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Kenapa & bagaimana serbuk mutiara bertindak?

- Mudah diserap oleh kulit & badan

- Mengandungi bahan pelembap semulajadi, protein, vitamin B kompleks, polisakarida & sedozen mineral-Kandungan yang paling bermanfaat: 20-22 jenis asid amino, termasuk 10 EAA (bahan pembinaan utama organisma hidup )

- Asid amino: fungsi spesifik. Kekurangan mengakibatkan kulit kelihatan kasar, kekurangan nutrien, tua & berkedut

Kegunaan perubatan Cina tradisional:

- Mencegah penuaan kulit

- Membersihkan kulit

- Menanggalkan kesan bintik akibat usia tua pada kulit

- Memudakan kulit wajah

- Menyahtoksikkan sistem badan

- Menyingkirkan haba berlebihan daripada badan-Menenangkan minda & meringankan tekanan

- Memberi tenaga / merangsang Qi badan

- Mengatur semula metabolisme badan

- Mengurangkan kegelisahan

- Menenangkan hati

- Merawat sakit kerongkong

- Mengurangkan demam-Energize the body / stimulate the body’s energy ( Qi )

- Membetulkan sistem saraf

- Memperbaiki penglihatan

- Merawat insomnia

- Memperbaiki libido seksual di kalangan lelaki

- Meringankan kekejangan hasil daripada angin dalaman

- Berkesan bagi ketakutan, keresahan, palpitasi & insomnia

- Mempercepatkan pembentukan tulang & kepintaran bayi

Sejarah serbuk mutiara:

- Rahsia formula serbuk mutiara tersebut seterusnya diwarisi daripada generasi ke generasi oleh doktor istana

- Digunakan secara luas dalam penyediaan perubatan Cina, kesihatan & pemakanan serta alatan kecantikan

- Diaplikasikan secara luaran & diambil secara dalaman bagi mengekalkan kesihatan & kemudaan

- Chinese Pharmacopoeia : disokong oleh para doktor & pakar herba sebagai rumusan kesihatan yang bernilai

- Rahsia kecantikan kulit para Maharani China sejak 4,000 tahun yang lepas ialah menggunakan serbuk mutiara untuk kecantikan kulit dan wajahnya.



Kalsium adalah sejenis mineral yang penting untuk kita. Ia membentuk mineral yang terbanyak berbanding mineral-mineral lain. Ia sangat penting kepada kanak-kanak dan remaja dalam pembentukan tulang dan gigi yang baik. 99% kalcium di dalam badan adalah dalam bentuk tulang dan gigi. Bagi mereka yang sudah menopause (putus haid) pula, kalsium juga sangat penting untuk mengekalkan struktur tulang mereka.

Kekurangan kalsium akan menyebabkan keadaan yang dipanggil rickets pada kanak-kanak dan osteomalacia di kalangan orang dewasa.

Selain daripada itu, kalsium juga adalah penting untuk fungsi-fungsi yang lain seperti:

• fungsi saraf yang baik (rasa gelisah, rasa sesemut atau kebas)
• fungsi otot yang baik (kekejangan) seperti merawat kekejangan waktu malam
• proses pembekuan darah
• kajian terkini mendapati kalsium membantu menghalang berlakunya tekanan darah tinggi.

Keperluan kalsium

Kajian yang dilakukan di luar negara mendapati sehingga 60% – 70% penduduk tidak mengambil kalsium yang secukupnya setiap hari.

Berapa banyakkah keperluan kalsium untuk setiap individu ? Sila rujuk kepada carta di bawah ini.

Lelaki

Wanita

Secara kasarnya, wanita memerlukan lebih kalsium berbanding lelaki. Wanita remaja memerlukan kalsium yang cukup untuk menguatkan tulang mereka di samping membantu mengawal osteoporosis semasa mereka semakin dewasa dan tua. Wanita Asia yang mempunyai struktur badan yang kecil dan ketumpatan tulang yang rendah lebih berisiko tinggi menghadapi osteoporosis.

