Issue: January 19, 2009 (Archive)

Friday, September 10, 2010

Hearty fare for holidays
The Lunar New Year is traditionally the best time to savor Chinese delicacies. But the dishes are often oily and packed with meat, which is inappropriate for people at high risk of diabetes. However, with creative cooking techniques, dishes do not have to taste bland even with low sugar and salt content.

Old school revival on the menu
It is said that yee sang originated in Guangdong, but the custom died out in the province because of polluted fish. But the dish is still taken almost religiously by ethnic Chinese in Singapore and Malaysia.

Medical wonders
If you're wondering about the sudden influx of skincare products around, that's because the winter months see the most sales of moisturizers to combat the dry air. Many come with impressive scientific credentials.

New year, new you
To help you start 2009 with a new face, SkinCeuticals is offering a discount on its basic package.

Run like a pro
When you're running on a treadmill, you're not competing with anyone apart from yourself ... or are you? Adidas has teamed up with Fitness First to launch a Marathon Treadmill Challenge and is inviting you to challenge the new marathon world record of two hours three minutes and 59 seconds set by Haile Gebrselassie, above.

Some springs simply too hot to handle
Perhaps a greater risk than a rare amoeba in hot springs is the danger of extreme temperature changes, from tepid to scalding in minutes. In general, the pools can hold temperatures of up to 60 degrees Celsius or hotter.

Dangerous waters
The cold winter air is enough to drive people to seek the soothing warmth of hot springs in the region. The Japanese love their mineral-rich baths, and have passed on that culture to places like Taiwan, where natural hot springs abound.

Treat your skin
The streets of Central have cleared with people going away for the holidays. If you're planning a short trip too, don't forget to counter the drying effects of cabin air and travel stress with a good travel pack.

Dont forget nostalgia
Long derided as wimpy and a waste of time, nostalgia nonetheless often sweeps in this time of year and settles in for the holidays. In calling up memories of people and celebrations past, it can evoke feelings buried by time and daily life.

Lick the balm habit
Cant walk out of the house without your trusty lip balm? You are not alone.

Cold-weather salve
Thanks to a cold front, today will be the coldest day weve ever seen in months. The Hong Kong Observatory is predicting temperatures of between 11 and 16 degrees Celsius.

Post-party hangover?
The French call it la gueule de bois, or wooden mouth. For Germans, its kater, or a tomcat. Japanese know it as futsukayoi, or two-days drunk. But whatever the language, a hangover is the same: headache, nausea, shaking, blurred vision, biliousness, dry mouth K the list of evils is long.


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