When a woman is pregnant, she is often advised by a doctor to be extra cautious with her food and drug intake as well as cosmetic products applied to the skin. It is because during pregnancy, whatever the mother takes internally or externally could reach the fetus through the placenta. The same is also true for breastfeeding mothers. The mother’s daily diet can...

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Salt is the most commonly used food seasoning because it enhances the flavor of whatever you’re cooking. It is also an important additive in processed food (e.g. bacons) since salt is an effective food preservative as it prevents bacteria from growing into your food. Aside from food preparation, salt is also often use in aromatherapy world in the form of scrubs and bath...

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Image Credit: Andrés Nieto Porras, CC BY-SA 2.0, Link The standard way of preparing brewed coffee at home is to use a simple coffee maker. However, in recent years, everything has changed when single-serve coffee machines (e.g. Nespresso and Dolce Gusto) are introduced to the world, to the delight of many coffee enthusiasts. These revolutionary coffee machines make it more convenient for coffee lovers to...

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Image Credit: Organic Aside from eating organic food and using organic cosmetic products, people nowadays are also searching for more sustainable clothing. The most common fabric material used for garment manufacturing is cotton. Unfortunately, majority of consumers are not aware that most cotton clothing available in the market is not even made from pure cotton. In fact, most cotton clothing is mixed with...

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