Fitness Tips

Liver Cleansing (Part 2)

Are liver cleansing diets healthy?

Most liver cleansing diets are fairly healthy, but the reasoning behind them is often flawed. For example, many of these diets claim that drinking water or eating enzymes in fresh fruit will help weight loss. This is not true. The table below summarises the common dietary claims for liver cleansing and the evidence to support these claims. Most of the data available on liver cleansing is based on anecdotal evidence only, which means that without controlled research comparing people on the diet versus people on a control diet, it’s difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of the claims.

The cleansing approach often recommends increased consumption of fruits and vegetables, which is to be greatly commended. It’s the omissions that are of concern. Dairy foods are often dumped from the diet. If this leads to a calcium deficiency it could contribute to calcium loss from the bones, resulting in earlier osteoporosis. The importance of physical activity for weight loss is also often missed.

Why do people say liver cleansing works?

If you consume less energy by eating a diet with less fat, alcohol or sugar, chances are you’ll create an energy deficiency in the body and lose some weight. Liver cleansing diets, with their pro-fruits and vegetables and anti-junk food prescription can deliver this outcome.

When people succeed at weight loss it’s common to give all the credit to the book they read or the program they joined without questioning its scientific foundation. Liver cleansing becomes popular when people think they fixed their liver rather than their eating habits. It’s the dietary changes that bring the results and these participants should be praised for this.

The bottom line is that liver cleansing diets may help people eat mostly the right things, but for the wrong reasons. There’s little, if any, scientific evidence that provides a link between a dirty liver and excess weight, or cleansing the liver and weight loss. Promoting healthy, balanced eating and a regular exercise program are still the most the sensible weight loss guidelines.

Carpe’ Diem

CLAIM	EVIDENCE
Water cleanses the liver and kidneys, aiding weight loss.	Drinking fluids is good for hydration and water does clean the kidneys. However, water has no effect on weight loss.
Dairy foods are bad for your system and should be avoided.	Some people have lactose intolerance, where their body doesn’t produce enough lactase (the enzyme that digests lactose). They may have to limit their consumption of milk, but not necessarily cheese or yoghurt. The bacteria naturally present during fermentation use up most of the lactose in these products. Soy milk, which is naturally lactose-free, is another alternative. An even smaller number of people are allergic to the proteins in dairy products, but for most of the population dairy foods have no side effects. Low-fat options are recommended to help cut back on saturated fat.
Sugar intake must be reduced because it is the main cause of weight again.	Dietary fat has more energy per gram than sugar and is more easily converted into body fat, so the fat is main dietary influence on fat stores. For people who eat a lot of sugar, a reduction may be warranted, but as a lower priority.
Essential fatty acids help weight loss.	Essential fatty acids, including the omega–3 fats are an important part of a healthy diet, but there’s no evidence to show that adding small amounts to a regular diet - such as eating seeds - will aid weight loss. If you eat too many portions of seeds the extra fat may contribute to weight gain.
Fresh fruits and vegetables contain living enzymes that enhance digestion.	Any enzymes present in fresh produce are destroyed by stomach acid anyway

Big week for Ebrahim

PSC Golf from the Cafe Kronborg

Monday June 11 - Natural Park Resort (Stableford)

It was a big week for Ebrahim playing golf with the Pattaya Sports Club out of the Cafe Kronborg.

Ebrahim won the first event, a Stableford competition played at Natural Park Resort on Monday, June 11 with 34 points.

Rob Brown finished 2nd with 33 points, followed by Nick Hadden in 3rd with 32 and Dave Richardson 4th on a count back from Derek Brook, both with 29 points.

Thursday June 14 - Siam C.C. (stroke play)

On Thursday, June 14, the PSC split their golfing group into 2 flights: A (0 to 14 handicap) and B (15 and up).

Ebrahim won for the second time in the week, taking the A flight with a net 70.

Rod Air finished 2nd with net 74, followed by Nick Hadden in 3rd with net 74.

Jim Boyd took the B flight with a net 67, Frank Polizzotto finished 2nd with net 69 and Arthur Bailey placed 3rd with net 73.

Near pins were played for sleeves of balls donated by one of the PSC members, and were won by Arthur Bailey (Hole #4), Paul Kraft (Hole # 8), Ebrahim (Hole # 12), and nobody found the green on the 16th!

Groves, Horan and Hurd scramble home at Eastern Star

Shenanigans Scramble outing at Eastern Star Resort on Tuesday June 12th enjoyed cooler than late, overcast and breezy weather. It was a small ‘out of season’ field with some new faces on the Shenanigans tee. Namely, Phillip Groves, Mark Campbell, Jens Gunnarsson and Ronnie Glaister.

