Saturday, June 30, 2012

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Please don't cry, please don't cry...

If you know me at all you know that the way I cope with sadness is crying. Okay maybe not just sadness but any emotion- excitement, happiness, fear, sadness, etc. So I think all my friends and family will be impressed to know that I haven't shed a tear since arriving in Kenya. First, I'll tell you why that's so impressive, and then I'll tell you how I've been dealing with all theses overwhelming emotions.

On my first pediatric rounds there was a 5 year old girl who was being treated with dysentery (I might have already told you about this). Anyway, the treatment wasn't working and she was basically living all day sitting on a bed pan. They tested her for HIV thinking she might be positive and that was why she was resisting medication. However, her test came back negative and her situation deteriorated to the point of hallucinations and constant bloody, loose stool. She had no fever. Dr. Atanga told us about all the next tests he was planning to run and we moved on to the next patient. The next morning we learned at our meeting that the girl had passed away the evening before. Nobody knows why.

Yesterday I went to the dental clinic again. I hadn't seen a single patient cry (aside from the woman I told you of who awoke during surgery) including children since arriving. These are incredibly strong people. However, we had to do an extraction on a man whose 2-7 molar cracked into pieces during. The procedure took over an hour and despite the numbing medications there were tears streaming down this grown man's face.  I think that's what is so hard about the dental clinic-you can see their face throughout the entire procedure.

Later in the day I went to another school with Dr. Britt, our current dentist, to do a dental screening. There were so many things that made me sad this day. One was a young girl who walked right up to my line and opened her mouth wide. There was blood everywhere. I did the best I could to check her teeth amid the blood and asked one of the translators to ask what happened. She had just been hit in the mouth and her lip was bleeding-no sign of pain on her face. Ever school I've been to has either a "mistress" who walks around with a whip/club-like thing, or the oldest students have sticks and the students are "kept in line."

The other thing that makes me sad at these clinics, and everywhere for that matter is how we're treated like celebrities because we're "mzungu." There are kids who gather outside our house every day after school to play with us because they have nowhere else to go. When we went downtown one evening a fight broke out and we were pushed into a cab like celebrities trying to flee the paparazzi. The children treat us like we're some kind of god because we're white people, and the only kind of white people that come here are the ones that come to help or give them sweets. I want them to know that we're here because we have a calling in our hearts, not because we enjoy the spotlight. But mostly I want them to know that everyone should treat them kindly and that they don't have to seek us out to find love.

At this point, those of you who know me probably picture me at this desktop computer sobbing uncontrollably over the keyboard, but I'm proud to say I'm still not. I know I show my sadness and emotion on my face because three different doctors have mentioned it to me. At first I was embarrassed because I want to be as professional as possible, but each has assured me that it's a wonderful thing to "feel pain for the patient." They've expressed to me that a doctor without compassion is no doctor at all. I can't say that I haven't wanted to run away bawling several times, but I've learned to cope with it. I take all the emotions that I feel tensing and snowballing in my throat and behind my eyes, and I push them down into my heart. It sounds crazy, but I can literally feel my chest swell and visualize those emotions moving away from where they are so visible in my face.The tension in my chest is a good distraction from what's going on.

I wish I could tell you all about every little thing that happens every day, but this would turn into an insane novel. All of the students except Alex (a pre-med student studying in Greenville, SC) and I are at a safari this weekend so hopefully I'll have more time on the computer to fill you in on all our adventures. Also, I don't proofread these so sorry if they're just grammatically slaughtered!

Friday, June 29, 2012

How “swach” is the “Pure it! water purifier” patent? : Tata Chemicals Limited v. Hindustan Unilever Limited & Another.

