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What is My Healthy Plate? No single food can provide all the nutrients that your body needs. That is why you need to eat...
29/11/2022

What is My Healthy Plate?

No single food can provide all the nutrients that your body needs. That is why you need to eat a wide variety of foods in the right amounts to meet your daily nutritional needs. But eating healthier, balanced meals does not have to be complicated.

My Healthy Plate is an easy-to-understand visual guide, designed by the Health Promotion Board. It helps you adopt healthier eating habits, which in turn can help you better manage your weight and ward off chronic diseases.

By following My Healthy Plate, you can see what a healthier, balanced meal may look like. Quarter, Quarter, Half is an easy way to remember the right proportions of each food group in a well-balanced meal. Here’s how:
• Fill Quarter plate with wholegrains.
• Fill Quarter plate with good sources of protein.
• Fill Half plate with fruit and vegetables.

If you are unable to find a meal that fits the Quarter, Quarter, Half proportions, you can make up for it in your next meal.

Source: Health Hub by Health Promotion Board Singapore
https://www.healthhub.sg/programmes/55/my-healthy-plate


Good habits to drink water:- do not gulp- take it sip by sipWhy?Our body/cells will take time to absorb the needed water...
28/11/2022

Good habits to drink water:
- do not gulp
- take it sip by sip

Why?
Our body/cells will take time to absorb the needed water. So by gulping it, most of the water will go to waste.

22 Interesting Facts About Sleep, Finale!18. Ideally, falling asleep at night should take you 10-15 minutes.If it takes ...
25/11/2022

22 Interesting Facts About Sleep, Finale!

18. Ideally, falling asleep at night should take you 10-15 minutes.
If it takes you less than five minutes, chances are, you’re sleep deprived.

19. Humans are the only mammals that willingly delay sleep.
How nice it must be to just go to sleep whenever and wherever you are!

20. Sleeping on your front can aid digestion.
Hands should apparently be positioned above the pillow so you’re in a ‘freefall’ position, whilst laying on your left side can apparently help reduce heartburn.

21. High earners (£65 – £75,000 or SGD100,000 - SGD125,000) get the best sleep. This comes from a report by The Sleep Council. I would certainly sleep better if I earned that much money!

22. Fear is said not to be the main emotion in nightmares.
Instead, researchers have found that it’s most often feelings of sadness, guilt and confusion.

We hope you had fun reading these as much as we did.

22 Interesting Facts About Sleep, Part 3!13. Those born blind experience dreams involving things such as emotion, sound ...
24/11/2022

22 Interesting Facts About Sleep, Part 3!

13. Those born blind experience dreams involving things such as emotion, sound and smell rather than sight. This is a topic that is really quite interesting and the timing of the blindness in a person’s life may impact what that person dreams about.

14. Within 5 minutes of waking up, 50% of your dream is forgotten
After an additional 5 minutes, 90% of recollection is gone. Sigmund Freud believed this was because dreams represent our repressed thoughts and so our brain wants to get rid of them quickly. However, it’s much more likely due to our brains simply being used much more as soon as we’re awake and so we forget much of what we’ve dreamed about.

15. Pain tolerance is reduced by sleep deprivation. A study suggests that cutting a person’s sleep in half dramatically reduces pain threshold although it’s not 100% clear why.

16. 41% of the British population sleep in the foetal position
This is from research done by Professor Chris Idzikowski, director of the Sleep Assessment and Advisory Service, though five other sleeping positions have been identified: the log, yearner, starfish, soldier, and freefaller.

17. Sleep experts have discovered a direct link between people’s favourite sleeping positions and their personalities. This is also according to Professor Idzikowski, suggesting that those who sleep in the foetal position “may appear tough but are actually sensitive souls right to their core.” See what the Professor says about the other sleep positions.

Fascinating, isn't it?
Hang on for the last part which will be uploaded tomorrow!

22 Interesting Facts About Sleep, Continued!6. It’s not uncommon for deaf people to use sign language in their sleep. Th...
23/11/2022

22 Interesting Facts About Sleep, Continued!

6. It’s not uncommon for deaf people to use sign language in their sleep. There are many instances where people have reported their deaf partners or children using sign language in their sleep.

