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 CONTENTS

08 WELLNESS
25 Mouldy Spots To Watch Out

09 ENVIRONMENTAL ILLNESS:
09 A THREAT TO ALL
ĐůĞĂŶĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚǁŝůůƌĞƐƵůƚŝŶďĞƩĞƌƋƵĂůŝƚLJŽĨůŝĨĞ

12 14 WAYS TO MAKE THE WORLD

A GREENER PLACE
ŽLJŽƵŚĂǀĞĂŐŽŽĚŝĚĞĂŽĨǁŚĂƚ͚ĐĂƌĐŝŶŽŐĞŶƐ͛ĂƌĞ͍

16 THE UNPLANNED JOURNEY

hŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐƉĂƌĞŶƚŚŽŽĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞůĞŶƐŽĨƌĂŝƐŝŶŐĂƐƉĞĐŝĂů
needs child

22 SCIATICA 101
dŝƉƐ͕ƚƌŝĐŬƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŬŶŽǁͲŚŽǁƐĨƌŽŵLJŽƵƌĨƌŝĞŶĚůLJŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚ
chiropractor

12 26 MEN & PELVIC FLOOR HEALTH

What you should be doing more

28 A CARETAKER’S GUIDE TO
28 MANAGING SENIORS’ MEDICINES
DĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŝƐŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚĨŽƌƚŚĞĞůĚĞƌůLJ

22
04 | 1 TWENTY 80
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t
MAY 2023

32 UNDERSTANDING CHOLESTEROL
Knowing the good and the bad

36 STYLE
ŽLJŽƵŶĞĞĚĂƐŬŝŶĐĂƌĞǁĂƚĞƌĮůƚĞƌ͍ 38
38 TRADITIONAL CHINESE
MEDICINE 101
ůŽŽŬĂƚŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͛ƐŽůĚĞƐƚŵĞĚŝĐĂůƐLJƐƚĞŵ 48
42 WHICH CHOCOLATE IS HEALTHIER?
'ŽŝŶŐůŽĐŽĨŽƌĐŽĐŽĂ͕ŚĞĂůƚŚŝůLJ͊

44 4 ENVIRONMENTALLY
SAVVY DESTINATIONS
ůŽŽŬĂƚĞĐŽͲĨƌŝĞŶĚůLJŶĂƟŽŶƐ
42
48 AVOCADO: THE RICH,
CREAMY FRUIT
The many ways to use avocado in a recipe

52 SUBSCRIPTION

44
1 TWENTY 80 | 05
 EDITOR’S
NOTE
The Earth is what
we all have in common.
– Wendell Berry, American novelist
I was on a short break in Perak a couple
ŽĨLJĞĂƌƐďĂĐŬǁŚĞŶ/ǁŝƚŶĞƐƐĞĚĂŶĂĐƚ
that shocked me. A motorcycle with
ĂƉŝůůŝŽŶƌŝĚĞƌǁĂƐƌŝĚŝŶŐŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨƵƐ
and as we were driving over a river,
the pillion rider conveniently threw
ĂŚƵŐĞďĂŐŽĨŐĂƌďĂŐĞŝŶƚŽƚŚĞƌŝǀĞƌĂŶĚƚŚĞLJ
ƌŽĚĞŽī͘tŝƚŶĞƐƐŝŶŐƚŚĂƚŽƉĞŶĞĚŵLJĞLJĞƐ
ƚŽƐĞĞƚŚĂƚĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶŽŶƉƌĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐĂƌƚŚ
is crucial and an ongoing need.
dƌƵůLJ͕ĂƌƚŚŝƐƚŚĞŽŶůLJƚŚŝŶŐǁĞĂůůŚĂǀĞŝŶ
common and it is all up to us to preserve and
ĐĂƌĞĨŽƌƚŚĞƉůĂŶĞƚƚŚĂƚďŽŶĚƐƵƐƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͘
dĂůŬƐĂďŽƵƚĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůůLJĨƌŝĞŶĚůLJŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐ
ĂƌĞĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚďƵƚƚŚĞLJ͛ƌĞŽŶůLJĞīĞĐƟǀĞŝĨǁĞ
ƚĂŬĞĂĐƟŽŶ͘,ŽǁĐĂŶLJŽƵŐĞƚƐƚĂƌƚĞĚ͍
/ƚ͛ƐŶŽƚĂďŽƵƚƐƉĞŶĚŝŶŐĂŚĞŌLJĂŵŽƵŶƚŽŶ
ŶĞǁƌĞƵƐĂďůĞĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĞƌƐĂŶĚĐƵƉƐ͘ůůLJŽƵ͛ůů
need to remember is to reduce, reuse and
ƌĞĐLJĐůĞ͊DŽƌĞŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚůLJ͕ďĞĞƋƵŝƉƉĞĚǁŝƚŚ
ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŽŶƚŚŝƐŵĂƩĞƌ͘
dŚĞƌĞĂƌĞŵĂŶLJǁĂLJƐĨŽƌƵƐƚŽĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƚŽ
ƐĂǀŝŶŐĂƌƚŚĂŶĚƚŚŝƐϮϬϮϯ͕ůĞƚ͛ƐŐĞƚĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ
in the way we can help.
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/ŶĐŽŶũƵŶĐƟŽŶǁŝƚŚĂƌƚŚĂLJŚĂƉƉĞŶŝŶŐ
ƚŚŝƐŵŽŶƚŚ͕ǁĞ͛ǀĞũƵŵƉĞĚŽŶƚŚĞďĂŶĚǁĂŐŽŶ
as we discuss all about the environment
ĂŶĚƉůĂŶĞƚĂƌƚŚŝŶϭdǁĞŶƚLJϴϬƚŚŝƐŵŽŶƚŚ͘
&ůŝƉƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƉĂŐĞƐƚŽƌĞĂĚĂƌƟĐůĞƐLJŽƵ
ǁŽŶ͛ƚǁĂŶƚƚŽŵŝƐƐŽƵƚŽŶ͊
/ĨLJŽƵ͛ƌĞŽŶĂŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƚŽŐŽŐƌĞĞŶ͕ůŝŬĞ
us, do remember to take it one step at
ĂƟŵĞ͘dŚĞŬĞLJŝƐƚŽƚƵƌŶŽƵƌůŝĨĞƐƚLJůĞŝŶƚŽ
ĂŶĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůůLJĨƌŝĞŶĚůLJŽŶĞĂŶĚŶŽƚ
ŵĂŬĞŝƚũƵƐƚĂƉŚĂƐĞŽĨůŝĨĞ͘^ŝŵƉůĞƐƚĞƉƐ
such as saying “No” to straws and having
ĂďĂŐŽĨƌĞƵƐĂďůĞĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĞƌƐŝŶLJŽƵƌĐĂƌĨŽƌ
you to grab during takeaway days are already
ŝŵƉĂĐƞƵůŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐ͘
tŚĂƚĂƌĞLJŽƵƌĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůůLJĨƌŝĞŶĚůLJ
ŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐ͍^ŚĂƌĞǁŝƚŚƵƐĂŶĚƚĂŐƵƐŽŶƐŽĐŝĂů
ŵĞĚŝĂƐŽƚŚĂƚǁĞĐĂŶƌĞŵŝŶĚĞĂĐŚŽƚŚĞƌŽĨ
this important step that we need to take.
dŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͕ǁĞĐĂŶŚĞůƉƚŽƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞĂƌƚŚ͘
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 WELLNESS

25 MOULDY SPOTS
TO WATCH OUT
Time for mould-busting!
By Isabel Andrew

DŽƵůĚƐĂƌĞŶΖƚũƵƐƚĞLJĞƐŽƌĞƐďƵƚĂƌĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůůLJŚĂnjĂƌĚŽƵƐƚŽLJŽƵƌŚĞĂůƚŚ͊
dŚĞLJĐĂŶĂƉƉĞĂƌŝŶǀŝƐŝďůĞƐƉŽƚƐĂŶĚŽďƐĐƵƌĞŶŽŽŬƐĂŶĚĐƌŽŽŬƐŽĨLJŽƵƌŚŽŵĞƐĂŶĚŽĸĐĞƐ͘
,ĞƌĞ͛ƐŚŽǁLJŽƵĐĂŶŐŽŽŶŵŽƵůĚͲďƵƐƟŶŐŵŽĚĞĂŶĚĐĂƚĐŚƚŚĞƐĞƐƚĞĂůƚŚLJĂƐƐĂƐƐŝŶƐŝŶŶŽƟŵĞ͊

tŚĞƌĞƚŽĐŚĞĐŬĨŽƌŵŽƵůĚ͗

BATHROOM KITCHEN BEDROOM/

Where it grows: Where it grows:
LIVING ROOM
Shower head and bathtub. Kitchen sink.
^ŚĂŵƉŽŽďŽƩůĞ͘ Sponge holder. Where it grows:
tĂƐŚĐůŽƚŚƐĂŶĚůŽŽĨĂŚ͘ Wet utensil. DĂƩƌĞƐƐ͘
Shower curtain. ZĞĨƌŝŐĞƌĂƚŽƌĚƌŝƉƚƌĂLJ͘ ŝƌĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶĞƌ͘
Tile grout. Microwave. ,ĞĂƟŶŐǀĞŶƚ͘
Faucet and sink. Stove. Couch and curtain.
Toilet. Water dispenser. Indoor plants.
Walls. tŽŽĚĞŶĐƵƫŶŐďŽĂƌĚ͘ Fireplace and chimney.
Floor. Trash can.
Window sill. How to remove:
How to remove: ŶƐƵƌĞǀĞŶƟůĂƟŽŶĂŶĚůŝŐŚƚ
>ŽǁĞƌŚƵŵŝĚŝƚLJůĞǀĞůƐďLJ͗ How to remove: in the room.
hƐŝŶŐĂǀĞŶƟůĂƟŽŶĨĂŶ ŶƐƵƌĞǀĞŶƟůĂƟŽŶƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ŶƐƵƌĞĨĂďƌŝĐͲĐŽǀĞƌĞĚ
during a shower and leave ĂǁŝŶĚŽǁ͕ĨĂŶŽƌďŽƚŚ͘ ĨƵƌŶŝƚƵƌĞŝƐĐůĞĂŶĂŶĚĚƌLJ͘
ŝƚŽŶĨŽƌĂƚůĞĂƐƚϯϬŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ Wash dishes daily to avoid Clean the chimney and
ĂŌĞƌ͘ pile-ups. ĮƌĞƉůĂĐĞĂŶĚĚƌLJƚŚĞďƌŝĐŬƐ
hƐŝŶŐĂĚĞŚƵŵŝĚŝĮĞƌŽƌĂŝƌ ůĞĂŶĂŶĚĚƌLJƐƵƌĨĂĐĞƐĂŌĞƌ around them.
ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶĞƌ͘ use. ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƚŚĞĂŝƌĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶĞƌ
Clean out trays and ĂŶĚŚĞĂƟŶŐǀĞŶƚŽŌĞŶ͘
ůĞĂŶĂŶĚĚƌLJĂůůƐƵƌĨĂĐĞƐ͘ containers that hold Clean and change water trays
ŚĞĐŬĨŽƌǁĂƚĞƌůĞĂŬĂŐĞ͘ water daily. and pots with indoor plants.
ŚĂŶŐĞƉŝƉĞƐĂŶĚĨĂƵĐĞƚƐ Take out the trash daily.
ŽŌĞŶ͘

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Environmental
illness:
A threat to all
A clean environment will result in better quality of life
LJZŝĚnjǀĂĂŶŝEĂŐĂƌĂũĞŶ

1 TWENTY 80 | 09
 hemicals have become a part
ŽĨŽƵƌůŝǀĞƐ͕ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶŝŶŐĂůŵŽƐƚ
ĞǀĞƌLJĂĐƟǀŝƚLJŝŶŽƵƌĚĂŝůLJ
lives. Sadly, due to overused,
uncleared or dangerously
ĂďĂŶĚŽŶĞĚǁĂƐƚĞŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ͕ŚĂnjĂƌĚŽƵƐ
chemicals have been released into the
ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ͘dŚĞŽƵƚĐŽŵĞĨƌŽŵƚŚŝƐ
ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶŚĂƐůĞĚƚŽĞdžƚƌĞŵĞĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ
in the weather, temperature, increased
ƉŽůůƵƟŽŶĂŶĚĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůƚŽdžŝŶƐ͘
ƐĂĐŽŶƐĞƋƵĞŶĐĞ͕ƚŚĞƌĞ͛ƐĂŚŝŐŚĞƌ
ƉƌŽďĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƋƵĂůŝƚLJŽĨůŝĨĞǁŝůů
deteriorate due to environmental
illness, both directly and indirectly.
The old saying, "what you don't know
can't hurt you," isn't always applicable
ŝŶĂůůĂƐƉĞĐƚƐŽĨůŝĨĞ͘tŚĞŶŝƚĐŽŵĞƐƚŽ
environmental illness, what you know
ĐĂŶĂĐƚƵĂůůLJŚĞůƉLJŽƵ͊
WHAT IS
ENVIRONMENTAL
ILLNESS?
ĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞ/ŶǀŝƐŝďůĞŝƐĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ
ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ͕ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůŝůůŶĞƐƐŝƐĂ
term that is used to describe a number
ŽĨŚĞĂůƚŚĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐƚŚĂƚŽƌŝŐŝŶĂƚĞĨƌŽŵ
ƚŚĞĞdžƉŽƐƵƌĞŽĨĐŚĞŵŝĐĂůƐĂŶĚƚŽdžŝĐ
substances that are released into the
environment unconsciously by humans.
dŚĞƐĞŚĂnjĂƌĚŽƵƐĐŚĞŵŝĐĂůƐĐĂŶǁŝĚĞůLJ
be discovered within the place you live,
work or ythe area your children play in.
THE OLD SAYING,
"WHAT YOU DON'T
KNOW CAN'T
HURT YOU,"
ISN'T ALWAYS
APPLICABLE IN ALL
ASPECTS OF LIFE.
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Furthermore, such chemicals cannot What causes
be seen with the naked eye and can environmental
travel easily through air, soil and water.
/ŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĂƚ͕ƚŚĞLJĐĂŶĂůƐŽďĞŽŶ
illness?
EĞĂƌůLJĞǀĞƌLJĂĐƟǀŝƚLJĐĂƌƌŝĞĚŽƵƚďLJ
ƉůĂŶƚƐĂŶĚĂŶŝŵĂůƐƚŽŽ͘tŚĂƚ͛ƐŵŽƌĞ
ŚƵŵĂŶƐůĞĂǀĞƐƐŽŵĞŬŝŶĚŽĨǁĂƐƚĞŝŶ
ĨƌŝŐŚƚĞŶŝŶŐŝƐƚŚĞĨĂĐƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJ͛ƌĞ
ƚŚĞĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ͘^ŽŵĞŝĨŶŽƚĂůůǁĂƐƚĞ
ĞdžƉŽƐĞĚŝŶƚŽƚŚĞĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ
materials contain chemicals that are
ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƐŽƵƌĐĞƐůŝŬĞ͗
dangerous not only to the environment
but to all living organisms including
ŚƵŵĂŶƐ͕ŇŽƌĂĂŶĚĨĂƵŶĂ͘^ŽŵĞŽĨƚŚĞ
chemicals that are most likely to make
LJŽƵĨĂůůŝůůĐŽŵƉƌŝƐĞƐŽĨ͗
Carcinogenic
substances like
ŶŝĐŽƟŶĞĨŽƵŶĚŝŶ
ĐŝŐĂƌĞƩĞƐĐĂƵƐĞ
lung cancer.
LANDFILLS:
A site where waste džƉŽƐƵƌĞƚŽ
materials are disposed. asbestos, a natural
INCINERATORS: ƵƌŶŝŶŐŽĨ ĮďƌŽƵƐƌŽĐŬƐƵĐŚ
waste products using high-
temperature.
as Crocidolite (also known as blue
asbestos), Amosite (also known as
FACTORIES: Contributes to
Ăŝƌ͕ůĂŶĚĂŶĚǁĂƚĞƌƉŽůůƵƟŽŶ
ďƌŽǁŶĂƐďĞƐƚŽƐͿĂŶĚŚƌLJƐŽƟůĞ;ĂůƐŽ
ŬŶŽǁŶĂƐǁŚŝƚĞĂƐďĞƐƚŽƐͿĂƌĞĨŽƵŶĚ
via chemical spills and
ĚŝƐƉŽƐĂůŽĨƚŽdžŝĐǁĂƐƚĞ͘
in some older buildings
can cause tumours,
lung cancer, and
other diseases.
ůůŽĨƚŚĞƐĞĨĂĐƚŽƌƐĂƌĞĐŽůůĞĐƟǀĞůLJ
ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞĨŽƌĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŶŐƚŽEŽŶͲ
communicable diseases (NCDs)
including allergies, heart disease,
stroke, cancer, chronic lung diseases
ƐƵĐŚĂƐĂƐƚŚŵĂ͕ďŝƌƚŚĚĞĨĞĐƚƐĂƐǁĞůůĂƐ
ŝŶĨĞƌƟůŝƟĞƐĂŵŽŶŐŵĞŶĂŶĚǁŽŵĞŶ͘
Wood-burning stoves and poorly
vented gas produces smoke and gas
ƚŚĂƚůĞĂĚƐƚŽďƌĞĂƚŚŝŶŐĚŝĸĐƵůƟĞƐ͘
Certain chemicals in workplace
environments may result in sterility
ĂŵŽŶŐŵĞŶĂŶĚĨĞƌƟůŝƚLJŝƐƐƵĞƐ
in women.
Lead poisoning can result in a
ŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨŚĞĂůƚŚĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞ
common among children. Plus, it can
cause brain damage as well as high
blood pressure in adults.
ACTING TOGETHER ON THE BASIS OF
COORDINATED HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT AND
DEVELOPMENTAL POLICIES CAN MAKE REAL
DIFFERENCES IN THE WELL-BEING OF THE
ENVIRONMENT AS WELL AS IMPROVE THE
QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL LIVING ORGANISMS.
How much disease
can be prevented
through cleaner
environments?
dŚŝƐƋƵĞƐƟŽŶůŝĞƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚƐŽĨ
ĞǀĞƌLJŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂů͕ŐůŽďĂůůLJ͘,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕
ŝŶƌĞůĂƟŽŶƚŽƚŚŝƐ͕ƚŚĞtŽƌůĚ,ĞĂůƚŚ
KƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ;t,KͿĐĂƌƌŝĞĚŽƵƚĂƐƚƵĚLJ
ŝŶϮϬϭϲƟƚůĞĚ͚WƌĞǀĞŶƚŝƐĞĂƐĞdŚƌŽƵŐŚ
,ĞĂůƚŚLJŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚƐ͛ƚŽĞdžĂŵŝŶĞ
ŚŽǁƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĚŝƐĞĂƐĞƐĂŶĚŝŶũƵƌŝĞƐ
ƌĞƐƵůƚĞĚĨƌŽŵĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůƌŝƐŬƐ
ĂŶĚǁŚŝĐŚƌĞŐŝŽŶƐĂŶĚƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐ
ĂƌĞĂīĞĐƚĞĚǁŝĚĞůLJ͘
As a result, it revealed that roughly
ŽŶĞͲƋƵĂƌƚĞƌŽĨƚŚĞŐůŽďĂůďƵƌĚĞŶ
ĚŝƐĞĂƐĞĂŶĚŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŽŶĞͲƚŚŝƌĚŽĨƚŚĞ
burden among children were generated
ĨƌŽŵŵŽĚŝĮĂďůĞĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůĨĂĐƚŽƌƐ
(measures the environmental impact on
ŚĞĂůƚŚůŝŬĞĂŝƌ͕ƐŽŝůĂŶĚǁĂƚĞƌƉŽůůƵƟŽŶ
ĐŽŶƐŝƐƚŽĨĐŚĞŵŝĐĂůƐŽƌďŝŽůŽŐŝĐĂů
ĂŐĞŶƚƐͿ͘^ŽŵĞŽĨƚŚĞĚŝƐĞĂƐĞƐƚŚĂƚ
are impacted by environmental risks
ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ͗
Malaria
Diarrhoea
>ŽǁĞƌƌĞƐƉŝƌĂƚŽƌLJŝŶĨĞĐƟŽŶƐ
sĂƌŝŽƵƐĨŽƌŵƐŽĨ
ƵŶŝŶƚĞŶƟŽŶĂůŝŶũƵƌŝĞƐ
^ŽƵƌĐĞƐ͗tŽƌůĚ,ĞĂůƚŚKƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ͕/ŶǀŝƐŝďůĞŝƐĂďŝůŝƟĞƐƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ͕,ĞĂůƚŚĂŶĚ^ĂĨĞƚLJdžĞĐƵƟǀĞ
Many measures can be taken to
ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĞƚŚĞƋƵĂůŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ
as well as reduce environmental disease
ďƵƌĚĞŶ͘ĨĞǁŽƉƟŽŶƐǁŽƵůĚďĞƚŽ͗
Improve hygiene measures.
WƌŽŵŽƚĞƐĂĨĞŚŽƵƐĞŚŽůĚǁĂƚĞƌ
storage.
hƐĞƚŽdžŝĐƐƵďƐƚĂŶĐĞƐǁŝƐĞůLJŝŶ
the workplace and at home.
dŚĞƵƐĞŽĨĐůĞĂŶĞƌĨƵĞůƐůŝŬĞ
biodiesel and renewable
diesel.
Both private and government
sectors such as energy,
transport, agriculture, and
industry should urgently
incorporate health aspects
ŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŝƌĞǀĞƌLJĚĂLJǁŽƌŬůŝĨĞ͘
ĐƟŶŐƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌŽŶƚŚĞďĂƐŝƐŽĨ
coordinated health, environment and
developmental policies can make real
ĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞƐŝŶƚŚĞǁĞůůͲďĞŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞ
environment as well as improve the
ƋƵĂůŝƚLJŽĨůŝĨĞĨŽƌĂůůůŝǀŝŶŐŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŵƐ͘
What is Global
Burden Disease
dŚĞ'ůŽďĂůƵƌĚĞŶŽĨŝƐĞĂƐĞ
studies the comprehensive
regional and global research
ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŽĨĚŝƐĞĂƐĞďƵƌĚĞŶ
that calculates mortality and
ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJĨƌŽŵŵĂũŽƌĚŝƐĞĂƐĞƐ͕
ŝŶũƵƌŝĞƐ͕ĂŶĚƌŝƐŬĨĂĐƚŽƌƐ͘
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 WAYS TO MAKE
THE WORLD A
GREENER PLACE
The environment is also your home
By Yasanthi Devi & Isabel Andrew

