LEAVE THE WORLD BETTER THAN YOU FOUND IT
We are only temporary guests here and should leave the world better than we found it. Source: Green is a Mission
Read More Year: 2023
Singapore Orders Recall Of Malaysian Noodle Due To Undeclared Gluten
The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has directed to recall of Taste Original's Organic Mee Suar (300g) due to the discovery of undeclared gluten. Gluten, a protein naturally found in grains like wheat, was not properly disclosed on the Malaysian company's food packaging labels, a violation of Singapore's Food Regulations. Given that gluten is a known allergen, SFA has directed the product's...
Read More Global survey finds diabetes goes undiagnosed in 40% of cases
Research concludes that disparities in treatment show the need to improve access to care, particularly in developing countries About 40% of people living with diabetes globally go undiagnosed, according to new research. Most people who are not diagnosed live in Africa (60%), followed by south-east Asia (57%) and the western Pacific region (56%), says the 2023 diabetes global industry overview,...
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THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF NAPPING
Did you know a short nap in the mid-afternoon can boost memory, improve job performance, lift your mood, make you more alert, and ease stress? Small Naps Bring Big Benefits. A nap as short as 10 minutes can be beneficial, but keep your nap to 30 minutes or less so you don’t wake up feeling more tired. That grogginess you can feel after a nap is called sleep inertia. The longer you nap, the...
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CRUCIFEROUS VEGGIES PROTECT LUNGS FROM VIRAL DAMAGE
Vegetables like broccoli and kale aren't just dietary heroes for their fibre content – they might hold a hidden power that aids our battle against lung infections, according to a study published on 16 August 2023 in the journal Nature. Scientists have found certain compounds in these greens act as secret signals for a protein that guards crucial defence points in the body, like the gut and...
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107-year-old shares her secret to a long and happy life: Don’t wait for your dreams to come true
American culture pushes people to dream big, stand out, and reach for the stars. That can make living a typical life feel underwhelming, or even like a failure. Nonsense, says Shirley Hodes, who celebrated her 107th birthday earlier this month at an independent living facility in North Carolina. “Not everyone has their dreams come true,” she tells CNBC Make It. If you want to be happy in...
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Climate change: Six young people take 32 countries to court
"What I felt was fear," says Claudia Duarte Agostinho as she remembers the extreme heatwave and fires that ripped through Portugal in 2017 and killed more than 100 people. "The wildfires made me really anxious about what sort of future I would have." Claudia, 24, her brother Martim, 20, and her sister Mariana, 11, are among six young Portuguese people who have filed a lawsuit against 32...
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SINGAPORE RECALLS MOONCAKES FROM TWO MALAYSIAN BRANDS
Excessive Levels of Bacteria, Toxins Found in the Products The Singapore authorities have ordered a recall of two mooncake products sold in Singapore because they contain ingredients that exceeded regulatory limits, namely a bacteria or toxins produced by fungi. The products are: > Joymom’s Musang King Snowskin Mooncake, with an expiry date of March 5, 2024 > Fragrance’s Single Yolk...
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Of Rivers and Heart-ware
Want to know why our rivers continue to be polluted despite all efforts to keep them clean? Here is a royal insight from Sultan of Perak Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah. We have been focusing on hardware (science and technology) and software (policy, regulations and norms), with not enough attention to a critical element in the fight against river pollution: heart-ware. "The health of our river...
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You ARE Traffic
This signage is a good reminder: When you’re driving, you’re not stuck in traffic. You ARE traffic. You ARE why congestion, bumper-to-bumper queues, and gridlock form. A typical response from traffic planners has often been “let’s widen the roads and build even more of them, too.” But new roads attract more traffic – a concept known as “induced demand”. As the great American...
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