A health freak mom's thoughts on health and all things healthy
Some time back, I was on a low calorie diet to shed off the remaining post-baby fat I’d gained after 3 kids. While I felt very much lighter and fitter and had to send all my skirts and pants to the tailor to have the waist part tightened, something else also happened. My hormones were…
I’ve been practising intermittent fasting based on my circadian rhythm for almost a year now. On most days, I have a 12-hour fast. On some days, it’s only 10 hours of fast. At our home, the kids and I eat our dinner very early. On some days, we have our dinner at 4 p.m. when…
After my diagnosis of PCOS with unexplained weight gain some 18 years back, I did an extensive research on PCOS. I learned that PCOS is an insulin resistance disorder. Losing weight with PCOS is extremely difficult for some patients. With exercise 365 a day and following a high-protein-low-carb diet, I was able to bring my…
When you’re a new mommy, you have so much to do and somehow, you end up at the bottom of the list. Even though the new baby is important, don’t forget about yourself. Consider these ways you can develop your appearance and enhance your beauty as a new mom. 1. Makeup Routine You won’t be…
People who have decided that they want to get healthy in 2017 should know that they can. One big secret to success is keeping the health optimization process as organized and systematic as possible. To make this happen, try integrating some or all of the following wellness techniques into your lifestyle: 1. Purchase Wellness Products…
You’ve tried the fad diets. You’ve followed the advice of every tabloid out there. If you’re weary of ineffective or downright insulting weight loss tips, here are five real ones that will get the job done. 1. Add, Don’t Subtract Instead of just denying yourself cookies and cakes, replace the junk food in your fridge…
While my girls tucked into their spaghetti noodles with chicken bolognese sauce for lunch yesterday, I had my kind of spaghetti, free from carbohydrates – with organic alfalfa sprouts 😉 This tasted SO SO good and not cloy at all. There’s something about durum wheat noodles that give me a cloy feeling after…
This morning, I just had a craving to eat something soupy and salty. I was pretty fed-up with eating CNY cookies and bread. So after dropping off Cass in kindy, I went to a nearby coffee shop to take away this: It has got to be high in protein, high in fiber and low…
For the first time in my life, I am NOT binging on Chinese New Year snacks this year. In previous years, I would have already finished off a few containers of cookies and chips even before Chinese New Year arrived. Actually, it is not hard at all. Ever since I kicked off my addiction…
Not me! It’s my dear hubs! He has been having an unusual strong craving for chocolate cakes lately. Ever since he tried the chocolate cake from Food Foundry, he has been craving to indulge in those decadent chocolate cakes all the time. He would be crazy enough to pack us all into the car at…