#长寿

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佛陀耶稣为什么要断食呢？不会饿死吗？

从遗传学的角度来看，如果短期断食，真的会降低生存能力，人类的基因，早就无法存活下来了。

断食让胰岛素降低，储存的脂肪，开始燃烧成能量，脂肪酸供身体使用；而酮体成为大脑的燃料。

断食能让去甲肾上腺素增加，大幅提升警觉系统和精神注意力。 所以，断食不但不会疲累，反而会觉得活力充沛， 精神奕奕。

对于现今消费型的商业社会，当你断食的时候，餐厅、食品公司和药厂，都赚不到你的钱，无可避免地，成了禁忌。

佛陀和耶稣断食的原因，是为了精神修行，提升心灵。

而我们定期断食，不仅可以减轻身体的负担，新陈代谢加快，还能启动身体的自我修复机制，激活人体生长激素 (HGH)，有助于降低慢性炎症，提高免疫力。 对于身体，生长激素能维护器官和促进生长；而且能提高大脑认知功能和专注力。 断食可以说是，保持年轻长寿的秘诀！

开始时，可以先试试168断食，确保自己的身体状况合适，才慢慢增强难度，到7天断食，为最终目标。

还有，定期断食可以改善胰岛素敏感度 (insulin resistance)，是解决第二型糖尿病的问题根源。

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3種免費“長壽藥” 堅持做 輕松活過100歲！

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Itacho Sushi (板长寿司) is currently holding a Premium Hokkaido Scallop Festival with up to 30 per cent off their range of innovative scallop items. As a seafood lover, I can’t afford to miss this chance to savour the shellfishes. Heading to the branch at ION Orchard on a weekday morning to beat the peak lunch time crowd.

Flipping through the online menu via the tablet, I quickly zoomed in to the Scallop Sushi promotion page and started sending the items to the cart. Took a slightly longer time to decide which are the dishes I wanted as they all look equally delectable. In the meantime, scooped out a small spoonful of wasabi and poured soy sauce over it.

Didn’t have to wait for long before the first plate of sushi was served. From the left are two each of Roasted Salmon Skin Soya Sauce (S$1++ each) and Roasted Salmon Skin Soya Sauce with Cod Fish Caviar Mayo (S$1.20++ each) sushi. The salmon sushi were melt in the mouth soft and so yummy. If not because the restaurant limits each customer to just two pieces per type, I would have order it over and over again.

The three scallop sushi on the right side of the plate are Roasted Scallop Sushi (S$3.50++), Roasted Scallop with Black Truffle Sushi (S$3.90++) and Roasted Scallop with Cod Fish Caviar Sushi (S$3.70++). All three of the scallop items were so fresh and sweet tasting just like those I had in Hokkaido. The toppings on the two of the sushi enhanced the overall flavours to raise it up a notch.

The next plate I ordered is the 3 Kinds Scallop Sushi Set (S$5.80++). The scallops are un-torched and came with different toppings of tobiko mayo (seasoned flying fish roe), black truffle (paste form) and lobster salad with avocado. Again the raw scallops were just so yummy and the toppings complemented the whole package.

The last dish to be served is this Baked Scallop Spicy Salmon Mayo Egg with Rice (S$8.40++). A beautiful dish topped with six scallops, an egg and baked till golden brown. The creamy and spicy salmon mayonnaise completely covered the white rice underneath. The oozing egg yolk added a wholesome goodness to the rice dish. Even as I walked to the cashier to pay the bill, I am already planning on the next trip to try out the other dishes on the menu.

Selected images courtesy of Itacho Sushi.