Year: 2023
HOW TO EAT FOR VITALITY
“Hydration and nutrition are the foundation of a healthy life. Sip water all day and aim for a colourful, balanced plate filled with veggies, protein, healthy fat, and whole grains. Nourish your body and unlock the power of natural vitality!” ~ Holistic health expert Kristen Jakobitz (Image: @KristenJakobitz)
Read More Addicted to diet soda? Here’s the history of its low-calorie secret weapon
It’s in cereal, sodas, and even your morning coffee. Here’s how an artificial sweetener called aspartame took over the world—in spite of long-standing health concerns. Chemist Jim Schlatter had been putting in long hours at the lab. It was 1965, and the young scientist was attempting to synthesize a drug to treat ulcers. He’d been isolating various compounds along the way, and one of them...
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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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