Page 1 of Ruth Tan's writing

1. Health and Nutrition: 5 Jolting Findings ~ From The Honey Revolution Book by Ron Fessenden These astonishing health and nutrition findings from The Honey Revolution by Dr Ron Fessenden have cast much light on several well-known myths and theories about dieting and sugar. Great food for thought and action! 1) Low Cholesterol Food isn't... (posted by Ruth 1 year 54 days ago.)

2. Hexagonal Honeycomb Pattern Why is the shape of a honeycomb cell hexagonal, and not square, round, triangle, rectangle, rhombus, or even pentagon? Has any kid asked you this question before? If you can't get away by telling them because the bees are insects and insects have... (posted by Ruth 1 year 74 days ago.)

3. Fructose Corn Syrup or Fruit Sugar? Fruit sugar and fructose corn syrup - which sounds like a healthier choice? I have come across many promoters at the supermarkets pushing for products, especially beverages, containing "fruit sugar" that is hailed as a natural, healthier option... (posted by Ruth 1 year 88 days ago.)

4. The Sweetest Christmas Gift Idea Still working on an ideal Christmas gift idea? Stuck on what to buy for your family and friends? Don't get into a holiday gift shopping panic, it isn't really that bad, especially if you pick up some helpful tips here. Reading real stories... (posted by Ruth 1 year 191 days ago.)

5. Honey Baked Ham Recipe Honey Baked Ham Recipe Ingredients: 1.5kg boneless gammon joint 7-8 cloves Juice of 1 orange 50ml liquid honey Directions: 1. Pre-heat oven to 200oC, 400oF 2. Place the gammon in a large saucepan and cover with... (posted by Ruth 1 year 254 days ago.)

6. Honey Chinese BBQ Pork Recipe If you have never visited Singapore, try this Honey Chinese BBQ Pork Recipe. It makes one of those tasty treats which I find so hard to resist and stop eating once I start delicious Bak Kwa -- an all time premium gift (cost about 40 Sing Dollars... (posted by Ruth 1 year 254 days ago.)

7. Honey Peking Duck Recipe Looking for Peking Duck Recipe? The origin of the Peking Duck or Beijing Duck -- crispy skinned duck traditionally served with Mandarin pancakes, cucumber, scallion, and tangy hoisin sauce, dates back to 600 years ago during the Ming Dynasty.... (posted by Ruth 1 year 254 days ago.)

8. Sensational Oriental Honey Pickles Recipe If you are a pickle-freak, this mouth-watering, crunchy, sweet and sour pickled vegetables prepared in homemade, oriental style might just get you curious! It's actually a concoction that I personally created when I was looking for an all-raw... (posted by Ruth 1 year 254 days ago.)

9. Quick Honey Facts Here are some quick honey facts. What is Honey? In a nutshell, honey is a 100% pure and natural sweetener made and stored in honeycombs by the honey bees. Nearly one million tonnes of honey is produced worldwide every year. Honey... (posted by Ruth 1 year 254 days ago.)

10. Health Benefits of Honey The 3 key health benefits of honey are: Nature's Energy Booster The benefits of honey go beyond its great taste. A great natural source of carbohydrates which provide strength and energy to our bodies, honey is known for its... (posted by Ruth 1 year 254 days ago.)

11. Honey and Lemon for Weight Loss Going on a honey and lemon diet can help relieve you of your weight problem. Obesity is the physical condition of the body when excessive deposition of fat takes place in the tissues, putting a strain on the heart, kidneys, liver and the joints... (posted by Ruth 1 year 261 days ago.)

12. Why Some Prefer Organic Food Simply put, the term 'organic food' means that a food has been produced without harmful chemicals such as herbicides (weed killers), fungicides (mold killers), and insecticides (insect killers) which are potentially cancer causing and it also... (posted by Ruth 1 year 261 days ago.)

