MASTERMIND

I put You to my test;
Yes, I judge and scrutinize Jesus.
No, please don't get me wrong,
it isn't a bad thing or "sin" to examine everything.
Not even Your creator and His happenings.
"Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty,"
says Malachi 3:10a.

So I did.

Why, the gift to think and consider,
is given from above to be used for above.

If we think that we're regular products of procreations,
If we're unaware that we are made of unrealistic phenomena,
If we've forgotten no knowledge and science yet found can explain our existence,
we forgot who created us.
We forgot what we were created for.

I scrutinize and learn about You, Jesus,
and all the things You do.
Forgive me, I've been a mean critic indeed;
I provide for You no bias or tolerance factor.
Back then I put You equal to all variables - life, knowledge, supernatural happenings;
My independent variable: existence.
My dependent variables: procreation, safety, natural instinct, supernatural happenings, knowledge, Jesus.
You were nothing but my dependent criteria.

Firstly I doubt,
but then I gained shocking understanding.

I put Your words to my realm and put everything else to test,
I put my life timeline on the table
and double-check, cross-examine it;
in the hope my faith will not be made of false hopes and formed of extraordinary events,
but the other way around.
And hopefully my life is of great contemplation,
that my experience of You stand firm in faith and understanding of the Scripture.

I put You to my test,
to find out
You were the mastermind of the project itself.



-SK

Dear Jesus

Dear Jesus,
You are a good shepperd.
Well I am no lamb, but You still are,
because a lamb is weak, and that's what I am,
I'm a wimp.
But you are kind, and you are always patient with me.
More than patient, actually.

Dear Jesus,
You're always the first person I turn into.
It's sad that I can only speak to You in prayers, sometimes prayers drive me crazy,
even statuses like these drive me crazy,
like who talks into air.
I know I do look like I'm talking into air.
It's weird making announcements like these,
cos I wanna tell You how good You are,
but You sit there nice and pretty,
like "Thanks, I know I am" hahaha.
Everyone else ought to know that You are, too.

Dear Jesus,
You know I hug people that I love.
It sucks to know that You can't give me a good hug right now, cos I'm in a mess,
well I know I can't hug a God.
But it's really good to know and feel myself
that You are a very good Father.

Dear Jesus,
Your omnipresence scares me sometimes.
You're always there.
Damn.
Like santa, when I'm good or bad.
But You never get upset at my frustrations.
You do know my limits.
Srsly, You know it too well,
and that's a good, and bad thing hahaha,
You like to push me into the very edges of it so I'll grow.
Thanks for it, though.

Dear Jesus,
You are reaaaaaally patient.
You never get mad whenever I speak to You.
Like, whenever.
I mean, w.h.e.n.e.v.e.r.
I'm such a horrible daughter.
I wake at midnights literally yelling at You.
I turn at afternoons to have a talk with You.
Noons,
Dawns,
Every frickin time of the day.
You listen to my prayers and I do feel it,
even when sometimes I swear, I cuss, I pour my emotions out at You.
I'm grateful You don't duct tape me straight away.
You listen to me anyway.
And really You do answer prayers.
I've learnt Your style by now,
You don't do instant stuff.
You want process.
So I'm learning to undergo all process You give me.

Dear Jesus,
You ain't needing no beauty sleep.
Whenever I wake at midnight,
I call to You,
and You're always there.
Dayum Jesus.
I bet You're strong af, and patient too watching me sleeping.

Dear Jesus,
What would I do without You.
People may call me crazy
for loving a spectre,
for having an absolute faith in a non-palpable, non-touchable being.
But people also do not undergo what I went through with You,
You've saved me too many times,
secured my ground too often,
You're too real for me to say that You are nonexistent.
You are there.
They just do not know the essence of being with You, yet.

Dear Jesus,
These years walking with You,
You're like fire.
You're really warm,
sometimes You burn the hell outta me.
But more often than not,
You really purify me.
You make me sincere.
Thanks for helping me in that.

Dear Jesus,
You're a humorist one.
Whenever I say "Thanks for Your help, but I think I can do it without You"
I can almost hear it in my ears
"Okay, goodluck to you."
And fck, I screw everytime.
I feel ashamed that I am stupid enough to completely trust myself.
I can't even drive straight and pretty.
Why would I trust myself to decide anything when My Creator is waiting for me to trust Him instead.

Dear Jesus,
You are my bestfriend.
You are the only one I trust,
and the only one I never mind bothering.
Thankyou for never changing,
and thank you for being there for me,
in my past,
in my present,
and for standing in my future already.

Fly

I will live long enough

and develop strength enough

and be fruitful enough

to be the real proof

that even the broken-winged birds can fly.

Now I Know

Now I know,

that through absence of love

You teach me how to love unconditionally.

In the time of war,

through absence of peace

You teach me to stay sovereign in the storm.

In the time of darkness,

through absence of sun

You teach me to appreciate small cracks of light in the darkest clouds.

In my time of weakness,

through absence of human power

You teach me to rely entirely on You.

In my hardest times,

In the moments I feel most powerless

The moments I feel most fragile

The moments I feel most alone

I know, Lord

that You are the most present.

