Snooze Away
From birth, we spend a third of our lives asleep. After decades of research, we’re still not sure why. There is a rare disease called Fatal Familial Insomnia. Patients are unable to sleep and they ultimately die usually in their…
Going to the beach? Take these along…
Black tea gel Tea is indeed one of the best natural protections from the sun. The black tea is not to be left out but instead of being ingested, it is best used in the form of a gel. A…
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…
Hypnotherapy and the Secrets of Weight Management
“All meaningful and lasting change starts first in your imagination and then works its way out. Imagination is more important than knowledge.” Albert Einstein Whenever I tell people that we can use hypnotherapy for weight management and for weight loss,…
Sleep more, stress less
Stress and the lack of sleep plague the lives of many of us. There are endless deadlines and expectations at the office, only to be replaced with commitments and more expectations upon arrival at home. Even children are not spared…
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,…
Natural Ways to Have Great Hair for Less
Girls spend effort and money on their crowning glory, wanting to look good in shiny, lustrous hair. They buy specialty shampoos and creams to treat their hair and scalp conditions, apply conditioners to prevent fizzy hair and keep the shape…
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,…