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Tuesday, 19 January 2021

Wearing My Baby My Way with Mamaway

Sebrinah Yeo January 19, 2021 0

I love the headline of this article. Because it is personalized to suit me and my baby. As a mother of 3, with 3 kids day in and day out even from home during MCO, it can be extra tiring. But it is also a blessing in disguise.

Let me take you down memory lane abit. Since MCO started in Malaysia, kids couldn't go out as frequent anymore. It was just no longer normal. We all hopes that the situation will get better but little did we know, many have underestimated the consequences of Covid-19 and well, many were affected. Which led to many extended versions of MCO, CMCO and EMCO... It's Movement Control Order aka Lockdown in Malaysia. So what does that have to do with wearing my baby?

Well, since we have been home everyday, my kids has been ever clingy on me. Especially my little girl Ashley who turned one last year. When I do the laundry, clean the house, cook, even watching TV, she wants to stick with me. Just like a koala bear!

Luckily I have lots of love for babywearing and was grateful to be able to experience many types of babywearing in my motherhood journey.

So today I'll share about MamaWay RingSling that took my heart away when I saw the beautiful colors. Especially the Rainbow Sweetheart! I only just lately learned how to wear a RingSling and wondered how come I never learnt how to do it earlier! It is so convenient to just sling your baby like a kangaroo!

Difference is, you sling them correctly! Like for me here during Christmas I brought them to the neighborhood mall just behind my place to grab groceries and let the kids pick their presents at Toys'R'Us. Because we were in the Controlled Movement Control Order where lots of regulations been relaxed but still basic new norm SOP is a must. Therefore, still must wear mask, sanitize and stay 1 meter apart from strangers and no touch rules apply, especially for my kids.

Apart from this, we also went for several staycations in the city and in another state before the numbers went crazy!! But prior to that, we only stayed indoor most of the times. One of it was just a short distance from our place but I love this hotel the most, Best Western at i-City. I do plan to go back again because it's the nearest yet cosiest hotel that my kids love. Their food is amazing too! And I can babywear my baby all day in the MamaWay RingSling!

I took several close-ups too on how to properly wear your baby. You can wear it in your own way or fashion or style but make sure you get the basics right. I ain't a professional but I know I'm getting close. The good thing is, it is adjustable. You can view the video below to see some of the upclose shots on the basic positioning to have.

YES! Babywearing from home is an essential! You need this to keep your sanity in tact, especially if you have a clingy cranky toddler/infant/baby that requires your attention 24/7! Sometimes my baby just wants to hold me tight, it is their way of feeling secure in this big big world you brought them into. So don't be too quick to judge those who carry their child. Because when they grow up, it will be too late to want to just snuggle them tight!

If you wanna know more about babywearing, you can always look up online or if you wanna know more about the MamaWay brand and its offerings, especially the RingSling right here;

You can visit

MamaWay

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Glucerna : Be In Control in 4 Weeks For Those with Diabetes

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Sebrinah Yeo November 17, 2020 0

So recently, I explored Glucerna after seeing reviews over it and decided to see what it is all about. Because my mom has type 2 diabetes and it was difficult having to see her not being able to enjoy food, especially Malaysian food. I'm sure many of you can relate. But it is not just my mom, a pretty fascinating fact is every 1 in 5 Malaysians are affected by diabetes since a survey was done in 2019. In fact obesity is also in every 1 in 2 Malaysians!

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs either when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces. Due to COVID-19, people with diabetes experience fear and suffering because

1. They have increased risk of severe disease and death when infected with COVID-19

2. Delay in diagnosis may result in more advanced disease and complications

3. Delayed, incomplete, interrupted treatment

So why do I mention obesity? Because high body fat leads to many and every health complications! Ever heard your doctor telling you to watch what you eat or to lose some weight if you wanna be or feel better? But do you know that even the doctor feels it is impossible for you to lose weight, because if it was possible, such an issue won't even occur in the first place right and you wouldn't even end up visiting them in the first place too right? This is why we need to take care of ourselves. And then there are some who are genetically at higher risk of getting Diabetes, if you look up on type 1 and type 2 diabetes, there's a difference.

