FollowUSJ Optometrist in Taipan, Subang Jaya has color vision deficiency or ‘colorblind’ lenses to help people with red-green color deficiency to pass JPJ’s color vision test. Also known as the Ishihara test, the color vision test is a compulsory test in JPJ’s driving license theory test and in most pre-employment medical exams in Malaysia. The…
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Is It Safe To Consume Expired Vitamins?
Vitamins are essential nutrients that the body needs in small amounts to function properly. They are found in a variety of foods and can also be taken in supplement form. However, it’s not uncommon for these supplements to expire before they are used up. This raises the question: is it safe to consume expired vitamins?…
Minor Accident At Home
Last week I had a fall while wiping the floor. I was wiping the nooks and corners of the floor and where all the computer wires are, that the Roborock robot can’t reach. I was wiping the floor with a piece of wet cloth and wearing slippers when I fell backwards, landing on my butt…
KEEPTO Motivational Water Bottle with Time Marker, Straw & Handle, Leakproof and BPA Free
Importance of water to our health Our body is composed of about 60% water. It is therefore essential to keep our body well hydrated so that our body can function optimally. The function of water is more than just to quench our thirst. Water is needed to regulate our body temperature, protects all our organs…
Yearly Pap Smear and Screening
The time of the year is here again. Today is my yearly pap smear and screening at my gynae’s clinic. I’m feeling extra anxious this year. I know I’ve not been too kind to my body with all the stress, anxiety and other negative emotions that I’ve been feeding my mind the past one year.…
How to Avoid Getting Sick
It’s safe to say that no one likes being sick. Being under the weather usually involves missing work or school and having to cancel plans with friends, not to mention all of the nasty symptoms and potential long-term health consequences that accompany various illnesses. Contracting an illness is unavoidable in many cases, but adhering to…
2020 Medical Check-Up
It’s the dreaded time of the year again and I am feeling antsy waiting for my health report card as I’m not sure what to expect. All the “what if”s have been playing in my mind since a couple of weeks ago. Yup, I’m that high-strung. HFM’s Annual Medical Checklist: Blood work for blood sugar…
Keto Coconut Bread
I love bread but have for the past few months started to consume bread sparingly, as part of my low-carb diet for better health and for a trimmer bod. I only choose whole grain breads made with wholemeal flour and occasionally buy flour-free sprouted wheat bread. I was really excited when I found out that…
Emotional Stress May Increase Your Risk of Cancer
Modern medicine attributes the development of cancer to changes in DNA that reduce or eliminate the normal controls over cellular growth and programmed cell death. Western research supports the idea that depression can impair immune system function, which is the first line of defense against cancer. However, rarely has emotional stress been considered particularly relevant…
How to Determine What Is Causing Your Neck Pain
Anyone who has suffered from chronic neck pain knows just how uncomfortable it can be. It can diminish your quality of life. Here are some things that can help you determine what is causing your neck pain. It is important for everyone to try to maintain good posture. When you do not have good posture,…
Life Is Too Fragile
Have you ever felt like there’s a thorn pricking your heart whenever you get overly enraged with your kids, spouse, in laws, boss or your friends? Lately I would experience a sharp pain my my heart that lasts a few seconds whenever I get extremely furious with my girls when they are rude and disrespectful…
What You Eat Is What You Are
Nutrition Geared to Your Needs
Today there’s a quiet revolution going on, and it’s a revolution that has to do with restoring people to a perfect state of health. This healthy way of living, feeling and behaving isn’t about taking daily doses of medications and following a rote set of rules. It’s about living well in the perfect state of…
First Sunday In 2018 (7 January 2018)
After church, I took Uber with the girls to Pavillion to meet the hubs. Our lunch on the first Sunday of this year was at Din Tai Fung, the hubs’ favorite Taiwanese restaurant of all times. In an article published on January 17, 1993, the New York Times rated Din Tai Fung as one of…
How Can I Help My Children Get And Remain Healthy?
If you want the best for your children, know that teaching them how to be healthy can be the precursor to ensuring that they lead extraordinary lives. This is the case because great health promotes high self-esteem, mood stability, productivity, and numerous other outcomes that are conducive to growth in one’s personal life as well…
Organic Barley, Lemon Grass And Pandan Drink
I made a big pot of organic barley drink today. The concoction composes of organic unhulled barley, organic Job’s Tears, organic lemon grass powder and organic pandan (screw pine leaves) powder. Due to its alkalinity, barley water has been used since ancient times to treat various digestive conditions. Barley water is prepared by using one…