cost me less money but can deliver equally or even more entertaining shows, then why wouldn't I choose to hire them?" Mr Loh says. "I am a businessman after all."

That said, the A-listers, regardless of nationality, such as Singapore's Wang Lei, Taiwan's Hao Hao and Malaysia's Li Baoen, are still in demand.


Besides the better money, foreign getai singers also face little red tape from the authorities. They are not required to apply for a work pass to work here while on their social visit pass, which is subject to a maximum period of 60 days. Rising Malaysian getai singer- dancer Sun Cola, 18, for example, leaves her house in Johor Baru by 4pm to get to a 7.30pm show in Singapore.
PHOTO: Besides the better money, foreign getai singers also face little red tape from the authorities. They are not required to apply for a work pass to work here while on their social visit pass, which is subject to a maximum period of 60 days. Rising Malaysian getai singer- dancer Sun Cola, 18, for example, leaves her house in Johor Baru by 4pm to get to a 7.30pm show in Singapore.
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This is how the business works: A client, say a wet market association or a clan association, pays a lump sum to a getai organiser to put on a show.

A show typically costs anything from $4,000 to $16,000 and the money is used to cover everything from the performers' fees to stage, lighting and music equipment set-ups. The organisers then take a cut of whatever funds are left.

By Yip Wai Yee, The Straits Times, Monday, 24 August 2015


Malaysia's Sun Cola has boosted her act this year by incorporating complex aerial hoop dances, on top of her signature belly dancing routines.
PHOTO: The gates of Hell open to let Vampire roam the streets
But during this Hungry Ghost season, there is a different kind of hungry visitor from across another border: the Malaysian getai performer.
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Sun Cola (Yang Guang Ke Le), 18
Sun Cola (Yang Guang Ke Le), 18
PHOTO: Sun Cola (Yang Guang Ke Le), 18
In his line-up of performers this year, four out of 10 singers are Malaysians, double last year's number. 



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