So back to my mom, she has type 2 diabetes and she only had it when she turned 60, so it is due to aging and yes, she is obese and her visceral fat is very high risk, which is why I am my family's health consultant. She used to have her diabetes reading at 16 even with medication, but with my assistance on balanced meals and lifestyle, paired with good supplements to support the body especially while she is on medication, it went down to 8. And has been maintained for a year already. However, 8 is still not good enough, 5 and below is still better. 8 on an empty stomach is diabetes already.

In Abbott Malaysia’s recent survey where 158 respondents participated, the results showed high levels of Diabetes Burnout in individuals with diabetes, which in turn causes poor adherence, reduced self-care and poor glucose control. More than three-fourths of survey respondents said that maintaining a healthy weight and following a healthy diet were the two main stressors. The top two aspects of dietary management that cause the most stress are following a diet suitable for people with diabetes (72%) and keeping count of calories or carbohydrates daily (73%).

Professor Dr Winnie Chee from the department of nutrition & dietetics, International Medical University mentioned that stress can affect diabetes control, therefore managing the emotional and psychological state is as important as managing glucose readings. “People with diabetes are often burdened by many aspects of self-care, particularly dietary choices. Knowing the ‘right’ foods to eat that will not raise their blood sugar is a formidable challenge for most individuals. Diet control plays a key role in managing diabetes and delaying complications, hence a multidisciplinary healthcare team which includes a dietitian can assist people with diabetes in learning how to eat well with less stress and better manage their diabetes.”

This is why I took up this be in control in 4 weeks with Glucerna to see the effect of this. Because a good meal needs to be properly sufficient with good nutrients and well balanced diet and lifestyle together. That being said, many milk products out there contains high sugar content that is not supportive of the diabetic patients in malaysia at all.

So here are some facts about the Glucerna that you may wanna take note of :

1. The new Glucerna® offers a new and improved Low Glycaemic Carbohydrate System to help manage blood sugar, where special carbohydrates that are digested relatively slowly release glucose over a longer length of the gastrointestinal tract than simpler forms of carbohydrates, thus helping to improve post-meal glycaemic response.
2. The new Glucerna® has 4X Higher Myo-inositol as compared to the previous version of Glucerna®. Scientific studies have shown that myo-inositol helps to improve insulin sensitivity, leading to better glucose control
3. Its dual fibre blend of soluble fibres (Fibersol-2 and FOS) and insoluble fibre (oat fibre) helps promote growth of good bacteria and helps maintain a healthy digestive system.
4. It has a unique lipid blend containing Omega-3, Omega-6 & Omega-9 (monounsaturated fatty acid) and is low in cholesterol to support heart health.
5. The new Glucerna® has 28 vitamins and minerals, including increased vitamin D, calcium, zinc and iron to help meet the nutritional needs of people with diabetes.
6. It contains 35% higher folic acid and 56% higher iron (New Glucerna® Vanilla vs previous version of Glucerna® Vanilla) to help meet the increased needs of women during pregnancy, making it suitable for women with gestational diabetes.
7. Glucerna® can be incorporated into a well-balanced diet as part of a diabetes management plan.
8. In a study where 1-2 servings of Glucerna® are taken daily within a lifestyle intervention that included a structured lifestyle plan (with energy intake recommendations, education, exercise and motivational interviews), participants achieved reduced HbA1c by 1.1% from the baseline in 6 months.
9. Glucerna® starts working from Day 1 of consumption, with research showing that post-meal glucose levels after taking Glucerna® was significantly lower than after taking oatmeal of a similar caloric level.

With the above being said, I would say that monitoring my moms progress on the Glucerna definitely I do see a good support that can be incorporate into the lifestyles of those with diabetes. Most important, it doesn't taste too sweet. Therefore, I can conclude that with a good happy lifestyle of well-balance body movement activity like home workouts, tai-chi, yoga and online exercise routines to follow easily from home, a well-balanced meal of good portions that suits your body, paired with healthier choice of cooking methods and supplements that are clinically studied and is measurable to improve health, most importantly approved by KKM; And paired with Glucerna, you are definitely on a better path to a healthier lifestyle. A balance of everything in moderation.

