週日(5/7)1. 愛上韓貨? 2.上癮食物 下午5:00--6:40

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愛上韓貨?

Why do people like Korean stuff so much?

Just curious really. I'm Korean-American. Personally, I'm fascinated why people are crazy about k-pop, k-dramas, korean food.

 Best Answer:  I get why it wouldn't seem like a big deal to you. I can't speak for non- asians, but I'll tell you my opinion. I'm a British Chinese girl, so I wasn't brought up around anything korean, nor do I know any.

I personally am interested in Japanese culture too, but I started learning korean about a year ago, and I like kpop/kdrama/korean culture and all the other stuff that comes with it.

I don't consider myself like a crazy fan or anything but just from a cultural perspective, I'm fascinated and plan to visit and learn more. I guess you could compare it to any other culture you weren't brought up with, like French or Japanese.

I think for those crazy kpop fans out there, it's really appealing due to fashion, appearances of idols, the dances and just the overall package that kpop music has that is really different to their western experiences.

I've heard multiple views on this kwave but in my opinion, as long as people aren't seriously crazy about it, to the point of stalking people, i reckon it's great that we're getting to know and appreciate new cultures and language of somewhere we found through music / entertainment/ other means

Being into 'k' stuff since like 2008, I think the answer is because it's different, it's unique. I find it very intriguing because it's not often that you see such dramas and music videos quite like the ones from Korea - even the whole road to being a Kpop idol is very different. It's like a whole new world of entertainment. Plus Asians in general have a fixed stereotype- From what I know, people stereotype the girls as being all petite, quiet and like cute anime characters and the guys are not that attractive and smart, so seeing the alternative (even though quite a few Koreans have had plastic surgery) is like a big surprise and opens their eyes up like wow they're so talented and good-looking so they want to dig into it deeper. Also because of the culture differences displayed in kpop/kdrama (eg. men's fashion, men's cosmetics, hairstyles, living together in dorms, 'skin ship', mannerism, etc...), and also because Korea isn't as 'famous' or 'big' as China or Japan; Japan has anime, manga, origami and sushi which are all famous.

Questions:

Why do people like Korean stuff so much?

Do you like k-pop, Korean dramas, Korean food?

Are you a fan of k drama?

Why Korean drama stars so beautiful and handsome?

Why Are Korean Television Dramas so popular?

Why some woman obsession with Korean dramas?

Discussing about Korean Skincare Market?

What do you think of Korean Beauty?

上癮食物

Researchers reveal the most addictive foods (smh.com.au Susie Burrell)

Now, recent research completed by the Icahn School of Medicine, in Mount Sinai, and published online by the Public Library of Science has furthered knowledge in this area. Some highly processed foods (including fast food, chocolate, ice cream, cakes and biscuits) have post-consumption effects similar to those of drugs, therefore researchers hypothesised that they could also be linked to addictive eating behaviours. It was thought that foods that contain concentrated amounts of physiological stimulants (sugars and fats), and had quick absorption rates in the body (high glycaemic load), would create pronounced physiological, addictive experiences.

Here are some of the most and least addictive types of food:

Pizza

Rich in processed carbs, fat and salt, the mix of flavour, processed starches used to make the base, and fatty ingredients, give the brain a stimulation overload. If you love pizza, control your intake by choosing thin, baked bases with minimal toppings.

Chocolate

We are not taking about 85 per cent cocoa chocolate here, but the sickly-sweet milk variety many of us cannot stop eating once we open a block. The addition of extra confectionery will make it worse. If chocolate is your vice, stick to small serving sizes and the darker the better.

Potato chips

Another carb and fat overload packed with appealing flavours which may explain why an entire bag disappears in no time. Again purchase smaller packets if you must indulge, and plain is much better than flavoured options.

Ice cream

With so many flavours to choose from, and with confectionery, syrups, nuts and chocolate often added, it is no surprise that we cannot stop at a single scoop. Seek out lower calorie sorbets or gelato in a single scoop when the lure of ice cream calls.

Questions:

Do you have an addiction to food?

What are your favorite food? Why?

In your opinion, what are the addictive types of food?

Who to deal with addictive eating behaviors? Any addictive experiences?