Hi IP MADs,

Background: What is driving Indian water purifier segment?
In the past few years, Indian water purifier industry has witnessed an exponential growth of more than 22% CAGR. According to TechSci Research, the water purifier industry sales grew dramatically during FY’10 as compared to previous fiscals due to improving demand and expanding production capacity. In 2011, the organized water purifier market stood at Rs 1500 Crore. Given the increasing awareness, and largely untapped market potential, the sector is expected to grow at a CAGR of more than 20 percent till 2016. As per India Water Review, water purifier segment is growing at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 25 per cent and is likely to touch Rs 7,000 crore by 2015 from the current level of about Rs 3,200 crore as of June 2, 2012.
HUL launched its Pureit water purifier range in India in 2008 with patent protection or market exclusivity for its gravity-fed filtration technology. The water purifier currently sells around six million units per annum, contributing about Rs. 200-250 crore to its annual revenue.
‘Tata Swach’- World’s most cost-effective water purifier improves affordability of safe drinking water for millions of families. It is innovative nanotechnology water purifier made from rick husk ash which does not require electricity or running water to operate. The product development has resulted in 14 patents being filed by the company.

India’s apex Intellectual Property tribunal i.e. Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) on 12thJune, 2012 has ruled that the patent issued to Hindustan Unilever Ltd’s (HUL) in 2005 has been revoked with cost of Rs.5000/-,marking a landmark victory for the Tata group in a high profile intellectual property battle.
The Applicant, Tata Chemicals Limited sought revocation of the invention of Patent No.195937 (Application No. 709/MUM/2002) titled “Filter Device” filed on August 7, 2002 and granted on August 26, 2005 to Hindustan Unilever Limited. The Invention relates to a filter cartridge for use in gravity-fed filtration “in particular to a novel filter cartridge which would facilitate gravity flow filtration at constant flow rate even with increased literage of water through the cartridge maintaining effective filtration characteristics”.

Interesting because of the grounds on which HUL’s patent has been revoked!!
The IPAB order in this high-profile intellectual property dispute is significant because it is the first such decision in which suppression of details and submission of incorrect filings attracting the provisions of Section 8 of the Indian Patent Act, 1970 were the basis for the cancellation of a patent. In support of the grounds relied by the Applicant attacking the patent as being anticipated, and obvious and insufficiently described and so on, they relied upon the following patent documents. In addition both the parties have relied upon plethora of foreign case laws.

No.
Used to Prove
Document Number
Filing Date
Title
1
Prior art-Hindustan Unilever
December 17, 1992
Ceramic filter
2
Prior art-Hindustan Unilever
October 12, 1994
Gravity water purifier
3
Prior art-Indian Patent Office
December 2, 2000
Water filtration apparatus
4
Invention lacks novelty and inventive step
December 2, 2001
Water filtration apparatus
5
Invention lacks novelty and inventive step
August 20, 1998
Filtration Device for Liquid Purification
6
Obviousness
April 13, 1972
Water Purification Device
7
Lacking inventive step
February 13, 1979
Filter

The table below will show how the Invention is fully taught by US‘260.   The terminology is different, but the hollow passage is there, the upward flow of fluid through the filter media is there and how they are constructed is the same. 

 Many arguments were made from both the sides alleging requirements of Section 8 of the Indian Patent Act, 1970. It is interesting to note that the IPER (International Preliminary Examination Report) rejected the claims 1 to 3 on both the grounds of novelty and inventive step. The Patent Office did not see the IPER as it was not submitted. In paragraph 107 of the order it was laid down that, “The Act requires compliance with Section 8(1) and 8(2) and the patent applicant must comply with the same.  Otherwise the patent is liable to be revoked.”

One of the most conspicuous part of the pronounced order is in paragraph 110 which highlights “essence of expert evidence and its role in development of IP jurisprudence” as hereunder:
We find as a rule the experts called upon by the parties before us file affidavits.  These affidavits are naturally drafted by the respective advocates.  So they read almost like the statement of case or counter statement depending on who has called the witness.  Instead it may be better to just get their opinion in the form of an affidavit.  This opinion will deal with the prior art, the common general knowledge, this invention and why the expert is of the opinion that it is anticipated or not, it is obvious or not.  Even when the affidavit has to counter the opinion of the other side expert, it is better merely to say that the expert disagrees with the opinion and for what reason.  Instead the affidavits contain attacks on the expertise of the experts.  This must be eschewed.  Each expert gives his opinion and the reasons therefore and the Court / Board will apply its mind and decide how relevant the evidence is for proving the case.  The experts are respected academicians in their fields and such attacks may discourage the best minds from offering to assist us. It will be then a loss to the development of IP jurisprudence. The expert evidence is one of the relevant facts which the court has to consider and while deciding the patentability of some inventions, this may be very crucial.  We hope the members of the Bar will bear this in mind, when they request experts to assist us.  Whether they appear in the witness box or file affidavits in lieu thereof, the witnesses deserve our respect.

