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Health and Fitness

Tips on how to raise a happy and healthy family.

That’s one small step for her, one giant leap for my health

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Alarm Clock
Photo Credit: VOFAN

I have a confession to make. Up until recently, I was the one who woke J up every morning so that she could prepare herself for school.

In other words, I was her alarm clock. I had to wake up before her and when you get older, it’s no joke to wake up early and it can take a toll on your health. You can’t really get back what you lose from sleep deprivation.

On April 28th this year, I handed over the job back to J and it’s now entirely her own responsibility to wake up in the morning. At the same time, I resigned being a human alarm clock. I free myself from the duty and only act as a backup should J fail to wake up after an intolerable number of snoozes. [Read more…]

Kitchen Renovation Strengthens Healthy Eating

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You know what. The type of kitchen you have determines the type of foods you serve your family.

It’s important that you have the right type that promotes healthy living.

No way! You actually believe that!

Forget about that. It was not what I meant.

That is not the case but somehow something happens to our family that made me realize how big the influence of what we teach to our children.

The story goes like this: [Read more…]

Growing tall and big fast is deadly

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Child Growth & Puberty
Photo Credit: Charlie Ambler

For Chinese, there’s one phrase that is commonly used to greet young children – especially during a child’s birthday or the Chinese New Year.

The phrase is “kuai gao zhang da.”

It is translated as grow tall and big fast.

Parents always wish children could grow taller and bigger on the fly. The faster they mature the better.

Well… wish no more. Your wish is fulfilled. [Read more…]

Lessons learned after second heart attack

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Heart
Photo Credit: seyed mostafa zamani

I was talking to one of my favorite nasi lemak sellers the other day.

He told me he was in the hospital and was recently discharged.

“What happened?” I asked curiously.

Apparently he had heart attack – for the second time.

He told me he experienced excruciating pain in the chest and had difficulty in breathing before being hospitalized.

You see when I meet someone who experienced something bad, I always like to find out what he learns from the event.

Not that I am a psychopath that likes to see people suffer but there are great lessons to learn from people like this. [Read more…]

My latest “aha” moment in fitness

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Yoga Stretching
Photo Credit: Tomas Sobek

Let’s talk about something other than parenting.

There are many types of exercise. Namely cardiovascular, strength, and flexibility.

The least I used to like is flexibility.

Why?

Because being a macho man that I am, flexibility equals limberness and sissyness. At the end of the day, I don’t want to look everything but wimpy.

Being muscular and having excellent stamina were always my exercise goals.

Not anymore. [Read more…]