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Category: Health EN

CREATE A GOOD DAY, LIVE HAPPIER

Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions. One of the world’s greatest thinkers Aristotle, taught this: "Happiness depends upon ourselves." You are the only one who can make your life happier – and better. Live each day to the fullest. Wake up early, enjoy nature, and live in the moment. To live a happier and healthy life, eat nourishing food, get enough sleep, be...
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AIR POLLUTION AFFECTS OUR VITAL ORGANS

From smog hanging over cities to smoke inside the home, air pollution poses a major threat to health and climate across the globe. Air pollution is the presence of one or more contaminants in the atmosphere, such as dust, fumes, gas, mist, odour, smoke or vapour, in quantities and duration that can be injurious to human health. The main pathway of exposure from air pollution is through the...
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DATES – NUTRITIOUS AND HEALTHY

If you want to be healthy, don’t miss out on the goodness of dates. Dates contain a wide range of essential nutrients and have many potential health benefits. Because of this, one study concluded that dates are almost an ideal food. Dates are packed with nutrients your body needs. Just one serving of dates (about 100 grams or 4 dates) contains a high percentage of your recommended daily amount...
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Packaged Drinking Water Categorised as “High-Risk Food” in India

If you often buy bottled water, take note. In December 2024, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has reclassified packaged drinking water and mineral water as a “High-Risk Food Category”. The reclassification is designed to strengthen consumer protection and maintain rigorous quality control in the packaged water industry. The FSSAI defines high-risk foods as those...
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DIET FOR MIND HEALTH

You’ve heard of a detox diet for physical health. Here’s a different type of elimination diet – one that benefits your mental and emotional health, and ultimately benefit your well-being and overall health. There is just one thing to remember, and it's easy to apply in our daily lives. (Pic: Power of Positivity)  
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New Study Links Microplastics and Pollutants to Kidney Damage

As more plastic waste is being released into the environment, microplastics in drinking water and food are being ingested by humans, causing damage to internal organs after being absorbed through the digestive system. That's most notably occurring in the kidneys, as found in a study published by Communications Biology (10 February 2025). The study has found that microplastics – tiny plastic...
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CAP Calls for a Total Ban on Smoking and Vaping to Prevent a Public Health Crisis

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) maintains that the only effective way to control smoking, vaping, and their related activities is to implement a total ban on smoking products. Illicit drug-laced vape liquids create drug addicts and cause premature deaths from drug overdoses, leading to a public health crisis that will place a heavy burden on the country’s healthcare system. Past...
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CAP & TWN welcome mandatory medicines price display implementation

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) and Third World Network (TWN) applaud the government’s determination and political will to implement the long-awaited Medicine Price Transparency Mechanism on 1st May 2025. It is a small step towards making medicine prices transparent as part of the consumers’ right to know and choose, and it is an uphill battle for the government to deal with the...
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