tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65645274556322639252024-03-21T18:35:18.920-07:00The Happiest People On Earth. FGBMFI Daan Mogot and Puri Banking Jakarta ChapterFull Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International (FGBMFI )is the worlds largest christian business men's organisation, networking thousands of members in more than 160 countries.A non-profit organisation committed to reaching our colleagues in business and the professions with a message of truth, hope and love through the gospel of Jesus Christ.The Happiest People On Earth and HIS BANNER OVER US IS LOVE. FGBMFI Daan Mogot and Puri Banking Chapter in Jakarta,IndonesiaINDONESIA888http://www.blogger.com/profile/18327477719610359005noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564527455632263925.post-75794895655635631262009-01-03T03:40:00.000-08:002009-01-03T03:46:12.022-08:00Pernah "Kumpul Kebo" Mudah Cerai<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm_tAtkS1hMf3oV7rjJ50EXUQ9ziKvyYHGNqbx7fUVoSjSpUUbvTv3B_BLv-H5VXUe9DluJj6Cfw2fmJBIwPe7mMAHigbj55koYzdFlhcnkke-1lzFvwC-4uLpwpUjuuUMOR8AiOOTnnM/s1600-h/213822p.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm_tAtkS1hMf3oV7rjJ50EXUQ9ziKvyYHGNqbx7fUVoSjSpUUbvTv3B_BLv-H5VXUe9DluJj6Cfw2fmJBIwPe7mMAHigbj55koYzdFlhcnkke-1lzFvwC-4uLpwpUjuuUMOR8AiOOTnnM/s320/213822p.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287032382810385106" /></a><br />Sabtu, 3 Januari 2009<br /><br />HATI-HATI kalau putra-putri Anda tergoda untuk "kumpul kebo" atau hidup bersama pacarnya sebelum menikah. Menurut penelitian yang dilakukan Dr Catherine L Cohan dan Stacey Kleinbaum dari Pennsylvania State University, AS, pasangan yang hidup bersama sebelum menikah lebih mungkin bermasalah dalam komunikasi antarpasangan sehingga rawan bercerai.<br /><br />Kepada 92 pasangan yang sudah menikah sekitar dua tahun, periset menanyakan kepuasan mereka dalam perkawinan, riwayat depresi, penyalahgunaan minuman beralkohol, hingga penggunaan agresivitas fisik dalam memecahkan persoalan perkawinan. Selain itu, secara langsung responden juga diminta berdiskusi membahas permasalahan seputar perkawinan. <br /><br />Dari situ diketahui, pasangan yang hidup bersama sebelum menikah kurang bersikap positif, dan justru bersikap negatif, bila harus membahas persoalan dalam perkawinan dan menyediakan dukungan bagi pasangan mereka. Sebaliknya, secara verbal mereka lebih agresif dan lebih mudah saling bersikap bermusuhan dibandingkan dengan pasangan yang sebelumnya tidak "kumpul kebo". <br /><br />Penyebab itu semua, periset menduga, ada kemungkinan saat memasuki perkawinan pasangan yang pernah "kumpul kebo" memiliki komitmen yang lebih rendah. “Iklim hubungan yang sangat terbuka mungkin menyebabkan mereka kurang termotivasi untuk mengembangkan keterampilan menyelesaikan konflik,” lapor peneliti dalam Journal of Marriage and Family.<br /><br />Menurut peneliti, memang tidak semua pasangan "kumpul kebo" bercerai. Namun, kenyataan bahwa keterampilan komunikasi antarpasangan yang mereka miliki rendah, para penasihat perkawinan bisa mulai membenahi kekurangan ini bila menghadapi persoalan pasangan yang pernah "kumpul kebo".<br /><br /><br />JJW <br /><br /><br />Dapatkan artikel ini di URL:<br />http://www.kompas.com/read/xml/2009/01/03/14292751/Pernah.Kumpul.Kebo.Mudah.CeraiINDONESIA888http://www.blogger.com/profile/18327477719610359005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564527455632263925.post-25406536127784124882009-01-01T10:13:00.001-08:002009-01-01T10:14:02.579-08:002008, Tahun Sedih Bagi Para Miliarder (Kompas.com)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQUD-Fktza4pHyqCjjx48ONNx7RjBBuGa5VybW8Y37g8G1Wrt3U5ru-mGZ4NHAtidF37AFtxmP8tx3BwLiDxWIZUtW1aiEAaGTvt8pVQe4tR-C1cP_0QSfkeysebKdCFruRvIvqd1jjxc/s1600-h/100852p.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQUD-Fktza4pHyqCjjx48ONNx7RjBBuGa5VybW8Y37g8G1Wrt3U5ru-mGZ4NHAtidF37AFtxmP8tx3BwLiDxWIZUtW1aiEAaGTvt8pVQe4tR-C1cP_0QSfkeysebKdCFruRvIvqd1jjxc/s320/100852p.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286390172181610002" /></a><br /><br />Kamis, 1 Januari 2009 | 12:54 WIB<br />Bagi para miliarder, tahun ini merupakan tahun yang paling mengerikan karena pasar dan mata uang di seluruh dunia dilanda krisis global. Mereka telah kehilangan miliaran dollar AS hanya dalam beberapa bulan <br /><br /> <br /><br />Lebih dari 300 dari 1.125 miliader yang disebutkan Forbes sebagai orang-orang terkaya di dunia telah kehilangan 1 miliar dollar AS , dan belasan lainnya kehilangan lebih dari 5 miliar dollar AS. Salah satu orang terkaya di dunia, Anil Ambani, pada tahun 2008 telah kehilangan sekitar 150 miliar dollar AS dari total harta kekayaannya. Anil dimasukkan ke dalam 25 Pengusaha Amerika Paling Bangkrut tahun 2008, yang nilai kerugiannya mencapai 167 miliar dollar AS. <br /><br /> <br /><br />Namun, walaupun 2008 adalah tahun yang menakutkan, kisah beberapa milirder dan "mantan" miliarder ini patut dijadikan pelajaran. <br /><br /> <br /><br />David Ross, salah seorang pengusaha Inggris sukses, misalnya. Awal bulan ini Ross mengumumkan empat perusahaan umum yang saham mayoritasnya telah dikuasainya. Namun, Ross kemungkinan harus terpaksa menjual sebagian dari saham-sahamnya untuk melunasi utang-utangnya. Sejauh ini, Ross juga telah mengundurkan dari kursi jajaran direksi, dan bahkan mundur dari penasehat Olimpiacs. Sebelumnya, pada bulan Maret lalu, jumlah kekayaannya diperkirakan mencapai 1,4 miliar dollar AS, namun kini hanya tersisa 150 juta dollar AS. <br /><br /> <br /><br />Sementara itu, mantan ketua dan pemegang saham mayoritas di Landsbanki, bank kedua terbesar di Islandia, Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson, kehilangan 1,1 miliar dollar AS ketika krisis kredit melanda negara kepulauan ini. Dan karena hal ini, akhirnya Gudmundsson harus melego tim sepakbola kepunyaannya, West Ham. <br /><br /> <br /><br />Beberapa warga Rusia merupakan beberapa yang terparah menderita kerugian dalam beberapa tahun terakhir. Usaha baja Vladimir Lisins yang diberi nama Novolipetsk Iron snf Steel mengalami penurunan 75 persen sejak Juni lalu. Perusahaan pupuk milik Dmitry Rybolovlev, Uralkali, anjlok 90 persen di periode yang sama di atas. <br /><br /> <br /><br />Dan yang terparah lainnya adalah Oleg Deripaska. Pada bulan Maret 2008, Deripaksa adalah pengusaha kesembilan terkaya di dunia, dan terkaya di Rusia, dengan jumlah kekayaannya diperkirakan 28 miliar dollar AS. Namun, karena Deripaska dipaksa untuk menjual saham perusahaan pembuat mobil asal Kanada, Magna sebesar 4,5 miliar dollar AS untuk mempertahankan sahamnya di Norilsk Nickel. Deripaska diperkirakan akan kembali menjual aset-asetnya untuk menghindari kerugian yang lebih besar. Saat ini, kekayaan Deripaska mencapai 10 juta dollar AS. <br /><br /> <br /><br />Dan, yang paling parah di antara yang parah adalah Anil Ambani, yang pernah menghiasi halaman depan majalah milioner, memiliki kekayaan sekitar 42 miliar dollar AS. Dia harus menanggung kehilangan uang 30 miliar Dollar AS.<br /><br />Berikut 5 miliarder yang menjadi jadi "miskin"<br /><br />1. Anil Ambani <br /><br />Kekayaan Bersih (Maret 2008): 42 miliar dollar AS <br />Kekayaan Bersih saat ini: 12 miliar dollar AS <br />Anil kehilangan 30 miliar dollar AS dalam sembilan bulan terakhir, angka terbesar di dunia. Saham perusahaan telekomunikasinya anjlok k etika berurusan dengan perjanjian dengan perusahaan telekomunikasi Afrika, MTN. Dalam satu tahun, Anil, bersama ketiga saudaranya, Mukesh, Lakshmi Mittal, dan KP Singh, kehilangan lebih dari 20 miliar Dollar AS /orang. Sebelumnya, keempat warga Indonesia tersebut sempat masuk ke dalam 10 Orang Terkaya di Dunia.<br /><br /> <br /><br />2. Oleg Deripaska <br /><br />Kekayaan Bersih (Maret 2008): 28 miliar dollar AS<br />Kekayaan Bersih saat ini: 10 miliar dollar AS <br />Mantan pedagang metal asal Rusia ini ambruk akibat krisis global, dan meninggalkan utang 14 miliar dollar AS. Sebelumnya, Deripaska telah menerima pinjaman sebesar 4,5 Dollar AS dari bank pemerintah untuk mempertahankan 25 persen saham mayoritas di Norilsk Nicket . Deripaksa akan dipaksa untuk menjual kembali saham yang dimilikinya agar dapat mengembalikan pinjamann dana oleh beberapa bank asing dan Magna Intenational<br /><br /> <br /><br />3. Anurag Dikshit <br /><br />Kekayaan Bersih (Maret 2008): 1,6 miliar dollar AS<br />Kekayaan Bersih saat ini: 1 miliar dollar AS <br />Dikshit merancang peranti lunak untuk permainan Partypoker, yang memungkinkan penggunanya melakukan judil melalu website . Baru-baru ini, Dikhsit dinyatakan bersalah dan melanggar undang-undang video game AS, dan bersedia didenda 300 juta sollar AS. Dia telah membayar 100 juta dollar AS, dan sisanya akan dicicil selama dua tahun.<br /><br /> <br /><br />4. Bjorgflur Gudmundsson <br /><br />Kekayaan Bersih (Maret 2008): 1,1 miliar dollar AS<br />Kekayaan Bersih saat ini: 0 <br />Pada bulan Oktober, bank Landsbanki, bank kedua terbesar di Islandia, ambruk, dan dibekukan oleh pemerintah, dan menyebabkan uang Gudmundsson 1,1 miliar Dollar AS melayang. Akhirnya dia harus menjual tim sepakbola kesayangannya, West Ham. Ini bukanlah pertama kalinya Gudmundsson mendapatkan masalah. <br /><br /> <br /><br />5. Luis Portillo <br /><br />Kekayaan Bersih (Maret 2008): 1,2 miliar dollar AS<br />Kekayaan Bersih saat ini: 15 juta dollar AS <br />Luis Portillo adalah seorang pengusaha real estate di Spanyol. Dia telah mengakuisisi beberapa perusahaan real estate, seperti Inmocaral dan Inmobiliaria Colonial, dengan meminjam uang sebesar 1,4 miliar dollar AS kepada berbagai bank dengan jaminan saham di perusahaannya tersebut. Namun, ketika pada bulan Desember 2007 dia mengundurkan diri sebagai pimpinan, dan mencoba menjualnya ke lembaga keuangan di Dubai tahun 2008, krisis global lebih dulu menghampirinya. Portillo kesulitan menjual sahamnya, dan tidak dapat membayar utangnya.<br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br />HIN <br />Dapatkan artikel ini di URL:<br />http://www.kompas.com/read/xml/2009/01/01/12545258/2008.tahun.sedih.bagi.para.miliarderINDONESIA888http://www.blogger.com/profile/18327477719610359005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564527455632263925.post-48357019011691577922009-01-01T10:08:00.000-08:002009-01-01T10:09:36.714-08:00CortisolCortisol <br />Systematic (IUPAC) name <br />(11β)-11,17,21-trihydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione <br />Identifiers <br />CAS number 50-23-7 <br />ATC code H02AB09 (and others) <br />PubChem 5754 <br />ChemSpider 5551 <br />Chemical data <br />Formula C21H30O5 <br />Mol. mass 362.465 <br />Pharmacokinetic data <br />Bioavailability ? <br />Metabolism ? <br />Half life ? <br />Excretion ? <br />Therapeutic considerations <br />Pregnancy cat. C<br /> <br />Legal status <br />Routes Oral tablets, intravenously, topical <br />Cortisol is a corticosteroid hormone or glucocorticoid produced by the adrenal cortex, that is part of the adrenal gland (in the Zona fasciculata and the Zona reticularis of the adrenal cortex). It is usually referred to as the "stress hormone" as it is involved in response to stress. It increases blood pressure and blood sugar, and reduces immune responses. Various synthetic forms of cortisol are used to treat a variety of different illnesses. The most well-known of these are a natural metabolic intermediary of cortisol named hydrocortisone. When first introduced as a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis, hydrocortisone was referred to as Compound E.<br /><br />Contents<br /> [hide]<br />1 Physiology <br />1.1 Effects <br />1.2 Binding <br />1.3 Regulation <br />2 Diseases and disorders <br />3 Pharmacology <br />4 Biochemistry <br />4.1 Biosynthesis <br />4.2 Metabolism <br />5 See also <br />6 Additional images <br />7 References <br />8 External links <br /> <br /><br /><br />[edit] Physiology<br />The amount of cortisol present in the blood undergoes diurnal variation, with the highest levels present in the early morning, and the lowest levels present around midnight, 3-5 hours after the onset of sleep. Information about the light/dark cycle is transmitted from the retina to the paired suprachiasmatic nuclei in the hypothalamus. The pattern is not present at birth (estimates of when it starts vary from two weeks to 9 months).[1]<br /><br />Changed patterns of serum cortisol levels have been observed in connection with abnormal ACTH levels, clinical depression, psychological stress, and such physiological stressors as hypoglycemia, illness, fever, trauma, surgery, fear, pain, physical exertion or extremes of temperature.<br /><br />There is also significant individual variation, although a given person tends to have consistent rhythms.<br /><br /><br />[edit] Effects<br />See also Medical uses and effects of high dose glucocorticoids <br />In normal release, cortisol (like other glucocorticoid agents) has widespread actions which help restore homeostasis after stress. (These normal endogenous functions are the basis for the physiological consequences of chronic stress - prolonged cortisol secretion.). It has been proposed that its primary function is to inversely mobilize the immune system to fight potassium-depleting diarrhea diseases.[2] Its odd attributes all support this.<br /><br />Insulin <br />Cortisol counteracts insulin by increasing gluconeogenesis and promotes breakdown of lipids (lipolysis), and proteins, and mobilization of extrahepatic amino acids and ketone bodies. This leads to increased circulating glucose concentrations (in the blood) by increasing gluconeogenesis. There is an increased glycogen breakdown in the liver.[3] Prolonged cortisol secretion causes hyperglycemia. Cortisol has no effect on insulin.[4] The reason why in vivo experiments seem to deny this is that cortisone (a cortisol metabolite) greatly inhibits insulin. So the cortisone-cortisol equilibrium may explain why in vivo experiments contradict the cortisol effect.[5] Cortisol does cause serum glucose to rise, but this is probably an indirect effect caused by stimulation of amino acid degradation, especially that derived from collagen in the skin. Loss of collagen from skin by cortisol is ten times greater than from all other tissue in the rat.[6] <br />Amino acids <br />Cortisol raises the free amino acids in the serum. It does this by inhibiting collagen formation, decreasing amino acid uptake by muscle, and inhibiting protein synthesis.[7] Cortisol (as opticortinol) probably inversely inhibits IgA precursor cells in the intestines of calves.[8] Cortisol also inhibits IgA in serum, as it does IgM, but not IgE.[9] <br />Gastric secretion <br />Cortisol stimulates gastric acid secretion.[10] Gastric acid secretion would increase loss of potassium into the stomach during diarrhea as well as acid loss. Cortisol's only direct effect on the hydrogen ion excretion of the kidneys is to stimulate excretion of ammonium ion by inactivation of renal glutaminase enzyme.[11] Net chloride secretion in the intestines is inversely decreased by cortisol in vitro (methylprednisolone).[12] <br />Sodium <br />Cortisol inhibits loss of sodium from small intestines of mammals.[13] However, sodium depletion does not affect cortisol,[14] so cortisol is not used to regulate serum sodium. Cortisol's purpose may originally have been centered around moving sodium because cortisol is used to stimulate sodium inward for fresh water fish and outward for salt-water fish.[15] <br />Potassium <br />Sodium load augments the intense potassium excretion by cortisol, and corticosterone is comparable to cortisol in this case.[16] In order for potassium to move out of the cell, cortisol moves in an equal number of sodium ions.[17] It can be seen that this should make pH regulation much easier, unlike the normal potassium deficiency situation in which about 2 sodium ions move in for each 3 potassium ions that move out, which is closer to the deoxycorticosterone effect. Nevertheless, cortisol consistently causes alkalosis of the serum, while in a deficiency pH does not change. Perhaps this may be for the purpose of bringing serum pH to a value most optimum for some of the immune enzymes during infection in those times when cortisol declines. Potassium is also blocked from loss in the kidneys directly somewhat by decline of cortisol (9 alpha fluorohydrocortisone).[18] <br />Water <br />Cortisol also acts as a water diuretic hormone. Half the intestinal diuresis is so controlled.[19] Kidney diuresis is also controlled by cortisol in dogs. The decline in water excretion upon decline of cortisol (dexamethasone) in dogs is probably due to inverse stimulation of antidiuretic hormone (ADH or arginine vasopressin), the inverse stimulation of which is not overridden by water loading.[20] Humans also use this mechanism[21] and other different animal mechanisms operate in the same direction. <br />Copper <br />It is probable that increasing copper availability for immune purposes is the reason why many copper enzymes are stimulated to an extent which is often 50% of their total potential by cortisol.[22] This includes lysyl oxidase, an enzyme which is used to cross link collagen and elastin.[23] Particularly valuable for immunity is the stimulation of superoxide dismutase by cortisol[24] since this copper enzyme is almost certainly used by the body to permit superoxide to poison bacteria. Cortisol causes an inverse four- or fivefold decrease of metallothionein, a copper storage protein, in mice[25] (however rodents do not synthesize cortisol themselves). This may be to furnish more copper for ceruloplasmin synthesis or release of free copper. Cortisol has an opposite effect on alpha aminoisobuteric acid than on the other amino acids.[26] If alpha aminoisobuteric acid is used to transport copper through the cell wall, this anomaly would possibly be explained. <br />Immune system <br />Cortisol can weaken the activity of the immune system. Cortisol prevents proliferation of T-cells by rendering the interleukin-2 producer T-cells unresponsive to interleukin-1 (IL-1), and unable to produce the T-cell growth factor.[27] Cortisol has a negative feedback effect on interleukin-1[28] which must be especially useful in combating diseases, such as the endotoxin bacteria, that gain an advantage by forcing the hypothalamus to secrete a hormone called CRH. The suppressor cells are not affected by GRMF,[29] so that the effective set point for the immune cells may be even higher than the set point for physiological processes. It reflects leukocyte redistribution to lymph nodes, bone marrow, and skin. Acute administration of corticosterone (the endogenous Type I and Type II receptor agonist), or RU28362 (a specific Type II receptor agonist), to adrenalectomized animals induced changes in leukocyte distribution. Natural killer cells are not affected by cortisol.[30] <br />Bone metabolism <br />It lowers bone formation thus favoring development of osteoporosis in the long term. Cortisol moves potassium out of cells in exchange for an equal number of sodium ions as mentioned above.[31] This can cause a major problem with the hyperkalemia of metabolic shock from surgery. <br />Memory <br />It cooperates with epinephrine (adrenaline) to create memories of short-term emotional events; this is the proposed mechanism for storage of flash bulb memories, and may originate as a means to remember what to avoid in the future. However, long-term exposure to cortisol results in damage to cells in the hippocampus. This damage results in impaired learning. The desirability of inhibiting activity during infection is no doubt the reason why cortisol is responsible for creating euphoria.[32] The desirability of not disturbing tissues weakened by infection or of not cutting off their blood supply could explain the inhibition of pain widely observed for cortisol. <br />Additional effects <br />It increases blood pressure by increasing the sensitivity of the vasculature to epinephrine and norepinephrine. In the absence of cortisol, widespread vasodilation occurs. <br />It inhibits the secretion of corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH), resulting in feedback inhibition of ACTH (Adrenocorticotropic hormone or corticotropin) secretion. Some researchers believe that this normal feedback system may become dysregulated when animals are exposed to chronic stress. <br />It increases the effectiveness of catecholamines. <br />It allows for the kidneys to produce hypotonic urine. <br />It has anti-inflammatory effects by reducing histamine secretion and stabilizing lysosomal membranes. The stabilization of lysosomal membranes prevents their rupture, thereby preventing damage to healthy tissues. <br />It stimulates hepatic detoxification by inducing tryptophan oxygenase (to reduce serotonin levels in the brain), glutamine synthase (reduce glutamate and ammonia levels in the brain), cytochrome P-450 hemoprotein (mobilizes arachidonic acid), and metallothionein (reduces heavy metals in the body). <br />In addition to the effects caused by cortisol binding to the glucocorticoid receptor, because of its molecular similarity to aldosterone, it also binds to the mineralocorticoid receptor. Aldosterone and cortisol have similar affinity for the mineralocorticoid receptor however, glucocorticoids circulate at roughly 100 times the level of mineralocorticoids. An enzyme exists in mineralocorticoid target tissues to prevent overstimulation by glucocorticoids and allow selective mineralocorticoid action. This enzyme, 11-beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type II (Protein:HSD11B2), catalyzes the deactivation of glucocorticoids to 11-dehydro metabolites. <br /><br />[edit] Binding<br />Most serum cortisol, all but about 4%, is bound to proteins including corticosteroid binding globulin (CBG), and serum albumin. Only free cortisol is available to most receptors.<br /><br /><br />[edit] Regulation<br />The primary control of cortisol is the pituitary gland peptide, adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). ACTH probably controls cortisol by controlling movement of calcium into the cortisol secreting target cells.[33]. ACTH is in turn controlled by the hypothalamic peptide, corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH), which is under nervous control. CRH acts synergistically with arginine vasopressin, angiotensin II, and epinephrine [34]. When activated macrophages start to secrete interleukin-1 (IL-1), which synergistically with CRH increases ACTH, [35] T-cells also secrete glucosteroid response modifying factor (GRMF or GAF) as well as IL-1, both of which increase the amount of cortisol required to inhibit almost all the immune cells [36]. Thus immune cells take over their own regulation, but at a higher cortisol set point. Even so, the rise of cortisol in diarrheic calves is minimal over healthy calves and drops below with time. [37] The cells do not lose all of the fight or flight override because of interleukin-1's synergism with CRH. Cortisol even has a negative feedback effect on interleukin-1 [38] which must be especially useful against those diseases which gain an advantage by forcing the hypothalamus to secrete too much CRH, such as the endotoxin bacteria..The suppressor immune cells are not affected by GRMF, [39] so that the effective set point for the immune cells may be even higher than the set point for physiological processes. GRMF (called GAF in this reference) primarily affects the liver rather than the kidneys for some physiological processes [40].