April 30, 2020 Category :Healthy Advocacy 0
Pandesal is most common and the most popular bread in the Philippines. Its name is Spanish for “salt bread.†Unlike the typical loaf of bread, the pandesal dough is rolled and cut to smaller pieces before baking it. Today, it is the most common breakfast bread used by most Filipinos which they stuff with different spreads, sardines, butter, peanut butter, cheese, langonisa, eggs or anything that will suit their taste. Another common way Filipinos eat the pandesal is by dipping it on coffee. Thus, pandesal and coffee is the most common breakfast among Filipinos.
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April 29, 2020 Category :Physical Wellness 0
With here expertise in management and passion for beauty and wellness, what started only as a vision has turned into a successful venture in providing a set of globally recognized beauty and wellness products and services in the Philippines.
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April 28, 2020 Category :Spa| Stress Busters 0
Based on countless stories I’ve heard from my mother and her friends, there are vicious manicurists who will mercilessly scrape off the cuticles and cruelly dig just to cut that pestering ingrown. With this fear, I would exert more of my own efforts in cleaning and polishing my nails rather than face the music with the dreaded nail executioners.
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April 27, 2020 Category :Diabetes Research 0
Women who have undergone a mastectomy (removal of the breast) may still go through repeat mammograms and invasive procedures years subsequent to the said operation. This is the conclusion of a new study which basically outlines a possible downside of breast-conserving surgery for treating DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ).
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April 26, 2020 Category :Health Watch 0
While there are findings on erectile dysfunction among men on hemodialysis, women are not exempted from this as, according to new research, most women on dialysis for kidney failure were found to suffer from sexual problems as well.
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April 25, 2020 Category :People and Places 0
Dr. Florence Amorado Santos is one of the renowned doctor in the Philippines who is well accepted as an authority in diabetes and diabetic care. He is a member of the Philippine Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism (PSEM) was founded in 1962 and worked as assistant secretary of the Philippine chapter of AACE (American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists).
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April 24, 2020 Category :Diabetes Facts 0
Diabetes, if not properly managed can have deleterious effects on the different organs of the body. It can damage vital organs such as the heart, the kidney, lungs as well as the gallbladder, which is often given the least concern. The gallbladder is an organ that functions to store bile produced by the liver for food digestion. It is an important organ but not essential as people can opt to have it removed and still live a normal life.
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April 23, 2020 Category :Diabetes Research 0
Suha or pomelo (Citrus grandis) is the largest citrus fruit that is native to South and Southeast Asia. It is yellow when ripe and has sweet sour pinkish flesh with very thick rind pith.
Suha like most other citrus fruits is acidic and primarily helps in the digestive process of the body. It has a fat burning enzyme that absorbs and decreases starch and sugar in the body. However, this enzyme is primarily effective for losing weight and not for controlling blood sugar levels. Instead, it is the chromium contents of the suha which help reduce the blood sugar. While suha helps in lowering the blood sugar of diabetics, it is nevertheless not a cure for diabetes. Aside from this, it has para-insulin which helps decrease blood fat and blood sugar.
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April 22, 2020 Category :Healthy Advocacy| Healthy News 0
Diet is vital in managing the health of a diabetic patient. The recommended diet would often refer to a low-fat, high-fiber diet which essentially involved fresh fruits and vegetables. Based on this general diet recommendation, the eating of Ponkan is definitely advised to diabetic patients.
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April 21, 2020 Category :Healthy Advocacy 0
The incidence of diabetes is growing around the world. It is in the top ten leading causes of deaths. Filipinos are not an exemption to this incidence as more and more Filipinos are affected by the disease. In fact, the last 2008 survey was alarming enough to conclude that one out of every five Filipinos have diabetes. That means that around 20% of the population have diabetes and this has significantly increase from only 4% in 1998. Another cause for alarm is that Filipinos diagnosed with diabetes are getting younger. Children as young as 5-years old have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. With this trend, the Philippines is expected to belong on the top 10 countries with the most people with diabetes 15 years from now.
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