You (Are My Muse)

You

You are special, my boo

You really are

In my life, there hasn't been anyone

quite like you

You make me feel

butterflies in my stomach

You fill me with your love,

like an empty cup

little by little made full

You make my mind work like a drug addict's

dopamine rushing through

making me can't have enough of you

It scares me sometimes

to fully try to understand

what you're doing to me

But a lover and protector you are,

oxytocine surges and calms me

everytime I put my arms around you

You are someone

my mind always ponders about

Your presence and company

never ceases to make you worth my while

You make me think of our days ahead together,

"Our" days ahead,

a tower I was always scared of building before

because I haven't had enough mortar

throughout all my life collecting;

Funnily, you

are the producer of the mortar itself (heehee).

Just kidding my dear

Truthfully said, you constantly give me substantial meaning to love you.

Please stay with me, love

I'll be whole being with no one else

because if you ask me

"Do you love me?"

I try to provide you real measurement, my dear

I can't grasp, touch, take love and show it you

But one thing I know

Everytime I look at my future,

You are already standing there.

You

You are my melody

Wherever I go, you're always around

You are my every lyric

to every single song that ever touches me

and changes me never the same

You are my beat

Beat to the song, beat to my heart

You are my voice

One of the reasons why I'm still capable of whole-heartedly singing.

You are

You are my everything

You are my muse {}

March 14th, 2016

Happy White Day, dear ❤️

From: Sheilla Khonada

To: Kevin Edro

I am here to serve you.

Dear medical friends,

You will be a doctor.

I will be a doctor.

Soon,

sooner than we expect.

Time flies;

they will no longer call you by name.

You will be granted a calling of grace

A 'healer'.

"Hello doc."

Have we stopped to think

about what a 'healer' really means?

Do we know already

what a real healer does?

You may have realized

that to speak matter-of-factly,

we dedicate our service fully

not to the faith we believe in.

We give all our life's worth

to humanity,

to the well-being and peace of people

to recover souls and families

to heal the broken in spirit.

Doctors love all people, don't we?

We have to.

Have I?

Have you?

But how can we love other people

if we don't firstly love and embrace our own souls?

We make ourselves our enemy.

A colleague enemy.

We tend to make another our enemies.

But hold,

Whom is actually worth calling enemy?

That friend

who speaks behind your back

isn't your enemy.

That bartender

who got your order wrong on purpose

also isn't your enemy.

That stranger on the road

who incessantly honks at your car

isn't, too.

We sometimes forget

that there is a spectrum

of paradigm in our society

and we are created in diversity -

and we also forget

that there is no 'enemy'

except

those killing human rights,

and anyone in support of violence,

and those in favor

of suffering of the people.

Those 'enemies' need healing.

And that is where we come to help.

That is what pulls us apart

from other paramedics and health providers.

That is our job

to recover and restore

both the body and the soul,

both the transgressors and the transgressed.

To black and white,

to rich and poor,

to the educated and illiterate,

to religious and not,

to sane and troubled,

to the peaceful and broken.

I am Jesus' daughter

and therefore,

I will do likewise,

and I shall serve like Him.

Therefore it is to all nations

I dedicate my service to.

I will serve Him

in spirit and in truth

just so people will see

not from what I've done,

but from what they feel;

Through the healing they've received

and the joy they encounter,

people can really comprehend "blessing"

and they'll experience the feeling of "being blessed",

that heaven is really up there

and heaven is down here on earth, too.

I am here to serve You.

I am here to serve you.

Will you join me, too?

-SK

Concretely Abstract

Regarding all of my thoughts;

I have always been trying

to rationalize the irrational,

just to find out

not all things can be explained

concretely concrete.

Sometimes they could be

concretely abstract.

Just like love -

the little feeling

the little abstract emotion

that makes you do all things,

accept all things,

cover all things,

and love

is the only abstract thing

that is most concrete in this world.

A Letter to You

My dearest friend,

Are you a brave one?

Only brave people can fall in love.

Love and trust are attributes of the strong.

Because once you've given your all

and watch them burn to the ground

It will take everything inside you

to let anyone truly hold you again

in any given future.

It is humane,

it is meant to shape you.

But what is it to life

if you don't love;

and what is love

if you don't take risks;

and what are taking risks for

if you don't trust?

You will love and trust eventually,

but a person can't stand long

with only one feet holding on.

And if you ever one day

let yourself fall truly in love again;

Do always remember:

love comes with strength,

and strength will give you bravery,

and bravery will grow trust.

And with only pure love in your heart,

everything will be

messy

mess

mes

me

m

me

men

mend

mende

mended.

It shall heal.

I will love and trust you.

Surat Kepada Teman Muda

Surat Kepada Teman Muda

Hai teman muda,

Cepat sekali kutulis surat ini

Tak tahu untuk siapa harus kukirim

tapi kuharap kau mau melembarinya.

Hai teman muda,

Biarlah pikiran baikmu

menghasilkan perbuatan baik

dan buah tindak baikmu

membentuk karakter baik

sehingga membentuk hidupmu yang baik.

Tak tahukah engkau

Kaki dan sayap ia miliki?

