A health freak mom's thoughts on health and all things healthy
Cass went for her third electromagnetic acupuncture session yesterday. Again, I have to say that she has been a very brave girl with high tolerance to pain. Well, I think she definitely has a higher pain threshold than me. This makes me love her even more – for her bravery and for being such a…
After learning the Ukulele for three months, Alycia can finally ‘graduate’ to the guitar, YAY!! For the past few lessons, the guitar teacher has been teaching her how to strum melody of pop songs. Next week, the guitar teacher will be bringing a guitar for Alycia to practise. The difference between a Ukulele and a…
I think it does work! It has been a week since I started taking Gingko Biloba, in the hope of getting better blood flow in my body. The outcome? Less severe hand numbness and tingling in the morning. Though I can still feel the tingling sensation in my hand, it is however not completely numb…
Several times when I was in a hurry and did not check the change that the cashier gave me, I had accepted coins from other countries. These coins looked like our country’s 10 cents and 20 cents coins. I only realized that I was given the unusable coins when I inadvertently gave them to the…
It all started with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 9.5 years ago. I got this dreadful hand and finger pain called Carpal Tunnel Syndrome CTS) about 2 months after Alycia was born. It was so painful that I could not hold a cup or to open the door. Driving to and from work was a challenge. Carrying…
My kitchen is often closed on Saturdays and Sundays. Today is no exception. As it was still raining in the evening, rendering it very troublesome to drive out to a nearby restaurant or coffee shop for dinner, we went to the Japanese restaurant at our condo for dinner. The hubs was stuck at a client’s…
A few days ago, I started to incorporate another fun exercise to Cass’ therapy exercise routine. Since she has such a love for my fitball, I got her to sit on the fitball and to arch her back. This exercise is similar to the pelvic floor exercise, with lesser stress on her back and she…
This is my grilled chicken dish with fresh pineapple. Rating from my 3 fastidious foodies was A++ It was pretty simple to dish out. I used whatever available sauces that I could find in my fridge to marinate the chicken in the morning and 8 hours later, grilled it for about 25 minutes (uncovered) in…