A health freak mom's thoughts on health and all things healthy
Do you think you stopped growing at age 16 or 18? Yes we may have stopped growing vertically at the end of puberty but did you know that some parts of your body continue to grow after the rest of your body is fully grown? My youngest daughter keeps commenting that my ears seem to…
I’ve recently jumped into the activated nut milk bandwagon and am loving it! Whilst some may think that activated nuts sounds like a modern fad, most traditional cultures soak, sprout and ferment nuts and grains and this has been in practice for centuries. It’s not that it’s been invented, rather it’s being re-discovered. Activating nuts…
Your nose gets dribbling wet when the temperature drops, but why do sniffly noses and winter or just being in a very cold air-conditioned place just seem to go together? The cold air seems to trigger nervous system reflexes in the nose that cause glands in the nasal membranes to produce mucus; the problem may…
I am a tea lover. My favorite tea varieties are green tea, Osmanthus tea, Jasmine tea, Oolong tea, just to name a few. Much as I love tea, I cannot drink too much of it, or drink it on an empty stomach. The repercussions are often extremely uncomfortable with such side effects as nausea, dizziness,…
Good news to lovers of mushrooms! A team from the Department of Psychological Medicine and Department of Biochemistry at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore (NUS) has found that seniors who consume more than two standard portions of mushrooms weekly may have 50 per cent reduced odds of…
Fans of dark chocolate, there’s no need to feel guilty now when you indulge on your favorite snack! It looks like you’ll reap a whole lot of health benefits from this superfood, besides boosting your brain health! New studies shed light on how dark chocolate might improve our brain health and strengthen our immune…
Good news to cocoa lovers! Consuming cocoa in dark chocolate or cocoa powder is a powerful and delightful way to reduce your risk of heart disease, stroke, and prediabetes. And this is backed by scientific researches. Chocolate’s polyphenols, particularly its flavanols, act in numerous ways to influence the health of the heart and blood vessels,…
Pistachios are the colorful nut, owing their green, yellow, and purple-red colors to the antioxidants and polyphenols found in the kernels and skins. It’s easy to spot the good nutrition provided by pistachios: their true colors shine through in their green and yellow kernels, and their purple and red skins. Pistachio is one of the…
I’ve recently added organic moringa leaf powder into my diet. As the powder is bitter and has the taste of raw leaves, I sprinkle about half a teaspoon of powder into my coffee every other morning to mask the taste. Moringa leaf powder does wonders in helping me ‘evacuate’ every morning. Moringa tastes like a…
A few months ago, my mil bought a soursop from the market. She hardly ever buys soursops. So do I. I didn’t really know how to eat soursop until recently. And now both my eldest daughter and I are hooked on soursops! Guanabana, also known as soursop or graviola, is native to…