7. Dysania is the state of finding it hard to get out of bed in the morning. We’ve all no doubt found it tricky getting out of bed before, but those suffering from Dysania find it particularly difficult. It’s most likely to be a form of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

8. Parasomnia is a term that refers to unnatural movements during your sleep. Some people have even committed crime due to parasomnia, including sleep driving and even murder.

9. The sensation of falling when half asleep and jerking yourself awake is called ‘hypnic jerks’. No one is totally sure why hypnic jerks occur but they are deemed to be perfectly healthy. However, they may be increased by anxiety, caffeine or physical activity close to bedtime. They’re more frequent in young people and decrease as we get older.

10. It’s thought that up to 15% of the population are sleepwalkers
This is according to the National Sleep Foundation. It’s also a myth that you shouldn’t wake someone who is sleepwalking.

11. 1 in 4 married couples sleep in separate beds

12. Sleep deprivation will kill you more quickly than food deprivation.

Did you find these amazing?
Are you ready for part 3? Stay tuned!

22 Interesting Facts About Sleep!1. 12% of people dream entirely in black and white.Before colour television was introdu...
22/11/2022

22 Interesting Facts About Sleep!

1. 12% of people dream entirely in black and white.
Before colour television was introduced, only 15% of people dreamt in colour. Older people dream in black and white more often than younger people.

2. Two-thirds of a cat’s life is spent asleep.
This will come as no surprise to most cat owners. Every sofa is a sofa bed to them. Otherwise found on your favourite seat or computer keyboard.

3. A giraffe only needs 1.9 hours of sleep a day, whereas a brown bat needs 19.9 hours a day.

4. Humans spend 1/3 of their life sleeping.
This obviously differs depending on the age of the human, but on average it’s around a third, which is quite a lot when you think about it.

5. The record for the longest period without sleep is 11 days!
This was set by a Californian student named Randy Gardner in 1964. This is definitely not recommended, however, as Randy experienced extreme sleep deprivation and others have died staying awake for too long.

Did you know about those facts?
Stay tuned for more interesting facts about sleep!

What is Electric Potential Function? Simply imagine that our body cells are just like our mobile phones which need to be...
21/11/2022

What is Electric Potential Function?
Simply imagine that our body cells are just like our mobile phones which need to be charged up and maintain its efficacy so that the internal system can be more long lasting
Would you like to know How? Why? What?
Drop us a message and we'll gladly answer your queries.

Why and how aromatherapy will help sleep? There’s an effect of smell on sleep. When we inhale the scents from the essent...
17/11/2022

Why and how aromatherapy will help sleep? There’s an effect of smell on sleep. When we inhale the scents from the essential oils, the odour molecules will go through olfactory receptors on the nasal mucosa (nose) and travel to the limbic system (brain), from there, down to the brain stem.

The smell also will help to settle down (relaxing) and boost (excitement). Thus, choosing the right scent is crucial.

When was the last time you exercise and how many times in a week you did it? If you are still thinking about it, start N...
16/11/2022

When was the last time you exercise and how many times in a week you did it?
If you are still thinking about it, start NOW!!!
It can be fun, can be therapeutic, and can be addictive 🏃🏻
And most importantly it helps us get better sleep and better health😴🦾

Understanding Chinese Medicine for sleeping aid. Look at sleep from the perspective of the harmony between man and natur...
15/11/2022

Understanding Chinese Medicine for sleeping aid. Look at sleep from the perspective of the harmony between man and nature.

Mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we are doing, and not overly ...
14/11/2022

Mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we are doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around us.

Benefits of mindfulness:
- Improved memory
- Decreased anxiety
- Enhances emotional control
- Improves sleep schedule

Balanced diet, moderation in food intake, eating right and well will have a great impact not only for our health but als...
10/11/2022

Balanced diet, moderation in food intake, eating right and well will have a great impact not only for our health but also our sleep quality 💤
Stay tuned for more tips on food menu which allows you to sleep better 😴

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