A Blog in Review

Some time back I got a Vita-Mix and started a whole foods diet with it - well, a partial whole foods diet anyway.  I would make myself a fruit/veggie smoothie for breakfast and a pre-dinner juice almost everyday.  Before that I was barely eating fruits, unlike when I lived with my parents in Australia where fruits were [...]

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Plantar Fasciitis is an inflammatory condition affecting a tissue that runs along the bottom of your foot connecting your heel bone to your toes.  Characterised by stabbing or burning pain that is worse in the morning, you may notice that the first few steps out of bed in the morning causes severe pain in your heel.
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My MIL recently decided to make the shift to more healthy eating using healthy grilling instead of her regular deep fried style.  What prompted the change?  Perhaps it’s been the news of friends and relatives that we know coming down with cancer, heart disease and what not. 
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It’s surprising how many people suffer from teeth problems on holiday trips.  It makes me wonder whether it’s just one of “Murphy’s Laws”, or whether there really is truth behind what one of my lecturers in dental school said - that if there was going to be a problem with your teeth, it’ll always happen [...]

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I’ve always been rather curious about how an appetite suppressant works.  The theory supposedly is that it acts on the central nervous system to trick your body into thinking it’s full when it isn’t, so that you stop eating instead of continuing to eat. 
Well, here’s the thing that makes me curious… 
Being overweight is partly to do [...]

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When I was a teenager, I was quite lucky to get through puberty without ever really breaking out in acne.  Although I had the occasional annoying pimple, it was never a rampant problem for me.  Back then, my Mum had this amazing acne cream that worked a treat.  All I had to do was apply [...]

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Are they for real?

I first saw this in action in the display window of a shop in Midvalley Megamall.  To be honest, I didn’t even notice it.  It was my son who was attracted to the tank with all the fish inside it.  Suddenly I noticed that there was a pair of legs dangling in [...]

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Phentermine is a weightloss drug used to help suppress appetite.
Weightloss can be achieved through a two means: by either consuming less or exercising more.  In other words, your energy intake must be less than your energy output.  For some people, staying on a diet can be quite a challenge, therefore drugs like phentermine help them to [...]

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My SIL was recently talking about getting a treadmill for the house so we would no longer have any excuses not to exercise and we could all jump on the “get fit” wagon.  It was a great idea while it lasted, until I discovered this.  With a very cool climbing wall with autobelays at the heart of [...]

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As a teenager, I guess I was quite lucky that I never really suffered from acne.  Although I had the occasional pimple now and then, it was nothing compared to what some other teenagers go through.  Although there are many products available for managing acne, finding the best acne treatment really depends on the individual and [...]

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