Jul
03
2012
We spent Christmas Day 2011 in the hospital with our youngest son. The ordeal started out with excruciating pain. When M pointed out where his pain was coming from, I had a bad feeling it would be kidney stones. I knew. Because years ago, I also had the same pain. In that same area. I …
Dec
10
2011
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” ~ Confucius It has been on my mind for some time already but I finally started the journey. I have decided to start greening my home. We don’t realize it but toxins are everywhere and we are breathing it in, ingesting it, applying it …
Apr
06
2011
It is so much easier to tell if something is wrong with our kid if the manifestation is physical – a toothache, rashes, fever, and so on. But sensory difficulties are a lot harder to detect, especially if our children do not verbalize their difficulty or the impairment is not too bad so as to …
Mar
09
2011
My Dad had Type 2 diabetes. This means my children and I may have a higher risk of developing diabetes if we are not careful with our diet and lifestyle. The scary thing is that for many who are at risk of diabetes, or already there, the alternative has always been artificial sweeteners. Years ago, …
Dec
01
2010
Who would ever have thought that I would get involved in an HIV/AIDS advocacy? I supported advocacies, yes. But I never thought of supporting something that I felt then I had no connection to. In my mind, I was saying that those who should be concerned are those who are sexually active with multiple partners, …
Nov
23
2009
As a mother of 4 kids, one of my major concerns is always how to keep my kids healthy and strong. There’s no underestimating the overused cliche “Health is Wealth“. It really is true! It didn’t help that they all had frequent asthma episodes when they were very young. The nebulizer became a necessity and …
Aug
16
2009
The Biggest Loser Asia is coming to Asia for the first time and Fitness First is its major sponsor. Fitness First clubs around Asia (Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia) will be exclusive venues for the live screen test auditions for participants who want to be part of the show. In the Philippines, LIVE screen test …
Jun
10
2009
The Philippines is now counted as one of the countries affected by the A(H1N1) virus. As of last count by the Department of Health, there are already57 people who contracted it. Thankfully, we have had no deaths yet. What is worrisome to parents like me is its timing with the opening of classes. When De …
May
16
2009
In February of 2007, a co-parent at our boys’ school gave me a batch of what looked like cottage cheese-like, curdled milk. I saw kefir for the first time. It was only after I did some googling on the internet that I discovered that kefir was one of, if not THE most potent, probiotic there …
Apr
20
2009
Last Saturday, I was privileged to hear and meet a Filipina whose “never say die” spirit is one that can spur and motivate many of us who think that whatever handicaps we may have are good enough excuses to back down from our dreams. Not Joy Rojas! Joy dreams of crossing the United States in …
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