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Hi All, Please note below the summer schedule for Langstaff, Rouge Woods and Oak Ridges, which takes into effect immediately.  Please also cross-reference the monthly schedule which can be obtained at various centres. Rouge Woods: Mondays - Temporarily suspended, resumes August 25. Tuesdays  - Temporarily suspended, resumes August 26. Oak Ridges: Mondays - Temporarily suspended, resumes September 8. Wednesdays - Temporarily suspended, resumes July 2 to August 20, two tables available in Program Room 2. Thursdays - Temporarily suspended, resumes July 3 to August 28, from 12:00 noon to 3:30 p.m., two tables available in Program Room 2. Fridays - Temporarily suspended, resumes July 4 to August 29, two tables available in Program Room 2. Langstaff: Tuesdays - Temporarily suspended, resumes July 8 to August 10, change to Gym "B" from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Thursdays - Temporarily suspended, resumes July 3 to August 21, changed to Gym "B" from 9...

文／陳昭妃博士 作者簡介：     陳昭妃博士，1962年出生於台灣嘉義，10歲時隨家人移民美國，幼年有一段被當作「弱智女孩」的特殊經歷，然而這卻激勵她比常人更加刻苦用功，19歲從美國楊伯翰大學畢業，是該校最年輕的大學畢業生；21歲獲得微生物學碩士學位；25歲博士畢業，主攻免疫學專業，1997年榮獲「美國十大傑出青年獎」，是59年來首位獲此殊榮的華人，也是獲此獎項唯一的女性。 ?? （一）尋找疾病的真正病因：     1928年，抗生素誕生了，我們向世人宣稱能夠控制所有感染性的疾病，但我們沒有想到，抗生素會給人類帶來一系列疾病，過去，醫學人員認為是病毒、細菌製造了疾病。但是現代研究發現，有10％的病人感染依波拉病毒，但並沒有死於這種病，原因在於他們身體裏有抵抗力；同樣，有30％的肺結核病人並沒有出現嚴重的症狀，而且還可以自行恢復。科學家認識到，是否患肺結核取決於自身免疫系統；愛滋病，有5％的人感染後5年甚至10年也不發病。在各種宣傳資料上，都提到HIV病毒，但我沒有在任何的醫學報告上看到實驗證明是HIV病毒製造的愛滋病。我們所看到的實驗報告上是這樣寫的：所有的愛滋病人體內都有HIV病毒的存在。這兩種意思是完全不同的。     舉個通俗的例子：這裏有一堆垃圾，有垃圾的地方自然會有蒼蠅，但這並不表示說，是蒼蠅製造了垃圾。而以前我們認為蒼蠅就是病因，然後趕快發明一種化學武器出來，將蒼蠅消滅掉；殺死蒼蠅以後，垃圾裏又跑出蚊子，我們又趕快把蚊子消滅掉；之後，垃圾裏又跑出蟑螂，殺死蟑螂，垃圾裏又會跑出老鼠，總而言之，是永無止境的。因為真正的原因並不在於蒼蠅、蚊子，而在於這堆垃圾。得到健康的關鍵是要把垃圾消滅掉。所以現在的科學家開始研究基礎免疫學。     免疫系統涉及不計其數的細胞、特殊物質及器官之間的高度紛繁複雜的相互作用。它隨時處於戰備狀態，能夠預防疾病，並能明確地知道應該什麼時候、在哪裡、怎樣採取適當行動摧毀入侵的物質，而不會傷害人體其他細胞。任何藥物也無法取代人體內與生俱來的、兼具防禦和修復雙重功能的免疫系統。     （二）認識我們的免疫系統：     免疫系...

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Does olive oil prevent heart disease?  Short answer:  Yes   The health benefits of olive oil come from the presence of polyphenols, antioxidants  that reduce the risk of heart diseases  and cancers.   But to get these healthy compounds, consumers should buy good-quality, fresh "extra-virgin" olive oil, which has the highest polyphenol content. Most commercially available olive oils have  low levels of polyphenols  associated with poor harvesting methods, improper storage, and heavy processing. Do cough syrups work? Short answer:  No   In 2006, the  nation's chest physicians agreed  that the majority of over-the-counter cough medicines don't actually work. These colorful syrups typically contain doses of codeine and dextromethorphan that are too small to be effective.   Only cough suppressants that contain older antihistamines seem to relieve coughs. That includes brompheniramine, an active ingredient in Dimetapp. ...

Here to view Fun Game results and more pictures taken at Langstaff Community Centre for our Fun Game June 2014.

Men 's single final Jeff vs Wayne Men 's double final Thomas & Kurt vs Jeff & Yogi Women 's double champions & first runner-up Sue & Hung vs Emilia & Ursula Men 's single - champion & first runner up Jeff & Wayne Women 's single - champion & first runner up Sue &Zhenzhu Fun game June 2014  Richard, Thomas, Peggie, Carlo, Charles, Patricia & Michael (volunteers) Kim (Richmond Hill City) Results from this year's Fun Games for the respective categories: Men's Single : Champion:  Jeff Wong First Runner-up:  Wayne Chan Women's Single : Champion:  Sue Felisatti First Runner-up:  Zhenzhu Zhou Men's Double : Champion:  Jeff Wong / Yogi Kaicker First Runner-up:  Thomas Ling / Kurt Andre Women's Double : Champion:  Sue Felisatti / Huijun Hong First Runner-up:  Emilia Negulescu / Ursula Lacock More game pictures would ...

