Brain Wiring Going Damage...most of us at this stage

I was so stunned  by this email send to me last month. And it strike my attention. Some cases below sound familiar to me and it is actually happened to me..(lets see what the letter content)

Is Your Brain Wiring Going Haywire?

Dear, Harimah

Many of us joke about "senior moments." But when they start occurring more than occassionally, they're not funny at all. They're frustrating, embarrassing, and perhaps even worrisome.

It's so ironic. Just when you've got all this wisdom and experience under your belt, your brain is no longer "old reliable." You never know when you're faltering mind is going to trip you up, frustrate you, embarrass you, or make you wonder if you're starting to lose your marbles.

The good news is, scientists just discovered what causes these frequent memory lapses--and how to stop them fast... 

Researchers at Harvard, Stanford, Johns Hopkins, Duke, UCLA, and other top universities recently discovered three hidden triggers that cause frequent memory lapses and mental decline. They're the missing link scientists have been seeking for years!

And thanks to a new breakthrough, it's now possible to switch off these hidden triggers--and even reverse years of brain aging. That means you can enjoy a "steel trap" memory, crystal-clear thinking, and laser-like focus--in just 30 days or even less.

Learn more?..

The explanation continue...

You know what it’s like to forget a name, misplace your keys, or lose your train of thought. Now scientists know why these memory lapses happen: they’re due to a common brain-wiring snafu that starts in middle age.

This brain-wiring snafu makes it harder to send vital messages from one part of your brain to another. Somewhere along the line, they get hopelessly lost. And suddenly, you can’t remember for the life of you where you parked your car.

So what makes your brain wiring go haywire? Scientists believe it all has to do with the white matter that protects nerves, called myelin.

Myelin is like the rubber that covers electrical wires. If the rubber wears down and the wires become exposed, they fray and become damaged. Once this happens, they don’t conduct electricity as well.

The same thing happens with myelin in your brain. Myelin protects your nerves, so messages can travel along them without getting corrupted, scrambled, or diverted along the way. But the problem is, myelin starts to wear out as you get older.

According to UCLA researchers, as myelin deteriorates, nerve fibers begin to fray. These frayed nerves don’t transmit messages as well. As a result, you become more and more forgetful.

But that’s not the only reason your
memory begins to fail you…

To add insult to injury, you also produce fewer neurotransmitters as you age. Neurotransmitters are brain chemicals needed to promote memory, enhance learning, and calm your mind so you can concentrate. They’re the fuel your brain needs to run.

When the myelin in your brain starts to wear out, you produce fewer neurotransmitters. That’s because you only make these vital brain chemicals whenever a brain cell receives a message. If your brain cells aren’t receiving messages due to worn-out myelin, you’re not going to make enough neurotransmitters.

This means you’re stuck with worn-out myelin AND a deficiency of neurotransmitters, often by the time you hit middle age. So what does this cruel combination do to your memory and thinking?

Harvard researchers prove
“double whammy” effect

Harvard University researchers wanted to look at the effects of these brain-wiring changes. So they studied a group of younger and older adults between the ages of 18 to 93. They had the adults perform various tests on memory, thinking, and learning.

But that’s not all. The researchers also took pictures of the people’s brains using a test similar to an MRI. They found the older adults had more myelin damage and fewer neurotransmitters than the younger adults did.

So not surprisingly, the older adults’ brains didn’t transmit messages as well. This explains why they didn’t score as high on the memory tests as the younger adults.

If you want to stay mentally sharp as you age, it’s crucial to maintain healthy myelin and produce plenty of neurotransmitters. I’ll tell you how you can do both in a moment. But first, let me tell you about another brain change that affects your memory…

(Harimah comment: Note that there are lots of chemicals that are known to be hazard to human health. But some of us didn't even know about it. You are lucky if you are a chemist, but for those are not in this line, this is merely a basic intro on the hazardous chemicals to our health..lot more to dig!)

Perasaan si ibu dan keletah anak

Alangkah seronoknya perasaan si ibu bila melihat anaknya yang comel mula bertatah, berjalan jatuh setelah sekian lama merangkak. Sebulan kemudian si kecil mula main kejar-kejaran..ah..comelnya anakku ini...pandai pulak main sembunyi-sembunyi di sebalik kusyen yang empuk sementalahan badannya yang kecil molek cukup muat menyelit di celah-celah kerusi dan sofa, kemudian berlari terkedek-kedek meloloskan diri  dari tangkapan si ibu. Sejenak ibu terkekeh-kekeh ketawa diselangi gelak tawa comel si anak yang cuba mengelak dari tangkapan ibu. Lagi menambah kan riuhnya suasana, si kecil menaikkan dua tangan ke belakang sambil badannya membongkok ke depan.."Apa ni Nuin!?...,Mama.. mama..tengok Nuin mama..adik Nuin  lari macam Penguin" Jerit si abang Haikal. Si ibu tak dapat menahan gelak, ikut serta menghilai tawa. Seketika suasana hiruk dengan tawa, si kecil cuba berlari laju menjerumuskan diri dalam pelukan si ibu. "Sayang Mama..sayang mama.." Sikecil Nuin mengosongkan pipi minta diciumi si ibu. "Oh...alangkah seronoknya aku menjadi ibu yang mempuyai anak-anakyang sihat cergas begini." Sedetik dalam hati.."Syukur Alhamdulillah"

