How To Make And Keep New Year Resolutions HAPPY NEW YEAR, everyone! Welcome to 2021!With the advent of a new year, it is customary for many of us to make new resolutions to challenge & improve ourselves. Success rates may vary from person to person, but here are some short tips on how we can …
HOW TO OVERCOME THE POST-CHRISTMAS BLUES Are you experiencing post-festivity syndrome now that Christmas is over?That’s when all the bingeing on cakes, cookies and all that lovely Christmas food has got you feeling sluggish and bloated. Time to get back into shape! Here are a few SEEDS & SHORES tips to get yourself back to …
HEALTHY EATING DURING THE MCO Indra Balaratnam, Founder of INDRA BALARATNAM NUTRITION — The Food Expert Clinic, is a professional dietician and nutritionist. She offers us her insight on how to handle healthy eating during this COVID-19 pandemic period especially during the Movement Control Order or MCO. This article was written by Emily Yap of …
WHAT ARE GMOs? GMO stands for “genetically modified organism”. Simply speaking, DNA that has been taken from another organism and modified through genetic engineering techniques into an organism’s genome to create both new and enhanced traits and phenotypes. The reason why GMOs were created was to make crops herbicide tolerant and pesticide resistant, to increase their …
PESTICIDE LEVELS IN PRODUCE According to the Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit organization that analyzes the results of government pesticide testing in the United States Of America, the following fruits and vegetables have the highest pesticide levels so are best to buy organic: • Apples• Sweet Bell Peppers• Cucumbers• Celery• Potatoes• Grapes• Cherry Tomatoes• Kale/Collard …
IS ORGANIC PRODUCE BETTER FOR YOU? “Organic” seems to be the current buzz word off the supermarket shelves nowadays. Despite paying a heftier price for organic produce, it does provide us a healthier consumption of better quality foods, especially when we know it is properly certified by recognized and established entities like the Australia Certified …
ORGANIC 101 You’re browsing the veggie section of your grocery shopping day and come across the organic section of the fresh produce. Yes, they are pricier than normal vegetables and are suppose to be better for your consumption. But how sure are you that they are really “Organic” and what does being “organically certified” mean? What …
POTATOES AND ITS BENEFITS Potatoes are edible tubers, available worldwide and are grown all year round. They are one of the cheapest sources of vegetables you can find and are absolutely packed with nutrients. A medium sized potato contains 164 Calories and 30% of your daily B6 vitamin intake. Here are some health benefits of …
THE PURPLE REVOLUTION! The colour purple has often been associated with royalty and high esteem. Purple and coloured veggies are up there in the wealthy upper crust of the “social ladder”, so to speak. Purple veggies have been around for a long time. Some vegetables are naturally purple, like eggplant. Some are bred to be …
8 HEALTH BENEFITS OF THIS AMAZING VEGGIE! BEETROOT.Or BEETS as its popularly know in the west. This red, sweet bulbous root vegetable is really a superfood! For most people, you either hate it or you love it. Whatever your feeling are for this taproot portion of the beet plant, your health can definitely be enriched …
