by AA Pharmacy | Sep 10, 2020 | Nutrition
How Can You Start A Plant-based Diet? 1. Take it one step at a time. Take small steps to eat less meat. You can eat two or three meals each week that do not include meat or dairy products. 2. Make healthy swaps. You can still enjoy your favourite food but just make...
by AA Pharmacy | Sep 10, 2020 | Nutrition
When we are doing grocery shopping, we may aware that some products are labelled as plant-based burger, plant-based ice cream, plant-based sausage or even plant-based milk. What is actually plant-based and why are more and more people switching from animal products to...
by AA Pharmacy | Aug 19, 2020 | Nutrition
Nowadays there are getting more and more health-conscious consumers choosing natural remedies because they are safe, cheap and easy to get from your home or kitchen. There is a wide range of alternative remedies out there can effectively alleviate your symptoms and...
by AA Pharmacy | Jun 24, 2019 | Nutrition
Written by Atiqah Jasin, Marketing Executive WHAT IS FIBER? Dietary fiber is a plant-based nutrient that is sometimes called roughage or bulk. It is a type of carbohydrate but, unlike other carbs, it cannot be broken down into digestible sugar molecules. Therefore,...
by AA Pharmacy | Jun 18, 2019 | Nutrition
Written by Atiqah Jasin, Marketing Executive WHAT IS CAROTENOIDS? Carotenoids are a large category of 650 different red, orange, yellow, and green pigments found in plants. In fact, when leaves shift from green to red-orange to yellow in the fall, it’s due to the...
by AA Pharmacy | May 7, 2019 | Nutrition
Written by Atiqah Jasin, Marketing Executive WHAT IS FISH OIL? Fish oil is the fat or oil that’s extracted from fish tissue. It usually comes from oily fish, such as herring, tuna, anchovies, and mackerel. Yet it’s sometimes produced from the livers of...