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Thursday, June 28, 2012

USPG >>> Us. Why? Watch....

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Us. Every person, every community, a full life.



















From November this year, USPG will be its changing name to United Society, to be known as 'Us'.

Canon Linda Ali, the outgoing chair of USPG’s Trustees, explained it was time for USPG to update our 311-year-old name.


She said: ‘The original title given to us by our founder, the Revd Thomas Bray, was The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, which was later abbreviated to SPG. No doubt this name worked well in its day, but words like “propagation” are simply out-dated in the twenty-first century. So it was time for a change.


'We're still about sowing seeds and nurturing faith and transformation in communities, but we want to speak in a language that resonates today.


‘Our new name, Us, is directly derived from USPG, so it speaks to our heritage, but it also speaks about inclusivity. There is no “them”; we are all “us”. Our work – in partnership with the churches of the Anglican Communion – is for the benefit of the whole community. No-one is excluded.’


A message from Archbishop Rowan


The Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams endorsed the name change. He sent the following message to conference delegates:


'The worldwide church is called by God's love to promote life in all its fullness for everyone through its work in mission and development. We are call to rediscover our inter-dependence, our mutuality; to rediscover what it means to be "Us". This understanding of human dignity and mutuality in the gospel has always been at the heart of USPG's mission.


'This inspirational historical identity will continue as the United Society renames itself as Us, with its focus on "every person, every community, a full life". Indeed, the flourishing of each person is bound up in theflourishing of every other.'


He added: 'I send my greetings and blessings to you all at your conference this week - and as you continue to discern and respond to the calling of God to all of us.'


New name and strapline


The new strapline for Us - 'Every person, every community, a full life’ - is designed to underscore the concept of inclusion and point to a vision of the future where the words of Jesus in John 10:10 become a reality - the experience of life in all its fullness.


USPG Chief Executive Janette O’Neill said: ‘We are very excited about this new milestone in our history. It demonstrates our commitment to living out the gospel and communicating this message with clarity.


‘There are hundreds of international charities doing excellent work today, but we remain one of just a few agencies that are committed to supporting the churches of the worldwide Anglican Communion as they deliver transformational change.


‘We hope our new name will help people relate better to the work we are doing today. We are opening a door and inviting everyone to join Us.’


In 1965, SPG merged with the Universities’ Mission to Central Africa (UMCA) to form the United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (USPG). Three years later, the Cambridge Mission to Delhi (CMD) became part of USPG.


Historically, SPG was a traditional missionary-sending agency. John Wesley was one of many hundreds of missionaries sent around the world by SPG.


However, over the decades, this view of mission has shifted, and the focus today is on inspiring local communities to unlock their potential so they can overcome whatever barriers they face, whether economic, political or spiritual.



















Derek O'Neill and Patrick Comerford, and above, Yoshimi Gregory, Janette O'Neill, Richard Bartlett, Linda Chambers, Jan de Bruijn, Lynne Gibson and Patrick Comerford.

Team Timbutini

Soccer - Football - Same Thing

It's official. I am being registered for the Timbutini men's soccer team!
On the way to do some construction last week I talked to our host (lelo) about getting a few girls together to play against his soccer team once or twice a week.  He thought it was a great idea and was really excited that we were interested in playing soccer with the guys.
Sunday, I did not go to church because I wasn't feeling well. Nothing too bad, my body is probably just trying to adjust to my new "diet"and I need to drink more water for sure.  Anyways, later in the day I decided that it was time to get out of bed and touch out the stomach cramping. As always, I did my hulk dismount off of my top bunk, put on my running shorts and my vibrams and went for a run.  When I reached the church I stopped to do a short plyo workout.  I was off to the side of the soccer field Lelo's team was playing on .  The coach came over to talk to me and naturally I ended up joining the game.

