Tag Archives: health

Japanese Burgers vs American Burgers

Plain hamburgers are known to be the heathiest, but since I don’t eat cow but I do eat chicken I decided to do a post comparing how decadant the various burgers are.  I was really surprised when I checked the … Continue reading

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Singapore Government’s Health Promotion Board Telling You What’s Healthy at VivoCity

Saw this exhibition at VivoCity.  Interesting panels in the form of giant shopping bags, about what’s healthy and lower in calories.  I would pick the Korean rice over everything else.  That’s yummy.  Subway sandwiches are good too.

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Ten Habits of my Naturally Skinny Friends

I have naturally skinny friends and unnaturally skinny friends. The latter skip meals, just have coffee for lunch and look pale and frazzled. The former always look bubbly, full of energy and seem to have these habits in common. 1. … Continue reading

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An Insomniac Blogging

I know that my constant tiredness is due to lack of sleep, but every time I make myself go to bed early at 10pm, I automatically wake up at 3am and just absolutely can’t go back to sleep. I try, … Continue reading

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40 Seemed Old Till I Read About Eugenie ‘Sweets’ Who Lived to 114

Now 40 seems positively infantile. I am quite sure I am not fit enough to live that long. Nor do I have the resources, so I don’t wish to. I am still impressed by centenarians (100 or older) and supercentenarians … Continue reading

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10 Things You May Not Know About Panic Attacks

When I first heard about panic attacks triggered by unusual causes I was one of the guilty ones who immediately thought ‘strange‘. I now can relate to why Billy Bob Thorton might be afraid of antiques and Nicole Kidman of … Continue reading

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The Panic Attacks Are Back

I have nothing against Ryan Reynolds, but Buried is one movie I can never watch.  I feel just as confined, trapped and anxious in much larger spaces than the underground tomb in which Ryan’s character is buried.  Especially when one … Continue reading

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Stop Taking Meridia or Reductiyl Right Now

Doctors easily prescribe these drugs even to people who are not that overweight. I wonder how much money clinics make off these drugs. The drug Meridia which is known as Reductiyl in Singapore is now seen to have it’s negative … Continue reading

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Torture

I have absolutely no will power, so dieting by denying myself food after 7 pm is extreme torture.  Trying to do it while food blogging makes me a masochist. In order to make a full confession here goes – I … Continue reading

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Mad Men Cast Interviews: Jon Hamm Suffered from Chronic Depression and Took Antidepressants

I am glad when celebrities share details about their mental illnesses. It makes things easier for the rest of us. Jon Hamm’s revelation that he took medication for his depression is very significant. There is quite a stigma related to … Continue reading

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A Minimalist, Serene Life

I feel frazzled, stressed and poor, by a consumerist society that is continually telling me what you need to own in order to be happier. It made me wonder if there was a healthier way to live.  Well there is. … Continue reading

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Top 5: Tips for breaking the late-night binge-cycle and ending the weight-loss struggle (via View from Wit’s End)

This is quite exciting! WordPress blogger Lyn, actually wrote a post for me. I just left a suggestion for an issue I am struggling with and she actually took the time to write a post. Go visit her amazing blog. … Continue reading

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A Woman Who Inspires Everyone: Stephanie Nielson

You must read her blog the Nie Nie Dialogues. It will change your perspective about things. Stephanie had an endearing Mummy Blog, but one day tragedy struck when she and her husband Christian were in a plane crash. It resulted … Continue reading

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Hugs Are Powerful

I think the best hugs are spontaneous ones and ones where you have real feeling. The always sunny Drew Barrymore said this: {Saying Images} & some other images I love… {Saying Images} Hugging is scientifically proven to be good for … Continue reading

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Jessica Alba’s Diet Secrets

Her only vice is cheese.  But this is her secret – she doesn’t eat processed or fast food. Oh no, I think all I eat is processed and fast food. “I try to work out as much as I can. … Continue reading

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Kate Hudson’s Diet Secret

Kate Hudson’s Hollywood trainer Ashley Conrad revealed the secret to Kate’s great body in an old issue of US Weekly. The berries, almonds, chicken and cod sounds ok to me, but I wonder if the cravings can be held at … Continue reading

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Why Bad Habits Stick And Good Habits Don’t

{Image: Phawker} They say it takes 6 weeks of continuously doing something before it becomes a habit. I think that only applies if the habit in question is no fun at all, like exercising daily, cutting down on starch and … Continue reading

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Darn Those P.M. Cravings: Not Easy to Eat Healthy At Night

Why is it easier to eat healthy in the early part of the day, but when the evening rolls around I always give in to temptation. I become cookie monster at night! (took that photo of a cookie monster kiddies … Continue reading

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I Need To Eat More Red Grapes

Let me be the first to admit that I am not much of partaker of fruits or vegetables, but in the spirit of detoxing and trying to be a little bit healthier I decided to feature healthy food for a … Continue reading

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I Really Need to Detox: Singapore Food and Calories

Why is it such a battle to diet and detox? It used to be so much easier. You know, blogging about food and reading blogs with pictures of yummy food makes it almost impossible to diet. I even find myself … Continue reading

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7 Hours of Sleep is Best for Your Heart

Wow this really makes you think. I think sleeping at 11pm and waking at 6am would be ideal. But sometimes we just need a longer just laying in bed period, so I’d probably need to go to bed by 10.30 … Continue reading

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My Panic Attacks Terrify Me

I have been reluctant to put this out there, but I have had a change of heart. As I write this I am still afraid and extremely self conscious, but I hope baring my soul will bring this issue to … Continue reading

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