Tetapi lama sayapnya tumbuh

Sabarlah menumbuhkannya, teman muda

Pupuklah dan temanilah

kebiasaan baikmu

biarkan ia tumbuh dan berkembang

Dan saat ia sudah siap

Ia akan terbang membawamu

ke tempat-tempat yang terindah,

yang tidak pernah kau duga

yang tak berani kau pikirkan

atau impikan sebelumnya.

Hai teman muda,

Pintar dan besar kau sekolah

Tapi jangan tertipu oleh pikiranmu

Sebab seberapa dalamkah pikiran manusia sendiri ia pahami?

Jangan bersandar pada pengertianmu sendiri.

Sebab pengertian muda menyesatkan

Dan hasrat jiwa yang muda sering membinasakan.

Hai teman muda,

Apa yang kau anggap berharga

saat beranjak dewasa

belum tentu benar ada nilainya.

Apa yang kau gagal pertahankan

dikala kuat ragamu

akan kau sesali kala tua nanti.

Apa yang kau tidak hargai

yang kau miliki hari ini

akan kau rindukan di kemudian hari.

Hai teman muda,

Jagalah kerajinanmu

Pertahankan kebaikanmu

Genggam erat kesetiaanmu

Hai teman muda,

janganlah jiwamu lekang oleh jaman 😊

-SK

A message to ladies

Dearest women and girl friends, please take a little time to read this lengthy passage.

Dearest women and girl friends, you should not develop a habit of drinking alcohol, and should not date or marry an alcoholic man. Here is why.

It came to my attention that many of us develop a habit of drinking, and I just read heartbreaking facts about how alcoholism and violence have been known to be correlated for so long in our world, but is still getting so little concern and prevention.

With all due respect to men and boys, I am talking to raise awareness of alcohol abuse & women violence & women sexual assaults.

I am saying this also to support #HeForShe campaign by UN Women which will proceed till the end of 2015. September 20th, 2015 was its first year anniversary.

Every 25th of every month is #OrangeDay to stop women and girls' violence and sexual abuse.

With all due respect to men and boys, women are more often the victims of sexual or violence acts compared to men, especially those attributed to alcoholism. Here are the statistics:

1. In 2013, 35% of women worldwide have experienced physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence. The number goes up to 70% in developing countries (UN Global Statistics)

2. Of all women killed in 2012, almost half were killed by intimate partners (husband/boyfriend/SO)/family members. (Family Medicine Org)

3. Women violence actors are >50% their own HUSBANDS, and 70% of them were UNDER ALCOHOL INFLUENCE during violent act. (Family Medicine Org)

4. A YOUNG ADULT who starts drinking from their teenage years have a much more considerable risk of being an alcohol abuser/addict in their adulthood. Due to faster brain maturity of women compared to men, the same start of drinking age implicates higher rates of addiction to men than women. (TIME Magazine & Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research)

5. Women who drink / engage in risky drinking behavior have higher risk of experiencing violence. Women who are binge/heavy drinkers:

- 89% have reported experiencing interpersonal violence

- 70% have reported experiencing sexual assault.

6. In Indonesia, around 70% of all assaults experienced by women happens at HOME.

7. By province, here sits the order of housewives & women assault victim numbers:

1) Papua

2) Maluku

3) Yogyakarta

4) North Maluku

5) Bengkulu

6) Jambi

7) West Nusa Tenggara

8) Jakarta

9) Lampung

10) Banten

(UN National Outreach: The 2006 Survey of Violence against Women and Children in Indonesia)

I gather all these data because my heart breaks a little witnessing our world. I want to see our young generation restored.

There is only one goal from all these exhaustive campaign efforts: to protect and keep you safe.

There isn't a quick way to stop it, but to start from ourselves, and make the change from now.

"If not me (to stop), who? If not now (to begin), when?"

Dearest women and girl friends, you should not develop a habit of drinking alcohol, and should not date or marry an alcoholic man 😊

Good Doctor

Dearest friends, don't give up just yet.

Tomorrow is a new chance to do better.

Because there's just so much

to be a good doctor, isn't there?

I used to think certain qualities of me

that I've never seen before

will be born

during my journey to be a doctor.

But then I found out

actually some qualities

that I've embraced all my life

will have to die.

I thought my sacrifice

would be tears and time.

Turns out my sacrifice is my 'self'

The sacrifice is my expression as a free individual.

I feel like I'm only half living now.

Because dear,

it is the only thing that I know.

Dearest friends, don't give up just yet.

Tomorrow is a new chance to do better.

Because there's just so much

to be a good doctor, isn't there?

-SK

Here's to You and Me

Wake Me Up - Ed Sheeran [cover]

Hi guys!

I've uploaded a new cover on my YouTube channel (Sheilla Khonada), it's a very minimalistic cover, with just simple piano chords arrangement, similar to the original song. I used the application GarageBand for this (no, I wasn't paid to promote GarageBand, I just love the features it offers). Go visit my channel to hear the full version, and also other songs! :D

For full version, here's to direct you to the original cover:

Wake Me Up - Ed Sheeran [cover by Sheilla Kho]

You're Gonna Be Okay

Plastic

I beg thee

do not force bend

a hard soul like me.

Dearest,

What are you made of?

