Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.
The Best Stuff ever said about Food & Health – Food & Nutrition Quotes December 9, 2008
To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art.
– La Rochefoucauld
He that takes medicine and neglects diet, wastes the skill of the physician.
– Chinese Proverb
A hungry stomach rarely despises common food.
– Horace
The discovery of a new dish does more for human happiness than the discovery of a new star.
– Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
Leave your drugs in the chemist’s pot if you can heal the patient with food.
– Hippocrates
When diet is wrong medicine is of no use.
When diet is correct medicine is of no need.
– Ancient Ayurvedic Proverb
You are what you eat.
– American Proverb
Let food be thy medicine, thy medicine shall be thy food.
– Hippocrates
Simple diet is best; for many dishes bring many diseases: and rich sauces are worse than even heaping several meats upon each other.
– Pliny
Our lives are not in the lap of the gods, but in the lap of our cooks.
– Lin Yutang
Let nothing which can be treated by diet be treated by other means.
– Maimonides
The doctor of the future will give no medication, but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, diet and in the cause and prevention of disease.
– Thomas A Edison
Looong Weekend – YB’s Birthday, Chunk Fest & Std Chart! December 8, 2008
Had a pretty packed weekend…
I am soooo lazy…so I am just gonna use the pics to tell the story!
YB’s Birthday!
Dinner @Manhatten Fish Mkt (The Central)
The vain speechies and the dietitian (aka Saturated Fat Princess aka Birthday Girl!)
AH D&D, Halloween @Nite Safari, and Photos! November 1, 2008
Woah…past few weeks have been rather happening!
Hospital got audited (JCI) so everyone’s been super busy (and bitchy!)
And at the same time, brillant minds decided to have the hospital’s dinner & dance right after audit. That means during working hours – JCI preparations. AFTER working hours – D&D preparations. -_- SianZzz
Anyway, D&D was pretty boring but this year, I took more photos with other hospital staff rather than my own dept (which was what happened last year, so boring)
anywayz, check out my pix on facebook!
and here
Then this week, a fren working at SPH invited me to go to the night safari (alwis wanted to go but the miser in me refuses to pay). SO finally can go check it out for free. Plus because it is a media/networking event, got FREE food! How to resist?
Because it happened to be Halloween, the night was more exciting than usual
Check out the pix here
Next: “Don’t Forget the Lyrics!”
Want to LOSE WEIGHT smartly, effectively and safely?! February 22, 2008
A weighty issue…(Weight Management Healthfair)
Worried abt your weight?
Tried almost every trick in the book?
Well…it’s time to Reduce & Rejuvenate through Alexandra Hospital’s Weight Management Healthfair!
Hear REAL patients share about their experiences about secrets of success!
Atkins? High protein diet? South Beach diet? …CONFUSED?
- Check out interactive displays showcasing the latest weight loss solutions
- Get your questions answered by specialists (nutritionist dietitians, doctors who specialise in weight loss, etc) in weight management.
Other highlights: Health screening, Goodie bags, cooking demos, refreshments provided…
Does this whet your appetite yet?
If not, perhaps this will…well, no singapore event is complete without lucky draws! – there are iPods to be won!
1 March 2008, sat
930am to 1pm
Auditorium @Alexandra Hospital (shuttle service from Queenstown MRT)
Still sitting on your bum?
So what are you waiting for?
To sign up or for more information, call 63793760 or email noor_afida_adam@alexhosp.com.sg
Disclaimer: This is not an official advertisement. This is just my way to share about something useful about health related matters
The Village People September 13, 2007
Top Places I Recommend To Go At Dempsey Rd (aka Tanglin Village)
- Ben & Jerry’s – Proli the biggest B&J in Singapore, this place also has a bar so that patrons can have thier ice cream with liquor. The place has very cosy sofas for you to lounge away as you sip into your drinks after a satisfying ice-cream session. However…of course, too much of a good thing can be detrimental to your health so just one or two treats per week k? (more…)
Ratatouille September 12, 2007
ratatouille[ra-tuh-TOO-ee; ra-tuh-TWEE] A popular dish from the French region of Provence that combines eggplant, tomatoes, onions, bell peppers, zucchini, garlic and herbs-all simmered in olive oil. The vegetables can vary according to the cook. They can be cooked together, or cooked separately and then combined and heated briefly together. Ratatouille can be served hot, cold or at room temperature, either as a side dish or as an appetizer with bread or crackers.
Also known as Pixar’s story abt a rat who loves cooking.
I caught it yesterday ALONE coz most of my frenz I asked watched it already so I decided to catch it before it ends its screening here in Singapore. I have been waiting for this movie for ages. Goodness knows why the the film distributors decided to screen this movie so late in Singapore (US and Australia already ended its run. In July that is.)
However, I was quite disappointed when I caught it. It was nice ya, the animation was great (the water and the buildings looked so real) but to me, it lacked the usual Brad Bird and Pixar magic. Brad Bird did ‘The Iron Giant’ and ‘The Incredibles’.
