Ways to beat the haze

There are some of the things that you can do:

1) Plants to clean the air:


Mother-in-law's tongue
A unique property of this plant is that it gives off oxygen at night. a good plant to put in the bedroom. A fuss free plant to  maintain. i have 4 of these at home.  2 at the kids room and 2 at the masterbedroom. Each plant costs about $ 15-20.



Areca Palm
This plant is good for adding humidity into the air. Each plant cost about $25.


Money plant
A good plant to reduce the amount of Formaldehyde in the air.
Formaldehyde can be commonly found in adhesive and cigarette smoke.
you can get this at IKEA Singapore for $12.

2) Get an air purifier.


The first air cleaner to be Certified asthma & allergy friendly.

3) Manuka Honey

Manuka honey has been used for centuries by the natives of New Zealand to treat common cold and sore throat. So if the throat starts to get itchy as it invariably does during haze season, you might want to try what native New zealanders have been doing for centuries.

4) Drink lots of water

Need i say more????

High-fructose corn syrup prompts considerably more weight gain

Princeton News: A sweet problem: Princeton researchers find that high-fructose corn syrup prompts considerably more weight gain

Trying to lose some weight? Read your labels, if it contain high fructose corn syrup, stay far far away. However, you will be surprised at how common it is in our food.

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Cow's milk is for cows, not for colicky babies

COPING WITH COLIC




I was talking to my friend yesterday and he was recounting back to the days when his kids were just infants and the topic of Colic came up.


He was sharing with us his experiences and one of the part where a senior consultant told him that Cow's milk is for cow got me thinking.


A few google searches later, i found this website.

http://www.askdrsears.com/html/5/t051300.asp


some points taken fromthe website



3. The colic-cow's milk connection. New research supports what old wives tales have long suspected: some breastfed babies become colicky if their mothers drink cow's milk. That's because potentially allergenic protein called beta-lactoglobulin in cow's milk is transferred to baby through the breastmilk. This allergen upsets the intestines as if the baby had directly ingested the cow's milk.


4. Formula allergies. Babies fed a cow's-milk-based formula may become colicky if they're allergic to the protein or can't tolerate the lactose in cow's milk. If a formula allergy is suspected, a hypoallergenic formula (Alimentum, Nutramigen, or Pregestamil) or a lactose-free formula may be recommended by your doctor. The American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Nutrition does not recommend changing to soy formula, since studies have shown that colicky infants do not improve when switching from cow's milk to soy formulas.


Another website: a Pub Med abstract:


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7088636

A scientific study.