<br /><br />A high potassium media, which stimulates aldosterone secretion in vitro, also stimulates cortisol secretion from the fasciculata zone of dog adrenals [41] unlike corticosterone, upon which potassium has no effect [42]. Potassium loading increases ACTH and cortisol in people also [43]. This is no doubt the reason why a potassium deficiency causes cortisol to decline (as just mentioned) and why a potassium deficiency causes a decrease in conversion of 11deoxycortisol to cortisol [44]. This probably contributes to the pain in rheumatoid arthritis since cell potassium is always low in that disease [45]<br /><br /><br />Diseases and disorders<br />Hypercortisolism: Excessive levels of cortisol in the blood result in Cushing's syndrome. <br />Hypocortisolism, or adrenal insufficiency: If on the other hand the adrenal glands do not produce sufficient amounts of cortisol, Addison's disease is the consequence. <br />The relationship between cortisol and ACTH is as follows:<br /><br />THE DISORDERS OF CORTISOL SECRETION Plasma Cortisol Plasma ACTH <br />Primary Hypercortisolism (Cushing's syndrome) ↑ ↓ <br />Secondary Hypercortisolism (pituitary or ectopic tumor, Cushing's disease) ↑ ↑ <br />Primary Hypocortisolism (Addison's disease) ↓ ↑ <br />Secondary Hypocortisolism (pituitary tumor) ↓ ↓ <br /><br /><br />[edit] Pharmacology<br /> The remainder of this article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards.<br />Please improve this article if you can. (January 2007) <br /><br />Hydrocortisone is the pharmaceutical term for cortisol used for oral administration, intravenous injection, or topical application. It is used as an immunosuppressive drug, given by injection in the treatment of severe allergic reactions such as anaphylaxis and angioedema, in place of prednisolone in patients who need steroid treatment but cannot take oral medication, and peri-operatively in patients on long-term steroid treatment to prevent an Addisonian crisis.<br /><br />It may be used topically for allergic rashes, eczema, psoriasis and certain other inflammatory skin conditions. It may also be injected into inflamed joints resulting from diseases such as gout.<br /><br />Compared to prednisolone, hydrocortisone is about 1/4 the strength for the anti-inflammatory effect, while Dexamethasone is about 40 times as strong as hydrocortisone. For side effects, see corticosteroid and prednisolone.<br /><br />Hydrocortisone creams and ointments are available without prescription in strengths ranging from 0.5% to 2.5%, depending on local regulations, with stronger forms available with prescriptions only. Covering the skin after application increases the absorption and effect. Such enhancement is sometimes prescribed, but otherwise should be avoided to prevent over-dosing and systemic impacts.<br /><br />Advertising for the dietary supplement CortiSlim originally (and falsely) claimed that it contributed to weight loss by blocking cortisol. The manufacturer was fined $1.2 million by the Federal Trade Commission in 2007 for false advertising, and no longer claims in their marketing that CortiSlim is a cortisol antagonist.<br /><br /><br /> Biochemistry<br /><br /> Biosynthesis<br /> <br />Steroidogenesis, showing cortisol at right.Cortisol is synthesized from cholesterol. The synthesis takes place in the zona fasciculata of the cortex of the adrenal glands. (The name cortisol comes from cortex.) While the adrenal cortex also produces aldosterone (in the zona glomerulosa) and some sex hormones (in the zona reticularis), cortisol is its main secretion. The medulla of the adrenal gland lies under the cortex and mainly secretes the catecholamines, adrenaline (epinephrine) and noradrenaline (norepinephrine) under sympathetic stimulation (more epinephrine is produced than norepinephrine, in a ratio 4:1).<br /><br />The synthesis of cortisol in the adrenal gland is stimulated by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland with adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH); production of ACTH is in turn stimulated by corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH), released by the hypothalamus. ACTH increases the concentration of cholesterol in the inner mitochondrial membrane (via regulation of STAR (steroidogenic acute regulatory) protein). The cholesterol is converted to pregnenolone, catalysed by Cytochrome P450SCC (side chain cleavage).<br /><br /><br /> Metabolism<br />Cortisol is metabolized by the 11-beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase system (11-beta HSD), which consists of two enzymes: 11-beta HSD1 and 11-beta HSD2.<br /><br />11-beta HSD1 utilizes the cofactor NADPH to convert biologically inert cortisone to biologically active cortisol. <br />11-beta HSD2 utilizes the cofactor NAD+ to convert cortisol to cortisone. <br />Overall the net effect is that 11-beta HSD1 serves to increase the local concentrations of biologically active cortisol in a given tissue, while 11-beta HSD2 serves to decrease the local concentrations of biologically active cortisol.<br /><br />Cortisol is also metabolized into 5-alpha tetrahydrocortisol (5-alpha THF) and 5-beta tetrahydrocortisol (5-beta THF), reactions for which 5-alpha reductase and 5-beta reductase are the rate-limiting factors, respectively. 5-beta reductase is also the rate-limiting factor in the conversion of cortisone to tetrahydrocortisone (THE).<br /><br />The CA3 area of hippocampus (memory) is affected by cortisol.[citation needed]<br /><br />An alteration in 11-beta HSD1 has been suggested to play a role in the pathogenesis of obesity, hypertension, and insulin resistance, sometimes referred to the metabolic syndrome.[citation needed]<br /><br />An alteration in 11-beta HSD2 has been implicated in essential hypertension and is known to lead to the syndrome of apparent mineralocorticoid excess (SAME).[citation needed]INDONESIA888http://www.blogger.com/profile/18327477719610359005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564527455632263925.post-31140673554783640362009-01-01T10:01:00.000-08:002009-01-01T10:07:07.013-08:00Cortisol<strong> Cortisol</strong> is one of the most popular causes of alleged weight gain to be researched today. There are hundreds of supplements that aim at changing the amount of cortisol in the body through essentially similar methods, and yet more come out each and every day. CortiDiet™ is one of these products, offering a solution to overstressed, overworked, and overweight people by implementing a system of “proper diet, exercise and supplementation.” CortiDiet™ states that our brain’s natural reaction to stressful situations is archaic, dating back to a time when food was scarce and we needed to store fat for energy. CortiDiet™ then offers a solution—controlling our body’s reaction to stress and inhibiting the actions of cortisol. The ingredients are not unusual for this type of product, but its approach to weight loss is different from almost every other diet product on the market. <br /> Ingredients At A Glance <br />CortiDiet™’s formula includes Phosphatidylserine, Mucuna Pruriens, 5 HTP, Green Tea Leaf, Coleus Forskohlii, Zhi Shi, Guggulesterones, Chromium Polynicotinate, Vanadium, Calcium, and Magnesium.<br /><br />Phosphatidylserine is a stress-reducing ingredient derived from soy beans. The ingredient has a positive neuroendocrine effect on moods when used over an extended period of time (10 days). Green Tea Leaf Extract is included in this product in order to increase metabolism and burn more fat. The included antioxidants in this extract also help with general health. However, Green Tea Leaf Extract contains caffeine which has been known to cause negative side-effects which include nausea, insomnia, nervousness, elevated heart rate and increased blood pressure<br /><br />Guggulesterones are added to increase fat metabolism and thyroid function. They also reduce cholesterol in the blood stream and have been shown to affect weight loss. Zhi Shi increases the thermogenic processes in the body with no negative side effects, resulting in safe weight loss through burning fat more rapidly.<br /><br />5 HTP, a derivative of the amino acid tryptophan, works to relieve mild to moderate depression and insomnia, as well as suppressing the appetite and reducing the sensation of pain. This is done through increased levels of serotonin produced by 5 HTP. Mood-enhancing ingredients such as these should be used cautiously, especially for those who are taking prescriptions for depression or other mood disorders. Calcium has recently been studied in terms of weight loss, and it has become a more and more common ingredient in weight loss supplements. Calcium helps reduce blood pressure as well as reducing the risk of coronary artery disease and stroke. This ingredient also has been suggested as an aid to help fight obesity in children and adults.<br /><br />Magnesium and Chromium both play roles in the conversion of carbohydrates, protein and fat into energy, and Chromium also has a positive effect on blood sugar levels. However, neither of these are usually considered primary active ingredients, but more of just “helpers” in supplements. Mucuna Pruriens is a traditional Ayurvedic herb that contains the chemical precursor to dopamine, helping to elevate mood while keeping the body alert. This ingredient also signals the body to burn fat while it helps control appetite.<br /><br />Coleus Forskohlii is included for its ability to decrease blood pressure and release fatty acids from the body in a process similar to that of Ephedra, but without the jittery side effects. The site makes many plugs for ForsLean, a patented and award-winning version of Coleus Forskohlii, but CortiDiet™ does not actually contain the patented ingredient—it seems to be a way of building confidence in the product without spending the money to get the ingredient that carries that confidence. The final ingredient in CortiDiet™ is Vanadium, an important ingredient for glycemic control, keeping blood sugar levels at the proper place.<br /><br />CortiDiet™ should be taken twice each day, once before breakfast and once before dinner. CortiDiet™ does not make fanatical claims for its product, but instead requires that those using the supplement also keep a sensible diet and an adequate exercise program in order to feel the effects of this product. If used in tandem with another product, CarboBurn XR™, the effects may go up by as much as 400%. There are no reported side effects for this product, but with its mood-elevating ingredients, consumers should talk to their doctors before beginning this product. <br /> Cost <br />A single bottle of CortiDiet™ normally retails for $49.99, but through Doctorswellnesscenter.com, the source of the information for this review, a single bottle is on sale for $39.99. A 10% discount is given when ordering two bottles, costing only $71.98 together. When three bottles are purchased, a fourth is included for free, leaving the price at $119.97—the “Consumer Best Buy” on the site. There are also combination offers for other products that help increase the results of CortiDiet™. Shipping through the site is $7.95 for orders under 1 pound and $10.95 for orders over 1 pound. Faster shipping methods are available, but they are considerably more expensive. CortiDiet offers a 30-day 100% satisfaction guarantee, although the terms of this guarantee are not specific. We assume that within 30 days of receiving the product, you may return it if you are not completely satisfied, but we are not sure if that includes partially used products or only unopened products. <br /> Website In Focus <br />Doctorswellnesscenter.com is the most complete source of information on CortiDiet, and we used the site as our basis for this review. The information on the site is easy to find and very helpful. All of the ingredients are presented and described, and shipping and pricing information is readily available. There are also customer testimonials and FAQs to assist in your decision to purchase the product. However, the website itself appears rather unprofessional. The entire site looks like it was done by a high school class, leaving much to be desired in terms of visual appeal. Even with the secure shopping and ample information, the site still does not appear as trustworthy as it should. <br /> Positives <br />Improves mood naturally.<br /><br />All the necessary information is readily available on the website. <br /> Negatives <br />Their customers do not like them at all and have negative things to say about their experiences. Click here to read a popular Cortisol blog. <br /><br />Contains caffeine, a stimulant that could have negative side effects.<br /><br />Moderately expensive product.<br /><br />Requires exercise and proper diet to be effective.<br /><br />Should be used in combination with other products in the product line to maximize effectiveness.<br /><br />Website is in serious need of visual updating. <br /> Final Thoughts <br />CortiDiet™’s sensible approach to weight loss is refreshing—there are no big promises, no incredible claims, and no secrets about the fact that proper diet and exercise are essential to healthy weight loss. However, this does mean that someone who is looking to lose weight must change their entire lifestyle in order to see moderate results. The other choice is to include even more moderately expensive products to make CortiDiet™ work more effectively. The ingredients include a couple mild hunger suppressants, but none that have been proven to be truly effective. And while there are thermogenic agents in this product, the product has too many stipulations to be effective. Less expensive and more effective options are available for both general weight loss and stress-targeted weight loss, leaving CortiDiet™ behind several other competitors in the diet market. <br /><br />Many people looking to lose weight should consider finding a healthy eating plan that they like and can live with long term. You should also exercise each day by doing an activity that is fun and enjoyable. Water is extremely important too, and dieters need a lot of it to stay hydrated and to keep their bodies free of toxins. Finally, try the addition of a supplement specifically designed to help with weight loss. Be sure that the product you choose includes the two key elements all effective diet products need; a fat-burner to rid the body of excess weight on the arms, hips, belly, thighs and buttocks, and an appetite suppressant to help control caloric intake and keep cravings at bay. Many good intentions are ruined by cravings that take us over and sabotage our dieting efforts. If you combine all these elements, along with patience and diligence, you will see the pounds come off. <br />Our Reader's Poll Choice: <br />Week of: Tue Dec 30th, 2008 <br />Nuphedrine® - is one of the most cutting edge non-prescription weight loss pills ever made. What is so impressive about this pill is that the makers can honestly say that you WILL burn at least 500 more calories per day just by taking NuPhedrine®…and the product contains the clinically proven ingredients to back it up. From Our findings, NuPhedrine® is the only product available, which combines Real South African Hoodia in 20X strength, Patented Advantra-Z® and Slimaluma -- The three most clinically proven weight loss ingredients available. The customer B&A pictures alone make you want to purchase NuPhedrine® and have it sent overnight. We recommend checking these pictures out. With a 60-Day Money Back Guarantee, how can you go wrong in trying itINDONESIA888http://www.blogger.com/profile/18327477719610359005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564527455632263925.post-88757250549376906332009-01-01T09:56:00.000-08:002009-01-01T10:00:18.029-08:00Psychological Stress and Cancer: Questions and Answers<strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Psychological Stress and Cancer: Questions and Answers</span></strong>
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<br />Psychological stress affects the body in many ways (see <a href="http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/stress/print?page=&keyword=#q2">Question 2</a>).
<br />A direct relationship between psychological stress and the development of <a class="definition" onclick="javascript:popWindow('definition','cancer'); return false;" href="http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary/db_alpha.aspx?expand=c#cancer">cancer</a> has not been scientifically proven (see <a href="http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/stress/print?page=&keyword=#q3">Question 3</a>).
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<br />Researchers have suggested that psychological factors may affect cancer <a class="definition" onclick="javascript:popWindow('definition','progression'); return false;" href="http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary/db_alpha.aspx?expand=p#progression">progression</a> (increase in <a class="definition" onclick="javascript:popWindow('definition','tumor'); return false;" href="http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary/db_alpha.aspx?expand=t#tumor">tumor</a> size or spread of cancer in the body) in patients who have the disease (see <a href="http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/stress/print?page=&keyword=#q5">Question 5</a>).
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<br />Introduction
<br />The complex relationship between physical and psychological health is not well understood. Scientists know that psychological stress can affect the immune system, the body’s defense against infection and disease (including cancer); however, it is not yet known whether stress increases a person’s susceptibility to disease (<a href="http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/stress/print?page=&keyword=#r1">1</a>).
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<br /><a name="q1"></a><strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">What is psychological stress?</span></strong>
<br />Psychological stress refers to the emotional and physiological reactions experienced when an individual confronts a situation in which the demands go beyond their coping resources. Examples of stressful situations are marital problems, death of a loved one, abuse, health problems, and financial crises (<a href="http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/stress/print?page=&keyword=#r2">2</a>).
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<br /><a name="q2"></a><strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">How does stress affect the body?</span></strong>
<br /><strong>The body responds to stress by releasing stress </strong><a class="definition" onclick="javascript:popWindow('definition','hormone'); return false;" href="http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary/db_alpha.aspx?expand=h#hormone"><strong>hormones</strong></a><strong>, such as </strong><a class="definition" onclick="javascript:popWindow('definition','epinephrine'); return false;" href="http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary/db_alpha.aspx?expand=e#epinephrine"><strong>epinephrine</strong></a><strong> (also called adrenaline) and cortisol (also called </strong><a class="definition" onclick="javascript:popWindow('definition','hydrocortisone'); return false;" href="http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary/db_alpha.aspx?expand=h#hydrocortisone"><strong>hydrocortisone</strong></a><strong>). The body produces these stress hormones to help a person react to a situation with more speed and strength. Stress hormones increase blood pressure, heart rate, and blood sugar levels. Small amounts of stress are believed to be beneficial, but chronic (persisting or progressing over a long period of time) high levels of stress are thought to be harmful (</strong><a href="http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/stress/print?page=&keyword=#r1"><strong>1</strong></a><strong>).</strong>
<br />Stress that is chronic can increase the risk of <a class="definition" onclick="javascript:popWindow('definition','obese'); return false;" href="http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary/db_alpha.aspx?expand=o#obese">obesity</a>, heart disease, <a class="definition" onclick="javascript:popWindow('definition','depression'); return false;" href="http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary/db_alpha.aspx?expand=d#depression">depression</a>, and various other illnesses. Stress also can lead to unhealthy behaviors, such as overeating, smoking, or abusing <a class="definition" onclick="javascript:popWindow('definition','drug'); return false;" href="http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary/db_alpha.aspx?expand=d#drug">drugs</a> or alcohol, that may affect cancer risk.
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<br /><a name="q3"></a><strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">Can stress increase a person’s risk of developing cancer?</span></strong>
<br />Studies done over the past 30 years that examined the relationship between psychological factors, including stress, and cancer risk have produced conflicting results. Although the results of some studies have indicated a link between various psychological factors and an increased risk of developing cancer, a direct cause-and-effect relationship has not been proven (<a href="http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/stress/print?page=&keyword=#r3">3</a>, <a href="http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/stress/print?page=&keyword=#r4">4</a>).
<br />Some studies have indicated an indirect relationship between stress and certain types of <a class="definition" onclick="javascript:popWindow('definition','virus'); return false;" href="http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary/db_alpha.aspx?expand=v#virus">virus</a>-related tumors. Evidence from both animal and human studies suggests that chronic stress weakens a person’s <a class="definition" onclick="javascript:popWindow('definition','immune system'); return false;" href="http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary/db_alpha.aspx?expand=i#immune">immune system</a>, which in turn may affect the <a class="definition" onclick="javascript:popWindow('definition','incidence'); return false;" href="http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary/db_alpha.aspx?expand=i#incidence">incidence</a> of virus-associated cancers, such as Kaposi <a class="definition" onclick="javascript:popWindow('definition','sarcoma'); return false;" href="http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary/db_alpha.aspx?expand=s#sarcoma">sarcoma</a> and some <a class="definition" onclick="javascript:popWindow('definition','lymphoma'); return false;" href="http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary/db_alpha.aspx?expand=l#lymphoma">lymphomas</a> (<a href="http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/stress/print?page=&keyword=#r5">5</a>).