G
ŽŝŶŐŐƌĞĞŶŝŶŚŽƉĞƐƚŽŝŵƉƌŽǀĞƚŚĞĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚŝƐŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶũƵƐƚŽƉƟŶŐƚŽƵƐĞƉĂƉĞƌ
straws. There is so much more that can be done in our day-to-day lives that will make
ĂƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞůŽŶŐƌƵŶ͘&ŝŶĞƚƵŶŝŶŐŽƵƌĚĂŝůLJƌŽƵƟŶĞƐĂŶĚďĞŚĂǀŝŽƵƌƐ
ƚŽďĞĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůůLJĐŽŶƐĐŝŽƵƐŵĂLJũƵƐƚŚŽůĚƚŚĞĂŶƐǁĞƌĨŽƌĂďĞƩĞƌǁŽƌůĚ͘

ĞůŽǁĂƌĞƐŽŵĞǁĂLJƐƚŚĂƚĐĂŶŚĞůƉLJŽƵĂŶĚƵƐƚŽŵĂŬĞƚŚĞĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂďĞƩĞƌŽŶĞƚŽůŝǀĞŝŶ
ďŽƚŚĨŽƌLJŽƵĂŶĚƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞ͘

/ŶDĂůĂLJƐŝĂŶĐŝƟĞƐ͕ĐĂƌƐ
ŶŽǁĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĨŽƌƚŚĞ
ŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJŽĨƌŽĂĚƵƐĞ͕
>ŝŵŝƟŶŐLJŽƵƌŵĞĂƚĂŶĚĚĂŝƌLJĐŽŶƐƵŵƉƟŽŶǁŝůůŚĞůƉLJŽƵůŽǁĞƌLJŽƵƌ which results in
ĐĂƌďŽŶŝŵƉĂĐƚ͘dŚŝƐĚŽĞƐŶ͛ƚŵĞĂŶLJŽƵǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞƚŽŐŽǀĞŐĞƚĂƌŝĂŶ ƚƌĂĸĐũĂŵƐ͕ŶŽŝƐĞ
ŽƌǀĞŐĂŶ͕ŝƚŵĞĂŶƐLJŽƵĐĂŶĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƟŶŐĂǀĞŐĞƚĂƌŝĂŶŵĞĂů ƉŽůůƵƟŽŶ͕ĂŶĚ
in your weekly meal planning. accidents. Private
ǀĞŚŝĐůĞƐĂƐĂĨŽƌŵ
ŽĨƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶĂƌĞ
ĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJĂǁĂƐƚĞ
ŽĨƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞ
ƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƵƐĞĚŝŶĞĸĐŝĞŶƚůLJ
;ƚŚĞLJƐŝƚŝĚůĞϵϱйŽĨƚŚĞƟŵĞͿĂŶĚĂƌĞ
ĞdžƉĞŶƐŝǀĞƚŽďƵLJ͘LJŽƉƟŶŐƚŽĐĂƌƉŽŽů
or travel green, you can help reduce the
ĐĂƌďŽŶĞŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƐŽĨǀĞŚŝĐůĞƐ͘

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ďƌƵƐŚŝŶŐLJŽƵƌƚĞĞƚŚŽƌǁŚĞŶƐĐƌƵďďŝŶŐLJŽƵƌĨĂĐĞĚƵƌŝŶŐLJŽƵƌĨĂĐŝĂů
ƌŽƵƟŶĞŵĂŬĞĂůŽƚŽĨĐŚĂŶŐĞ͘ƐŚŽƌƚĞƌƐŚŽǁĞƌƟŵĞĂůƐŽŵĂŬĞƐĂ
ŚƵŐĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞ͘dŚĞhŶŝƚĞĚ^ƚĂƚĞƐŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůWƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶŐĞŶĐLJ
ĞƐƟŵĂƚĞƐƚŚĂƚĂŶĂǀĞƌĂŐĞƐŚŽǁĞƌŚĞĂĚƵƐĞƐϵ͘ϰůŝƚĞƌƐŽĨǁĂƚĞƌƉĞƌ
ŵŝŶƵƚĞ͘/ĨLJŽƵƌƵƐƵĂůƐŚŽǁĞƌƟŵĞŝƐϭϬŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ͕LJŽƵ͛ƌĞƵƐŝŶŐƵƉ
Garbage thrown every day by Malaysians ĂƉƉƌŽdžŝŵĂƚĞůLJϵϰůŝƚĞƌƐŽĨǁĂƚĞƌ͊
ŝŶϮϬϮϭĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞĚŽĨϭϬйŽĨĨŽŽĚƚŚĂƚ
ǁĞƌĞƐƟůůĞĚŝďůĞ͘dŽƉƵƚŝƚŝŶĂůĂƌŐĞƌ
ƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞ͕DĂůĂLJƐŝĂŶƐƚŚƌĞǁŵŽƌĞ
ƚŚĂŶϰ͕ϬϬϬƚŽŶŶĞƐŽĨĞĚŝďůĞĨŽŽĚŝŶϮϬϮϭ͘
dŽƉƌĞǀĞŶƚĨŽŽĚǁĂƐƚĂŐĞ͕LJŽƵĐĂŶĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌ
ĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞƐƐƵĐŚĂƐƐŵĂůůĞƌŵĞĂůƉŽƌƟŽŶƐ͕
ƚĂŬŝŶŐĂǁĂLJĨŽŽĚƐĂŶĚĞĂƟŶŐƚŚĞŵůĂƚĞƌ
ŽƌŝĨǁĂƐƚĂŐĞĚŽĞƐŽĐĐƵƌ͕ĐŽŵƉŽƐƟŶŐŵĂLJ
just be the answer.

zŽƵŶĞĞĚĂϱϬ͗ϱϬŵŝdžƚƵƌĞŽĨŶŝƚƌŽŐĞŶͲ
and carbon-rich ingredients to generate
ĞīĞĐƟǀĞĐŽŵƉŽƐƚ͘'ƌĂƐƐĐƵƫŶŐƐĂŶĚ
ŽƚŚĞƌůƵƐŚ͕ŐƌĞĞŶǀĞŐĞƚĂƟŽŶĂƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ
ŽĨŶŝƚƌŽŐĞŶ͘ƌŽǁŶŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐůŝŬĞ
cardboard and woody stems are
ƐŽƵƌĐĞƐŽĨĐĂƌďŽŶ͘

ƌĞĐLJĐůŝŶŐƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞ͘^ŽůŝĚǁĂƐƚĞƌĞĐLJĐůŝŶŐĐĂŶůŽǁĞƌĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶ͕
ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ͕ĂŶĚĚŝƐƉŽƐĂůĐŽƐƚƐǁŚŝůĞĂůƐŽŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŶŐ
ĞŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚ͘dŚĞƐĞůůŝŶŐŽĨƌĞĐLJĐůĂďůĞŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐĐĂŶďƌŝŶŐŝŶŵŽŶĞLJ
ĨŽƌŝƚ͘ZĞĐLJĐůŝŶŐĂůƐŽĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐƚŽŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů
ƋƵĂůŝƚLJ͘/ƚĚĞĐƌĞĂƐĞƐĂŝƌƉŽůůƵƟŽŶ͕ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƐƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͕ƐƉĂƌĞƐ
ĞŶĞƌŐLJ͕ĂŶĚƐĂǀĞƐǁĂƚĞƌ͘/ƚĂůƐŽĨƌĞĞƐƵƉůĂŶĚĮůůƐƉĂĐĞ͘

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 ŚŝůĚƌĞŶΖƐŝŵĂŐŝŶĂƟŽŶƐĐĂŶďĞƐƟŵƵůĂƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞƵƐĂŐĞŽĨ
ĐĂƌĚďŽĂƌĚĐLJůŝŶĚĞƌƐ͕ĞŐŐĐĂƌƚŽŶƐ͕ƉĂĐŬĂŐŝŶŐŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ͕ĂŶĚƉůĂƐƟĐ
ďŽƩůĞƐ͘/ƚ͛ƐĨƌĞĞĂŶĚŝƚ͛ƐĨƵŶ͊

/ĨLJŽƵ͛ƌĞĂƚĞĂĐŚĞƌŽƌĂƌĞŽŶĂƐĐŚŽŽů
ďŽĂƌĚ͕ƚƌLJĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐŽƵƚŐƌĞĞŶŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐ
like teaching kids how to grow their
own vegetables in a school garden or
ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐŝŶŐƚŚĞŵƚŽƵƐĞĞĐŽͲĨƌŝĞŶĚůLJ
ĐƌĂŌƐƵƉƉůŝĞƐƚŽƚƵƌŶƚŚĞŚŽǁƐĂŶĚǁŚLJƐ
ŽĨŐŽŝŶŐŐƌĞĞŶŝŶƚŽĂůĞƐƐŽŶ͘

ĞǀĞŶƚƐĂŶĚŵĞĞƟŶŐƐŝŶƐƚĞĂĚŽĨŽƉƟŶŐĨŽƌŵŝŶĞƌĂůďŽƩůĞƐǁŚŝĐŚ
ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƚŽĂůĂƌŐĞĐŚƵŶŬŽĨŐůŽďĂůǁĂƐƚĞƉĞƌĐĞŶƚĂŐĞ͘
Growing organic
ĨŽŽĚŝƐĂůƐŽůĂďŽƵƌ
intensive.
,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ƚŚĞ
bright side
is that you
know where
LJŽƵƌĨŽŽĚƐĂƌĞ
ĐŽŵŝŶŐĨƌŽŵ
and they will cost
marginally lesser as
compared to imported
ĨƌƵŝƚƐĂŶĚǀĞŐĞƚĂďůĞƐ͘

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ĐůŽƐĞƚƚŚĂƚLJŽƵƌĂƌĞůLJƵƐĞŽƌŝĨLJŽƵ͛ƌĞ
ƐƟůůŚĂŶŐŝŶŐŽŶƚŽĂůŽǀĞĚŽŶĞ͛ƐĐůŽƚŚĞƐ͕
LJŽƵĐĂŶďƌĞĂƚŚĞŶĞǁůŝĨĞŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŵ
by selling them as preloved items or
ĚŽŶĂƟŶŐƚŚĞŵ͘

ƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞƐ͕LJŽƵ͛ůůĚĞĐƌĞĂƐĞ
ƚŚĞĞŶĞƌŐLJƵƐĞĚĂŶĚƉŽůůƵƟŽŶ
ĞŵŝƩĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌŝŶŐ͕
ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ͕ĂŶĚĚŝƐƉŽƐĂů
ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞƐŽĨŐŽŽĚƐ͘

ŐĂƐƐĞƐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚƚŽ
ŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌĞŶĞǁŽŶĞƐ͘
/ĨLJŽƵΖƌĞƐĞƌŝŽƵƐĂďŽƵƚ
it, you can turn it into
a side hustle and earn
some cash too.

^ŽLJŽƵƐĞĞ͕ŐŽŝŶŐŐƌĞĞŶŝƐŶΖƚƐŽƚŽƵŐŚƚŽĚŽ͘tŝƚŚĂĨĞǁƐŝŵƉůĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƚ
swaps and some greener habits, you're on your way to making our
ŚŽŵĞĂďĞƩĞƌƉůĂĐĞ͘tŚLJŶŽƚďĞŐŝŶƚŽĚĂLJ͍

^ŽƵƌĐĞ͗dŚĞ^ƚĂƌ͕hŶŝƚĞĚEĂƟŽŶƐĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚWƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞ;DĂůĂLJƐŝĂŶĐŝƟĞƐʹĂƉŽǁĞƌĨƵůǀĞŚŝĐůĞ
ŝŶƌĞĚƵĐŝŶŐĞŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƐͿ͕hŶŝƚĞĚEĂƟŽŶƐ͛&ŽŽĚĂŶĚŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĞKƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ;<ĞLJĨĂĐƚƐĂŶĚĮŶĚŝŶŐƐͿ͕
,ĂƌǀĂƌĚ'ƌĞĞŶ͕'ƌĞĞŶŵĂƚĐŚ͘h<͕dŚĞ'ƵĂƌĚŝĂŶ͕ĐŽͲ&ƌŝĞŶĚůLJ,ĂďŝƚƐ

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 The
Unplanned JourneyUnderstanding parenthood through
the lens of raising a special needs child
By Yasanthi Devi