Gerobok baru kat rumah baru..gerobok baru punca cancer

Hai seronoknya nak masuk rumah baru. Dalam keseronokan itu terdetik pulak dalam hati. Banyak kerja nak buat ni. Lalang nak dicabut. Lantai berabuk nak kena cuci. Silap haribulan nak kena samak. Bekalan air dan elektrik nak kena pergi daftar. Talian talipon dan internet tak boleh dilupa. Karang merajuk pulak anak-anak bila talian internet takde. "Duduk kat tempat canggih tapi takde line internet, serupa jugak duduk kat dalam hutan" itu yang selalu diomel anak bujang saya.

"Macam mana ni mama? Rumah ni kosong, takde perabut ni. Nak kena decide konsep apa kita nak guna as our ID." Itulah yang jadi topik yang sering diajukan oleh suami. "Saya lebih suka kalau takde perabot. Biar ruang tamu tu lapang, senang Nurin dan Haikal nak berlari keliling rumah." Itu pendapat peribadi saya.

"Bilik tidur ni nak ikut konsep apa mama?" tanya suami. "Yang penting bagi saya, bersih, kemas, tak ade bahan berbahaya, dan suasana sihat dan nyaman untuk tidur". "Ha..tambah lagi satu..saya taknak gerobok kayu yang teramat baru". Ujar si isteri pada suami. "Takkan lah kita nak beli gerobok second hand pulak. Tak kena lah dengan standard." Rungut suami. "Maksud saya, saya tak nak gerobok kayu yang berbau baru..macam orang selalu kata 'bau cina'". Terang si isteri. "mana ada gerobok kayu baru yang tak berbau..dah tentulah baru..mestilah berbau baru. Itu barulah bukti gerobok tu baru." tingkah suami pulak.

"Abang, sebenarnya kalau nak diikutkan..untuk keselamatan anak-anak kita yang kecil seumur 1 tahun, 5 tahun, malah remaja sekalipun, termasuk diri kita sendiri,...tak elok terdedah dengan bau baru gerobok kayu tu. Biarpun bau tu macam syok dan menghayalkan, tapi sebenarnya bau tu adalah bahan pengawet untuk kayu. Kalau mama nak sebut, bahan kimia yang terbebas dari kayu-kayu tu sebenarnya "formaldehyde" iaitu bahan pengawet kayu supaya kayu tu tahan lama dan tak diserang anai-anai ataupun serangga perosak yang lain." Aku menerangkan dengan kesungguhan. "..nak mama terangkan lebih lanjut?...suami cuma mengerutkan dahi.."emm..apa kesannya.?"

"Formaldehyde ni sebenarnya satu bahan kimia yang boleh meruap (volatile) dan merupakan satu bahan kimia yang bersifat mendatangkan kesan barah (carcinogenic) kepada manusia yang terdedah sama ada terhadap cecair atau wapnya. Dalam ertikata sebenar, kesan wap (volatile) formaldehyde tersebut lebih cepat bertindak ke atas sistem tubuh badan kita sehingga mendatangkan kesan ke seluruh sistem badan. Carcinogenic tu maksudnya bahan-bahan yang mendatangkan cancer (barah)."

"SO.?!...Kalau abang nak beli jugak gerobok kayu..macam mana? Sebelum ni tak de pun orang bagi tau..bukan abang je tak tau..ramai orang yang kat luar sana tak tau...Ha..kalau abang nak beli jugak..apa kita nak buat kalau nak elakkan kesan cancer tu" Suami berkeras dan sinis.

"Kalau macam tu..abang suruhlah kedai perbot tu buat OFF-GASSING". jawab si isteri mudah.

"OFF-GASSING?..Apa menatang tu?" suami lagi mengerut dahi...

Si isteri senyum sinis..dalam hati.."banyak nak kena bagi paham kat suami aku ni...baik aku ajar dia dulu..biar paham bebenar...aku tak nak gerobok tu terperap bawa bau formaldehyde dalam rumah...tambah Nurin terlalu kecil dan Haikal pun sering sensitif dengan udara yang tak bersih..apatah lagi dengan formaldehyde..tak nak aku mendedahkan mereka pada bahaya...Ok..nanti saya terangkan dengan suami..apa maknanya "off-gassing".

WHO can teach me using calculator?

I have been introduced to this machine since I was 16 years old. Why? To prepare myself for mod math (modern mathematic). As far as I'm concern, I get excellent in math is good enough. I never thought that I have to be so good in using this machine.

These days I used microsoft excel program as my main media to do calculation - for profit and lost, budgetary, cost analysis, even bonus and incentives. When it comes to money matters, excel is my solutions. Never thought that I'm going to use this small machine.