<br />More recent research with <a class="definition" onclick="javascript:popWindow('definition','animal model'); return false;" href="http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary/db_alpha.aspx?expand=a#animal">animal models</a> (animals with a disease that is similar to or the same as a disease in humans) suggests that the body’s <a class="definition" onclick="javascript:popWindow('definition','neuroendocrine'); return false;" href="http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary/db_alpha.aspx?expand=n#neuroendocrine">neuroendocrine</a> response (release of hormones into the blood in response to stimulation of the nervous system) can directly alter important processes in <a class="definition" onclick="javascript:popWindow('definition','cell'); return false;" href="http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary/db_alpha.aspx?expand=c#cell">cells</a> that help protect against the formation of cancer, such as <a class="definition" onclick="javascript:popWindow('definition','DNA'); return false;" href="http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary/db_alpha.aspx?expand=D#DNA">DNA</a> repair and the regulation of cell growth (<a href="http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/stress/print?page=&keyword=#r6">6</a>).
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<br /><a name="q4"></a><strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">Why are the study results inconsistent?</span></strong>
<br />It is difficult to separate stress from other physical or emotional factors when examining cancer risk (<a href="http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/stress/print?page=&keyword=#r3">3</a>, <a href="http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/stress/print?page=&keyword=#r4">4</a>). For example, certain behaviors, such as smoking and using alcohol, and <a class="definition" onclick="javascript:popWindow('definition','biological'); return false;" href="http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary/db_alpha.aspx?expand=b#biological">biological</a> factors, such as growing older, becoming <a class="definition" onclick="javascript:popWindow('definition','overweight'); return false;" href="http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary/db_alpha.aspx?expand=o#overweight">overweight</a>, and having a family history of cancer, are common <a class="definition" onclick="javascript:popWindow('definition','risk factor'); return false;" href="http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary/db_alpha.aspx?expand=r#risk">risk factors</a> for cancer. Researchers may have difficulty controlling the presence of these factors in the study group or separating the effects of stress from the effects of these other factors (<a href="http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/stress/print?page=&keyword=#r3">3</a>). In some cases, the number of people in the study, length of <a class="definition" onclick="javascript:popWindow('definition','follow-up'); return false;" href="http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary/db_alpha.aspx?expand=f#follow-up">follow-up</a>, or <a class="definition" onclick="javascript:popWindow('definition','analysis'); return false;" href="http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary/db_alpha.aspx?expand=a#analysis">analysis</a> used is insufficient to rule out the role of chance (<a href="http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/stress/print?page=&keyword=#r4">4</a>). Also, studies may not always take into account that cancer is not a homogeneous (uniform in nature) disease.
<br /><a name="q5"></a>How does stress affect people who have cancer?
<br />Studies have indicated that stress can affect tumor growth and spread, but the precise biological mechanisms underlying these effects are not well understood. Scientists have suggested that the effects of stress on the immune system may in turn affect the growth of some tumors (<a href="http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/stress/print?page=&keyword=#r7">7</a>). However, recent research using animal models indicates that the body’s release of stress hormones can affect cancer cell functions directly (<a href="http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/stress/print?page=&keyword=#r8">8</a>).
<br />A review of studies that evaluated psychological factors and outcome in cancer patients suggests an association between certain psychological factors, such as feeling helpless or suppressing negative emotions, and the growth or spread of cancer, although this relationship was not consistently seen in all studies (<a href="http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/stress/print?page=&keyword=#r3">3</a>). In general, stronger relationships have been found between psychological factors and cancer growth and spread than between psychological factors and cancer development (<a href="http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/stress/print?page=&keyword=#r6">6</a>).
<br /><a name="q6"></a>Where can a person find more information about psychological stress?
<br />Additional information about stress can be found on the National Institute of Mental Health’s (NIMH) Web site at <a href="http://www.nimh.nih.gov/">http://www.nimh.nih.gov</a> on the Internet. The NIMH, a part of the <a class="definition" onclick="javascript:popWindow('definition','National Institutes of Health'); return false;" href="http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary/db_alpha.aspx?expand=N#National">National Institutes of Health</a>, provides national leadership in the study of mental and behavioral <a class="definition" onclick="javascript:popWindow('definition','disorder'); return false;" href="http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary/db_alpha.aspx?expand=d#disorder">disorders</a>, including the causes and effects of psychological stress.
<br />The National Women’s Health Information Center (NWHIC), a service of the Office on Women’s Health, provides information on stress and health on its Web site at <a href="http://www.womenshealth.gov/">http://www.womenshealth.gov</a> on the Internet. In particular, the fact sheet Stress and Your Health provides answers to frequently asked questions about causes of stress, how women react to stress, and ways to handle stress. This resource is available at <a href="http://www.womenshealth.gov/faq/stress.htm">http://www.womenshealth.gov/faq/stress.htm</a> on the Internet.
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<br />Related NCI materials and Web pages:
<br />National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet 10.3, <a href="http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Tobacco/stress">Quitting Tobacco: Handling Stress ... Without Smoking </a><a href="http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/stress/print?page=&keyword=#footnote1">1</a>(<a href="http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Tobacco/stress">http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Tobacco/stress</a>)
<br /><a href="http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/immunesystem">Understanding Cancer Series: The Immune System</a> <a href="http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/stress/print?page=&keyword=#footnote2">2</a>(<a href="http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/immunesystem">http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/immunesystem</a>)
<br /><a href="http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/wyntk/overview">What You Need To Know About™ Cancer</a> <a href="http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/stress/print?page=&keyword=#footnote3">3</a>(<a href="http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/wyntk/overview">http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/wyntk/overview</a>)
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<br />Glossary Termsanalysis
<br />A process in which anything complex is separated into simple or less complex parts. animal model
<br />An animal with a disease either the same as or like a disease in humans. Animal models are used to study the development and progression of diseases and to test new treatments before they are given to humans. Animals with transplanted human cancers or other tissues are called xenograft models. biological
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<br />Pertaining to biology or to life and living things. In medicine, refers to a substance made from a living organism or its products. Biologicals may be used to prevent, diagnose, treat or relieve of symptoms of a disease. For example, antibodies, interleukins, and vaccines are biologicals. Biological also refers to parents and children who are related by blood. cancer (KAN-ser)
<br />A term for diseases in which abnormal cells divide without control. Cancer cells can invade nearby tissues and can spread to other parts of the body through the blood and lymph systems. There are several main types of cancer. Carcinoma is cancer that begins in the skin or in tissues that line or cover internal organs. Sarcoma is cancer that begins in bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels, or other connective or supportive tissue. Leukemia is cancer that starts in blood-forming tissue such as the bone marrow, and causes large numbers of abnormal blood cells to be produced and enter the blood. Lymphoma and multiple myeloma are cancers that begin in the cells of the immune system. Central nervous system cancers are cancers that begin in the tissues of the brain and spinal cord. cell (sel)
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<br /><strong>The individual unit that makes up the tissues of the body. All living things are made up of one or more cells. depression</strong>
<br />A mental condition marked by ongoing feelings of sadness, despair, loss of energy, and difficulty dealing with normal daily life. Other symptoms of depression include feelings of worthlessness and hopelessness, loss of pleasure in activities, changes in eating or sleeping habits, and thoughts of death or suicide. Depression can affect anyone, and can be successfully treated. Depression affects 15-25% of cancer patients. disorder (dis-OR-der)
<br />In medicine, a disturbance of normal functioning of the mind or body. Disorders may be caused by genetic factors, disease, or trauma. DNA
<br />The molecules inside cells that carry genetic information and pass it from one generation to the next. Also called deoxyribonucleic acid. drug
<br />Any substance, other than food, that is used to prevent, diagnose, treat or relieve symptoms of a disease or abnormal condition. Also refers to a substance that alters mood or body function, or that can be habit-forming or addictive, especially a narcotic. epinephrine
<br />A hormone and neurotransmitter. Also called adrenaline. follow-up
<br />Monitoring a person's health over time after treatment. This includes keeping track of the health of people who participate in a clinical study or clinical trial for a period of time, both during the study and after the study ends. hormone (HOR-mone)
<br />One of many chemicals made by glands in the body. Hormones circulate in the bloodstream and control the actions of certain cells or organs. Some hormones can also be made in the laboratory. hydrocortisone
<br />A drug used to relieve the symptoms of certain hormone shortages and to suppress an immune response. immune system (ih-MYOON SIS-tem)
<br />The complex group of organs and cells that defends the body against infections and other diseases. incidence
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<br /><strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">The number of new cases of a disease diagnosed each year. lymphoma (lim-FOH-muh) Cancer that begins in cells of the immune system. There are two basic categories of lymphomas. One kind is Hodgkin lymphoma, which is marked by the presence of a type of cell called the Reed-Sternberg cell. The other category is non-Hodgkin lymphomas, which includes a large, diverse group of cancers of immune system cells. </span></strong>
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<br />Non-Hodgkin lymphomas can be further divided into cancers that have an indolent (slow-growing) course and those that have an aggressive (fast-growing) course. These subtypes behave and respond to treatment differently. Both Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphomas can occur in children and adults, and prognosis and treatment depend on the stage and the type of cancer. National Institutes of Health
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<br />A federal agency in the U.S. that conducts biomedical research in its own laboratories; supports the research of non-Federal scientists in universities, medical schools, hospitals, and research institutions throughout the country and abroad; helps in the training of research investigators; and fosters communication of medical information. Access the National Institutes of Health Web site at <a href="http://www.nih.gov/" target="new">http://www.nih.gov</a>. Also called NIH. neuroendocrine (NOOR-oh-EN-doh-krin)
<br />Having to do with the interactions between the nervous system and the endocrine system. Neuroendocrine describes certain cells that release hormones into the blood in response to stimulation of the nervous system. obese
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<br />Having an abnormally high, unhealthy amount of body fat. overweight
<br />Being too heavy for one’s height. Excess body weight can come from fat, muscle, bone, and/or water retention. Being overweight does not always mean being obese. progression (proh-GREH-shun)
<br />In medicine, the course of a disease, such as cancer, as it becomes worse or spreads in the body. risk factor
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<br />Something that may increase the chance of developing a disease. Some examples of risk factors for cancer include age, a family history of certain cancers, use of tobacco products, certain eating habits, obesity, lack of exercise, exposure to radiation or other cancer-causing agents, and certain genetic changes. sarcoma
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<br /><strong>A cancer of the bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels, or other connective or supportive tissue. tumor (TOO-mer)
<br />An abnormal mass of tissue that results when cells divide more than they should or do not die when they should. Tumors may be benign (not cancerous), or malignant (cancerous). Also called neoplasm. virus (VY-rus)
<br />In medicine, a very simple microorganism that infects cells and may cause disease. Because viruses can multiply only inside infected cells, they are not considered to be alive. </strong>
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<br /><a name="footnote1"></a>1.http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Tobacco/stress
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<br /><a name="footnote3"></a>3 http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/wyntk/overview
<br />INDONESIA888http://www.blogger.com/profile/18327477719610359005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564527455632263925.post-64062282904601752852009-01-01T09:39:00.000-08:002009-01-01T09:54:45.005-08:00Stress And Fear Can Affect Cancer's RecurrenceWeb address: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/ 080227142656.htm<br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Stress And Fear Can Affect Cancer's Recurrence</span></strong><br /><br />ScienceDaily (Feb. 29, 2008) — A scientist shows that mind may indeed affect matter. After the surgical removal of a malignant tumor, the chance that cancer will re-appear in a different location of the body remains high. But new research from Tel Aviv University, in a bold new field called Psychoneuroimmunology, may prevent those cancer cells from taking root again -- and the key to the treatment is stress reduction.<br /><br />A new study led by Prof. Shamgar Ben-Eliyahu, from Tel Aviv University's Department of Psychology, has shown scientifically that psychological and physiological stress prior to, during and after surgery has a biological impact that impairs immune system functioning. This impairment bears down on disease progression, he says, especially at the critical point during oncological surgery when a primary tumor is being removed.<br />The results are expected to influence cancer intervention programs in the future.<br />Effects of Fear<br /><br /><strong>"The psychological stressors of surgery deal a blow to the immune system, but this is hardly discussed in the medical community</strong>," says Prof. Ben-Eliyahu. "Ours is among the first studies to show that psychological fear may be no less important than real physiological tissue damage in suppressing immune competence."<br /><br />The surprising part of Prof. Ben-Eliyahu's studies is that stress hormones such as adrenaline, which are released before and during surgery, "underlie much of the devastating effects of surgery on immune competence," says Prof. Ben-Eliyahu.<br />Until now, doctors assumed that the immune system was weakened due to tissue damage and the body's responses to it. A weak immune system is one of the major factors that promotes cancer metastases after an operation, explains Prof. Ben-Eliyahu.<br />"Timing is everything after cancer surgery," says Prof. Ben-Eliyahu. "There is a short window of opportunity, about a week after surgery, when the immune system needs to be functioning maximally in order kill the tiny remaining bits of tumor tissue that are scattered around the body."<br /><br />An Early Boost<br />The main stress hormones that appear to have an impact on immune competence are released before and during surgery, Prof. Ben-Eliyahu has found. He is currently developing a novel intervention program, based on existing generic drugs, to block the influence of these hormones.<br />Pre-clinical studies in a 2005 study also published in Brain, Behaviour, and Immunity reveal that by blocking these stress hormones, cancer metastases in animal models could be reduced. In a recent study (in progress), Prof. Ben-Eliyahu also found that by blocking these hormones, he could increase long-term post-operative survival rates from cancer in animal models, by as much as 200-300 percent.<br /><br />Prof. Ben-Eliyahu and his students are now also trying to integrate stimulation of the immune system just before surgery and prevent its suppression. This may provide the immune system with an opportunity to eradicate cancer residuals after the surgical removal of the primary tumor, and before these residuals are re-established and become resistant to immunity, he says.<br />Prof. Ben-Eliyahu concludes, "By boosting the immune system and blocking its suppression by psychological and physiological stress, starting a day or two before surgery, during surgery and after surgery, we may be able to provide an intervention program that can extend people's lives and potentially increase their chances for long-term survival."<br />He plans on starting clinical trials within the next year or two.<br /><br /><strong>Prof. Ben-Eliyahu is one of about 200 other scientists working in the novel and emerging field of Psychoneuroimmunology. It is an interdisciplinary study of the interaction between the psychological processes of the brain, and the nervous and immune systems of the human body. In this field, Prof. Ben-Eliyahu collaborates regularly with Prof. Gayle Page from the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and other scientists from the United States and Israel. His work is supported by the U.S. National Institute of Health. In May, he plans on attending the Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society conference in Madison, Wisconsin.<br />The study was published in the journal Brain, Behaviour, and Immunity (2007).<br /><br /></strong>INDONESIA888http://www.blogger.com/profile/18327477719610359005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564527455632263925.post-31217589075997779802009-01-01T08:39:00.001-08:002009-01-01T09:29:56.992-08:00Broadcasting with FGBMFI PURI BANK AND PLUIT JUNCTION CHAPTER IN RADIO CAKRAWALA 98,3 FM JAKARTA<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4MQwFA5QBeBBa4A5cuMUU_A0If8J4htBVdX7kDDchz_L1hhNDLl5imIgB_32b98MhDwBgmNA0SKFqKEauRjFAyf4m3R2rHFnqsKp1DYfosxu_7Y-7stU8cPZI_-en4hymihoQeFYIJmA/s1600-h/samuel.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4MQwFA5QBeBBa4A5cuMUU_A0If8J4htBVdX7kDDchz_L1hhNDLl5imIgB_32b98MhDwBgmNA0SKFqKEauRjFAyf4m3R2rHFnqsKp1DYfosxu_7Y-7stU8cPZI_-en4hymihoQeFYIJmA/s320/samuel.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286368161973524018" /><br /></a><br />Pada tanggal 30 Desember 2008, hari selasa jam 9 malam.<br />Kami dari Tim Full Gospel Businessmen Fellowship International ( FGMBFI) Puri bank and Property Chapter dan FGMBFI Pluit Junction mengadakan Talk show di Radio Cakrawala Mandarin Station 98,3 FM Jakarta.<br /><br />Tema: Menghadapi Tahun 2009 dengan sikap sebagai pemenang.<br />Para perserta terdiri dari<br />Awi ,Field Rep FGMBFI<br />Samuel David Immanuel, President chapter FGMBFI Puri bank and Property Chapter<br />Alfred, President chapter FGMBFI Pluit Junction Chapter<br />Farianto, member FGMBI Puri bank and Property Chapter<br /><br />Talk show dipandu oleh Bapak Awi.<br />Lagu pertama adalah Janji Mu seperti Fajar pagi hari.<br />Lagu kedua Sentuh Hatiku.<br /><br />Ayat Alkitab<br />Jawab Yesus kepadanya: "Kasihilah Tuhan, Allahmu, dengan segenap hatimu dan dengan segenap jiwamu dan dengan segenap akal budimu. Itulah hukum yang terutama dan yang pertama. Dan hukum yang kedua, yang sama dengan itu, ialah: Kasihilah sesamamu manusia seperti dirimu sendiri. Pada kedua hukum inilah tergantung seluruh hukum Taurat dan kitab para nabi."<br /><br />Hal mengumpulkan harta (Matius 6:19-24)<br />Jangan mengumpulkan harta di bumi, "Tetapi kumpulkanlah bagimu harta di sorga. ... Karena di mana hartamu berada, di situ juga hatimu berada." (6:20-21)<br />Orang tidak dapat mengabdi kepada Allah dan kepada Mamon (dewa kekayaan - yang dilambangkan dengan cinta akan uang)<br />Hal kekuatiran (Matius 6:25-34)<br />Jangan kuatir akan hidupmu, makanan atau minuman atau pakaian, karena hidup itu lebih penting dari pada semuanya, "Tetapi carilah dahulu Kerajaan Allah dan kebenarannya, maka semuanya itu akan ditambahkan kepadamu" (6:33)<br /><br /><br />Memasuki Tahun 2009. Bagi dunia Tahun 2009 adalah masa krisis tapi bagi anak Tuhan Tahun 2009 adalah Tahun kebangkitan dari kegagalan.<br />Taruh angka nol anda ( segala kegagalan, ketakutan, kecewa, utang,masalah ) anda dalam tangan Tuhan.Taruh Tuhan didepan angka Nol anda. Maka akan didapatkan angka 10 yaitu angka sempurna atau Kemenangan didalam Tuhan.<br /><br />Segala ketidakmampuan kita akan menjadi mujizat ketika kita Tuhan no 1 dalam prioritas hidup kita. Kita harus punya mental prajurit yang siap berperang bagi kebenaran dan keadilan sesuai Firman Tuhan. Seorang prajurit atau Mental Jenderal tidak mengeluh tentang masalahnya. Mentalnya tidak mudah putus asa dan kuatir akan hidupnya .Fokus hidupnya adalah tampil sebagai pemenang terhadap masalahnya dan andalkan Tuhan dalam rencana hidupnya.Maka Berkat dan kesehatan akan mengikutinya.<br />Mental Seorang Jenderal tidak mudah mengeluh. Kita harus menyingkirkan mental seorang pengamen. Ketika kita diberkati Tuhan kita memuji Tuhan, Ketika berkat belum diberikan kita mengerutu atau bersungut-sungut. Mental pengamen selalu bernyanyi memuji Tuhan atau melayani Tuhan. Yang menjadi fokus akhirnya adalah berkat Jasmani. Jika tidak diberikan akan ngambek.Tetapi Mental Jenderal siap mati buat Tuhan. Diberkati atau tidak diberkati tetap maju bagi Kerajaan Allajh. PAda akhir zaman ini , Tuhan hanya bisa memakai orang yang punya mental prajurit. Setia pada Komandannya yaitu Tuhan Yesus.Hanya ada satu kata Siap dan taat pada Firman Tuhan. No return point. No regrets, no surrender.<br />We are the champion and Hero for Kingdom of GOD.<br /><br />Mencintai sesama seperti diri sendiri, Tahun 2009.<br />Kita harus membuang segala sakit hati, dendan, kepahitan terhadap orang lain.<br />Hati yang gembira adalah obat. Joy of the Lord is our strenght.