When I say that I was off to the side of the field, what I really should have said is that I was off to the side of a large plot of dirt, covered in rocks of all sizes, poop from various animals, ruts from trucks and car tires, wooden poles set up as goals (no nets), and a single faint line on one side of the dirt for a "sideline."

Now remember what I said I was wearing?... VIBRAMS! One of the first times that I got the ball, I set up to send a cross to the other side of the field and although I had great American form, I did not take the rocks into account.  On the follow through, I slammed my pointed toe into a huge rock. ahhhh! ouch!  Immediately, pain rushed to my big toe. I thought for sure that it was either broken or bleeding.  I know for a fact that it was not bleeding, but I cannot be sure about the broken part... it still hurts.  I had to suck it up and continue playing though because there was no way that I was goign to be the weak little American girl that can't hold her own against 22 Swazi men (who might I add are insanely talented).  This was a week ago and I still have visible bruises from sprinting on the rocks.
Oh well, I went to practice again this week and today I am in town to buy a pair of cleats.  I figure if it's going to be official, I should have cleats so that I can attempt to grip the dirt and rocks a little better.  I was told that I need to be registered officially because  this coming Sunday is the "most crucial game of the season." BOOM!!! 

The language barrier makes communicating with my teammates a bit difficult but we each know enough of the others language to make it work. I look forward to training with my team each night and I am stoked for the game this weekend! When I am away from the homestead  I hear people call my name (I go by both Casie & Cassie here is Swaziland)  and I always wonder how these people know me.  Well, I found out this past week - they are my teammates that I keep running into!  I hope that I an learn all of their names too - that is my goal by the end of July. 

Pray for us & Cheer for us!  Team Timbutini.. GET IT!!!

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Getting My Hands Dirty

So the thing that's really cool, but also really sad, about learning medicine in Africa is I get way more hands on time than I could ever imagine in the U.S. It's cool, of course, because I'm so eager to learn and there's no better way to learn than to do. It's sad because their health system is so poor that they take help anywhere they can-even from students who've never seen the inside of a med school classroom. However, I don't want to discredit the Kenyan doctors (there are no American doctors at St. Joseph's). They are very skilled and compassionate. I only wish I could see them work in a setting where they have unlimited resources.

For each surgery, one students gets to scrub in to assist and everyone else can observe. Dr. Agullo is the only one who does surgery. He was trained as a gynecologist, but does everything-nuts right? Anyway, yesterday was finally my turn to scrub in! It was a minor procedure-the removal of a reoccurring corn (about 3x3 cm) on the foot of a young girl, but it turned ugly fast. My main job was to swab blood and cut stitches. In the U.S., a doctor would use local anesthesia on the foot to numb it as well as a general, but here they can't afford that and they used general. The patient woke up during the procedure and my job soon became laying on her ankle as other students helped hold her down and comfort her. She didn't shed a tear, but every time she let out a little whimper, I kind of winced and sucked in. Dr. Agullo chuckled a bit and said to me, "Ohh I see you are feeling the patients pain." And I was. I honestly can't imagine undergoing someone cutting into me that deep and feeling it.

So today I decided to take a break from surgery to think a little bit and made my way over to the dental clinic.There is one chair in the dental clinic and they basically do two things- extractions and fillings. From about 9-11, my job was basically to do suction for Dr. Britt, a dentist from Sweden, as she extracted about 5 teeth from patients who came to the clinic. Then I was really excited to find that it was a mobile clinic today so Dr. Britt, Lola (a Kenyan dental assistant who basically functions as a dentist when there aren't volunteers at the hospital), Franklin (also Kenyan, a driver and interpreter), and I went to a local primary school where we screened children classes 1-8. I learned to spot cavities by sight and feel, which was really cool. Franklin wrote down the names of all the children who needed to come to the clinic for extractions or fillings and they will be picked up in groups this week and next and brought in for treatment. The really cool thing is the clinic that Dr. Britt works for in Sweden funds the clinic and children can get free treatment up to 16 years old so I'm excited to get some more experience in there before the dental students from the UK come next week and crowd the tiny clinic (it's literally a room with the instruments and one chair and a second room with 3 chairs for waiting). I might even get to numb and/or extract teeth myself. Oh and speaking of numbing-that's all they do. They don't send the patients home with pain medicine so ones the numbness wears off, that's it.

