Last Sunday, hubby had a minor accident when he bumped his foot on our stairs. I thought that it was nothing serious as it always happens to me. But hubby has high tolerance for pain and so when he complains, I know that he is really hurting. And when I looked at his foot, it is already swollen.

So we went to the emergency Room of St. Luke's Medical Center in Quezon City to have his foot check. He had undergone X-ray and the doctor gave him pain reliever via IV. The X-ray results revealed that there is no fracture and it is only a sprain so we are really thankful. The doctor just prescribed pain reliever if he will still feel pain and just recommends that we consult our preferred physician if the swelling and pain persists.

We were not able to go to work Monday because of our trip to the ER but that is just okay. We are thankful that it is nothing serious like the pain and trauma that mesothelioma survival brings to the patient, and we are happy that at least we were able to just stay at home, rest and spend some time with the kids while the husband recuperates from his injury.

I gained 25 pounds when I got pregnant with Cobi. After giving birth, there is still 15 pounds that I need to lose to get back to my weigh loss goal of 110 pounds. So I said, 15 pounds...jeez that is just easy. But it has been more than a year now and I haven’t lost even a single pound. LOL.

Last Christmas, we have relatives and friends who visited us and they all thought as I was pregnant. Out of frustration, I sometimes even say yes when they ask me if I am expecting. LOL.

So I said enough is enough. It is really time for me to start on a diet. So I started to search for the best diet pills like slimvox, read about South Beach diet and the like and I am glad I tried the Calorie Counting method recommended by my good friend Jody.

After 40 days on trying this diet method, look at me now:

I lost 8 pounds to date. I hope I can maintain it, as I need to lose 7 pounds more. My tummy is still a bit big but it has long been my problem even before I got pregnant and gave birth. LOL. But so far, I am happy with my progress.

Do you have any tips on How to quit smoking? My dad is a chain smoker as he can’t live a day without smoking. I think he smokes one pack of cigarette a day which I know is really bad for his health.

He is not complaining about anything related to his health. He actually has normal blood pressure unlike my mom so I know he does not need any help on How to lower cholesterol as I am confident that this one area of his health that I should not worry about.

But he has been smoking for as long as I can remember so I am really concern at the extent of the damage that this bad habit has caused to his lungs. But my dad can be really stubborn and he will not listen to me if I requested for him to go to a doctor to have his lungs checked. He is one big man but he is actually scared to consult a doctor as he admitted that he is aware too of the bad effects that his bad habit has brought to his body. So he believes that seeing a doctor is like finding out how close he is to his death.

And I know my dad. There is nothing that I can do to change his mind that is why I am just trying other options like asking him to take supplements like Acai Berry which is rich in antioxidant which can help flush the bad toxins in his body.

My dad is not getting any younger so I really hope and pray that he will come to his senses and he will learn to take care of his health.

Miracle Fruit.
Super Fruit.
Magic Fruit.

These are just some of the descriptions that they use to describe acai berry. For many decades now, the natives of South America have been using acai berry for many of its healing power and health benefits. The acai berry is a fruit that can only be found in the Amazon rainforest of South America. This is a very special kind of fruit as it contains vitamins and minerals like Vitamin B1, B2, B3, C, E , Calcium, Fiber and more, and many claimed that it has numerous health benefits.

Though the locals of South America have known the benefits of this fruit for centuries now, it was only recently that the acai berry has gained its popularity. It is now being sold outside South America and is the major ingredient in making healthy fruit drinks like the ones being manufactured by Monavie. This fruit has gained so much popularity that even famous celebrity like Rachel Ray and Oprah Winfrey and other athletes have been promoting acai berry products.

So, why this fruit has created all this hype? Acai Berry is just an ordinary fruit like apples or oranges and peaches, right? But why did it gained so much popularity? The answer lies in the fact that it has been proven by research, laboratory tests and user testimonials that the acai berry fruit indeed has a lot of health benefits.