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 ŚĞũŽƵƌŶĞLJŽĨƉĂƌĞŶƟŶŐŝƐĂƌŽůůĞƌ
ĐŽĂƐƚĞƌƌŝĚĞĐŽŶƐŝƐƟŶŐŽĨƚŚĞũŽLJƐ
ŽĨŶƵƌƚƵƌŝŶŐĂŶĚƚŚĞĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐŽĨ
raising a happy and healthy child that
will eventually grow into an adult.
KŌĞŶ͕ŝƚ͛ƐŶŽƚĂƐŵŽŽƚŚƐĂŝůŝŶŐũŽƵƌŶĞLJ͕ƌŝĚĚůĞĚ
ǁŝƚŚĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐĂŶĚƵŶĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƟĞƐ͘zĞƚ͕ƐŽŵĞŚŽǁ
ƉĂƌĞŶƚƐĮŶĚĂǁĂLJƚŽŵĂŬĞŝƚǁŽƌŬ͘
,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ƚŚĞũŽƵƌŶĞLJŽĨƉĂƌĞŶƚŚŽŽĚŝƐŶŽƚ
ƐŝŵŝůĂƌĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ͘dŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽĨŽŽůƉƌŽŽĨ
ĨŽƌŵƵůĂƚŚĂƚŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞƐŇLJŝŶŐĐŽůŽƵƌƐǁŚĞŶŝƚ
ĐŽŵĞƐƚŽƉĂƌĞŶƟŶŐ͘DĂŶLJĨĂĐƚŽƌƐĐŽŵĞŝŶƚŽƉůĂLJ
when raising a child.
tŚĞŶĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐƚŚĞĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJŝŶƉĂƌĞŶƟŶŐ
ũŽƵƌŶĞLJƐ͕ƉĂƌĞŶƚŚŽŽĚŵĂLJůŽŽŬĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ
ǁŚĞŶƉĂƌĞŶƟŶŐĂĐŚŝůĚǁŝƚŚƐƉĞĐŝĂů
needs. To share more on this
ũŽƵƌŶĞLJ͕ǁĞ͛ǀĞŐŽƩĞŶŝŶƚŽƵĐŚ
with Richard and Catherine
ǁŚŽĂƌĞƉĂƌĞŶƚƐƚŽĂĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ
ĂŶĚďƌŝŐŚƚďŽLJ͕ƌŶĞƐƚ͘/ŶƚŚŝƐ
ŚĞĂƌƚǁĂƌŵŝŶŐĂŶĚŝŶƐƉŝƌĂƟŽŶĂů
interview, Richard and Catherine
share their journey in raising a
special needs child, the challenges
ƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJǁĞŶƚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ͕ĂŶĚŚŽǁĂƐĂĨĂŵŝůLJ
unit, they grew stronger.
1Twenty80:
COULD YOU TELL US A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT ERNEST?
Richard & Catherine:
ƌŶĞƐƚZŝĐŚĂƌĚŝƐϭϱLJĞĂƌƐŽůĚŶŽǁ͘,ĞůŝŬĞƐ
ƚŽĚƌĂǁĂŶĚŚĞůŽǀĞƐƚŽƚĂůŬ͘,Ğ͛ƐǀĞƌLJ
ŝŶƋƵŝƐŝƟǀĞĂŶĚĐƵƌŝŽƵƐĂďŽƵƚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ͘
ĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŚŝƐĐƵƌŝŽƵƐŶĂƚƵƌĞ͕ŚĞůŝŬĞƐƚŽ
ĂƐŬĂůŽƚŽĨƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ͘
,ĞĂůƐŽůŽǀĞƐĐĂƌƐĂŶĚŚĞůŝŬĞƐƚŽůĞĂƌŶ
ĂďŽƵƚĞůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐƚŚŝŶŐƐ͘tŚĞŶǁĞ͛ƌĞŽŶ
ƚŚĞƌŽĂĚ͕ŝĨŚĞƐĞĞƐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚĐĂƚĐŚĞƐ
ŚŝƐĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ͕ŚĞůŽǀĞƐƚŽƚĂůŬĂďŽƵƚŝƚ͘
ƌŶĞƐƚŝƐĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJŝŶ&ŽƌŵdǁŽĂŶĚŚĞ͛Ɛ
ĂƩĞŶĚŝŶŐŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƐĐŚŽŽůǁŚŝůƐƚĂůƐŽ
taking up special classes in a private
ƐƉĞĐŝĂůŶĞĞĚƐĨĂĐŝůŝƚLJ͘tĞ͛ƌĞĂůƐŽƐĞŶĚŝŶŐ
him to other academic classes. On the
ǁĞĞŬĞŶĚƐ͕ƌŶĞƐƚŐŽĞƐƚŽĂƌƚĐůĂƐƐĞƐ͘
We want him to learn something based
on his passion.
1Twenty80:
WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES THAT COME WITH RAISING
A CHILD WITH SPECIAL NEEDS?
Richard & Catherine:
dŚĞĮƌƐƚƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚĐŽŵĞƐƚŽŽƵƌŵŝŶĚŝƐƚŚĞǁŽƌĚƉĂƟĞŶĐĞ͘/ƚ͛ƐŝŵƉĞƌĂƟǀĞ
ƚŽďĞƉĂƟĞŶƚǁŚĞŶƌĂŝƐŝŶŐĂƐƉĞĐŝĂůŶĞĞĚƐĐŚŝůĚ͘KƵƌƐŽŶŝƐĚŝĂŐŶŽƐĞĚǁŝƚŚ
ŵŝůĚĂƵƟƐŵĂŶĚƚŚĞĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐǁĞĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚƐŝŶĐĞĂLJKŶĞǁĞƌĞƚŽƵŐŚ͘
dŚĞĚĂLJƚŚĂƚǁĞĨŽƵŶĚŽƵƚƌŶĞƐƚŚĂĚĂƵƟƐŵ͕ĂƐƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ͕ŝƚǁĂƐĂǀĞƌLJ
ƐƚƌĞƐƐĨƵůƟŵĞŝŶŽƵƌůŝǀĞƐ͘
<ŶŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĂƚŚĞ͛ƐŐŽŝŶŐƚŽďĞůŝŬĞƚŚŝƐĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞƐƚŽĨŚŝƐůŝĨĞ͕ǁĞƚŚŽƵŐŚƚ
ƚŽŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐ͗,ŽǁĂƌĞǁĞŐŽŝŶŐƚŽƌĂŝƐĞŚŝŵ͍hƉŽŶŚŝƐĚŝĂŐŶŽƐŝƐ͕
ǁĞǁĞƌĞŶ͛ƚĂǁĂƌĞŽĨƚŚĞĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐƚŚĂƚĐŽŵĞǁŝƚŚƌĂŝƐŝŶŐĂƐƉĞĐŝĂů
needs child. In the beginning, we were blank. We did not know what
ƐƚĞƉƐƚŽƚĂŬĞŶĞdžƚƵƉŽŶĮŶĚŝŶŐŽƵƚĂďŽƵƚŽƵƌƐŽŶ͛ƐĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶ͘
tĞƐƉŽŬĞƚŽƉĞŽƉůĞĂŶĚǁĞĚŝĚƐŽŵĞƌĞĂĚŝŶŐƐĨŽƌƵƐƚŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉ
ĂĚĞĞƉĞƌƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐŽĨŽƵƌƐŽŶ͛ƐĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶĂŶĚƚŽďĞƩĞƌůĞĂƌŶ
how we can help him.
^Ž͕ƚŽĂŶƐǁĞƌLJŽƵƌƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ͕ƚŚĞĮƌƐƚĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞǁĞĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚ
ǁĂƐ͚tĞĚŽŶ͛ƚŬŶŽǁ͕͛ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐǁĞĚŝĚŶ͛ƚŬŶŽǁŚŽǁƚŽƌĂŝƐĞĂƐƉĞĐŝĂů
needs child.
dŚĞƐƚƌĞƐƐĨƌŽŵĨĞĞůŝŶŐƐůŝŬĞƚŚĞƐĞ͕ŝƚ͛ƐǀĞƌLJŚĂƌĚƚŽĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞ͘
tĞ͛ƌĞƐƟůůůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐĂŶĚŐƌŽǁŝŶŐƚŽĚĂLJ͘
1Twenty80:
HOW BIG OF AN IMPACT DOES FINANCE PLAY IN YOUR
JOURNEY OF RAISING A SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD?
Richard & Catherine:
&ŝŶĂŶĐĞŝƐĂďŝŐĂƌĞĂŽĨĐŽŶĐĞƌŶĨŽƌƵƐ͘^ĞŶĚŝŶŐŬŝĚƐƚŽƐƉĞĐŝĂůŶĞĞĚƐĐůĂƐƐĞƐ
ĐĂŶďĞƌĞĂůůLJĞdžƉĞŶƐŝǀĞĂŶĚŝƚ͛ƐŶŽƚƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐĞǀĞƌLJƉĂƌĞŶƚĐĂŶĂīŽƌĚ͘
/ĨLJŽƵǁĂŶƚƚŽƐĞŶĚĂƐƉĞĐŝĂůŶĞĞĚƐĐŚŝůĚĨŽƌƐƉĞĐŝĂůĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͕ŝƚ͛ƐƌĞĂůůLJ
ĐŽƐƚůLJ͘dŚŝƐŝƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞƚŚĞŝƌĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶŝƐƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůLJƚĂŝůŽƌĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞĐŚŝůĚ
ĂŶĚƚŚŝƐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐĂĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƐŬŝůůƐĞƚ͘dĞĂĐŚĞƌƐǁŚŽƚĞĂĐŚƐƉĞĐŝĂůŶĞĞĚƐ
ŬŝĚƐĂƌĞƚƌĂŝŶĞĚƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůůLJĂƐǁĞůůŝŶƚŚŝƐĂƌĞĂ͘tĞ͛ƌĞƚŚĂŶŬĨƵůƚŚĂƚǁĞ
ĐĂŶĂīŽƌĚƚŽƐĞŶĚƌŶĞƐƚƚŽƐƉĞĐŝĂůĐůĂƐƐĞƐ͘,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ǁĞĂůƐŽǁŽƌƌLJĂďŽƵƚ
other parents who may not have the same ability as us.
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1Twenty80: DOES SPECIAL EDUCATION
HOW DO YOU MAINTAIN SELF-CARE WHILE PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE
CARING FOR A SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD? IN YOUR CHILD’S LIFE?
Richard & Catherine: Richard & Catherine:
ŽƚŚŽĨƵƐ͕ĂƐŚƵƐďĂŶĚĂŶĚǁŝĨĞ͕ĂŶĚƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ͕ŚĞůƉĂŶĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJ͊ƌŶĞƐƚ͛ƐĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶŝŶƚŚĞŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ
ĞĂĐŚŽƚŚĞƌǁŚĞŶŝƚĐŽŵĞƐƚŽĐĂƌŝŶŐĨŽƌƌŶĞƐƚ͘ ƐĐŚŽŽůĂŶĚƉƌŝǀĂƚĞƐĐŚŽŽůŝƐĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚ
ƚŽƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƐƚƌĞĂŵĐůĂƐƐĞƐ͘,ĞůĞĂƌŶƐĐŽŽŬŝŶŐ͕
KƵƌŬŝĚƐ;ƌŶĞƐƚ͛ƐŽůĚĞƌƐŝďůŝŶŐƐͿĂůƐŽŚĞůƉƵƐĂůŽƚǁŚĞŶŝƚĐŽŵĞƐƚŽ ŚŽǁƚŽŵĂŶĂŐĞŽŶĞ͛ƐƐĞůĨŝŶƚĞƌŵƐŽĨŚLJŐŝĞŶĞ͕
ůŽŽŬŝŶŐĂŌĞƌƌŶĞƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞLJƐƉĞŶĚĂůŽƚŽĨƟŵĞǁŝƚŚƌŶĞƐƚǁŚĞŶ ĂŶĚĐĂƌƌLJŽƵƚĚĂŝůLJĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐƐƵĐŚĂƐŝƌŽŶŝŶŐ
ǁĞ͛ƌĞŶŽƚĂƌŽƵŶĚ͘ƵƌŝŶŐƚŽƵŐŚƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶƐ͕ǁĞŐĞƚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĨƌŽŵ clothes and preparing the bed.
ŽƵƌĞdžƚĞŶĚĞĚĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ͘KƵƌĨĂŵŝůLJŝƐǀĞƌLJƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ
ĂŶĚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŶŐǁŝƚŚƌŶĞƐƚ͕ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJ KĐĐƵƉĂƟŽŶĂůƚŚĞƌĂƉLJŝƐĂůƐŽƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ
ǁŚĞŶƌŶĞƐƚŝƐĚĞĂůŝŶŐǁŝƚŚƚĞŵƉĞƌƚĂŶƚƌƵŵƐ͘ ƚŚĂƚŚĞůĞĂƌŶƐ͘,ĞůĞĂƌŶƐŬĞLJƐŬŝůůƐůŝŬĞ
how to write and the right way to
ƌŶĞƐƚĂůƐŽŚĂƐƌĞĂůůLJŐŽŽĚƚĞĂĐŚĞƌƐǁŚŽŚĞůƉ ŚŽůĚĂƉĞŶĐŝů͘^ƉĞĐŝĂůĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶŝƐ
guide and teach him. The church community ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŝƚŚĞůƉƐƌŶĞƐƚ
ƚŚĂƚǁĞĂƌĞĂƉĂƌƚŽĨĂůƐŽŚĞůƉĞĚƵƐŝŶŽƵƌ ůĞĂƌŶǀĞƌLJƐƉĞĐŝĮĐƚŚŝŶŐƐ͘dŚŝŶŐƐƚŚĂƚ
ƟŵĞƐŽĨŶĞĞĚ͘ ŵĂLJĐŽŵĞĞĂƐŝůLJĨŽƌƵƐ͕ŵĂLJŶŽƚĐŽŵĞ
ĂƐĞĂƐLJĨŽƌƐƉĞĐŝĂůŬŝĚƐ͘dŚŝƐŝƐǁŚĞƌĞ
tĞǁŽƵůĚĂůƐŽůŝŬĞƚŽŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚƚŚĂƚŝƚ͛ƐŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶƉůĂLJƐĂŬĞLJƌŽůĞ͘
ƚŽŝĚĞŶƟĨLJĂŶĚƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞĐŚŝůĚ͛ƐĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶ͘
dŚĞƐĞǀĞƌŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶĐĂŶŝŵƉĂĐƚƚŚĞƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ͛
ƐƚƌĞƐƐůĞǀĞůƐĂƐǁĞůů͘ŝƌĐƵŵƐƚĂŶĐĞƐĐĂŶĚŝīĞƌĂŶĚďĞ
ŝŵƉĂĐƚĞĚďĂƐĞĚŽŶƚŚĞĐŚŝůĚ͛ƐĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶ͘ǀĞƌLJƉĂƌĞŶƚΖƐũŽƵƌŶĞLJ
ǁŝƚŚĂƐƉĞĐŝĂůŶĞĞĚƐĐŚŝůĚŝƐĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚĂŶĚƵŶŝƋƵĞ͘
WE WOULD
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ALSO LIKE TO
HOW DO YOU HELP YOUR CHILD NAVIGATE THROUGH
SOCIAL CHALLENGES?
HIGHLIGHT THAT
Richard & Catherine:
ƌŶĞƐƚŐĞƚƐŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚŝŶĂůŽƚŽĨƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞƐĂƚŚŝƐƐĐŚŽŽů͘dŚĞƐĐŚŽŽů
IT’S IMPORTANT
ŽĐĐĂƐŝŽŶĂůůLJŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĞƐŽƵƚͲŽĨͲƐĐŚŽŽůĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͘dŚŝƐŚĞůƉƐŚŝŵƚŽŵĞĞƚĂŶĚ
ŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƚǁŝƚŚƉĞŽƉůĞĨƌŽŵĂůůǁĂůŬƐŽĨůŝĨĞ͘&ŽƌĞdžĂŵƉůĞ͕ĂĨĞǁLJĞĂƌƐďĂĐŬ͕ŚĞ
TO IDENTIFY AND
ǁĞŶƚƚŽ>ĂŶŐŬĂǁŝďLJŇŝŐŚƚĂŶĚƚŚŝƐǁĂƐĂƐĐŚŽŽůŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĞĚƚƌŝƉ͘dŚĞƌĞǁĂƐ
ĞǀĞŶĂƚƌŝƉǁŚĞƌĞŚĞƐƚĂLJĞĚŽǀĞƌŶŝŐŚƚĂƚĂƉĂĚĚLJĮĞůĚůŽĐĂƚĞĚŝŶ^ĞŬŝŶĐŚĂŶ͘ UNDERSTAND
tĞǁĂŶƚŚŝŵƚŽŐĞƚĞdžƉŽƐƵƌĞĂŶĚǁĞƚƌLJƚŽůĞƚŚŝŵŐŽĂƐŵƵĐŚĂƐǁĞĐĂŶ͘
ƌŶĞƐƚĂůǁĂLJƐŚĂƐƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚŬŝŶĚŽĨĞdžƉĞƌƟƐĞƚŽŐƵŝĚĞŚŝŵ
THE CHILD’S
ǁŚĞŶŚĞ͛ƐŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚŝŶƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞƐŽƌĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͘ CONDITION. THE
As parents, we also take him out to public areas so he gets to acclimate and
ďĞŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚŝŶƐŽĐŝĂůŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟŽŶƐ͘/ĨƌŶĞƐƚĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚƐŽŵĞĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐ
SEVERITY OF
ǁŚŝůĞŚĞŝƐŝŶĂƉƵďůŝĐƐĞƫŶŐ͕ƵƉŽŶƌĞƚƵƌŶŝŶŐŚŽŵĞ͕ǁĞĞdžƉůĂŝŶƚŽƌŶĞƐƚ
ǁŚĂƚŚĞĚŝĚǁĞůůĂŶĚǁŚĂƚŚĞĐĂŶŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŽŶŝŶƚĞƌŵƐŽĨŚŝƐďĞŚĂǀŝŽƵƌ THE CONDITION
ĂŶĚĂĐƟŽŶƐ͘tĞĚŽƚŚĞƐĞƌĞŇĞĐƟŽŶƐƐŽƚŚĂƚŚĞĚŽĞƐŶ͛ƚƌĞƉĞĂƚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞ
ŵŝƐƚĂŬĞƐŝŶƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞ͘hƐƵĂůůLJ͕ŚĞůŝƐƚĞŶƐ͕ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƐ͕ĂŶĚŝƐĂďůĞƚŽĨŽůůŽǁ
ƚŚĞƚŚŝŶŐƐƚŚĂƚǁĞĚŝƐĐƵƐƐĚƵƌŝŶŐƌĞŇĞĐƟŽŶƐ͘
CAN IMPACT THE
tĞĂůƐŽŐŝǀĞƌŶĞƐƚĂŚĞĂĚƐͲƵƉďĞĨŽƌĞŚĞĂĚŝŶŐƚŽĂĐƌŽǁĚĞĚŽƌƉƵďůŝĐĂƌĞĂ͘
PARENTS’ STRESS
dŚŝƐĞŶĂďůĞƐƵƐƚŽĞdžƉůĂŝŶƚŽŚŝŵƚŚĞĚŽƐĂŶĚĚŽŶ͛ƚƐ͘^ŽŵĞƟŵĞƐ͕ŚĞĚŽĞƐ
ĨŽƌŐĞƚŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐ͕ĂŶĚŚĞƌĞ͛ƐǁŚĞƌĞƌŶĞƐƚ͛ƐƐŝďůŝŶŐƐƐƚĞƉŝŶĂŶĚƚƌLJƚŽŚĞůƉ
LEVELS AS WELL.
guide him as much as they can.

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WERE THERE TIMES WHEN
YOU FELT HELPLESS IN YOUR
JOURNEY RAISING A SPECIAL
NEEDS CHILD?
Richard & Catherine:
/ŶƚŚĞďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐ͕ǁĞǁĞƌĞĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ
ǁŽƌƌŝĞĚďĞĐĂƵƐĞǁĞĚŝĚŶ͛ƚŬŶŽǁǁŚĂƚ
we were supposed to do, how we were
going to raise him and what was going
ƚŽŚĂƉƉĞŶƚŽƌŶĞƐƚ͘tŚĞŶǁĞŝŶŝƟĂůůLJ
ĨŽƵŶĚŽƵƚĂďŽƵƚƌŶĞƐƚ͛ƐĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶ͕
ƌŶĞƐƚǁĂƐŶ͛ƚĂďůĞƚŽĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƚĞĂŶĚ
1Twenty80:
ŚĞĚŝĚŶ͛ƚŵĂŬĞĞLJĞĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ͘
WHAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU FEEL IS NOT REALLY
,ĞŽŶůLJƐƚĂƌƚĞĚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŶŐĂƚƚŚĞ SPOKEN ABOUT WHEN RAISING A SPECIAL NEEDS
ĂŐĞŽĨϳLJĞĂƌƐŽůĚ͘/ƚƐƚĂƌƚĞĚǁŝƚŚďĂďLJ
ƚĂůŬĂŶĚĞLJĞĐŽŶƚĂĐƚǁĂƐƐƟůůĂĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞ͘
CHILD?
Richard & Catherine:
ƌŶĞƐƚůŝŬĞƐƚŽƚĂůŬƚŽŵĞ;ŚŝƐŵŽƚŚĞƌͿďLJ
^ƉĞĐŝĂůŝƐĞĚĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶŝƐƌĞĂůůLJŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚĨŽƌŬŝĚƐůŝŬĞƌŶĞƐƚĂŶĚŝĨƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͕
holding my chin. We have to maintain
ƐƉĞĐŝĂůĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶƐŚŽƵůĚďĞŐŝŶĂƚĂƌĞĂůůLJLJŽƵŶŐĂŐĞƐŽƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJŐĞƚƚŽ
close contact when talking to him.
ŐƌĂƐƉĞƐƐĞŶƟĂůƐŬŝůůƐĂŶĚĐŽŶĐĞƉƚƐďĞĨŽƌĞŝƚ͛ƐƚŽŽůĂƚĞ͘
tŚĞŶƌŶĞƐƚǁĂƐĂĐŚŝůĚ͕ŚĞǁĂƐƉůĂLJŝŶŐ
hŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐĂŶĚůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐƐƚĂƌƚĂƚĂƌĞĂůůLJĞĂƌůLJĂŐĞĂŶĚŝƚ͛ƐŝŵƉĞƌĂƟǀĞ
ĂůŽŶĞŵŽƐƚŽĨƚŚĞƟŵĞĂŶĚĚŝĚŶΖƚƚĂůŬƚŽ
ƚŚĂƚƉĂƌĞŶƚƐƐĞŝnjĞƚŚŝƐǁŝŶĚŽǁƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŝƌĐŚŝůĚŐĞƚƐƚŽŐƌĂƐƉŬĞLJ
anybody. This made us worried. It was
ƐŬŝůůƐ͘^ƚĂƌƟŶŐƐƉĞĐŝĂůĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂƚĂLJŽƵŶŐĂŐĞĂůƐŽĞŶĂďůĞƐƚŚĞĐŚŝůĚƚŽ
our paediatric doctor who recommended
ĂĐĐůŝŵĂƚĞŐƌĂĚƵĂůůLJƚŽƚŚĞĐŚĂŶŐĞŝŶƐĐŚĞĚƵůĞƐĂŶĚĚĂŝůLJĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͘
ǁĞĞŶƌŽůƌŶĞƐƚŝŶĂĐůĂƐƐĂƚƚŚĞĂŐĞŽĨϯ
years old, to observe his development.
tĞĂƌĞĐŽŶĐĞƌŶĞĚƚŚĂƚŝĨƐƉĞĐŝĂůĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶƐƚĂƌƚĞĚĂƚĂůĂƚĞƌĂŐĞ͕ƚŚĞĐŚŝůĚ
tŚĞŶƌŶĞƐƚƚƵƌŶĞĚϰLJĞĂƌƐŽůĚ͕ƚŚĞƐŝŐŶƐ
ŵĂLJŶŽƚďĞĂďůĞƚŽŬĞĞƉƵƉĂƐƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƵƐĞĚƚŽƚŚĞƌĞůĂdžĞĚƐĐŚĞĚƵůĞ͕ƉƌŝŽƌ
were obvious and we then approached
to being enrolled.
dŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂůƵƟƐŵ^ŽĐŝĞƚLJŽĨDĂůĂLJƐŝĂ
;E^KDͿƚŽŐĞƚƌŶĞƐƚĚŝĂŐŶŽƐĞĚ͘
WĂƌĞŶƚƐƐŚŽƵůĚĂůƐŽďĞĂǁĂƌĞŽĨƚŚĞŝƌĐŚŝůĚ͛ƐĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂŶĚƚĂŬĞ
ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐŝĨƚŚĞLJĨĞĞůƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐŝƐĂŵŝƐƐ͘&ŽƌĞdžĂŵƉůĞ͕ŝĨĂĐŚŝůĚ
During the process at NASOM, we had
ŝƐŶ͛ƚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŶŐďLJƚŚĞĂŐĞŽĨƚǁŽŽƌƚŚƌĞĞLJĞĂƌƐŽůĚ͕ƉĂƌĞŶƚƐƐŚŽƵůĚ
ƚŽĚŽƚŚŝŶŐƐůŝŬĞĮůůƵƉĂƋƵĞƐƟŽŶŶĂŝƌĞ
ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂĚŽĐƚŽƌũƵƐƚĂƐĂƉƌĞĐĂƵƟŽŶĂƌLJŵĞƚŚŽĚƚŽƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚďĞƩĞƌ͘
ĂŶĚďƌŝŶŐƌŶĞƐƚŝŶĨŽƌŽďƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶƐ͘
We got to know about NASOM through
our doctor and through NASOM, we were
ƐůŽǁůLJŐƵŝĚĞĚƚŽŽƚŚĞƌĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐǁŚĞƌĞ
ǁĞŐŽƚƚŽŵĞĞƚŽƚŚĞƌĞdžƉĞƌƚƐĨŽƌƌĞŐƵůĂƌ
check-ups.
SPECIALISED EDUCATION IS REALLY
IMPORTANT FOR KIDS LIKE
ERNEST AND IF POSSIBLE, SPECIAL
EDUCATION SHOULD BEGIN AT A
REALLY YOUNG AGE SO THAT THEY
GET TO GRASP ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND
CONCEPTS BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE.
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WHAT ARE THE PLATFORMS YOU REFER TO, TO KNOW
MORE ABOUT THE SERVICES FOR SPECIAL NEEDS KIDS? TEAMWORK
Richard & Catherine:
tĞĂƩĞŶĚƚĂůŬƐĂŶĚĐŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐƚŚĂƚĨŽĐƵƐŽŶŚŽǁƚŽƌĂŝƐĞĂƐƉĞĐŝĂůŶĞĞĚƐ BETWEEN PARENTS
ĐŚŝůĚ͘dŚŝƐŚĞůƉƐƵƐůĞĂƌŶǁĂLJƐǁĞĐĂŶďĞƩĞƌĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƚĞǁŝƚŚƌŶĞƐƚĂŶĚ
ŝĚĞŶƟĨLJĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐƚŚĂƚĐĂŶďĞŶĞĮƚŚŝŵĂƐǁĞůů͘ AND CARETAKERS
tĞĂůƐŽĂƐŬĂƌŽƵŶĚďLJƚĂůŬŝŶŐƚŽĞdžƉĞƌƚƐůŝŬĞĚŽĐƚŽƌƐĂŶĚĂůƐŽƉĂƌĞŶƚƐǁŚŽ IS EXTREMELY
share a similar journey as us. The government and private schools that
ƌŶĞƐƚŐŽĞƐƚŽŚĂǀĞĂůƐŽŚĞůƉĞĚƵƐ͘dŚĞƚĞĂĐŚĞƌƐƚŚĞƌĞŚĞůƉƚĞůůƵƐƚŚĞ IMPORTANT.
ƚŚŝŶŐƐǁĞƐŚŽƵůĚĚŽŝŶƌĞŐĂƌĚƐƚŽĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐĨŽƌƌŶĞƐƚ͘
SOMETIMES, ONE
tĞĂůƐŽƌĞĂĚĞdžƚĞŶƐŝǀĞůLJƚŽƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƌŶĞƐƚ͛ƐĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶĂŶĚŚŽǁǁĞĐĂŶ
ďĞƩĞƌŚĞůƉŚŝŵĂĐƌŽƐƐŵĂŶLJĂƌĞĂƐŽĨůŝĨĞ͘ƐƐĞŶƟĂůůLJ͕ǁĞĮŐƵƌĞƚŚŝƐŽƵƚĂƐ
PERSON MAY BE
we go and talk to people with who we cross paths. FEELING MORALLY
DOWN AND IT’S
1Twenty80: IMPORTANT FOR THE
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WISH TO SHARE
WITH PARENTS OR CARETAKERS WHO ARE ON SIGNIFICANT OTHER
A SIMILAR JOURNEY AS YOU?
Richard & Catherine:
TO SUPPORT THEM.
dĞĂŵǁŽƌŬďĞƚǁĞĞŶƉĂƌĞŶƚƐĂŶĚĐĂƌĞƚĂŬĞƌƐŝƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ͘
^ŽŵĞƟŵĞƐ͕ŽŶĞƉĞƌƐŽŶŵĂLJďĞĨĞĞůŝŶŐŵŽƌĂůůLJĚŽǁŶĂŶĚŝƚ͛Ɛ
ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚĨŽƌƚŚĞƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚŽƚŚĞƌƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚĞŵ͘tŚĞŶŵĞƚǁŝƚŚ
ĂƐůƵŵƉ͕ŝƚ͛ƐŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŚĂƚǁĞŚĂǀĞĞĂĐŚŽƚŚĞƌ͘ /ĨLJŽƵ͛ƌĞĂƉĂƌĞŶƚŽĨĂƐƉĞĐŝĂůŶĞĞĚƐĐŚŝůĚ
ĂŶĚLJŽƵ͛ƌĞůŽŽŬŝŶŐĨŽƌƉůĂĐĞƐƚŚĂƚ
tĞǁĂŶƚƚŽƐƚƌĞƐƐƚŚĂƚŝƚ͛ƐĂůƐŽŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŚĂƚ can help guide you, below are
ƉĂƌĞŶƚƐƐŚŽƵůĚĂĐĐĞƉƚƚŚĞŝƌĐŚŝůĚ͛ƐĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶ ƐŽŵĞŽĨƚŚĞƉůĂƞŽƌŵƐƚŚĂƚ
ŝĨƚŚĞŝƌĐŚŝůĚŝƐĚŝĂŐŶŽƐĞĚĂƐĂƐƉĞĐŝĂůĐŚŝůĚ͘ ǁĞƌĞŚĞůƉĨƵůĨŽƌZŝĐŚĂƌĚΘ
dŚĞƌĞĂƌĞƐŽŵĞƉĂƌĞŶƚƐƚŚĂƚƌĞĨƵƐĞƚŽĂĐĐĞƉƚ Catherine.
ƚŚĞŝƌĐŚŝůĚ͛ƐĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶĂŶĚĂƐĂƌĞƐƵůƚŽĨƚŚĂƚ͕
ƚŚĞLJĚŽŶ͛ƚƉƵƚƚŚĞŝƌĐŚŝůĚŝŶĂƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐĐŚŽŽů͘ dŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂůƵƟƐŵ
They insist their child go to a normal school Society of Malaysia
ĂŶĚƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐƚŚĞĐŚŝůĚŐĞƚƐůĞŌďĞŚŝŶĚŝŶ (NASOM)
ƐĐŚŽŽůĂƐƚŚĞŝƌƐƚƵĚŝĞƐĂƌĞŶŽƚƚĂŝůŽƌĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞŵ͘ ADDRESS:
dŚŝƐĐĂŶďĞĚĞŵŽƟǀĂƟŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĞĐŚŝůĚ͘ WĂĐŝĮĐWůĂĐĞŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů
ĞŶƚƌĞ͕hŶŝƚͲϯͲϯ͕:ĂůĂŶW:h
Richard: ϭͬϰ͕ƌĂĂŵĂŶƐĂƌĂ͕ϰϳϯϬϭ
DLJǁŝĨĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐŵĞǁŚĞŶ/ΖŵĨĞĞůŝŶŐƐƚƌĞƐƐĞĚĂŶĚ WĞƚĂůŝŶŐ:ĂLJĂ͕^ĞůĂŶŐŽƌĂƌƵůŚƐĂŶ
ƵŶŵŽƟǀĂƚĞĚ͘^ŚĞŝƐƚŚĞƌĞǁŝƚŚŵĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚƚŚĞǁŚŽůĞƟŵĞ CONTACT: ϲϬϯͲϳϴϯϮϭϵϮϴ͕ϲϬϯͲϳϴϯϭ
ĂŶĚ/ƌĞĂůůLJĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƚĞŚĞƌĨŽƌƚŚŝƐ͘^ŚĞĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJŵŽƟǀĂƚĞƐŵĞ ϳϵϮϴ
ĂŶĚ/ĂŵǀĞƌLJĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƟǀĞŽĨƚŚĂƚ͘ EMAIL: ŝŶĨŽΛŶĂƐŽŵ͘ŽƌŐ͘ŵLJ

tĞŚŽƉĞƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐĐŽŶǀĞƌƐĂƟŽŶŚĂƐŐŝǀĞŶLJŽƵĂŵŽƌĞ Child Development Centre

ĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐŽĨǁŚĂƚŝƐĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚ
as an isolated journey. Richard and Catherine showed us the
HUKM
ADDRESS: ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂůh<D͕WWh<D͕
ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞŽĨĨĂŵŝůLJĂŶĚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJƐƵƉƉŽƌƚŝŶƚŚĞŝƌĞŶĚĞĂǀŽƵƌ
:ĂůĂŶzĂĂĐŽď>ĂƟĨ͕ĂŶĚĂƌdƵŶZĂnjĂŬ͕
ƚŽƌĂŝƐĞƌŶĞƐƚ͘/ŶůŝŐŚƚŽĨƚŚŝƐ͕ǁĞĂůůŚŽƉĞƚŽŚĂǀĞƚŚĞĐŚĂŶĐĞ͕
ϱϲϬϬϬ<ƵĂůĂ>ƵŵƉƵƌ͕&ĞĚĞƌĂůdĞƌƌŝƚŽƌLJ
whenever it arises, to assist those who are travelling in a similar
ŽĨ<ƵĂůĂ>ƵŵƉƵƌ
journey as Richard and Catherine.
CONTACT: ϬϯͲϯϯϱϮϲϴϱϭ

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 Natural And Fast Way
To Strengthen Your
Kid’s Immune System

A healthy kid is a happy kid

 101
Tips, tricks and the know-hows from your
friendly neighbourhood chiropractor
By Yasanthi Devi

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 ŚĞƐƚĂƌƚŽĨϮϬϮϯŶŽƚŽŶůLJ
marked the new year but
ĂůƐŽƵŶǀĞŝůĞĚĂƌĞǀĞůĂƟŽŶ͘
/Ŷ:ĂŶƵĂƌLJϮϬϮϯ͕ƉŽƉƵůĂƌ
ƐŝŶŐĞƌĚĞůĞ͕ŬŶŽǁŶĨŽƌ
ƐŽŶŐƐůŝŬĞ͚,ĞůůŽ͛ĂŶĚ͚ZŽůůŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞ
ĞĞƉ͕͛ƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚƚŚĂƚƐŚĞŝƐƐƵīĞƌŝŶŐ
ĨƌŽŵĂďĂĚĐĂƐĞŽĨƐĐŝĂƟĐĂ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŚĂƐ
impacted on how she walks.
dŚĞĂĐĐůĂŝŵĞĚƐŝŶŐĞƌ͛ƐƐŚŽĐŬŝŶŐ
ŚĞĂůƚŚƌĞǀĞůĂƟŽŶǁĞŶƚǀŝƌĂůĂĐƌŽƐƐ
ƐŽĐŝĂůŵĞĚŝĂƉůĂƞŽƌŵƐ͕ĂŶĚƚŚŝƐŝŶ
ƚƵƌŶŚĂƐƐŚĞĚůŝŐŚƚŽŶƐĐŝĂƟĐĂĂƐĂ
ǁŚŽůĞ͘dŚĞƚĞƌŵΗƐĐŝĂƟĐĂΗƐĂǁĂŶ
ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨƐĞĂƌĐŚĞƐĚƵƌŝŶŐ
this period, and a discourse space was
ŽƉĞŶĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJƚŽĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ
understand this pain that travels along
ƚŚĞƐĐŝĂƟĐŶĞƌǀĞƐ͘
To add on to the discourse with credibly
ƐŽƵƌĐĞĚŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͕
ǁĞ͛ǀĞŐŽƩĞŶŝŶƚŽƵĐŚ
with Dr. Stephanie
ŚŽŽ͕ĂĐĞƌƟĮĞĚ
chiropractor
ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ
renown
/ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů
Medical
University
(IMU), where
she graduated with
,ŽŶŽƵƌƐŝŶĂĐŚĞůŽƌŽĨ
^ĐŝĞŶĐĞ͕ƐƉĞĐŝĂůŝƐŝŶŐŝŶĐŚŝƌŽƉƌĂĐƟĐĐĂƌĞ͘
Dr. Stephanie consults on areas such as
ƐƉŝŶĞƌĞůĂƚĞĚĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͕ƉƌĞĂŶĚƉŽƐƚͲ
natal back pain, chronic musculoskeletal
pain, and many more. Dr. Stephanie
ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJƌƵŶƐĂĐŚŝƌŽƉƌĂĐƟĐĐĞŶƚƌĞ͕
Spineplus in Bandar Sunway.
SCIATICA PAIN CAN VARY WIDELY.
IT MAY FEEL LIKE A MILD TINGLING,
DULL ACHE, OR BURNING SENSATION.
1Twenty80:
What is sciatica? 1Twenty80:
Dr. Stephanie Choo: What are the
^ĐŝĂƟĐĂŝƐŶĞƌǀĞƉĂŝŶĨƌŽŵĂŶŝŶũƵƌLJ
causes of
ŽƌŝƌƌŝƚĂƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞƐĐŝĂƟĐŶĞƌǀĞ͕ǁŚŝĐŚ
ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂƚĞƐŝŶLJŽƵƌďƵƩŽĐŬŽƌŐůƵƚĞĂů sciatica?
ĂƌĞĂ͘dŚĞƐĐŝĂƟĐŶĞƌǀĞŝƐƚŚĞůŽŶŐĞƐƚ Dr. Stephanie:
ĂŶĚƚŚŝĐŬĞƐƚ;ĂůŵŽƐƚĮŶŐĞƌͲǁŝĚƚŚͿ HERNIATED DISC
nerve in the body. KŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĐŽŵŵŽŶ
ĐĂƵƐĞƐŽĨƐĐŝĂƟĐĂŝƐĂ
herniated disc in the lower
1Twenty80: ƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞƐƉŝŶĞ͘/ƚ͛ƐĂůƐŽ
What are the called a "slipped disc," though
symptoms of ƚŚĞƌĞ͛ƐŶŽƐůŝƉƉŝŶŐŐŽŝŶŐŽŶ͘
sciatica?
Dr. Stephanie:
^ĐŝĂƟĐĂƉĂŝŶĐĂŶǀĂƌLJǁŝĚĞůLJ͘
/ƚŵĂLJĨĞĞůůŝŬĞĂŵŝůĚƟŶŐůŝŶŐ͕
ĚƵůůĂĐŚĞ͕ŽƌďƵƌŶŝŶŐƐĞŶƐĂƟŽŶ͘
In some cases, the pain is severe
enough to make a person unable
to move.
dŚĞƉĂŝŶŵŽƐƚŽŌĞŶŽĐĐƵƌƐŽŶ
one side. Some people have
ƐŚĂƌƉƉĂŝŶŝŶŽŶĞƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞůĞŐ
or hip and numbness in other
ƉĂƌƚƐ͘dŚĞƉĂŝŶŝŶƚŚĞůĞŐŝƐŽŌĞŶ SPINAL STENOSIS
ŵŽƌĞƉĂŝŶĨƵůƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƉĂŝŶŝŶƚŚĞ Spinal stenosis is the
back. The pain or numbness may ŶĂƌƌŽǁŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞƐƉŝŶĂů
ĂůƐŽďĞĨĞůƚŽŶƚŚĞďĂĐŬŽĨƚŚĞ ĐĂŶĂůĨƌŽŵĚĞŐĞŶĞƌĂƟǀĞ
ĐĂůĨŽƌŽŶƚŚĞƐŽůĞŽĨƚŚĞĨŽŽƚ͘ disc, thickened ligaments
dŚĞĂīĞĐƚĞĚůĞŐŵĂLJĨĞĞůǁĞĂŬ͘ ŽƌŽƐƚĞŽĂƌƚŚƌŝƟƐŽĨƚŚĞ
ĨĂĐĞƚũŽŝŶƚƐ͘
The pain may be constant or
ŝŶƚĞƌŵŝƩĞŶƚ͘ůƐŽ͕ƚŚĞƉĂŝŶŝƐ
usually more severe in your leg
compared to your lower back.
dŚĞƉĂŝŶŵĂLJĨĞĞůǁŽƌƐĞŝĨLJŽƵƐŝƚ
ŽƌƐƚĂŶĚĨŽƌůŽŶŐƉĞƌŝŽĚƐŽĨƟŵĞ͕
when you stand up, or when you
ƚǁŝƐƚLJŽƵƌƵƉƉĞƌďŽĚLJ͘ĨŽƌĐĞĚ
and sudden body movement, like
ĂĐŽƵŐŚŽƌƐŶĞĞnjĞ͕ĐĂŶĂůƐŽŵĂŬĞ
the pain worse.
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PREGNANCY
During the second and third
ƚƌŝŵĞƐƚĞƌƐŽĨƉƌĞŐŶĂŶĐLJ͕
ƚŚĞƐŚŝŌŝŶŐŽĨǁĞŝŐŚƚĂŶĚ
ůŽŽƐĞŶŝŶŐŽĨůŝŐĂŵĞŶƚƐĐĂŶ
put indirect pressure on the
ƐĐŝĂƟĐŶĞƌǀĞ͘
TUMOUR
More rarely, a tumour can put
pressure on the nerve. Or a
disease such as diabetes can
damage the nerve.
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Are there any risk
factors associated
with sciatica?
Dr. Stephanie:
AGE
Age-related changes in the spine,
such as herniated disks and bone
spurs, are the most common
ĐĂƵƐĞƐŽĨƐĐŝĂƟĐĂ͘
OBESITY
Being overweight increases stress
on the spine.
OCCUPATION
ũŽďƚŚĂƚƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐƚǁŝƐƟŶŐ
the back, carrying heavy loads,
ŽƌĚƌŝǀŝŶŐĂŵŽƚŽƌǀĞŚŝĐůĞĨŽƌ
long periods might play a role
ŝŶƐĐŝĂƟĐĂ͘
PROLONGED SITTING
People who sit a lot or don't move
much are more likely to develop
ƐĐŝĂƟĐĂƚŚĂŶĂĐƟǀĞƉĞŽƉůĞĂƌĞ͘
DIABETES
dŚŝƐĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶ͕ǁŚŝĐŚĂīĞĐƚƐ
the way the body uses blood
ƐƵŐĂƌ͕ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞƐƚŚĞƌŝƐŬŽĨ
nerve damage.
1Twenty80:
Does chiropractic care
help with sciatica?
If so, how?
Dr. Stephanie:
zĞƐ͕ŽĨĐŽƵƌƐĞ͊ŚŝƌŽƉƌĂĐƚŽƌƐĐĂŶƵƐĞ
ƐƉŝŶĂůŵĂŶŝƉƵůĂƟŽŶ
ƚŽƌĞƉŽƐŝƟŽŶĂ
herniated disc
and relieve
pressure on
ƚŚĞƐĐŝĂƟĐ
nerve.
Depending
on the
ĐĂƵƐĞŽĨƚŚĞ
ƐĐŝĂƟĐĂ͕ǁĞ
also provide
decompression
ĨŽƌŚĞƌŶŝĂƚĞĚĚŝƐĐƐ͕
ŵŽĚĂůŝƟĞƐƚŽŚĞůƉǁŝƚŚŝŶŇĂŵŵĂƟŽŶ͕
ƚƌŝŐŐĞƌƉŽŝŶƚƚŚĞƌĂƉLJŝĨĂƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ
ŵƵƐĐůĞŝƐƟŐŚƚĂŶĚĐŽŵƉƌĞƐƐŝŶŐƚŚĞ
ŶĞƌǀĞ͕ĂŶĚŵĂŶLJŵŽƌĞ͊
tĞĂůƐŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞŚŽŵĞĞdžĞƌĐŝƐĞƐ
ĨŽƌƉĂƟĞŶƚƐ͕ďĞŝƚƐƚƌĞƚĐŚŝŶŐŽƌ
ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶŝŶŐĞdžĞƌĐŝƐĞƐ͕ƚŽŚĞůƉ
speed up the recovery.
1Twenty80:
Can sciatica lead to
any complications?
Dr. Stephanie:
ŚƌŽŶŝĐ;ŽŶŐŽŝŶŐ͕ůĂƐƟŶŐͿƉĂŝŶĐĂŶďĞĂ
ĐŽŵƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶŽĨƐĐŝĂƟĐĂ͘/ĨƚŚĞƉŝŶĐŚĞĚ
nerve is seriously injured, chronic
ŵƵƐĐůĞǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐ͕ƐƵĐŚĂƐĂ͞ĚƌŽƉĨŽŽƚ͕͟
might occur, when numbness in the
ĨŽŽƚŵĂŬĞƐŶŽƌŵĂůǁĂůŬŝŶŐŝŵƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͘
^ĐŝĂƟĐĂĐĂŶƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůůLJĐĂƵƐĞ
ƉĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚŶĞƌǀĞĚĂŵĂŐĞ͕ƌĞƐƵůƟŶŐ
ŝŶĂůŽƐƐŽĨĨĞĞůŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞĂīĞĐƚĞĚůĞŐƐ͘
1Twenty80:
Is sciatica
preventable?
Dr. Stephanie:
ĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJ͊^ĞĚĞŶƚĂƌLJůŝĨĞƐƚLJůĞƉƵƚƐLJŽƵ
ĂƚƌŝƐŬĨŽƌŵĂŶLJĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐĂŶĚŶŽƚũƵƐƚ
ƐĐŝĂƟĐĂ͕ĂĚĞƋƵĂƚĞƐƚƌĞƚĐŚŝŶŐĂŶĚŵŽƌĞ
ǁŝůůĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJŚĞůƉƚŽƉƌĞǀĞŶƚŝƚ͘
Men & pelvic
floor health

What you should be doing more

By Isabel Andrew

P
ĞůǀŝĐŇŽŽƌŵƵƐĐůĞƐĂƌĞĂŶĂďĂŶĚŽŶĞĚƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞďŽĚLJ͘tĞĚŽŶΖƚƐĞĞŵƚŽƚĂůŬ
ĞŶŽƵŐŚĂďŽƵƚƚŚŝƐƉĂƌƚŽĨŽƵƌĂŶĂƚŽŵLJŵƵĐŚůŝŬĞǁĞĚŽǁŝƚŚŽƵƌŚĂŵƐƚƌŝŶŐƐ
ĂŶĚďŝĐĞƉƐ͘^ŽĐŽŵĞĂŶĚůĞĂƌŶǁŝƚŚƵƐ͊

We use it to poop, pee and have sex

zĞĂƉ͕LJŽƵƌĞĂĚƚŚĂƚƌŝŐŚƚ͘tĞƵƐĞŽƵƌƉĞůǀŝĐŇŽŽƌŵƵƐĐůĞƐĂůŽƚǁŚĞŶǁĞƉŽŽƉ͕
ƉĞĞĂŶĚŚĂǀĞƐĞdž͘dŚŝƐŝƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽƵƌƉĞůǀŝĐŇŽŽƌůŝƚĞƌĂůůLJĂĐƚƐĂƐĂŇŽŽƌ͕ŚŽůĚŝŶŐ
ƵƉǀŝƚĂůŽƌŐĂŶƐůŝŬĞŽƵƌƉĞůǀŝƐ͕ďůĂĚĚĞƌ͕ŝŶƚĞƐƟŶĞƐĂŶĚŝŶƚĞƌŶĂůƌĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƟǀĞŽƌŐĂŶƐ͘
/ƚƐŵƵƐĐůĞƐĂŶĚĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀĞƟƐƐƵĞƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞŇĞdžŝďŝůŝƚLJĨŽƌďŽĚŝůLJĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐƚŽŽĐĐƵƌ͘
dŚĞLJĂůƐŽĂďƐŽƌďĞdžƚĞƌŶĂůƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞǁŚĞŶǁĞůŝŌŚĞĂǀLJƚŚŝŶŐƐŽƌƐŝŵƉůLJĐŽƵŐŚ͘
dŚŝƐŐŽĞƐĂůŽŶŐǁĂLJŝŶƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŶŐŽƵƌƐƉŝŶĞĂŶĚŽƌŐĂŶƐ͘

^ƉĞĂŬŝŶŐŽĨŵƵƐĐůĞƐ͕ƚŚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽĐŽŶƚƌŽůŽƵƌƉĞůǀŝĐŇŽŽƌŵƵƐĐůĞƐĨŽƌŵƐƚŚĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ
ŽĨǁĂƐƚĞƌĞŵŽǀĂů͘dŚĞƉĞůǀŝĐŇŽŽƌŵƵƐĐůĞƐĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚĞƚŚĞƵƌĞƚŚƌĂĂŶĚƚŚĞ
ĂŶƵƐ͘tŚĞŶǁĞƐƋƵĞĞnjĞƚŚĞŵƵƐĐůĞƐ͕ƚŚĞƉĂƐƐĂŐĞǁĂLJƐŶĂƌƌŽǁ͕ĐĂƵƐŝŶŐ
ƚŚĞƐƚŽŽůƚŽƉĂƐƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ͘ĂƐŝĐĂůůLJŝƚ͗

Supports the bladder, urethra, prostate, bowel (large

ŝŶƚĞƐƟŶĞͿ͕ƌĞĐƚƵŵĂŶĚĂŶƵƐ͘
^ƋƵĞĞnjĞƐĂŶĚƌĞůĂdžĞƐǁŚĞŶƉĞĞŝŶŐ͕ƉŽŽƉŝŶŐŽƌƉĂƐƐŝŶŐŐĂƐ͘
,ĞůƉƐǁŝƚŚĞƌĞĐƟŽŶƐĂŶĚĞũĂĐƵůĂƟŽŶĚƵƌŝŶŐƐĞdž͘