I'm seriously impressed with how much I've been able to learn and do since being here-it's been less than a week and I can only imagine what other opportunities I'll have before I leave!

Monday, June 25, 2012

June 25

Okay so I can't come up with a cool title for my post so I'm just gonna go with date sooo here goes.

Wow, wow, wow! Never go into something thinking you know what's going to happen! I'm still adjusting to the idea of all the things that we've been doing since getting here.

First of all, I need to apologize to everyone who has been checking this regularly. I haven't had as much access to the internet as I thought, but I'll try to keep everyone up to date on here.

Two medical students, a doctor and I arrived in Migori on Thursday night. We are staying at a separate house from the 11 other pre-med students that are here because there's not enough room in the house they usually use. This has actually really been to my advantage because I have a chance to ask lots of questions during our down time.

Friday was our first day at the hospital. We start at 8 AM at a meeting with Dr. Agullo where we go over the interesting cases and get everyone's input and also reports on how many patients were admitted, discharged, or passed. Then we basically get to choose what we want to do at the hospital. My first day, I did rounds with Dr. Agullo in the maternity ward and then went over to the surgical ward. Then we go home for lunch. The other students have been here so long that they don't go back to the hospital after lunch-I hope I never get that complacent. We literally have access to whatever we want to do (I'll get more into the medical stuff in later posts since I'm just filling you in right now).

Friday night Josh, the program director, threw a birthday part for Candance and there were crates of beer and wine and tons of food. We eat a lot of beef and chicken, rice, vegetables (their main vegetable looks like spinach but tastes a lot more like wheatgrass...I can't remember what it's called), and their staple food-ungalee. I have no idea if I'm spelling that correctly, but it's a very dense brick of maize flower that is very similar to grits. A lot of the doctors came to the party too and afterwards we went "downtown" to a few clubs. Okay, going to clubs was absolutely not what I had in mind when I signed up to come to Kenya, but it was so so fun! We were very safe because of everyone we had with us, but as you can imagine we got a lot of attention because we are "mzungu" which is the Swahili word for "white person."

 One of the local men came up to me and said, "I saw you dancing and I'm falling for you!"
"But you don't even know me," I told him.
"Ahhh but I've seen you in my dreams-I love you!"

There were several more interactions like this, which are really hilarious but completely harmless as the doctors know a lot of people that work at these places and look out for us.

On Sunday we got a car and drove to Lake Victoria where we saw lots of the local townspeople, boarded a ferry, and ate lunch at a resort. A "resort" here is like a really bad Super 8, but with an awesome view. We were supposed to go souvenir shopping while there, but we didn't realize that the shops closed at 3 because it was Sunday so we missed that, but will go somewhere later.

Today I did rounds in the pediatric ward and then watched a C-section and DNC. One student can scrub in on each surgery so I got to watch a couple other girls assist and can't wait to do it myself. Afterwards I did maternity rounds and learned to fill out discharge papers. This is actually really hard for me because I'm not accustomed to all the terminology and how to read charts, but hopefully I will learn to do it well before I leave. Then we came back for lunch. After lunch, Chelsea, Sarah (the two medical students from St. Louis that I rode with from Nairobi) and I went back to the hospital. We played with some of the kids in pediatrics, and then went to physiotherapy where we were allowed to practice putting on plaster casts.

We finally were done at the hospital at 4:30 when we walked into town to get water. The only thing the program doesn't provide is water so we go into town about every other day to get 5 L jugs of water and carry them back up. I love doing this in the late afternoon because the kids are out of school and chase us around saying, "Mzungu, mzungu! How are you?" It's hilarious because they can't all speak great English, but every one of them can say, "How are you?" and "I am fine, thanks!"

