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'Detox' at your peril
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 04/04/2016
» After scrolling through loads of information on the internet, Supida Mongkol* ended up with a detoxification course in Pathum Thani province as a cure for her poor eating habits. The programme claimed to be able to rid toxins from the body -- the liver and colon in particular -- so that participants regained good health.
Fighting the fat
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 02/02/2016
» One month in and all the New Year parties are now well and truly over. After all those celebratory drinks and feasts, people will by now have likely begun to question if their excessive consumption of alcoholic beverages, cakes and all that would put them at a higher risk of fatty liver, a disease commonly found in recent years.
Eating mindfully
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 08/09/2015
» Thailand imports over 50 billion baht worth of chemical pesticides a year. Sadly, the negative consequences that these toxins bring to consumers are equally as huge.
A Burning Irritation
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 26/05/2015
» Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) — a disorder that has become increasingly common during the past decade — is caused by an unhealthy lifestyle. And therefore to alleviate GERD means changing one's habits, especially with regard to eating.
Babies behind bars
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 09/01/2015
» Nid* is well aware that tomorrow is National Children's Day. But while many of the nation's mothers will be ensuring their kids realise just how special they are on this particular day, perhaps by taking them to join in one of the special activities on offer throughout the country, for Nid, a mother of one, this will unfortunately not be the case.
Eyes on the prize
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 13/05/2013
» When Porntip Pan-in was little, back-to-school time was her mother's nightmare. While other mums and dads would visit shopping malls to buy school uniforms and stationery, the first place Porntip's mother thought of was a pawnshop.
Partners in philanthropic planning
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 29/01/2013
» Back in 1915 when the people of Thailand, then known as Siam, fell prey to a serious hookworm infestation, an American physician from the Rockefeller Foundation, Dr Victor Heiser, stepped off a steamship and proceeded to Bangkok for meetings scheduled with government officials to discuss ways of eradicating the parasite.
Easy riders
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 08/01/2013
» Four-year-old Kansak Lawakul was standing on a huge rock watching his friends and their parents swimming joyfully in a waterfall. He wanted to tell them how much he would like to get into the water and play with them. Yet, he found himself unable to communicate this.