<br /><br /><span><strong>Emosi adalah istilah yang digunakan untuk keadaan mental dan fisiologis yang berhubungan dengan beragam perasaan, pikiran, dan perilaku. Emosi adalah pengalaman yang bersifat subjektif, atau dialami berdasarkan sudut pandang individu. Emosi berhubungan dengan konsep psikologi lain seperti suasana hati, temperamen, kepribadian, dan disposisi.</strong></span><strong><br /></strong><span><strong><br />Kata "emosi" diturunkan dari kata bahasa Perancis, émotion, dari émouvoir, 'kegembiraan' dari bahasa Latin emovere, dari e- (varian eks-) 'luar' dan movere 'bergerak'. "Motivasi" juga diturunkan dari movere.</strong></span><strong><br /></strong><span><strong><br />Segala stress atau emosi negatif ( dendam,marah, kepahitan, tidak mau mengampuni ) akan menjadi sumber penyakit stroke, Jantung,darah tinggi dan kanker. Terdapat hubungan antara Tubuh dan jiwa</strong></span><strong><br /></strong><br /><span><strong>Stress, Kemarahan , Ketakutan, Kecemasan dan Depresi-<br />Emosi-Emosi Negatif apa pun dapat menjadi sebuah bom waktu.</strong></span><br /><br />Emosi-emosi yang merusak memiliki pengaruh-pengaruh beracun terhadap tubuh dan mengakibatkan sejumlah penyakit serius-tekanan darah tinggi, arthritis, sclerosis ganda, masalah buang air besar, dan bahkan beberapa jenis kanker. Kebenarannya adalah bahwa Anda bisa memangkas harapan hidup Anda dan merampas kesehatan yang Anda usahakan dengan keras.<br /><br />Dalam buku Emosi yang Mematikan, Dr. Don Colbert menjelaskan perasaan-perasaan yang berpotensi merusak itu- apa saja bentuknya, darimana asalnya, dan bagaimana semua itu mewujudkan dirinya. Anda tak perlu hidup atas belas kasihan emosi-emosi Anda. Berfokus pada empat wilayah mendasar dari kesejahteraan emosi-kebenaran, pengampunan, sukacita, dan damai- Dr.Colbert menunjukkan kepada Anda bagaimana bangkit mengatasi emosi-emosi yang mematikan dan menemukan kesehatan yang sejati-bagi tubuh, pikiran dan roh Anda.<br /><br />Kuasa pengampunan dari ajaran Tuhan Yesus sangat dasyat. Bukan hanya menyembuhan luka batin tetapi segala penyakit berat. Karena hati yang gembira adalah obat.<br />Hati yang luka adalah sumber stress dan penyakit<br />bagian besar penyakit memang karena gaya hidup dan pola makan yang tidak benar. Tapi tahukah Anda? Bahwa beberapa penyakit ternyata berkaitan erat dengan kondisi emosi Anda yang tidak stabil, pikiran yang selalu negatif serta kepribadian buruk?<br /><br /><br />Seseorang yang memiliki karakter pembosan 'berat' biasanya mudah terserang penyakit sakit kepala, arthritis, asma, dan jantung.<br /><br />Beberapa penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ada keterkaitan antara kebosanan dan sakit kepala yang Anda alami.<br /><br />Sekarang tanyakan pada diri Anda sendiri, apakah hari-hari Anda selama ini terlihat monoton dan Anda hanya melakukan aktifitas yang itu-itu saja setiap hari?<br /><br />Jika ya, kemungkinan Anda akan mudah terserang penyakit arthritis, asma, atau penyakit jantung. Alasannya adalah rasa bosan pada diri Anda dapat melahirkan emosi negatif pada tubuh, sehingga dengan mudah meningkatkan stres dan memperlemah sistem kekebalan tubuh.<br /><br />Tak hanya itu, kebosanan juga dapat mempengaruhi kebiasaan makan Anda. Apakah masih teringat bagaimana Anda menghabiskan begitu banyak cemilan manis atau asin saat menunggu seseorang?<br /><br />Seseorang yang pencemas dan suka panik berlebihan biasanya mudah mengalami gangguan lambung.<br /><br />Penelitian yang dilakukan Douglas Drossman, seorang dosen kedokteran dari University of North Carolina menemukan fakta bahwa perempuan yang memiliki rasa cemas berlebihan pada hal-hal kecil sekalipun, akan dengan mudah terserang gangguan pada lambungnya.<br /><br />Seseorang yang memiliki sifat tidak sabaran dan emosional akan mudah terserang penyakit jantung dan stroke.<br /><br />Selain itu, jika Anda gampang gusar jika ada hal-hal kecil yang menganggu? Atau Anda gampang naik pitam saat seseorang membuat kesalahan di depan Anda?<br /><br />Jika jawaban untuk semua pertanyaan di atas ya, maka berhati-hatilah. Rasa marah serta ketidaksabaran ternyata dapat mengaktifkan sistem kardiovaskuler secara terus menerus. Selanjutnya tekanan darah Anda akan cepat naik, kecepatan pernapasan akan meninggi, dan otot menjadi tegang. Akhirnya Anda terserang penyakit jantung dan stroke.<br /><br />Jika Anda tidak percaya diri dan rendah diri berlebihan, maka Anda akan gampang sakit<br /><br />Biasanya orang yang memiliki sikap mental seperti ini sering terlibat pada hubungan buruk. Baik itu dalam lingkungan pergaulan maupun dalam keluarga. Perasaan rendah diri menyebabkan proses penyembuhan untuk setiap penyakit pada dirinya akan terhambat, meski Anda hanya sekedar menderita sakit flu ringan.<br /><br />Jadi mulai sekarang, tak ada salahnya Anda memperbaiki sifat buruk yang selama ini ada pada diri AndaINDONESIA888http://www.blogger.com/profile/18327477719610359005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564527455632263925.post-21344244901759060622008-12-24T03:58:00.000-08:002008-12-24T04:00:50.313-08:00‘Oakwood mutiny worse than Mumbai’‘Oakwood mutiny worse than Mumbai’<br />By Chito A. FuentesPhilippine Daily Inquirer<br />Posted date: December 02, 2008<br />TAGBILARAN CITY -- A former member of the Magdalo group, which was composed of junior officers tagged in destabilization plots against the Arroyo government, has said the Oakwood mutiny more than five years ago would have been worse than the Mumbai massacre had it succeeded.<br />Former captain Alvin Ebreo made this observation during a dinner fellowship hosted by the Full Gospel Businessmen's Fellowship International (FGBMFI) Tagbilaran chapter where he gave his testimony of faith on Sunday.<br />The FGBMFI Tagbilaran chapter invited Ebreo to share insights on his conversion while he was in prison at the event dubbed "Saving Captain Alvin."<br />"Imagine that there were only about a dozen people involved in Mumbai," Ebreo said in Tagalog when he came to the part where he said he was grateful the Oakwood mutiny did not succeed.<br />The Indian police said over 170 people died and more than 200 were wounded in the attacks in Mumbai. Militants believed linked with the international terrorist group Al Qaeda were accused of being behind the attacks.<br />On July 27, 2003, more than 300 young officers and soldiers occupied the Oakwood Premiere Hotel in the country's financial district of Makati.<br />The soldiers had claimed that the takeover was unplanned and that they just wanted to air their grievances against the government, citing graft and corruption in both the government and the military.<br />"It would have been more chaotic and bloody if Oakwood was not nipped in the bud," Ebreo confessed.<br />But during a Senate hearing on the Oakwood mutiny, Army Captain Gerardo Gambala, one of the mutiny leaders, said the mutiny was only a "protest to air the truth."<br />The mutineers surrendered without firing a single shot and no lives were lost during the Makati standoff.<br />However, the Feliciano Commission, created to look into the mutiny, maintained that the mutiny was not spontaneous as shown by the preparation of those involved such as the buying of uniforms and communications equipment, among others.<br />"The Commission believes that the mutiny had been planned and was not spontaneous and that it was part of a larger plan to achieve political change by military force," it noted in its report.<br />Ebreo, a former comptroller and disbursing officer of the Army's Special Forces, was among the disillusioned Philippine Military Academy (PMA) graduates who formed the core of the Magdalo faction.<br />Former Navy lieutenant, senior grade, and now Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, one the mutiny leaders, and Ebreo were classmates in the PMA's batch 1995.<br />Ebreo and eight others pleaded guilty to the crime of coup d'etat last March and were handed down prison sentences ranging from six to 12 years.<br />After spending nearly five years in jail, Ebreo was granted pardon by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo last May 16.<br />He and the six pardoned Magdalo officers now work for the Office of the Presidential Assistant on the Peace Process (OPAPP) headed by former Armed Forces chief of staff Hermogenes Esperon Jr.<br />Ebreo now works as the senior action officer for the Visayas of the OPAPP's social integration program.<br />In his testimony, Ebreo said he apologized to the President after his reflections on Romans 13: 1 where St. Paul exhorted the faithful to submit to governing authorities.INDONESIA888http://www.blogger.com/profile/18327477719610359005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564527455632263925.post-46612509966253607132008-12-01T10:47:00.000-08:002008-12-01T11:07:45.621-08:00FGMBI Puri Banking and Property Chapter on air in Radio Cakrawala 98,3 FMFGMBI Puri Banking and Property Chapter on air in Radio Cakrawala 98,3<br />Date: December 2 ,2008.<br />Time: 21:00 PM Nigh WIB<br />Radio Mandarin 98,FM<br /><br />Kesaksian Bapak Soe Lie , Seorang Chines Medan yang berusia 50 Tahun lebih. Pendengar acara FGMBI setiap Selasa , Jam 9 malam di Radio Mandarin Cakrawala 98,3 FM JAkarta dan Rabu malam jam 7 di Radio Heartline 1006.FM<br />Hidup merantau ke Jakarta.Mengalami kesuksesan karir.Tetapi karena bermain judi harta habis. Keluarga berantakan .Istri dan anak meninggalkannya dan menderita penyakit stroke dan darah tinggi,mata tidak bisa melihat.<br /><br />Disembuhkan Tuhan Yesus dan akhir bisa berkumpul dengan anaknya di Jakarta Barat.Tahun 2009 .Tuhan akan mengembalikan keluarga ini seutuhnya.<br />Seorang yang putus asa menghadapi tekanan hidup dihari tua,Menemukan Kasih Tuhan Yesus dalam hidup.<br />PAda tanggal 30 November 2008 dibaptiskan oleh Pdt.Lie A min di GPSI<br />Kami tunggu partisipasi anda bersama FGMBI<br /><br />Salam<br />Samuel David ImmanuelINDONESIA888http://www.blogger.com/profile/18327477719610359005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564527455632263925.post-51890475177258328092008-11-27T09:00:00.000-08:002008-11-27T09:01:34.449-08:00Forgive the hurts<p class="bodyquoteauthor"><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Forgiveness will never fail to free you."</span>-- Jerrold Mundis </p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" class="bodycontent">How do we forgive when we’re angry and hurt? </p> <p class="bodycontent">As a first step, we can be willing to truly feel our anger and hurt. Honouring our feelings by being fully present with them helps to release the feelings themselves. </p> <p class="bodycontent">And it helps to remember that people only hurt others when they themselves are in pain. When we can recognize the other person’s suffering, our heart can open in compassion. We can also remember that at some time or another, we too have hurt someone through our own unskilful action. </p> <p class="bodycontent">Only love can heal the rifts caused by a hurtful deed. Forgiveness holds immense power because it mends separation. <span style="font-weight: bold;">It moves us towards the unity and love that lie at the core of our being. It is a fundamental part of the healing process. </span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" class="bodyquoteauthor">"Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future."-- Paul Boese </p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" class="bodyquoteauthor">"God has a big eraser."-- Billy Zeoli </p> <p class="bodycontent">The physical, emotional and mental realms are all effects! Shift into working with cause by developing your higher mind, heart and spirituality and then your lfe will significantly change for the better.<br /></p>INDONESIA888http://www.blogger.com/profile/18327477719610359005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564527455632263925.post-16400109457916437472008-11-27T07:58:00.000-08:002008-11-27T08:00:05.658-08:00Immanuel - God with us<center style="font-family: georgia;"> <table bordercolorlight="#B8BFD1" bordercolordark="#898BA9" style="border-collapse: collapse; text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: auto;" width="85%" background="../../backgrounds/backgrounds/waterfall-watermark.jpg" border="3" bordercolor="#111111" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1"> <tbody><tr> <td width="100%" bg style="color:#ffffff;"> <p class="TxBrp1" style="margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> <o:p> </o:p> </span><o:p> <img src="http://www.crossroad.to/images/2002/cross-sun-sm.gif" width="150" align="left" border="0" height="122" /></o:p></span> </p> <blockquote> <blockquote> <blockquote> <p class="TxBrp1" style="margin-top: 0pt;" align="right"> <span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="color:#0000ff;"> <a href="http://www.crossroad.to/Victory/names/1-contents.htm"><span style="color:#0000cc;">The Names of God</span></a></span></b></span></p> <p class="TxBrp1" style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="center"> <span style="font-size:100%;color:#800080;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;color:#800080;"> </span> <span style="font-size:100%;"><b> <span style="color:#993333;"> </span> <span style="color:#64576f;"> Immanuel - God with us</span></b></span></p> </blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 11px; margin-bottom: 11px;"> <span style="font-size:100%;color:#64576f;">"Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go.” Genesis 28:15</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 11px; margin-bottom: 11px;" align="left"> <span style="font-size:100%;color:#64576f;">"... the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel." Isaiah 7:14 </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="left"> <span style="font-size:100%;"><i><span style="color:#64576f;">Over 700 years later</span></i></span><span style="font-size:100%;color:#64576f;">:</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 11px;" align="left"> <span style="font-size:100%;color:#64576f;"> “'Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,' which is translated, 'God with us.” Matthew 1:23</span></p> <center> <p style="margin-top: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px;"> <span style="font-size:100%;"><img src="http://www.crossroad.to/Victory/extra/narule.gif" width="300" height="10" /></span></p> </center></blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px;" align="left"> <span style="font-size:100%;">I remember well the first time God sent me across the country to speak at a conference. I didn't want to go. Shy and fearful in groups, I had no desire to stand before a roomful of expectant faces and speak into a microphone. </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px;" align="left"> <span style="font-size:100%;">"I can't," I argued. "Others are far more qualified." But He confirmed His call, reminding me that He would be with me and meet all my needs. "My grace is sufficient for you," He reassured me, "for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” </span><span style="font-size:100%;color:#465380;">2 Corinthians 12:9 </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px;" align="left"> <span style="font-size:100%;">Months later, as bright, billowy clouds drifted by my airplane window, I silently prayed for courage and strength. And once again, my nearest and dearest Friend spoke to me through His Word:</span></p> <blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px;" align="left"> <span style="font-size:100%;color:#64576f;">"Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for <b>the Lord your God is with you wherever you go</b>." Joshua 1:9</span></p> </blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px;" align="left"> <span style="font-size:100%;">What could be more wonderful? Why fear when the King of the universe is with me! Day by day, He is my ever-present Shepherd, my Lord, my Master and my Friend! Since I have "<span style="color:#003366;">died with Him</span>" on the cross, I <span style="color:#64576f;">"shall also live with Him"</span> for all eternity! </span> <span style="font-size:100%;color:#465380;">Romans 6:8 </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px;" align="left"> <span style="font-size:100%;">Yet, the blinded world around us continues to reject our Immanuel. Now as always, His presence in this sin-filled world is an offense and a "stumbling stone" to those who refuse to follow Him. </span> </p> <p style="margin-top: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px;" align="left"> <span style="font-size:100%;">So when the long-awaited Savior was born into our world that starry night long ago, most people "loved darkness rather than light." They wanted earthly freedom to do their own will, not heavenly freedom to follow God. Immanuel opened His arms to a troubled land, but only a few chose to enter.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px;" align="left"> <span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-us">John</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="en-us"> summarized both the tragedy and the triumph<span style="color:#64576f;">: "He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. He came to His own, and <b>His own did not receive Him</b>. But as many as received Him, to them He gave<b> the right to become children of God</b>, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of... the will of man, but of God."</span></span><span style="color:#64576f;"> </span></span> <span style="font-size:100%;color:#64576f;">John 1:10-13</span></p> <p align="left"><span style="font-size:100%;">Many claim that special "right" though they were never born of God. They simply adapt His message to fit their beliefs. "All people are His children," they say. "Jesus is with everyone."</span></p> <p align="left"><span style="font-size:100%;">But that's not true. While our Lord sees and hears everyone, His personal presence is reserved for those who trust and follow Him. </span></p> <p align="left"><span style="font-size:100%;">Abraham did, so God brought him into a special covenant relationship with Himself. “<span style="color:#003366;">I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you in their generations</span>," He told Abraham, "<span style="color:#64576f;">for an<b> everlasting covenant</b>....”</span> </span> <span style="font-size:100%;color:#465380;">Genesis 17:7</span></p> <p align="left"><span style="font-size:100%;">As years passed, Abraham's descendants turned their backs to Immanuel who had led them miraculously out of Egypt, across the Red Sea, through the wilderness and into the promised land. They pursued "other gods" in spite of His loving care for them. Finally, He withdrew His protection and allowed His beloved people to face the devastating consequences.</span></p> <p align="left"><span style="font-size:100%;">But God always had a remnant of uncompromising believers whose hearts remained focused on His promise: the glorious fulfillment of the covenant relationship.</span></p> <p align="left"><span style="font-size:100%;">The first part of that fulfillment came through Christ's death and resurrection. We who are redeemed and "born of God" have been "grafted into" Abraham's spiritual lifeline. All who trust Jesus -- whether Jews, Africans, Arabs or Americans -- live together with Him. "For [we] are all one in Christ Jesus.... heirs according to the promise."</span><span style="font-size:100%;color:#465380;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;color:#64576f;">Galatians 3:28-29</span></p> <p align="left"><span style="font-size:100%;">But those who reject the triumph of the cross have no part in His covenant. For He said,</span></p> <blockquote> <p align="left"> <span style="font-size:100%;color:#64576f;">"Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For... what part has a believer with an unbeliever? And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God. As God has said: '<b>I will dwell in them and walk among them</b>. <b>I will be their God, and they shall be My people</b>.' Therefore '<b>Come out from among them and be separate</b>....'" </span><span style="font-size:100%;color:#64576f;">2 Corinthians 6:14-18</span></p> </blockquote> <p align="left"><span style="font-size:100%;">That's a hard message. Those who seek global unity and social solidarity have little tolerance for such "separatism." They are offended by heavenly truths that clash with their earthly goals -- as were the Pharisees who sought to kill Jesus. That's why Jesus continues to warn His people, "If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you... For they do not know the God who sent me." </span> <span style="font-size:100%;color:#cc0000;">John 15:2</span><span style="font-size:100%;color:#cc0000;">0-21</span></p> <p align="left"><span style="font-size:100%;">While we still walk in this fallen world, we will share His suffering even as we rejoice in His presence. And, like His people of old, we can take our stand on His covenant promises and know with certainty that He will do all that He has promised.</span></p> <blockquote> <p align="left"> <span style="font-size:100%;color:#64576f;">"For He Himself has said, '<b>I will never leave you nor forsake you</b>.' So we may boldly say: 'The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?'” </span> <span style="font-size:100%;color:#64576f;">Hebrews 13:5-6</span></p> </blockquote> <p align="left"><span style="font-size:100%;">On that cross-country flight so many years ago, I was delighting in these covenant promises. Among them was </span> <span style="font-size:100%;color:#465380;">Exodus 4:11-12</span><span style="font-size:100%;">, “Now therefore, go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall say.” </span></p> <p align="left"><span style="font-size:100%;">And He surely did. But I can't say <i>I</i> did well by any human standard. Rather, I must echo the wonderful words of Paul,</span></p> <blockquote> <p align="left"> <span style="font-size:100%;color:#64576f;">"I... did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom declaring to you the testimony of God.... I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling. And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God." </span><span style="font-size:100%;color:#64576f;">1 Corinthians 2:1-5</span></p> </blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px;" align="left"> <span style="font-size:100%;">Isn't that what covenant relationship is all about? His life in us and His presence with us! Then we -- in our finite bodies -- may show forth the infinite love, power, faithfulness and triumphs of our wonderful, heavenly Friend!</span></p> <p style="line-height: 120%;" align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><img src="http://www.crossroad.to/Victory/extra/narule.gif" width="300" height="10" /></span></p> </blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><i> <span style="color:#64576f;">His promise:</span></i></b></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;" align="center"> <span style="font-size:100%;"><i><span style="color:#64576f;">"When you pass through the waters, <b>I will be with you</b>;<br /> And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you....<br /> For I am the Lord your God, <br /> The Holy One of Israel, your Savior." Isaiah 43:2-3</span></i></span></p> <blockquote> <blockquote> <p style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;" align="center"> <span style="font-size:100%;"><i><b><span style="color:#465380;">Our response:</span></b><span style="color:#465380;"> </span></i></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;" align="center"> <span style="font-size:100%;"><i><span style="color:#004080;">"If God be for us, who can be against us?<br /> </span><span style="color:#465380;">"...in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 8:31, 37-39 </span></i></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 22px;" align="center"> <span style="font-size:100%;"><i><span style="color:#004080;">Thank You, precious Immanuel, our faithful, ever-present Shepherd and King!