Welcome to the Nutrition Basics series! The goal of this series is to help people to understand the fundamentals of nutrition so they can develop their own bespoke diets tailored to their own bodies. I believe that everyone has the right to learn about nutrition beyond the rubbish food pyramids that have been quite commonly taught in schools.
Author: Matthew Wong Sang
My Nutrition Journey
In case you were wondering… No, I wasn’t always health conscious about the food that I consumed.
The challenges of being open-minded and how to overcome them
It can be difficult to be completely open-minded all the time.
Here are three challenges you are likely to face when trying to be open-minded…
The importance of an open mind in the 21st century
Having an open mind is crucial for not only surviving, but thriving, in the 21st century. Seems crazy? I think not!
Three goals that resulted from my depression
During a period of reflection after my depression, I began to cement my changes in mindset and was able to continue the pursuit of my goals. I was even emboldened to create new personal goals and aspirations for myself. Here are three new goals that resulted from my depression…
The Four Pillars of Health
To make healthy living less daunting, I like to promote the idea of the four ‘pillars’ of health – sleep, exercise, nutrition and mental health. The basic idea is that each of these individual pillars have the power to disrupt most, if not all, of the systems in the human body. Thus, it is crucial that any health-conscious person should aspire to have a lifestyle which adapts the four pillars to their unique body and mind.
How I Overcame Depression
The story of my depression and how I overcame it!
Five reasons why I started a blog
Having my own blog became an aspiration of mine during the final year of my undergraduate degree. It started out just as a joke that I’d say to my friends. But after much deliberation, it became more and more of an appealing idea to me.
Here are five reasons I decided to start a blog…