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What can go wrong
WĞůǀŝĐŇŽŽƌŵƵƐĐůĞƐĐĂŶďĞǁĞĂŬĞŶĞĚďLJ͗
^ƵƌŐĞƌLJĨŽƌďůĂĚĚĞƌŽƌďŽǁĞů
problems.
ŽŶƐƟƉĂƟŽŶ͘
Being overweight.
WĞƌƐŝƐƚĞŶƚŚĞĂǀLJůŝŌŝŶŐ͘
,ŝŐŚͲŝŵƉĂĐƚĞdžĞƌĐŝƐĞ͘
Persistent coughing.
Ageing.
ƐĂƌĞƐƵůƚ͕ǁĞĂŬƉĞůǀŝĐŇŽŽƌŵƵƐĐůĞƐ
ĐĂŶůĞĂĚƚŽ͗
STRESS INCONTINENCE:
Peeing when you laugh, cough,
ƐŶĞĞnjĞŽƌůŝŌƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ͘
URGE INCONTINENCE:
&ƌĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJĨĞĞůŝŶŐƚŚĞƵƌŐĞ
to pee and not being able to
hold it.
FAECAL INCONTINENCE:
Struggling to control bowel
movements.
ANAL INCONTINENCE:
Struggling to control when
you pass gas.
ĂŶƚŚĞLJďĞƚŽŽƟŐŚƚ͍dŚĞLJƐƵƌĞĐĂŶ͊
,LJƉĞƌƚŽŶŝĐƉĞůǀŝĐŇŽŽƌŽĐĐƵƌƐǁŚĞŶ
ƚŚĞŵƵƐĐůĞƐĂƌĞƚĞŶƐĞĂŶĚĐĂŶΖƚƌĞůĂdž͘
WĞŽƉůĞǁŝƚŚƚŚŝƐŝƐƐƵĞĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ
ĐŽŶƐƟƉĂƟŽŶ͕ƉĂŝŶĨƵůƐĞdž͕ƵƌŐĞŶĐLJ
and pelvic pain.
How to solve it WE USE OUR PELVIC
ĞĨŽƌĞǁŽƌŬŝŶŐŽŶŝƚ͕LJŽƵŵƵƐƚĮƌƐƚĨĞĞů
LJŽƵƌƉĞůǀŝĐŇŽŽƌŵƵƐĐůĞƐ͘dƌLJƚŚĞƐĞŽƵƚ͗ FLOOR MUSCLES A
URETHRA: Imagine that
LOT WHEN WE POOP,
LJŽƵ͛ƌĞƉĞĞŝŶŐĂŶĚƐƋƵĞĞnjŝŶŐ PEE AND HAVE SEX.
ĂƐŝĨLJŽƵǁĞƌĞƐƚŽƉƉŝŶŐƚŚĞ
ŇŽǁŵŝĚƐƚƌĞĂŵ͘ THIS IS BECAUSE
ANUS:^ƋƵĞĞnjĞLJŽƵƌĂŶƵƐĂƐŝĨ
LJŽƵǁĞƌĞƉƌĞǀĞŶƟŶŐLJŽƵƌƐĞůĨ
OUR PELVIC FLOOR
ĨƌŽŵďƌĞĂŬŝŶŐǁŝŶĚ͘/ŶĞĂĐŚ
ĐĂƐĞ͕LJŽƵƐŚŽƵůĚĨĞĞůŵƵƐĐůĞƐ
LITERALLY ACTS
inside your pelvis pull inward AS A FLOOR,
and upward. These are your
ƉĞůǀŝĐŇŽŽƌŵƵƐĐůĞƐ͘ HOLDING UP VITAL
^ƚĂŶĚŝŶĨƌŽŶƚŽĨĂŵŝƌƌŽƌǁŝƚŚ
no clothes on. Pull in your
ORGANS LIKE OUR
ƉĞůǀŝĐŇŽŽƌŵƵƐĐůĞƐƐƚƌŽŶŐůLJ
and hold them. You should
PELVIS, BLADDER,
see the penis draw in and your INTESTINES
ƐĐƌŽƚƵŵƐŚŽƵůĚůŝŌ͘
AND INTERNAL
Now that you know where they are, REPRODUCTIVE
ƚƌLJŽƵƚƚŚĞƐĞƉŽƉƵůĂƌƉĞůǀŝĐŇŽŽƌ
ŵƵƐĐůĞĞdžĞƌĐŝƐĞƐ͕ĂůƐŽŬŶŽǁŶĂƐ
ORGANS.
<ĞŐĞůĞdžĞƌĐŝƐĞƐ͗
ϭ͘ ^ƋƵĞĞnjĞĂŶĚĚƌĂǁŝŶƚŚĞŵƵƐĐůĞƐ <ĞŐĞůĞdžĞƌĐŝƐĞƐĐĂŶďĞĚŽŶĞ
ĂƌŽƵŶĚLJŽƵƌĂŶƵƐ͘>ŝŌƚŚĞŵƵƉ ĂŶLJǁŚĞƌĞǁŚŝůĞƐŝƫŶŐ͕ƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ
ŝŶƐŝĚĞ͘zŽƵƐŚŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞĂƐĞŶƐĞŽĨ ŽƌůLJŝŶŐĚŽǁŶ͘ZĞŵĞŵďĞƌƚŽ͗
͞ůŝŌ͟ĞĂĐŚƟŵĞLJŽƵƐƋƵĞĞnjĞLJŽƵƌ
ƉĞůǀŝĐŇŽŽƌŵƵƐĐůĞƐ͘ Keep breathing.
2. Try to hold them strong KŶůLJƐƋƵĞĞnjĞĂŶĚůŝŌ͘
ĂŶĚƟŐŚƚĂƐLJŽƵ ŽŶŽƚƟŐŚƚĞŶLJŽƵƌ
ĐŽƵŶƚƚŽϴ͘EŽǁ͕ ďƵƩŽĐŬƐ͘
let them go Keep your thighs
ĂŶĚƌĞůĂdž͘zŽƵ ƌĞůĂdžĞĚ͘
should have a
ĚŝƐƟŶĐƚĨĞĞůŝŶŐ KƚŚĞƌƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗
ŽĨ͞ůĞƫŶŐŐŽ͘͟
/ĨLJŽƵĐĂŶ͛ƚŚŽůĚ DĂŶĂŐŝŶŐĐŽŶƐƟƉĂƟŽŶ
ĨŽƌϴ͕ũƵƐƚŚŽůĚĨŽƌ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĚŝĞƚ͕ĞdžĞƌĐŝƐĞŽƌ
as long as you can. ŵĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ͘
ϯ͘ ZĞƉĞĂƚ͞ƐƋƵĞĞnjĞĂŶĚ Surgery to reconstruct and
ůŝŌ͟ĂŶĚůĞƚŐŽ͘/ƚŝƐďĞƐƚƚŽ secure your pelvic organs in
ƌĞƐƚĨŽƌĂďŽƵƚϴƐĞĐŽŶĚƐŝŶďĞƚǁĞĞŶ place.
ĞĂĐŚůŝŌͲƵƉŽĨƚŚĞŵƵƐĐůĞƐ͘
4. ZĞƉĞĂƚƚŚŝƐ͞ƐƋƵĞĞnjĞĂŶĚůŝŌ͟ WĞůǀŝĐŇŽŽƌĞdžĞƌĐŝƐĞƐĂƌĞŚŝŐŚůLJ
ĂƐŵĂŶLJƟŵĞƐĂƐLJŽƵĐĂŶ͕ƵƉƚŽ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞǁŚĞŶŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůůLJƚĂŝůŽƌĞĚ
ĂůŝŵŝƚŽĨϴƚŽϭϬƐƋƵĞĞnjĞƐ͘ ĂŶĚŵŽŶŝƚŽƌĞĚ͘/ĨLJŽƵĂƌĞƵŶƐƵƌĞ͕
dŚŝƐĞƋƵĂůƐŽŶĞƐĞƚ͘ don't risk it. Speak to pelvic health
5. dƌLJƚŽĚŽƚŚƌĞĞƐĞƚƐŽĨϴƚŽϭϬ ƉŚLJƐŝŽƚŚĞƌĂƉŝƐƚƐĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌĞdžƉĞƌƚ
ƐƋƵĞĞnjĞƐĞĂĐŚĚĂLJ͘ opinions.
Sources: Mayo Clinic, Healthline
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 A Caretaker’s
Guide to Managing
Seniors’ Medicines
Medication management is
important for the elderly
By Yasanthi Devi

hysical changes brought on by ageing

can have an impact on how the body
ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞƐŵĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶ͘hŶƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ
ŵĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶƐŚĂǀĞƚŚĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůƚŽ
ĐĂƵƐĞĂĚǀĞƌƐĞƌĞĂĐƟŽŶƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌ
ĐŽŵƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐŝŶǁŽƌƐƚͲĐĂƐĞƐĐĞŶĂƌŝŽƐ͘
ƐĂƌĞƐƵůƚ͕ŝƚΖƐĐƌŝƟĐĂůĨŽƌLJŽƵƚŽ
ŬĞĞƉƚƌĂĐŬŽĨƚŚĞŵĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ
the seniors in your care
are consuming.

We've asked Gina

Koay Wan Lee,
Director, and
Pharmacist at City
Wellness Pharmacy,
ĨŽƌŚĞƌĞdžƉĞƌƚŝŶƉƵƚŝŶ
ŚŽƉĞƐƚŚĂƚǁĞĐĂŶŽīĞƌ
some advice and pointers
on carers' roles in managing
ŵĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶƐĨŽƌƚŚĞĞůĚĞƌůLJ͘

1Twenty80:
What are some of the
important elements
caretakers should take note
of when it comes to managing
their elderly’s medications?
'ŝŶĂ<ŽĂLJ͗
tŚĞŶLJŽƵĂƌĞĐĂƌŝŶŐĨŽƌĞůĚĞƌůLJƉĂƟĞŶƚƐ͕
ŝƚ͛ƐŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŽŬĞĞƉĂŶĞLJĞŽŶƚŚĞƚLJƉĞŽĨ
ŵĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶƐƚĂŬĞŶ͕ƚŽŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞƚŚĞLJƚĂŬĞƚŚĞ
ŵĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶƐĂƚƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚĚŽƐĞĂŶĚƌŝŐŚƚƟŵĞ͘
The three most important elements when it
ĐŽŵĞƐƚŽŵĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚĂƌĞƚƌĂĐŬŝŶŐ

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ƚŚĞƐŝŐŶƐŽĨĐŽŵƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ͕ŬĞĞƉŝŶŐƚƌĂĐŬŽĨ
ƚŚĞŽƵƚĐŽŵĞŽĨƚŚĞƚŚĞƌĂƉLJ͕ĂŶĚŝĚĞŶƟĨLJŝŶŐ
ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůůLJŚĂƌŵĨƵůŵĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶƐǁŚŝĐŚŵĂLJ
ĐĂƵƐĞƐŝĚĞĞīĞĐƚƐ͘
1Twenty80:
Could you share some tips
on how caretakers or the
elderly could effectively
store medications?
Gina:
ŽĐƚŽƌƐƉƌĞƐĐƌŝďĞŵĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶƐƚŽƚŚĞĞůĚĞƌůLJĚƵĞ
to certain illnesses. Pharmacists then dispense
ƚŚĞŵĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ͘tŚĞŶƚŚĞŵĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶƐĂƌĞ
ďƌŽƵŐŚƚďĂĐŬƚŽƚŚĞŚŽƵƐĞ͕ŝƚ͛ƐŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŽ
ƐĂĨĞůLJŬĞĞƉƚŚĞŝƌŵĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ͘,ĞƌĞĂƌĞƐŽŵĞƟƉƐ
ĨŽƌƐƚŽƌŝŶŐƚŚĞŵĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ͗
You need to store it in a cool, dry place,
such as a dresser drawer or a kitchen
ĐĂďŝŶĞƚĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƐƚŽǀĞ͕ƐŝŶŬ͕ŽƌŚŽƚ
ĂƉƉůŝĂŶĐĞƐ͘zŽƵŵĂLJƵƐĞĂƐƚŽƌĂŐĞďŽdžƚŽ
ŬĞĞƉƚŚĞŵĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶƐŝŶĂƉƌŽƉĞƌƐƉĂĐĞ͘
/ĨƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͕ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌƚŽŬĞĞƉƚŚĞ
medicine in its original container to avoid
ĞdžƉŽƐƵƌĞƚŽƐƵŶůŝŐŚƚĂŶĚŵŽŝƐƚƵƌĞ͘
YOU NEED TO STORE IT
IN A COOL, DRY PLACE,
SUCH AS A DRESSER
DRAWER OR A KITCHEN
CABINET AWAY FROM
THE STOVE, SINK, OR
HOT APPLIANCES.
YOU MAY USE A
STORAGE BOX
TO KEEP THE
MEDICATIONS IN
A PROPER SPACE.
1Twenty80:
How can the caretaker AND the elderly
better understand potential medication
interactions and side effects?
Gina:
/ƚΖƐŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŽŬŶŽǁǁŚĂƚĞĂĐŚŵĞĚŝĐŝŶĞŝƐĨŽƌĂŶĚĂďŽƵƚƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƐŝĚĞ
ĞīĞĐƚƐ͘ĂƌĞƚĂŬĞƌƐŶĞĞĚƚŽǁŽƌŬǁŝƚŚƉŚĂƌŵĂĐŝƐƚƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌŚĞĂůƚŚĐĂƌĞ
ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůƐƚŽŬĞĞƉƚƌĂĐŬŽĨƚŚĞŵĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶƐƚĂŬĞŶďLJƚŚĞĞůĚĞƌůLJ͘
ŝƐĐƵƐƐƚŚĞĐĂƌĞƉůĂŶǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƉŚĂƌŵĂĐŝƐƚƐĂŶĚŚĞĂůƚŚĐĂƌĞƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůƐ
ŽŶĂƌĞŐƵůĂƌďĂƐŝƐ͘ƐĐĂƌĞƚĂŬĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞĞůĚĞƌůLJ͕ůĞĂƌŶĂƐŵƵĐŚĂƐLJŽƵ
ĐĂŶ͘ƌŝŶŐĂůŝƐƚŽĨĂůůƉƌĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚŵĞĚŝĐŝŶĞƐ͕ĂŶĚƚŚŽƐĞďŽƵŐŚƚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ
ĂƉƌĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƐƵƉƉůĞŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚŚĞƌďƐ͕ƚŽĞĂĐŚŚĞĂůƚŚĐĂƌĞ
ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƌΖƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƚŵĞŶƚ͘ŚĞĐŬĨŽƌĂŶLJƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůŵĞĚŝĐĂůŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟŽŶƐ͕ďƌŝŶŐ
ƚŚĞƉŝůůďŽƩůĞƐǁŝƚŚLJŽƵƚŽƐŚŽǁƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƌ͘dĂůŬǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƉŚĂƌŵĂĐŝƐƚƚŽ
ŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞƚŚĞŵĞĚŝĐŝŶĞƐĂƌĞƐƟůůŶĞĞĚĞĚ͘&ŝŶĚŽƵƚǁŚĂƚĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶĞĂĐŚ
medicine treats. Be sure you know what the dosage is and when it should
be taken. Ask which medicines need to be given every day and which are
ƵƐĞĚŽŶůLJĨŽƌĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƐLJŵƉƚŽŵƐŽƌƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ͘ƐŬĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůƐŝĚĞ
ĞīĞĐƚƐ͘tƌŝƚĞĚŽǁŶĂŶLJŶĞǁŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐĂŶĚŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞďŽƚŚ͗LJŽƵĂŶĚƚŚĞ
ƐĞŶŝŽƌƵŶĚĞƌLJŽƵƌĐĂƌĞƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐ͘
1Twenty80:
What should caretakers do when they notice
health changes in their elderly upon starting
new medication?
Gina:
/ƚ͛ƐŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŽƐĞƚĂŐŽĂůĨŽƌƚŚĞƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚŽĨ
ƚŚĞŚĞĂůƚŚĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶ͘KŶĐĞƚŚĞĞůĚĞƌůLJŝƐďĞŝŶŐ
ƉƌĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚĂŶĞǁŵĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶ͕ĐĂƌĞƚĂŬĞƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚ
ŽďƐĞƌǀĞĂŶĚƉĂLJĂƩĞŶƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞŚĞĂůƚŚ
ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ͘&ŽƌĞdžĂŵƉůĞ͕ŝĨƚŚĞĞůĚĞƌůLJƉĞƌƐŽŶ
has high cholesterol issues, the doctor
ŵĂLJƉƌĞƐĐƌŝďĞĂŶĞǁŵĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶƚŽůŽǁĞƌ
ĐŚŽůĞƐƚĞƌŽů͘dŚĞŵŽŶŝƚŽƌŝŶŐŽĨĐŚŽůĞƐƚĞƌŽů
ůĞǀĞůƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĚŽŶĞŽŶĐĞĞǀĞƌLJϯŵŽŶƚŚƐ͘
EŽƟĐĞĨŽƌĂŶLJƐŝĚĞĞīĞĐƚƐǁŚŝůĞƚŚĞƐĞŶŝŽƌŝƐ
ƚĂŬŝŶŐƚŚĞŵĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ͕ƐƵĐŚĂƐďůŽĂƟŶŐ͕ŽƌŵƵƐĐůĞ
pain. Report the health changes to the pharmacist
and doctor in charge. Doctors may change to a new
ƌĞŐŝŵĞŝĨƚŚĞŵĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶŝƐŶŽƚƐƵŝƚĂďůĞĨŽƌƚŚĞĞůĚĞƌůLJ͘
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 MEDICATION CANNOT WORK AS 1Twenty80:
Are medication reminders
INTENDED IF IT’S NOT TAKEN and tracking systems
AS PRESCRIBED. CONSISTENCY effective?
Gina:
AND TAKING PILLS ACCORDING There are various pill reminder apps and
ŵĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶƚƌĂĐŬĞƌƐŝŶƚŚĞŵĂƌŬĞƚ͘dŚĞďŝŐ
TO GUIDANCE PLAY A KEY ROLE ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶŚĞƌĞŝƐŚŽǁĚŽǁĞŬŶŽǁŝĨƚŚĞƐĞĂƌĞ
ĞīĞĐƟǀĞŝŶŚĞůƉŝŶŐƚŚĞƉĂƟĞŶƚƐĂĚŚĞƌĞƚŽƚŚĞ
IN ANY TREATMENT. ŵĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶƉƌĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚďLJƚŚĞĚŽĐƚŽƌƐ͍

WŝůůĚŝƐƉĞŶƐĞƌƐĂƌĞĐŚĞĂƉ͕ďƵƚLJŽƵƐƟůůŶĞĞĚƚŽ
1Twenty80: ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌƚŽƚĂŬĞƚŚĞŵĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶ͘KŶƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌ
hand, smartphone alarms are
What should a comprehensive medication ĨƌĞĞ͕ďƵƚŵŽƐƚƉĞŽƉůĞ
list include? end up ignoring these
Gina: alarms as constant
zŽƵŵĂLJƵƐĞƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐƚŽďƵŝůĚĂĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞ ŶŽƟĮĐĂƟŽŶƐĐĂŶ
ŵĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶůŝƐƚ͗ get annoying
ĂŌĞƌĂǁŚŝůĞ͘

dŚĞƌĞ͛ƐŽŶĞ
tŚĂƚŝƐƚŚĞŶĂŵĞŽĨƚŚŝƐŵĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶ͍
ƚLJƉĞŽĨƐŵĂƌƚ
tŚĂƚŝƐƚŚĞƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚŽĨƚŚĞŵĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶ͍
sensing device,
tŚLJĚŽLJŽƵƚĂŬĞƚŚŝƐŵĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶ͍΀dŽŵĂŶĂŐĞǁŚĂƚĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶŽƌ
which is the only
ƐLJŵƉƚŽŵ͍΁
ƚƌĂĐŬĞƌĨŽƌĂƉŝůů
,ŽǁŵƵĐŚŽĨƚŚŝƐŵĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶĚŽLJŽƵƚĂŬĞ͍΀ŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨƉŝůůƐ͕
blister that comes
ůŝƋƵŝĚĂŵŽƵŶƚ͕ĞƚĐ͘΁
with built-in sensors. It
tŚĞŶĚŽLJŽƵƚĂŬĞƚŚŝƐŵĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶ͍
can sense when you pop
,ŽǁĚŽLJŽƵƚĂŬĞƚŚŝƐŵĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶ͍΀ŽƌĂůůLJ͕ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŝŶũĞĐƟŽŶ͕
ĂƉŝůůŽīƚŚĞďůŝƐƚĞƌĂŶĚŶŽƟĮĞƐ
ƐƵďůŝŶŐƵĂůůLJ͕ĞƚĐ͘΁
LJŽƵŽŶůLJǁŚĞŶLJŽƵŵŝƐƐĂƉŝůů͘dŚŝƐŵĞĂŶƐ͕ŝĨLJŽƵ
tŚĂƚĂƌĞŽƚŚĞƌƐƉĞĐŝĂůŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐĨŽƌƚĂŬŝŶŐƚŚŝƐŵĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶ͍
ƚĂŬĞƚŚĞƉŝůů͕LJŽƵĚŽŶ͛ƚŐĞƚƚŚĞĚĂŝůLJĂŶŶŽLJŝŶŐ
΀džĂŵƉůĞ͕ǁŝƚŚĨŽŽĚ͕ǁŝƚŚǁĂƚĞƌ͕ĚŽŶŽƚƚĂŬĞǁŝƚŚƐƉĞĐŝĮĐ
ƌĞŵŝŶĚĞƌƐ͘DŽƌĞŽǀĞƌ͕ƚŚĞƌĞ͛ƐŶŽŵĂŶƵĂůŝŶƉƵƚ
ƐƵďƐƚĂŶĐĞƐͬĨŽŽĚƐ͕ĞƚĐ͘΁
ŶĞĞĚĞĚƚŽŬĞĞƉƚƌĂĐŬŽĨLJŽƵƌƉŝůůƵƐĂŐĞ͘
tŚĂƚĚŽĞƐƚŚŝƐŵĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶůŽŽŬůŝŬĞ͍
tŚĂƚĂƌĞƚŚĞƐƚĂƌƟŶŐĂŶĚĞŶĚŝŶŐͬƐƚŽƉƉŝŶŐĚĂƚĞƐĨŽƌƚŚŝƐ
DĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶĐĂŶŶŽƚǁŽƌŬĂƐŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚŝĨŝƚ͛ƐŶŽƚ
ŵĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶ͍
taken as prescribed. Consistency and taking
tŚŽƉƌĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚƚŚŝƐŵĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶ͍
pills according to guidance play a key role in any
tŚĞƌĞĚŽLJŽƵŐĞƚƚŚŝƐƉƌĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶĮůůĞĚ͍
ƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚ͘DĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶĂĚŚĞƌĞŶĐĞŝŶĐŚƌŽŶŝĐ
ŚĞĂůƚŚĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐŝƐĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŽ
ĞŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĞŚĞĂůƚŚĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶŝƐǁĞůůĐŽŶƚƌŽůůĞĚ͘

1Twenty80:
How can caretakers help
seniors with Alzheimer’s
or dementia with their
medication?
Gina:
WĞŽƉůĞǁŝƚŚůnjŚĞŝŵĞƌΖƐĚŝƐĞĂƐĞŵĂLJƚĂŬĞ
ŵĞĚŝĐŝŶĞƐƚŽƚƌĞĂƚƚŚĞĚŝƐĞĂƐĞŝƚƐĞůĨ͕ŵŽŽĚ
or behaviour changes, and other medical
ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͘ĂƌĞŐŝǀĞƌƐĐĂŶĞŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚŵĞĚŝĐŝŶĞƐ

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ĂƌĞƚĂŬĞŶƐĂĨĞůLJĂŶĚĐŽƌƌĞĐƚůLJ͘,ĞƌĞĂƌĞƐŽŵĞƟƉƐ
ƚŽŚĞůƉLJŽƵŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶƐĨŽƌƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ
ǁŝƚŚůnjŚĞŝŵĞƌΖƐĚŝƐĞĂƐĞ͘

ƐŬƚŚĞĚŽĐƚŽƌŽƌƉŚĂƌŵĂĐŝƐƚ͗

tŚLJŝƐƚŚŝƐŵĞĚŝĐŝŶĞďĞŝŶŐƵƐĞĚ͍
tŚĂƚƉŽƐŝƟǀĞĞīĞĐƚƐƐŚŽƵůĚ/ůŽŽŬĨŽƌ͕
ĂŶĚǁŚĞŶ͍
,ŽǁůŽŶŐǁŝůůƚŚĞƉĞƌƐŽŶŶĞĞĚƚŽ
ƚĂŬĞŝƚ͍
What is the dose and how
ŽŌĞŶƐŚŽƵůĚŚĞŽƌƐŚĞƚĂŬĞ
ƚŚĞŵĞĚŝĐŝŶĞ͍
tŚĂƚŝĨƚŚĞƉĞƌƐŽŶŵŝƐƐĞƐĂ
ĚŽƐĞ͍
tŚĂƚĂƌĞƚŚĞƐŝĚĞĞīĞĐƚƐ͕
and what can I do about
ƚŚĞŵ͍
Can this medicine cause problems
ŝĨƚĂŬĞŶǁŝƚŚŽƚŚĞƌŵĞĚŝĐŝŶĞƐ͍

1Twenty80:
How can caretakers plan
ahead for medication refills?
Gina:
ƐĐĂƌĞƚĂŬĞƌƐ͕ŝƚŝƐŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŽŬĞĞƉƚƌĂĐŬŽĨ
ŚŽǁŵĂŶLJƌĞĮůůƐĂƌĞůĞŌĨŽƌĞĂĐŚŵĞĚŝĐŝŶĞ͘
Make sure you know when you need to see the
ƉŚĂƌŵĂĐŝƐƚŶĞdžƚĨŽƌĂƌĞĮůů͘

WůĂŶĂŚĞĂĚ͘ŽĐŽŶƚĂĐƚƚŚĞƉŚĂƌŵĂĐLJĨŽƌƌĞĮůůƐ
ĂƚůĞĂƐƚĂǁĞĞŬďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĚƵĞƚŽƌƵŶŽƵƚ͘
Ask your doctor which medicines you can get so
ƚŚĂƚŝƚ͛ůůůĂƐƚĂƐůŽŶŐĂƐϵϬĚĂLJƐƐƵƉƉůLJ͘

DĂŶĂŐŝŶŐŵĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶƐĨŽƌƚŚĞƐĞŶŝŽƌƐƵŶĚĞƌLJŽƵƌ
care is a crucial role to play. Working hand-in-
hand with community pharmacists and doctors
ǁŝůůĞŶĂďůĞLJŽƵƚŽĐĂƌƌLJŽƵƚLJŽƵƌƌŽůĞĞīĞĐƟǀĞůLJ
ǁŚŝůƐƚĞŶƐƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞǁĞůůͲďĞŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞĞůĚĞƌůLJŝŶ
your care.