</span></i></span></p> </blockquote> <p style="margin-bottom: 22px;" align="center"> <span style="font-size:100%;"><img src="http://www.crossroad.to/Victory/extra/narule.gif" width="300" height="10" /></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="color:#004080;">References: </span> <a href="http://www.crossroad.to/heaven/">Eternity</a></b></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="center"> <span style="font-size:100%;color:#64576f;">Genesis 17:7; 28:15; Exodus 20:2-3; Deuteronomy 31:6, 8; Joshua 1:5; </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="center"> <span style="font-size:100%;color:#64576f;">2 Samuel 7:8-9; Psalm 27:9; </span> <span style="font-size:100%;color:#64576f;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;color:#64576f;">Isaiah 43:1-3, 5; </span> <span style="font-size:100%;color:#64576f;">Jeremiah 32:38-41; </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="center"> <span style="font-size:100%;color:#64576f;">Ezekiel 36:25-27; </span> <span style="font-size:100%;color:#64576f;">Romans 6:4, 8:16-17; 1 Corinthians 6:15; </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="center"> <span style="font-size:100%;color:#64576f;">2 Corinthians 3:3-6; Ephesians 1:13-14; Colossians 3:2-4; </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="center"> <span style="font-size:100%;color:#64576f;">1 Thessalonians 4:14-18, 5:10; 2 Timothy 2:11-12.</span></p> <blockquote> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><img src="http://www.crossroad.to/Victory/extra/narule.gif" width="300" height="10" /></span></p> <p align="center"> <span style="font-size:100%;color:#ff0000;"> <i> <span style="color:#cc0000;"> <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.crossroad.to/text/beliefs.html"> What it means to be a Christian</a></span></span></i></span></p> </blockquote> </blockquote> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </center> <div style="text-align: left; font-family: georgia;"> </div><p style="text-align: left; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> <a href="http://www.crossroad.to/index.html">Home</a> <a href="http://www.crossroad.to/Victory/names/1-contents.htm">His Names</a> <a href="http://www.crossroad.to/text/articles/armorofgod.html"> Armor</a> <a href="http://www.crossroad.to/Persecution/persecute.html"> Persecution</a> | <b> Email this page</b></span></p>INDONESIA888http://www.blogger.com/profile/18327477719610359005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564527455632263925.post-68177919518773059902008-11-27T07:55:00.000-08:002008-11-27T07:56:48.082-08:00The Names of God<h2 style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-weight: 400;font-size:100%;" ></span></h2><div style="text-align: left; font-family: georgia;"> </div><h2 style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: georgia;"> <span style="font-weight: 400;font-size:100%;" > <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 0);">The Names of God</span></span></h2><div style="text-align: left; font-family: georgia;"> </div><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-top: 11px; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: georgia;"> </p><div style="text-align: left; font-family: georgia;"> </div><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-top: 11px; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i> <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);"> "The Name of the Lord is a strong tower. The righteous runs into it and is safe."</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 51);"> Proverbs 18:10</span></i></span></p><div style="text-align: left; font-family: georgia;"> </div><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-top: 11px; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: georgia;"> </p><div style="text-align: left; font-family: georgia;"> </div> <center style="font-family: georgia;"> <table style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: auto;" id="table1" bordercolorlight="#B8C5C9" bordercolordark="#666699" width="77%" background="../../backgrounds/yellow/light-variation.gif" border="1" cellspacing="1"> <tbody><tr> <td bg="" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" width="51%" align="center"> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 7px;"> <span style="font-size:130%;"><b><span style=""> <a href="http://www.crossroad.to/Victory/names/Jesus.htm"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153);">Jesus</span></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153);"> </span></span></b></span></p></td> <td bg="" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" width="48%" align="center"> <p style="margin-top: 7px; margin-bottom: 7px;"> <span style="font-size:130%;"><b><a href="http://www.crossroad.to/Victory/names/savior.htm"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153);"> My Savior</span></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153);"> </span></b></span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bg="" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" width="51%" align="center"> <p style="margin-top: 7px; margin-bottom: 7px;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b> <span style=""> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153);"> </span><a href="http://www.crossroad.to/Victory/names/almighty.htm"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153);">El Shaddai, The Almighty God</span></a></span></b></span></p></td> <td bg="" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" width="48%" align="center"> <p style="margin-top: 7px; margin-bottom: 7px;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153);"><a href="http://www.crossroad.to/Victory/names/lord.htm"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153);">My Lord</span></a></span></b></span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bg="" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" width="51%" align="center"> <p style="margin-top: 7px; margin-bottom: 7px;"> <span style="font-size:130%;"><b> <a href="http://www.crossroad.to/Victory/names/holy.htm"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153);">The Holy One</span></a></b></span></p></td> <td bg="" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" width="48%" align="center"> <p style="margin-top: 7px; margin-bottom: 7px;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b><a href="http://www.crossroad.to/Victory/names/father.htm"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153);">My Father</span></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153);"> </span></b></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><i> </i></span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bg="" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" width="51%" align="center"> <p style="margin-top: 7px; margin-bottom: 7px;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b> <a href="http://www.crossroad.to/Victory/names/consuming-fire.htm"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153);"> Consuming Fire</span></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153);"> </span></b></span></p></td> <td bg="" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" width="48%" align="center"> <p style="margin-top: 7px; margin-bottom: 7px;"> <span style="font-size:130%;"><b><a href="http://www.crossroad.to/Victory/names/king.htm"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153);">My King</span></a></b></span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bg="" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" width="51%" align="center"> <p style="margin-top: 7px; margin-bottom: 7px;"> <span style="font-size:130%;"><b> <a href="http://www.crossroad.to/Victory/names/way.htm"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153);">The Way</span></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153);"> </span></b></span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153);font-size:130%;" > (1)</span></p></td> <td style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" width="48%" align="center" bg> <p style="margin-top: 7px; margin-bottom: 7px;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b><a href="http://www.crossroad.to/Victory/names/life.htm"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153);">My Life</span></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153);"> </span></b></span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153);font-size:130%;" > (3)</span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" width="51%" align="center" bg> <p style="margin-top: 7px; margin-bottom: 7px;"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153);font-size:130%;" > <b> <a href="http://www.crossroad.to/Victory/names/truth.htm"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153);">The Truth</span></a> </b> </span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153);font-size:130%;" > (2)</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><i><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"> </span> </i></span></p></td> <td bg="" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" width="48%" align="center"> <p style="margin-top: 7px; margin-bottom: 7px;"> <span style="font-size:130%;"><b><a href="http://www.crossroad.to/Victory/names/hope.htm"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153);">My Hope</span></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153);"> </span></b></span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bg="" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" width="51%" align="center"> <p style="margin-top: 7px; margin-bottom: 7px;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153);"><a href="http://www.crossroad.to/Victory/names/lamb.html"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153);">The Lamb of God</span></a></span></b></span></p></td> <td bg="" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" width="48%" align="center"> <p style="margin-top: 7px; margin-bottom: 7px;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b> <span style=""> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153);"> </span><a href="http://www.crossroad.to/Victory/names/bridegroom.htm"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153);">My Bridegroom</span></a></span></b></span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" width="51%" align="center" bg> <p style="margin-top: 7px; margin-bottom: 7px;"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153);font-size:130%;" ><b> <a href="http://www.crossroad.to/Victory/names/judge.htm"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153);">The Judge of All</span></a> </b></span></p></td> <td bg="" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" width="48%" align="center"> <p style="margin-top: 7px; margin-bottom: 7px;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b> <span style=""> <a href="http://www.crossroad.to/Victory/names/hiding-place.htm"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153);">My Hiding Place</span></a></span></b></span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" width="51%" align="center" bg> <p style="margin-top: 7px; margin-bottom: 7px;"> <span style="font-size:130%;"><b> <a href="http://www.crossroad.to/Victory/names/fountain.htm"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153);">Fountain of Living Water</span></a></b></span></p></td> <td style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" width="48%" align="center" bg> <p style="margin-top: 7px; margin-bottom: 7px;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b> <span style=""><a href="http://www.crossroad.to/Victory/names/tower.htm"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153);"> My High Tower</span></a></span></b></span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" width="51%" align="center" bg> <p style="margin-top: 7px; margin-bottom: 7px;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b> <a href="http://www.crossroad.to/Victory/names/immanuel.htm"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153);">Immanuel</span></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153);"> </span></b></span></p></td> <td style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" width="48%" align="center" bg> <p style="margin-top: 7px; margin-bottom: 7px;"> <span style="font-size:130%;"><b><span style=""><a href="http://www.crossroad.to/Victory/names/keeper.htm"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153);"> My Keeper</span></a></span></b></span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" width="51%" align="center" bg> <p style="margin-top: 7px; margin-bottom: 7px;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b><a href="http://www.crossroad.to/Victory/names/vine.htm"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153);">The Vine</span></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153);"> </span></b></span></p></td> <td style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" width="48%" align="center" bg> <p style="margin-top: 7px; margin-bottom: 5px;"> <span style="font-size:130%;"><b><span style=""><a href="http://www.crossroad.to/Victory/names/friend.htm"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153);"> My Friend</span></a></span></b></span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" width="51%" align="center" bg> <p style="margin-top: 7px; margin-bottom: 7px;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><i> <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"> </span></i><b><a href="http://www.crossroad.to/Victory/names/shepherd.htm"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153);">My Shepherd</span></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153);"> </span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153);"> </span></b></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153);font-size:130%;" >(personal testimony)</span></p> </td> <td style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" width="48%" align="center" bg> <p style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 7px;"> <span style="font-size:130%;"><b><span style=""><a href="http://www.crossroad.to/Victory/names/song.htm"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153);">My Song</span></a></span></b></span></p></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </center> <div style="text-align: left; font-family: georgia;"><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><blockquote><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><blockquote><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="line-height: 111%; margin-top: 22px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b> <span style="color: rgb(48, 76, 162);">W</span></b></span><span style=";font-size:100%;" >hen we speak <i><span style="color: rgb(48, 76, 162);"><b>in His Name</b></span></i>, we represent our Lord and King. We speak for Him. As a wife is authorized to write checks on her husband's account, so we draw on the resources of God by speaking or acting in His Name.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="line-height: 111%; text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-size:100%;" >We can't take this privilege lightly. He "has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in light" through identification with Jesus Christ in His death and resurrection life. But only when we, who are "born of the Spirit", choose to "walk in the Spirit", are we truly authorized in the power of the Spirit to draw resources from the heavenly account.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="line-height: 111%; text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-size:100%;" >His names not only tell us who God is, they also in reminds us who we are in Him. Since He is our Shepherd, we are His sheep. Since He is our wonderful Father, we are His precious sons and daughters. Since He is our mighty King, we are His protected and privileged subjects. Since He is the whole Vine, we are branches filled with His very life. And since He is our Bridegroom, we are His beloved bride and may delight in Him forever.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="line-height: 111%; text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-size:100%;" >By our union with Jesus Christ at the cross, He lives His life in us and shares with us His character as well as His Name. No matter what happens in the world, our lives our bound to Him in an eternal love relationship. Knowing His names will open the door of our hearts to all that He longs to give us in Himself.</span></p> </blockquote> </blockquote></div>INDONESIA888http://www.blogger.com/profile/18327477719610359005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564527455632263925.post-22059826243268619232008-11-27T07:34:00.000-08:002008-11-27T07:52:56.893-08:00The Armor of God<h1 style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); text-align: left;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-weight: 400;font-size:100%;" > <span style="color: rgb(81, 0, 0);"> </span></span><span style="color: rgb(81, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >The Armor of God</span></h1><hr face="times new roman" style="height: 3px; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); margin-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; font-family: times new roman;"><div style="text-align: left; font-family: times new roman;"> </div><p style="line-height: 122%;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i><b> <span style="color: rgb(81, 0, 0);">God's will for us</span></b></i><br /></span></p><p style="line-height: 122%;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;">"<b>Be strong in the Lord</b> and in the power of His might. <b>Put on the whole armor of God</b>, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. <span style="color: rgb(81, 0, 0);"> <b>For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities</b>, against <b>powers</b>, against the <b>rulers of the darkness of this age</b>, against <b>spiritual hosts of wickedness</b> in the heavenly places.</span><br /></span></p><p style="line-height: 122%;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;">"Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to <b>withstand </b>in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.</span></p><div style="text-align: left;font-family:georgia;"> <blockquote style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;"> <blockquote> <p style="line-height: 122%;"> <span style="font-size:100%;">"And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints...." </span></p> <p style="line-height: 122%;"> <span style="color: rgb(81, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >Ephesians 6:10-18</span></p> </blockquote> </blockquote> <blockquote style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:arial;"> <hr style="height: 3px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: auto;"> <p style="margin-top: 22px;"> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 51);font-size:100%;" ><a name="anchor465355"></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><b> <i><span style="color: rgb(81, 0, 0);">What is the Armor of God?</span></i></b></span></p> <p style="line-height: 122%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">God's armor brings victory because it is far more than a protective covering. It is the very life of Jesus Christ Himself. "[P]ut on the armor of light," wrote Paul in his letter to the Romans, "...clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ." (Romans 13:12-14) When you do, He becomes your <i>hiding place</i>, and <i>shelter</i> in the storm--just as He was to David. Hidden in Him, you can count on His victory, for He not only covers you as a shield, He also fills you with His life.</span></p> <blockquote> <p style="line-height: 122%;"> <span style="color: rgb(81, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >"I am the vine; you are the branches," said Jesus. "If a man abides in Me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing." (John 15:5)</span></p> </blockquote> <p style="line-height: 122%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Since living in the safety of the armor means oneness with Jesus, we can expect to share His struggles as well as His peace. Remember, God has promised us victory in the midst of trials, not immunity from pain. So <b> "do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you, but rejoice that you participate in the sufferings of Christ..."</b> (1 Peter 4:12-13) Christian heroes who have been tortured for their faith continue to testify to the supernatural strength--even joy--that enables them to endure unthinkable pain.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 122%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">They affirm with Paul -</span></p> <blockquote> <p style="line-height: 122%;"> <span style="color: rgb(81, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >"that in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.... For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers.... will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Romans 8:37-39)</span></p> </blockquote> <p style="line-height: 122%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">This wonderful truth has become reality to all who believe and follow Jesus. When you put on His armor, His life surrounds you, keeping you safe, close to Himself, and free to be His precious friend and trusted companion. So "put on Christ." (Galatians 3:27) He is your victory!</span></p> <hr style="height: 3px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: auto;"> <p style="margin-top: 22px;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><a name="anchor466062"></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><b> <i><span style="color: rgb(81, 0, 0);">How do I "put on" God's Armor?</span></i></b></span></p> <p style="line-height: 122%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">This life in Christ begins with learning, affirming, and trusting in each part of the armor. The first part is truth--God's revelation of all that He is to us, all that He has done for us, and all that He promises to do for us in the days ahead. This enduring truth is written in the Bible, revealed by the Holy Spirit, and realized through Jesus Christ. It cuts through all the world's distortions, deceptions, and compromises. When you study, memorize, live, and follow truth, it enables you to see the world from God's high vantage point. Putting on the first piece of the armor means feeding on truth through daily Bible reading and making it part of yourself.</span></p> </blockquote></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); text-align: left; font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><center><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><table style="width: 439px; height: 500px; text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: auto;" bg="" border="2" cellspacing="1"> <tbody><tr> <td style="text-align: left;font-family:times new roman;" bg="" width="24%" height="48"> <h3 style="margin-bottom: 0pt;"> <span style="font-weight: 400;font-size:85%;" > <span style="color: rgb(81, 0, 0);">God's Armor</span></span></h3> </td> <td style="text-align: left;font-family:times new roman;" bg="" width="37%" height="48"> <h3 style="margin-bottom: 0pt;"> <span style="font-weight: 400;font-size:85%;" > <span style="color: rgb(81, 0, 0);">Know the Truth about...</span></span></h3> </td> <td style="text-align: left;font-family:times new roman;" bg="" width="39%" height="48"> <h3 style="margin-bottom: 0pt;"> <span style="font-weight: 400;font-size:85%;" > <span style="color: rgb(81, 0, 0);">Affirm key Scriptures</span></span></h3> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: left;font-family:times new roman;" bg="" height="46"> <p style="margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);font-size:85%;" >Belt of <b>TRUTH</b></span></p></td> <td style="text-align: left;font-family:times new roman;" bg="" height="46"> <p style="margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;"> <span style="font-size:85%;">God</span></p></td> <td style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;font-family:times new roman;" bg="" height="46"> <p style="margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);font-size:85%;" >Deut. 4:39;<br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);font-size:85%;" >Psalm 23:1; 18:1-3</span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: left;font-family:times new roman;" bg="" height="69"> <p style="margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);font-size:85%;" >Breastplate of <b>RIGHTEOUSNESS</b></span></p></td> <td style="text-align: left;font-family:times new roman;" bg="" height="69"> <p style="margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;"> <span style="font-size:85%;">The Righteousness of Jesus in you</span></p></td> <td style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;font-family:times new roman;" bg="" height="69"> <p style="margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);font-size:85%;" >Psalm 100:3;<br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);font-size:85%;" >Rom. 3:23-24, 6:23;<br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);font-size:85%;" >Gal. 2:20-21;</span></p><p style="margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);font-size:85%;" > Phil. 3:8-10.