Little TV Addict

I think I will be obese very soon judging from the rate I consume food! I think I need to start looking for thermogenic fat burner, might help me get rid of my belly fats (my spare tyre) haha.

Working in town centre by the harbour really isn’t ideal for me, I like that branch very much but certainly not good for my wallet. There are so many nice restaurants around there, my favourite thai shop is there, there are several nice cafes and italian restaurants open for lunch.

So I went to one of the italian restaurants and ordered lasagna! Look at the picture, it was filled with tomato based sauce with cream cheese, and additional grated cheese on the side! Oh, not forgetting a small garlic baguette to go with it as well!

I can’t believe it, I have zits on my face again!! My epiduo gel will come to good use again, though I wish I never have to use them!

I havn’t had all these chocolates and crisps since christmas period, the other day I was craving for snacks, so I bought these crunchie cadbury chocolates, if you don’t know by now, I am not a massive fan of chocolate, but If I buy any chocolates, it would have to be crunchie or maltesers.

I have abstinct from crisp a long time now, but when I saw these Thai Sweet Chilli crisp were on offer buy 1 get 1 free, I just can’t resist but bought them to stock. Then I only had a bit of them, I had spots on my face! How annoying!

I think I have to be more discipline next time, If I am having any snacks, then I better be drinking double amount of water to flush my body! Haha

I never knew china blue existed until I met some nice Malaysians at the Chinese takeaway near where I live. So SY, my new Malaysian friend introduced me to the Malaysian owner and staff in this other Chinese restaurant in town – China Blue.

I went straight for dinner from work at 5.30pm, had a lovely meal, and also spent the remaining time playing Chor Tai Di (Chinese card game) with the rest till about 9.30pm.

Check out the food we had, for the 2 of us!! After tonight, I would probably need ephedra diet pills to help me lose all the extra calories!! Ha-ha

These are the dishes the owner recommended

Roast Duck, with plum sauce on the side, Mapo Tofu with mince chicken – This was so yum, very nice to go with rice, Iceberg lettuce with oyster sauce, Mince meat and prawns dumplings as side dish.

I was looking through AppetiteSuppressants.com, to see if I can find any useful ways to reduce my appetite, so that I can maintain my health. Do you feel hungry all the time?? I find myself getting hungry all the time.

I do have this problem of binge eating, then snacking in between heavy meals, then sleep, then wake up being hungry again. I know for me, it is likely due to the genes, as my father is a skinny man, and both my sisters are skinny as well, and I know most people do envy those who can eat and won’t put on weight.

I am quite thankful for that, as I love my food a lot, can’t imagine living without food or even being a vegetarian. But I know eating too much is unhealthy too, especially when you binge eat, or keep snacking without control.

Please share if you have any tips on reducing appetite, so I can eat less, to prevent problems in the future.

Do you know if you need multivitamins?

Well I think if you are generally healthy, fit and have a good diet then you probably would not need additional multivitamins because the food you consume contains sufficient vitamins for you body, provided you eat almost everything, and not picky with food. So who needs them??

There are a few groups of people that I think will greatly benefit from them i.e vegetarians or vegans, where their body maybe lack of certain type of vitamins due to their diet especially vitamin B12 and Vitamin D. Iron deficiency is also common in vegetarians, so multivitamins with iron would be good supplement for them.

Then you have got those workaholics like myself, who is lack of sleep, don’t have a balance diet, lack exercise, would greatly benefit from these supplements. If you know you are not consuming enough fruits, then vitamin c will be good replacement to boost your immune system.

Multivitamins are also good for the elderly. Vitamin deficiency is found in a third of the elderly population. So if they are unable to take in enough amount of vitamins and minerals, then having them in the form of tablet would be a good way to replace what the body needs to maintain good health.

All in all, it really depends on individual lifestyle and needs, certain people may benefit from it more than others. Do you think multivitamins are essential??

I was browsing online websites on best way to lose belly fat, surprised?? Well, skinny people having a belly are really bad for health! I guess I know the reason behind that.

Do you sit on a proper dining table to have you lunch or dinner?? Well, over the years, I have developed a very bad habbit. I eat in front of my TV screen and that is a must. The only time I eat without TV is when I eat out.

But eating in front of a tv is not the worse part, sitting on my bed, eating in front of my laptop, is real bad! I think that is the main reasons I have developed a tummy!

How about you? Are you like me??

I wonder how many adults actually buy vitamins and supplements to keep healthy. Do you take any multivitamins?? I for one don’t buy any of vitamins to maintain health or boost immune system.

However I have been feeling really exhausted recently from my constant long hours of work and lack of sleep, making me lose focus at work. I think it is rather dangerous for me, as if I make an error, it could lead to serious consequences.

So maybe I should really consider buying some multivitamins?

One unit of alcohol is 10ml (1cl) by volume, or 8g by weight, of pure alcohol (patient.co.uk)

One hour is required to clear one unit of alcohol

Picture credit – bbc.co.uk

A friend asked me this today, try it.

Does alcohol affect any of these drugs?

Allopurinol, Amiodarone, Logynon, Warfarin, Methotrexate

Alcohol interactions

Eventhough alcohol interacts with a lot of drugs, but only several will have significant effect.

• Antibacterial i.e. Metronidazole – disulfiram-like reaction
• Anticoagulant i.e Coumarins, Phenindione
• Antidepressants i.e. MAOi, TCA, Mirtazapine

I guess you know the answer now!

I was looking through the new protocol for EHC(Emergency hormonal contraception) from the Torbay NHS Care Trust. I found something useful and worth sharing. It’s the list of  Hepatic Enzyme Inducing Drugs, I’v always wanted to come up with a list myself, but I just havn’t got to it. This group of drugs accelerates metabolism and reduces the efficacy of many drugs especially drugs with a narrow therapeutic window i.e theophylline, it is also important to know that they do the same for contraceptive steroids. I think the 1st few on the list are the more common List of hepatic enzyme inducing drugs .

• Carbamazepine
• Griseofulvin
• Phenytoin
• Rifampicin
• St John’s Wort
• Barbiturates
• Modafinil
• Topiramate
• Primidone
• Tacrolimus
• Oxcarbazepine
• Ritonavir
• Rifabutin
• Bosentan
• Certain PPI
• Certain HIV drugs

For me, I try to remember the 5 that are highlighted in red, to make it easier, I came up with an acronym – C-GPRS, hope that was helpful!! Leave a comment to add any others to the list!