A health freak mom's thoughts on health and all things healthy
Since last Sunday when Cass had a UTI attack, I have been boiling barley water with screwpine leaves (pandan leaves) on a daily basis. Along with other anti-UTI drinks, I managed to treat the UTI, hopefully successfully with no more recurrence. Barley water is a very effective home remedy to drink when you have a…
Bees make more than honey. They also make gunk called propolis. And this “bee glue” is a powerful health balm. In fact, studies show it has anti-cancer properties. I swear by propolis to treat throat infections and phlegm. It works all the time for my entire family. It takes away my sore throat so effectively…
Today being a Saturday and a day where my kitchen is closed, I felt lazy to whip up a ‘proper’ lunch. Our 2 older girls have followed their grand-aunt to the shopping mall. Since it’s just Cass and me, I decided to cook a fuss-free savory meat-free oatmeal porridge. This used to be my mum’s…
At the supermarket earlier this week, I bought a packet of Love Earth organic oat bran to try. I know that oats are a heart healthy cholesterol-lowering food and I try to include 3-4 tablespoons of oats into my diet everyday. I have read somewhere that the most virtuous and versatile component of the oat…
This morning I bought a bottle of organic 100% pure maple syrup from the mini mart. I could not decide if I should buy it or otherwise as I think forking out RM34.90 for a 250ml bottle of syrup is just too expensive. At the mini mart, I was also hunting for agave nectar (which…
I bought a jar of organic unsulphured blackstrap molasses last week. After reading up the health benefits of blackstrap molasses, I wanted to give it a try too. Instead of popping iron pills for anemia every other day, I thought I might as well pop something more natural like blackstrap molasses. Blacsktrap is a natural…
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…
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…
After fetching Cass from kindy just now, I brought the MIL to a nearby plant nursery to get some ‘chau choe’ or stink grass. She wanted to dish out a popular Hong Kong dessert consisting of mung beans + stink grass + shredded kombu seaweed. This Hong Kong sweet soup concoction is well known…
Ever since my ‘confinement period’ after the birth of Cass 6 years ago, I have never really stuffed myself with red meat and iron-rich food after my monthly menses. In fact, I have been cutting down on meat lately and have been eating more vegetables and eggs. Lately, my heavy menstrual flow is taking a…