</span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: left;font-family:times new roman;" bg="" height="46"> <p style="margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);font-size:85%;" >Sandals of <b>PEACE</b></span></p></td> <td style="text-align: left;font-family:times new roman;" bg="" height="46"> <p style="margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;"> <span style="font-size:85%;">Inner peace and readiness</span></p></td> <td style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;font-family:times new roman;" bg="" height="46"> <p style="margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);font-size:85%;" >Rom. 5:1; Eph. 2:14;<br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);font-size:85%;" >John 14:27, 16:33, 20:21.</span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: left;font-family:times new roman;" bg="" height="46"> <p style="margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);font-size:85%;" >Shield of <b>FAITH</b></span></p></td> <td style="text-align: left;font-family:times new roman;" bg="" height="46"> <p style="margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;"> <span style="font-size:85%;">Living by faith</span></p></td> <td style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;font-family:times new roman;" bg="" height="46"> <p style="margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);font-size:85%;" >Rom. 4:18-21;<br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);font-size:85%;" >Heb. 11:1; 1 Pet. 1:6-7</span></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: left;font-family:times new roman;" bg=""> <p style="margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);font-size:85%;" >Helmet of <b>SALVATION</b></span></p></td> <td style="text-align: left;font-family:times new roman;" bg=""> <p style="margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;"> <span style="font-size:85%;">Salvation through Christ today and forever</span></p></td> <td style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;font-family:times new roman;" bg=""> <p style="margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);font-size:85%;" >Each day:<br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);font-size:85%;" >Ps. 16, 23; Heb. 1:3-6</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);font-size:85%;" >For eternity: 2 Cor. 4:16-18; 1 Thess. 4:17; 1 John 3:1-3</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: left;font-family:times new roman;" bg="" height="69"> <p style="margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);font-size:85%;" >Sword of the spirit<b> GOD'S WORD</b></span></p></td> <td style="text-align: left;font-family:times new roman;" bg="" height="69"> <p style="margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;"> <span style="font-size:85%;">God's Word countering spiritual deception and accusations</span></p></td> <td style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;font-family:times new roman;" bg="" height="69"> <p style="margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);font-size:85%;" >Heb. 4:12;<br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);font-size:85%;" >Matt. 4:2-11;<br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);font-size:85%;" >1 Pet. 3:15;<br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);font-size:85%;" >Ps. 119:110-112</span></p></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </center> </div><div style="font-family: times new roman; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><blockquote face="arial" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="line-height: 122%; text-align: left;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">To put on the "full armor"--and enjoy a daily and eternal love-relationship with Jesus Christ, thank Him for what He has shown you in His Word. <i>Know</i> the Scriptures behind your prayer so that your words and faith are grounded in the <i>authority of the Bible.</i> (Some of those verses are listed in the chart above.) Then pray through each piece. You can use the following prayer as an outline:</span></p><div> </div><ul style="text-align: left;font-family:georgia;"><li> <p style="line-height: 122%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b> <span style="color: rgb(81, 0, 0);">The belt of truth: </span> </b>Thank you, my Lord, for showing me the <i>truth</i> about yourself. Thank you for reminding me that You are the only God, the Creator of heaven and earth, the King of the universe, my Father who loves me, and my Shepherd who leads me. You are my wisdom, my counselor, my hope, and my strength. You are everything I need each day. </span> </p></li></ul><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><ul style="text-align: left;font-family:georgia;"><li> <p style="line-height: 122%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> <span style="color: rgb(81, 0, 0);"><b>The breastplate of righteousness:</b></span> Thank you for showing me the truth about myself--that on my own I could never be good enough to live in your presence. Thank you for taking <i>my sins</i> to the cross and offering me <i>your righteous life</i>. Lord, show me any sin that I need to confess right now, so that nothing will hinder me from being filled to overflowing with your Spirit. [Take time for confession] Thank you for forgiving me and for filling me with your <b><i>righteous</i></b> life. </span> </p></li></ul><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><ul style="text-align: left;font-family:georgia;"><li> <p style="line-height: 122%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> <span style="color: rgb(81, 0, 0);"><b>The sandals of peace:</b></span><b><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);"> </span> </b>Thank you for the <b><i>peace</i></b> you give me when I trust and follow you. Show me how to help others find that peace. </span> </p></li></ul><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><ul style="text-align: left;font-family:georgia;"><li> <p style="line-height: 122%;"> <span style="color: rgb(81, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><b>The shield of faith: </b></span> <span style="font-size:100%;">Thank you for helping me have <b><i>faith</i></b> in you. I choose to count on everything you have shown me about yourself--and everything you have promised me in your Word. </span> </p></li></ul><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><ul style="text-align: left;font-family:georgia;"><li> <p style="line-height: 122%;"> <span style="color: rgb(81, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><b>The helmet of salvation: </b></span> <span style="font-size:100%;"> Thank you for promising me <b><i>salvation</i></b> both for today's battles and for all eternity. </span> </p></li></ul><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><ul style="text-align: left;font-family:georgia;"><li> <p style="line-height: 122%;"> <span style="color: rgb(81, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><b>The sword of the spirit, the Word of God:</b></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;"> Thank you for the scriptures you have given me to memorize. Please show me which one(s) you want me to use to cut through deceptions and gain your victory in any battle I may face today.</span> </p></li></ul><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><hr face="georgia" style="height: 3px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: auto;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="margin-top: 22px; text-align: left;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i><b> <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><a name="anchor467195"></a></span> <span style="color: rgb(81, 0, 0);">How can I explain the armor to my children?</span></b></i></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="line-height: 111%; text-align: left;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">In a world where public schools, television, movies, and popular music all offer tempting counterfeits of what God promises His people, there is only one safe place for our children: in the loving arms of the Shepherd. So train your children "in the way they should go" (Proverbs 22:6) and help them to wear the "full armor of God" each day.</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="line-height: 111%; text-align: left;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">First, read Ephesians 6:10-18 together, then review the chart at the end of this section. It shows why the parts of armor will expose and resist all the main lies of New Age and Neo-pagan religions. Memorize scriptures that show the truth about God and His righteousness, peace, faith, and salvation. Explain that these verses are scripture <i>swords</i> that counter the main lies of the enemy. Remember, when children know the truth about God, they won't trust popular counterfeits. Knowing the source of their righteousness, they won't believe sanctification without the cross. Knowing God's way to peace and salvation, they won't choose occult paths.</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="line-height: 111%; text-align: left;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Remind your children that the armor is not like a magic shield they can casually slip on in order to be safe anywhere they want to go. One day, my youngest son asked if he could see a popular movie with some friends.</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="line-height: 111%; text-align: left;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">"No. I'd rather you didn't," I told him.</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="line-height: 111%; text-align: left;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">"Why not?" he asked.</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="line-height: 111%; text-align: left;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">"Because it makes occultism seem both fun and right. Even though your friends know it's fiction, the story and images leave the impression that you can win in life by using occult rituals to get supernatural power. Not only does the Bible tell us occultism is evil, it also shows how it destroys people." I started to look up Deuteronomy 18:9-13.</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="line-height: 111%; text-align: left;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">"But I'll put on the armor."</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="line-height: 111%; text-align: left;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">"It won't help. When you go somewhere that you shouldn't, you disobey God and "take off" the breastplate of righteousness. You're never safe if you go somewhere Jesus wouldn't want you to go."</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="line-height: 111%; text-align: left;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">David got the message and stayed home. He knew that by himself he was no match for occult forces. But by wearing the special protection God offers us through His armor, he would be able to stand firm against satan's strategies. </span> </p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="line-height: 111%; text-align: left;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">To help your children put on the armor, follow the scriptures and outline shown in the previous section. Make sure they <i>know</i> the Scriptures behind the prayer so that their words will be based on God's Word. Then pray through the pieces of the armor, simplifying each part to fit the ages of your children.</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><center><hr style="height: 3px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: auto;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><h2 style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> <span style="color: rgb(81, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >THE ARMOR OF GOD:</span></h2> </center></blockquote> </div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); text-align: left;font-family:arial;"> <center> <table style="width: 403px; height: 1065px; text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: auto;" bordercolorlight="#99CCFF" bordercolordark="#666699" bg="" border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1"> <tbody> <tr> <td bg="" width="15%" align="center"> <h3 style="line-height: 100%; margin-top: 7px; margin-bottom: 7px;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);font-size:100%;" >EACH PIECE</span></h3> </td> <td bg="" width="41%" align="center"> <h3 style="line-height: 100%; margin-top: 7px; margin-bottom: 7px;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);font-size:100%;" >CHRISTIAN PARADIGM</span></h3> </td> <td bg="" width="42%" align="center"> <h3 style="line-height: 100%; margin-top: 7px; margin-bottom: 7px;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);font-size:100%;" >GLOBAL PARADIGM</span></h3> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bg="" align="center"> <p style="line-height: 100%; margin-top: 7px; margin-bottom: 7px;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><i> <span style="color: rgb(81, 0, 0);">Put on:</span></i></b></span></p> </td> <td bg="" align="center"> <p style="line-height: 100%; margin-top: 7px; margin-bottom: 7px;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><i> <span style="color: rgb(81, 0, 0);">Know and affirm:</span></i></b></span></p> </td> <td bg="" align="center"> <p style="line-height: 100%; margin-top: 7px; margin-bottom: 7px;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><i> <span style="color: rgb(81, 0, 0);">Recognize and resist:</span></i></b></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bg=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b> <span style="color: rgb(35, 49, 65);">Belt of </span> <span style="color: rgb(81, 0, 0);"><br />TRUTH</span></b></span></td> <td bg=""> <span style="color: rgb(35, 49, 65);font-size:100%;" >His sovereignty, love, wisdom, and holiness. <i>(Deut. 4:39; Ps. 18:1-3)</i></span></td> <td bg=""><span style="font-size:100%;">Pantheistic, monistic, polytheistic gods and goddesses.</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td bg=""> <span style="color: rgb(35, 49, 65);font-size:100%;" ><b> Breastplate of </b></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><b> <span style="color: rgb(81, 0, 0);">RIGHTEOUSNESS</span></b></span></td> <td bg=""> <span style="color: rgb(35, 49, 65);font-size:100%;" >Jesus Christ and His blood, which cleanses us from sin. The cross which frees us from bondage to selfish nature.</span></td> <td bg=""><span style="font-size:100%;">The natural goodness, connectedness, and sacredness of all life.</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td bg=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b> <span style="color: rgb(35, 49, 65);">Sandals of<br /></span><span style="color: rgb(81, 0, 0);">PEACE</span></b></span></td> <td bg=""> <span style="color: rgb(35, 49, 65);font-size:100%;" >Our peace through our union and ongoing relationship with Jesus Christ.</span></td> <td bg=""><span style="font-size:100%;">Peace through occult practices and union with a cosmic force or nature spirits.</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td bg=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b> <span style="color: rgb(35, 49, 65);">Shield of </span> <span style="color: rgb(81, 0, 0);"><br />FAITH</span></b></span></td> <td bg=""> <span style="color: rgb(35, 49, 65);font-size:100%;" >Our continual trust in God, His Word, and His promises.</span></td> <td bg=""><span style="font-size:100%;">Trust in Self, inner wisdom, dreams, visions, gods, goddess, cosmic force, coincidences, etc.</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td bg=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b> <span style="color: rgb(35, 49, 65);">Helmet of </span> <span style="color: rgb(81, 0, 0);">SALVATION</span></b></span></td> <td bg=""> <span style="color: rgb(35, 49, 65);font-size:100%;" >God's promises of daily and eternal salvation in Jesus Christ.</span></td> <td bg=""><span style="font-size:100%;">Evolving spiritually by growing in consciousness staying tuned to the cosmic mind.</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td bg=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><b> <span style="color: rgb(35, 49, 65);">Sword of the Spirit </span> <span style="color: rgb(81, 0, 0);">His WORD</span></b></span></td> <td bg=""> <span style="color: rgb(35, 49, 65);font-size:100%;" >The power of God's Word to counter deception and triumph over spiritual foes.</span></td> <td bg=""><span style="font-size:100%;">The power of thoughts, words and affirmations to change reality and direct spiritual forces.</span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </center> </div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: left;"> <!--NOEDIT--> <!--/NOEDIT--></div>INDONESIA888http://www.blogger.com/profile/18327477719610359005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564527455632263925.post-40886245523994158672008-11-27T07:30:00.000-08:002008-11-27T07:33:03.873-08:00What Jesus taught us to pray<p style="margin-top: 12px; font-family: georgia;" align="left"> <span style="font-size:100%;">Jesus Christ <i style="">was</i><i> and</i><i style=""> is</i> God! For a moment in time, He left His unseen eternal home to enter into human history as a man. His life, suffering, death, and resurrection were documented historical events -- facts, not fables told by creative storytellers. What He taught us about humility, death and resurrection is <i>not</i> open to our re-interpretation. </span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">"If we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed," wrote the apostle Paul. (Galatians 1:1-24)</span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">If we will come to Him in our need, <a href="http://www.crossroad.to/HisWord/verses/topics/repentance.htm">repent</a> of our sins, <a href="http://www.crossroad.to/HisWord/verses/topics/trust.htm">trust</a> in His <a href="http://www.crossroad.to/HisWord/verses/topics/salvation.htm">saving death on the cross</a>, and let His <a href="http://www.crossroad.to/HisWord/verses/topics/Word.htm">Word,</a> like a beacon of light, guide us through each day -- and through the storms ahead, He will prove His <a href="http://www.crossroad.to/HisWord/verses/topics/grace.htm">grace</a> and faithfulness over and over again. One simple way to come close to Him, is simply to follow this prayer outline Jesus taught His disciples long ago.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 22px; font-family: georgia;" align="center"> <span style="font-size:100%;"><img src="http://www.crossroad.to/images/formatting/blue-small.jpg" width="307" border="0" height="3" /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 22px; font-family: georgia;" align="center"> <span style="font-size:100%;"><i style=""> <span style="color:#3e0000;">T</span><span style="color:#3e0000;">he Lord's prayer (Matthew 6:9-13)</span></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 22px; font-family: georgia;"> <span style="font-size:100%;">In New Testament times, rabbis often provided index-prayers or patterns for prayer. Each short part focused on one essential part of our relationship with Him. The Lord's prayer (Matthew 6:9-13) can do that and far more, if we will use it as a pathway to intimacy with God.<span style=""> </span>When we do, He opens our eyes to see from His perspective, enables us to share His heart, and keeps us close to Himself as we continue our earthly journey:<span style=""> </span> <o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b> <span style="color:#3e0000;">1.</span></b><b><i style=""><span style="color:#3e0000;"> Our Father in heaven, holy is Your Name.</span></i><span style="color:#3e0000;"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700;"> <span style="color:#3e0000;"> </span></span><span style="text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="color:#22293c;">Worship Him!</span></span></span> <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=""><span style="color:#22293c;"> </span> </span>Whether by inner acknowledgment or outward motion, bow before the King, your Father and Shepherd, in faith, love, humility and surrender, the attitude of worship. Whisper or speak His names (some are listed in the appendix), letting them remind you of all that He is, all that He has, and all that He wants to share with you, His precious bride.</span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b> <i style=""> <span style="color:#3e0000;">2. Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth, as it is in heaven.</span></i><span style="color:#22293c;"><i style=""> </i></span></b></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> <span style="text-transform: uppercase;"> <span style=""> <span style="color:#22293c;">Surrender to Him!</span></span><span style="color:#22293c;"><i style=""> </i></span></span><span style="color:#003366;"> <span style=""> </span></span>Our King reigns -- He always has and He always will. Today, the goodness of His kingdom is demonstrated wherever His will is known and followed.<span style=""> </span>Pray that the King will reign in your heart and do His will through your life this day. <i> <span style="color:#4f0000;">(Mark 14:36, John 4:34, 5:30; Romans 12:1-2, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18). </span></i></span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b> <i style=""> <span style="color:#3e0000;">3. Give us this day our daily bread.</span></i><span style="color:#3e0000;"><i style=""> </i></span></b><span style="text-transform: uppercase;"> <b> <span style="color:#22293c;"> </span></b><span style="color:#22293c;">Trust Him for daily provision!</span></span></span> <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=""><span style="color:#22293c;"> </span></span>Jesus, Himself the Bread of life, longs to equip you with the riches and resources of His life. When you give yourself to Him, He gives Himself to you. You become one with Him -- not in the New Age sense where the human personality is absorbed into a pantheistic force -- but in the privilege of sharing in His life. All that He is and has becomes available to you so that He can fulfill His purpose in you. This is covenant relationship, and it's far more wonderful than human thoughts can conceive.<i><span style="color:#4f0000;"> (Matthew 6:33; John 6:35-63; Psalm 62:5-6; Ephesians 3:14-19) </span></i></span> </p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b> <i style=""> <span style="color:#3e0000;">4. Forgive us as we forgive.</span></i></b></span><span style="font-size:100%;color:#22293c;"><span style=""><i style=""> </i></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="text-transform: uppercase;"> <span style="color:#22293c;">Thank Him for His Grace -- and share it with others</span></span><span style="text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="color:#22293c;">!</span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=""><span style="color:#22293c;"> </span><span style="color:#003366;"> </span></span>God calls us to "be holy" as He is holy;<span style=""> </span>nothing less can qualify us for the heavenly throne room of our King. That means there must be no hindrance to the biblical oneness between Him and you, nor between you and His other friends. <i> <span style="color:#4f0000;">(Matthew 6:14-15; Hebrews 4:14-16; James 5:16a; 1 Peter 1:16; 1 John 1:9, 3:2-3) </span></i></span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b> <i style=""> <span style="color:#3e0000;"> 5. Deliver us from the evil one.