Common Myth About Laboratory Mice

From decades ago to this day, many people are still very curious on one thing about researches in science, which is the usage of white mice in the laboratory.

Most of the people have doubts about how the scientists actually conduct their experiments by using white mice as their experimenting targets. The usual question which often pops out in their mind would be something like:

"Animals are so different from people, is the research being done worthwhile?"

Is it worthwhile? A very good question. Almost similar to the question above, some customers often ask us about the viability of our products as far as human health is concerned, since the invented products were firstly used to be tested on white mice, not human. Thus, some people and potential customers have serial of doubts regarding GT&F Milk Powder.

So, here goes the question:

Why is white mice being used as a test subject in an experiment?

Firstly, mice belong to the mammal class, just like human do. But the important point here which is worth to be pondered would be the mice are actually sharing a very high degree of homology with humans. Homology refers to any similarity between characteristics that is due to their shared ancestry. With at least 80% of DNA in mice is identical to that of humans, such high degree of similarity made mice to be the most appealing research subject. Other than that, mice come in small size, short lifespan, low maintenance in captivity, hence mice is so much more easier to handle.

The Benefits of Green Tea

Mayo Clinic is the world's first and largest non-profit group which comprises various great doctors and professionals throughout the world. In their most recent studies, base on a published article by the researchers, positive results have been shown where early cancerous diseases such as leukemia can be improved by the uptake of green tea.

Green tea is being made into very famous drinking material especially in Japan, it is known as a kind of wonderful and miraculous tea which only undergoes minimal oxidation during processing. In connection to that, researches have been carried out and results obtained show that green tea actually contains a handsome amount of polyphenol antioxidants. But very unfortunately, the green teas which we tend to consume within our community, are not really as nutritious as we might think since the green teas which we consume everyday are very much likely have been nutritionally ripped off and underwent unknown factors which lead to quality deterioration.

A little bit overview here about the benefits of polyphenol antioxidants. This type of antioxidants actually claimed to have positive effects in reducing certain inflammatory phenomenons, for example, coronary heart diseases, as well as reducing the existence amount of reactive oxygen. (known as the markers of many inflammatory consequences)

Despite of many praises have been credited to the well-known benefits of green tea, however, there are still lack of essential academic citations which requires to link the biochemical theories of green teas with its quoted benefits such as:

• Stopping certain neurogenerative diseases, for the likes of Parkinson's Disease & Alzheimer's Disease.
• Curable method in treating cancer.
• Increasing the amount of HDL (High Density Lipoprotein, also known as the good cholesterol), and at the same time lowering the amount of LDL. (Low Density Lipoprotein, also known as the bad cholesterol)
• Effective in treating sclerosis complications.

But with proven clinical trials and with numerous patent rights under the belt of our company, GT&F Products are definitely proven that it helps greatly in many complications, it shows the signs of improvement in certain cancerous diseases (we have a testimonial regarding this), what is more, trivalent chromium (a major micro mineral which exists in GTF) is known to show the signs in improving Alzhemier's Disease sufferers!

Therefore, keep drinking GT&F Milk to stay healthy always :)

Skin Health Nutrition Talk

Like many people say, "you don't get another chance to make a first impression", very true enough, first impression can be considered the best image which stays in people's mind vividly, and most importantly, it often stays in people's mind eternally.

Many people, regardless whether you are a man, or a lass, the important first impression comprises beauty is no longer a taboo topic (especially for males), everyone now is starting to take good care of their outlooks, their appearance, they have strong urge to keep themselves beautifully packaged.

The topic entitled "Skin Health Nutrition" was delivered by our nutritionist, Ms. Jessy Lim on 25th May 2009 (Monday). Throughout the talk, she stressed strongly on how and why our face actually suffer with the growth of acne and the seemingly eternal blemishes and stains.

Besides that, she also explained how some of the malicious substances which can be found in normal facial foams which we use everyday could deteriorate our skin condition.




