Should I Be Worried About Bisphenol A (BPA)?

Maybe you have seen those “BPA-Free” stickers on plastic water bottles before. Having them labeled that way makes it seem like a dangerous chemical, but you can find BPA in the majority of plastic goods and containers. The only thing that the phrase "BPA-free" can signify is that the product does not contain BPA. Anyway, how bad can BPA be? Even though there has been a fair amount of research on BPA, we still don’t know if it is completely safe.


Why Do I Prefer to Choose Sensitive Skin Skincare Products?

In today's society, skincare products are in high demand around the globe. Not only in Korea, Japan, United States, and United Kingdom but also in Malaysia, the market for skincare products was growing at a very rapid pace.


What emulsifier do to our food?

Have you ever read through your chocolate bar’s ingredients and wondered how each of the components mix and the chocolate appear in one solid form? Or while eating the bread, how does it become a slice of bread from multiple components in the ingredient lists?


Vitamin D Levels in the Older ICU Patients: More Sunlight Exposure for Our Seniors?

Vitamin D is a nutrient that serves a myriad of functions in the body; the main one is to build and maintain healthy bones (1). It also helps with anti-inflammation, antioxidants, immune support, muscle function, generation of brain cells and prevention of certain diseases such as hypertension (1).


The ‘Little Brewers’ Behind the Tailored-Biopolymer

Using sugars and tea as their food, the ‘little brewers’, which consist of yeasts and bacteria symbiotic relationship, formed a squishy cellulosic mat called SCOBY (symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeasts).

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