Kat's Notebook

Having brought up in the Philippines, our dishes majorly revolve around Filipino and Chinese dishes. When I was younger I hear about MSG in food, how bad it is. I never actually know what it did to the body and I couldn’t even discern its taste so I wouldn’t know if I’m eating food with [...]

Extracted from Your Life in Your Hands, by Professor Jane Plant. I had no alternative but to die or to try to find a cure for myself. I am a scientist – surely there was a rational explanation for this cruel illness that affects one in 12 women in the UK ? I had suffered [...]

Ever wonder if what you’re drinking is good for you? I know sodas are packed high in calories and they’re very bad for the teeth too. What about coffees? Caffeine can make you be a nervous wreck all day when consumed too much. Juice drinks – are they natural or artificial? Based from a research [...]

Trouble sleeping? Well same here. For the past few nights I’ve trouble going back to sleep after doing my nocturnal routine trip to the bathroom. My mind is just racing with thoughts. Counting sheep doesn’t help at all. Is this insomnia? According to the medical background of insomnia, I have what the doctors call an [...]

With the numerous reports about recycling plastic water bottles can cause health toxicity, I took the initiative, albeit a delayed one, to research an alternative method to tote water with me. I took an interest for stainless steel bottle when I saw a booth selling them in a fair. It shocked me that it cost [...]