Ingrown nail

Ingrown nail or known as Onychocryptosis or Unguis incarnatus is the condition where nail grows towards and cuts the side of the nail bed.

Facts:

It can occur both on hands and feet but most common on toenails

Causes:

- Nails cut too short, rounded at the tips or edge are peeled
- Tight footwear ( causes the growing nail too dig/or penetrate the skin/nail bed)
- Trauma (injury on flesh will cause irregularity of nail growth)

Symptoms:

- Pain along margin of the nail

Prevention:

It's better to go see a doctor IMO

Treatment:

Depends on how severe the condition is, I had a toenail removal! (pain3x!)

Not to do:

- Wear tight shoes
- round off the tips of the nails (cut it straight - google it!)
- Cut of the sharp digging tip of the ingrown nail (go see a doctor!)

Reduce your bad cholestrol: Red Yeast Rice

Remember: Always consult a dietitian or a doctor before consuming foods that u have no knowledge of it's level of nutrients. (in this case especially is statin)

Red Yeast Rice is a bright reddish purple fermented rice, which acquires its colour by cultivating rice with the mold named Monascus Purpureus but some of them are due to chemical dye due to the lower cost of production.

Red yeast rice when produced using the 'Went' strain of Monascus purpureus contains significant quantites of the HMG-CoA Reductase inhibitor lovastatin which is also known as mevinolin, a naturally-occurring statin. It is sold as dietary supplement for controlling blood cholestrol. There is strong scientific evidence for its effect in lowering blood levels of total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL/bad cholesterol), and triglyceride levels. Because an approved drug is identical to the molecule it is therefore regulated as a drug by the Food and Drug Administration.

Mind your carbon footprint

Carbon footprint is the total set of greenhouse gas emission by a party whether its from individual, organization or even a product(Through for exp: electric usage).

By calculating carbon footprint, awareness can be spread in a cause of conserving the world and it also enable you to calculate your daily cost/spending.

Calculate your carbon footprint now with this carbon footprint calculator

5 things to know about your toothbrush

1)the way of brushing is more important than the type of toothbrush you're using, save your money: battery powered toothbrush only improve effectiveness of brushing by a mere margin.

2)Change/ place your toothbrush from others if you catch a cold or having a sore throat then clean it

3)Follow the recommended toothbrush lifespan that is 3-6 month/change your toothbrush every 3-6 month - change it as soon as something (mostly black fungus) grows on it

4)Clean and recycle your toothbrushes and use it to clean for eg: USB ports on your computer and more

5)Don't share your toothbrush, don't share germs!

Protect your eyes, colour changing spectacles - photochromic lenses

Protect your eyes, photochromic lenses are lenses that darken on exposure to UV radiation. Once the UV is decreased (for eg: under a tree) , these lenses will gradually become clear again. The lenses also function to absorb ambient light

The alternative of modern medication, Homeopathy

Homeopathy is the alternative medicine, with heavily diluted preparations which are thought to cause effects similar to the symptoms presented. Homeopathic remedies are prepared by serial dilution, after each dilution under the assumption that will increase the effect of the treatment.

The lack of convincing scientific evidence supporting homeopathy's efficacy and its remedies lacking active ingredients have caused homeopathy to be described as pseudoscience (a methodology, belief, or practice that is claimed to be scientific, lacks supporting evidence)