Ronnie, teamed with Harry Riley (fresh back from the UK, as are the Traylings Ed and Mam), took the number two spot on the podium with a net 71.2.

The winning spot was claimed by Bill Hurd and Phil Groves, assisted by single sign-up Gay Horan, with a net 65.7 after a team handicap adjustment to just 10% of combined.

Mark Campbell was nearest the pin on Hole 8; no-one managed to invade the green on Hole 15, and Banjob Franklin sank the longest first putt on Hole 18 even though it was barely two feet in length.

Tuesday June 26th is the next Shenanigans outing for a ‘Mystery Pairs Stableford’. Sign-up for this at Shenanigans, or call Mike Franklin.

TAGGS golfers “all square” on Friday

TAGGS Golf from The Haven Results

Monday 11 June - Century Ban Chang (Stableford)

1st: George Jackson, 40 pts
2nd: Banjob Franklin, 36
3rd: Magnus Johansson, 34 cb9 13 pts
4th: Dale Shier, 34 cb9 11

On Monday, June 11, Richard Livingston welcomed back Peder Gjelstrup, Peter Christianssen, Ronnie Glaister, Magnus Johansson, Claes Ernlund, Martin Hanfelt, and Bert Ekstrom. He also welcomed new members Brian Dean from UK, and Seppo Lampela from Sweden for a Stableford competition at Century Ban Chang.

This all made for a very competitive field that was led home by George Jackson with 40 points, closely followed by Banjob with 36 points. Banjob is running into some good form recently.

Big Magnus Johansson who, as always, is a handful off his handicap, just edged out Dale on count back, both with 34 points. Dale has been struggling to make his mark after a long lay off from golf and is starting to re-learn the game.

Wednesday 13th June - Sriracha (Stroke)

1st: Klaus Schackt, 65
2nd: Bob Morrison, 68
3rd: Claes Ernlund, 69

Klaus Schackt, who carded a net 65 at Sriracha on Wednesday, June 13, at last will be going down over the weekend, much to the relief of all the players from The Haven, especially Oradee.

Bob Morrison, for a change did not win thanks to Klaus’ fine performance. Bob is also looking to receive a cut in his handicap.

Claes Ernlund continues to improve, and carded a net 69 to finish third.

Richard welcomed back Harry Cranz from Austria, Bengt Vinterskog from Sweden and Zaki Nozaki from Japan.

Friday 15th June - Great Lake (Bogey)

1st: Ronnie Glaister, 15 all square, cb9 3 up
2nd: Klaus Schackt, 12 all square, cb9 all square
3rd: Stephen Beard, 18 all square, cb9 1 down

A fine day for golf resulted in a very close finish between Ronnie Glaister, Klaus Schackt and Stephen Beard, with the latter doing his best Retief Goosen imitation and failing at the last hole.

A fine effort from Ronnie who started by losing the first 4 holes and then remembered that he was on a golf course and not sat at the bar.

Klaus played steadily throughout the round, never being more than 1 down.

Stephen managed to stay in the hunt with a round that included only 25 putts.

Meanwhile, Richard welcomed back Paul Butler from the U.K.

All in all a great week of golf at The Haven with members from 16 countries taking part, making for a truly international mixture of competitors and fit to be called part of the International Pattaya Golf Club.

We all look forward to July 4th when we celebrate Richard Livingston’s birthday as well as Independence Day for one of the old breakaway colonies, to be held at Phoenix Golf and Country Club. Sign ups at all the usual venues. Details and entry form on this page.

The Japanese invade the Bunker!

IPGC Pattaya Golf Society from the Bunker

On Tuesday, 12th June, the Bunker Boys travelled the long journey to the always difficult Treasure Hill Golf Club for a Stableford competition. Playing off the white tees makes this course a very testing golfing experience.

The Japanese pair of Yuzo Nishikawa and Zaki Nozaki, perhaps like innocents abroad, took the course by the scruff of the neck and shot level par 36 points each, with Sunny joining them on the podium with level par also. The rest of the field were at least six points adrift.

Nearest-the-pin awards went to Chris Caffee, Chris John, Nozaki and Mr. Loy.

The highlight of the round and the obvious Bunker Banana Booby winner was John Preddy, the transport manager, who played a shot which added injury to insult! Having shot into water at one stage he attempted to play out, only for his ball to strike the concrete surround of a drain. The ball rebounded directly into his nether regions giving him a hole in one and a nasty bruise on the other! Dale Shier won the Bunker lucky draw.

