february, 2019 | The Health
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Korean red
ginseng for
wellness
Korea Ginseng Corporation continues to
advocate Malaysians to adopt a healthier
lifestyle with its halal certification achievement
at Malaysia CheongKwanJang Seminar 2018
K
orea Ginseng Corpora-
tion (KGC), the world’s
leading ginseng expert,
hosted Malaysia Cheong-
KwanJang Seminar 2018
with its local partner KMT
Trading Sdn. Bhd., advocating Malay-
sians to inhabit a healthier lifestyle.
“Since 1899, KGC has been keeping
traditions and quality as a founding
company in the Korea red ginseng busi-
ness to enhance the wellness of people
in their everyday lives. Today, we are
pleased to announce the recent halal
certification achievement on several
Korean red ginseng extract products,”
announced Jin Park, the Senior Man-
ager of Global Sales Department, KGC.
Malaysians consume approximately
RM 2 million (US $0.5 million) worth
of Korean red ginseng products every
year, and is known to be the top 10 gin-
seng importer in the world. Malaysia
also shows the highest prevalence in a
number of preventable diseases across
the region such as diabetes and obesity,
which can be improved by practicing
healthy living.
“The newly halal-certified CheongK-
wanJang Korean red ginseng products
have been designed to better accom-
modate the busy lifestyle of today’s
consumers, offering a more convenient
and easier way to intake Korean red gin-
seng as daily supplement. We believe
that our effort to expand our reach with
a broader audience in Malaysia from
different races and background will
further benefit the public to inhabit a
wellness lifestyle through Korean red
ginseng,” Jin Park added.
From left: George Her, Global
Sales Analyst, KGC, Matthew Lee,
Managing Director of KMT Trading
Sdn Bhd., Jin Park, Senior Manager
of Global Sales Department, KGC;
Dr Yuan Shiun Chang, Professor
of Pharmacognosy, China Medical
University,Taiwan and Ji-Hwan
Kim, Manager of Global Sales
Department, KGC.
Dr Yuan Shiun Chang, a renowned
professor of Pharmacognosy at China
Medical University of Taiwan who is
also a Korean red ginseng expert, also
gave a special talk during the seminar.
Ginseng contains various phar-
macological components, including a
series of tetracyclic triterpenoid sapo-
nins (ginsenosides), polyacetylenes,
polyphenolic compounds and acidic
polysaccharides.
KGC will actively continue its
wellness journey in Malaysia through
CheongKwanJang to effectively sup-
port the healthier lifestyle of Malaysian
consumers with a wide range of Korean
red ginseng products suitable for vari-
ous individual lifestyle needs. — The
Health
Briefs
Good Feng Shui for 2019
As the leading global colour authority,
AkzoNobel is committed in making the
world a more colourful place to live.
To that extent, Dulux – AkzoNobel’s
leading decorative paint brand – has
been identifying a Colour of the
Year (COTY) for the past 16 years to
showcase the correlation between
colours and one’s everyday life. This
year, Dulux’s Colour of the Year is
Spiced Honey.
Its warm amber tones, Spiced
Honey (also knowns as Crème Brulee
00YY 26/220) is best described as
versatile, sophisticated and timeless.
Depending on the palettes the colour is
complemented with, Spiced Honey can
induce a sense of calmness, cosiness
and burst of energy, and so will give
one’s household a spruce of life this
Chinese New Year.
The home is an integral element of
the celebration as families reunite under
one roof, and a fresh coat of paint will
signify new beginnings and a fresh
outlook for the new Lunar year ahead.
Case number 17
for rabies in Sarawak
The Ministry of Health had recently
announced the 17th case of rabies in
Sarawak. The victim was an 80 year
old women from Kampung Sg Du’uh,
Serian, Sarawak. She was scratched
by her pet dog back in December of
2018. It occurred when she wanted to
stop the dog from fighting with a cat.
She never seek for treatment after the
scratch.
On January 11, 2019, the victim
came down with a fever, coughing,
vomiting, lethargy, and weakness of
the right hand. She received treatment
on the same day. However she was
forthwith about the dog and the scratch
during the treatment.
Her condition worsened, presenting
neurological symptoms such as
hydrophobia and aerophobia. She was
declared dead on January 18, 2019.