Masalah yang dihadapi dengan kalsium ialah kadar penyerapannya yang agak rendah. Sebenarnya badan kita hanya memerlukan 150mg kalsium sehari, tetapi memerlukan pengambilan sehingga 10 kali ganda daripada jumlah tersebut.

Sumber-sumber kalsium

Kalsium banyak didapati melalui pengambilan susu dan makanan dairy (tenusu) yang lain. Bagaimanapun, pengambilan yang berlebihan menyebabkan masalah kolesterol yang tinggi. Ada juga individu yang alahan dengan barangan tenusu.

Selain daripada itu, kalsium juga boleh didapati melalui sardin, ikan bilis, tofu, oyster, sayuran mentah, udang dan kekacang.

Sebagai perbandingan kasar, 600mg kalsium adalah bersamaan dengan :

• 3 gelas susu,
• 4.6kg daging,
• 15 biji telur,
• 70g cheese,
• 400g ais krim, atau
• 2 cawan yoghurt.

Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis adalah satu keadaan di mana jumlah kalsium di dalam tulang menjadi berkurangan. Ini menyebabkan tulang mudah patah berbanding biasa.

Wanita lebih terdedah kepada keadaan ini kerana jisim tulang mereka yang lebih ringan berbanding orang lelaki. Secara puratanya kaum wanita mempunyai risiko menghadapi osteoporosis 6 kali lebih tinggi berbanding kaum lelaki.

Antara penyebab utama berlakunya keadaan ini ialah :

1. kurangnya senaman. Senaman membina jisim tulang yang kuat untuk mencegah osteoporosis semasa usia meningkat
2. kurang pengambilan kalsium
3. pengurangan hormon oestrogen pada wanita yang telah menopause
4. risiko lain termasuklah pengambilan alkohol dan merokok

Waktu anda berusia remaja sehingga usia 35 tahun adalah masa pembentukan tulang yang paling banyak dan terpenting. Untuk mengelakkan proses osteoporosis pada usia lanjut, pengambilan kalsium yang secukupnya adalah diperlukan semasa usia ini.

Kehilangan tisu tulang berlaku perlahan-lahan dan tiada tanda-tanda awal. Tetapi apabila kepadatan tulang makin menurun, melakukan aktiviti biasa dan ringan boleh menyebabkan keretakan tulang. Keretakan osteoporosis yang teruk akan menyebabkan sakit tulang belakang dan kehilangan ketinggian.

Adakah anda berisiko menghadapi osteoporosis?

Perkara-perkara lain

• Langkah-langkah pencegahan dan pengawalan adalah penting berbanding rawatan dalam mengatasi masalah kereputan tulang.
• Untuk penyerapan kalsium ke dalam tulang yang maksimum, kalsium hendaklah diambil :
  • bersama-sama vitamin D
  • bersama-sama magnesium. Sekiranya pengambilan kaslium banyak tetapi pengambilan magnesium tidak dipertingkatkan selari dengan pengambilan kalsium, kalsium akan mula berkumpul di bahagian-bahagian otot, jantung dan buah pinggang, membentuk batu karang.
  • selepas makan.
• Untuk mempertingkatkan lagi penyerapan kalsium, makanan dan minuman ini hendaklah dijauhkan :
  • Pengambilan daging, makanan yang tinggi dengan protein dan makanan yang berasid mempercepatkan proses osteoporosis. Oleh itu ia hendaklah dikurangkan terutamanya oleh mereka yang berisiko tinggi mengalami osteoporosis.
  • Pengambilan air berkaffein dan alkohol mempercepatkan pengeluaran kalsium dari badan melalui air kencing.
  • Pengambilan kalsium bersama-sama produk yang tinggi dengan lemak seperti coklat adalah sangat tidak digalakkan. Oxalic acid yang terdapat di dalam coklat akan bertindak balas dengan kalsium dan membentuk batu karang.
  • Pengambilan cereal bersama-sama kalsium menghalang penyerapan kalsium yang efficien.
  • Pengambilan garam yang tinggi menyebabkan kalsium lebih banyak dikeluarkan dari sistem badan kita.
  • Penggunaan ubat steroid seperti Prednisolone akan menyebabkan struktur tulang menjadi lemah.
• Dengan kemajuan sains yang ada sekarang ini, banyak produk canggih di mana penyerapan kalsium adalah maksimum, yang dikeluarkan oleh syarikat farmaseutikal besar. Antara produk jenama ternama yang ada di pasaran Malaysia ialah Caltrate dan Oscal.
• Pesakit kencing manis (insulin-dependent) juga mempunyai struktur tulang yang lebih lemah berbanding orang biasa.