This piece was an interview with

a White Coat 360 pharmacist

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 Understanding

Knowing the good and the bad

By Yasanthi Devi

ccording to a study on
coronary artery disease in
Malaysian youths, about
ϳϬйŽĨƚŚŽƐĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞ
ĂŐĞƐŽĨϭϱĂŶĚϮϰŚĂǀĞ
ĂƚůĞĂƐƚŽŶĞĐĂƌĚŝŽǀĂƐĐƵůĂƌƌŝƐŬĨĂĐƚŽƌ͘
KŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŵĂũŽƌĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŶŐĨĂĐƚŽƌƐ
to this can be narrowed down to high
cholesterol, diabetes, and hypertension.

The Malaysian youths must act

ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJĂŶĚĚŝƐƉŽƐĞŽĨƚŚĞ
ŶŽƟŽŶƚŚĂƚŚĞĂƌƚĂƩĂĐŬƐŽŶůLJĂīĞĐƚ
the elderly. On that note, we aim to What is
ƐŚĞĚƐŽŵĞůŝŐŚƚŽŶŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŵĂũŽƌ
ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŶŐĨĂĐƚŽƌƐƚŽŚĞĂƌƚĚŝƐĞĂƐĞ
Cholesterol?
ŚŽůĞƐƚĞƌŽůŝƐĂƚLJƉĞŽĨůŝƉŝĚŝŶ
CHOLESTEROL
ĂŵŽŶŐLJŽƵƚŚƐ͗ŚŝŐŚĐŚŽůĞƐƚĞƌŽů͘ ǁŚŝĐŚŝƚ͛ƐĂǁĂdžLJͲůŝŬĞƐƵďƐƚĂŶĐĞ
ĨŽƵŶĚŝŶLJŽƵƌďůŽŽĚ͘ŚŽůĞƐƚĞƌŽů
IS PRODUCED
is produced by the liver naturally
ĂŶĚŝƚƉůĂLJƐĂƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚƌŽůĞŝŶ
BY THE LIVER
ĐĞůůĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͕ŚŽƌŵŽŶĞƐĂŶĚŝƐ
linked with Vitamin D. NATURALLY
džƉĞƌƚƐďĞůŝĞǀĞƚŚĞůŝǀĞƌ
and kidney help
AND IT PLAYS A
ƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵsŝƚĂŵŝŶ
into cholesterol which
SIGNIFICANT
later helps our skin
cells. Cholesterol is
ROLE IN CELL
a more well-known
ƚLJƉĞŽĨůŝƉŝĚĂŶĚ FORMATION,
ŝƚƐĐŽŵƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ
ĐŽŶƐŝƐƚƐŽĨƉĂƌƚ
protein and part
HORMONES
lipid. The human
body needs lipids
AND IS LINKED
ƚŽĐŽŶƟŶƵĞďĞŝŶŐ
healthy.
WITH VITAMIN D.
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Different types of
cholesterol
dŚĞƌĞĂƌĞǀĂƌŝŽƵƐƚLJƉĞƐŽĨ LDL IS CALLED
cholesterols. Some are healthy and
some pose a risk to human health. BAD CHOLESTEROL
ĞůŽǁĂƌĞĨƵƌƚŚĞƌŝŶƐŝŐŚƚƐ͘
BECAUSE IT
LDL (low-density
TRANSPORTS
lipoprotein)
cholesterol
CHOLESTEROL TO
>>ĐŚŽůĞƐƚĞƌŽůŝƐƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐ
ĐĂůůĞĚƚŚĞ͚ďĂĚĐŚŽůĞƐƚĞƌŽů͛
HDL (high-
density lipoprotein)
THE ARTERIES AND
ĂŶĚŝƚĐŽŵƉŽƐŝƚĞƐŵŽƐƚŽĨƚŚĞ
ŚƵŵĂŶďŽĚLJ͛ƐĐŚŽůĞƐƚĞƌŽů͘
cholesterol
,>ĐŚŽůĞƐƚĞƌŽůŝƐƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐ
IN TURN, THIS
LDL is called bad cholesterol
because it transports
ĐĂůůĞĚƚŚĞ͚ŐŽŽĚĐŚŽůĞƐƚĞƌŽů͛
because it absorbs cholesterol
CHOLESTEROL
cholesterol to the arteries and
in turn, this cholesterol can
in the blood and then carries
it directly to the liver. The liver
CAN SOMETIMES
ƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐĂĐĐƵŵƵůĂƚĞŝŶƚŚĞ
artery walls.
ƚŚĞŶŚĞůƉƐŇƵƐŚ,>ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ
ďŽĚLJ͘,>ŝƐďĞůŝĞǀĞĚƚŽŚĞůƉƚŚĞ
ACCUMULATE
ŶŽǀĞƌĂĐĐƵŵƵůĂƟŽŶŽĨ
ďŽĚLJĞdžƉĞůĞdžĐĞƐƐĐŚŽůĞƐƚĞƌŽů͘
dŚŝƐůĞƐƐĞŶƐƚŚĞůŝŬĞůŝŚŽŽĚŽĨ
IN THE ARTERY
cholesterol in the arteries
ŵĂLJĐĂƵƐĞƚŚĞďƵŝůĚƵƉŽĨ
ĞdžĐĞƐƐĐŚŽůĞƐƚĞƌŽůĂĐĐƵŵƵůĂƟŶŐ
in the arteries.
WALLS.
atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis
ƌĞĨĞƌƐƚŽƚŚĞďƵŝůĚƵƉŽĨƉůĂƋƵĞ
ƚŚĂƚĐĂŶŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞƚŚĞƌŝƐŬŽĨ
blood clots in the arteries.

INFO: tŚĞŶƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂŶĞdžĐĞƐƐ
ůĞǀĞůŽĨ>>ĐŚŽůĞƐƚĞƌŽůŝŶƚŚĞ
body, it can accumulate on the
ǁĂůůƐŽĨLJŽƵƌďůŽŽĚǀĞƐƐĞůƐ͘dŚŝƐ
ĂĐĐƵŵƵůĂƟŽŶŝƐĐĂůůĞĚ͚ƉůĂƋƵĞ͛
ĂŶĚƚŽŽŵƵĐŚŐƌŽǁƚŚŽĨƉůĂƋƵĞ
can endanger your health by
posing a risk to various health
problems such as heart disease
and stroke.

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Cholesterol Scale Indicator
>ĞƐƐƚŚĂŶϮ͘ϲŵŵŽůͬ>ŽĨ>>ĐŚŽůĞƐƚĞƌŽůŝƐĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚŝĚĞĂů͘dŚĞƌŝƐŬŽĨŚĞĂƌƚĚŝƐĞĂƐĞ Risk factors
ŵĂLJĚŽƵďůĞŝĨŽŶĞΖƐƚŽƚĂůĐŚŽůĞƐƚĞƌŽůůĞǀĞůĞdžĐĞĞĚƐϱ͘ϮŵŵŽůͬ>͘ There may be a higher risk
ŽĨŽŶĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐŚŝŐŚĞƌ
ĐŚŽůĞƐƚĞƌŽůŝĨƚŚĞLJ͗

are obese.
ĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJĐŽŶƐƵŵĞĨĂƩLJ
ĨŽŽĚƐ͘
ŚĂǀĞŝŶƐƵĸĐŝĞŶƚƉŚLJƐŝĐĂů
ĂĐƟǀŝƚLJ͘
ĐŽŵĞĨƌŽŵĂĨĂŵŝůLJƚŚĂƚŚĂƐ
ĂŚŝƐƚŽƌLJŽĨŚŝŐŚĐŚŽůĞƐƚĞƌŽů͘
have diabetes.

What’s the link between triglycerides and

heart problems?
dƌŝŐůLJĐĞƌŝĚĞƐĂƌĞůŝƉŝĚƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞǁĂdžLJĨĂƚƐƚŚĂƚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĞŶĞƌŐLJƚŽƚŚĞďŽĚLJ͘
dƌŝŐůLJĐĞƌŝĚĞƐĂƌĞďŽƚŚƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚďLJLJŽƵƌďŽĚLJĂŶĚŽďƚĂŝŶĞĚĨƌŽŵŵĞĂůƐ͘
dŚĞƌŝƐŬŽĨŚĞĂƌƚĂƩĂĐŬ͕ƐƚƌŽŬĞ͕ĂŶĚƉĂŶĐƌĞĂƟƟƐŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞƐǁŚĞŶLJŽƵƌ
triglycerides and cholesterol are high.

Causes that lead

to unhealthy
cholesterol levels
dŚĞƌĞĂƌĞƐŽŵĞůŝĨĞƐƚLJůĞĨĂĐƚŽƌƐ
that may contribute to high
ĐŚŽůĞƐƚĞƌŽů͗

ŽŶƐƵŵŝŶŐĨŽŽĚƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞŚŝŐŚ
ŝŶƚƌĂŶƐĨĂƚ͕ƐĂƚƵƌĂƚĞĚĨĂƚ͕ĂŶĚ
cholesterol.
Obesity.
Smoking.
EŽƚĞdžĞƌĐŝƐŝŶŐĞŶŽƵŐŚ͘
džĐĞƐƐŝǀĞĂůĐŽŚŽůĐŽŶƐƵŵƉƟŽŶ͘

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Complications
tŝƚŚŽƵƚƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚŽƌĞĂƌůLJĚĞƚĞĐƟŽŶ͕
LDL (bad cholesterol) can accumulate
ŝŶLJŽƵƌĂƌƚĞƌŝĞƐŽǀĞƌƟŵĞ͕ƚƵƌŶŝŶŐŝŶƚŽ
ƉůĂƋƵĞ͘dŚŝƐŝŶƚƵƌŶĐĂŶƉŽƐĞĂƌŝƐŬŽĨ
ŶĂƌƌŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞĂƌƚĞƌŝĞƐ͘/ƚ͛ƐĂůƐŽŬŶŽǁŶ
as atherosclerosis.

ƚŚĞƌŽƐĐůĞƌŽƐŝƐŝĨůĞŌƵŶƚƌĞĂƚĞĚĐĂŶůŝŵŝƚ
ƚŚĞďůŽŽĚŇŽǁƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞĂƌƚĞƌŝĞƐ͘
As a result, it can also increase the risk Tips to lower Exercise regularly
džĞƌĐŝƐĞƐƐƵĐŚĂƐƌƵŶŶŝŶŐ͕ďŝŬŝŶŐ͕
ŽĨĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐĚĂŶŐĞƌŽƵƐďůŽŽĚĐůŽƚƐ͘ cholesterol yoga, and swimming are said to
Do consult with your doctor
KƚŚĞƌŚŝŐŚͲƌŝƐŬĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐĐĂŶĂůƐŽƐƚĞŵ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ,>;ŐŽŽĚĐŚŽůĞƐƚĞƌŽůͿ
ƌĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĞīĞĐƟǀĞ
ĨƌŽŵĂƚŚĞƌŽƐĐůĞƌŽƐŝƐ͕ƐƵĐŚĂƐ;ďƵƚŶŽƚ levels.
steps you can take to manage
ůŝŵŝƚĞĚƚŽͿ͗ or lower your cholesterol level.
Your doctor may suggest you to
Stroke ŵĂŬĞƐŽŵĞůŝĨĞƐƚLJůĞĂůƚĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ
,ŝŐŚďůŽŽĚƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞ ĂƐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƐƚĞƉ͘dŚĞLJĐĂŶŽŌĞŶ
Chronic kidney disease ůŽŽŬůŝŬĞƚŚŝƐ͗
Chest pains (angina)
Make changes to
your diet
Your doctor may suggest you
ƌĞĨƌĂŝŶĨƌŽŵĞĂƟŶŐĨŽŽĚƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞ
ŚŝŐŚůLJĨĂƩLJ͘dŚŝƐĐĂŶŝŶĐůƵĚĞĨĂƐƚ
ĨŽŽĚƐĂŶĚƐƵŐĂƌLJĨŽŽĚƐ͘/ŶƐƚĞĂĚ͕
LJŽƵǁŝůůďĞĂĚǀŝƐĞĚƚŽĞĂƚĨŽŽĚƐ Avoid alcohol
that are high in lean protein such consumption and
ĂƐĮƐŚ͕ůĞŐƵŵĞƐ͕ĂŶĚŵŽƌĞ͘zŽƵ smoking
may also be advised to consume ůĐŽŚŽůĐŽŶƐƵŵƉƟŽŶŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞƐ
ŚŝŐŚͲĮďĞƌĨŽŽĚƐƵĐŚĂƐĨƌƵŝƚƐ͕ blood triglycerides and cholesterol
vegetables, and whole grains. ůĞǀĞůƐ͘/ĨLJŽƵƌƚƌŝŐůLJĐĞƌŝĚĞůĞǀĞůƐ
reach too high, they might build
WITHOUT ƵƉŝŶƚŚĞůŝǀĞƌ͕ůĞĂĚŝŶŐƚŽĨĂƩLJ
liver disease. Your cholesterol
TREATMENT levels increase because the liver
ŝƐƵŶĂďůĞƚŽĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂƐĞīĞĐƟǀĞůLJ
OR EARLY as it should and cannot eliminate
ĐŚŽůĞƐƚĞƌŽůĨƌŽŵƚŚĞďůŽŽĚ͘

DETECTION, LDL
CAN ACCUMULATE
IN YOUR ARTERIES
OVER TIME,
TURNING INTO
PLAQUE. ^ŽƵƌĐĞ͗tĞďD͕,ĞĂůƚŚůŝŶĞ͕DĂLJŽůŝŶŝĐ͕&ƌĞĞDĂůĂLJƐŝĂdŽĚĂLJ͕
ĞŶƚĞƌƐ&ŽƌŝƐĞĂƐĞŽŶƚƌŽůΘWƌĞǀĞŶƟŽŶ;hŶŝƚĞĚ^ƚĂƚĞƐͿ͕E,^h<͘

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 STYLE
Do you need a
skincare
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Take a second look at your sink
By Isabel Andrew
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ƐƟůůŝƐŶΖƚŵĂŬŝŶŐĂĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞ͍dŚĞĂŶƐǁĞƌŵŝŐŚƚďĞŇŽǁŝŶŐŝŶ
LJŽƵƌƚĂƉǁĂƚĞƌ͊
:KDWʌVZURQJZLWKRXUZDWHU"
tĂƚĞƌƚŚĂƚŇŽǁƐĨƌŽŵLJŽƵƌƚĂƉŵĂLJůŽŽŬĐůĞĂƌďƵƚŝƚŵĂLJŶŽƚ
ďĞĂƐ͚ĐůĞĂƌ͛ĂƐLJŽƵǁŽƵůĚƚŚŝŶŬ͘KŶƚŽƉŽĨǀĂƌŝŽƵƐŵŝŶĞƌĂůƐ͕
chemicals such as chlorine, aluminium, copper, lead and
ŶŝƚƌĂƚĞƐĂƌĞĐŽŶƚĞŶƚƐĨŽƵŶĚŝŶǁĂƚĞƌƚŽŽ͘dŚĞŝƌƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞŚĞůƉ
to keep bacteria and algae away.
tŚŝůĞƚŚĞƐĞĐŚĞŵŝĐĂůƐĂƌĞŚĞůƉĨƵůŝŶŬĞĞƉŝŶŐƵƐĨƌŽŵĨĂůůŝŶŐŝůů͕
ƚŚĞLJĐĂŶĂīĞĐƚŽƵƌƐŬŝŶŚĞĂůƚŚƐƵĐŚĂƐĂƩĂĐŬŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŽůůĂŐĞŶ
in the skin.
Besides saggy and wrinkled skin, the chlorine in water can
ĐĂƵƐĞƐŬŝŶŝƌƌŝƚĂƟŽŶƐůĞĂĚŝŶŐƚŽĐLJƐƟĐĂĐŶĞ͕ĞĐnjĞŵĂ͕ƌĂƐŚĞƐ͕
ĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͘dŽƚŽƉŝƚŽī͕ǁĞĚŽŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶǁĂƐŚŽƵƌ
ĨĂĐĞƐĂƚƚŚĞƐŝŶŬ͘&ƌŽŵǁĂƐŚŝŶŐĚŝƐŚĞƐƚŽďƌƵƐŚŝŶŐŽƵƌƚĞĞƚŚ
ĂŶĚƐŚŽǁĞƌŝŶŐ͕ĐŚůŽƌŝŶĞĐĂŶŚĞĂǀŝůLJĂůƚĞƌƐĞŶƐŝƟǀĞƐŬŝŶ͘
/ƚŝƐĂŬŶŽǁŶĨĂĐƚƚŚĂƚǁĂƚĞƌŝƐĂĐŽŵŵŽŶĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŚĞĂůƚŚ
ŝƐƐƵĞƐĂŵŽŶŐƚƌĂǀĞůůĞƌƐ͘^ŽŝĨLJŽƵĂƌĞĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJŵŽǀŝŶŐ
ĂďŽƵƚ͕ŵĂŬĞŝƚĂƉŽŝŶƚƚŽĂůǁĂLJƐůŽŽŬƵŶĚĞƌLJŽƵƌĨĂƵĐĞƚ͘
ŽƐŽŵĞƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚŽŶƚŚĞǁĂƚĞƌƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶŝŶƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ
LJŽƵ͛ƌĞŚĞĂĚŝŶŐƚŽ͘zŽƵƌƐŬŝŶĂŶĚďŽĚLJǁŝůůƚŚĂŶŬLJŽƵ͘
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ĂŶĚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͕ǁĞŚĂǀĞĂƐŽůƵƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĂƚ͊
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technologies that can capture these contaminants and give
LJŽƵƐŽŌǁĂƚĞƌ͘^ŽŵĞĞǀĞŶĐŽŵĞǁŝƚŚĮůƚĞƌƐƚŚĂƚLJŽƵĐĂŶ
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<ĞĞƉƵƉǁŝƚŚLJŽƵƌĚĂŝůLJ,ϮϬŝŶƚĂŬĞ͘
The incredible discoveries in skincare show that we can now
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ƋƵĂůŝĮĞĚŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐ͘ŶũŽLJLJŽƵƌĐůĞĂŶǁĂƚĞƌĂŶĚĐůĞĂŶĨĂĐĞ͊
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 Traditional
Chinese
Medicine 101
A look at one of the world’s oldest medical system
By Yasanthi Devi