Her case marks the 17th case for
rabies in Sarawak. — The Health
Healthier Roti Canai?
Yes please
F
ood ingredient specialist
Holista CollTech Ltd (Holista) has
partnered Bursa Malaysia-listed
Kawan Food Berhad (Kawan Food)
to produce healthy Asian flatbreads,
including roti canai, roti and chappati,
for local and international markets.
Holista, which is listed in Australia
and headquartered in Petaling Jaya,
will use its proprietary mix of ingredi-
ents trademarked as GI Lite to develop
a range of low-glycemic index (“low-
GI”) Indian flatbreads with Kawan
Food - Malaysia’s largest manufacturer
and leading exporter of frozen Asian
delicacies worldwide.
GI Lite added to Kawan Food range
of products is expected to add up to
AU$4 million to Holista’s top line this
year. The low-GI roti canai will be sold
in Malaysia by April 2019, while sales
to U.S. consumers are expected to com-
mence in June 2019.
GI Lite has had a favorable sensory
testing by Kawan Food, and Kawan
Food is now starting low GI testing.
The GI indicates the rate at which foods
containing carbohydrates raise human
blood sugar levels, with a lower score
indicating healthier food. A diet high
in carbohydrates is linked to diabetes,
heart disease, obesity, poor energy
levels, food cravings and drowsiness.
Dato Dr Rajen Manicka, Managing
Director and CEO of Holista, said: “We
are excited to announce our partner-
ship with Kawan Food, a home-grown
producer and supplier of some of
Malaysia’s favourite food. Our low-GI
versions of this popular staple food
will help to address the growing prob-
lem of obesity and diabetes in Malaysia
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The state of
Chikungunya
in Malaysia
The Ministry of Health has took
notice upon the spread of the Chi-
kungunya disease in Thailand, and
the National Crisis Preparedness
Response Centre (CPRC) has been
monitoring the disease since its first
reported case in 2008 in Malaysia.
Chikungunya has been reported in
Malaysia in 2008 and 2009, where the
highest reported cases being at 5,430
in 2009.
Cases has since declined sharply
every year since, with only 87 cases
of Chikungunya reported in 2018.
Moreover, no reported deaths from
the disease have been made from
2008 until 2018.
For the year 2018, there has been
cases reported in 6 Malaysian states.
77 cases in Kelantan, five in Kedah,
two in Selangor, and one each in
Perlis, Sarawak and Sabah. And so
far this year up to January 14th, two
cases have been reported in Kelantan.
Strengthened monitoring has been
put in place in international crossings
between Malaysia, Thailand, Singa-
pore, and Indonesia through body
temperature screening method. The
screenings aims to detect any signs of
the disease among travellers coming
into Malaysia.
Apart from that, preventative
activities and vector control processes
such as monitoring the rate of Aedes
mosquito breeding in immigration
points, eradication of Aedes mos-
quito’s breeding grounds, larviciding
and fogging are continued. Education
on Chikungunya among travellers are
also strengthened.
The Ministry of Health will con-
tinue to share information regarding
current disease situation for Chi-
kungunya through the International
Health Regulations (IHR) platform
alongside neighbouring countries
like Thailand, Singapore, Brunei, and
Indonesia.— The Health
Preventive measures
against Chikungunya
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and abroad.”
Holista’s clean-label (all-natural)
formula comprises a blend of okra,
barley, lentils and fenugreek. When
mixed with white flour, it lowers the
GI reading of the final product without
compromising taste or texture.
Mr. Timothy Tan, Managing Direc-
tor of Kawan Food, said, “We are proud
to work with Holista to be the first in
the world to offer healthy flatbreads
such as roti canai, effectively carving
out a new niche in the food ingredients
sector in Malaysia and beyond.” — The
Health
. Keep your property or
premise’s surrounding
areas clean while locating and
destroying Aedes mosquito’s
breeding grounds.
. Use aerosol spray for
mosquitos detected inside
your house or premise.
. Prevent mosquito bites
by using repellents as well
as wearing long sleeved shirts
and pants especially inside
and around the house or
premise.
. Use correct poison for
larva detected in small
pools of water.
. Install mosquito mesh on
the windows and door to
prevent mosquitoes entering
your house or premise.
. Stay away from areas with
reports of Chikungunya.
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