Gluten-Free Healthy Snack: Go Raw Pizza Flax Snax

Gluten-Free Healthy Snack: Go Raw Pizza Flax Snax

In my search for healthy snacks, I stumbled upon Go Raw Pizza Flax Snax by Freeland Foods from iHerb.com recently. I've tried Freeland Foods' Go Raw Live Pumpkin food bar before. Though I found the use of agave nectar in the bar questionable, and the taste too hard and dry for my liking, the experience did make me sufficiently curious about…

Posted on 6 October, 2011

Celiac Disease: When Gluten Is the Root of All Your Health Ills

Celiac Disease

Celiac disease is an autoimmune condition involving the small intestine in which the gluten in food is mistaken as invader. This causes the immune system to attack the linings of the small bowel, leading to chronic inflammation and a degradation of the ability to absorb nutrients from food by the small intestine. Celiac disease was once…

Posted on 4 October, 2011

Free Online Meditation Timer

Meditation Timer

After working feverishly for almost a week, I'm glad to announce that Zuowang Meditation Timer is ready! Featuring a simple intuitive design, this online timer comes with selectable alarm bells and backgrounds to assist you in your daily meditation practice. Best of all, it's free! Go to the Meditation Timer Features Here's an…

Posted on 20 September, 2011

5 Free Thinking of You Ecards to Rekindle Old Ties

Thinking of You Ecards

In the journey through life, many people come and go out of our lives. While many have left nothing more than a blurry impression, some have made an indelible positive mark that enriched, and quite possibly changed, your life. The person could be an old friend, ex-colleague, your high school teacher or even a family member whom you've not met…

Posted on 8 September, 2011

6 Meditation Positions that are Gentle to Your Back

Meditation Positions that are Gentle to Your Back

In my article on how to meditate, I often get questions about alternative poses to meditate other than the standard lotus or cross-legged meditation position. These queries are usually sent by people who suffer from some form of back or joint problem which makes sitting without a support difficult. For instance, for chronic back pain sufferers,…

Posted on 23 August, 2011

Brain Food in a Bar: Larabar Jocalat Organic Chocolate Coffee

Larabar Jocalat Chocolate Coffee Food Bars

You will probably agree that healthy eating isn't always an easy thing to do, especially when you've to walk pass aisles and aisles of enticing cookies, candies and chocolates in order to get to the real food in most grocery stores. In a number of occasions, I found myself slipping some products from these aisles into my shopping basket, only…

Posted on 18 August, 2011

10 Ways to Stay Positive During Tough Times

10 Ways to Stay Positive During Tough Times

The financial tsunami created by the US' credit rating cut on Aug 6, 2011 has sent huge panic waves crashing into the shores of many countries. From the gloomy media reports as well as comments left on websites, it's evident that the move has dashed whatever hope that's left for a global economic recovery. It's sad to see a once powerful…

Posted on 11 August, 2011

Asian Fermented Food: Cincalok

Asian Fermented Food: Cincalok

Cincalok (also written as cincaluk, chincalok or cencaluk) is a traditional Southeast Asian food made of fermented tiny shrimps. Like many fermented foods, it's usually eaten as a condiment or used as an ingredient in cooking. Glass bottles of cincalok are usually produced by cottage industries in Johor, Malacca and Penang, Malaysia. It is made…

Posted on 1 August, 2011

5 Thank You Email Cards to Show Your Gratitude

5 Thank You Email Cards to Show Your Gratitude

You've written countless thank you emails. But how do you make your message stands out from tons of other emails in the inbox, and let your recipients know that you're really grateful for what they've done? One simple (and inexpensive) way is to add an ecard in your email. Not the type that requires you to login or click on a link to see it on…

Posted on 28 July, 2011

5 Healthy Foods You Are Not Eating

Healthy Foods You Are Not Eating

Healthy eating doesn't have to be boring. Although choices from the produce aisles may not seem as much as the entire floor of beautifully packaged junk food, there are still unexplored gems to be found elsewhere. Thanks to a global common market, we now have access to a much bigger selection of foods from countries we've never been, sometimes…

Posted on 14 July, 2011

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