Artikel dipetik dari www.Salindah.com

Decor8blog.com recently featured HomeInfatuation.com’s Genie Outdoor Wicker Chair!

The article stated:

“I don’t know about you, but I could fill my home with chairs because to me, they’re like my shoe collection — I can never get enough. This is one lovely chair that I spotted today over at Cookie magazine online and all I could think when I laid eyes on it was: SIGN ME UP. I want one though I have no clue where I’d put it or even why I want it so badly… But then again, cravings are usually like that aren’t they?”

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The other day my family was discussing with a friend how our brains perceive information coming in from our senses.  The senses of sight, sound, and touch seem to be newer products of evolution than the senses of taste and smell, which are linked.  Only a few types of receptors are necessary to tell us a huge array of information about the world ‘out there’ for sight, taste, sound, and touch.  This is as true for an animal brain as it is for a human brain.  Sight is mapped in the neurons of our brains in the same spatial configuration as the outside world at which we are looking.  Sound is mapped sequentially in our neurons in the same order as pitches.  And, touch is mapped in spatial sequence according to the sequence perceived on our skin by our touch receptors.  So far, it is supposed that we perceive only four tastes, but our sense of taste is so dependent on our sense of smell that we perceive taste and smell almost together.  Brains use an older system to tell us what we are smelling.  It is a system of a vast number of receptors, one for each chemical.  The number of separate smells we perceive is numbered at least in the thousands and there is no way to map these in the neurons in any sequential order that corresponds to an outside order.    We would laugh at the question, “Does the taste of broccoli come before or after the taste of doughnuts?”  Or, “Is egg to the left or right of spaghetti?” 

It is almost impossible to accurately describe a smell to a person who has never smelled that particular smell before- anything we say is nonsensical or, at least, inadequate as soon as we say it.  That must be why it has become a running joke when describing the flavor of an unfamiliar meat, “It tastes like chicken.”  We know it doesn’t- not really- but, what else are we going to say? 

Isn’t it interesting that the Hebrew psalmist from so long ago invites us to “taste and see that the Lord is good”?  (Psalm 34, verse 8)  We are invited to perceive with nothing more than our senses a spirit which is in this world, but not of this world .  This leads me to more thought about linking one sense with another for a cross-reference approach to understanding what we are taking in and perceiving about the world, and even out-of-this-world.

Working on the principle that the best I might be able to do is to describe what I detect with one of my senses through the medium of a different sense, I chose as a subject food with a sharp taste, but with other complex flavors under the sharpness- arugula- to try to describe visually.  Here is the result; herbal, earthy, and sharp.  The last time I used pins in a mosaic, I used them as a reference to ‘waiting on pins and needles’ in my piece “The Gradual Unfolding of Time”.  In this latest mosaic I use pins to refer to the bitterness of the herb.  I also intentially did not provide a hanger on the back of the mosaic so that it can rest on a tabletop easel in any orientation the viewer would like.  There is no up or down, just as there is no up or down to a smell!

Arugula

Arugula- side view

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The ceramic industry of Gujarat is fast carving out a place for itself not only in India but also across the globe for its world class porcelain and allied products. Morbi, a prominent town of Gujarat, of late is fast making its place on the world map as the new hub of ceramic products. The industry here comprises more than 300 ceramic and vitrified tile units. Apart from their own production, these units cater to the requirements of many renowned companies.

