Lai Cheng
THE HIDDEN COST OF PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES
You’ve heard of the health risks of bottled water – studies have found plastic fragments in them. But bottled water also has a significant environmental cost that consumers don’t see – their production and disposal significantly harm the environment, and thus us. Making a plastic water bottle is a resource-heavy process, beginning with petroleum extraction. Most plastic bottles start...
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Good to remind ourselves – and to teach our kids …. If you take a piece of rotten fruit and place it beside perfectly good fruit, what happens? The mould from the rotten fruit spreads over to the good fruit and both end up in a bad condition. Being too close to the wrong people, those with negative and toxic behaviour, can ruin you – you become just like them. Beware of the company you...
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SIMPLE ENERGY-SAVING TIPS (Part 11)
Only Use Shower Heater When Necessary Did you know that a small adjustment in your shower routine can have a big impact on energy use and the environment? Here is the scoop. Consider turning on your shower heater only when necessary. Try shortening your shower time or using lukewarm water during warmer weather to save on energy. Heating water requires a significant amount of energy. By using...
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WHAT TO EAT FOR HEALTHY AGEING
What you eat can play a role in how you age. Processed foods high in salt, fat and sugar can wreak havoc in the body and lead to chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes, some cancers, and even mental health issues, such as anxiety and depression. "Poor-quality foods, like trans fats, cause inflammation – and aging is basically a chronic inflammatory state," says...
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BOOST YOUR IMMUNITY WITH LEMONS
Want to be healthy? Eat more lemons. Lemon contains a high amount of Vitamin C, a natural antioxidant that improves the immune system. One lemon can offer about half of your recommended daily value of Vitamin C. Lemon has antibacterial and antiviral qualities. It helps strengthen the immune system against germs that cause the common cold and the flu. A common folk remedy for cough and cold is to...
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NOWHERE TO RUN
“We have been dragged so deep into a climate crisis unprecedented in millions of years and yet to totally manifest itself in reality, that no amount of renewable energy will fix this. We need to save all existing forests and wetlands and restore those destroyed and stop economic growth.” ~ Go Green
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Penang Island’s Mega Projects Should Not Proceed Without Proper Local Plan in Place
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) calls on the Penang State Government (PSG) to put on hold all approvals for any mega projects on the island such as the Light Rail Transit (LRT) and the Penang Hill Cable Car until a proper Local Plan for the island is in place. Although the Penang Island Structure Plan 2030 (SP) is in place, and references to the LRT and the Cable Car are contained therein, there are...
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