The benefits of a slow-cooked meal
Slow-cooking refers to any food preparation method that relies on low heat and cooks over a long period of time. Traditionally, it was done with low-heat oven or smoker. Today, …
Add green tea to your weight loss plan
If you are weight conscious and trying to find a healthy beverage that can help you to manage your weight, try green tea! In one random controlled trial, moderately overweight …
Make ginger your everyday super food
Ginger is such a wonderful super food. Modern research has shown that ginger can reduce inflammation, modulate oxidative stress, kill bacteria, cure fungal infection, relieve pain, ease nausea and vomiting, …
Don’t keep beans out of your diet!
I have met quite a number of people, both vegetarians and non-vegetarians, who try to avoid eating beans, lentils and their derived products such as tofu and tempeh. While a …
Artificial sweetener: Aspartame
This post summarises is my take on the artificial sweetener – Aspartame. I wrote this piece as an assignment for one of my nutrition subject: Prelude Artificial sweeteners are food …
Managing emotional ups and downs with Australian bush flower essences
Humans are basically emotional beings. We experience various feelings at each and every moment of our life, triggered by our subjective perception of our external environment. The feelings lead to …
Essential oils for everyday use
I use essential oils daily for nearly to a year now. Before that, like many people, I only knew essential oils as those fragrance oils that produce the nice smell …
Blended smoothies for good health
I have been taking blended raw vegetables and fruit smoothies for several years now. In fact, it was my first step towards a healthier diet. I will briefly introduce the …
Recovering from eczema
It has been a while since I last wrote on this blog. I was down with a serious case of eczema (Atopic dermatitis) [1] for the last three months. My …
Scoot away to Blue Mountains
Do you know that Singapore is the fastest moving city in the world? This is according to a study conducted by Prof Richard Wiseman, a British psychologist, which measures the …