Installing new flooring can cost less than $1,000 and can perk up your kitchen and give it a fresk new look. Appliances and cabinetry can take the spotlight in the kitchen. But in a busy household, the flooring has to hold up under heavy use and look good, too. You have plenty of options for replacing worn or outdated floors for $1,000 or less. Whether you can reduce the cost by doing the work yourself depends on the type of flooring, your skill level, your ability to recognize inadequate subflooring, and whether you can remove and dispose of old flooring (some older floorings contain asbestos).

Hardwood floors are an expensive option ($9 to $22 per square foot, installed),but gives a kitchen visual warmth and ensures resale appeal. To cut costs, buy prefinished (no staining, sanding and sealing in your home) solid boards or engineered hardwood — veneer over laminated wood. The thicker the board or the veneer, the longer the floor will last and the more opportunity you’ll have to refinish it when necessary. Do-it-yourselfers should check out engineered wood that interlocks and “floats” (it doesn’t require nailing, stapling or gluing). One good choice: Bruce Engineered Cherry Hardwood (at Lowe’s, $106 per carton, covering 22.5 square feet).

Bamboo ($12 to $28 per square foot, installed), widely touted as a “green” alternative to hardwood, is only as environmentally friendly as the processes used to harvest and manufacture it. Those practices affect durability, too. Look for products made with plantation-grown, mature bamboo and with glues containing low-emission formaldehyde or a water-based solvent. One version of Teragren’s Synergy, with a layer of bamboo on top of a cross-ply bamboo core, comes interlocking and prefinished (available in flooring showrooms for $7 to $9 per square foot, product only).

Ceramic ($3 to $20 per square foot, installed) is beautiful and durable. But it can be hard on your feet and unforgiving when dishes or glasses are dropped on it. Choose a tile that’s durable enough for kitchen use and water-resistant. Unglazed tile is less slippery but requires sealing to prevent stains. Unless you’re prepared to assess and correct the subfloor (the tiles are liable to crack if the floor beneath them is flexible) and cut, lay and grout tiles, leave this job to an installer.

Linoleum ($7 to $10 per square foot, installed) can last 40 years or more. Because it is made from linseed oil, pine rosin, wood flour, limestone and pigments with a jute backing, a surface scratch merely reveals more of the same. Linoleum comes in both sheet and tile forms. Marmoleum Click, in interlocking panels and squares, has a cork backing and comes in 24 colors.

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So what I’ve learned so far is that no one is interested in working with artists who are starting out. You need to be showing to get help… to show… ergh.

So I decided to bite the bullet and visit a local modern craft gallery. Its called the Beet Gallery, its on NW Lovejoy in Portland, and I generally like the things that they show. I was just there to check it out, with the plan to build up a specific portfolio and go in when I was ready…

Didn’t work out that way. A couple of questions about leaving flyers lead to discussion of my studio situation which lead to the question of what I do… Before I knew it I was giving the gallery owner my web page and she was checking out my stuff. My mind was actually in this “eeeeeeeeeeee!!! PANIC!” stage but I was trying very hard not to show it, and working very hard to think through it. I think I still sounded like a scared rabbit when I talked, but thats ok. The gallery owner said she was used to dealing with shy artists. She also liked my work and, though its pretty late in the season, asked if I wanted a couple of pieces in her Christmas display.

So long story short, I’ve got some work in the Beet Gallery’s Christmas display! You should check it out for two reasons. (A) My work is there. (B) the show they have going now is really cool and features this awesome Tentacle girl that you just have to see.

Here’s a  “flower”  bowl I made, which turned out, well…pretty funky looking. I really love the color combination on the outside surface, but don’t care much for the glaze on its inner surface. This pieces was made using small slabs of petal shaped clay, pressed together in overlapping layers.

This is a ceramic swan I made a couple months ago, which sadly had its neck  broken when my kit-cat Busty thought it would be a fun “toy” to play with (she pushed it off the shelf it was resting on). I was happy with the shape of this piece, but was not satisfied with the glaze. The neck was supposed to be black (it turned out I didn’t apply enough glaze to produce the desired effect) and the rose was supposed to be red.

This is a ceramic pumpkin I made a few months ago, in October, for Halloween. Now that classes are over (this is, until February), I have time to post some of my recent handmade goodies.