Let us take a look at the different vitamins and minerals that this fruit contains and what it does to our body and our health:

1. Omega 3 and Omega 6. Acai Berry is rich in Omega 3 and Omega 6 which helps lower the bad cholesterol while increasing the good cholesterol which can help improve cardiovascular health to avoid health diseases like stroke and heart attacks.
2. Fiber. Fiber helps flush out all the waste through the digestive system that is why acai berry is said to help improve digestion. Because acai berry is a fiber rich food (it contains 14 grams of fiber in every 100 grams), it is also said to prevent the risk of acquiring cancer like colon cancer. If partnered also with proper diet and exercise, acai berry can also aid in losing weight.
3. Calcium. Calcium can make our bones strong and acai berry is one of the fruits that are rich in calcium. By taking acai berry products, it will help fight bone problems like osteoporosis.
4. Antioxidants. Acai Berry contains 10 to 30 times more antioxidants than grape or red wine and 2 times more than blueberries. Antioxidants help flush our harmful toxins in our body, thus it prevents diseases and boost our immune system.
5. Vitamin A. Acai Berry is also rich in Vitamin A, which is needed to improve eyesight. Because of this, acai berry is said to prevent degenerative eye diseases such as age related macular degeneration.
6. Vitamin E. Vitamin E is also one of the nutrients that can be found in acai berry and it prevents cell and tissue damage, which can help delay ageing to achieve a more youthful look.
7. Vitamin C. Acai Berry contains two times more Vitamin C than blueberries and we know that Vitamin C is important to improve our immune system.
8. Vitamin B1, B2, and B3. Acai berry is loaded with lots of B vitamins, which is used to convert the food that we eat to fuel to produce energy. This produces an energizing effect allowing the person to do more, be productive and enjoy life.

Miracle fruit, magic fruit, super fruit. No matter how they call it, acai berry is indeed the king of all fruit because of its nutritional value thereby bringing a lot of benefits to a person’s health.

I hate August because for this month, we have been going in and out of the hospital, as one of us will always get sick.

First week of August, Bela had a high grade fever hitting up to 40 degrees Celsius that we have to rush her to the hospital. Thankfully her fever was gone the next day and so they were able to rule out dengue.

The next week, we had been food poisoned so we were all vomiting and experiencing upset stomach. I was even brought to the Emergency Room of UST as I won’t stop vomiting and they fear that I might be dehydrated.

Then just a few days after that, our youngest son had an eye infection that his right eye was so swollen that he can’t even open it. He was admitted at St. Luke’s just to make sure that the infection is under control and it won’t spread in his brain.

Then while we are at the hospital, I caught a virus and now I have sore eyes.

I can’t wait for next week, as I want August to end. It is indeed a ghost month as we experience a lot of bad faith during this month, health wise.

After I got sick last week, it looks that my kids are starting to have cough and colds too as I might have passed the virus to them. This is what happens every time one of us gets sick. The virus will be transferred to each members of the household and the cycle continues. That is why it is really important that each of us is healthy and we have strong immune system so none of us will catch any virus so none of us will ever get sick again.

In a household where there are kids, this is really very important. As a parent, it pains me and it makes me really worried every time my kids get sick. So my husband and I agreed that the health of our family should be our number one priority.

To keep us healthy, we should live a healthy lifestyle by avoiding vices that is bad for our health like smoking and drinking alcohol. Doing exercise is good too to keep us strong. Another sure way to achieve a healthy living is by taking vitamins and supplements such as vitamin b2 and other supplements that will keep our immune system and our body strong.

That is why we always visit the site of HealthDesigns. HealthDesigns is an online site where we can buy vitamins and supplements like zinc supplements, healthy fruits juices, organic foods, and anything that is healthy and good for the body. They carry different brands from Biotics Research, Good Earth, Doctor' Best and many more so you will surely find the health products that you are looking for from their site. They even have products for the health of your pet too.

Caring for your health married or not, with or without kids should always be the top priority of every individual. So check out products from HealthDesigns now so you can start living a healthy lifestyle.

The quest to a healthier lifestyle becomes a responsibility once you have kids. If you are not concern about your health when you were young, this perspective will change once you start a family and this because you know that they rely on you. Remember that your kids look up to you as their role models so if you are lazy to get up or a fan of unhealthy foods, chances are your children will pick up this character as well.

Here are some tips on how you can get fit and healthy as a family:

1. Engage in weekend physical activities such as biking, walking or hiking. It’ll be fun to be away from home and taking a hike with the family. A few minutes of biking in the morning are also a good a form of exercise. Swimming is another fun exercise activity that is perfect for summer.
2. Limit your time in front of the television or computer screen. Kids could easily pick this habit and next thing you know everyone is slouchy and glued to their favorite TV shows or online games.
3. Being fit and healthy is not all about exercise; it should be accompanied with a balanced diet. Encourage kids to eat fruits and vegetables and prepare home cooked and healthy meals for the entire family.

