Be good to yourself

It is not about second chances, attempts at redemption or to ease a guilty conscience.
Abuse, neglect and ignorance may not justify your lamentations.

If you find yourself unattractive, unappealing and unhealthy, these are valid reasons to embark on a makeover mission.The start of a new year should signal your own renewal.

Crush not crash

Instead of being dismayed upon stepping onto a weight scale, be challenged. Think and say to yourself, “It is only a number.”

Crush your defeatist attitude. Allowing yourself to panic only triggers your own defeat. Of course, the last thing you should do is to go on a crash diet. This will only guarantee one thing—whatever weight you lose will definitely come back with a vengeance.
Studies have shown that people on diets experience depression. Therefore, do not starve yourself. Pace yourself instead. And use your common sense.

Detox not destroy

It is fairly easy to self-destruct. Simply give in to all your physical and emotional cravings without limits. In short, eat all you can and allow yourself to be swept away by your unchecked feelings.

This way, the word extreme will rule your life. Once accomplished, you will find yourself overweight, overburdened and over-exhausted.
Detoxify now. And the promise of a higher and more energetic body is yours.

Detox to-do:

1. List down your cravings. These may include chocolates, pastries, peanuts, ice cream, wine/spirits, high-fat foods, etc.
Know your weaknesses. This way, you will be on guard each time you are faced with your temptations.

2. Do not deny yourself a craving. Instead, take a little piece or small amount. By tasting something you will not feel totally deprived.

3. Stop eating when you feel full. Sins against the belly begin when you have burped once. And if you are the type that does not burp following the feeling of fullness, your waistline will expand and a feeling of tightness is inevitable.

4. Do not prolong the gaps between meals. Waiting too long to eat will only rob you of much-needed vitamins and minerals. If you wait too long to eat, there is a chance that your blood sugar levels will be affected and, in fact, may even fail to return to its normal level. This will immediately cause fatigue and depression.

5. If you intend to fast, make sure you are fully hydrated with water and vegetable juices every 30 minutes. Fasting will cleanse your gut and colon.
Make sure when you end your fast that it is quickly followed by two tablespoons of virgin coco oil or two tablespoons extra virgin olive oil or a combination of both.

6. Try a lemon or organic coffee enema.

Lemon rinse

One lemon, juiced. Mix into one pint of warm, purified water. Use as an enema. Hold in the liquid for ten minutes. Then release. Take two capsules of acidophilous (bacteria) to replace the ones lost during the enema (great for colds, cough).

Coffee cleanse

One heaping tablespoon of organic coffee boiled for 10 minutes in one pint of purified water. Introduce into your colon in three installments. Hold in for 15 minutes (if possible), then release.
You will instantly feel light and able to breathe better (if you have sinusitis problems).

7. Think of colors—red, pink, orange, green, gold, silver, etc. Make this your emotional guide for the day—red, passion/love; pink, affection; blue, calm; green, healing; orange, energy; gold/silver, prosperity.Adopt a color and watch your outlook change.
New year, new you

The possibility of a new you is within your reach but only if you have the determination to claim it—inside and out.

Love and light!

Sponsored by Cory Quirino

Healthy breads vs trans fat foods

The Mayo Clinic in the United States has declared trans fat as a "cholesterol double whammy" and "the worst of (all fats) because of its double-barreled impact on cholesterol levels."

It not only raises bad cholesterol (LDL), it also lowers good cholesterol (HDL). LDL, or "bad" cholesterol, when elevated, builds up in the walls of the arteries, making them hard and narrow. High-density lipoprotein or HDL, on the other hand is "good" cholesterol that picks up excess cholesterol and takes it back to the liver, the Mayo Clinic said.

Trans fat is made when hydrogen is added to vegetable oil – a process called hydrogenation. Hydrogenation increases the shelf life and flavor stability of foods containing these fats.

However, oil that is partially hydrogenated becomes the source of trans fat.
In fact, while one may not see trans fat on a food label, it is often indicated as "partially hydrogenated oils" instead. Trans fat is commonly found in some margarine, crackers, candies, cookies, snack foods, fried foods, baked goods and other processed foods.

The U.S. considers trans fat "Public Enemy No. 1" and recommends "intake of trans fatty acids should be as low as possible." Dr. Linda Mabesa of the University of the Philippines said, "one must limit intake of trans fat to one percent of one’s total calories."

Considering all the health hazards of trans fat, Gardenia Bakeries (Philippines), Inc. has made sure that its breads are 100 percent trans fat-free. Gardenia’s zero trans fat products are not only delicious, they may also help reduce the risk of coronary heart disease.

Gardenia’s line of tasty breads provides a host of other nutritional benefits that go hand in hand with their fresh goodness. The High Fiber Wheat Bread, available in regular and thick slices, is packed with fiber, folate, Vitamin A and more vitamins and minerals.

Whole Wheat Bun is also a good source of fiber, folate, riboflavin and niacin. Sugar Free 12-Grain Loaf is a boon for diabetics who need to control their sugar intake and for those who want to watch their weight.

