A health freak mom's thoughts on health and all things healthy
Kinesiology tape, commonly known as KT tape, has gained immense popularity, especially among athletes, including Olympians, who use it to alleviate pain and support muscle recovery. It has become such a staple in sports medicine that even in my household, KT tape is a permanent fixture on my daughters’ bodies—almost like tattoos. Sherilyn uses it…
As Covid-19 continues to spread and mutate in most parts of the world, a small medical device called a pulse oximeter has started to fly off the shelves, making it an essential medical device in a Covid-era home. With our country’s hospitals on the verge of paralysis caused by a surge of Covid cases and…
This is the applicator with mask for the Ventolin inhaler for Baby to clear her chest of the phlegm. This applicator and Ventolin cost almost RM200. This gadget looked really complicated and I had to study the instructions and the gadget for almost 15 minutes before I knew how to use it. Though the pharmacist…
My mil got a chopping board that costs RM15 made from environmentally friendly wood from the organic shop the other day. I never knew there’s such a thing as environmentally friendly wood, i.e. wood from trees in a controlled and sustainable forest plantation. The wood is supposedly resistant to stains and odors. We’ve been using…
Before Baby C was discharged from the hospital after her second surgery, she was prescribed with a bunch of supplements, namely iron syrup, folic acid (both to prevent anemia and to increase her red blood cells as her haemoglobin was pretty low after 2 major surgeries), multivitamin syrup and probiotics powder. As the folic acid…