Category: Health EN

Consumers, beware. A toxics watchdog group in the Philippines has issued an alert on children’s plastic balloon blowing kits which it has found to contain cancer-causing benzene. While long banned in developed countries, toys containing benzene, a chemical classified as “carcinogenic to humans”, are still sold in some developing countries. The group, Ecowaste Coalition, has called for...

According to 2 new studies, adding a daily ounce of peanuts or about 1 teaspoon of herbs and spices to one’s diet can positively affect the composition of the gut microbiome – a collection of trillions of microorganisms living inside the intestinal tract – and lead to better health. “Research has shown that people who have a lot of different microbes have better health, and a better...

Raw honey which has an array of nutrients, including many antioxidants, is worthy of special consideration as a healthy food, a new study suggests. Although honey is 80% sugar, “around 15% of honey is made of dozens of rare sugars – e.g. isomaltulose, kojibiose, trehalose, melezitose, etc. – which have been shown to have many physiological and metabolic benefits including improving glucose...

Do you know: Cardamom is a great antibacterial and anti-viral and can fight against viruses and bacteria. Cardamom is also a great source of essential vitamins like riboflavin, Vitamin C and niacin and minerals such as copper, and iron and can help to fight anaemia.

“Fructose and alcohol are processed in similar ways in the liver. In excess, they are converted to fat resulting in fatty liver disease. Until the 1980's alcohol was the main cause. With increasing sugar consumption, today, fructose is now the main cause of fatty liver.” ~ Medical professor Robert Lufkin MD  

Acetaminophen, also known as paracetamol and sold widely under the brand name Panadol, can impair one’s ability to perceive and evaluate risks, says a 2020 study that measured changes in people's behaviour when under the influence of the medication. The findings add to a growing body of research suggesting that this common over-the-counter medication’s effects on pain reduction also extend...

The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) calls on the in-coming government to proceed with the adoption of Generational End Game (GEG) soonest possible and ban electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) completely. This is because permitting the use of ENDS will create a massive problem concerning drug addiction for generations to come. In November 2019 CAP explicitly warned that “vape...

Academics from King’s College London found that hearing birds, seeing them, and having ordinary encounters with birds improved the mood of people who have depression and of the broader population as well. The study followed about 1,300 people throughout their everyday encounters with birds last year using a smartphone app called Urban Mind. The people were in Britain, Europe, the US, Australia...