Month: August 2023
State Polls: Penang Fisherfolk Issue 5 Demands to Candidates
Penang's beaches and marine ecosystems face multiple challenges, including rampant reclamation projects, marine pollution and inadequate protection for coastal fisherfolk. The Penang Fisherfolk’s Association (Pen Mutiara) was established under the Fishermen’s Association Act 1971, over fifty years ago. It is an organisation that has the legal responsibility to represent and protect the...
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GO FOR FEWER CARS, NOT NEWER CARS
Newer cars are not invented to save the world. They are invented to save the car industry. Let's shift our focus from NEWER cars to FEWER cars. Source: Cycling Professor
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Food for thought
Malaysia may become a world leader in food waste without even planning to be one. According to the Ungku Aziz Centre for Development Studies of Universiti Malaya, on an average day, Malaysians generate 38,000 tonnes of waste, 44 per cent of which is food waste. In a very peculiar Malaysian fashion, we talk of food security while dumping nearly 17,000 tonnes of food waste daily. Malaysians need a...
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Don’t Wash Fruits & Veggies with Soap
USEFUL TIP: Don’t wash fruits & vegetables with soap. Soap and detergents can be absorbed by both and can make you sick. Fruits and vegetables should be washed with safe, clean water only. Detergent and hot water are for washing forks and spoons (non-food items). (Source: Codex Alimentarius)
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THE HEALING POWER OF PLANT FOODS
Plants have been used as medicines throughout history. Our earliest human ancestors found plants to heal wounds, cure diseases, and ease troubled minds. Evidence exists that plants were used for medicinal purposes some 60,000 years ago. A burial site of a Neanderthal man was uncovered in 1960. 8 species of plants had been buried with him, some of which are still used for medicinal purposes today...
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‘POISON IN EVERY PUFF’: Canada Puts Health Warnings on Individual Cigarettes
The first-of-its-kind measure is part of a sweeping new set of tobacco regulations to tighten controls over the industry Individual cigarettes in Canada will now carry warnings such as “poison in every puff” and “cigarettes cause impotence” in what the government says is an effort to make it “virtually impossible to avoid health warnings altogether”. The move is the latest in a long...
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JUST HOW GOOD IS WOOD?
If there’s one mantra that has anchored the environmental movement since its inception, it’s that trees are good. Good for the environment. Good for biodiversity. And definitely good for the climate. Trees remain one of the most reliable ways to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere – to the tune of about 8 gigatons a year according to a 2023 study. A paper just published...
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BANANAS – A GOOD WORKOUT SNACK
Bananas are rich in nutrients like carbs and potassium, both of which are important for exercise performance and muscle growth. They’re also easy to digest and can slow the absorption of sugar in the bloodstream, making bananas a good food to eat before a workout. (Healthline) Bananas are also good for post-workout recovery. Glycogen (stored carbohydrates) in your liver and muscles –...
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