There are a number of ways on how you can encourage your kids to be active and healthy but they will need your guidance and support all the way. This is the reason why doing it as a family is the best way to do it.

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I caught a terrible virus this week that I was absent from work for three days. If only I don't have a meeting today, I might have skipped work again as I still feel dizzy and I still feel weak today. The doctor who looked after me at the Emergency Room got so alarmed after my CBC Test that she is even suggesting that I should get admitted so they can better monitor my condition.

Because of what happened, I receive a sermon from my husband. I always tell him that we should look after our health, as our goal in life is to live longer so we can be with our kids for as long as we can but it seems that I am the one who should be reminded to take good care of my health.

That is why as soon as I am well to go online; I checked the site of Naturally so I can order vitamin supplements for my husband and me.

Naturally is an online store where I can order vitamins, nitric oxide supplement, food intolerance products, systemic enzyme products, targeted nutritional products, fizzy effervescent products and even natural products for the relief of join pain.

As the name of their store implies, they sell all natural products so I am sure that all of their products will not be harmful to us.

I promise hubby that from now on, I will really look after my health not just for me, but for him and the kids.

Hubby and I had a tough day today, as we got so worried since Bela is sick. Last night, Bela was complaining that she feels hot and when I checked her temperature, it is already at 38.5. We just gave her medicine and she went to bed after.

This morning, I checked her temperature and she still has fever but I did not think that it would shoot up so hubby and I even prepared to go to work. We are all dressed up and we are already about to leave but I checked her temperature again one last time before we leave for work and I panicked when it read 40 degrees Celsius. I quickly called my mom and hubby decided that we would not go to work and take Bela to the hospital.

We went to her pediatrician around 8 AM. We initially planned to take her to the Emergency Room but we know that they will do all kinds of test as that is the routine in the ER of Chinese General and we don’t want to expose her yet as she might get traumatized. So we waited for her doctor to arrive and it was already 10 AM when her doctor entertained us.

She was given medicine and we were asked to observe for her fever and if it doesn’t improve in 3 days, then she has to have a CBC test and Urinalysis.

Her temperature shoots up again to 39.9 around 3 PM so I gave her Advil as per her doctor’s prescription. When she went to bed, her temperature is already down to 37.6 so I am hoping that it will continue to improve.

My sister in law will be giving birth next month. How time really flies. I can still remember, when they first told us about the good news. Everybody is excited as we all can't wait to see the next bundle of joy that will be added to our family.

This is already the second pregnancy of my sister in law but she still never fails to check on pregnancy information as she wants to make sure that she is doing everything right for the safety and health of her and the baby.

One website where my sister in law gets pregnancy advice is the website of Healthy Women. This website offers a lot of information about diet and nutrition, fitness, pregnancy, labor and delivery, child care and a lot of other information. They even have a WomenTalk blog where you can find advice and tips about womens health or just share your own stories and opinions.

One important section of the website is the "Ask the Expert" where you can ask an expert's opinion about any health questions and issues that you have.

The Healthy Women website has really been a big help for my sister in law and it is one of the reasons why she had a very easy pregnancy because of all the tips that she got from this site.

Since we have two kids in the house, the health and safety of our kids should always be our top priority. That is why we always tell our house help to make sure that the house is clean all the time to get rid of germs that might bring sickness and virus.

But germs and bacteria are really hard to trace, just like toxic mold. It can hide underneath the floors, the carpets and walls and who knows what type of bacteria and sickness it can bring to our family. That is whey when I heard of ImmunoLytics, I got interested with them right away as I heard they could help Test for mold in our house.

The process is just simple as all they need is just send us Mold test kits. By following the instructions in the packaging, we can get a sample and send it to ImmunoLytics and with their Mold detector techniques in their laboratory, they can trace the presence of molds that thrive in our home.

With the results in their hand, they can suggest for ways on how we can eliminate toxic molds and they can even give contacts for experts who can help us with our problem.

It is difficult and nerve wracking for parents like me to see my kids get sick. That is why I will not think twice to get the service of ImmunoLytics to protect my family from germs, bacteria and mold that may be harmful to our family's health.