There

were days

I watch many people

of a more softly core -

Plastic;

time-befriending, usage-changing,

mold-complying, quietly-listening,

coat-accepting, color-adjusting,

resilient.

Then there

were nights I watch

as myself unwind and unfold.

Do you, dearest, ever dare ask

whether you are wearing a mask?

Not able to answer,

then emerge my interrogative:

Who am I?

I intently listen

tick tock tick tock

many moons float by

all my senses are ears

I,

hey

hush

shush,

am you

the voice

inside thee.

Thou art alive,

why take worry

aren’t thou free?

I look quietly

“Plastic, maybe

but of what kind?”

but oh dear,

what lies inside me

is not like a plastic, I see.

I touch it

my fingertips bleed!

My good question arrives:

how do plastic stab fingers?

I knock at it

the sound echoes!

My wonder appears:

how do plastic reflect sounds?

I caress it

how cold to the touch!

Can’t be warmed by fire -

How odd is this plastic inside me!

Then

only I realize

it is not plastic after all

Fleets

a single word

through my mind

Crystal.

Now, I understand.

Now, I accept.

Now, I handle with care.

Maybe you are a crystal too?

Or a wood?

It's alright what you're made of

it's what you leave behind that counts.

Dearest,

What are you made of?

but I beg thee

do not force bend

a hard soul like me.


-sheilla kho

Fire

I start to figure out

there is this art to life -

that is;

you're always constantly broken

and mended again.

Every single time a lil bit stronger,

a lil bit wiser than before.

What we're afraid of,

maybe, all this time, is to fail

and have people know that you do.

But failing is humane

It is neither an unforgivable shame

nor a permanent disgrace -

as long as we learn

and adjust to evade equally severe burn.

We need those fire sometimes:

the ones that burn you but don't kill you.

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger

teaches you wiser

and hopefully, molds you softer.

Feel blessed to fall into a fire.

Because fire tests

and fire purifies.

And dear, there's no shame at all

in making it out of a fire alive.

-sheilla kho

Sbab Kau Besar (Cover)

Hello there!

I just currently uploaded one new cover (two actually, do visit in my channel, thankyou :3)

Sbab Kau Besar - Sheilla Khonada

I am in the mood of uploading raw covers, because they are so much more original than the well-made ones. Let me know if you have inputs or comments, I'll appreciate them so much. Enjoy and GBU <3>

Text Book Recommendations for Biomedic 3

Hello!

It's been quite a long time since the last time I wrote. I am now a 4th semester medical student in Tarumanagara Unversity, Jakarta, Indonesia. Today I am sharing about the books required for Biomedic 3, the 4th block in Tarumanagara Medical Faculty (each semester consists of 3 blocks, meaning the 4th block is the beginning of the 2nd semester). This is especially made for my juniors, the batch 2014. Hopefully this will be useful for you.

So if I'm not mistaken, Biomedic 3 consists of several major topics (let me know if I missed any):
1) Pharmacology
2) Parasitology
3) Anatomical Pathology
4) Microbiology

This was one of the most plentiful blocks (plentiful in materials; and allocated study time). I hope this post may help you prepare yourselves better, because last year at these times I was also hunting for books, and boy ain't it hard to find these books.

BM 3 is the block in which I bought the most books: I got myself 6 books. Well, you don't have to buy all of them because not all of them are that useful. Here are some down the list:

1) PHARMACOLOGY (MUST BUY)

Name: Farmakologi dan Terapi FK UI Edisi 5

Author: Departemen Farmakologi dan Terapeutik FK UI

Publisher: Badan Penerbit FK UI

This is the book for Pharmacology study, not just in Biomedic 3, but throughout all the academic years. It is pretty thick in pages but it does not weight as heavy as it looks. The good thing about this book is it also explains the basic knowledge of pharmacology, not just about the medicines. It consists of many types of medications, such as antiallergen, antibiotics, antiviral, antihypertension, etc. It also provides some characteristic of the medicines. This has been proven fool-proof and very much useful.

Price: around Rp 70.000,00

Where I got it: the small shops aside Tarumanagara (in the campus-side alley)

Name: MIMS Petunjuk Konsultasi

Author: -

Publisher: BIP Gramedia

This is actually not a textbook, it is a medicine database. The doctor in charge of the block might want you to grab this (we did too, every one of us bought this book, but many of us bought the non-original ones since it is always changing every year. I got the non-original one too). It will be used as a medicine database for you to learn to make prescriptions. The non-original book isn't as good as the counterpart, obviously, but considering that this book is so quickly changed, I personally prefer to grab the non-original one for this block.

Price:

original: around Rp 150.000,00

non-original: around Rp 40.000,00

(well you decide which one to get)

Where I got it: since I got the non-ori, I got it in the campus-side alley. The ori is provided in Gramedia.

2) PARASITOLOGY (MUST BUY)

Name: Buku Ajar Parasitologi Kedokteran Edisi 4

Author: Departemen Parasitologi FK UI

Publisher: Badan Penerbit FK UI

This is the book for Parasitology study. From what we've been through, so many species on this book is actually included in the medical study materials, so please do give some investment and grab this book. It gives quite enough information about species origins, habitats, life cycles, hosts, infective stadiums, treatments, and eradication of parasites.

