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  Express ticket to good health

  Life, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 30/09/2014

  » We live in a world with instant everything: instant photo sharing, instant messaging and instant food being just a few examples. As we grow less and less tolerant of waiting, new products and methods emerge to lure money out of our pockets; all promising instant results. Gone are the days when people believe in working hard to attain their goal. They want immediate results with minimal effort.

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  Demystifying miscarriage

  Life, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 03/06/2014

  » For a lot of women, becoming a mother is their biggest dream. After all, it is only natural for human beings to want to create the next generation; to make a photocopy of their genes.

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  Busting online health hoaxes

  Life, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 08/07/2014

  » We live in the age where sharing is not caring. We see something we like on Facebook and we share it without really trying to verify the facts.

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  Loosen up

  Life, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 13/05/2014

  » We live in a city where massage shops are more commonly found than hair salons or som tum carts. That goes to show how widespread muscle tension has become over the past decade, thanks in part to the growing reliance on smartphones and computers. We’ve conveniently named the soreness “office syndrome” because it seems to happen to office people more than other groups. But is it really fair to blame office work for the pain?

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  Keeping an eye on hand, Foot and mouth disease

  Life, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 21/01/2014

  » The news about a three-year-old girl who died from hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) which made the front pages a few weeks ago has stirred concern among parents and teachers alike.

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  Vitamin myths and mistakes

  Muse, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 08/02/2014

  » Since primary school, we've all been taught about the importance of vitamins and minerals, and the impact they have on our health. We've also seen countless supplementary food ads claiming to contain a wonderful mix of nutrients. Putting two-and-two together, taking those supplements should result in better health. In reality, it is not that straightforward. Satinee Mokaves, managing director of Balanze by Hydrohealth, a health and anti-ageing centre, points out five most common myths about taking supplements.

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  Under pressure

  Life, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 16/12/2013

  » What school a person goes to seems to be somewhat of a trademark that is stamped on a person for life, especially in Thailand. People will always ask about it, and when you apply for a job, your school's name plays a role in depicting how qualified you are. To a certain extent, it also speaks of your financial status and how smart you are.

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  HPV test made easy

  Life, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 01/10/2013

  » For a lot of women, a trip to a gynaecologist is more than just a little uncomfortable. Getting into the stirrups used to facilitate examination is embarrassing for some, scary for others _ and downright mortifying for many. The fear and embarrassment surrounding the term "pap smear test" is enough to put many women off having themselves checked for HPV.

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  Infrared with a twist

  Life, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 28/05/2013

  » Beauty clinics have long used infrared as a part of many treatments, as it is known to help with detoxification, lymphatic drainage, blood circulation, pain management, weight loss, skin cleansing and reducing cellulite. But why stay still on a treatment bed receiving the beneficial heat when you can maximise the use by combining it with exercise?

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  Crunch time

  Life, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 26/03/2013

  » If you are strapped for time to exercise but want big results, here is a class for you. Hard Core exercise, available at Fitness First, packs all the fitness benefits of aerobic exercise and resistance training into 30 minutes of intensity, challenging your body to another level of fitness.

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