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Juice up for healthier living
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BUSINESS At La Juiceria, you get more than juices – there’s free consultation from its nutritionist too
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THE PULSE OF THE NATION
Damper on vapers
To ban or not to ban – that’s the fierce ongoing debate on vaping. Some states have banned it, while others may follow suit. The National Fatwa Council says it’s haram. Vape shop owners are confused and angry as vapers wait and hope for the best. So, what’ll be the final verdict? Health+ weighs in on the smoky issues.
LOCAL NEWS+
The AIDS end game ... page 07 Indeed, achievements in the AIDS response during the Getting to Zero phase have been nothing short of stellar
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Be your own hero, quit like a champ
Diabetes and diabetes retinopathy
... pages 07- 11 MEN + About one in every 10 smokers develops lung cancer with over 90% attributed to smoking
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Diabetes is a disease in which your blood glucose levels are above normal and is generally classified into two main types
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THE PULSE OF THE NATION A few years into life with type 1 diabetes, I learned a lot about Malaysian food and my body – how my blood glucose levels respond to stress, exhaustion and adrenaline rushes.” – Yoshitaa JANUARY | 2016
Living strong with diabetes Having diabetes is not the end of the world. Life still goes on and you can pretty much do what you want, with some slight adjustments, for instance, to your diet. The disease does not – and should not –stop you from leading the life you want. With careful management you can control the condition, rather than it controlling you. See page 04
Snuffing out the smoking habit
Health Ministry’s M Quit Smoking Services programme aims to strengthen quit smoking services in Malaysia
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Man-made infertility on the rise
One in six couples in Malaysia faces infertility. The infertility rate is estimated at about 10-15% of the population, which is over 300,000 Malaysians
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Bathe at least twice a day and wash your face and hands as frequently as possible. Such good habits are important to ensure your skin pores are clear and allow sweat to flow out easily, and in the process eliminate anytoxin in yourskin, leaving it healthy.�
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We are very fortunate to have MySihat, a statutory body under the Health Ministry, supporting our movement. It will create great opportunities and possibilities for us to strive as a group to promote awareness on prostate cancer in Malaysia.” – Dr Selvalingam
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The World Health Organisation says dengue has become the fastest-growing mosquito-borne disease, with as many as 400 million people infected every year.�
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Hypnobirthing technique to achieve natural birth is gaining popularity. It helps prepare expectant mothers seeking natural birthing experience to condition their minds and bodies, and face labour with such calmness that they can progress faster without them realising it.
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Choose someone from the list of registered medical aesthetic practitioners to ensure your doctor has the highest quality training and advanced surgical skills.
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Tosh shared he has lost all his sex drive and this is driving Zuki mad. She admitted missing the intimacy greatly. They also felt angry each time they saw each other. They’ve been struggling with arguments every day, and this has caused them to drift apart.”
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Nutrigenomics is the study of how foods affect our genes and how individual genetic differences can affect the way we respond to nutrients in the foods we eat.
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We’re working with the HealthMinistry and other NGOs to get a National Cancer Control Plan up and running. It entails a set of guidelines or blueprint for handling all things cancer.”
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Cancerous tumours are malignant, which means they can spread into, or invade nearby tissues. In addition, as these tumours grow some cancer cells can break off and travel to distant places in the body through the blood or the lymph system and form new tumours far from the original tumours.�
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The majority of people with type 2 diabetes are either overweight or obese during onset. By Norman Hussaini
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Diabetes is a manageable condition. You are able to control the outcome of your disease, so why let it control you?�
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Being diagnosed with diabetes will also bring along other complications. My blood pressure is at an unhealthy level now, not severe though.�
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Yet, other than the injections, I guess the biggest challenge for him as a diabetic is that he is still a child. As a child, it’s really hard feeling he sometimes can’t eat what he wants straight away or do things his friends aredoing. He feels the condition limits him.”
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For decades, the tobacco industry mounted a campaign of lies about cigarettes, and now these same companies claim that their e-cigarettes are harmless. Anyone who thinks that vaping is harmless needs to know that our testing unequivocally shows that it’s not safe to vape.” – CEH executive director Michael Green
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Vaporisers emit vapour, which is harmless to the environment compared with cigarette smoke. We are presenting vapes as part of the ‘go green lifestyle’.”
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In general, men with BPH should exercise regularly, consume a balanced diet rich in vegetables and fruits, and maintain healthy weight, with the aim of preventing or reversing all the metabolic syndrome parameters.�
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By Norman Hussaini
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I gave up red meats completely first, and gradually stopped eating white meats and fish. I have been a strict vegetarian for a year now.�
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