Price: around Rp 40.000,00

Where I got it: campus-side alley (but also provided in Kusuma. I recommend you get the original one, because the pages of the non-ori ones could fall apart - mine did)

3) ANATOMICAL PATHOLOGY (OPTIONAL)

Firstly, I got two books for this topic. The reason is simple: I don't know which one is more useful! Many seniors said Robbins is the good one, but the rest agreed that Buku Ajar Patologi Umum Sagung Seto is the more frequently used. Confused, I got them both, in the hope that they both will be proven useful in the future (don't follow my example).

Name: Robbins Basic Pathology
Author: Kumar, Abbas, Aster (I have no idea they are the same person or 3)
Publisher: Elsevier

So this is the first book that I got for anatomical pathology. If asked to choose this or the second one, I'll choose this one. Well, it is honestly more useful than the other pathology books I've read, because it is simple, and nicely written, and consists of many helpful graphs and pictures that I frequently put into my ppt slides. This is also useful in the following blocks. On the other hand, considering from the price, you might think again, since this is not a compulsory book, but if you really want to get a good book about anatomical pathology and basic pathology, this could do (another alternative that I've heard of is Harrison's Book of Pathology)

Price: around Rp 550.000,00
Where I got it: Kusuma bookstore

Name: Buku Ajar Patologi I (Umum) --> the one we use is the left one
Authors: -
Publisher: Sagung Seto

These are the second (set of) books I got for anatomical pathology. I don't understand why so many of my seniors recommended to get this book (I find no useful value of this book other than providing definitions and additions to my ppt slides). Well, it is quite useful in making slides, but that's it. I always ask a minimum of 8 seniors every start of block, asking about books, I still don't understand why so many of them recommend this (I don't like this book). But if you can find a good use of it, just like the other seniors do, then this book might be right for you.

Price:
around Rp 45.000,00 (the first book)
around Rp 170.000,00 (both books)
Where I got it: Sagung Seto shop @ Trisakti Medical Faculty, Campus B (just aside Sumber Waras hospital)


4) MICROBIOLOGY

I don't think this topic requires any book (I bought none). Just make sure you pay full attention every time laboratorium sessions come, and make sure to take notes and ask the lecturers when you don't understand the materials. Take pictures of the microscopic slides whenever allowed! That will save you.








So that is all. This is just my personal tips, and what is suitable for me may not be suitable for you, vice versa. So I recommend that you also ask the other seniors already going through BM 3, they could have better books and better tips. Goodluck in undergoing your 2nd semester, and God bless!




Shei
(all pictures are my courtesy; they are my own books)

Jesus It Is You - True Worshippers (Sheilla Khonada)

THE A BLOOD TYPE (FOOD & SPORT TYPE)

THE A TYPE

The A type lacks some enzymes that are required to digest animal proteins effectively. Therefore, they are not suggested to consume too much meat and poultry, for the excess materials undigested can be toxic and harmful to the body.

SPORTS WHICH ARE BENEFICIAL FOR A TYPE

Sports recommended for A type are those that creates full body health, clean respiratory system, and good immune system. They are fully encouraged to set a life style of regular sports, especially more to the relaxing and light-aerobic ones.

Steps toward effective sport:

1. Before aerobic practice, do some warm-ups (stretch and flexibility).
2. To fully obtain cardiovascular benefits for your body, practice till you reach a heart rate of 70% of your maximum capacity. After you reach the heart rate desired, keep practicing to maintain it for 20-30 minutes. Here's how you count your upper heart rate goal:
    a. Substract your age from 220. (for example, I am 18 years old. 220-18 = 202)
    b. Multiply the result by 0.7 (for example, mine is 202 x 0.7 = 141.4)
        This is my upper heart rate goal.
3. End every aerobic session with some cooling-down activities for at least five minutes (stretch and relaxation).

Here are a list of sports ideal for the A blood type:

  1. Hatha Yoga, 40-50 minutes, 3-4 times per week
  2. Taichi, 40-50 minutes, 3-4 times per week
  3. Light aerobic, 40-50 minutes, 2-3 times per week
  4. Treadmill, 30 minutes, 2-3 times per week
  5. Pilates, 40-50 minutes, 3-4 times per week
  6. Weightlifting (2/3 - 4/5 kgs), 15 minutes, 2-3 times per week
  7. Stationary bike, 30 minutes, 2-3 times per week
  8. Swimming, 30 minutes, 2-3 times per week
  9. Striding (fast walking), 45 minutes, 2-3 times per week

Here's a list of food which are very beneficial for A type, and are highly suggested to consume in a regular basis:

   1. Soy-based food

   2. Cold water fish rich of oil (sardine)

   3. Linseed oil

   4. Olive oil

   5. Broccoli

   6. Onion

   7. Berries (blueberry, cherry, cranberry, elderberry)

   8. Citrus orange

   9. Garlic

 10. Green tea

And here are the list of food.

      Some things to consider before we start the food list,

There are three categories dividing these foods. First, YES. Food in this category acts as a MEDICINE for your blood type, and can help fight diseases and improve your health greatly. Second, OKAY. "Okay" food serves as FOOD. They are not very beneficial, and may be consumed rarely/occasionally. Meanwhile, food in the category NO acts like POISON for your blood type, and therefore, should be avoided/better yet, not eaten at all.