Stan Rises from the Ashes of Battle at Phoenix

On Friday, 15th June, the Bunker Boys travelled to Phoenix Golf Club for a medal competition. The Mountain and Lakes courses were the challenge for the day and perfect weather helped to produce some excellent scores.

The Pathfinder, Chris John, negotiated the course in fine style to tie for second place with Mr. Loy, both recording a score of net 67. However, rising above everyone from the ashes of battle was Stan “The Man” Axon, who used his stunning accuracy to good effect to card a terrific net 64. Amputation of his handicap looms large!

Nearest-the-pin awards went to Peter Allcorn and three to Mr. Loy. The Bunker Banana Booby went to “English Aussie” John Steward for his gross 131, and he later had the temerity to suggest that luck was not on his side. The lucky draw was won, yet again, by the Sandman, Gordon McKnight. Catch up with the Bunker Boys at www.thebunkerboys.com

The Square Ring

Pattaya Hash House Harriers Run #901

Well, well, back in paradise, man. It feels good after a rough night; I wake up at noon “empty”. Oops, it’s Monday, we’ve got to run today and I am the scribe! I saw on the Bush Run some lovely cracks and invited them for the run, sign up at the Scandi Bar. I was the first to sign up because I forgot how the girls looked like? (Shame on me!) Anyway, I saw familiar faces coming in, the usual talking, you know, Yep on in Pattaya HHH.

I took my bike and followed the bus and suddenly I recognized the cracks, finely! We arrived at the A-site, start to chat until the GM called a circle (a little man with a moustache who used to do the same last year). Anyway, I saw it was Boy George! New shoes ha ha, GM’s girlfriend down down, she gave him both shoes. Hares On In to explain the run. This week’s Hares were Seaman S and BHC. Paper white and a little bit pink, especially for me I think?

Off we went, a long track on the macadam, first check was a mess-up, confusion everywhere, some cattle around. People yelling, who’s the stupid one in that PINK outfit? I think they were talking about me? After a good 40 minutes we arrived at the A-site. Surprised Flying Frog was already at the A-site (short cutter?) Anyway he lost a lot of kilo’s, good work buddy! We Belgians are maybe stupid but we have “will power!” The cracks grazing around BlaBla, Be Be, yeah it’s good to be back.

Form a circle, that familiar voice again GM Boy George, raffle by the ugly Pinky. Missing Personality on ice for late sign up and keeping everybody waiting in the bus, double down down’s. GM found glasses in the circle and asked from who they were? I thought they were mine, but I had them on my nose! Yeap, Fini on the ice, for being “Blind and Stupid”. Many Rule # 6’ers violators, Surrogate S, Idaho, T, a story about Idaho and T kissing the only Katoey in the Cat’s bar on the Moon walk, what a looser! A H, H Cyclist and C Face, the Hash Detectives iced for tribute gay song by our best vocalist Chicken F! Hash S@#$s on ice, lucky no more Hash S@#t for me! (They forgot me, yoepie!!).

Ugly RA Festering Streaker On In, Sir Airhead took a day off I heard? Spaghetti Head and Seaman S iced, seems S.H. drove over a bike last Saturday, I think Spaghetti Head’s hair was hanging in the way, ha ha. Somebody got a new name for posing on a picture with a “Girl from the second category”. Babies Arm iced for not buying a Hash shirt for his virgin friend. Salmonella needed a name change like Kermit, but nobody was interested, especially not the Frog Family. Another new Hash name for his girlfriend “A fish called Chunder?” Teeny Weeny and Sharon Tate both iced for their birthdays, congratulations! A H iced again, why? He said, because you’re a dummy and a Bad Man!

Anniversaries on in, Ewok 200 Runs, A H 50 runs, Poodle Juice 50 runs, well done! Hares made a good song and Hash Hymn, Happy Hour in my favorite place on earth TQ 1! I was lucky I didn’t get iced for running in a pink outfit, hihi. Arriving at TQ 1, yes the Number 1 Go Go Bar in town, good music and nice looking girls. Sneak Out Sprout and V.V. talking in French, I heard sneak out sprout was married with a Philippino girl, what a @#$! What the hell is he looking for here? Anyway some Hot-Dog’s TQ style and beers. The day couldn’t end better. Don’t forget Teeny Weeny’s Birthday Run on Thursday! See ya next Monday.

On On Fini

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