What do you think about processed food?

What do you think about junk food?

Reasons fast foods are bad for you?

What are the foods bad for us? What are healthy foods?

披薩巧克力 10大食物易上癮

【張翠蘭╱綜合報導】美國最新研究發現，最易上癮食物幾乎是高度加工處理食品，以披薩居冠。未沾醬的黃瓜最不易上癮。研究人員希望此研究結果，能有助研發治療肥胖與暴食症等飲食障礙的新法。國內營養師提醒，高度加工食品對身體負擔重，少吃為妙。
看新聞不加蘋果粉絲團對嗎?!
鹽糖過多易肥胖

營養師謝宜芳表示，高度加工食品的鹽和糖分都過高，易引起代謝症候群、高血壓、脂肪肝等。有些店家的披薩好吃，但往往油分及人工添加物太高。她強調，精緻醣類吃太多會引發憂鬱症，建議民眾飲食時別只斤斤計較卡路里，應重視食物處理方法，盡量挑選愈天然且未加工的食品，才不會對健康造成負擔。
《哈芬頓郵報》前天報導，紐約西奈山伊坎醫學院與密西根大學團隊，在第一階段實驗，邀一百二十名大學生對披薩、黃瓜等三十五項食物評分，計算出何種食物最易上癮。第二階段再找三百九十八名十八歲至六十四歲民眾，評估吃這三十五種食物是否會上癮況，再加以評分排序。
黃瓜最不會成癮

結果顯示，披薩最易上癮，其次是巧克力和洋芋片。前十大上癮食物中只有起司非高度加工品，且大多高油分，易讓血糖快速升高。最不易上癮十大食物由黃瓜居冠，全非高度加工品。

先前有研究指刊的報告，是首度探討何種「問題」食物會引發上癮反應，導致無意識過度攝取出，高加工食品、添加脂肪或精緻醣類的食品可能引發上癮般飲食行為，而這份發表在最新一期《公共科學圖書館》（PLoS ONE）

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周六(5/6)1.通靈少女 2.給自己加油! 聚會時間 下午4:30-6:30

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通靈少女

Have you seen The Teenage Psychic on TV?        star2.com

In the new HBO Asia original series The Teenage Psychic, Taiwanese actress Kuo Shu Yau plays a 16-year-old student Xiao Zhen who has the ability to see and communicate with spirits.

While Kuo herself doesn’t have the ability, she is very much a believer when it comes to the supernatural. “I believe that humans are not the only ones in this world. And I believe that there are a lot more beings in this world that we still have not been able to see or understand,” she said during a press conference in Kuala Lumpur recently.

According to Kuo, 26, the show had a consultant, a medium named Sophia who was on set to deal with anything supernatural that might happen during shooting. In fact, some of the stories in the show were also based on Sophia’s own experiences as well.

One day, while Kuo was chatting with Sophia, the director came running up and said that they had a strange situation: the camera feed somehow kept getting cut off at the exact same timecode.

So, Sophia went and “communicated” with what ever that was causing it and fixed the problem. She later told Kuo that the spirits in the temple (where they were shooting) were upset with the film crew.

The Teenage Psychic

“She said the spirits told her that the crew has been at the temple for too long and were disrupting their rest. But most of the time, they were watching us shooting!” she recalled.

HBO Asia’s first Mandarin original series, The Teenage Psychic’s six hour-long episodes were shot entirely on location in Taipei, with an all-Taiwanese cast that also includes Kent Tsai, Chen Mu Yi, Alina Cheng, Nana Lee, Michael Huang and Sylvia Hsieh.

Kuo also relates to Xiao Zhen in other ways, especially when it comes to the character’s insecurity. “We both share the same inferior complex in terms of our background and our fear of doing certain things. I never thought I would be in this line – I didn’t think I had the skills in singing, acting or hosting. I was hesitant at first. Even now, I still feel that way!” she said.

“It’s the same for Xiao Zhen. She comes from a temple background, and she always mixes with boys, and is considered a boyish girl. But deep down in her heart she wants to fall in love and do all the things her peers are doing, but she can’t because her ability means she has a responsibility to help the people who need her help.”

