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Year: 2022

Year: 2022

RAW HONEY HAS HEALTH BENEFITS

Lai Cheng December 1, 2022 0 Comments
Raw honey which has an array of nutrients, including many antioxidants, is worthy of special consideration as a healthy food, a new study suggests. Although honey is 80% sugar, “around 15% of honey is made of dozens of rare sugars – e.g. isomaltulose, kojibiose, trehalose, melezitose, etc. – which have been shown to have many physiological and metabolic benefits including improving glucose...
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PANADOL Induces Risky Behaviour, Says Study

Lai Cheng November 30, 2022 0 Comments
Acetaminophen, also known as paracetamol and sold widely under the brand name Panadol, can impair one’s ability to perceive and evaluate risks, says a 2020 study that measured changes in people's behaviour when under the influence of the medication. The findings add to a growing body of research suggesting that this common over-the-counter medication’s effects on pain reduction also extend...
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A clear pathway to possible illicit drug use

Lai Cheng November 30, 2022 0 Comments
The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) calls on the in-coming government to proceed with the adoption of Generational End Game (GEG) soonest possible and ban electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) completely. This is because permitting the use of ENDS will create a massive problem concerning drug addiction for generations to come. In November 2019 CAP explicitly warned that “vape...
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THE PROBLEM WITH OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM

Lai Cheng November 24, 2022 0 Comments
“Sit down, open your book, do question number 40”.  Sounds familiar?  This is the problem with our education system. School has been killing creativity ever since it began. Our current education system, which focusses on standardization, disregards that we are all unique and different. There is little or no assistance to find passions and interests. There is no room to find what children...
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BIRDSONG IS GOOD FOR MENTAL HEALTH

Lai Cheng November 23, 2022 0 Comments
Academics from King’s College London found that hearing birds, seeing them, and having ordinary encounters with birds improved the mood of people who have depression and of the broader population as well. The study followed about 1,300 people throughout their everyday encounters with birds last year using a smartphone app called Urban Mind. The people were in Britain, Europe, the US, Australia...
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TRANSFORMATIVE CITIES 2021-2022 PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD

Lai Cheng November 23, 2022 0 Comments
Who Will Be the Winners? The Transformative Cities Award, is a unique platform and award process which celebrates inspiring stories of change. The Award is given to help popularise and disseminate the lessons and inspiration from such practices. It provides an opportunity for social movements and civil society organisations as well as progressive local governments and municipalist coalitions to...
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GO FLEXITARIAN: It’s Good for Health

Lai Cheng November 21, 2022 0 Comments
Looking to eat less meat, but not interested in going totally vegetarian? The flexitarian diet (Flexible + vegetarian) might be for you. A flexitarian diet can have a positive impact on health, while being less strict than a 100%-vegetarian or vegan diet. The main purpose of this diet is to slowly increase one’s plant intake over time without omitting animal foods. With its emphasis on plant...
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