I was watching the re-runs of Oprah on the topic of problems of parents with troubled teens and I was really bothered because the teenagers are all out of control and their parents can't do anything to help their kids out of the mud that they are in.

Well I have been a teenager once in my life and as I went back, I realized that the teenage years is one of the most difficult phase in the life of anyone as this is the phase where we are exposed to a lot of problems like peer pressures, bullying, drug and alcohol abuse, which is very traumatic and difficult to handle for a young and immature minds of a teenager.

But thankfully there are schools for troubled girls named Shelterwood, which offers residential treatment program for troubled youths. They offer one on one, group and family therapy that can help the teens and their family deal with the problem.

Their residential treatment program includes day-to-day recreational activities, mentoring, and group discussions to help the troubled teens regain their life back. What is nice about Shelterwood is that they have a very small class size so the mentors can dedicate more of their time in helping the students reconnect with their families. And since they are a Christian boarding schools, they put Jesus as the center of their activities so they help the teens also to develop a strong relationship with the Lord, which they will need later on in their life to be able to surpass this great problem.

If you are a parent of a troubled kid, the first step is to accept that there is a problem and then seek help of a professional as problems like this are deeply rooted and would really require the help of the experts.

If there is one thing that I hate every time we travel, then it is jet lag. My family just got back from a three-week vacation in New York and since New York has the exact opposite time as my current local time zone, then all the more it is difficult for me to deal with jet lag.

During our first week after we arrived, my husband and I will sleep around 7 PM as soon as we arrive home from work, and will wake up at around 3 AM. At first I was sort of happy to how my internal clock works as I get to sleep for eight hours, which they say is the recommended number of hours a person should sleep per day, plus I can work from 3 AM onwards before I go to my day job at 6:30 AM.

They say that the difference of your local time zone to the time zone of your country of destination is the number of days it will take for you to recover from jet lag. So at first I thought that I am still recovering from jet lag but it has been almost two weeks already and I am still in this kind of time system. This got me into thinking if I have sleep disorder already.

I know it is not healthy and I am not being productive since I have a day job and I feel sleepy and weak already in the afternoon but I have to force myself to keep my brains awake so I can still function in the office.

So I know that I should do something to combat this or at least to beat my jet leg so here are a few tips that I think I should try:

1. Diet. They say that adjusting one’s diet is a good way to recover from jet lag by avoiding excess alcohol or caffeine, by drinking plenty of water, and avoiding heavy meals. Studies have proven that having a good diet is the best way to reset your body’s internal clock to the desired time zone.
2. Observe the sleeping time and wake up time diligently. Sleep only when it is already time to sleep and wake up and get out of bed when it is time to wake up already.
3. Pills. If all the natural methods won’t work, then I can try taking medications which are proven to safe to cure jet lag.

These are just some proven tips to cur jet lag so I will definitely give this a try so I can start going back to my normal sleeping habits.

The Biggest Looser. I love this project that hubby’s company organized to encourage their employees to start living healthy and maintain an ideal body weight. According to hubby, those who will join will have to pay P500 registration fee and who ever is the biggest looser after a few weeks or so, will get everything from the pot money.

They had a weigh in several weeks ago and just look at how heavy hubby is (he said he is even heavier than Manny Pacquiao):


I wonder if he can take the best diet pills for men to help him loose weight so he can bring home the price money. LOL. But with or without the price, I really want Howell to win because his doctor advised him that he really needs to loose at least 20 pounds so joining this contest might be a good way for him to be inspired to reach his ideal weight.

So to hubby, good luck to you.

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Bought this for my mom from Amazon:

It is a digital blood pressure monitor. My mom’s blood pressure is so erratic and is always on the high side that is why it is very important that she monitors her blood pressure all the time. And since she will be going with us to our vacation, I decided to get her one so she has something portable and reliable to bring so she can check her blood pressure every now and then during our trip just to be sure of her condition.

I told her that I got her a digital blood pressure monitor and I explained to her how it works. She asked me if she has to position it at heart level and when I said yes, she and my sister said right away that for sure, it will be difficult to use since they have tried something like that before. But when her new gadget arrived, she tested it and it work like a charm. She did not have a hard time looking for the heart position as there was a light indicator which tells if you are in the right position or not.

