Take a look around you. Fast food chains, fried food vendors and junk food stalls are everywhere. It’s no wonder that so many people are becoming ‘conveniently’ obese. These all lead to the rise of a new pandemic, obesity. It…

In a landmark study involving thousands of women, called the Nurses Health Study, consuming more whole grains, fruits, vegetables, and fish – the same foods that guard against so many other diseases – lowered stroke risk by 30 per cent…

Think of extreme sports, and images of daredevils performing risky manoeuvre and death defying stunts often comes to mind. But with extreme sports becoming more accessible and mainstream, you don’t have to be a daredevil to give one a try.If…

Electric pencil sharpeners A task performed since generations ago now ‘needs’ technology to do. Pencils are now being sharpened the ‘modern’ way with an electric pencil sharpener that runs on batteries. What happens when these batteries are discarded? The lead…

Eating can be a complicated thing. It’s more than something we do to give our bodies vital nutrients. We can turn to certain foods to buffer ourselves against certain emotions: Anger, Sadness, and Boredom. Experts estimate that 75% of overeating…

Stroke is an emergency and a brain attack, cutting off vital blood flow and oxygen to the brain. Stroke occurs when a blood clot blocks an artery or a blood vessel breaks, interrupting blood flow to an area of the…

I am in the sustainable clothing business. And over the past couple of years, a number of customers have approached me with this question: “Do you have products that are dyed with natural dyes?” My initial response would invariably be…

Despite humans being the ‘smartest’ animals, we produce tonnes of waste, most often deliberately at times without caring if it would someday affect the lives inhabiting the Earth. As of the year 2008 alone, 250 million tonnes of waste was…

The current hot spell can be a killer. We know that. However, that does not warrant us to run out to get air-conditioner units for the whole house. Cooling our homes in this hot weather can account for 45 percent…

A renowned dietitian talks about the benefits of consuming fruits to alleviate common diseases Fruit has always been recognised as one of the healthiest foods there is. Anthropological studies show fruits have been an important part of the human diet…