But  now, when I need to sit for my professional exam, the exam using prometric ways, paperless and completely computer screen for question and answer. However, to my surprise, we are allowed to use scientific calculators to get the result from the technical questions. No paper to scatch, there is nothing there for me to do rough calculation, no pen or pencils, nothing on the desk except calculator that is allowed to bring in. To me, this calculator, oh no!!...no.!!.no!!..no!!..its a nightmare to me!!...

Mummy...who can teach me to use this calculator...I totally forgot the function, All I can remember that the "SHIFT" and the color code that similar with "Shift" color will give the function we want. What if the color code change? and what happen if the mode also change?! My godness..I'm lost..I need to go for tuition for this..I need a tutor..for CALCULATOR..

HEART TO HEART

Heart to heart..(Hati ke Hati)..and this is not about love story.

It's about how we nurture our heart. I have learn to be a follower during my childhood. A follower to my older brothers, to my older sisters, how they behave at school, how they became famous at school at college and at universities. But I realised that I'm not alike them. I'm definitely not like them. My behavious, my principle, my character, my look or appearance, and even my complexion. Somehow I get used to be called as "hei...pepper farm chinese girl (anak cina kebun lada)". At first, it is hurt..but when I think..what is actually make me different.. so I start thinking..well it is because my complexion. But of course, girl is still girl, am start thinking and start making my own judgement. "AM I ADOPTED?" "NO!" said my mom. By looking at her serious face, I know I'm her biological daughter. "Why worry" I told myself, so long I have my mom and my dad there, they are my actual parent, nothing compare to that, so why worry, and I'm not adopted, it is just this girlish thinking and prejudice that I need to throw far away from my mind. And I start telling myself, you are lucky to have brothers and sisters who are always success in their exam, they are all smart and bright kids of my parent, and for sure I'll be like them. That's what my relatives said. Nothing else matter except my future. Start MOTIVATING myself, I'm sure to be success..now I must plant the seed from my age of fifteen (15) and time to go for SRP. Show it and prove it..YES..YES..YES.. I did it.

Next..go to College. Orientation at college teriblly give me heartache. HEARTACHE. "Hei.girl..why are you so much different that your sisters?..You didn't even look like your Brother's!" .."You are..so..so..different!" Those words came out from people who knew my brothers and sisters as they are so famous in college during their time..Senior times...But they are in universities now, I'm here alone facing the seniors who trying to take revenge on me. I do not know what are the things happened before. I'm going to face it. No matter how I'm not related to the things happened before. I'm here because I'm selected to be here. Not because my brothers and sisters are here before. Again I must nurture my heart to be open. Open my mind.  Let it be. Things will smoothly go as time goes by. Make friends with them. Try to be part of their world. Get to know them. At last, I'm leading the group as the Head Girl, Head Unit, Room Head ..bla..bla..bla..whatever.

Matriculation result to university, oops to Sabah. There we go. Four years in UKM Sabah brought all the good memories. The fourth year is the most challenging year. Tension is always in the air. ONe who can controlled their emotion, exploded in many reaction and ways. This period of time that we actually happened to bump in situation that reveal who is really a friend in need and indeed, or just merely friend when you are happy or even friend turn their leaves over to become enemy just because of the word jealuosy. But again, I told myself, maybe they are too young to judge and sometime at the wrong place and the wrong time,  the judgement is not being assessed by considering all perspective and definitely  its just rumours and emotion. But to me, no heart feeling, good things will reveal. I'm not afraid of facing them as I do not have any bad intention at all to them. They are still my friends.

Graduated Convokesyen...Congratulation..its graduation...la..la..la.la.la..la......

Oh no ..I got to pursue for my education diploma. Why? Because of my bursary award. It's a contract that I need to fulfilled. But thank you so much to Yayasan Sarawak Scholarship. I manage my dip ed with flying colours. I made friends while in Bangi. I stayed at rented house. Two times move out due to overcrowd. Meet this landlord of mine at that time who is still single. Made friend with her but at one point I don't really understand why she is being sarcastic and send us out to find other place to stay. Maybe there is something wrong with my colleague that hurt her feeling of maybe something that I did that made her sour. But of course, off we go and find other place to stay. Again, I don't want to bring the bad memory, I must go for good deeds, cherish everything.

Out of university, I decided not to become a teacher. .while my sisters are all teachers and brothers are lecturers, teachers, counsellor, simple to say..most of them in education line. Love my work as consultant till now..love to meet people..love to share lots of things, and of course..our life is like a wheel. Sometimes it is up and sometimes it is down. Last year my wheel is in a short while stay at the bottom position, But at this position I can see my friends from the past 30 years, meet them and see how they have success in their life, as a barber, as a restaurant owner, a fishmonger, a butcher, a postman, a soldier, a baker, teachers (of course), a policeman, and a housewife. At this point of time, I feel so blessed. Back to my house in KL, I met all my friends in this consultancy line, and tell them the story that wherevere we are, what ever we do, do it with all our heart, be excellent and the success will follow.