Additional info to take note :
● The new Glucerna® is suitable for individuals with pre-diabetes, diabetes and gestational diabetes.
● People with diabetes can incorporate 1-2 servings of Glucerna® as a low calorie meal replacement or a healthy snack alternative to support diabetes management, depending on criteria such as BMI, glycaemic control and nutritional needs, as advised by a healthcare professional.
● The new Glucerna® is available in 3 delicious flavours – vanilla, chocolate and wheat.
● The new Glucerna® is halal-certified.
● The new Glucerna® contains dairy protein (calcium caseinate and milk protein concentrate) and vitamin D3 from lanolin, and is thus suitable for vegetarians who consume dairy products.
● Each serving of Glucerna® Vanilla and Wheat provides 228 kcal of energy, Glucerna® Chocolate provides 226 kcal. When used as a meal replacement, may help to reduce total calorie intake, thus supporting weight management.
● However, consumption of Glucerna® without making any calorie adjustments or increasing physical activity level may lead to weight gain due to total energy intake exceeding total energy expenditure.

The new and advanced Glucerna® is designed to unlock the therapeutic benefits of nutrition to support the effective management of diabetes. Glucerna®’s unique blend is scientifically designed to promote the secretion of Insulin through the GLP-1 pathway and has 4X higher Myo-inositol*, which is a potent insulin sensitiser that helps improve insulin sensitivity for glycaemic control.

Scientifically formulated to support diabetes management. And consumption is pretty easy, just take note of the below :

UNDERWEIGHT: BMI <18kg/m2

● 2 SERVINGS A DAY TO SUPPLEMENT DIET

Eg. morning snack and supper supplement

NORMAL WEIGHT: BMI 18 — 23kg/m2

● 1 SERVING A DAY AS PARTIAL MEAL REPLACEMENT

Eg. breakfast supplement

OVERWEIGHT: BMI >23kg/m2

● 2 SERVINGS A DAY AS MEAL REPLACEMENT

Eg. breakfast and snack replacement

May assist in weight management when used as meal replacement.

Disclaimer : This is not meant as a slimming diet

** Recommended intake is 1 to 2 servings a day

The best is to get a proper health check or scan, can also contact me for a proper Omron Health Body Composition Assessment to understand your body composition and where your BMI stands against your Visceral fats, Body Fats, Subcutaneous Fats and Muscle Mass.

You can request for samples at Glucerna webpage

Glucerna can be easily purchased via Lazada or Shopee Official Store

Zstar Global Services For All Your Marketing Solutions

Zstar Global

Sebrinah Yeo October 22, 2020 0

It's CMCO again! Fret not! Because time is changing and change is inevitable. Looking into today's world, you will notice how the world is changing at a fast pace and everyone is trying to catch up. What do I mean by that? Well, look at where we are right now, stuck at home, working from home. Spending more time than ever on the smartphone or on your PC or infront your TV. With social distancing here to stay, most business startups will suffer if they don't change their marketing strategies fast enough.

That is why today, I wanna share with all my fellow friends and readers out there to not give up just yet! There is still hope! Maybe you need a marketing expert, one that can give you an all-rounder solution for your marketing needs. That's why today I will be sharing about Zstar Global Services.

If you have yet to hear about them, then worry not as I will share who is Zstar Global and what services can they offer that may be your turning point in your startup or business. Afterall, sharing is truly caring, especially now, more than ever!

So what is Zstar Global Services?

Basically, in simple terms Zstar helps you to build your branding, build your audience, helps your business to market smarter and to help grow your business as well.

The above are some of the services that Zstar Global Services provide. Basically it can be customized to your particular business and branding, helping you to market smarter especially in times of crisis like now where everyone is at home. To be honest, now is also the best time to leverage on a good marketing service because everyone will probably be on their social media channels more often because they don't have their supervisors hovering over them.