I was pleasantly surprised with how nice and funky this pumpkin turned out. I like the glaze and I love the shape. The “holes” on its surface  were intentionally made so that a candle could be placed inside and emit light

Yesterday was ladies day at the Golf Club and as I only had a couple of hours in the morning to attack a felting project I decided to convert some flat felt samples into smart and colourful Christmas ornaments.  Using this great tutorial from Betz White I slashed, manipulated and stitched a large felt ogee.  Unfortunately I couldn’t find my tailors chalk (no surprises there!) so it took me a lot longer than it should have to cut the lines.  This was a bit frustrating but I didn’t want to make any mistakes and the stitching did compensate somewhat as for once it only took a couple of minutes to get through this dreaded task! The resulting ornament is definitely pretty but until I find my chalk I am just going to string this with some large glass beads and enjoy it hanging in one of the trees in my garden.  Any more of these ornaments will just have to wait until I am properly prepared at the slashing stage although I might get inspired to cut a few out from paper as I try and destash my interiors magazines!

I did put up some images of the felt and ceramic necklace on Flickr yesterday forgetting for a minute that they would automatically link through to my Facebook profile so here is a close up for you to see the contrast of felt and ceramic. 

Close up of felt, ceramic and organza necklace

Hopefully the intended receipient won’t realise that the necklace is her Christmas present so the surprise will not be spoilt.  These large beads are strung on a copper coloured organza and this is an effect that I intend to replicate with a couple more necklaces using some gorgeous vibrant coloured lime ribbon that I brought back from Denmark. 

Felt hair bobble

Having routed out some pieces of flat felt my other project yesterday morning was this simple spiky hair bobble.  Just get a long piece of felt a couple of inches wide and using a sissors or craft knife cut lines into one long side but not right through to the other side (hope this makes sense!).  Starting from one end roll the felt up into a rosette shape stitching a couple of times as you go along.  The slashed ends form a funky anenome style design and you could add a brooch back or as I did stitch on an hair elastic to create a fun felt accessory!

Ceramic rings are a fashion trend for men and women around the desire for style, both light and durable. Ceramic rings are developed by a combination of ceramic powder, pure in form and zircon. Zirconium is similar to that of titanium in terms of weight and durability. The two materials are then about 6000-7000 degree to which they then heated in rings that are made more difficult than titanium. The hardness of the rings is comparable to the hardness of the ceramicTungsten carbide rings, but much lighter.

In the past, jewelry, ceramics has been used only for fashion. Ceramic is the most commonly considered black, but I know that in recent years and pink have become popular. Ceramic jewelry is not limited to these three colors, but these colors are the only ones that will not fade over time. Ceramic is also a proof that they scratch for those who work with his hands.

Many companies now have ceramic rings for the weddingJewels. Ceramic bear is vibrant, unique and fun. The first historic train makes the ability to carry it very easy for men and women. Common designs are simple style dome, inlaid with ceramic plates and strips, in combination with two rings and titanium carbide. Colorful ceramic rings are in the ring together, so, scratches or small cracks do not see the color easily. Prices for pottery competitive costs and generally low. Unique designs can alsolasered into the ring for the ring more special and personal. Fashion ceramic rings are also gaining popularity among women and men continue in the years to come.

Ceramic rings are a fashion trend for men and women around the desire for style, both light and durable. Ceramic rings are developed by a combination of ceramic powder, pure in form and zircon. Zirconium is similar to that of titanium in terms of weight and durability. The two materials are then about 6000-7000 degree to which they then heated in rings that are made more difficult than titanium. The hardness of the rings is comparable to the hardness of the ceramicTungsten carbide rings, but much lighter.

In the past, jewelry, ceramics has been used only for fashion. Ceramic is the most commonly considered black, but I know that in recent years and pink have become popular. Ceramic jewelry is not limited to these three colors, but these colors are the only ones that will not fade over time. Ceramic is also a proof that they scratch for those who work with his hands.