Different dosage of food differs from each people type.
There are TWO general types of people:
  1. SECRETOR
  2. NON-SECRETOR

To see which one you are easily, check your earwax (kotoran telinga).
If it is wet, you are a SECRETOR.
If it is dry and sand-like, you are a NON-SECRETOR.
Later in the food list you may check the weekly portions you are allowed to eat in order to get the full benefits of the food you're having.

FYI: the food on this list are for general health advice, and are not meant to be substitutes for medicines or therapies. Also, in some cases, people may have their own bodily conditions that require them to consume more or less some kinds of food than the others. This should be consulted with doctors.

The food will be sorted into 11 different categories, such as:
    1. Meat & poultry
    2. Fish & seafood
    3. Milk, egg, & dairy
    4. Oil
    5. Peanuts & seeds
    6. Peas
    7. Cereals & flours
    8. Vegetables
    9. Fruits & juice
  10. Ingredients & spices
  11. Tea (herbal)
  12. Drinks

   1. MEAT & POULTRY

Dosage per intake

  Man                       : 113-170 grams

  Woman & children    : 57-142 grams

  SECRETOR --------------------------
  African        : 0-2 times per week
  Caucasian    : 0-3 times per week
  Asian           : 0-3 times per week


  NON-SECRETOR ---------------------
  African        : 2-5 times per week
  Caucasian    : 2-4 times per week
  Asian           : 2-3 times per week

       YES :

        -

       OKAY :

       Chicken

       Cornish hen

       Grouse (burung belibis)

       Guinea hen

       Ostrich

       Squab (anak burung dara)

       Turkey

       NO : 

       All types of commercially processed meat

       Smoked beef / pork / ham
       Beef
       Buffalo
       Duck
       Goat
       Swan / grouse
       Cow heart
       Horse
       Young lamb
       Cow liver
       Lamb
       Rabbit

       Quail (burung puyuh)
       Squirrel
       Sweetbreads
       Young cow
       Deer 

       Turtle

   2. FISH & SEAFOOD

Dosage per intake
  Man                         : 113-170 grams
  Woman & children    : 57-142 grams

  SECRETOR --------------------------
  African        : 1-3 times per week
  Caucasian    : 1-3 times per week
  Asian           : 1-3 times per week


  NON-SECRETOR ---------------------
  African        : 2-5 times per week
  Caucasian    : 2-5 times per week
  Asian           : 2-4 times per week

       YES:
       Cod
       Mackerel
       Salmon
       Sardine
       Trout (ikan pelangi)
       Goldfish
       Monkfish
       Perch (silver / yellow)
       Pollock
       Red snapper
       Helix pomatia (bekicot)
       Trout (sea)
       Whitefish
       Whiting
       
       OKAY :
       Abalone
       Bass
       Bullhead
       Butterfish
       Chub
       Croaker
       Drum
       Halfmoon
       Muskellunge
       Parrot fish
       White perch
       Pike
       Pompano
       Rosefish
       Sailfish
       Salmon eggs
       Scrod (young cod/haddock)
       Shark
       Smelt
       Sturgeon
       Suckerfish
       Swordfish
       Trout, river
       Tuna
       Weakfish
       Yellow tail fish

       NO : 

       Anchovy
       Barracuda
       Beluga
       Bluefish

       Catfish (ikan lele)
       Caviar
       Clams
       Snail
       Crabs
       Crayfish (lobster-like)
       Eel
       Flounder
       Frogs
       Grey sole fish
       Grouper (ikan kerapu)
       Haddock
       Halibut
       Harvest fish
       Herring (fresh / salty / smoked)
       Lobster
       Octopus
       Opaleye
       Oyster
       Smoked salmon
       Scallop
       Scup fish
       Shad fish
       Shrimp
       Sole fish
       Calamari squid
       Tilefish

   3. MILK, EGG, AND DAIRY

Dosage per egg intake : 1 egg

SECRETOR --------------------------
  African        : 1-3 times per week
  Caucasian    : 1-3 times per week
  Asian           : 1-3 times per week


  NON-SECRETOR ---------------------
  African        : 2-3 times per week
  Caucasian    : 2-5 times per week
  Asian           : 2-4 times per week

Dosage per milk/yoghurt intake
  Man                         : 113-170 grams
  Woman & children    : 57-142 grams

  SECRETOR --------------------------
  African        : 0-1 times per week
  Caucasian    : 1-3 times per week
  Asian           : 0-3 times per week


  NON-SECRETOR ---------------------
  African        : 0-1 times per week
  Caucasian    : 1-2 times per week
  Asian           : 0-2 times per week



Dosage per cheese intake
  Man                         : 113-170 grams
  Woman & children    : 57-142 grams

  SECRETOR --------------------------
  African        : 0-2 times per week
  Caucasian    : 1-3 times per week
  Asian           : 0-2 times per week


  NON-SECRETOR ---------------------
  African        : 0 times per week
  Caucasian    : 0-1 times per week
  Asian           : 0-1 times per week