</span><span style="color:#22293c;"><i style=""> </i> </span></i> </b><span style="text-transform: uppercase;"> <span style="color:#22293c;"> Battle in prayer! </span></span></span> <span style="font-size:100%;"> <span style=""> Stand firm in </span>the spiritual victories Christ won for you at the cross. They are living realities for those who belong to Him. So trust His Word and authority, then <a href="http://www.crossroad.to/Victory/Armor.htm">stand immovable</a> against the enemies of the Kingdom.<i><span style="color:#4f0000;"> (Exodus 14:13; 2 Chronicles 20:6-15; Psalm 18; Matthew 16:19; Ephesians 6:10; 1 John 4:4; Revelation 12:10-11)</span></i></span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b> <i style=""> <span style="color:#3e0000;"> 6. <i style="">For Yours is the Kingdom and the power and the glory forever!</i></span><span style="color:#22293c;"><span style=""> </span></span></i><span style="color:#22293c;"><span style="text-transform: uppercase;"> </span></span></b></span><span style="font-size:100%;color:#22293c;"> <span style="text-transform: uppercase;"> Praise Him! trust Him<b>!</b></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;color:#22293c;"><i style=""> </i></span><span style="font-size:100%;">The Kingdom belongs to God, but He shares its riches now and forever with His children who trust and<a href="http://www.crossroad.to/HisWord/verses/topics/follow.htm"> follow Him</a>. Unbounded <a href="http://www.crossroad.to/HisWord/verses/topics/grace.htm">grace</a> is lavished <i>(though we may not always recognize it)</i> on those who <a href="http://www.crossroad.to/HisWord/verses/topics/lovingGod.htm">love Him</a> enough to hear His heart, share His concerns, and walk in <a href="http://www.crossroad.to/HisWord/verses/topics/purpose.htm">His purpose</a>. <i> <span style="color:#4f0000;">(Mark 11:22-24; John 15:7, 14:12-14; Philippians 4:4-7, 19; James 1:5-6, 4:3) </span></i></span></p><hr style="font-family: georgia; height: 3px;"> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">If you pray -- with all your heart -- through this outline and surrender your life into His loving hands, He will surely answer you, for you have asked according to His will. (1 John 5:14-15)<span style=""> </span>You are safe in Him, whether you live or die,<span style=""> </span>for He surrounds you as an <a href="http://www.crossroad.to/text/articles/armorofgod.html">Armor</a> and fills you with His very own life. Then you can stand with confidence on the wonderful promise He gives you in Romans 8:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; font-family: georgia;"> <span style="font-size:100%;color:#22293c;">"If God <span style="">is </span>for us, who <span style="">can be </span>against us? He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?<span style=""> </span>. . . <span style=""> </span>Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? <span style="">Shall </span>tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?<span style=""> </span>...Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; font-family: georgia;"> <span style="font-size:100%;color:#22293c;">For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.</span><span style="font-size:100%;color:#000066;">" </span><span style="font-size:100%;color:#000066;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;color:#800000;">Romans 8:31-39</span></p>INDONESIA888http://www.blogger.com/profile/18327477719610359005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564527455632263925.post-88091618514362000262008-11-27T07:26:00.000-08:002008-11-27T07:30:29.808-08:00God provides for His people<p style="margin-top: 11px; margin-bottom: 11px;" align="center"><b><i> <span style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:180%;color:#800000;">God provides for His people</span></i></b></p> <p align="center"><i><span style="font-family:Bookman Old Style;font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.crossroad.to/text/beliefs.html"><br /></a></span></i></p> <blockquote> <div align="center"> <table width="92%" background="../../../backgrounds/blue-green-light/weave.bmp" bgcolor="#ffffff" border="2" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="100%"> <blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 11px;"> <span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#2e364b;">“Therefore <b>do not worry</b>, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But <b>seek first the kingdom of God</b> and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble." Matthew 6:31-34 </span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#2e364b;">"And my <b>God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus</b>. Now to our God and Father be glory forever and ever." Philippians 4:19-20</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#2e364b;">“If then God so clothes the grass, which today is in the field and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith? And do not seek what you should eat or what you should drink, nor have an anxious mind. For all these things the nations of the world seek after, and your Father knows that you need these things. But seek the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added to you. Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell what you have and give alms; provide yourselves money bags which do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches nor moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." Luke 12:28-34</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#2e364b;">"...the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and approved by men. Therefore let us pursue the things which make for peace and the things by which one may edify another." Romans 14:17-19</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#2e364b;">"God said to Solomon: 'Because this was in your heart, and you have not asked riches or wealth or honor or the life of your enemies, nor have you asked long life—but have asked wisdom and knowledge for yourself, that you may judge My people over whom I have made you king— wisdom and knowledge are granted to you; and I will give you riches and wealth and honor, such as none of the kings have had who were before you, nor shall any after you have the like.” 2 Chronicles 1:8-12</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#2e364b;">"And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My name’s sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and inherit eternal life. But many who are first will be last, and the last first." Matthew 19:29-30</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#2e364b;">"Jesus answered and said, Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My sake and the gospel’s, who shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions—and in the age to come, eternal life. But many who are first will be last, and the last first.” Mark 10:28-31</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#2e364b;">"Bring all the tithes into the storehouse,<br />That there may be food in My house, <br />And try Me now in this,” says the Lord of hosts,<br />“If I will not open for you the windows of heaven <br />And pour out for you such blessing<br />That there will not be room enough to receive it." Malachi 3:10</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#2e364b;">"He humbled you, allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna which you did not know nor did your fathers know, that He might make you know that man shall not live by bread alone; but man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the Lord." Deuteronomy 8:2-3</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#2e364b;">"The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.<br />He makes me to lie down in green pastures; <br />He leads me beside the still waters.<br />He restores my soul; <br />He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake." Ps 23:1-3</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#2e364b;">"And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work." 2 Corinthians 9:8</span></p> </blockquote> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </blockquote> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.crossroad.to/index.html"><i><span style="font-family:Book Antiqua;font-size:100%;color:#006699;"><b>Home</b></span></i></a></p>INDONESIA888http://www.blogger.com/profile/18327477719610359005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564527455632263925.post-53521310906477962962008-11-27T06:40:00.000-08:002008-11-27T06:52:35.788-08:00Christian businessA Christian business is one where the decisions that govern the day to day actions are made on the basis of the word of God, whether this proves popular or not and regardless of circumstances, feelings or its social acceptability. It will have at its core a commitment to do things according to biblical principles, in much the same way that some of the old laws governing the company were made on a biblical basis.<br /><br /><br />The purpose of a Christian business is to glorify God. The list below, provides food for thought about our roles and responsibilities as Christians in the marketplace. We are called to live as the people of God in a secular world.<br /><br />a) We are to be salt and light. As our lives reflect our personal relationship with God the Father, we "fertilise" others, stimulating their spiritual growth, enabling them to taste and see the goodness of our God. Without saltiness, what remains has little value to anyone. As children of God, we should let our light shine so that non-Christians may see our good deeds and praise our Father in heaven (Matt. 5:16). The business arena provides an excellent context for this.<br /><br />b) We are His distinctive people. When God called the children of Israel out of Egypt into the promised land, He made it clear that they were to live as His people and be different from the nations surrounding them. "For you are a holy people to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples on the face of the earth" (Deut. 7:6).<br /><br />Our businesses are representatives of the Lord whose name we carry. A successful Christian business reflects the goodness of God towards His chosen people - those who have been called out of darkness into His marvellous light to which unbelievers will be drawn.<br /><br />c) We demonstrate His presence among us. Our continual dependence on Him, together with a flow of supernatural gifts and abilities demonstrates God's presence among us. God will continue to give us creative skills to run our business. He asks us to call on Him and He will show us great and mighty things. These things will set us apart as the children of God.<br /><br />d) We establish His kingdom. The kingdom of God is the rule and reign of God among us. It is the ushering in of His rule and authority on the earth and the fullness of God bursting into everything that we do. When the Lord reigns in our businesses, we bring His rule and authority into the business arena.<br /><br />e) We are a source of blessing. God's charge to Abraham, as recorded in Genesis 12:1-3, is to go to the land that He will show him and he will be made into a great nation and be a blessing and all the peoples of the earth shall be blessed through him. In the New Testament, we are reminded that we are the children of Abraham and that the promise is also for us. God wants us to be a channel of blessing. As we honour Him with our wealth and the firstfruits of our businesses, He promises to bless us in return. From these profits, we can be a source of blessing to our families, employees and those belonging to the household of faith.INDONESIA888http://www.blogger.com/profile/18327477719610359005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564527455632263925.post-7069225816022009092008-11-20T10:04:00.000-08:002008-11-20T10:05:18.408-08:00AIR Multifungsi Cairan TubuhAir adalah bagian terbesar dari komposisi tubuh manusia. Hampir semua reaksi di dalam tubuh memerlukan cairan. Bila konsumsi air sangat sedikit, maka reaksi yang terjadi dalam tubuh akan terganggu.<br /><br />Agar metabolisme tubuh dapat berlangsung dengan normal, tubuh harus mendapatkan masukan cairan setiap hari untuk menggantikan cairan yang hilang.<br />Masukan air terjadi karena kita minum saat haus. Rangsangan rasa haus ini diatur oleh pusat haus di hipotalamus tengah. Hal ini merupakan suatu mekanisme tepenting untuk mempertahankan keseimbangan cairan. Normalnya kehilangan air terjadi melalui paru-paru, kulit saluran cerna, dan ginjal. Kehilangan cairan normal berlangsung akibat pemakaian energi. Kehilangan cairan sebesar 1 ml terjadi pada pemakaian kalori sebesar 1 kal.<br />Di samping kehilangan cairan normal, dapat pula terjadi kehilangan cairan abnormal yang disebabkan oleh berbagai penyakit atau keadaan tak normal. Misalnya, suhu lingkungan tinggi, berkeringat, maupun akibat berbagai penyakit.<br />Pengeluaran cairan yang banyak dari tubuh tanpa diimbangi dengan konsumsi cairan akan berakibat dehidrasi. Tubuh dengan terpaksa harus menyedot cairan baik dari darah maupun organ-organ tubuh agar kita tetap hidup. Orang yang berat tubuhnya mendadak turun pada suatu waktu sangat mungkin ia mengalami dehidrasi.<br />Mengatur suhu tubuhAir berfungsi untuk mengatur suhu tubuh. Bila kekurangan air, suhu tubuh akan menjadi panas dan naik. Jika berada pada daerah atau tempat yang suhunya panas, tubuh Anda membutuhkan air yang cukup. Pada tempat yang panas seperti itu, tubuh akan merespon dengan mengeluarkan keringat untuk menormalkan suhu tubuh.<br />Melancarkan darahAir juga berfungsi melancarkan peredaran darah. Bila tubuh kita kurang cairan, maka darah akan menjadi lebih mengental. Keadaan ini disebabkan cairan dalam darah tersedot untuk kebutuhan dalam tubuh. Proses ini akan berpengaruh pada kinerja otak dan jantung.<br />Membuang racun dan sisa makananKecukupan air tubuh akan membantu mengeluarkan racun yang ada di dalam tubuh. Air membersihkan racun dalam tubuh lewat keringat, air seni dan pernapasan. Air akan membersihkan sisa-sisa makanan yang tidak diperlukan tubuh melalui ginjal.<br />KulitAir sangat penting untuk mengatur struktur dan fungsi kulit. Bila kekurangan air, kulit akan terlihat lebih kusam, kasar, berkerut dan tidak segar. Keadaan ini disebabkan cairan dalam kulit menjadi menghilang. Kecukupan air tubuh perlu untuk menjaga kelembaban, kelembuatan dan elastilitas kulit akibat pengaruh udara panas dari luar tubuh.<br />PencernaanPeran air dalam tubuh sangat vital dalam proses pencernaan. Di sini air berfungsi mengangkut nutrisi dan oksigen melalui darah untuk segera dikirim ke sel-sel tubuh. Konsumsi air yang cukup juga akan membantu kerja sistem pencernaan di dalam usus besar dalam mencegah konstipasi karena gerakan usus menjadi lebih lancar dan feses pun dikeluarkan lebih lancar.<br />PernapasanParu-paru juga memerlukan air untuk pernapasan. Paru-paru kita harus basah dalam bekerja memasukkan oksigen ke sel tubuh dan memompakan karbondioksida keluar tubuh. Cobalah Anda menghembuskan napas ke kaca, maka Anda akan melihat cairan yang keluar lewat napas.<br />Sendi dan ototKecukupan air akan melindungi dan melumasi gerakan sendi dan otot. Untuk itulah perlu mengonsumsi air selama beraktivitas untuk meminimalkan risiko kejang otot dan kelelahan. Otot-otot tubuh akan mengempis bila tubuh kekurangan cairan.<br />Pemulihan penyakitAir mendukung proses pemulihan. Asupan air yang memadai ketika sakit, berkhasiat meredakan demam dan mengganti cairan yang terbuang. Untuk itulah mengapa orang yang sakit terutama demam disarankan untuk selalu banyak minum melebihi kebutuhan konsumsi air orang normal.<br />Sumber: human healthINDONESIA888http://www.blogger.com/profile/18327477719610359005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564527455632263925.post-90383672223746643322008-11-20T09:59:00.000-08:002008-11-20T10:01:17.623-08:00Bahaya gula bibit, Penyedap, Formalin & Minyak Goreng bekasBadan POM (Pengawasan Obat dan Makanan) memperingatkan kembali hal itu baru-baru ini.<br />Apa bahaya rata-rata makanan jajanan kita terhadap kesehatan?<br />Sekitar tahun 80-an, diberitakan sejumlah karyawan sebuah pabrik semen menderita pusing dan mual sehabis makan siang. Kejadian begini bukan baru sekali. Sudah lama keluhan yang sama muncul pada mereka setiap habis makan siang di sebuah warung makan kaki lima.<br />Keracunan makanankah penyebabnya?<br />Ternyata bukan. Tim Dinas Kesehatan setempat menyelidiki apa gerangan penyebab keluhan yang diderita sejumlah karyawan yang mengonsumsi menu makan siang di warung yang sama. Diduga kuat dari saus tomatnya.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">Berbahayakah?</span></strong><br />Tentu tidak sekedar pusing belaka yang ditakutkan, melainkan juga bahaya jangka panjangnya. Zat warna tekstil jenis itu bersifat karsinogik juga. Artinya, bersifat pematik munculnya kanker bila dikonsumsi rutin untuk waktu yang lama.<br />Kita menyaksikan yang ada di meja makan warung nasi, penjual bakmi bakso, dan kantin sekolah, kemungkinan besar jenis saus tomat semacam itu. Kalau tidak, kenapa harganya bisa rendah sekali?Kecurigaan harus muncul bila ada saus tomat semurah itu.<br />Bukan cuma dalam saus tomat zat warna tekstil rhodomin-B juga konon pernah ditemukan dalam lipstik dan pemerah pipi, selain bahan pewarna penganan dan jajanan, termasuk mungkin dalam sirop murah.<br /><br /><strong>Dalam sebuah reportase belum lama ini, sebuah stasiun TV swasta menyiarkan tayangan betapa merasa tak bersalahnya seorang pembuat sirop yang dijajankan di sekolah, kurang higienis, memakai air mentah (belum dimasak), dan zat warna buatan yang diduga rhodomin-B juga. Hal itu sudah dikerjakannya bertahun-tahun.<br />Sirop dan limun murah dijajanan sekolah ini yang membuat kita prihatin. Generasi anak sekolah (pinggiran, dari ekonomi kurang mampu) kita tengah memanggul risiko terkena kanker daat dewasa, selain bahaya infeksi perut dadakan.</strong><br /><br /><strong>GULA BIBIT</strong><br />Selain pewarna, jajanan kaki lima yang memang buat kantong ekonomi lemah, dengan harga yang lebih terjankau, tak mungkin sepenuhnya menggunakan gula asli (gula pasir maupun gula merah), melainkan memilih gula bibit. Kita tahu bibit tidak semuanya aman bagi kesehatan. Sebut saja gula sakarin dan aspartam, yang jauh lebih murah dibandingkan gula asli.<br />Bisa dipastikan jenis gula bibit murah begini, yang sudah dilarang digunakan, masih saja dipakai oleh rata-rata pembuat makanan dan minuman rumahan. Limun, sirop, saus, dan kecap murah, hampir pasti mencampurkan gula bibit, kalau bukan seluruhnya bahan kimiawi berbahaya ini.<br />Pemanis buatan lain tentu ada yang lebih aman, dari daun stevia misalnya. Namun, karena harganya tidak terjangkau untuk membuat kudapan murah, pedagang memilih gula buatan yang lebih murah.<br /> Belakangan pemanis buatan aspartam juga gencar dilarang, lantaran efek buruknya, anatara lain disuga terhadap otak. Namun, masih banyak jajanan dan panganan, selain industri makanan yang menggunakan aspartam.<br /><br /><strong>PENYEDAP</strong><br />Perhatikan, bagaimana tukang bakso pinggir jalan menambahkan bumbu penyedap (sodium gluamic). Dahulu, untuk menuangkan bumbu penyedap (desebut mecin, vetsin) memakai sendok khusus tebuat dari kayu dengan penampang seujung kelingking. Maksudnya paling banyak disendok pun takarannya hanya seujung kelingking itu.<br />Tidak demikian hal sekarang. Rata-rata dituang langsung dari kantong plastik kemasan atau memakai sendok makan. Semakin banyak penyedap situangkan, semakin gurih rasa barang jualnya.<br />Dari kacamata ekonomi, akan lebih menguntungkan bila menuagkan lebih banyak penyedap karena menambah lezatcita rasa jajanan. Air putih (bukan kaldu) yang dibubuhi penyedap banyak-banyak dengan cara murah dan mudah menjadi sangat menyerupai kuah kaldu yang harus lebih tinggi modalnya.<br />Apa bahaya mengonsumsi penyedap banyak-banyak?Ya, bila dikonsumsi rutin untuk jangka waktu lama, penyebab buruk efeknya terhadap susunan saraf pusat, selain efek alergi bagi yang tidak than (post restaurant syndrome), juga pusing-pusing sehabis makan di restoran (akibat penyedap).<br />Bagi mereka yang ingin aman, selain minta tidak pakai penyedap bila memesan makanan restoran, masakan dirumah sendiri sama sekali bebas penyedap buatan. Rasa gurih sehatnya cukup hanya mengandalkan bumbu penyedap buatan.<br /><br /><strong>FORMALIN</strong><br />Kita juga mengenal bahan formalin. Selain digunakan buat pengawet mayat agar tidak lekas membusuk, formalin juga masuk ke industri makanan (rumahan). Bukan baru sekarang kita mendengar atau mungkin membaca kalau formalin juga masuk industri pembuatan tahu.<br />Agar awet tidak lekas rusak (besi), industri tahu (murah) juga memanfaatkan formalin, agar tidak sampai merugi. Tahu yang berformalin dijajankan di mana-mana. Padahal, formalin juga tidak menyehatkan. Masalahnya, bagaimana mengontrol begitu banyak dan luasnya industri rumahan tahu di Indonesia?<br />Formalin juga dimanfaatkan untuk proses pembuatan ikan asin. Penjualan ikan asin di suatu daerah, baru-baru ini diberitakan menurun akibat kedapatn pembuatannya memakai formalin agar lebih awet.<br />Selain formali, kita juga membaca atau mendengar pembuatan bakso mencampurkan bahan kimiawi boraks juga, selain beberapa jenis bahan kimiawi yang sudah terbukti membahyakan kesehatan, masih lolos tak terkontrol. Betapa longgarnya kendali terhadap pemakaian bahan-bahanberbahaya karena memang tidak mudah rentang kendali untuk ribuan industri makanan dan minuman rumahan, termasuk jamu murahan.<br /><br /><strong>MINYAK GORENG BEKAS</strong><br />Disinyalir, kebanyak jajanan gorengan pinggiran jalan menggunakan minyak goreng bekas, kalau bukan minyak goreng yang sudah dioplos dengan minyak lain yang lebih murah. Minyak goreng oplosan ini yang diduga membahayakan kesehatan.<br />Kita sudah tahu kalau minyak goreng bekas (jelantah) bersifat karsinogenik juga. Restoran ayam goreng yang tidak memakai lagi minyak goreng habis pakainya, menjualnya ke penjual gorengan pinggir jalan. Kalau itu dikonsumsi rutin untuk jangka waktu lama, tentu sama tidak sehatnya dengan bahan karsinogenik lainnya, termasuk jika kita melakukannya juga di rumah sendiri.<br />Oleh : Dr. Handrawan Nadesul, Dokter UmumINDONESIA888http://www.blogger.com/profile/18327477719610359005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564527455632263925.post-34044578703768337952008-11-20T09:58:00.000-08:002008-11-20T09:59:04.572-08:00Stroberi, Si Manis Pencegah KankerPada stroberi yang berwarna merah dan manis rasanya, terkandung zat-zat gizi yang sangat bermanfaat bagi kesehatan. Buah ini mengandung vitamin, mineral, serta beberapa jenis senyawa fitokimia yang mampu menangkal kanker, menurunkan tekanan darah, serta mengurangi akibat yang disebabkan diabetes.<br />Bila Anda harus memilih satu jenis es krim, susu, atau yoghurt, rasa apa yang paling disukai? Hampir dapat dipastikan bahwa salah satu rasa kesukaan Anda adalah stroberi, selain vanila dan moka. Sayangnya rasa stroberi yang Anda nikmati tersebut umumnya berasal dari flavor (pencita rasa), bukan dari buah aslinya.<br />Dewasa ini teknologi pembuatan flavor sudah berkembang sangat pesat. Hampir semua cita rasa alam telah dapat dibuat sintetiknya secara kimiawi. Bagaimanapun, buah stroberi masih tentu,saja jauh lebih unggul.<br />Tanaman stroberi telah dikenal sejak zaman Romawi, tetapi berbeda dengan stroberi yang dikenal saat ini. Stroberi yang dibudidayakan sekarang merupakan stroberi modern dengan nama ilmiah Fragaria xananassa Duchesne, yang dalam bahasa Inggris lebih dikenal sebagai strawberry.<br />Negara penghasil stroberi terbesar di dunia adalah Amerika Serikat yang mencapai 245 persen dari total produksi dunia. Negara produsen, lain yang cukup potensial adalah Jepang, Meksiko, Polandia, Italia, dan New Zealand.<br />Di AS, stroberi terutama ditanam di negara bagian California dengan lugs areal mencapai 37,7 persen dari seluruh areal produksi stroberi AS. Negara bagian lain yang juga memproduksi stroberi adalah Florida, Oregon, Washington, Louisiana, Michigan, New York, Ohio, New Jersey, dan Arkansas. Beberapa kultivar stroberi yang banyak ditanam adalah Douglas, Pajaro, Chandler, dan Parker.