A HAIRY DILEMMA

I have a dilemma—19 year old son BA is now sporting long hair, loooong curly hair.

Secret to Youthful and Beautiful Facial Skin

Really—it’s no big deal, the secret is simple. Only 3 basic steps: CLEANSE, TONE and MOISTURIZE.

There are so many skin care products in the market that one gets overwhelmed, intimidated. Don’t be, as the best skin care regimen, according to dermatologists, is to wash your face with a milky cleanser in lukewarm water, hydrate [...]

Wellness is Eating Well

Months ago, I posted a food chart, which shows the benefits of the food we eat. Look what I found now—it is worth sharing.

Eating well is one of the keys to living a healthy life, and some foods can be the go-to sources for particular nutrients. Use this chart to remind you of foods with [...]

Blogging–CLEARly a New Media

Today’s event was a classic case of bloggers immersed with traditional media and public relations people. Jayvee told us a few days ago of Unilever’s product launching, and a fashion show organized by Amor Maclang. Fellow bloggers, Jayvee, Noemi, Aileen, Sasha, Juned and I atended the event at the Renaissance Hotel (formerly New World [...]

Norvasc Patent Expiring: Will hypertensive Filipinos finally get the much deserved financial relief?

I posted an article, named Norvasc, Amvasc, Let Me Ask, on 29 January 2007, in the hope that I would be enlightened on why hypertensive medicines continue to be so expensive, particularly the leading brand which most Filipinos believe in and continue to patronize because it is highly recommended by doctors.

A few days ago, I [...]

Healthy is Best!

In my desire to convince at least my 3 girls, and maybe some of you out there, that “healthy is better than skinny”, “skinny is not sexy”, and that “slim is not necessarily sexy and healthy”, I am sharing here an interesting response from Joe Carroll to my post, “Would You Rather Be Skinny [...]

D.I.Y. Pampering — is it really pampering?

DO IT YOURSELF.

It’s like a four-letter word, only it has twelve. Think about this:

when you tickle yourself, do you laugh?
when you give yourself a massage, do you feel more relaxed?
when you give yourself a pedicure, can you get that nasty ingrown out?
when you try those hot-oil kits, does your hair become truly shiny?
when you [...]

Midlife

This article is not only for females (35-60 according to western books) who are in the phase of their lives, called, “midlife”. It is also for males and females below and above those ages, for them to understand their moms, or aunts, or kins better, for husbands to understand their wives better, and also for [...]

Antioxidants don’t prolong life–study

The 1 March issue of the Philippine Star reported that a new study—Antioxidants don’t prolong life—appeared in Wednesday’s Journal of the American Medical Association. The study was led by the Cochraine Hepato-Biliary Group at Copenahagen University Hospital in Denmark. The Cochraine organization is a respected international network of experts that does systematic reviews of scientific [...]

Health Alert - Obesity Among Filipino Children

A few days ago, Angela’s endocrinologist, Dr. Sioksoan Chan Cua, and I talked, in passing, about the growing number of obesity cases among children and young teens, which is very alarming. She said that she has been reading my blogs, and agreed that blogs are good media for sharing experienes and information. At first, I [...]

Sexy Mom - Vindicated!

The best seller among my posts, with 2,700 hits so far is Sexy Mom – Bared! written in jest in response to Annamanila’s tag for a meme. Sometimes when I talk about my folly with friends or kin, baring from the most shocking secrets, to the most shameful, puzzling, miserable and vain, I would like [...]

Maan Mari, Bless Her Young Soul

Yesterday when I fetched Angela (2nd yr high school) and Pauline (1st yr hs) at Miriam College, I got the chance to watch the last 30 minutes of their Teachers’ Day Celebration. I was enjoying the cheering and laughter, when at the end of the program, one of the teachers asked everyone to pause for [...]

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