Powerfoods: Bean Sprout
Bean Sprout Bean sprouts can be grown from mung bean or soya bean. Nonetheless, green mung bean sprouts is the type which is the most popular in the South East Asian recipes, where the Chinese have been growing mung bean…
Can Sunscreen Be Dangerous?
Asians typically don’t like the sun. While the Westerners are too happy to stretch out on the beach with a book and get a tan, we seek cover for dear life. Trips to sunny places are always ‘protected’ by a…
Caloric Restriction: Eat Less, Live Longer
Food is the web of life. We need food in the same way that a car needs petrol or fuel. Every day we need to eat, and there really are lots of reasons to eat – the taste, social engagements,…
Water and Food Security
Although the International World Water Day is only celebrated once a year, the crucial importance of water goes beyond any designated date. Water footprint All human activities use water: drinking, cooking, washing, but also and mostly, for producing food, paper,…
Powerfoods: Yam
Botanically they belong to the family Dioscoreaceae; of genus Dioscorea where there are several hundred species in existence. Although yam is similar in appearance to sweet potato; but not at all related to it. Yam has been cultivated since 50,000…
Powerfoods: Guava
The place of origin of the guava is uncertain, but it is believed that Guava may have been domesticated in Peru several thousand years ago where Peruvian archaeological sites have been uncovered. Called guayaba in Spanish-speaking countries, goiaba in Brazil,…
Powerfoods: Cherry
The cherry is one of the world’s oldest cultivated fruits, along with its cousin, the apricot. Cultivation dates back to 300 B.C. and its lineage dates back even farther. The common cherry tree, Prunus avium, is native to the temperate…
Powerfoods: Alfalfa
The benefits of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) were first discovered thousands of years ago by the Arabs. They found that when horses ate alfalfa they were stronger and faster. Alfalfa is a plant which sends its roots down twenty to…
Organic Lifestyle Choices: Easy, Healthy, and Environmentally Friendly
Do you know what organic means, and how it applies to you? In the most basic sense, organic means grown or raised naturally. For crops, this means that no chemicals (e.g., pesticides), sewage sludge, radiation, or genetic engineering are used…
Are Malaysians Getting High On Sugar?
What is this weakness with sugar for Malaysians anyway? According to the Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism (MDTCC) Ministry, we exceeded the 50gm daily limit set by the World Health Organisation (WHO). This has placed us as the 8th largest…
