Vegetarian = healthy?

Many people thought that, by simply adopting a vegetarian diet, they are automatically eating healthily. Is this true? Undoubtedly, scientific evidence does show that vegetarians clearly experience less cardiovascular diseases …

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, …

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 …

Why I stop taking vitamin C supplements

Have you even been told to take vitamin C supplements to prevent falling sick or catching a cold? I used to do that, but not any more! Ever since I …

Making my own Taugeh (mung bean sprouts)

Let’s talk about sprouting again; this time I am going to talk about Taugeh (豆芽, mung bean sprouts). Well, Taugeh is definitely one of the most commonly used ingredients that …

My favourite places to eat out

Ever since we become more health conscious and adopt a whole food plant-based diet, myself and my wife are very selective in term of where we eat out. No doubt, …

My wife’s diet plan during chemo treatment

The Cancer It was in February 2011, after Chinese New Year week, and two days before I was schedule to fly to Sydney. I had a bad news. My wife …

Plant-based food – A complete diet

Dear friends, Thanks for enquiring about the benefits of plant-based foods, I am more than happy to share with you what I have learned so far. I hope it will …

How do we manage to lose weight?

I was 83Kg at one point. With a height of 1.64m, my BMI was 30.85. I was at HIGH RISK! I had been a vegetarian for many years. I became …