A health freak mom's thoughts on health and all things healthy
Hear ye hear ye all you fitness buffs and those who intend to melt away your belly fat to have a fabulous bod! A friend of mine is organizing a BaNaNa Fitness Training (special bootcamp exercise) and has asked my help to spread the word around. My hubs has been attending this bootcamp at our…
The other day, at a friend’s house, she showed me a bottle of honey that she had been keeping for 20 years! Though the color of the honey has turned into dark brown, nonetheless it has not crystalized yet. Just before she left for overseas, she gave us the bottle of honey. One of our…
This is not what you think, definitely not vulgarity using the third finger ok. Yesterday was a classic Monday blues day for me. After the week-long Raya holiday, I was worried on Sunday night that I could not wake up at 4:45am the next morning. I triple-checked the alarm on my alarm clock and mobile…
Recently, my girls were down with a bout of cough, mild running nose and a phlegmy throat. When my eldest girl coughed, the phlegm in her throat made her cough sound pretty bad. Someone close to the girls passed a remark as to why I am reluctant to bring them to see the doctor to…
The symptoms of vaginismus can effect many facets of your life, including your sex life, your ability to use tampons and even your willingness to have gynecological exams. This condition, which causes the muscles of the vagina to tighten, can be brought on by conscious or unconscious fear of penetration. The Side Effects of Living…
Cass loves eating eggs. On some days, she can eat up to 4 eggs in a day. Am I lucky or what? Yea, I think I am lucky that she loves eating this egg-ceptional superfood, cooked in any variety. Eggs are considered the “gold standard” for protein quality because their amino acids are the most…
I am quite a coffee addict. I need it to kick-start my day. But I am not persnickety though. I do not need gourmet coffee or boutique coffee. I can’t really tell the difference anyway 😉 Nescafe is enough to satiate my addiction of the day. I am el-cheapo when it comes to food. I…
I bought a packet of santan (coconut milk) this morning, with the intention of eating it with my overnight oats. Since there was still some coconut milk left, I asked the mil to use it up (santan gets rancid really quickly, though refrigerated) to cook nasi lemak (rice cooked with coconut milk and screwpine leaves)….
Some time back, I bought over 20 packs of sanitary pads in one day! And it was all because of the free charm bracelet and trinkets that came free with each pack. Each pack of sanitary pad came with a different trinket and bracelet. I wanted to get a bracelet each for Sherilyn and Cass…
Since I am very much in the mood for eating oats, I did a google search on oats health benefits today. The information that I gathered from the internet was impressive, which makes me want to eat more oats! 🙂 Here’s what I found from some health-related websites and I have summarized the health benefits…