Many companies now have ceramic rings for the weddingJewels. Ceramic bear is vibrant, unique and fun. The first historic train makes the ability to carry it very easy for men and women. Common designs are simple style dome, inlaid with ceramic plates and strips, in combination with two rings and titanium carbide. Colorful ceramic rings are in the ring together, so, scratches or small cracks do not see the color easily. Prices for pottery competitive costs and generally low. Unique designs can alsolasered into the ring for the ring more special and personal. Fashion ceramic rings are also gaining popularity among women and men continue in the years to come.

This is a green piece of clay. That means this is strictly bone dry clay. The reason it doesn’t shatter? I add cellulose paper insulation to my earthenware. It’s fantastic. The freedoms allowed by this are wonderful.

Grouting is done!  That completes all the major work.  Phew!

The shower looks amazing!!

shower tiles

I really love the white glass tiles – they make me ridiculously happy!

white glass tiles

Remaining to be done to the shower:  seal the tiles and grout, put on the faucet, caulk the tub and between the tiles and the door frame.

vanity, sink and faucet

Remaining to be done:  find a damned mirror that fits!  I am currently trying to craigslist or ebay the ikea mirror that I want.  Fingers are crossed it will come my way soon!

And here’s the light fixture that I believe has solved all my mis-placed wiring woes while still looking good.

chrome light fixture

I chose a lovely matching towel rack and toilet paper holder in chrome as well.  So I figured I had better go with chrome on the light switch plate as well.  They don’t look great against the navy wall, but I think they will pop nicely once the walls are painted cream.

towel rack and switchplate

Still to be done:  paint the walls!  put in my finishings!  and the transition between the ceramic tiles of the bathroom and the carpet of the bedroom.  Apparently my guy is having trouble finding nice looking chrome.

baseboards and toilet paper holder

Two more days until it gets sealed and the other little bits completed.  Leaving me only the mirror to find before it gets painted in January.  I love it – but I’ll be very happy when its completely finished!

The semester is practically over at Wellesley College, which means that the gallery will close until the spring semester starts up in the last week of January.  Over the break, we’re having the gallery re-painted which will get us off to a great start for the second half of the gallery season.  We’ll be back in January with the student photography exhibition “Look at Me”. The show will be curated, selected and designed by Christine Rogers’ Fall 2009 Photography ARTS208 class. The various projects in this diverse class create an exhibition that is divided into three related categories: “People”, “Changing Perspectives” and “Reality vs. Pretense”.

Photo by Julie Aguilera

At the same time, the spring semester will also feature a terrific line up of free Applied Arts Workshops: Digital Photography with Judith Black, Ceramic Mosaics with Kate Oggel, Japanese Bento Boxes with Anna The Red, Storyboards with Alex Hart, Sculptural Weaving with Nathalie Miebach, Photoshop: Photo Retouching with Alex Hart, and Coptic Bookbing with Katherine McCanless Ruffin.

Upcoming Applied Arts Workshop Japanese Bento Boxes with Anna The Red

Beautiful ceramic pieces by Bari Ziperstein.

Handmade ceramic stuff available at: http://www.etsy.com/shop/kgrande

Here are some more images from my most recent firing, as well as some new work I am doing using rhino to create abstractions based directly on my clay work.

Another fine example of what the right flashing slip and firing will do for you.

This one features, Blair’s Red, a very nice slip.

These were created by tracing the planes from some teapots, then rotating the planes up into space and manipulating them into interesting new configurations.

After the big craft fair in November, I’ve been posting more new items to my Etsy shop – many with a holiday vibe. Fun, brightly glazed ceramic ornaments and festive ceramic pins!

If you haven’t checked out my shop in a while, please check it out! I’d love to hear what people think of my newest additions

A sampling…

Berry Red Cedar Impression Pin

Speckly Green Holly Ornament

Peacock Green Holly Ornament with Gold accents

Gold Maple Heart Brooch

Red & Gold Heart Ornament

I have lots more in my shop, and lots more I need to get posted, too! Hopefully I can get that done before the Christmas season passes.

P.S. Today is the 29th anniversary of John Lennon’s death. I think I’ll put on a Beatles record to commemorate.