My mom was just so happy with her new tool and I even jokingly told her that she can even wear it like a watch. LOL.

Now my next project is to get my mom and dad Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Advantage so they have a health insurance which can cover all their medical related expenses. My parents most of the time skip a trip to their doctors because they are worried about the medical bills. So with a health insurance, there is no need for them to worry and they can have checkups with their doctors anytime they need to have one.

Wintergirls is a young adult novel by critically acclaimed author Laurie Halse Anderson. The novel is about two girls, Lia and Cassie, who share the strongest kind of friendship. They engage in a pact to become the skinniest girl of them all. The pact turned out to be very deadly when Lia’s fragile body cannot support her anymore, and eventually succumbs into anorexia. The book details a girl’s battle against anorexia and her painful path towards recovery. One reviewer writes, Wintergirls is a brutal and poetic deconstruction of how one girl stealthily vanishes into the depths of anorexia.

Anorexia is a complex eating disorder characterized by refusal to maintain a healthy body weight, an intense fear of gaining weight and a distorted body image. Some signs include preoccupation with food, obsession with calories, fat grams, and nutrition, dieting even though they’re perfectly fit. The impetus that drives anorexia is a low self-esteem. Many believe that they are not thin enough, and continue depriving themselves of food.

The figures for anorexia are alarming. Up to 24 million people of all ages and genders suffer are battling anorexia in America. This eating disorder is especially prevalent among sixteen to eighteen year old girls. And these numbers are not to be taken lightly, for anorexia can deteriorate your health and may even cost your life.

Several models are restricting their diets just to keep that body shape they desire. However, some models push their bodies to their limits just to attain that gaunt figure, to a point that their bodies just can’t handle it. Recently, model Isabel Caro, who gained worldwide publicity posing nude for an anti-anorexia campaign while suffering from the illness, passed away because of anorexia. "I wanted to show, in its raw state, the full horror of anorexia," Caro said, after posing for the anti-anorexia billboards.

Sadly, in our society, anorexia has changed the ideal of beauty—being extremely thin is the standard of beauty now. The society is fazed with the unrealistic; it is now suffering from a state of mental illness. Everyone is hyped to get skinny legs, protruding collarbones, shrunken waist, and this is exacerbated by the media who glamorize thin models.

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Am I really getting that old already or I just need calcium supplement?

It is because I am feeling pain on my back and knee. I started feeling this pain a few weeks after I gave birth to Cobi. The same thing happened to me when I gave birth to Bela five years ago. The pain on my knee was really bad that I can’t sit for long hours that is why it is difficult and uncomfortable for me to go on a long distance travel.

I was taking calcium supplements when I was still pregnant but then I stopped after giving birth because I thought that I no longer need it. But I was wrong. My doctor said that the more I should take my supplements as I need all the energy that I can get as I am breastfeeding.

Oh well, now I realized that I am not really getting younger so I should really continue taking vitamins and supplements.

My cousins visited us the other day at our house for they already miss my kids because they were not able to see them for almost 2 weeks now.

When they were at our house, my cousin asked me if I know any kind of treatment that will help her get rid of lice. I saw her scratching her head from time to time and that made me think that her case is becoming worst. She said that she got it from her classmate who is also have lice for quite some time now. They were seatmates that's why she suspects that it can be one of the reasons why she had lice now.

And so I tried to search if there is one like the Houston lice treatment here in our country because all I know, most people who suffer from this infestation, they only use special shampoos that contains bad harmful chemicals that can affect our health and can damage our hair as well.

Unfortunately, I still can find one but I suggest her to consult her doctor first so she will know the best thing that she can do to get rid of her lice.

As people grow old, they begin to start having insecurities with themselves. They keep themselves busy and they try to do things for them to feel that their friends, relatives and partners still want them and for them to feel good about their looks.

And so, most of them now always make sure that as they grow old, they are physically fit by considering a well balanced diet and by exercising as well. Some take hgh releasers as an option to make them feel young and healthier. And likewise, they are even willing to spend large amount of money for the use of technology because they think that it will give them the best results.

But let’s take note that we should always be careful with all the things we do for ourselves especially for our body. We can’t take the risk of putting our health into danger. Let’s always be reminded that not everything can make us feel good so it is better if we always take safety precautions before we make decisions.