How to test for insulin resistance that could be causing your acne?

Acne, Hormonal Balance, Skin & Beauty

Insulin resistance is one of the hormonal imbalances I talk about that can contribute towards triggering or worsening your acne. You can read about the other hormonal imbalances here. How do we test for Insulin Resistance? Insulin resistance results in high sugar...

Common Hormonal Imbalances that Cause Acne

Acne, Anti-Ageing, Hormonal Balance, Skin, Skin & Beauty, Skincare

Hormonal acne can be frustrating, embarrassing, and confusing. However, when you know what triggers hormonal acne, it makes healing a lot easier. In this blog, I share the 5 most common hormonal imbalances that can trigger or worsen acne. Here are the common hormonal...

Top 5 Breakfast Choices For A Better You

Food & Health

I love breakfast: It’s one of my favourite meals of the day. Actually, I just enjoy eating. When I was younger, breakfast especially on weekends was the time when the family got together. My dad will be catching up on his newspaper, my mother her life magazines and my...

How Being TOO POSITIVE Can AGE you!

Hormonal Balance

You have probably heard the saying “Stay positive and everything will turn out alright!” Although I do believe in having a positive mindset and seeing the glass as half full, instead of half empty, I sometimes feel positivity may give people the wrong impression. In...

How Oriental Women Wash their Faces

Skin & Beauty

When I was little and still living in Malaysia, I used to stay at my grandmother’s house after we finish school as my parents were at work. She would wash us after we finish lunch before sitting us down to finish our homework. My grandmother was a very simple woman....