Pixar had films like Finding Nemo & Monsters Inc. as precedents hence I expected much more from this film.
Obviously, the visuals were fantastic, which Pixar is famous for, but the story lacked the cleverness & humor of previous Pixar movies, and the characters were simply not endearing enough. I was expecting lots of laughs and touching moments but I had little laughs and was not touched. I was actually infuriated with the bumbling useless 
Linguini. 
Remy the rat however, did alright.
The voice characterisations were good, there were some good jokes, but they were much too few and far between to keep things afloat. I found it a little slow, and the plot and characters were rather predictable. It’s chatty at times, and the younger kids in the cinema became restless fairly frequently, especially in the latter half of the movie.
Maybe it’s just me: 2 hours of even the best-quality animation gets old after a while.
I understand Pixar wants to distance themselves from the competition, and they do. But 111 minutes is pretty long for what basically is an extended cartoon for kids. They could have edited down and made a tighter, more enjoyable movie. This movie was nowhere near the genius of Nemo and Monsters.
What I did like most besides the animation was the mantra in the movie – “Anyone can cook”. Food, glorious food. I love food; cooking, eating. The movie did inspire me to experiment more with cooking and get back to cooking. I have not cooked much since I came back from Australia and after this movie, I am motivated to get back to cooking!
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So watch out friends! Dun say I din warn u… Prepare your antacids and charcoal pills coz Eu-Jzin is back in the kitchen!
More Words from the Nutritionist – Part Two July 23, 2007
(This is the second and concluding part to ‘A Word From a Nutritionist’)
Breakfast:
Some of u may haf heard abt the goodness of wholegrains. And contrary to wat u may think, whole grains are absolutely not that difficult to get! You only need to read the first couple of ingredients on the label (not the front panel, the actual ingredients label). Grainy breads are one of the best u can get and they are plenty of varieties @NTUC Fairprice, GIANT or Carrefour. You DUN haf to eat them ALL the time but alternating each week with white bread is fine (just look for higher fibre ones, hint: >3 to 5g per 100g)
Why Green Tea’s my Fave Drink! July 10, 2007
Green tea has increasingly become a very popular drink worldwide because of its immensely powerful health benefits. Even historically it was the world’s popular reasons (coffee and coke proli is the most popular now). It is extraordinarily amazing what green tea can do for your health. And if you’re not drinking abt 3 to 4 cups of green tea today, you’re most likely NOT doing your health a big favor.
Here are sum of the reasons you u should start drinking green tea right now: (more…)
How to Lose Weight: A Word from A Nutritionist – Part One July 5, 2007
You can enjoy eating!
Some of you may not know this but I am a nutritionist (and food scientist) by training.
I also have some experience writing for the media as well (Men’s Health Singapore 2003-2004) and also contributed to magazines like FEMALE magazine. (<-to add some credibility! shameless plug i know…)
Many have asked me abt nutrition questions, however the most popular questions tend to be “eh…how to lose weight ah?” “Wat to eat to lose weight huh?”
No surprises there actually, as most people these days (due to media or otherwise) tend to be rather focussed on how they look.
SO I decided to post this entry calling it ‘How to Eat Healthy’ (rather then call it “Eat what to lose weight” haha…sorri to deceive u but do read on…)
How to Eat Healthy
(PLEASE note that if u have other medical conditions e.g. renal disease, and u like to lose weight, please see a doctor or a dietitian, they are qualified trained health professionals who studied and trained for years to deal with medical/health conditions!)
FIRSTLY, let’s be perfectly clear about this – if any of those weight loss products or plans actually worked – no one would be overweight anymore. And guess wat? It seems the obesity rate is higher then before, yes, despite the plethora of so-called weight loss techniques available today!
Yes – this includes Atkins, Weight Watchers, South Beach, Jean Yip, Mariefrance, all of them!
NO matter what anyone promises you, diets do not work! (remember my blog abt the comic strip Slimderella?)
The old physics still hold – Energy in > Energy out = Weight loss (erm, unless u are sick or your family genes are working against you!)
The true measure of permanent weight loss is whether or not it’s still off two years later. If you’ve ever lost weight on a plan, product or program and are still looking for weight loss options right now, then something didn’t work. It’s not realli your fault – but if you try to do it again, and again… well, how long until you know better? Stop Dieting! It won’t work!
True that some of the programs may have caused some weight loss (mostly water!) BUT the question IS – Is this sustainable long term? Is this healthy in the long run? Can I be not eating my fave Nasi Lemak for the rest of my entire life? Can I not eat more rice ever?! NO MORE Bak Choy Mee?! Unfathomable! Horrors! Unthinkable! IT has to suit your lifestyle somehow to be a lifestyle change
Eating healthy and being healthy is not a fad BUT rather a LIFESTYLE
End of Part One…stay tune fer Part Two
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