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.

1st Case in Malaysia

On 16th May 2009, a 21 year-old student is confirmed to have got infected with Influenza A. An incident which appears as the first ever case in Malaysia, and the case has made Malaysia the 36th country to be affected by the virus.

It is reported that the youngster has just came back from the United States, and tested positive in Sungai Buloh Hospital after experiencing symptoms such as body aches, fever and sore throat. The infected patient who admitted into the hospital is now in a stable condition.

Influenza A is so contagious that even the acting WHO assistant director-general Keiji Fukuda said that experts have been revealing indications that such virus will spread far and wide, and it contains high possibilities that it could very well spread to new and unaffected regions.

We are well aware that many people have recognize how the virus spreads, but here's another reminder, and it is also for you whom have not known about the way how Influenza A is transmitted. We would also like to inform you that if you know any friends or people who have just took the flight which was taken by the 21 year-old student, please kindly contact the Health Ministry by contacting with the number shown below:

Figure 1: Above is a clear-cut diagram which shows Influenza A precautions

Figure 2: Contacts of Health Ministry

Be sure to keep consuming GTF Milk everyday to boost your immune system.

Have a nice weekend.

GTF Vs Meningitis

As at 11th May 2009, the number of individuals admitted into hospital for suspected meningitis has been increased to 29 cases.

So, what is meningitis? And how does it affect human?

Short Introduction

First thing first, let's take a general overview at this disease.

Meningitis is an inflammation-like disease which normally inflicts the brain and spinal cord with hazardous consequence.

The cause of this disease is usually due to the BIG THREE, the three categories which come in and out of our lives, namely viruses, bacteria and other microorganisms.

Mechanism

The route of the pathogens to invade the human body is either through direct contact, or bloodstream. But either way, the pathogens will next does further harm to the central nervous system (a system which coordinates the activity of all parts of the bodies of multi cellular organisms). When the infliction reaches a threshold level, immune system will respond right away by instructing the immune cells to release cytokines to counteract upon the pathogens, and thus inflammation happens. (A little reminder here though, inflammation in this case is unlikely happen due to direct bacterial infection, but rather the response of central immune system itself)

When such inflammation unfortunately occurs, this situation can be life-threatening as it affects the brain and spinal cord.

The Symptoms?

To simply put, these are the signs of meningitis.

Severe headache is tipped to be the most obvious symptoms of meningitis. In usual cases, when people who suspect to be infected with meningitis, and having severe headache at the same time, doctors would normally advise the patients to turn his or her head either horizontally or vertically. If the aching sensation is not worsened, then the chances of getting infected with this hazardous disease is pleasantly slim.

Treatments?

Well, for this part, these days, only medicinal treatments are usually considered as the only way to treat it. Among the methods used are antibiotics and anti-fungal medications.

But as we all know, pumping in too much medicines into our precious tummy is definitely a no-no as the pills and bitter liquids will harm other organs of ours (kidney, for example) in the end of the day.

In the year of 2006, GT&F Milk Powder, surprisingly became famous with a super discovery, a name with a catchy rhythm, "Super Discovery 6-in-1"! One of the discoveries is about regulating the amount of interleukin-6 in our body. Interleukin-6, by coincidence, can be considered as the main causal agent in causing the inflammation as far as meningitis is concerned since interleukin-6 itself is a cytokine and scientifically proven that it is also one of the pro-inflammatory factors.

Rejuvenate Under the Scorching Sun

These days, no matter what you do, regardless whether you are slacking at home, sitting still on the sofa while watching the tube, or possibly you are an individual who works or toils, you would have probably notice that the sweat just wouldn't stop flowing by keeps on making its presence felt.

Due to many factors, including the lack of environmental awareness, human began to pollute the environment unconsciously since many decades ago. Consequently, the aftermath of global warming becomes even more serious before we actually came to realize it.

Currently, daily temperature ranges within 30°C to 35°C averagely. And this red hot phenomenon is said to last until September this year.

Therefore, it could be a few uncomfortable months ahead for us. So, how do we beat the heat?

Over exposure to the sun would make your skin looked dull, as a result, you would get pigmentation and wrinkles. In addition, the UV rays from the sun could also penetrate your skin and furthermore, causing your collagen to breakdown and damaging the skin's elasticity.

Glucose Tolerance Factor (GTF) plays a role which works like miracles. It works as a booster for your body cells by enriching them with countless energy. On the other hand, metabolism in the body can also be improved drastically. With such great benefits from GTF, our whole body system, basically is finely tuned and regulated.

Drink a glass of GT&F a day, keeps the doctor away!

OPP : GTF - A Need for Effective Human Metabolism

Orientation for Public Practice (OPP) is a usual activity which is held on every Monday in our company.

Delightfully, the company was able to invite its previous nutritionist, Kayvi Ang to take on the stage and charm the audience with his fluent speech.

Last night, a warm and welcoming atmosphere falls upon everyone. Distributors and their respective comrades who had pioneering in this wonderful marketing field over the years were all pleased to have seen Mr. Kayvi Ang again.

Here's bits of details about our speaker of the night:


Name: Kayvi Ang Yee Kwang

He was once a staff (nutritionist) in GTF Worldwide Sdn Bhd in the year 2004. After a period of approximately 4 years or so, he left the company for further studies and looked into more undiscovered challenges ahead in his life.

With his very own determination and excellency which he acquires all this while, he holds a number of titles under his belt. These honours include:

- Registered Nutritionist in the Nutrition Board of Malaysia
- Fellowship Graduate Researcher of UPM (Universiti Putra Malaysia)
- Member of Nutrition Society in Malaysia
- Member of Nutrition Society in Australia



The speech which was delivered by Mr. Ang last night was about why GTF is an essential need for human metabolism. Throughout the speech, he did emphasize on the word "Why", thus raise the curiousity among the audiences.

After telling the audiences about how our product could positively affect human body, Mr. Ang also brought out the current and hottest topic in town --> H1N1 Virus.

No doubt, this virus had inflicted in quite a number of countries, and the inclination shows that the number of countries which may get affected by it would probably increase in the near future, since there is yet vaccination discovered by the scientists.

But as the saying goes, prevention is definitely better than cure. Mr. Ang stressed on the effectiveness of our products in preventing, and very possibly, vanishing the virus. This evidence is proven by Taiwan's Associate Chief Science Officer, Wen-Ying Chen, Ph.D
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Next up, one of our prominent leaders, Mr. Wong came to the front of the audience and started sharing his vast experiences throughout his career with GTF Worldwide Sdn Bhd.






The night ended with a big round of applause credited to the two speakers of the night, that is, the return of Mr. Ang, as well as the persuasive leader, Mr. Wong.