They can have many 5-minute breaks from their workload that will help them to destress, and mostly will probably check out what's latest and trending on their socmed feeds. That's why now it is even more important to get engaged with Zstar Global Services because when you start building your audience and gain insights to where your business can take you. You can definitely thrive in this harsh times rather than survive!

Some of their (BTS) Behind-The-Scenes

They also manage Influencer Marketing as well.

Even designing as well as copywriting.

Some of the services that you may want to check out to outsource your marketing to Zstar are :

Planning - Creation - Management

* Video Production

* Photo Shooting

* Social Media Poster Design

* Copywriting

* Influencer campaign

* Facebook ads

* Google ads

* Auto Chatbot

* Live Streaming

* Digital Customer Service

Execute all your marketing activities in one roof to keep your brand awareness and Sales Proven results. Message Zstar now to get FREE business and marketing audit for your company from their experience consultant.

Contact ZStar Global | Your Marketing Partner today to know more :

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Located At : Mid Valley

Phone: 012-772 3480 / 03-2703 1398

JOYLEE Covid-19 Battle Pack For My Family

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Sebrinah Yeo June 21, 2020 0

Since the pandemic, many have been pretty paranoid over the Covid-19 that has no solution to yet! With its unpredictable speed at affecting millions around the world, as a parent, I myself am pretty paranoid to ensure that it doesn't touch my family at all cost!

With that, I have been browsing for a solution that can eliminate bacteria effectively. Since the start of MCO in Malaysia there has been a surge for masks and sanitizer flooding the market out there. Then the UV Sterilizer rod was also seen trending.

And by luck, I came across the JOYLEE Covid-19 Battlepack that is pretty convenient to bring about and does as it says.

The JOYLEE Disinfectant Spray effectively combats against and kill 99.9% contagious viruses, bacteria & fungus. Consists of 75% ethanol based alcohol that safeguards your children and pets from all unwanted germs like the recent COVID-19, influenza, ringworms, rabies, etc.

Helps reduce risks of contamination. Especially nowadays when we head out for a quick grocery restocking that when we get back, we have to sanitize ourself! Spray hand, spray our clothes and even the bags have to spray them before entering. Hence this spray is now an essential nowadays. Welcome to the new norm.

One thing that is good with this spray is that it is also safe for pregnant and babies 1 year onwards. It also has this safety lock that you can switch left to right to lock and unlock, so if you have kids that loves exploring, this is good because they will need to figure out how to unlock it before even spraying it, gives you more time to quickly step in and get it away from them.

The JOYLEE Hand Sanitizer Moisturizer that kills 99.9% germs is definitely a must-have! I swear, I have never used sanitizer so frequent my entire life. I bet many have been experiencing this same phenomenon!

If you have wrinkly, crumpled skin and dry harsh ones; It is not surprising. Just look at the ingredient of the alcohol needed to kill bacteria on your hands. Hence, why I always find hand sanitizers that has moisturizing features included.

Atleast, I can have a peace of mind that it can moisturize my hands at the same time as it sanitizes my hands and kills bacteria in the process.

JOYLEE UV Handheld Sterilizer Rod is also the reason why I feel this package is worth it! Because it is fun to have a new gadget like this. And it is handy enough to fit into my pocket or bag and can be used anywhere I need a quite bacteria killing without liquid or gel or cream textures involved. Especially on surfaces that is more fragile, like our leather wallet for example, or our mobile phone, toys, money or coins and so much more. Because sanitizer with alcohol not only kill bacteria but when in contact with certain material or sorts it can change the material and probably even damage the item in question.

When I received it, I did receive the same question from my family members if it really works? Because the UV light is very small and cute and lightweight. So to clear all their doubt, I did an experiment to test the UV light with some Neon painted egg shells to prove the UV is really a UV. Watch the video below to be convinced that this handy UV Sterilization Rod is truly a UV light that does what it says!

How to efficiently use this UV Sterilization Rod from JOYLEE?
Step 1 - Press and hold the switch button and wait for abit for the UV light to turn on
Step 2 - Scan on any surface or objects for atleast 20 seconds
Step 3 - Release your hold on the button and it's DONE! Bye bye germs!