The contrast of a young girl who is also a temple medium was what drew Kuo to the role.

“The script and the subjects she deals with had a lot of elements that touched me,” she said, adding that shooting the series also helped to change her perspective on many things in life.

“I’ve always heard others say that I have to seize the moment and cherish the present. After filming this show, I finally understood what they meant.

“The series deals a lot with relationships between friends, family and lovers, and I learnt that we should not let our ego or temper get in the way of our relationship with our loved ones.

“We can’t change the past and we can’t predict the future, so we have to cherish what we have right now.”

The Teenage Psychic premieres on April 2 at 10pm on HBO New episodes air every Sunday and a two-episode finale on April 30.

Q:   

Do you believe in psychics?

Do you believe that someone has the ability to see and communicate with spirits?

How spirits communicate with mediums?

Can people really talk to the dead?

How can you tell you have a supernatural power?

Do you believe ghosts and spirits exists in real world?

Is it possible that life exists on other world?

給自己加油!

How to Cheer Up?

    Stop thinking about your situation.

    Avoid ruminating, or dwelling, on your situation too much, which can make you feel worse by making you feel stuck in a negative cycle.

    Rumination can prevent you from thinking effectively and problem solving. It also has a strong link to depression.

    If you find yourself stuck in a certain pattern of thinking, try distracting yourself with other activities or thinking about things that are in your immediate surroundings. For example, look around you and notice the lighting, or buildings on your way to work.

  

Creating a Cheerful Environment

    Make your space more comforting.

    Surround yourself with things that cheer you up, your favorite images, mementos, plants, or books. Don't forget to improve your lighting. Some people that suffer from seasonal affective disorder experience symptoms of depression if they don't have enough sunlight. If you are in a dim room, open up a window for some natural light. Or, if you are using artificial light, try lighting a lamp or candle to cheer you up.

        If you are at work and in a poor mood, you can try to introduce things from home to make you feel more comfortable. These might be pictures or a certain air fragrance. You can even try bringing your favorite tea as a warm, soothing reminder from home.

  Decorate with color.

    Color can greatly impact your mood. Consider painting a few rooms or adding decorative elements with a cheerful color to lift your spirits. Yellow is a good choice for brightening a space, while shades of pink might make you feel more playful.

    Don't think that you have to use the brightest, boldest shade of the color. Even a pale yellow can help you cheer up.

        Try balancing several shades of cheerful colors. For example, you could alternate yellow and orange stripes to make a room feel more energetic and welcoming.

Changing Your Lifestyle

    If you're unhappy because you feel stuck in a rut, try doing something different. Sometimes just getting out of your current activity can alter your mood.

    For instance, if you've been in back-to-back meetings throughout your day with no free time, treat yourself to a funny movie at the end of your day. Changing what you're doing can work wonders on your mood.

        For example, if you’ve been in a desk chair or on the couch all day, your mood might be low because your body needs some physical activity. Get up, go for a walk, and enjoy the change of pace.

   Go outside.

    If you think your poor mood is stress related, get outside to reduce stress and lift your mood. Try going for a walk in the park, or you can visit a garden or arboretum if you live in a city. Being outside can greatly improve your mood. Studies have found that having the opportunity to go outside or visit a garden reduces levels of cortisol, a hormone your body releases when you're stressed.

        Don't wait for the perfect day or weather before going outside. Grab an umbrella and take a walk in the rain. Just being outdoors can cheer you up.

  Q:

How do cheer yourself up and lift your mood?

What to do if you have had a bad day?

How do I stop thinking about sad things? How to be optimistic?

How to do something that makes you laugh?

How to create a cheerful environment?

Do you think that color can impact our mood?

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恭喜 你中大獎了!

You Can’t Win | Consumer Information

by Amy Hebert  consumer.ftc.gov

An open mailbox with mailIs it your lucky day? If you’ve gotten a call or letter saying you’ve won a big cash prize, and just need to pay a small fee to claim it, maybe not.

The FTC has announced a case against an operation that allegedly sent millions of personalized, professional-looking letters to people saying a cash prize of more than $2 million was reserved, “guaranteed and deliverable,” just for them. All the “winners” had to do was return a form with a $20 or $30 acceptance or registration fee. The letters targeted older people in the U.S., Canada, the UK, and dozens of other countries; altogether, the scam took in more than $9 million from its victims.