As we all know, there are specific locations on our face which could very well express the conditions of our internal organs. Ms. Jessy Lim had been very considerate in cultivating the audiences of such concept, by showing audiences the pictures of faces which are divided into compartments, and linking the compartments with majority of our internal organs.

Audiences sure were greatly benefited from such a wonderful speech from our very own nutritionist.

The Judge Says...

The American Idol Season 8 had just closed its curtain not long ago, with what could be considered as the biggest shock of all seasons since everyone was rooting for Adam Lambert to emerge as the eventual winner instead.

Well, we are definitely not going to discuss about who the real winner is, what we suppose to put in great concerns here, is, of course, health issues. And what is more, health issues which relate to diabetes.

So, what is the connection between the scary word, diabetes and American Idol?

Actually, one of the judges from the famous reality show, Randy Jackson was actually diagnosed to have diabetes back in the year of 2001.

If we look through his very own family background, the disease actually has a little bit connection with heredity. Randy was suffering from diabetes for ages without actually realizing that he was one of the 21 millions Americans. (Whereas for Malaysians, as dated in the year of 2007, 1.2 million people were suffering this disease, and the number will keep increasing as the years pass by in the near future)

Randy had since become the spokesperson for the American Heart Association's The Heart of Diabetes Campaign. Even the Grammy-winning musician cum American Idol judge advised the community that a balance diet and frequent physical activities are vital to prevent the disease in knocking on your virtual door.

But most importantly, it is essential for us to first prevent ourselves from being the ones who suffer from this deadly disease. After all, prevention is better than cure.

To free yourself from this disease, consuming GT&F Milk Powder is greatly essential. The milk provides important substances named GTF (Glucose Tolerance Factor) which is a long-gone substances from our body as we grow older. This substance acts as the activator in stimulating the functions of insulin hormones (hormones which effectively directs the blood sugar to be absorbed by body cells). With such wonderful substance replenished in our body, sweet sugar in the blood stream will be reduced drastically in a few months time. (the time frame varies base on every single individuals)

Here's a video about Randy Jackson's views on diabetes. Enjoy!

The Downside of Antidepressants

The major financial slump which happened in the last quarter of the year in 2008 had caused a lot of people having the inclination in attempting suicide. Among those who had caused the furore, majority of them fall in the range of 10-19 years old, in another word, they are all teens and adolescents virtually.

As a consequence, those who took up the roles as a parent, will often figure out the best method to cure or treat their problems. Very commonly, these parents would probably purchase some antidepressants for their kids and children to consume.

But sadly, antidepressants do not seem to be the solution to solve the problem. In the contrary, antidepressants seem to cause more and more people in attempting suicide. These statements, of course, are based on a number of evidences, and we'll list them all out over here.


First thing first, even in the year of 2004, FDA (United States Food & Drug Administration) had postulated that antidepressants actually did have negative impacts on those who consumed, especially the adolescents as mentioned.

As the time goes by, up to this day, there are also strong evidence which show such inclination. For example, this piece of news tells us that

"Two out of five suicide victims among troops in Iraq and Afghanistan have been found to be on antidepressants" - cited from eNews Park Forest.

The news mentioned above was published just a couple of days ago, on 20th May 2009. Indeed, many kind of antidepressants revolve in this sophisticated society somehow, prove to trigger more emotional problems rather than suppress them.

However, there are also doctors and parents who still support the idea in prescribing antidepressants to those who experiencing depression. For instance, Sara Fritz, a mother of a teen, had expressed sincerest gratitude to the psychologists and neurologists who had been treating her child in the year of 2004. The treatment used was by prescribing drugs which contains fluoxetine in it. Fritz was relieved when her son's depression went unrecognized after a certain period with the mentioned treatment. We have to admit that we cannot deny that fluoxetine could very well treat th problems, but unfortunately, it brings a lot of side effects which you probably never came across of.

But with the consumption of GT&F products, it can be concluded that depression patients can now release their burdens and forget all about the worries they face in their daily lives. With this supportive evidence, it show very clearly that chromium is virtually the one minor element which shows good signs in curbing emotional problems among the sufferers.

