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Is white sugar toxic?

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Assalamualaikum. Let's talk about sugar.  When I was younger, I thought sugar was only used in beverages - coffees & teas.  However, as time passed by I realized sugar was added not only in beverages but also in many of the on shelf products.  ( including canned food, instant meals, yoghurt drinks etc. Learn to read the ingredients, not all product are labelled honestly ) Then came another surprise, many people include sugar as an essential ingredient for a variety of cooking recipes. I am not talking about desserts, I'm talking about gravy, soups and curry. A hint of sugar is okay.  A lot of sugar is poison.  Here are 6 of the health problems that may be trigger from consuming too much sugar :- 1) Weight gain ( Obesity )  ~ Studies have shown, sugar is one of the major contributors to obesity.  ~ Fructose is linked to increased hunger, thus the desire to eat more.  2) Diabetes ( High blood sugar ) ~ Diabetes takes many years before symptoms are noticeable. ~ A high sugar d

Silent but deadly - Constipation

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Assalamualaikum :)  Finally! Making a comeback after many years of hiatus.  Recently, I found out that constipation is a common occurrence among many of us including children.  However it is rarely discussed or given the attention it deserves. Today, let's talk about this.  Left untreated, constipation could be the root cause of many diseases.  How? When our bowels are slow, it delays the elimination of stool/faeces ( poop ) - this may lead to accumulation of faeces in out colon. As time goes by, the faeces dump will only gets bigger ( unless the issue has been addressed and solved ) Imagine having a huge pile of poop in our colon, understand that it doesn't just lay there being innocent not releasing any substances - it is not innocent and it releases health threatening stuff back into our system.  Trapped faeces does release toxins, next it encourages the growth of bad bacteria in our colon and trigger inflammation. It does not end there, this is just the beginning to many mo

Health benefits of drinking coffee

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Assalamualaikum :) It's a great day , but it would've been better if we started the day off with a cup of coffee. I'm not saying this because I'm a coffee addict , however there are a lot of studies proving that coffee does do wonders to our health. And as for me, a coffee-lover that is just an awesome bonus. Even before the very first sip of coffee, the warm aroma of coffee is enough to get your body ready for the day. Just smell the sweet , natural source of caffeine, you'll understand what i'm saying. Let's get back to our topic. Here are 10 reasons why coffee should be included in your daily menu, please make sure you are taking a healthy kind of coffee ( free of preservatives, additives, flavoring and all them bad stuff ) 10 HEALTH BENEFITS OF COFFEE Contains ANTIOXIDANTS  - combats the formation / progression of cancer in our body as well as preserves our youthfulness. Keeping you alert , focus, awake. Keeps your BRAIN healthy .  Researchers

Olive oil for skin health

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Assalamualaikum :) I apologize for not being active with blogging lately. But i do still love to write, when I have some bit of time I'll hook up in here.. Today , I'd like to share my very own experience with olive oil. Olive oil is known for it's health boosting benefits, yes we all know but it's exciting when we experience it ourselves. Well at least I'm excited about it heh :) The truth is, I've been using olive oil on various body parts. But I like to share about it one topic at a time :) inshaAllah easier for readers comprehension. Most of us ladies, I assume have some sort of daily regime for facial care. As for me , I don't have any except for normal cleansing using facial cleanser. That is it. Seriously. Recently a friend of mine recommended a night cream she is happy with (probably my face looks deprived of nutrition, ha..) , Okay so I thought why not just give it a try, I did have flaws anyway. So I did. Using this particular brand of ni

VCO | Virgin Coconut Oil

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Assalamualaikum! It's a wonderful Sunday morning and I'm excited to share about virgin coconut oil or as it is called VCO. It's been a while since I heard about its benefit, yet I haven't had the chance to give it a try. Guess what? I just got myself a bottle of this wonderful VCO, can't wait to give it a go, sweet smelling and crystal clear, it looks way better than the conventional cooking oil. Okay, so in this article I'm just going to share some of its marvelous benefits. The reason why I'm starting on it is really because I'm trying to resolve some health-related issues. Hopefully it helps, InshaaAllah. If it does, I'll be gladly to write-up a testimony about it. Wait, what is this VCO exactly? What makes it special compared to other oils? Let me explain briefly from my point of view. Virgin coconut oil is extracted (cold-pressed) from a matured coconut, this means no processing with heat, as heat converts oil into a unhealthy substa

Juicing for health - carrot juice

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Here's a simple recipe for you lovely people out there. Don't we all desire for a better, healthier skin ? Let's go for carrots. Check this recipe out:- What you need. 1) 12 carrots 2) A handful of kale 3) 2 cups of cranberry 4) 2 golden apples Simply cut into cubes or larger slices, toss into your awesome juicer & wait for the produce to be gulped down. Please take note, blending isn't juicing. When you blend most nutrition from the veggies or fruits are derived massively, get a proper juicer, it may cost a bit more but it's totally worth every cent. By the way, I got this recipe from ' Juicing vegetables ' and have yet to try it out myself, but this is a wonderful page to LIKE, please LIKE them for more updates. Thank you for reading, see you again next time, inshaaAllah,

What is babywearing?

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A simple question. A simple answer. What is babywearing? Well, it's to wear your baby! Heheh mind me if you find loops & holes in my explanation. I just found out about this recently but yes, I do love it & the idea is even better. Babywearing is not a modern act. As we can remember natives from history books..there are pictures of them, with their kids tied up on their back using all sorts of suitable materials, mostly using fabrics, cotton-like materials to wrap their kid on wherever suitable part of their body. And as they have already tied their kid securely, they can move about doing chores hands-free. Back then, our ancestors, wear their baby for convenience purposes, I don't know if they were aware the many benefits babywearing has to offer to both mum & child. I will briefly list down the awesome side of babywearing, but again I remind you, I am a noob in this field and my knowledge is limited. I'm sharing from wht I've learned. InsyaAllah I'll