“We all like sweet things because they tend to make us feel happier,” said Sujit Saleepun, a senior technical nutritionist at the Ministry of Public Health’s Bureau of Nutrition. “But no one seems to know when they’ve had enough! Eating too many sweets can make you feel tired because of the way they increase the …
Category Archive: Health
Feb
09
Health, Getting vain about veins
Have you got reddish or blue-purplish swollen twisted veins that look like cords showing through the skin under your eyes or on your thighs, calves and ankles? Do you like the look of it? Or are you worried it could be a symptom of something bigger or a sign of early ageing? Statistics indicate that …
Feb
07
Clove cigarettes target young smokers
“A clove cigarette releases eugenol, an essential oil obtained from cloves. Inhaling it causes an upper part of the trachea to go numb. It also diminishes the gag reflex in smokers and smoke can get deep into the lungs,” he said. Eugenol is commonly used in dentistry. “It’s eugenol that makes young people addicted to …