Hi Everyone, The Fun Games this year is due to start on Tuesday, June 10th. The preliminary games will now be held in two centres only, namely, the McConaghy Senior Centre and the Langstaff Community Centre, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The list of participating players are as follows: Participants at McConaghy: Women's Team:  Ursula Lacock, Emilia Negulescu, Sue Felisatti, Ms. Hong Men's Team:  Jeff Wong, Dean Wang, Alim Harsono, Barney Matisko, Tardros Mauklouios, Yogi Kaicher Participants at Langstaff: Women's Team:  Amy Li, Linda Cheung, Mrs. Liu, Sandy Cheung, Cinderella Chu, Zhenzhu Zhou Men's Team:  Kin Wah Chu, Wayne Chan, Chunlin (Tony) Yang, Wen Wu, Chung Shi Lam, Quxiang Lu, Ying Liu, James Wong, Alex Ginzberg, Ricky Tai, Mike Fung, Simon Ho,Edmund Li, Kurt Andre The champions and first runners-up winning from the preliminary games under the respective 4 categories, i.e., Men's Singles, Women's Singles, Men's Doubles and Women...

Hi Friends, We had a short but useful meeting with Kim Smylie this morning. (22 May 2014)  Please be informed that the upcoming Games this year will be played at McC and Langstaff only. It is still held on Jun10 and Jun12, with the latter date being the final. The merging of 4 centers into 2 is due to the imbalanced number of players enrolled for the Games. Kim Smylie is approaching personally the players affected about the change. Also, she will invite Kevin Wu to act as our honorable umpire at the finals. Taking this opportunity. we would like to thank both Michael Chan and Cora Chan who have promised to help as our coordinator for the games at McConaghy. Also, we should also thank the following members who had, before today's meeting, expressed willingness to assist at the other 2 centers,i.e. Oak Ridges and Rouge Woods. They were Alim, David(Au), Ben and Charles. Despite the change, I am sure they will continue to support the Games at the sti...

芬兰政府曾做过一个世界最大的维生素实验，可以说是比较公 正的实验，出资4300万美元，总共2.9万人参与被试，长达5-8年 时间。分为两组，一组是吸烟的人，让他们每天吃维生素A和维生 素E；另外一组的人员什么都没有吃。过了5年、8年，吃维生素 A和维生素E的这组人员死于癌症的比例要比另一组高出18％。更 重要的一点，吃维生素E的人得心脏病、死于心脏病的人要高出另 一组50％。当科学家听到这个消息的时候，真是很羞愧。一直以 来，所有科研工作者在小型实验里面得到的结论，都是维生素E可 以防止血管硬化，防止心脏病，这么大的实验，为什么会得出一个 相反结论呢？ 美国的卫生局研究报告表明，当维生素C存在于橘子等整体时，被 称为抗氧化剂，能防止心脏病、癌症。当维生素C离开橘子后，能 制造上亿的自由基，相反会造成心脏病、癌症。对于这个问题， 我把它看得很简单。我认为，橘子是自然生成的，维生素C是人造 的，人造的不可能比自然的要好。我们根本没有能力创造一个橘子 或蕃茄出来。蕃茄里面含有一万多种营养素，这些营养素是什么我 们都还搞不清楚，哪里来的智慧和权力对大众说，里面最重要的是 维生素呢？所以一个完整的食品才代表着真正的营养。 美国卫生局希望把所有的维生素制品列为药品，不让人们随意在 市场上买到。服用维生素不当会带来很多副作用。美国有3万多儿 童，因服用维生素而出现中毒的现象。小孩吃下过量的维生素，血 液里的铁质就会上升，就比较容易得癌症；过食维生素E会造成关 节炎；过食维生素D会造成肝功能的损伤。 结论 一个人经过化疗，免疫系统需要一年的时间才能恢复正常，但给他 比较有营养的植物的话，免疫系统6个月以后就恢复正常了。一系 列的研究报告表明，免疫系统和植物营养是分不开的。 人的健康不是一天就会得到，疾病也是一样。要得癌症也很不容 易，人体里必须有100多种错误，才会产生一个癌细胞。我们的生 命就像一棵小树，需要精心地浇灌、呵护才会茁壮起来。这里，我 谈三点重要的结论： 第一，营养。完整的植物，多种类的植物，代表着营养。人如果比 较喜欢吃蔬果，少吃肉类，就会比较健康。美国现在提倡素食的汉 堡，就是这个道理。 第二，保持一种很平静的心情。因为一旦有压力或生气、紧张，半 小时以内身体免疫功能就会下降。 第三，适当的运动和休息。很激烈的运动对身体是...