Anyway I need to stop hogging the computer, but I'll try to do this more often so I can give y'all better details and more interesting stories. But for now I hope everything is well in the U.S. and I can't wait to share more with everyone!

Also, if you want to get in touch with me, the best way to do so is leaving comments on these blogs or email me at hdrabek@hotmail.com

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Saturday, June 23, 2012

Sway to the Rhythm of LOVE

Thursday morning I spent some quality time with my ukulele.  Sitting on a pile of cinder blocks, I taught myself to play "Set a Fire."  I played and I sang to the love of my life... Jesus!

"There's no place I'd rather be, than here in your love. So set a fire down in my soul that I can't contain that I can't control.  I want more of you, God!"

Eyes closed, I stopped to pray and thank God for the beautiful day that he gave me and the ability to sit here in Afrika worshiping Him and loving Him. I didn't have time to get the words our though because as I was worshiping, a small crowd of school kids had gathered on the outside of the fence to my home and as I finished playing they began applauding the "performance".  I thanked them and they went on their way.  I prayed and began to play again.  This time, three kids came inside of the fence and gathered around me asking, "borrow me?" Of course I let each of them play and watched their faces light up as they strummed away to their own little rhythms. Each different, each beautiful.

The kids walked with us to the Care Point (they had been on their way when they had stopped to hear my play).  Along the way I was playing and walking with my girls and each group of kids we passed wanted to play.  I let a few of the older ones and watching them try to figure it out was cute.   They kept asking me who made it.  They wanted to know if I made it.  They did not understand that in America you don't have to make anything for yourself. You can just walk into a store or click a few buttons and on the computer and anything you want is yours.  This culture is breaking me (in a good way).

I got there and I sat down on a rock under the single tree in the front of the church and once again began to strum whatever came to mind.  The kids swarmed me and a million little hands were trying to strum and turn the tuning pegs and each one pleaded, "borrow me?!"  I was hesitant at first and then God moved me to let each one of them have their turn to play.  I must say, I was amazed at how much English the kids knew when they were about to get something that they wanted.  They all understood, "sit down, wait your turn and each of you will get to play."  Crazy how that works - I now know how my parents felt when I was little and I pretended not to know what they were saying. (Sorry mom and dad!)

Music is breaking down many barriers. Building the foundations of many friendships.  And changing lives.
I love having my ukulele here.  I love hearing the kids try to play.  I love Swaziland's children.

Thursday, June 21, 2012

I made it!

Jambo! And greetings from Migori, Kenya! Just wanted to drop a note to let everyone know I made it safely. Here's a quick breakdown of what it took to get here:

1 hr flight from CLT to DC
13 hr flight from DC to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2 hr flight to Nairobi, Kenya
1 night stay in a hotel
7 hr drive to Migori

Phew. So approximately 48 hours after I left Charlotte, I have made it to my final destination. I have my first day at the hospital in the morning, so I won't go into too many details of what happened along the journey. I will say that it's beautiful and everyone I've met so far has been absolutely wonderful! Oh, and my camera was dead right when I got here-oops! So the pictures I have so far are from my cell phone, but I'll be charged up and ready to go tomorrow (because I know that's what most of you want from this hehe)

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Tunisia - 20 Dinars 1992 Commemorative

Twenty Dinars
Commemorating the 5th Anniversary of the overthrown of the Bourguiba Government. Dated 7.11.1992 P88
Reverse

SARATANI YA UTUMBO MPANA NI HATARI



Habari wadau,
Mnaweza shangaa leo kuja na
uzi huu wa Saratani ya Utumbo mpana, kifupi mi si tatbibu na wala sina
fani yoyote ya namna hiyo, bali mambo haya yakikukuta ndo utayajua,
sometime kuliko daktari mwenyewe, hasa ukiwa mtafiti wa kwanini nimepata
tatizo hili ama lile, yalinikuta, haikufika kuwa saratani, labda kwa
kuwa Mungu hakutaka ifike huko, lakini cha moto nimekiona, hivyo nimeona
bora tuelimishane kupitia blog hii ili sote tuwe na tahadhari ya aina fulani
hasa kuhusiana na magonjwa haya ya kujitakia, ndio ni ya kujitakia,
yanaitwa Lifestyle Diseases ama magonjwa yasababishwayo na mitindo yetu
ya maisha. 