Leptospirosis Caution !

These days, diseases are bugging us anywhere, anytime.

Several weeks ago, H1N1 came into the fray and haunted us with a somewhat similar disease that resembled the deadly bird flu. Later on, meningitis made its presence in Malacca and it caused a number of patients quarantined.

The latest disease which "loiters" around town currently, is a disease called Leptospirosis. In the meantime, the brand new marketing plan will launch very soon, further information about it will probably being seen in the near future in our sister blog site.

Well, even though this article should present in here earlier on, but this very topic is still circulating within the community, especially the Penang citizens.

Leptospirosis in kidney

Leptospirosis is a disease caused by a kind of bacterium which is called Leptospira spp. If you follow the news published in Chinese newspapers, some of them are telling stories about it by referring it as 鼠尿病 (literally : Rat Urine Disease). Generally speaking, the bacteria can be transmitted from contaminated urine excreted by majority of the mammals, NOT ONLY through the excreta from the rats, but with the likes of mice, voles, dogs, deer, rabbits, cows, sheep, and even hedgehogs! The list can continue on and on.

Leptospirosis is relatively a rare bacterial infection in human. The only possible way for the bacteria to invade human is by transmission when the contaminated animal urine comes in contact with unheal wounds (on skin or in the eyes, for examples).

Hence, for those who rear pets, these are the people who need to look at this thing even more seriously for they expose to higher risk compare to anyone else. Thus, the cleanliness of your pets is highly important.

Leptospirosis is often misjudged by many people since its symptoms fall in a wide range with no certainty. Among the possible symptoms include meningitis, hearing loss, extreme fatigue, renal/liver failure (often appears as a result of jaundice), cardiovascular problems, vomitting and many more. It is difficult to predict whether an individual is infected with such disease without undergoing proper diagnostic procedures.

There is no human vaccine currently, therefore it really depend on how strong our human system could react in overcoming these pathogens. Hence, it's essential to restore more and more GTF into our body, which consequently enhances the rate of metabolism in our body, hopefully then our immune cells will grow stronger and manage to overpower the hazardous invaders.

OPP & Birthday Celebration

Yes, the very much anticipated day for the staffs was finally here on 18th May 2009. This date is definitely a significant one for our boss, the managing director of GTF, Mr. Lim Hua San, since he was born many many years ago on the same date.

Before the OPP of the day begun, GTF staffs had co-operated and had thorough discussions among each other about what they would do after the seminar is over on the night itself. Well, we made an exclusive video clip for the boss, which... well, you'll see in the later part of this post.

Mr. Kayvi Ang once again joined forces to create further health awareness to the audiences by delivering a wonderful speech entitled "Emotion Balance Nutrition". Indeed, like how Mr. Kayvi described throughout his talk, emotion certainly closely related to our diets as well as our physiological mechanism, especially our hormones. The audiences surely felt fortunate to have him spreading the words around.

Audiences were listening very attentively to the speech delivered by Mr. Kayvi Ang.

Distributors were probably very familiar with words such as "Metabolic Syndromes", but have you ever heard of the catchy words with the likes of "Sales Syndromes"? Mr. Hugo Lim delivered a persuasive speech by listing down every single shortcomings which would possibly encountered by comrades, particularly the newcomers.

Mr. Hugo Lim provided tips and shared his vast experiences with the audiences.

After around 20 minutes or so, GTF managing director Mr. Lim revealed the new marketing plan which will be implemented approximately in July.

Later on, everyone was so surprised with what we had prepared and planned early on. With fine cooperation between the staffs, a splendid-looking cake with a famous cartoon character, Mickey meticulously being carved on it, certainly brought the heated atmosphere to the next level.

Mr. Lim blew the candles off happily after everyone in the place wished him happy birthday by singing their hearts out.

Certainly a harmonious moment to remember.

As promised, below is the video clip which was aired during the night of birthday celebration. For those who have missed it, here's another chance for you to enjoy the show.