And the benefits of these are aplenty!

- No harmful chemicals involved

- Complete sterilization in just 20 seconds

- Eliminate unseen germs, bacteria, mites and viruses

- Disinfects surfaces and objects

- Operates with 2 AAA batteries

And with its ergonomic design, I can just bring along with me anywhere anytime when I am out and about! Because it is suitable to also sterilize car seats, the place where you seat, children products and toys before they put it in their mouth or touch it!, computer or electrical appliances - you don't want to spray alcohol over these!, even in the kitchen and bathroom, also stationaries and your mobile phone, since we have to scan the QR code or write our name and contact wherever we visit nowadays.

Wanna know where I got my JOYLEE Covid-19 Battlepack ?

Visit JOYLEE for more

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Kleenso Kills Germ Disinfectant For The Home

spray

Sebrinah Yeo May 04, 2020 0

Hygiene is important! Especially with the Covid-19 ligering around outside, we don't even have a clear understanding how it can infect us. Hence, since MCO happened in Malaysia, I knew I had to get my home disinfected and also to keep hygiene in check for my family.

They say prevention is better than cure and that's why it's so important to make sure we ensure we are prepared to fight off these deadly virus and stay safe from home at all times! The first thing to do is getting a good disinfectant ordering online via Kleenso,my website that offers two types of sizes 500ml and 4liter.

I gotten myself one bottle of Kleenso Kills Germ Disinfectant that comes with the nozzle spray because it is convenient for me to use it to disinfect fabric and also surfaces of my home. Because it kills 99.9% hence I gotten it to kill bacteria first and foremost.

Apart from this, it also can disinfect fabric through soaking the cloth-based items and can even be used to mop floors with the solution following the ratio of 1 cup of disinfectant to 4 liter of water. I definitely like the idea of soaking my cloth at home especially the ones I use to clean my kitchen table and dining table. Kill germs effectively from home to prevent from any bacteria a chance to breed.

My husband even used it to disinfect our mattress because the kids peed on it! So definitely killing bacteria is a must! And I don't like those with perfume or fragrance in it because it irritates my skin. However, the Kleenso Disinfectant is odourless, just what I wanted!

My verdict after getting it; I'm super satisfied with it and I believe if you're reading this means you're looking for a disinfectant that kills bacteria effectively too. So definitely you should try this as you can easily order this online at

KLEENSO Malaysia
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Duduk Rumah, Shopee Hantar

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Sebrinah Yeo March 26, 2020 0

Shop safely from home with RM0.44 deals and free shipping with RM8 minimum spend. The government has recently announced the extension of the Movement Control Order (MCO) till 14 April. During this period, buyers can still get their essential items on Shopee, delivered right to the doorstep through the 4.4 Shopee

Brands Festival campaign from now until 4 April.

The online shopping platform is working closely with its partners, retailers and suppliers such as FreshTap, Vinda, PetPet, Pediasure, Friso, and Enfagrow as well as Tefal, Watsons, Arctic Hunter, Photobook Malaysia, Unilever, HomeHuk, Her Jewellery, Philips, L’Oréal, realme, P&G and Reckitt Benckiser to manage supplies and give consumers a worry-free online shopping experience.

The campaign also features a special "Stay Home Essentials'' product collection featuring fresh and frozen groceries, cooking ingredients, beverages, snacks and cereals, milk Formula, diapers, baby bath and care, toys, personal care products, household essentials, pet food and work-from-home equipment.

For those who need a boost of cheer, they stand to win prizes worth up to RM444,000 simply by playing exciting Shopee games – Shopee Flip & Match, Shopee Lucky Bag, Shopee Throw and One or Not. Lock your calendars specifically for these two dates - 27 March and 4 April, as Shopee will be offering free shipping with RM8 minimum spend between 12am and 2am, and free shipping with RM16 minimum spend for the rest of the day. Also, check out the RM0.44 and RM4 unbeatable deals during Shocking Sale and discounts up to 80%.