"What you eat may play a role in your risk of colon cancer. Colon cancer may be associated with a high-fat,
low-fiber diet and red meat. However, some studies have found that the
risk does not drop if you switch to a high-fiber diet, so this link is
not yet clear.




























Smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol are other risk factors for colorectal cancer."  kwa mujibu wa U.S National Library of Medicine



Ndio maana nikasema ni ya kujitakia, tafiti zaonesha "90% of chronic diseases come from infection of gastrointestinal"
na
sababu kuu ni tatizo la kukosa choo, mi nilikuwa najiona sawa tu kama
sijaenda haja siku moja au mbili, nikidhani ni kawaida, kumbe nilikuwa
nalundika matatizo, mtu yeyote ambaye anapata mlo walau mlo mmoja kwa
siku na kupitisha siku moja au zaidi bila kupata choo anatatizo la
kukosa choo, sasa je weye unaye pata milo mitatu kwa siku bila kutoa
uchafu huo je wadhani waenda wapi?  kitaalumu tatizo hili lajulikana
kama Constipation. 




Wataalamu wanasema sababu ziko nyingi ikiwa ni pamoja na:-



  • Kukosa mlo kamili ama kula vyakula viingi vyenye kiwango kikubwa cha wanga na mafuta,

  • Kula vyakula vilivyokobolewa na vilivyo changanywa na madawa ili visiharibike,

  • mifumo hatarishi ya maisha (Dangeraous Lifestyles) kama vile matumizi ya pombe na sigara kwa wingi,

  • Ukosefu wa kiwango cha kutosha cha mbogamboga na matunda katika milo yetu,

  • Maji yasiyo salama,

  • Kuvuta hewa chafu,



Hizi ni baadhi tu, na hadhari zake zaweza kuwa:-

  • Chakula kutomeng'enywa vizuri (poor function of digestion system)

  • Maumivi makali wakati wa kupata choo,

  • Uchafu uliokaa muda mrefu kugeuka sumu,

  • Bakteria wenye madhara kuzaliwa na kuathiri utumbo mpana na viungo vingine mwilini.



Hii yaweza sababisha magonjwa sugu kama:

  • Saratani ya utumbo mpana (Colon Cancer)

  • Presha (Arteriosclerisis)

  • Kuongezeka uzito (Obesity)

  • Tumbo kujaa gesi

  • Magonjwa ya Ini

  • Figo kushindwa kufanya kazi vizuri,

  • Magonjwa ya ngozi,

  • Kukakamaa kwa mishipa ya damu,

  • Kisukari,

  • Magonjwa ya moyo n.k



Kama
nilivyotangulia kusema kuwa mi sio tabibu, bali nilikuwa mgonjwa,
sikuwa napata choo vyema, tumbo lilikuwa linajaa gesi, alafu naona
nanenepa tumbo tu, nikienda uwani ni maumivu makali, nilienda hospitali
nikapata dawa, lakini hazikusaidia sana, ndipo nilipopata habari ya hii
Phyto Fiber, niliitafiti kwanza, nilipotumia toka siku ya kwanza niliona
matokea chanya, ika Shake off tumbo langu, mpaka namaliza dozi ya wiki 2
tumbo langu na afya yangu imekuwa ok.

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Si
lazima uwe na tatizo lolote bali ni vyema kuyafanyia usafi matumbo yetu
(Intestinal tract cleansing), kwani tafiti zaonesha kuwa tumbo lisilo
safi ni chanzo cha aslimia 90 ya magonjwa sugu duniani, na ugonjwa wa
Saratani ya utumbo mpana unashika nafasi ya nne kwa vifo.

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