Year: 2025

Under stress or feeling down? Activate your brain’s happy chemicals. There are 4 feel-good hormones that affect your mind, mood and body. Here’s what you can do to help produce more of these natural mood boosters. DOPAMINE aka the "feel good" hormone plays a role in feeling happiness, pleasure and reward. To have it: be kind to yourself and others; get plenty of sleep; exercise; listen to...

Synthetic chemicals called phthalates, found in consumer products such as food storage containers, shampoo, makeup, perfume and children’s toys, may have contributed to more than 10% of all global mortality from heart disease in 2018 among men and women ages 55 through 64, a new study found. “Phthalates contribute to inflammation and systemic inflammation in the coronary arteries, which can...

Recent research highlights that strawberries may play a beneficial role in improving insulin sensitivity, a key factor in managing chronic conditions like Type 2 diabetes, prediabetes, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). In a 12-week randomised trial, adults with prediabetes who ate 2.5 servings of strawberries daily showed notable improvements in insulin resistance and overall heart...

On 22 June 2025, under the category of community programme, the volunteers of Penang Suya Meiyarivagam (PSM) participated in a session on how to cool the body naturally. Some recipes from the Cooling Food and Drinks brochure, published by the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP), were demonstrated. The session featured the use of dried and fresh flowers of butterfly pea and hibiscus, steeped in...