      YES:
       -

       OKAY :
       Egg (chicken/duck/grouse)
       Farmer cheese
       Feta cheese
       Ghee (purified butter)
       Goat cheese
       Goat milk
       Kefir
       Mozzarella cheese
       Paneer (indian cheese)
       Sour cream
       Yoghurt

       NO : 

       American cheese
       Blue cheese
       Brie cheese
       Butter
       Buttermilk
       Camembert cheese
       Casein
       Cheddar
       Colby cheese
       Cottage cheese
       Cream cheese
       Edam cheese
       Emmenthal cheese
       Gouda cheese
       Gruyere cheese
       Half-and-half creme
       Ice cream
       Jarlsberg cheese
       Milk (cow)
       Monterey jack cheese
       Muenster cheese
       Neufchatel cheese
       Parmesan cheese
       Provolone cheese
       Sorbet
       String cheese
       Swiss cheese
       Whey

   4. OIL

Dosage per intake : 1 tablespoon

  SECRETOR --------------------------
  African        : 5-8 times per week
  Caucasian    : 5-8 times per week
  Asian           : 5-8 times per week


  NON-SECRETOR ---------------------
  African        : 3-7 times per week
  Caucasian    : 3-7 times per week
  Asian           : 3-6 times per week


       YES:
       Linseed (minyak biji rami)
       Olive oil
       Blackgrape oil
       Walnut
       
       OKAY :
       Almond oil
       Borage seed oil
       Cod liver oil
       Safflower
       Sesame oil
       Canola oil
       Soybean oil
       Sunflower oil
       Evening primrose
       Wheatseed oil


       NO : 

       Castor oil
       Coconut oil
       Corn oil
       Cottonseed oil
       Peanuts oil

 5. PEANUTS AND SEEDS 

Dosage per intake : a handful, peanut butter 2 tablespoons 

  SECRETOR --------------------------
  African        : 4-7 times per week
  Caucasian    : 4-7 times per week
  Asian           : 4-7 times per week


  NON-SECRETOR ---------------------
  African        : 5-7 times per week
  Caucasian    : 5-7 times per week
  Asian           : 5-7 times per week


      YES:
      Linseed
      Black walnut
      Yellow pumpkin seed
      Peanut butter
      Peanuts
       
       OKAY :
       Almond
       Badam butter
       Badam cheese
       Beechnut
       Hazelnut
       Chestnut
       Hikori
       Maccademia
       Pecan
       Pignolia
       Opium seed
       Safflower
       Sunflower seed
       Sunflower butter
       Sesame butter
       Sesame seed

       NO : 

       Brazilian nut
       Cashews
       Pistachio

 6. PEAS

Dosage per intake : a cup (cooked) 

  SECRETOR --------------------------
  African        : 5-7 times per week
  Caucasian    : 5-7 times per week
  Asian           : 5-7 times per week


  NON-SECRETOR ---------------------
  African        : 3-5 times per week
  Caucasian    : 3-5 times per week
  Asian           : 3-5 times per week


      YES:
      Adzuki
      Snaps (buncis)
      Long beans (kacang panjang)
      Black eyed peas
      Fava beans
      Pinto beans
      Soybeans
      Soy cheese
      Soymilk
      Tempeh (tempe, yes)
      Tofu

       
       OKAY :
       Northern nuts
       Cannellini
       Jikama pea
       Green beans
       White beans

       NO :

       Copper nut
       Garbanzo (chickpea)
       Red beans
       Navy beans
       Tamarind

7. CEREALS & FLOURS

Dosage per intake : half cup (dried), cereal or pasta; 1 muffin; 2 loaves of bread

  SECRETOR --------------------------
  African        : 7-10 times per week
  Caucasian    : 7-9 times per week
  Asian           : 7-10 times per week


  NON-SECRETOR ---------------------
  African        : 5-7 times per week
  Caucasian    : 5-7 times per week
  Asian           : 5-7 times per week


       YES:
       Amaran
       Buckwheat
       Manna
       Ezekiel bread
       Oat brand
       Oat flour
       Oat meal
       Whole grain rice
       Rice brand
       Rye wheat
       Soba noodles (100% buckwheat)
       Flours / soy brands
       
       OKAY :
       Cantel
       Cornmeal
       Couscous
       Grits
       Kamut
       Quinoa
       Rice (wild)
       Rice cakes
       Rice milk
       Spelt products/flours
       Tapioca
       Sorgum
       Millet
       Popcorn
       Wheat
       Semolina
       White wheat
       

       NO : 

       Teff
       Wheat brands
       Wheat seeds
         

      

8. VEGETABLES

Many vegetables are good for A blood type.


