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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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
Learning to deal with disorders
Life, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 05/03/2013
» For parents, children's school reports mean a lot. Those whose kids come home with straight As gloat proudly while those presented with less-than-perfect report cards feel a range of emotions _ disappointment, anger, worry or even fear.
Fighting the forceof gravity
Life, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 26/02/2013
» Some of the most beneficial yoga poses are also the most difficult to achieve, such as the inversion pose, or headstand. With a special hammock designed by Christopher Harrison, the founder of AntiGravity Yoga, any pose is possible even for first time yoga practitioners.