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Why Is It Important to Read to Your Child?

Lai Cheng September 15, 2023 0 Comments

The Benefits Go Far Beyond Literacy by Hannah Sheldon-Dean Parents hear it all the time: it’s important to read to your kids. But why exactly is that? And does it matter how – or when, or what – you read to them? It makes sense that being read to would help kids learn to read themselves, and it’s true that being read to supports that crucial learning process. But the benefits of reading...

HONEY SOOTHES ACNE

Lai Cheng September 15, 2023 0 Comments

Honey is a popular home remedy for various health conditions. It has natural antibacterial and calming qualities that may also help soothe inflamed acne blemishes. Honey contains peptides, antioxidants, Vitamin B, fatty acids and amino acids. When applied to the face, these components can have a soothing effect and help reduce redness, says an article in Healthline. Honey also has an osmotic...

Sorry, Your Paper Coffee Cup Is a Toxic Nightmare

Lai Cheng September 15, 2023 0 Comments

Supposedly eco-friendly cups are still coated with a thin layer of plastic, which scientists have discovered can leach chemicals that harm living creatures. The world goes through hundreds of billions of single-use coffee cups every year – and most aren’t recycled. So major coffee chains’ switch to paper cups is a good step, right? Not quite. A recently published study shows that paper...

Ultra-Processed Foods: What Everyone Needs to Know

Lai Cheng September 14, 2023 0 Comments

They make up a large part of the modern diet – and the risks are becoming ever more evident. Here is how to recognise ultra processed foods (UPFs) and find healthier alternatives, excerpted from The Guardian (6 September 2023). What is ultra-processed food? Almost all food is processed to some extent. Even if you cook from scratch, you probably use, say, flour, olive oil and tinned tomatoes,...

WHY WHOLE FRUIT IS BETTER THAN JUICE

Lai Cheng September 14, 2023 0 Comments

Eating fruits whole is healthier than drinking fruit juice, even if it’s 100% pure fruit juice. Fruit juice is a more concentrated source of sugars than whole fruit. For example, there are 12 grams of sugars in a medium orange, but a cup of orange juice has 21 grams. A cup of grape juice has about as much sugars as 50 grapes. Fruit juice also has very little fibre – even the pulp in 100%...

Ensure proposals in MTR are implemented

Lai Cheng September 12, 2023 0 Comments

Consumers Association of Penang welcomes the proposals in the Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the 12th Malaysia Plan to promote economic prosperity, wipe out core poverty, fight corruption, improve the quality of life of our people, and address the climate crisis. The plan will remain only a plan unless it is implemented efficiently and effectively to achieve the desired outcomes. It is encouraging...

Prohibit mining in environmentally sensitive areas

Lai Cheng September 12, 2023 0 Comments

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) calls on the federal and state governments to prohibit mining including of rare earth elements (REE) in environmentally sensitive areas (ESAs) such as in permanent forest reserves. This is in response to the government’s new policy to ban the export of REE to safeguard the resources' value chain to build midstream and downstream industries. It is good there is an...

ASBESTOS: Still Around, Still Deadly

Lai Cheng September 12, 2023 0 Comments

Asbestos is a serious health hazard commonly found in our environment today. What is it? How are we exposed to it? How does it harm us? Asbestos is the name for a group of naturally occurring mineral fibres. Asbestos includes chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, tremolite asbestos, anthophyllite asbestos, actinolite asbestos, and any of these materials that have been chemically treated and/or...

Try this routine to be a better you

Lai Cheng September 12, 2023 0 Comments

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SIMPLE TRICK TO CONTROL YOUR APPETITE

Lai Cheng September 11, 2023 0 Comments

Do you gobble down food? Eating fast can lead to food overconsumption and obesity as well as poor digestion. Eat slowly to control appetite: When you eat, it takes about 20 minutes before you start to feel full. Try to eat more slowly and attentively. A study presented at a meeting of the North American Association for the Study of Obesity showed that overweight men and women took in fewer...

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