13. Use Natural Sweetener Honey for Healthy Immunity System Consider replacing man-made, processed, empty calories in your diet with a natural sweetener. Trying to fight your sweet tooth by eliminating sugar from your meals is not smart at all. Sugars are one form of carbohydrates essential for our... (posted by Ruth 1 year 261 days ago.)

14. What's Considered Good Quality Honey What is considered as good quality honey? Even after deciding that a certain floral variety of honey would be your most favourite type of honey, many of us are often still left with the question of "How do I choose the same floral variety of... (posted by Ruth 1 year 261 days ago.)

15. Antiseptic Eucalyptus Honey Amongst the array of honey products, have you tried Eucalyptus honey before? Besides its very distinct taste and aroma, what makes it so special is its host of health benefits. Eucalyptus is one of the plants that is commonly applied together... (posted by Ruth 1 year 261 days ago.)

16. Aspartame - A Silent, Sweet Killer? Aspartame, commercially known as Equal and Nutrasweet, has a flavor similar to sucrose, and also acts as a taste intensifier and enhancer. It is 200 times sweeter than sucrose but has a "flat" taste -- I am sure many people who have a sweet tooth... (posted by Ruth 1 year 261 days ago.)

17. Exercise Inspires Your Lymphatic System to Work Better The lymphatic system is probably the most neglected system of the human body and a mechanism that is poorly understood by the average healthy person. It is a vital network of vessels and nodes responsible for regulating fluids, distributing... (posted by Ruth 1 year 267 days ago.)

18. Sure You Don’t Have Bad Breath? Caused by bacterial overgrowth on the tongue surface, bad breath, also technically known as halitosis, is perhaps one of the biggest social taboos and the most embarrassing health troubles a person can have even though it is neither contagious nor... (posted by Ruth 1 year 267 days ago.)

19. The Controversial Atkins Diet: Helpful or Harmful? It was about 20 years ago when I first encountered the Atkins diet. I could still remember my mum earnestly preparing and fixing special meals for my eldest sister who was trying hard to shed pounds and slim down. (We were all growing up teens... (posted by Ruth 1 year 268 days ago.)

20. Miraculous Benefit of Wheatgrass Redeems Its Nasty Taste What is the Benefit of Wheatgrass? Wheatgrass is a plant grown from the Red Wheatberry that is moving to the top of the nutritional tree. It's an incredible health elixir. Some people call wheatgrass juice "beer before it's beer"; technically... (posted by Ruth 1 year 268 days ago.)

21. Easy Face Mask Recipes for Different Skin Types For Dry Skin: Avocado & Honey Face Mask You will need: 2 tablespoons of avocado flesh 2 tablespoons honey 1 egg yolk To form this anti aging skin care face mask, put all the ingredients in a blender, or mash by hand in a bowl.... (posted by Ruth 1 year 268 days ago.)

22. Honey the Tastiest Antibiotic Before the advent of antibiotic, it was not unusual for an experienced medical professional to even slather honey on a wound to prevent infection and hasten healing. Honey has been used as a folk medicine for many different purposes: as a laxative... (posted by Ruth 1 year 268 days ago.)

23. Tongkat Ali the Wonder Root Native to Malaysia and Indonesia, and now becoming popular in the Western countries, Tongkat Ali is the scientifically researched shrub Eurycoma Longifolia Jack that contains a plethora of health beneficial substances commonly used as a dietary... (posted by Ruth 1 year 268 days ago.)

24. Why Digestive Enzymes Are So Vital To Us I only begin to understand more about the amazing work of digestive enzymes in our body through reading when I noticed pharmacies are selling various kinds of herbal enzyme supplements, and when honey suppliers keep shouting about the active... (posted by Ruth 1 year 268 days ago.)

25. Know How to Count Calorie? In my attempt to count calorie in food, I was confused by the units - calories and kilocalories. I came across food labels that told me that a small 30g serving of cereal gave me 300kcal, and this kept me wondering if this was the same as 300cal... (posted by Ruth 1 year 278 days ago.)