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CROSSWORD PUZZLES BENEFIT AGEING BRAIN

Lai Cheng November 11, 2022 0 Comments
The humble crossword puzzle may actually be better for the ageing brain than brain-training video games involving memory tests, matching tasks, spatial recognition challenges, and processing speed tasks, a new study suggests. In the study, older adults with mild cognitive impairment experienced improved brain function after doing crossword puzzles regularly for 3 months. People who did...
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TEACH CHILDREN TO CARE FOR NATURE

Lai Cheng November 11, 2022 0 Comments
Nature makes kids healthier, happier and smarter. Many researchers agree that kids who play outside are happier, better at paying attention and less anxious than kids who spend more time indoors. Spending time in nature can build their confidence. There’s a lot less structure than most types of indoor play and they can choose how they interact with the nature around them. This gives them...
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8 THAI SKINCARE COSMETICS CONTAMINATED WITH MERCURY

Lai Cheng November 10, 2022 0 Comments
Malaysian women are advised to avoid skin whitening products. A Philippines watchdog group has found 8 Thai skincare sets sold online to be contaminated with high concentrations of mercury – up to 44,540 parts per million (ppm), way above the legal limit of 1 ppm (see EcoWaste Coalition’s press release below). Mercury in skin-lightening creams may cause kidney damage, skin rashes, skin...
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WHAT YOUNG PEOPLE THINK about NEW ZEALAND’S SMOKE-FREE GENERATION POLICY

Lai Cheng November 10, 2022 0 Comments
Having spent decades refining tobacco products to enhance their addictiveness, tobacco companies appear to believe that protecting young people from addiction would deprive them of personal autonomy. In New Zealand, which now has a smoke-free generation policy, youths aged 17-18 interviewed rejected the negative view of freedom tobacco companies propose, which presents regulation as limiting or...
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WHY PROCESSED FOOD IS NOT REAL FOOD

Lai Cheng November 9, 2022 0 Comments
Processed food is food that's changed in any way from its natural state. Chemically processed foods often only contain refined ingredients and artificial substances, with little nutritional value. They tend to have added chemical flavoring agents, colours, and sweeteners. These ultra-processed foods are sometimes called “cosmetic” foods, as compared with whole foods. Some examples of...
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Resolve chicken eggs shortage immediately

Lai Cheng November 8, 2022 0 Comments
The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) urged the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) to resolve the supply shortage of chicken eggs immediately. “Most of the grocers and public markets claimed that it has been difficult for them to get the supply since two weeks ago, thus, creating concern on the supply shortage in the future. Chicken eggs are the cheapest source...
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WHY WE SHOULD FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE

Lai Cheng November 8, 2022 0 Comments
OUR PLANET IS BURNING because of climate change. Heatwaves have increased in frequency, intensity and duration across the world. The world is already 1.2°C warmer than pre-industrial times and every fraction of a degree counts. With 2°C of global warming we will have more intense droughts and more devastating floods, more wildfires and more storms (UNEP). “Our fragile planet is hanging by a...
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CITIES AREN’T BUILT FOR KIDS

Lai Cheng November 8, 2022 0 Comments
Can you walk with your children – without gripping their hands and anxiously eyeing traffic – and feel comfortable and relaxed? If you can’t, then something isn’t right with the design. With so many busy roads and highways around, parents today have massively restricted children’s freedom to protect their kids’ safety. Good child-friendly urban planning and design shape cities so...
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