Low Grade Artificial Soy Sauce…..the danger!!

October 20, 2008

Cancer and Genetic Defects from low grade artificial soy sauce

In 2001 the United Kingdom Food Standards Agency found in tests of various low-grade soy sauces (those made from hydrolyzed soy protein, rather than being naturally fermented) that some 22% of samples contained a chemical called 3-MCPD (3-monochloropropane-1,2-diol) at levels considerably higher than those deemed safe [...]

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EcoGreen Featured in Sisters’ Pictorial Magazine Oct ‘08

October 19, 2008

A good media month for EcoGreen! Sisters’ Pictorial Magazine has also featured us in their October 2008 issue (page 399) under their TASTE IT section.
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Delicious Passion Fruit Juice! What are its benefits?

October 11, 2008

Passion fruit helps asthma patients
Source: India Times

A passion fruit extract can cut down severe wheezing and coughing among asthma patients and help reduce blood pressure, a new study published in the journal Nutrition Research , has found.
In a placebo-controlled, double-blind trial, only about a fifth of the people receiving purple passion fruit skin extracts had [...]

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EcoGreen Featured in Parenthood Magazine Oct 2008

October 8, 2008

The Parenthood Magazine, the No.1 Baby Magazine in Malaysia, has featured EcoGreen Organic in their Family Dining section of their October 2008 issue.
Where Organic is Order of the Day
by Kwong Howe Leng
No MSG, no additives or transfat in its dishes, EcoGreen believes in serving only the healthiest organic food for its patrons.
Fans of organic food [...]

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RECIPE: 5 Elements Vegetable Soup

October 4, 2008

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FIVE ELEMENT VEGETABLE BROTH
(use organic vegetables)
Not long after we started our first organic shop, one of our customers introduced to us the Dr. Tateishi 5 Element Vegetable broth that was meant to be beneficial for cancer patients. Since that time, many people has come to us asking for the recipe of this vegetable broth.
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There has [...]

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Grandma fed Mother better than You Feed Your Daughter

September 30, 2008

About half a century ago, your grandma fed your mother with better food than you feed to your daughter. Those days there were only few brands and grandma could not afford to buy them. Your mum started with breast milk and then with locally produced rice, fish eggs, vegetables and some local meat. Of course [...]

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The 10 Best Eco-Themed Movies for Kids

September 30, 2008

This holiday, why not grab a VCD or DVD for some quality family time with the kids?
Here’s a list of the 10 Best Eco-Themed Movies for Kids compiled by The Daily Green. Shhhh. Don’t tell the kids, but these movies are not just fun to watch, they’re good for them. However, do note that not [...]

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Recycle your phone: A NOKIA Initiative

September 30, 2008

The average Malaysian changes their handphone once a year, but what do they do with the old ones?
According to a survey of 6,500 peoples in 13 countries, only:
4% Dump their old phones into the landfill
16% Sells off the outdated phones
25% Gives their phones to friend or family
44% Keeps the [...]

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7.5Tips of Smart Organic Shopping in Malaysia

September 21, 2008

The organic market has grown substantially since we started consuming it more than 10 years ago. Back then, the selection of imported organic products was rather limited, and this was even more so for local organic fresh produce, as there were not many organic farmers.
How times have changed. Now we find organic foods available for [...]

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