<br />Indonesia Tidak Ketinggalan<br />Walaupun tidak sehebat di AS, stroberi juga sudah dikenal luas oleh masyarakat Indonesia. Nenek moyang stroberi yang dibudidayakan di Indonesia berasal dari Amerika.<br />Pada pertengahan tahun 1990-an, tanaman buah ini mulai dikenal dan dikembangkan oleh petani Indonesia, khususnva oleh petani Rancabali Bandung, Jawa Barat. Stroberi tumbuh cukup baik di daerah ini kerena udaranya dingin menyerupai habitat aslinya. Jenis stroberi yang banyak ditanam penduduk adalah Fragaria nilgerrensis, yang oleh warga setempat lebih dikenal sebagai stroberi Nyoho.<br />Stroberi jenis lain yang juga mulai dibudidayakan adalah stroberi California (Frogariaversca), Holland, dan Ananassa (Fragaria ananassa). Menurut beberapa petani, kultivar-kultivar itu dapat dibedakan dari bentuk buahnya. Buah stroberi Nyoho dan Ananassa agak mengerucut (konikal), sementara California dan Holland agak membulat (globosa). Kesamaannya, petani dapat memanen buah stroberi tiga hingga empat kali seminggu.<br />Selain di daerah Jawa Barat, tanaman stroberi juga dapat dijumpai di Jawa Tengah, yaitu di sentra pertanian Tawangmangu Kabupaten Karanganyar. Jenis stroberi yang dibudidayakan yaitu jenis daun keriting dan tristar yang memang cocok ditanam di daerah ini. Budi daya stroberi juga sudah dilakukan di daerah Sukabumi, Cipanas, Lembang, Batu, dan Bedugul (Bali).<br />Warna buah yang masih mencolok dengan bentuk mungil serta rasa yang manis segar telah menempatkan stroberi sebagai tanaman buah yang mempunyai nilai ekonomi tinggi. Warna dan rasanya yang khas menyebabkan buah stroberi sangat digemari oleh seluruh lapisan masyarakat, dari anak-anak hingga usia lanjut. Buah stroberi banyak digunakan sebagai campuran es krim, yoghurt, susu bubuk, aneka kue, dan lain-lain.<br />Buah stroberi memiliki beberapa bentuk. Menurut penggolongan dari USDA ada delapan bentuk buah yang umum, yaitu oblate, globose,globose conic, conic, long coni necked, long wedge, dan shop wedge. Buah yang berbentuk oblate dan globose mempunyai ujung bulat, yang berbentuk bentuk conic memiliki ujung meruncing, sedangkan yang wedge memiliki ujung mendatar. Bentuk-bentuk tersebut ditentukan oleh sifat genetik.<br />Mineral dan Vitamin<br />Ciri dari buah stroberi adalah memiliki protein, lemak, dan karbohidrat yang rendah, yaitu masing-masing 0,8 g, 0,5 g, dan 8 g per 100 gram daging buah. Total energi dari 100 gram buah adalah 37 kkal. Kenyataan ini memungkinkan kita untuk mengonsumsi stroberi dalam jumlah banyak, tanpa khawatir akan terjadinya kenaikan bobot badan.<br />Mineral potensial yang ada di dalam 100 gram buah stroberi adalah 28 mg kalsium, 27 mg fosfor, 0,8 mg zat besi, 10 mg magnesium, 27 mg potassium, dan 0,7 mg selenium. Vitamin yang dapat diandalkan adalah 60 SI vitamin A, 60 mg vitamin C, 0,03 mg vitamin B1, serta 17,7 mcg asam folat. Kandungan lain, yakni air, sebanyak 89,9 g.<br />Kandungan vitamin C stroberi lebih tinggi dibandingkan buah jeruk atau orange. Vitamin C sangat bermanfaat sebagai pelawan infeksi dan pencegah kanker. Menurut American Cancer Society, makanan yang kaya akan vitamin C seperti stroberi, dapat menurunkan risiko kanker saluran pencernaan.<br /><br />Manfaat Fitokimia bagi Kesehatan<br />Mengonsumsi bahan pangan berwarna hijau saja setiap hari tidaklah cukup. Menurut National Canter Institute, kita seharusnya mengonsumsi paling tidak satu clan masing-masing lima kelompok bahan pangan berwarna setiap harinya. Kelima kelompok warna tersebut adalah merah, putih, biru atau ungu, kuning, dan hijau.<br />Mengapa kita dianjurkan melakukan hat tersebut? Alasan yang mendasarinya, setiap warna menunjukkan jenis senyawa tertentu yang dominan pada suatu bahan pangan. Sesungguhnya di balik warna-warna tersebut terkandung senyawa fitokimia yang berbeda dengan manfaat yang sangat luar biasa bagi tubuh. Stroberi merupakan salah sate bahan pangan yang mewakili kelompok bahan pangan berwarna merah.<br />Sesuai dengan namanya, senyawa fitokimia merupakan senyawa spesifik yang terdapat pada jenis tanaman tertentu (fito= tanaman) dengan manfaat yang juga sangat spesifik. Menyadari pentingnya pecan senyawa fitokimia tersebut, beberapa upaya telah dilakukan oleh para ahli untuk mengekstrak atau mengisolasi senyawa fitokimia tertentu dari beberapa jenis tanaman.<br />Namun, upaya-upaya tersebut tidak selalu berhasil dengan baik. Dalam banyak kasus, suatu senyawa fitokimia hanya aktif dan bermanfaat jika berada dalam kondisi bersinergi dengan komponen lainnya pada bahan pangan tertentu. Upaya isolasi dan pemurnian menyebabkan, senyawa tersebut tercabut dan terpisah dari yang lainnya, sehingga khasiatnya menjadi menurun atau hilang sama sekali. Oleh karena itu, konsumsi pangan alami jauh lebih baik daripada yang telah dimurnikan.Beberapa senyawa fitokimia yang terdapat pada buah stroberi adalah:<br />1. AnthocyaninAnfhocyanin tergolong dalam komponen flavonoid. Senyawa ini merupakan pigmen pemberi warna merah pada stroberi. Anthocyanin memiliki efek dalam menurunkan tekanan darah serta melindungi terhadap masalah-masalah yang disebabkan oleh diabetes.<br /><br />2. Ellagic AcidSelain zat gizi, stroberi juga mengandung senyawa fitokimia yang disebut etlagic<br />acid, yaitu suatu persenyawaan fenol yang berpotensi sebagai antikarsinogen dan antimutagen. Senyawa karsinogen yang memicu timbulnya kanker tersebar luas di lingkungan kita, baik yang berasal dari bahan pangan maupun nonpangan. Oleh karena itu, sudah selayaknya kita membekali diri dengan banyak mengonsumsi bahan pangan yang mengandung senyawa antikarsinogen, seperti stroberi.<br />Ellagic acid merupakan persenyawaan fenolik alamiah yang ditemukan pada beberapa famili tanaman,`seperti Rosaceae, Fagaceae, Saxifragaceae, Cunomirutceae dan Myrotharnnaceae. Jenis tanaman dan famili Rosaceae yang banyak mengandung ellagic acid di antaranya stroberi dan apel. Pada stroberi, senyawa tersebut terdapat pada bagian biji, daun, dan daging buah. Kandungan ellagic acid dalam buah stroberi berkisar antara 0,43 - 4,64 mg per gram berat kering. Amerika Serikat merupakan negara yang paling getol meneliti khasiat ellagic acid karena penduduk merekalah yang paling banyak mengonsumsi stroberi di dunia.<br /><br />3. <strong>Catechin, Quercetin dan KaempferolSelain ellagic acid, senyawa folifenol lain yang memiliki aktivitas sebagai antioksidan adalah cateehin, quer-cetin, dan kaempferol.</strong><br />Diketahui bahwa sifat antioksidatif dari senyawa fitokimia dalam stroberi dapat membantu dalam menurunkan risiko terjadinya penyakit kardiovaskular, melalui mekanisme penghambatan oksidasi kolesterol-LDL (kolesterol jahat), menaikkan stabilitas plak, meningkatkan fungsi endotelial vaskuler, dan menurunkan tendensi terjadinya proses trombosis (penggumpalan darah) (Hannum, 2004).<br /><br />Hasil penelitian pengukuran aktivitas antioksidan total terbadap beberapa jenis buah-buahan menempatkan stroberi pada urutan keempat setelah cranberi, apel, dan anggur merah, Aktivitas antioksidan stroberi masih lebih baik dibandingkan buah peach, lemon, dan pir (Hannum, 2004).<br /><br /><strong>Hambat Pembiakan Sel Kanker<br /></strong>Aktivitas antiproliferatif diukur berdasarkan penghambatan terhadap proliferasi (pembiakan yang subur) sel kanker hati manusia secara in vitro. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, pemberian ekstrak beberapa jenis kultivar stroberi (Earliglow, Annapolis, Evangeline, Allstar, sable, Sparkle, Jewel dan mesabi) secara signifikan menghambat proliferasi sel kanker tersebut. Kultivar Earligow menunjukkan aktivitas penghambatan tertinggi, sedangkan Annapolis menunjukkan penghambatan terendah (Meyers et al.,2003).<br />Hasil penelitian pengukuran aktivitas antiproliferatif terhadap beberapa jenis buah-buahan menempatkan stroberi pada urutan keempat setelah cranberi, lemon dan apel. Aktivitas antiproliferatif stroberi masih lebih baik dibandingkan buah anggur merah, pisang dan peach.<br />Sumber: Senior (20 September 2005)INDONESIA888http://www.blogger.com/profile/18327477719610359005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564527455632263925.post-6659328781370478792008-11-20T09:52:00.000-08:002008-11-20T09:53:03.428-08:00Tanda-Tanda Kekurangan Omega 3Perlukah kita mengonsumsi asam lemak omega 3? Tentu, dong. Asam lemak ini penting untuk pembentukan membran sel, juga menjaga kesehatan saraf dan jantung.<br />Studi-studi ilmiah asam lemak omega 3 membuktikan bahwa tanpa asam lemak ini tubuh rentan terkena alergi dan artritis. Penyakit degeneratif seperti jantung dan kanker juga mengintai kesehatan kita, jika cadangan asam lemak omega 3 dalam tubuh mulai menipis.<br />Berikut ini sinyal dari tubuh yang menandakan kekurangan asam lemak omega 3:<br />- Ingin menyantap makanan berlemak.- Terdapat akumulasi kotoran seperti lilin dalam telinga.- Pusing terkena sinar matahari.- Kaki kram seusai berjalan.- Bahu terasa kaku.- Kuku rapuh- Mudah marah- Penyembuhan luka lambat- Infeksi jamur vagina- Inflamasi kronis- Kulit kering dan ketombe Sumber : Senior (31 Maret 2006)INDONESIA888http://www.blogger.com/profile/18327477719610359005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564527455632263925.post-56105052406639616532008-11-20T09:46:00.000-08:002008-11-20T09:48:43.481-08:0010 Kebiasaan yang dapat merusak otakBerikut adalah 10 kebiasaan yang dapat merusak otak dalam kehidupan sehari-hari.<br /><strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">10 Kebiasaan Yang Dapat Merusak Otak</span></strong><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;"><br /></span><strong>1. Tidak Sarapan Pagi</strong><br /></span>Mereka yang tidak mengkonsumsi sarapan pagi memiliki kadar gula darah yang rendah, yang akibatnya suplai nutrisi ke otak menjadi kurang.<br /><br /><strong>2. Makan Terlalu Banyak</strong><br />Terlalu banyak makan, apalagi yang kadar lemaknya tinggi, dapat berakibat mengerasnya pembuluh darah otak karena penimbunan lemak pada dinding dalam pembuluh darah. Akibatnya kemampuan kerja otak akan menurun.<br /><br /><strong>3. Merokok</strong><br />Zat dalam rokok yang terhisap akan mengakibatkan penyusutan otak secara cepat, serta dapat mengakibatkan penyakit Alzheimer.<br /><br /><strong>4. Mengkonsumsi Gula</strong><br /> Terlalu BanyakKonsumsi gula yang terlalu banyak akan menyebabkan terganggunya penyerapan protein dan nutrisi, sehingga terjadi ketidakseimbangan gizi yang akan mengganggu perkembangan otak<br /><br /><strong>5. Polusi Udara</strong><br />Otak adalah konsumen oksigen terbesar dalam tubuh manusia. Menghirup udara yang berpolusi menurunkan suplai oksigen ke otak sehingga dapat menurunkan efisiensi otak.<br /><strong>6. Kurang Tidur</strong><br />Otak memerlukan tidur sebagai saat beristirahat dan memulihkan kemampuannya. Kekurangan tidur dalam jangka waktu lama akan mempercepat kerusakan sel-sel otak.<br /><br /><strong>7. Menutup Kepala</strong><br />Saat TidurKebiasaan tidur dengan menutup kepala meningkatkan konsentrasi zat karbondioksida dan menurunkan konsentrasi oksigen yang dapat menimbulkan efek kerusakan pada otak.<br /><br /><strong>8. Menggunakan Pikiran</strong><br /> Saat SakitBekerja terlalu keras atau memaksakan untuk menggunakan pikiran kita saat sedang sakit dapat menyebabkan berkurangnya efektifitas otak serta dapat merusak otak.<br /><br /><strong>9. Kurang Menstimulasi</strong><br />PikiranBerpikir adalah cara yang paling tepat untuk melatih otak kita. Kurangnya stimulasi pada otak dapat menyebabkan mengkerutnya otak kita.<br /><strong>10. Jarang Berkomunikasi</strong><br />Komunikasi diperlukan sebagai salah satu sarana memacu kemampuan kerja otak. Berkomunikasi secara intelektual dapat memicu efisiensi otak. Jarangnya berkomunikasi akan menyebabkan kemampuan intelektual otak jadi kurang terlatih.INDONESIA888http://www.blogger.com/profile/18327477719610359005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564527455632263925.post-29664302616580085072008-11-20T09:43:00.000-08:002008-11-20T09:44:38.198-08:00Foods That Boost Your ImmuneFoods That Boost Your Immune <br /><br /> Lupa minum suplemen atau antibiotik demi menjaga kesehatan? Jangan khawatir. Tubuh Anda sudah didesain untuk menyerap kandungan obat yang dihasilkan makanan. Makanan apa sajakah yang mampu mencegah Anda terinfeksi ringan seperti oleh flu? Iriel Parmato membeberkan beberapa diantaranya.<br /><br />1. <strong>Bawang PutihBawang putih menolong sistem kekebalan tubuh melawan bakteri, virus, bahkan infeksi jamur.</strong> Ini karena bawang putih mengandung allicin, ajoene dan thiosulfinates. Efek yang dihasilkan ketiga zat tadi kira-kira seperti neosporin saat mengobati luka kecil atau tinactin yang berfungsi sebagai antijamur jika dioleskan di kulit. Seperti yang disebutkan sebuah penelitian, banyak mengonsumsi bawang putih saat terserang flu akan membuat Anda lebih mudah sembuh.<br /><br />2. <strong>Kerang Jeli moluska dalam kerang yang terdiri dari zat seng (zinc) baik bagi sistem kekebalan tubuh membantu sel darah putih dan antibodi lainnya bereproduksi lebih cepat dan membuatnya lebih agresif melawan infeksi</strong>. Akan tetapi, mengonsumsi kerang saat flu tidak diperkenankan. Anda juga harus hati-hati mengkonsumsi terlalu banyak zinc menghidarkan absorso zat tembaga dan besi dalam tubuh yang menyebabkan anemia. Konsultasikan dengan dokter jika Anda ingin meningkatkan konsumsi zinc.<br /><br /><strong>3. WortelWortel mengandung banyak beta karotin sumber energi phytonutrient yang memacu produksi sistem kekebalan tubuh terhadap infeksi sel pembunuh alami dan sel T.</strong> Sel sehat yang dihasilkan tubuh. Sel ini menyerang tubuh serta membunuh mikroba penyakit. Wortel juga mengandung falcanirol yang menjanjikan sebagai agen anti-kanker. Bagaimana cara mengonsumsi wortel yang baik? Makan wortel mentah-mentah. Lalu, berapa jumlah wortel yang sebaiknya dikonsumsi untuk memberikan manfaat? Cobalah makan setengah cangkir wortel per hari.<br /><br /><strong>4. Yogurt</strong><br /><strong>Tubuh kita membutuhkan bakteri hiduo tertentu agar pencernaan berfungsi secara tepat. Lactobacillus acidophilus merupakan contoh bakter yang bermanfaat itu karena ia menghasilkan asam lactic dalam perut yang membantu Anda mencernakan makanan.</strong> Tanpa acidophilus kita tidak mampu mengabsorpsi banyak nutrisi, dan sistem kekebalan tubuh kita pun terhenti. Tambahan, acidophilus secara aktif melawan bakteri penyebab penyakit, seperti salmonella dan shigella yang melawan disentri. Sumber: AreaINDONESIA888http://www.blogger.com/profile/18327477719610359005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564527455632263925.post-4973176823788278292008-11-20T09:41:00.000-08:002008-11-20T09:43:08.668-08:00Tips Mencegah KankerMendengar kata kanker pasti yang ada di benak Anda adalah penyakit berbahaya yang sangat mematikan. Anda juga pasti berharap orang-orang tersayang di samping Anda tidak ada yang terserang penyakit mematikan ini.<br />Sampai saat ini penyebab pasti kanker belum dapat diketahui. Di jaman yang serba mahal ini, kita dituntut supaya bisa memproteksi diri sendiri untuk menghindari terserang penyakit ini salah satunya dengan cara belajar hidup sehat.<br /><br /><strong>Berikut ada beberapa tips untuk menghindari penyakit kanker, yaitu :</strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">1. Berhenti Merokok. Bagi Anda yang perokok entah itu sigaret, cerutu atau rokok pipa, berhenti sekarang juga.</span></strong> Merokok merupakan sebab utama terjadinya kanker paru-paru . Jauhi anak-anak Anda dan ibu-ibu hamil dari asap rokok. karena sangat berbahaya bagi bayi yang dikandung.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#990000;">2. Hindari Sinar Matahari. Lindungilah kulit Anda dengan memakai krim tabir surya. Sinar matahari yang berlebihan akan menyebabkan kerusakan pada kulit dan kanker kulit</span></strong>.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#990000;">3. Kurangi Makanan Berlemak. Makan makanan berlemak berlebihan menyebabkan kegemukkan yang nantinya akan berhubungan dengan kanker di kandungan, kandung empedu, payudara dan kolon.</span></strong> Diet tinggi secara langsung pun dapat menyebabkan terserang kanker kolon. Lakukan diet yang seimbang.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#990000;">4. Banyak Makanan Berserat. Konsumsi makanan yang banyak mengandung serat seperti gandum, beras, sayuran dan buah-buahan, melindungi anda dari kanker kolorektal</span></strong>.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">5. Kurangi Konsumsi Makanan Yang Diasap, Bakar dan Diawetkan. Konsumsi makanan yang banyak mengandung serat seperti gandum, beras, sayuran dan buah-buahan, melindungi anda dari kanker kolorektal</span></strong>.<br /><br />6.<strong> Konsumsi Makanan Yang Mengandung Vitamin A dan C. Makanan yang mengandung vit.A dan C banyak terdapat dalam sayuran dan buah-buahan seperti jeruk, pisang, mangga, pepaya, tomat, brokoli yang dapat melindungi Anda dari kanker oesofagus, laring, lambung dan paru</strong>.<br /><br /><strong>7. Perbanyak Konsumsi Sayuran Kubis. Sayuran yang termasuk dalam kubis misalnya kol, brokoli, bunga kol, bok coy dan kale ini dapat melindungi dari kanker lambung, kolesterol dan kanker saluran nafas</strong>.<br /><br /><br /><strong>8. Hindari Minuman Beralkohol. Banyak mengkonsumsi minuman beralkohol plus merokok, beresiko terserang kanker mulut, tenggorokan, laring dan oesofagus</strong>.<br /><br />9. Periksakan Diri Secara Teratur. Usahakan untuk selalu memeriksakan diri secara teratur sebagai langkah awal mendeteksi penyakit sedini mungkin.<br /><br /><br />10. Pola Hidup Yang Seimbang. Makan yang cukup dan seimbang gizi. Seimbangkan antara bekerja, istirahat, rekreasi dan berolahraga, serta luangkan waktu Anda untuk selalu mendekatkan diri pada Tuhan dapat mengurangi resiko timbulnya penyakit kanker.<br />Untuk Anda yang ingin 'jauh' dari kanker, mulailah hidup sehat dari sekarang. Bukankah ada pepatah mencegah lebih baik dari pada mengobati ? Sumber: hanyawanita.comINDONESIA888http://www.blogger.com/profile/18327477719610359005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564527455632263925.post-77113396296038870112008-11-20T09:40:00.001-08:002008-11-20T09:40:31.937-08:00Madu, Si Manis yang ManfaatMadu tersusun atas beberapa senyawa gula seperti glukosa dan fruktosa serta sejumlah mineral seperti magnesium, kalium, kalsium, natrium, klor, belerang, besi, dan fosfat. Madu juga mengandung vitamin B1, B2, C, B6 dan B3.<br />Menurut sumber kepustakaan, setiap 1.000 g madu bernilai 3.280 kalori. Nilai kalori 1 kg madu sama dengan 50 butir telur atau 5,575 l susu, atau 1,680 kg daging.<br />Manfaat madu yaitu:<br />* Mudah dicernaKarena molekul gula pada madu dapat berubah menjadi jenis gula lain (misalnya sukrosa menjadi glukosa), madu mudah dicerna oleh perut yang paling sensitif sekalipun, walau memiliki kandungan asam yang tinggi. Madu membantu ginjal dan usus untuk berfungsi lebih baik.<br />* Menambah tenagaJika dibandingkan dengan jumlah gula yang sama, kandungan kalori madu 40% lebih rendah. Walau memberi energi yang besar, madu tidak menambah berat badan. Kandungan gizi utama madu yang terdiri dari senyawa karbohidrat seperti gula fruktosa (41,0%), glukosa (35%), sukrosa (1,9%), dan dekstrin (1,5%) akan menambah asupan energi yang diperlukan<br />* Memperlancar fungsi otakJika dicampur dengan air hangat, madu dapat berdifusi ke dalam darah hanya berselang tujuh menit setelah dikonsumsi. Molekul gula bebas dalam madu membuat otak berfungsi lebih baik karena otak merupakan pengonsumsi gula terbesar.<br />* Membantu pembentukan darahMadu menyediakan banyak energi yang dibutuhkan tubuh untuk pembentukan sel darah. Lebih jauh lagi, ia membantu pembersihan darah. Madu berpengaruh positif dalam mengatur dan membantu peredaran darah. Madu juga berfungsi sebagai pelindung terhadap masalah pembuluh kapiler dan arteriosklerosis.<br />* Membunuh bakteriSifat madu yang membunuh bakteri disebut "efek inhibisi". Penelitian tentang madu menunjukkan bahwa sifat ini meningkat dua kali lipat bila madu diencerkan dengan air.<br />* Meningkatkan nafsu makan dan mengurangi rasa sakitDari hasil penelitian Y Widiodo (2001), peneliti di Pusat Penelitian dan Pengembangan Gizi Bogor ditemukan bahwa konsumsi madu secara rutin dapat mengurangi kepekaan terhadap rasa sakit, sekaligus memperbaiki nafsu makan balita.<br />Manfaat kesehatan pemberian madu yang terlihat dalam penelitian tersebut antara lain disebabkan oleh dua hal. Pertama, madu mengandung aneka zat gizi dan gula madu hanya mengandung energi/kalori. Kedua, madu juga mengandung senyawa yang bersifat antibiotik.<br />* Memenuhi kebutuhan proteinKadar protein dalam madu relatif kecil, sekitar 2,6%. Tapi kandungan asam aminonya cukup beragam, baik asam amino non esensial maupun esensial. Asam amino inilah yang memenuhi kebutuhan protein balita.<br />* Mengandung zat antibiotikDari penelitian Peter C. Molan (1992), peneliti di Departement of Biological Sciences, University of Waikoto, Hamilton, New Zealand dibuktikan bahwa madu mengandung antibiotik yang aktif melawan serangan berbagai patogen penyebab penyakit. Beberapa penyakit infeksi yang dapat "disembuhkan" dan dihambat dengan mengkonsumsi madu secara teratur, antara lain; batuk, demam, penyakit jantung, gangguan hati, paru-paru, penyakit yang dapat mengganggu fungsi mata, syaraf dan telinga plus infeksi saluran pernafasan akut (ISPA).<br />Uji keaslian madu :<br />* Mengocok madu dalam botol pengemasnya.Madu asli, biasanya setelah proses pengocokan akan mengeluarkan buih. Karenanya saat madu asli dalam botol, ia akan menekan tutup botol sehingga ketika tutup botol dibuka, maka akan terdengar suara letupan kecil.<br />* Meneteskan madu pada selembar kertas.Madu yang berkategori palsu biasanya akan lebih mudah diserap oleh kertas karena kadar air yang dikandungnya lebih tinggi dibanding madu asli.<br />* MencobaIntensitas rasa manis madu palsu terasa lebih "lengket" di lidah. Sebaliknya pada madu asli, selain rasa manis akan ditemukan pula rasa asam mengingat madu asli memiliki tingkat keasaman (pH) sekitar 3,4 - 6,1. Sumber: conectique.comINDONESIA888http://www.blogger.com/profile/18327477719610359005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564527455632263925.post-26445917354720292272008-11-20T09:36:00.001-08:002008-11-20T09:45:53.428-08:005 Hal yang Anda Tidak Ketahui Tentang AirBanyak yang bilang satu buah apel setiap hari menjauhkan dokter dari Anda, tetapi apa yang dapat dilakukan delapan gelas air untuk tubuh kita? Air memberikan kontribusi penting untuk tubuh.<br />Hampir semua sel dalam tubuh membutuhkan air untuk berfungsi dengan benar. Tak percaya? Cek fakta berikut.<br />Berikut lima hal yang Anda tidak tahu tentang air yang akan membuat Anda mulai meminum delapan gelas air per hari.<br /><br />1. Karena 80% jaringan otak terdiri dari air, sangatlah penting untuk membuatnya tetap lembab karena dehidrasi dapat menurunkan konsentrasi dan performa otak. Air membantu cairan yang membawa protein dan enzim dalam otak sampai ke tujuan. Air juga mencuci otak dari radikal bebas yang merusak sel dan mengakibatkan berbagai penyakit.<br /><br />2. Arhtritis (radang sendi), kanker, dan penyakit jantung merupakan penyakit serius yang dapat dicegah dengan minum air. Sambungan antarsendi memiliki bantalan yang menjadi peredam getaran dan melumaso persendian. Jika banyak air tersedia, friksi antar sambungan lebih sedikit dan kemungkinan Anda terkena arthritis semakin berkurang. Air juga membuang racun dari tubuh sehingga meminimalkan risiko terkena kanker. Air juga membuang kelebihan garam pada tubuh yang menjadi penyebab naiknya tekanan darah sehingga mengurangi risiko terkena penyakit jantung.<br /><br />3. Lapar? Coba minum segelas air. Air tidak mengandung kalori atau lemak dan terbukti sebagai penahan lapar. Air juga mempercepat metabolsime tubuh dan mempercepat pembakaran kalori.<br /><br />4. Air membantu produksi cairan ludah yang dapat mencegah lubang pada gigi karena air ludah menetralkan peningkatkan asam pada lapisan enamel gigi.<br /><br />5. Manusia umumnya kehilangan dua sampai tiga gelas air perhari melalui proses bernapas dan keringat serta empat sampai lima gelas air melalui buang air dan olahraga. Nah, cairan yang hilang tersebut perlu diganti, namun jangan berlebihan. Hal ini dapat mengakibatkan masalah pada pencernaan, mual, bahkan koma. Namun tak perlu panik, orang dewasa yang sehat baru bisa overhydrated jika meminum air hingga dua galon dalam sehari. Sumber: AreaINDONESIA888http://www.blogger.com/profile/18327477719610359005noreply@blogger.com0