little_sunshine

Every person's problem is very different, no one size fit all. If anyone interested, I can offer a consultation over coffee, not pushing any products, but have helped a number of frens fix their problems. pm me for details

A lot of different water filters on the market. Always look out for the NSF standards 42, 53 and 55 (www.nsf.org). Most brands on the market do have have the NSF standards or at best have NSF42 only. RO water is not good for the body in the long run. It is so clean that it also removes all the good minerals in the water and in the long run, we will have lack of minerals - a lot of health problems later on. Alkeline water may have it's claims, but it does not meet the basic requirements of a water filter either, which is to remove what our body do not need and retains the good minerals for the body. If anyone wanting more info, can pm me hor

I am using LOC from Amway, you can see a free demo too. Please pm me for details.

Hihi, did u managed to clean up the stains? I have a multi-purpose cleaner that works for the most stubborn stains that I have come across.

I am very surprised that Diamond now says that you do not require a water filter in Singapore. This is very different from their stand some years back when they claimed that it does water filteration + others. This is probably because they got caught for claims that could not be proven, especially the NSF standards. With regards to alkaline water, I would highlight the basics of water filteration is to remove whatever is not required and retain what is good for the body. If the system does not fulfill NSF standards 42, 53 and 55, then there is no point getting it as the system cannot even meet the basics. I find that eSpring is still the only system that fulfill the basics, and the claims are backed up by external evaluation. Just sharing the conclusions that I came to. If anyone wants to know more, please pm me. :-)

What do you want the purifier to achieve within the $500 budget?

Umm, I know people who drank pure water long term and their nails became brittle, cos the minerals that are in our tap water are removed. Whatever is good in the water, the filter should retain, whatever is not required should be removed...

Do you have a pic of the stain?

If you get one for whole house, you still have the pipes between the filter and your tap that can add rust or other things to the water. The water filter should be a point of use one to have the best effect, i.e. filter at the point where you draw the water at the tap. When I evaluated my filter, I looked what sort of filter can give me good drinking water. I defined what are the criteria of good drinking water and then looked at what technology can fulfil the criteria. Last of all, I looked at what certifcations does the filter have. I found that the most important certification for water purifier is NSF, which WHO adopted as their standard. Hope this is helpful.

Long time didn't log in to read the forum. During pregnancy, the baby takes whatever nutrients required from the mother. Whatever nutrients the mother provides to the baby forms the basis of the baby's development while in the womb. Hence the importance of optimal nutrition. One of the minerals that is very important is calcium. Almost all gynae will prescribe calcium supplements for the mother to take during pregnancy. If the calcium intake is not enough for the baby, where get the required calcium? From the mother's bones, hence, as applefreak points out, the mother became shorter after the pregnancy. The reverse can also happen. If the mother's calcium intake is more than enough for the baby, the excess calcium will be used by the mother to strenghten their bones and even grow taller. This is the second chance for ladies to grow taller after the teenage years.

From what I know, we never get enough, cos even if I try my very best to have a balanced meal, I know it is not sufficient. The envoirnment plays a big part in growing up, but that comes after the child is born. The very first step begins with the mother eating enough nutrients as the baby can only get it's food from the mother while it is inside. Given enough nutrients, the mother can even get taller during pregency! To me, this is a very important first step....

Not a good idea. The baby's stomach is not be able to accept fresh milk and may in turn lead to allergy to milk later on. Better to use FM that is catered to what the baby needs, without what the baby cannot absorb.

Protein power is easier to take compared to bird nest. Much cheaper too

Actually brought a fair bit of things from Java. As leen says, the warehouse is dusty. ALL of the items are from a factory in Indonesia, so the quality is uneven. Check carefully on the items.

Depends on what sort of table u want. I got a wooden one from Ikea, and there are a number of showrooms in Sungei Kadut.