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Warts and all
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 17/12/2018
» Celebrated: The coming legalisation of medical cannabis
Parsing the fat
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 25/09/2018
» The idea of shedding kilos in this weight-obsessed society has gone beyond paying pricey gym membership fees and hiring a personal trainer to build the perfect body. A number of women who feel they're overweight shift from one diet to the next in hope of possessing a figure that is as close as possible to the standards of the fashion and beauty industries.
What's a foodie to do?
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 21/08/2018
» As of late, black food is taking social media by storm. Charcoal soft serve, charcoal croissant and all the charcoal adaptations in between. The black ingredient is all the rage.
The panic over plastic
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 16/07/2018
» After the pilot whale was found dead last month with 80 plastic bags clogging its stomach, data has been circulated everywhere confirming plastic takes years to decompose.
Beating bipolar
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 14/05/2018
» Mariah Carey is probably good at keeping secrets. For almost 20 years, the American superstar was trying to sweep under the carpet her struggle with mental illness. So when she opened up to People magazine last month that she has been treated for bipolar disorder since 2001, millions of her fans were stupefied.
The whole picture
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 20/02/2018
» Consumers were frightened when news broke recently that hydroponically grown vegetables were found to contain chemical residues above the maximum limit.
Following the food chain, link by link
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 08/08/2017
» Experts in health and diet gathered last week at an academic conference entitled "Bridging Knowledge In Nutrition And Foods For Health To Support Sustainable Development". Organised by Mahidol University's Institute of Nutrition, the conference addressed Asia's major public-health concerns, especially with regard to food security and health hazards.
Puff away pain
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 30/05/2017
» Marijuana is a two-sided plant. Despite its medicinal benefits especially for severe pain management, marijuana -- or weed -- is known to be one of the most abused drugs in the world, giving a euphoric high, and even delusions and hallucinations if smoked too much.
Plurality of ideas
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 28/03/2017
» Singapore's iconic F1 Pit Building might be an unusual choice of venue for an international art-and-design event like SingaPlural, given its boring, school-like façade. Even so, the annual event, which wrapped earlier this month, did not fail to draw design enthusiasts to immerse themselves in a six-day exhibit showcasing not just creativity but also the practicality of art.
Take antibiotics off the menu
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 28/03/2017
» As a pig-farm owner in Nakhon Pathom, Sitthichai Suksomboon spent hundreds of thousands of baht each month on antibiotics to keep over 1,000 pigs in his possession healthy and disease-free. Little did he realise that by doing so, he was gradually putting himself in really bad shape.