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 any people are now
ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌŝŶŐŚŽůŝƐƟĐ
treatments that
combine modern
medicine and
ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂůƌĞŵĞĚŝĞƐ͘dŚŝƐƉƌŽŵƉƚƐ
ƚŚĞŵƚŽůŽŽŬŝŶƚŽĂŶĐŝĞŶƚƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐ
ƚŚĂƚŚĂǀĞĞdžŝƐƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ
ƐŝŶĐĞƚŚĞƟŵĞƐŽĨŽƵƌĂŶĐĞƐƚŽƌƐƐƵĐŚĂƐ
dƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂůŚŝŶĞƐĞDĞĚŝĐŝŶĞŽƌdD͘
dŚĞǁĂLJdDƚƌĞĂƚƐƉĂƟĞŶƚƐƉƌŝŵĂƌŝůLJ
places greater emphasis on overall
ŚĞĂůƚŚ͕ǁŚŝĐŚĚŝƐƟŶŐƵŝƐŚĞƐŝƚĨƌŽŵ
ǁĞƐƚĞƌŶŵĞĚŝĐŝŶĞ͘,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨ
ŝƚƐƐƉĞĐŝĂůŝƐĞĚƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐ͕ŵĂŶLJƉĞŽƉůĞ
ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽŚĂǀĞƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐĂďŽƵƚƚŚŝƐ
ŽůĚƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ͘
To provide some
background on TCM,
ǁĞ͛ǀĞŝŶǀŝƚĞĚ
ƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞWƌŽĨ
Dr. Lim Ren
:LJĞ͕DĞĚŝĐĂů
Director cum
TCM Consultant
WŚLJƐŝĐŝĂŶĨƌŽŵ
Sunway TCM Centre
Malaysia to share
some insights. We hope this
ĐŽǀĞƌĂŐĞǁŝůůŚĞůƉLJŽƵŵĂŬĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚ
choices in your health journey.
1Twenty80:
What is Traditional
Chinese Medicine?
Dr. Lim Ren Jye:
dƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂůŚŝŶĞƐĞDĞĚŝĐŝŶĞ
(also known as TCM) is a medical
ƐLJƐƚĞŵŽƌŝŐŝŶĂƟŶŐĨƌŽŵŚŝŶĂ
ƚŚĂƚŚĂƐďĞĞŶƵƐĞĚĨŽƌƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚƐ
ŽĨLJĞĂƌƐƚŽƉƌĞǀĞŶƚ͕ĚŝĂŐŶŽƐĞ͕
and treat disease. It aims to
ƌĞƐƚŽƌĞƚŚĞďŽĚLJ͛ƐďĂůĂŶĐĞĂŶĚ
harmony between the natural
ŽƉƉŽƐŝŶŐĨŽƌĐĞƐŽĨYin and Yang,
ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐďĂƐĞĚŽŶƚŚĞďĞůŝĞĨƚŚĂƚ
QiŇŽǁƐĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞŵĞƌŝĚŝĂŶƐŝŶ
the body and keeps the body and
ƚŚĞƉĞƌƐŽŶ͛ƐƐƉŝƌŝƚƵĂů͕ĞŵŽƟŽŶĂů͕
mental, and physical health in
balance.
1Twenty80: TCM IS A MEDICAL
How does Traditional SYSTEM ORIGINATING
Chinese Medicine help
modern medicine? FROM CHINA THAT
Dr. Lim:
Both medicines have their strength,
HAS BEEN USED
and they can complement each other
ŝĨŝƚŝƐĚŝƌĞĐƚĞĚƉƌŽƉĞƌůLJďLJĂƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌĞĚ
FOR THOUSANDS OF
ŚĞĂůƚŚĐĂƌĞƉĞƌƐŽŶŶĞů͕ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJĞdžƉĞƌƚƐ
who understand both worlds. My
YEARS TO PREVENT,
ƐƉĞĐŝĂůƚLJŝƐŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƟǀĞŽŶĐŽůŽŐLJ͘/ŚĂǀĞ DIAGNOSE, AND
ĂŶĞdžĂŵƉůĞƚŽŚĞůƉĞdžƉůĂŝŶĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ͘
TREAT DISEASE.
ƉĂƟĞŶƚǁŚŽŚĂƐŚĂĚƌĂĚŝŽƚŚĞƌĂƉLJĨŽƌ
ŶĂƐŽƉŚĂƌLJŶŐĞĂůĐĂŶĐĞƌŵĂLJĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ
džĞƌŽƐƚŽŵŝĂ;ĚƌLJŵŽƵƚŚͿǁŚŝĐŚďĂĚůLJ
ĂīĞĐƚƐƚŚĞŝƌƋƵĂůŝƚLJŽĨůŝĨĞ͘/ŶŵŽĚĞƌŶ 1Twenty80:
ŵĞĚŝĐŝŶĞ͕ŝƚŝƐĂĐŚĂůůĞŶŐŝŶŐĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶ What are the practices
ĂƐǁĞŚĂǀĞůŝŵŝƚĞĚŽƉƟŽŶƐŽƚŚĞƌƚŚĂŶ
ĂƌƟĮĐŝĂůƐĂůŝǀĂ͘tŝƚŚdD͕ŚĞƌďĂů
that fall under the
medicine helps to alleviate the category of Traditional
ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶďLJŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐƐĂůŝǀĂ Chinese Medicine?
ƐĞĐƌĞƟŽŶ͘tĞƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚ Dr. Lim:
this study when I was at the DĂŶLJƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗
EĂƟŽŶĂůĂŶĐĞƌ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ͘
,ĞƌďĂůŵĞĚŝĐŝŶĞ
Recently, more and more ĐƵƉƵŶĐƚƵƌĞͬDŽdžŝďƵƐƟŽŶͬ
ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚĂƌĞĂƐĂƌĞďĞŝŶŐĨŽƵŶĚ ƵƉƉŝŶŐͬGuasha
where TCM and modern medicine EƵƚƌŝƟŽŶƚŚĞƌĂƉLJ
ĂƌĞĐŽŵƉůĞƟŶŐĞĂĐŚŽƚŚĞƌ͕ĨŽƌĞdžĂŵƉůĞ͕ dŚĞƌĂƉĞƵƟĐDĂŶŝƉƵůĂƟŽŶ
ƉŽƐƚͲƐƚƌŽŬĞƌĞŚĂďŝůŝƚĂƟŽŶ͕ƉƌĞĂŶĚ DŝŶĚͲďŽĚLJͲƐŽƵůŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶ
ƉŽƐƚͲŶĂƚĂůƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚƐ͕ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƟǀĞdD ;Ő͗Qigong, Ba Duan Jing,
ǁŝƚŚĨĞƌƟůŝƚLJƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚƐ͕ŵĞŶƚĂůŚĞĂůƚŚ and TaiChi)
issues, and more.
1 TWENTY 80 | 39
1Twenty80:
How effective is
Traditional Chinese
Medicine?
Dr. Lim:
/ƚŝƐŽŌĞŶŬŶŽǁŶƚŽŚĂǀĞƉƐĞƵĚŽƐĐŝĞŶĐĞ
ĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐĚƵĞƚŽŝƚƐĚŝĂŐŶŽƐƟĐ
categories that do not correspond to
ƚŚĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚƐĐŝĞŶƟĮĐƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ
ŽĨďŝŽůŽŐLJ͘,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐǀĂůƵĞͲ
based studies and evidence-based
ƐƚƵĚŝĞƐŚĂǀĞƐŚŽǁŶĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞĨŽƌƚŚĞ
ĞĸĐĂĐLJĂŶĚƐĂĨĞƚLJŽĨdD͘

1Twenty80:
Who should use Traditional
Chinese Medicine?
Dr. Lim:
Generally, anyone can opt to consult a
ƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌĞĚdDƉƌĂĐƟƟŽŶĞƌ͕ĂƐdDŝƐĂ
ŚŽůŝƐƟĐĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĨƌŽŵƉƌĞǀĞŶƟŽŶĂŶĚ
ƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚƚŽƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽĨŚĞĂůƚŚ͘
KƚŚĞƌƚŚĂŶƚƌĞĂƟŶŐƚŚĞƐLJŵƉƚŽŵƐĂŶĚ
dDƐLJŶĚƌŽŵĞƐ͕dDĂůƐŽĨŽĐƵƐĞƐŽŶ
ƉƌĞǀĞŶƟŽŶ͕ŝŶĐĂƐĞƐǁŚĞŶƐŽŵĞŽŶĞŝƐĂƚ
the intermediate state between chronic 1Twenty80:
ĚŝƐĞĂƐĞĂŶĚŚĞĂůƚŚ͕ǁĞĐĂůůŝƚƐƵďŽƉƟŵĂů 1Twenty80:
ŚĞĂůƚŚƐƚĂƚƵƐ;^,^Ϳ͕ĂƉĞƌƐŽŶŵĂLJŚĂǀĞ
Can Traditional Chinese
ƵŶĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůĞƐLJŵƉƚŽŵƐďƵƚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ
Who should avoid Medicine be used as
diagnosable illness. Traditional Chinese a replacement for
Medicine? conventional or
Dr. Lim:
ŝīĞƌĞŶƚƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐŚĂǀĞƚŚĞŝƌ allopathic treatments?
GENERALLY, ĐŽŶƚƌĂŝŶĚŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ͘&ŽƌĞdžĂŵƉůĞ͕
those who are allergic to herbal
Dr. Lim:
Yes and no in this case. In general,
ANYONE CAN OPT medicine are not advised to it is best to use as a complementary
ŽƌĂĚũƵŶĐƚƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚĨŽƌĐŽŶǀĞŶƟŽŶĂů
TO CONSULT A ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŚĞƉƌĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶ͘ůƐŽ͕
those who are taking blood treatments as it does work well in many
ĂƌĞĂƐĂƐĂŶŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƟǀĞŵĞƚŚŽĚ͘hƐƵĂůůLJ͕
REGISTERED TCM thinners, have pacemakers, are
allergic to metal, trypanophobia in this case, it has been well agreed

PRACTITIONER, AS ;ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞĨĞĂƌŽĨŶĞĞĚůĞƐͿƐŚŽƵůĚ
avoid using acupuncture or
ďLJĂůůƉĂƌƟĞƐŽŶƚŚĞŵƵůƟĚŝƐĐŝƉůŝŶĂƌLJ
approach.
TCM IS A HOLISTIC electro-acupuncture treatment.
In other cases, upon discussion with
APPROACH FROM ŵĞĚŝĐĂůŽĸĐĞƌƐ͕ĚƵĞƚŽƉŽƐƐŝďůĞĂŐĞ͕
ŵĞĚŝĐĂůĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͕ĐŽŶƐƚƌĂŝŶƚƐ͕Žƌ
PREVENTION AND ƉĂƟĞŶƚƐǁŝƚŚŶŽŽƉƟŽŶƐĨŽƌƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚƐ͕
TCM can play a major role in monitoring
TREATMENT TO THE the progress.

MAINTENANCE OF &ŽƌĞdžĂŵƉůĞ͕ƐŽŵĞĐĂŶĐĞƌƉĂƟĞŶƚƐ

HEALTH. ǁŝƚŚŶŽŽƉƟŽŶƐĨŽƌƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚƐůĞŌďƵƚ
TCM, they are doing well in our centre,
ǁŝƚŚĐůŽƐĞŵŽŶŝƚŽƌŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐ͘

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tŚĞŶƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐůŝŬĞŚĞĂƌƚ 1Twenty80:
ĂƩĂĐŬ͕ƚƌĂƵŵĂ͕ďůĞĞĚŝŶŐŐĂƐƚƌŝĐƵůĐĞƌ͕ MY ADVICE IS What are your
or other acute and urgent cases,
/ǁŝůůƌĞƋƵĞƐƚŵLJƉĂƟĞŶƚƐƚŽŐŽƚŽƚŚĞ IF YOU ARE recommendations or
ĞŵĞƌŐĞŶĐLJĚĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚĨŽƌŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞ advice for Malaysians
allopathic treatment. INDECISIVE ABOUT who are considering TCM
/ŶƐƚĞĂĚŽĨƐĂLJŝŶŐƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞƐ THE AVAILABLE and modern medicine for
or replacing each other in the the treatment of their
ŚĞĂůƚŚĐĂƌĞǁŽƌůĚ͕ƚŚĞLJĂƌĞ͕ŝŶĨĂĐƚ͕ OPTIONS, SEEK ailments?
ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƟŶŐĞĂĐŚŽƚŚĞƌ
ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝƌƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚǁŚĞƚŚĞƌƚŚĞƉĂƟĞŶƚ SOMEONE WHO Dr. Lim:
Both medicines have their strength,
is with allopathic or TCM.
UNDERSTANDS and they can complement each other
ŝĨŝƚŝƐĚŝƌĞĐƚĞĚƉƌŽƉĞƌůLJďLJƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌĞĚ

1Twenty80: BOTH TREATMENTS healthcare personnel,

ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJĞdžƉĞƌƚƐǁŚŽ
Are there any safety
concerns one should
TO GIVE YOU understand both
worlds. No doubt,

take note of before A SECOND both medicines

can provide
going for Traditional
Chinese Medicine?
OPINION OR SEEK ƐLJŶĞƌŐŝƐƟĐ
ĞīĞĐƚƐĂŶĚ
Dr. Lim:
One should understand his
YOUR PRIMARY ŐŝǀĞĂďĞƩĞƌ
ŽƵƚĐŽŵĞŝĨŝƚ
or her own medical and
ŵĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶŚŝƐƚŽƌLJďĞĨŽƌĞ
HEALTHCARE is prescribed
properly.
ŐŽŝŶŐĨŽƌdƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂůŚŝŶĞƐĞ
Medicine. When choosing
PROVIDER ON ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ƚŚĞLJ
should not be
TCM that would help with your
ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶ͕ŝƚŝƐďĞƐƚƚŽƐĞĞŬĂ
THE ADVICE. replacing each other
unless agreed upon by
ĂůůƉĂƌƟĞƐ͘ǀŝĚĞŶĐĞͲďĂƐĞĚ
ƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌĞĚƉƌĂĐƟƟŽŶĞƌĂŶĚdD
ĂŶĚǀĂůƵĞͲďĂƐĞĚĮŶĚŝŶŐƐĂƌĞŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ
ĐĞŶƚƌĞǁŚŝĐŚĨŽĐƵƐĞƐŚŝŐŚůLJŽŶ
ŝŶĞŶƐƵƌŝŶŐĞīĞĐƟǀĞŶĞƐƐ͕ƋƵĂůŝƚLJ͕ĂŶĚ
ĞīĞĐƟǀĞŶĞƐƐ͕ƋƵĂůŝƚLJ͕ĂŶĚƐĂĨĞƚLJ͘ 1Twenty80: ƐĂĨĞƚLJŝŶƚĞƌŵƐŽĨĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌŝŶŐďŽƚŚ
Do remember to alert the
How can someone locate a treatments.
ƉƌĂĐƟƟŽŶĞƌŽĨLJŽƵƌ trustworthy Traditional
In some cases, TCM should not be an
underlying medical Chinese Medicine ĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞƚŽĚĞůĂLJŵŽĚĞƌŶŵĞĚŝĐŝŶĞ͘
ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶĂŶĚ
ŵĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶ
practitioner? For instance, in cancer management,
Dr. Lim: there are many treatments available
history. For
DĂůĂLJƐŝĂŝƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞ with good outcomes especially when
instance,
ǀĞƌLJĨĞǁĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐƚŽ it is treated early. On the other hand,
ŝĨLJŽƵĂƌĞ
ƌĞŐƵůĂƚĞĚŝǀĞƌƐĞƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐ some established outcomes such
taking
ĂŶĚƉƌĂĐƟƟŽŶĞƌƐŽĨ ĂƐdDƐƚƌŽŬĞƌĞŚĂďŝůŝƚĂƟŽŶƐŚŽƵůĚ
a blood
dD͘dŚĞĞŶĨŽƌĐĞŵĞŶƚ be started as soon as the western
thinner, had
ŽĨdŚĞdƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂůĂŶĚ ƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚƐĂƌĞĚŽŶĞ͘ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶŽĨ
surgery, have
Complementary Medicine acupuncture and physiotherapy does
liver or kidney
;dΘDͿĐƚϮϬϭϲƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ŵĂŬĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞŝŶƚĞƌŵƐŽĨƌĞĐŽǀĞƌLJ͘
impairment
ĂŐŽŽĚĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚŵĞŶƚĨŽƌƚŚĞ
and so on. With
ĐŽƵŶĐŝůƚŽŐŽǀĞƌŶƚŚĞƉƌĂĐƟĐĞĂŶĚ DLJĂĚǀŝĐĞŝƐŝĨLJŽƵĂƌĞŝŶĚĞĐŝƐŝǀĞĂďŽƵƚ
ƚŚŝƐ͕LJŽƵƌƉƌĂĐƟƟŽŶĞƌ
ƌĞŐƵůĂƚĞƚŚĞƉƌĂĐƟƟŽŶĞƌƐŝŶDĂůĂLJƐŝĂ͘ ƚŚĞĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞŽƉƟŽŶƐ͕ƐĞĞŬƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ
ŝƐĂďůĞƚŽƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ
This will allow Malaysians to recognise who understands both treatments to
ĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞLJŽƵǁŝƚŚƐĂĨĞ
ĂŶĚŐĞƚĂĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶĨƌŽŵƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌĞĚ give you a second opinion or seek your
ŽƉƟŽŶƐĂŶĚĂǀŽŝĚĂŶLJŚĞƌďͲĚƌƵŐ
ƉƌĂĐƟƟŽŶĞƌƐĂŶĚƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĂƌĞŐƵůĂƚĞĚ primary healthcare provider on the
ŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟŽŶƐ͘
ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ͘ advice.

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 Which

is healthier?
Going loco for cocoa, healthily!
By Isabel Andrew

ŶŽƚŚĞƌƌĞĂƐŽŶƚŽƐĂǀĞƚŚĞƉůĂŶĞƚͲŝƚΖƐƚŚĞŽŶůLJŽŶĞǁŝƚŚĐŚŽĐŽůĂƚĞƐ͊
ŚŽĐŽůĂƚĞƐŚĂǀĞŵŝůůŝŽŶƐŝĨŶŽƚďŝůůŝŽŶƐŽĨĨĂŶƐǁŽƌůĚǁŝĚĞ͘zĞƚŝƚΖƐĂůǁĂLJƐ
perceived as an unhealthy treat that should be indulged in the dark.
>Ğƚ͛ƐŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƚĞƚŚŝƐƐƚĞƌĞŽƚLJƉĞĂŶĚĮŶĚĂŚĞĂůƚŚLJŬŝŶĚŽĨĐŽĐŽĂ͘

Dark chocolate
COCOA: ĂƚůĞĂƐƚϯϱй͘
OTHERS: ϲϱйŽĨĐŽĐŽĂďƵƩĞƌ͕ƐƵŐĂƌ͕ŵŝůŬ͕ĞŵƵůƐŝĮĞƌƐ͕ǀĂŶŝůůĂŽƌŽƚŚĞƌ
ŇĂǀŽƵƌŝŶŐƐ͘
RECOMMENDATIONS: dŚĞĚĂƌŬĞƌƚŚĞďĞƩĞƌ͊
ĂƚƚŚŽƐĞǁŝƚŚŚŝŐŚĞƌĐŽĐŽĂĐŽŶƚĞŶƚͶϳϬйƚŽϴϱй͘
ǀŽŝĚĮůůŝŶŐƐƵŶůĞƐƐƚŚĞLJĂƌĞŶƵƚƐŽƌĚƌŝĞĚŽƌĨƌĞƐŚĨƌƵŝƚƐ͘
ůŝƩůĞŐŽĞƐĂůŽŶŐǁĂLJ͕ƐŽĞŶũŽLJŶŽŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶЫŽĨƚŚĞďĂƌĂŶĚƚŚĞŶ
go sweat it out.

White chocolate
COCOA: ϮϬйŽƌŵŽƌĞŽĨĐŽĐŽĂďƵƩĞƌ;ƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĂůĨĂƚŽĨƚŚĞĐŽĐŽĂďĞĂŶͿ͘
OTHERS: ϱϱйŽĨƐƵŐĂƌ͕ŵŝůŬƐŽůŝĚƐ͕ůĞĐŝƚŚŝŶ͕ǀĂŶŝůůĂĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌŇĂǀŽƵƌŝŶŐƐ͘
RECOMMENDATION: ǀŽŝĚŽƌĞĂƚŝŶǀĞƌLJůŝŵŝƚĞĚĂŵŽƵŶƚƐ͊

Milk chocolate
COCOA: ĂƚůĞĂƐƚϭϬйŽĨĐŽĐŽĂĂŶĚĂƚůĞĂƐƚϭϮйĚƌLJŵŝůŬƐŽůŝĚƐ͘
OTHERS: ϳϴйŽĨĐŽĐŽĂďƵƩĞƌ͕ƐƵŐĂƌ͕ĞŵƵůƐŝĮĞƌƐ͕ǀĂŶŝůůĂŽƌŽƚŚĞƌ
ŇĂǀŽƵƌŝŶŐƐ͘
RECOMMENDATION: ĂƚŝŶůŝŵŝƚĞĚĂŵŽƵŶƚƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨƚŚĞƐƵŐĂƌƐ
ĂŶĚĨĂƚƐŝŶŝƚ͘

The winner is... Dark Chocolate!

Because dark chocolates are the least processed, so they contain the highest
ƉĞƌĐĞŶƚĂŐĞŽĨŇĂǀŽŶŽŝĚͲĮůůĞĚĐŽĐŽĂďĞĂŶƐ͘dŚŝƐĂŝĚƐƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚďLJ͗

Controlling cholesterol. Lowering blood pressure.

ZĞĚƵĐŝŶŐƚŚĞƌŝƐŬŽĨďůŽŽĚĐůŽƚƐ͘ /ŶŚŝďŝƟŶŐƐƟĐŬLJƉůĂƚĞůĞƚƐ͘
/ŵƉƌŽǀŝŶŐďůŽŽĚŇŽǁƚŽǀŝƚĂůŽƌŐĂŶƐ͘

ŚŽĐŽůĂƚĞƐǁŝƚŚŽǀĞƌϳϬйĐŽĐŽĂƉĂĐŬƚŚĞďĞƐƚƉƵŶĐŚĨŽƌLJŽƵƌŚĞĂůƚŚ͘
ƵƚĚŽŶ͛ƚŐĞƚĐĂƌƌŝĞĚĂǁĂLJ͊<ĞĞƉŝƚŽŶƚŚĞůŽǁďĞĐĂƵƐĞϭϬϬŐŽĨĚĂƌŬ
ĐŚŽĐŽůĂƚĞĐŽŵĞƐǁŝƚŚϱϬϬĐĂůŽƌŝĞƐ͊^Ž͕ŚĂǀĞǁĞĐŚĂŶŐĞĚLJŽƵƌŵŝŶĚ
ĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞƟŶLJďƌŽǁŶƐƋƵĂƌĞ͍

Sources: Cleveland Clinic, WebMD, Hopkins Medicine, MyHealth, Healthline

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 Environmentally
Savvy
Destinations
A look at eco-friendly nations
By Yasanthi Devi

ĞŽƉůĞĂƌĞůŽŽŬŝŶŐĨŽƌǁĂLJƐƚŽƚƌĂǀĞůŵŽƌĞ
responsibly so they can do something to help
preserve our planet. It looks like the
pandemic has only accelerated this trend,
ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJĂƐĚĞŵĂŶĚĨŽƌƚƌĂǀĞůŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞƐ͘
Moreover, the country is overrun
This increasing curiosity is accompanied by a desire to travel to eco- by glaciers with glacier coverage
ĨƌŝĞŶĚůLJĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐĂŶĚĚĞǀĞůŽƉĂƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞŝƟŶĞƌĂƌLJ͘ ĂŵŽƵŶƟŶŐƚŽŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϭϭй͘ƐƚŚĞ
/ĨLJŽƵΖƌĞŝŶƚŚĞƐĂŵĞďŽĂƚ͕ĐŚĞĐŬŽƵƚƚŚĞƐĞϰ glaciers melt seasonally, it helps with
ĞĐŽͲĨƌŝĞŶĚůLJƉůĂĐĞƐĨŽƌLJŽƵƌŶĞdžƚǀĂĐĂƟŽŶ͊ ŚLJĚƌŽƉŽǁĞƌŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ͘dŚĞƐĞƐĞĂƐŽŶĂů
ŵĞůƚƐƚƌŝĐŬůĞĚŽǁŶĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŐůĂĐŝĂů
mountains, rivers, and seas, enabling

#1
Iceland's hydropower resources.

