Category: Health EN

Breathing is an essential act that requires no thought. But thinking about it can alter your physical and mental health. Controlled breathing techniques, such as 4-7-8 breathing, can relieve stress and anxiety or help you wind down and fall asleep. Here’s how to do it. Source: American Heart Association  

A walking habit can add years to your life, improve brain function, cut risk of obesity and more. Source: Get Fit Center  

The Health Ministry has revoked the notification of cosmetics products Beaute Treatment Cream and Beaute Nite Cream, which can no longer be sold in Malaysia as they have been found to contain scheduled poisons. Beaute Treatment Cream has been identified to contain hydroquinone, tretinoin and betamethasone 17-valerate, while Beaute Nite Cream had mercury and betamethasone 17-valerate. Mercury...

Getting exposure to sunlight in the morning can help you sleep at night because it helps reset your body's inner "sleep clock". Light is an important cue for your body’s sleep cycle. The light you are exposed to during the day helps your body figure out when it’s time to go to bed and when it’s time to wake up, says an article in Very Well Health. Sunrise and sunset are good therapy, says...

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...

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%...

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...