With the range of sports drinks out on supermarket shelves, you may have wondered if it is good enough to just be drinking water after workouts.Are these sports drinks a gimmick, or do you really need them?If they are beneficial, when should you have sports drinks and when is just drinking water after workouts sufficient? How much should you be having?In this article, I’ll first…
2020 was a year that reminded us about the frailty of life and the importance of good health. Scientific reports have highlighted that individuals who are obese, or who have diabetes, heart disease, or kidney disease are at increased risk of severe illness if they contracted Covid-19. I doubt this is going to change, whether it's Covid-19 we’re dealing with, or other stronger, more contagious…
Finding success with weight loss is something many people struggle with.Have you been on multiple diets but find that you end up back on square one?Are you frustrated with hearing about the success stories of others when you see no results?Does achieving success with weight loss sound like a myth to you?I understand that the process can be trying, but don’t give up just yet.The…
Meal delivery services are here to stay. They are convenient, and free up precious time for us to do the things we love. However, they are not always good for our health or our waistline. Fret not though, for you can make healthy meal delivery choices by following these tips! 1. Always try to create balance in your meals There’s no other way to eat…
You’ve probably come across a gazillion articles and infographics on the Straits Times, on Channel News Asia, or your facebook newsfeed highlighting the calories in Chinese New Year goodies. They would feature shockingly high calories in your favourite Chinese New Year goodies, or highlight the duration of exercise needed to “burn off” that bak kwa, pineapple tart, or kueh lapis. The problem is, such data…
Do you go for frequent health checks? Whether they’re simple blood tests or nerve-wrecking colonoscopies. Why do these tests? I’m guessing you want to make sure all’s well with your body. The idea is to catch diseases before they develop, or confirm any suspicions so you may seek immediate treatment. Many of the diseases we develop these days are linked with poor dietary habits year…
To some extent, I think the state of our pantry influences the state of our health. We tend to feed ourselves with what we have at home. That’s why I like to stock my pantry up with some essential foods, so I can put together healthy meals whenever I want to. Here are my top 10 essential pantry items, with snippets on why I find…
Do you feel like you always gain weight after a holiday? You definitely did not intend to. Perhaps the first day, you just had to try something from that street side stall. The following afternoon, you may have booked a dinner reservation at a really famous restaurant. What’s more, that city has two food markets that is planned for the day after and the one…
This is not an article about how to deal with fussy-eating (even though it may solve some of those problems!) What this article seeks to achieve is to plant a seed of curiousity about food in kids, especially since it’s such a huge part of our lives. I want to improve the relationship your kids have with food, because it teaches them about sustainability, food…
Want to have fresh vegetables every night but find them a hassle to prepare? I used to think that too, until I figured out that there were easy to prepare vegetables that can be cooked in a jiffy, and others that require more tender loving care (read: time). Once I created a list of “fast-to-cook” vegetables, I started picking only those to cook when I…