Category: Health EN

Are you carrying the riskiest fat? Visceral fat is fat that wraps around your abdominal organs deep inside your body. You can’t always feel it or see it. In fact, you may have a pretty flat tummy and still have visceral fat. That’s sometimes called TOFI, or "thin outside fat inside". Too much of any body fat is bad for your health. But compared to the fat that lies just underneath your skin...

Simplicity is the key to happiness. By decluttering your life, simplifying your schedule, spending less, being present, and being grateful, you can create a happier and more fulfilling life. And don’t forget to spend time in nature. Even a simple activity like sitting in a garden or watching the sunrise can fill your senses with joy and happiness. “You can live a more meaningful life through...

Giving your household items a new coat of paint for the New Year? Be forewarned: the aerosol paint you’re using could have a high amount of toxic lead in it. A Philippines toxics watchdog group has announced that it has found numerous spray paints in the market that are contaminated with high concentrations of lead, a forbidden chemical in the manufacture of paints. In a statement, the...

Do You Know: Eating certain foods together helps with nutrient absorption. If you’re eating lemon and green leafy vegetables (eg: kale) eat them together. The absorption of iron in green leafy vegetables can be increased by pairing it with lemon (which has Vitamin C). Vitamin C has been shown to enhance the absorption of non-haem iron from plant-based food source. It captures non-haem iron and...

Don’t have a New Year resolution yet? Here are 5 life-changing habits worth cultivating in 2024. (Illustrations: The Right Mindset)

Consumer Reports recently tested about 100 popular fast foods and supermarket staples – beverages, canned beans, condiments, dairy products, fast food, grains, infant food, meat and poultry, packaged fruits and vegetables, prepared meals and seafood – for bisphenols and phthalates.  These are plastic chemicals that can be harmful to health. They found that despite growing evidence of...

Cosmetics from Pakistan adulterated with high levels of mercury are widely sold on online platforms and consumers should beware, warns the EcoWaste Coalition, a public interest and advocacy group in the Philippines. In its latest survey, the group found 3 beauty products which have either been banned or have had public health warnings issued over their mercury content, aplenty in two leading...

By Adzhar Ibrahim Here we are, on yet another last day of another year among the many we’ve been through. And here’s hoping for many more before our curtains fall. When I was young, I used to care a lot about such days. I’d be out gallivanting with friends and we’d have a ball of a time – though, try as I might, I can’t remember much any more. However, what I do remember is one...