A health freak mom's thoughts on health and all things healthy
Broccoli is choke-full with nutrients and fibre. It is high in calcium, Vitamin C, potassium, magnesium and also Vitamin K. Broccoli also contains glucoraphanin, which with the body processes into the anti-cancer compound sulforaphane. This compound rids the body of H. pylori, a bacterium found to highly increase the risk of gastric cancer. Furthermore, broccoli…
My 4YO baby girl is definitely taking after her health freak mommy for she can eat raw garlic! Whenever we dine at restaurants, I will surely request for a plate of chopped raw garlic to eat with the dishes. Not that I heart raw garlic. I hate the aftertaste of garlic in my mouth. But…
The recent weather has been causing many people to fall ill. It has been crazily hot and humid for the past few days with no rain at all. Consequently, smoky haze has enveloped the skies and it’s choking us sick. The haze has also caused my sensitive nose and sensitive throat to itch. I do…
My girls are missing their granny and grandpa a lot. It’s been over 2 weeks since we all saw my parents, after our Port Dickson trip. Today they suggested that we should Skype granny and grandpa. But my logitech speakers seem to be acting up lately. Not only are my speakers acting up, even the…
We use to patronize this ‘pan meen’ noodles stall at a nearby coffee shop. That particular pan meen is really very tasty and my girls love it to bits. I started to feel turned off when one time, I saw how the stall owner’s foreign worker prepared the mixed pork meat. In a very large…
After a year long procrastination, I finally paid a visit to the ophthalmologist at ISEC (the same doctor who operated on Cassandra’s eye Chalazion 2 years ago) to have my eyes checked as I have been seeing swinging black dots known as floaters in my eyes (especially on my right eye) for the past 1…
I am really glad that the school holiday is coming to an end! When my 3 boisterous girls are at home, I can hardly concentrate in my work. There are screams, fights, bickering, complaints, whims and fancies and demands from my 3 rascals all the time. A write-up on white swan denim scrubs will usually…
During our recent trip to Port Dickson, I put behind exercise for 2 days. If you know me well, I am the type who would not skip my daily exercise regime, unless I am so sick that my brain is foggy. But I was feeling really jaded and thought I needed to catch up on…