But there was no prize, the FTC says. In fact, the hard-to-see fine print said the company doesn’t sponsor sweepstakes or award prizes at all, and is instead in the business of compiling a report of available sweepstakes. But there’s no evidence that people who paid got even that.

Still hoping for your golden ticket? There’s no need to give up sweepstakes altogether. Here’s what you should you know to avoid a prize scam:

You shouldn’t have to pay

Legitimate sweepstakes won’t make you pay money or buy something to enter or improve your chances of winning. That includes paying "taxes" or "shipping and handling charges" to claim a prize.

The prizes aren’t so great

If you do pay to redeem a prize, you’ll find it isn’t worth much or the "vacation" is anything but luxurious. You may end up paying far more than the prize is worth, if you get a prize at all.

Many prize promoters sell the information they collect to advertisers

When you sign up for a contest or drawing at a store, a mall, or another public place or event, instead of a prize, you could get more promotions in the mail, more telemarketing calls, and more spam email. So even if it takes a magnifying glass, read the fine print. That’s often where promoters hide the details about their business practices.

Q:

What to do if you’ve gotten a call or letter saying you’ve won a big cash prize?

How to protect yourself from prize scams?

Did you win a prize?

What prize have you won?

How to improve your luck?

What are the things to do when you win the lottery?

相信奇蹟嗎?/奇蹟治療?

Poll: Do You Believe In Miracles                            cbsnews

Even in the technologically driven environment of the late 20th century, Americans steadfastly cling to their belief in events that defy explanation according to current scientific knowledge. Although most Americans have never personally witnessed a miracle, nearly four out of five say they believe miracles occur.

Yet the public's belief in miracles contains a significant amount of skepticism. Many think that most so-called miracles are not actual miracles at all, and few believe in faith healers, weeping religious icons or "miracle sites" such as Lourdes.

TO BELIEVE OR NOT TO BELIEVE

Belief in miracles is pervasive -- nearly 8 in 10 Americans say they believe in miracles, and 19 percent are non-believers. Personal religious beliefs have an impact on whether or not people believe in miracles.

More of those who say religion is an extremely important aspect of their daily life -- about one-quarter of adults -- believe in miracles, as do Protestants, women and people living in the Midwest and South.

BELIEF IN MIRACLES

Despite the widespread acceptance of miracles, the public thinks that authentic miracles are few and far between. Not ALL events proclaimed to be miracles ARE miracles, and in fact, many Americans express skepticism about MOST so-called miracles. Nearly half of the public thinks that most of the events called miracles are explainable by science or modern medicine. About one-third think that most such events are real miracles, and 17 percent aren't sure.

SPIRITUAL HEALING

There has been a growing interest in spirituality among Americans during the 1990s, as reflected by the popularity of alternative medicine, wellness, and mind-body health. Given this environment, is it not surprising that a clear majority of the public -- 87 percent -- think that personal prayer or other spiritual or religious practices can help the medical treatment of people who are ill. This represents an increase since just last year, when 80 percent said the same.

Although the role of spiritualim in recovery from illness is acknowledged by most of the public, far fewer Americans take this a step further to include belief in miracle "healers" just under one-third believe that some people have the power to heal others with their touch. This has risen only slightly in the past year, from 28 percent in 1998 to 31 percent now. A clear majority -- 61 percent -- do NOT believe that some people can heal others just by touching them. By 38 percent to 56 percent, extremely religious Americans also tend to reject rather than accept belief in healers.

Few Americans have personally experienced a spiritual "cure." One-quarter say they have ever been cured of an illness as a result of prayer, religion or other spiritual practices. Those who are extremely religious, however, have more experience with such cures. Forty-two percent say they have been cured of an illness as a result of spiritual or religious practices.

Q:

Do you believe in miracles?                         

Do you completely believe in current scientific knowledge?

Have you ever personally witnessed a miracle?

Are You a Skeptic? Why?

Do you believe in spiritual healing?

Do you really believe that someone has the healing power?

How does the healing power of prayer work?

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