Dosage per intake : one cup (boiled, cooked, or raw)

  SECRETOR --------------------------
  African        : UNLIMITED per week
  Caucasian    : UNLIMITED per week
  Asian           : UNLIMITED per week


  NON-SECRETOR ---------------------
  African        : UNLIMITED per week
  Caucasian    : UNLIMITED per week
  Asian           : UNLIMITED per week


       YES:
       Broccoli
       Kale
       Onions
       Swiss chard
       Spinach
       Alfalfa
       Artichoke
       Aloe vera
       Bit
       Carrots
       Dandelion
       Escarole
       Horseradish
       Kohlrabi
       Lettuce
       Mushroom (maitake, silver dollar)
       Okra
       Parsnip / sweet carrot
       Pumpkin
       Rappini

       
       OKAY : (recommended dosage 2-5 times a week)
       Arugula
       Asparagus
       Corns
       Brussel cabbage
       Cauliflower
       Cucumber
       Daikon radish
       Fiddlehead
       Lettuce (except romaine)
       Green beans
       Mushrooms (abalone, enoki, portobello)
       Green olive
       

       NO : 

       Cabbage
       Eggplant
       Black/greek/spanish olive
       Bell peppers (all)
       Pickles
       Potato
       Rhubarb
       Tomato
       Yam
       Yucca

9. FRUITS AND JUICE

Dosage per intake : one cup

  SECRETOR --------------------------
  African        : 2-4 per week
  Caucasian    : 3-4 per week
  Asian           : 3-4 per week


  NON-SECRETOR ---------------------
  African        : 2-3 per week
  Caucasian    : 2-3 per week
  Asian           : 2-3 per week


       YES:
       Blackberry
       Blueberry
       Cherry
       Elderberry
       Lemon
       Pineapple
       Plum
       Prune
       Apricot
       Boysenberry
       Cranberry
       Acorn
       Grapefruit
       
              
       OKAY :
       Apple
       Asian pear (xiang lee)
       Avocado
       Melons
       Cranberry juice
       Dewberry
       Gooseberry
       Guava
       Kiwi
       Kumquat
       Loganberry
       Murbey
       Muskmellon
       Nectarin
       Pear
       Prickly pear
       Raspberry
       Currant fruits
       Watermelon
       Youngberry
       Grapes (all types)
       Quince (golden apple)
       Raisins
       Starfruit
       Strawberry

       NO : 
       Banana

       Coconut
       Honeydew mellon
       Mango
       Orange
       Papaya
       Plantain (some bananas)
       Mandarin orange 
      

   

10. INGREDIENTS AND SPICES

       YES:
       Garlic
       Peterseli
       Barley malt
       Coriander seed 
       Turmeric (kunyit)
       Fenugreek (kelabat)
       Ginger
       Molasses (black strap) (tetes tebu)
       Horseradish
       Dried mustard
       Soy sauce
       Tamari (wheat free)

       OKAY :
       Gelatin
       Allspice (pimiento)
       Almond extract
       Bergamot
       Cardamom (kapulaga)
       Clove (cengkeh)
       Tartar cream
       Plain gelatin
       Licorice root
       Cinnamon
       Carob
       Chervil
       Cumin
       Invert sugar / trimolin
       Chocolate
       Maizena
       Corn syrup
       Dextrose
       Marjoram
       Mint
       Molasses
       Oregano
       Bell pepper (powder)
       Rosemary
       Saffron
       Sage
       Savory
       Sea salt
       Seaweed
       Stevia
       Tarragon
       Thyme
       Vanilla
       Vegetable glicerine
       Yeast (bread/wine)
       Fructose
       Guarana
       Honey
       Maltodextrine
       Mapel syrup
       Rice syrup
       Senna
       Sugar (brown / white)


       NO : 

       Aspartam
       Caper (salted)
       Carrageenan (gelatin)
       Gelatin, except plants
       Gum (akasia/arabicca/guar) 
       Juniper
       Fuli (selaput biji pala)
       Tomato sauce
       MSG
       Pepper 
       Cayenne
       Pickles
       Mayonnaise
       Vinegar (all)
       Wintergreen
       Worcestershire

11. TEA (HERBAL)

       YES:
       Aflafla
       Aloe vera
       Burdock
       Chamomile
       Dandelion
       Echinacea
       Fenugreek
       Gentian
       Ginger
       Green tea
       Ginko biloba
       Hawthorn
       Holy basil
       Milk thistle
       Peterseli
       Rosehip
       Slippery elm

       OKAY :
       Chickweed
       Coltsfoot
       Dong quai
       Elder berry
       Golden seal
       Hops
       Horehound
       Licorice root
       Linden
       Murbey
       Mullein
       Peppermint
       Raspberry leaf
       Sage
       Sasparilla
       Senna
       Shepherd's purse
       Skullcap
       Spearmint
       Strawberry leaf
       Thyme
       White birch
       Yarrow

       NO : 
       Catnip
       Cayenne
       Corn hair
       Rhubarb

       Yellow dock

12. DRINKS

These, you should mind too. If you fail in this part, say you drink alcohols/soda, you fail your dietary choice. So take heed.


       YES:
       Green tea
       Regular coffee
       Red wine


       OKAY :
       Coffee (no caffeine)
       White wine


       NO : 

       Beer
       Liquor (brandy)
       Seltzer
       Soda (cola/diet/etc)
       Black tea (regular/no caffeine)

That is all about A type food. There are supplements and pills suitable for A, but in general, these food will do.

Goodluck in beginning a new good habit. Start off little by little. Increase the YES food one per week. Reduce the NO food one per week. You'll find yourself calmer, in more peace, and can endure bigger challenges day by day. You may also find your whole body working more properly, too.

Goodluck, thank you, and Godblessyou! :)




Sheilla 


Thanks to: Dr. Peter J. D'Adamo