To date, Iceland's economy is currently

ICELAND
ƵĞƚŽŝƚƐĚŝƐƟŶĐƟǀĞŐĞŽůŽŐŝĐĂů
ƐĞƫŶŐ͕/ĐĞůĂŶĚŚĂƐĂůƐŽďĞĞŶ
ƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚƚŽĂƐΗdŚĞůĂŶĚŽĨ/ĐĞ
and Fire." The island's geothermal
systems are powered by the highly
ĂĐƟǀĞǀŽůĐĂŶŝĐnjŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞDŝĚͲ
ƚůĂŶƟĐZŝĚŐĞ͕ǁŚŝĐŚĐŽŶŶĞĐƚƐƚŚĞ
EŽƌƚŚŵĞƌŝĐĂŶĂŶĚƵƌĂƐŝĂŶƚĞĐƚŽŶŝĐ
ƉůĂƚĞƐ͘dŚĂŶŬƐƚŽ/ĐĞůĂŶĚ͛ƐĂĚǀĂŶƚĂŐĞŽƵƐ
ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ͕/ĐĞůĂŶĚĞƌƐŶŽǁŚĂǀĞĞdžƚĞŶƐŝǀĞĂĐĐĞƐƐ
to renewable energy.
largely supported by geothermal and
hydropower. These resources aid in
supplying homes and energy-intensive
industries with electricity and heat. For
ĞdžĂŵƉůĞ͕ƚŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJŽĨZĞLJŬũĂǀŝŬΖƐ
(a city in Iceland) electricity and
ŚĞĂƟŶŐĐŽŵĞƐĨƌŽŵŐĞŽƚŚĞƌŵĂůĂŶĚ
hydroelectric sources.
HERE’S A FUN FACT: Reykjavik is
also among the world's greenest and
ĐůĞĂŶĞƐƚĐŝƟĞƐ͊

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tŝƚŚĂƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶŽĨĮǀĞŵŝůůŝŽŶ͕EĞǁĞĂůĂŶĚ
ŝƐĂŵĞůƟŶŐƉŽƚŽĨĐƵůƚƵƌĞƐǁŝƚŚĂŚŝƐƚŽƌLJƚŚĂƚ
ďůĞŶĚƐDĂƵƌŝ͕ƵƌŽƉĞĂŶ͕WĂĐŝĮĐ/ƐůĂŶĚ͕ĂŶĚƐŝĂŶ
ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƐ͘dŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͕ƚŚĞǀŝďƌĂŶƚƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨEĞǁ
ĞĂůĂŶĚǁŽƌŬŚĂŶĚͲŝŶͲŚĂŶĚƚŽƵƉŚŽůĚƚŚĞŝƌ
ĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚĨŽƌĂƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞĨƵƚƵƌĞ͘

dŚŝƐĐĂŶďĞƐĞĞŶǁŚĞŶEĞǁĞĂůĂŶĚŝƐƚŚŽƵŐŚƚ
ƚŽƉƌŽĚƵĐĞũƵƐƚϬ͘ϮƉĞƌĐĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͛ƐƚŽƚĂů
ŐƌĞĞŶŚŽƵƐĞĞŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͘EĞǁĞĂůĂŶĚǁĂƐĂůƐŽ
ŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞĮƌƐƚĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐƚŽƉůĞĚŐĞĂĐĂƌďŽŶͲ
ŶĞƵƚƌĂůĨƵƚƵƌĞ͘ŽŵƉĂŶŝĞƐĂŶĚŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĞƐŝŶ
EĞǁĞĂůĂŶĚĂƌĞĂůƐŽƐƚƌŝǀŝŶŐƚŽĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĂƌďŽŶ
ĞƌŽĐĞƌƟĮĐĂƟŽŶŝŶǁŚŝĐŚĐŽŵƉĂŶŝĞƐĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞůLJ
ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞĂŶĚƚĂŬĞĂĐƟŽŶƚŽƌĞĚƵĐĞƚŚĞŝƌĐĂƌďŽŶ
ĨŽŽƚƉƌŝŶƚ͘

&ƵƌƚŚĞƌŵŽƌĞ͕EĞǁĞĂůĂŶĚŝƐĂůƐŽŐŝŌĞĚǁŝƚŚ

#2
ĐŽůŽƵƌĨƵůƚĞƌƌĂŝŶƐ͕ŵĞƐŵĞƌŝƐŝŶŐďĞĂĐŚĞƐ͕ĂŶĚ
ĂŐŽŽĚĐůŝŵĂƚĞǁŝƚŚĞdžĐŝƟŶŐŇŽƌĂĂŶĚĨĂƵŶĂ
FINLAND ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͘dŚĞƐĞƵŶŝƋƵĞĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŽŌĞŶĂƩƌĂĐƚƚŚĞ
ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶĨƌŽŵƚŽƵƌŝƐƚƐĂůůĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͘
&ŝŶůĂŶĚŝƐŽŌĞŶůĂƵĚĞĚĨŽƌŝƚƐƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŝǀĞƚŚŝŶŬŝŶŐŝŶ
environmental policies and sustainable developments. ,ĞŶĐĞ͕ƚŚĞ<ŝǁŝƐŚĂǀĞŵĂĚĞŝƚĂƉŽŝŶƚƚŽĨŽĐƵƐ
This can be seen when Finland pledged its commitment to on ecotourism where all stakeholders work
ďĞĐŽŵĞĐĂƌďŽŶŶĞƵƚƌĂůďLJϮϬϯϱ͘ĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůůLJ͕ƚŚĞ&ŝŶŶŝƐŚ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌƚŽƌĞĚƵĐĞƚŚĞŶĞŐĂƟǀĞŝŵƉĂĐƚƐŽŶƚŚĞ
ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐLJĂůƐŽĞŶǀŝƐŝŽŶƐϮϱϬ͕ϬϬϬĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐǀĞŚŝĐůĞƐ;ϭϬйŽĨƚŚĞƚŽƚĂů surrounding environment.
ŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨĂƵƚŽŵŽďŝůĞƐŝŶƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶͿŽŶ&ŝŶŶŝƐŚƌŽĂĚƐďLJϮϬϯϬ͘
ĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůůLJ͕ƐŽŵĞĂƌĞĂƐŝŶEĞǁĞĂůĂŶĚŚĂǀĞ
^ŝŶĐĞĞŶĂĐƟŶŐĂĐĂƌďŽŶƚĂdžŝŶϭϵϵϬ͕ǁŚŝĐŚǁĂƐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ĂůƐŽƐƚĂƌƚĞĚŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƟŶŐŐĞŽƚŚĞƌŵĂůƉŽǁĞƌ͘
ƚŽĚŽƐŽ͕&ŝŶůĂŶĚ͛ƐŐƌĞĞŶŚŽƵƐĞŐĂƐĞŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƐŚĂǀĞƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚůLJ /ŶϮϬϭϳ͕ŝƚŝƐĞƐƟŵĂƚĞĚƚŚĂƚŽǀĞƌϭϳйŽĨĂůů
ĚĞĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ͘dŚĞůĂƌŐĞƐƚůĂŬĞĚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚŝŶĂůůŽĨƵƌŽƉĞŝƐĂůƐŽ ƚŚĞĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐŝƚLJƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚ͕ǁĞƌĞŐĞŶĞƌĂƚĞĚĨƌŽŵ
ůŽĐĂƚĞĚŝŶ&ŝŶůĂŶĚ͕ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ&ŝŶůĂŶĚƚŽĂůƐŽďĞƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚƚŽĂƐƚŚĞ geothermal energy.
>ĂŶĚŽĨĂdŚŽƵƐĂŶĚ>ĂŬĞƐ͘<ŶŽǁŶĂƐ>ĂŚƟ>ĂŬĞůĂŶĚ͕ƚŚĞ&ŝŶŶƐ
travel here to unwind and get back in touch
ǁŝƚŚŶĂƚƵƌĞ͘dŚĞ>ĂŬĞůĂŶĚŝƐĂŵĂnjĞ
ŽĨŝŶƚĞƌĐŽŶŶĞĐƚĞĚĨŽƌĞƐƚƐ͕ůĂŬĞƐ͕
ĂŶĚŝƐůĂŶĚƐƚŚĂƚĨŽƌŵƌŝĚŐĞƐĂŶĚ
pathways leading to hidden
lagoons.

You can also visit the Finnish

Laplands which are rich in
contrasts and home to rare
natural phenomena like the
Northern Lights, Polar Nights
ĂŶĚŵŽƌĞ͊&ŝŶůĂŶĚŚĂƐŵĂĚĞŝƚ
a point to emphasise on eco-
tourism with many tour organisers
ŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐĂĨĂƌŝƐĂŶĚĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJ
ĐƵƌĂƚĞĚĨŽƌĞĐŽͲĐŽŶƐĐŝŽƵƐƚƌĂǀĞůůĞƌƐ͘

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#1
dƌLJƚŽƵƐĞƉƵďůŝĐŵŽĚĞƐŽĨ
ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶƐƵĐŚĂƐďƵƐ͕ƚƌĂŝŶƐŽƌ
ŽƚŚĞƌĨŽƌŵƐŽĨƌĂŝůƐLJƐƚĞŵ.

#2
/ĨLJŽƵΖƌĞƚŚŝŶŬŝŶŐŽĨƌĞŶƟŶŐĂĐĂƌ͕
ƚƌLJƚŽŽƉƚĨŽƌĂŚLJďƌŝĚĐĂƌŽƌĂŶ
electric car.

#3
/ĨLJŽƵΖƌĞǀŝƐŝƟŶŐĂƐŵĂůůƚŽǁŶĂŶĚ
looking to commute, you can try

#4
cycling around town.

NORWAY
EŽƌǁĂLJŝƐĂŚĞĂĚŽĨŝƚƐƟŵĞǁŝƚŚŝƚƐƉŝŽŶĞĞƌŝŶŐƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŝǀĞƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞ
#4
dĂŬĞĂƐŚŽǁĞƌŝŶƐƚĞĂĚŽĨĂďĂƚŚ͘
ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐŶĂƟŽŶǁŝĚĞ͘EŽƌǁĂLJƚŽƉƐƚŚĞůŝƐƚĨŽƌŝƚƐĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƚŽǁĂƌĚƐĂ

#5
ďĞƩĞƌĐůŝŵĂƚĞĂŶĚƉůĂŶĞƚĂƐĂǁŚŽůĞ͘

Similar to other eco-conscious countries, Norway has also pledged to be

ĐůŝŵĂƚĞŶĞƵƚƌĂůďLJϮϬϯϬ͘ƉĂƌƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĂƚ͕ƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨEŽƌǁĂLJĂůƐŽŚŽůĚ When leaving the hotel or
ƚŚĞƌĞĐŽƌĚĨŽƌƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐĐĂƌĂĚŽƉƟŽŶŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͘ LJŽƵƌƉůĂĐĞŽĨĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶ͕
ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌƚŽƚƵƌŶŽīƚŚĞ
dŚĞEŽƌĚŝĐƐŚĂǀĞĂůƐŽƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂƚĞůLJĞŵďƌĂĐĞĚƚŚĞĐŽŶĐĞƉƚŽĨĨƌŝůƵŌƐůŝǀ switches and unplug any
ǁŚŝĐŚƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚĞƐƚŽ͞ŽƉĞŶͲĂŝƌůŝǀŝŶŐ͘͟/ŶƚŚĞƐƉŝƌŝƚŽĨĨƌŝůƵŌƐůŝǀ, people in electrical appliances.
Norway alongside other Nordic countries unwind in the open
ĂŝƌĂŌĞƌĂƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJƚŽƵŐŚƟŵĞŽƌũƵƐƚĨŽƌƚŚĞƐŽůĞ
ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŽĨƌĞůĂdžŝŶŐ͘/ƚ͛ƐƚŚĞƵůƟŵĂƚĞůŽǀĞĐŽŶĨĞƐƐŝŽŶ
ĨŽƌƚŚĞŽƵƚĚŽŽƌƐ͘
#6
Support local sustainable
businesses and entrepreneurs.
dŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨEŽƌǁĂLJĞdžƉůŽƌĞƚŚĞŽƵƚĚŽŽƌƐĂŶĚ

#7
venture out into various terrains to achieve bliss.
dŚĞƐŝŐŚƚŽĨĐĂůŵďůƵĞǁĂƚĞƌƐŽƌůƵƐŚŐƌĞĞŶĞƌŝĞƐ
aid in maintaining the spiritual and physical
ǀŽŝĚƐŝŶŐůĞͲƵƐĞƉůĂƐƟĐƐĂŶĚĐĂƌƌLJ
ǁĞůůͲďĞŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞEŽƌǁĞŐŝĂŶƐ͘KƵƚĚŽŽƌĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ
your own stainless steel cutlery to
ƐƵĐŚĂƐĐĂŵƉŝŶŐĂŶĚŚŝŬŝŶŐĂƌĞĐƌŽǁĚĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞ
ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͘
ĂǀŽŝĚƵƐŝŶŐƉůĂƐƟĐĐƵƚůĞƌLJ͘

/ĨLJŽƵ͛ƌĞůŽŽŬŝŶŐƚŽŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞŐƌĞĞŶĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐŝŶ
LJŽƵƌƚƌĂǀĞůƉůĂŶƐ͕ǁĞ͛ƌĞƌŽŽƟŶŐĨŽƌLJŽƵ͊/ƚ͛ƐĂůǁĂLJƐŐŽŽĚ #8
Choose sustainable
to be an eco-conscious traveller and to go green whenever
ǁĞĐĂŶ͘,ĂƉƉLJƚƌĂǀĞůůŝŶŐ͊ ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶƐŝĨLJŽƵŚĂǀĞ
ƚŚĞŽƉƟŽŶƚŽĐŚŽŽƐĞ͘
^ŽƵƌĐĞ͗ƵƌŽEĞǁƐ͕sŝƐŝƚ>ĂŚƟ͕dŚŝƐ/Ɛ&ŝŶůĂŶĚ͕hŶŝƚĞĚEĂƟŽŶƐ͛^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚtĞďƐŝƚĞ͕sŝƐŝƚ
>ĂƉůĂŶĚƐ͕sŝƐŝƚ&ŝŶůĂŶĚ͕sŝƐŝƚ/ĐĞůĂŶĚ͕DŝŶŝƐƚƌLJŽĨƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ͕/ŶŶŽǀĂƟŽŶΘŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚEĞǁĞĂůĂŶĚ͕
EĞǁnjĞĂůĂŶĚ͘ĐŽŵ͕dŽƵƌŝƐŵ/ŶĚƵƐƚƌLJdZK͕sŝƐŝƚEŽƌǁĂLJ͕

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AVOCADO:
THE RICH, CREAMY FRUIT
The many ways to use avocado in a recipe
LJZŝĚnjǀĂĂŶŝEĂŐĂƌĂũĞŶ

Creamy avocado dressing

Avocado smoothie

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avocado has gained popularity among countless people around the world.

tĞĐŽŵŵŽŶůLJŬŶŽǁƚŚĂƚĂǀŽĐĂĚŽƐĂƌĞƵƐĞĚŝŶŵĂŬŝŶŐŐƵĂĐĂŵŽůĞŽƌƐůŝĐĞĚƵƉŽŶƚŽĂƐƚ͘,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐ
ǁĂLJƐLJŽƵĐĂŶƵƐĞĂǀŽĐĂĚŽƐ͘/ŶƚŚŝƐŝƐƐƵĞ͕ǁĞǁŽƵůĚůŽǀĞƚŽƐŚĂƌĞƚǁŽĂŵĂnjŝŶŐĂǀŽĐĂĚŽƌĞĐŝƉĞƐƚŚĂƚLJŽƵǁŽƵůĚƌĞůŝƐŚĨŽƌ
ƐƵƌĞ͘WůƵƐƚŚĞLJ͛ƌĞƐƵƉĞƌŚĞĂůƚŚLJĂŶĚĐĂŶďĞĞĂƚĞŶĂƐĂĚĞƐƐĞƌƚ͕ƐƉƌĞĂĚ͕ĚƌĞƐƐŝŶŐŽƌĂƐĂƉƌĞŽƌƉŽƐƚͲǁŽƌŬŽƵƚŵĞĂů͘

ŚĞĐŬŽƵƚƚŚĞƌĞĐŝƉĞƐďĞůŽǁĂŶĚĚŽŐŝǀĞƚŚĞŵĂƚƌLJ͊

AVOCADO CREAMY AVOCADO

SMOOTHIE DRESSING
INGREDIENTS dŚĞďĞƐƚƐƵďƐƟƚƵƚĞƚŽŵĂLJŽŶŶĂŝƐĞ
½ Large Avocado
ϭЪĐƵƉƐ ŽůĚŵŝůŬŽĨLJŽƵƌĐŚŽŝĐĞ INGREDIENTS
ϭƚƐƉ WƵƌĞǀĂŶŝůůĂĞdžƚƌĂĐƚ ½ cup Ripe avocado, smush into cup to measure
ϮƚďƐƉ ,ŽŶĞLJ  ŽƌĞƐƟŵĂƚĞЪŵĞĚŝƵŵĂǀŽĐĂĚŽ
ЯƚƐƉ ^Ăůƚ ϯƚďƐƉ KůŝǀĞŽƌĞdžƚƌĂǀŝƌŐŝŶŽůŝǀĞŽŝů
ЬĐƵƉ &ƌĞƐŚŽƌĨƌŽnjĞŶďůƵĞďĞƌƌŝĞƐ ϯƚďƐƉ ^ŽƵƌĐƌĞĂŵ;LJŽƵĐĂŶƐƵďƐƟƚƵƚĞǁŝƚŚ'ƌĞĞŬ
ϭĐƵƉ &ƌĞƐŚŽƌĨƌŽnjĞŶƐƚƌĂǁďĞƌƌŝĞƐ or plain, unsweetened yoghourt)
ϭƐĐŽŽƉ WƌŽƚĞŝŶƉŽǁĚĞƌ͕ŽƉƟŽŶĂů ϮƚďƐƉ >ĞŵŽŶũƵŝĐĞ͕ĨƌĞƐŚůLJƐƋƵĞĞnjĞĚ
ϭĐůŽǀĞ 'ĂƌůŝĐ͕ƉĞĞůĞĚ
ЬĐƵƉ tĂƚĞƌ;ĂĚĚŵŽƌĞŝĨŶĞĞĚĞĚͿ
½ tsp Kosher salt
¼ tsp Black pepper

METHOD
ϭ͘ /ŶĂĨŽŽĚƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŽƌŽƌďůĞŶĚĞƌ͕ĂĚĚƚŚĞ
ƉĞĞůĞĚŐĂƌůŝĐ͕ĂǀŽĐĂĚŽ͕ĨƌĞƐŚůLJƐƋƵĞĞnjĞĚ
lemon juice, olive oil, salt and black pepper.
2. WƌŽĐĞƐƐƵŶƟůƐŵŽŽƚŚ͘ĞƐƵƌĞƚŽƐĐƌĂƉĞ
ƚŚĞƐŝĚĞĚŽǁŶĂĨĞǁƟŵĞƐƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĞƌĞ
are no lumps.
ϯ͘ dŚŝŶƚŚĞƐĂůĂĚĚƌĞƐƐŝŶŐŽƵƚǁŝƚŚЬĐƵƉŽĨǁĂƚĞƌ͘zŽƵŵĂLJĂĚĚ
ĂůŝƩůĞĞdžƚƌĂǁĂƚĞƌƵŶƟůŝƚƌĞĂĐŚĞƐƚŚĞĚĞƐŝƌĞĚĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶĐLJ͘
4. <ĞĞƉŝŶĂŶĂŝƌƟŐŚƚĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĞƌĂŶĚƉůĂĐĞŝƚŝŶƚŚĞƌĞĨƌŝŐĞƌĂƚŽƌ͘
5. ŶũŽLJƚŚĞƐĂůĂĚĚƌĞƐƐŝŶŐ͊

METHOD SPICING IT UP
ϭ͘ Peel the avocado and discard the pit.
2. Add all the ingredients in a pitcher. dĂŬĞLJŽƵƌĂǀŽĐĂĚŽĚƌĞƐƐŝŶŐƵƉĂŶŽƚĐŚďLJĂĚĚŝŶŐƐŽŵĞďĂƐĞŇĂǀŽƵƌ
ϯ͘ ůĞŶĚƵŶƟůƐŵŽŽƚŚ͘ ƐƵĐŚĂƐƚŚĞƐĞ͗
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5. Serve immediately. FRESH HERBS: RANCH:
¼ cup chopped parsley, dill, ¼ tsp Dried dill
coriander or cilantro ¼ tsp Parsley
AVOCADO TIP: ¼ tsp Chives
&ŽƌĞdžƚƌĂŇĂǀŽƵƌŝŶŐƐ͕ĚƌŝnjnjůĞƐŽŵĞ GREEK STYLE: ¼ tsp Onion powder
chocolate or caramel sauce around the The perfect use for Greek Salad! ¼ tsp Garlic powder
ĞĚŐĞŽĨƚŚĞĐƵƉďĞĨŽƌĞƉŽƵƌŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞ 2 tsp dried oregano ¼ tsp Black pepper
avocado smoothie. džƚƌĂƐƋƵĞĞnjĞŽĨůĞŵŽŶ ½ tsp Salt
½ tsp White sugar
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