Are Your Daily Meals Colorful Enough?
If you’re having a meal now, take a second to reflect upon the colors of the (plant) food on your plate. How many colors are you eating today?
Life with Limes
Being Asians, it’s not possible to go more than a few days without limes, for they are relevant in our daily lives. They flavour food, are squeezed into tea, and even find their way into our beauty regime!
Scintillating, refreshing and useful Eucalyptus Oil
If you could choose just one plant oil that might serve you well in these current times, what would it be? Something fragrant like jasmine or ylang ylang? Or perhaps you’d go for something strong and symbolic like frankincense?
HIV and COVID-19: A Unique Moment in Time to Learn, Leverage and Build Resilient Systems for Health
A new report from UNAIDS shows how countries grappling with COVID-19 are using the experience and infrastructure from the AIDS response to ensure a more robust response to both pandemics.
Family Fun in the Sun
Just because we must stay at home during the pandemic, that doesn’t mean it needs to be indoors all the time. It’s important to get a little bit of sunshine every day –
Pain Management and Opioids
It’s never easy to deal with any sort of physical pain. While opioids are prescribed because they can effectively relieve pain, these drugs are known to carry some risks and can be highly addictive.
LUNG DISEASES: Causes and Risk Factors
Your lungs are part of a complex system, expanding and relaxing thousands of times each day to bring in oxygen and send out carbon dioxide. Lung diseases can happen when there are problems in any part of this system.
10 Myths About Diabetes to Be Aware of
In Malaysia, the most recent National Health and Morbidity Survey 2019 has shown that 1 in 5 people in Malaysia had diabetes (approximately 3.9 million people). Unfortunately, about half of these people do not know that are afflicted with this…
How to Boost Your Immune System with Good Nutrition
A strong immune system is the key to staying healthy and preventing illnesses. One of the best ways to improve your body’s immunity is a healthy diet that includes a variety of nutrient-dense foods.
The GOLO Diet: Does It Work?
A diet that has recently gained popularity, the GOLO diet is designed based on getting insulin under control. Does it really help us to lose weight effectively? Here’s a closer look at this weight loss plan.