For health buffs who love the taste of natural honey and oats, Gardenia’s Honey Oat Loaf is the perfect choice. It’s got the right blend of honey sweetness and heart-healthful Quaker Oats and, contains vitamins like Vitamins A, B1 (thiamine), B2 (riboflavin), and B3 (niacin).

High Calcium Milk Bread nourishes bones and teeth, may help reduce the risk of osteoporosis later in life, and ideal for pregnant and lactating moms.

Choosing Food without Trans Fat

Reference:

http://www3.mb.com.ph/HLTH20080122114511.html

Cure for Dengue???

Dengue fever, or West Nile fever, is a mild viral illness transmitted by mosquitos which causes fever, rashes and muscle and joint aches. Treatment includes rehydration and recovery is expected. A second exposure to the virus can result in Dengue hemorrhagic fever, a life-threatening illness.

January 18, 2008. I just received this email and this is all about the Cure for Dengue fever. Here in my country dengue fever is very hard to manipulate and it is one of the major problem also when it regards to concern in healthy of community because obviously one of the reason here why they cant avoid and prevent this kind of illnesses are locking of capability to due of equipments and facility.

If you will going to read the story this is can be helpful for you and also to your community.
"Speak out: Cure for dengue?
By Bernardo Rocha Calibo
Director, National Police Commission 7

THERE is hope that the dengue scourge will be obliterated.

I was in a meeting in Manila recently with other Napolcom officials. While waiting for my flight back to Cebu, I happened to talk with friends. The conversation eventually turned to dengue. Some of their statements shocked me. I called up the persons concerned and they confirmed these revelations.

Computer technician Wenceslao Salesale Jr., 27, was downed by dengue. His platelet count plunged from 180 to 80. He was rushed by ambulance from Novaliches to Manila. Inside the ambulance, a relative, acting upon the advice of a missionary priest, made him drink soup made from camote tops. The following day, his platelet count was normal.

Dengue attacked the 7-year-old daughter of engineers Mar and Lita Budlongan of Kaloocan City. Her platelet count read 80. The same treatment was used. The following day she was back to normal.

The 15-year-old daughter of businessman Nepomuceno Salaga of Sampaloc, Manila had a dangerous platelet count of 80 due to dengue. The same treatment was followed. The following day she was back in school.

I asked a doctor of medicine about herbal cures and he said that many, if not most, medicines come from plants. He also said that under the Hippocratic Oath, doctors are bound encourage anything that can cure a patient.

Research

We need not do research deep in the rainforests of the Amazon or venture into the ocean depths in search of the elusive cure for dengue. It is right there in the backyard.

The following information is from Wikipedia:

“In 1992, the Center for Science in the Public Interest compared the nutritional value of sweet potatoes to other vegetables. Considering fiber content, complex carbohydrates, protein, vitamins A and C, iron and calcium, the sweet potato ranked highest in nutritional value. According to these criteria, sweet potatoes earned 184 points, 100 points over the next on the list, the common potato (NCSPC).”

“…Sweet potato tops are excellent sources of antioxidative compounds, mainly polyphenolics, which may protect the human body from oxidative stress that is associated with many diseases including cancer ad cardiovascular diseases. Sweet potato greens have the highest content of total polyphenolics among other commercial vegetables studied.

“Sweet potatoes contain protein, dietary fiber, lipid, and essential minerals and nutrients such as calcium, phosphorous, magnesium, sodium, potassium, sulfur, iron, copper, zinc, manganese, aluminum and boron. Sweet potatoes are also important sources of vitamin A, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin and ascorbic acid.”

Camote (Sweet Potato)

In the case of Salaga, he bought five sheaves (bugkos/ bigkis) of camote cuttings. Each sheaf consists of about 12 cuttings. Each cutting measures about one foot. A sheaf costs about P5.

Camote tops are boiled in water to extract the juice. The boiling lasts for about five minutes. A little salt is used to give flavor to it. The patient is made to drink slowly and gradually. The body’s immunity system is thus revived, making dengue helpless against the body’s natural defenses. Camote enables the body to heal itself.

Now you know why I earlier said that my friends’ revelations shocked me.

They were shocking because people are needlessly dying all around us from dengue, while their very cure is also all around us.

In the past, many were fond of using the derogatory statement, “Go home and plant camote.” Now, camote is big news. It can save lives. What could be bigger than that?

So, to fortify your family against dengue, “Go home and plant camote!”

(Engr. Lita Budiongan and Mr. Nepomuceno Salaga personally related to me their experiences with their respective daughters. I asked their permission to use their names.) "

Sweet Potato Plant - "Camote"

Cooked Camote

Airplane Safety Instruction

When planning a trip by Airplane, we are all known that we should priorities and secured our self first in encase of encountering problem or an Emergency.

The following photos are the common safety instructions given by attendant during a preflight.

Hope I could help you by giving idea.

Accessory must-have: a bling watch

There Is Nothing conventional about anything that bears the D & G imprint.

Since establishing their now incredibly famous fashion house in 1985, Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana have pushed the fashion envelope in ways that very few designers dare to. No wonder celebrities as diverse and as headstrong as Madonna, Kate Hudson, Matthew McConaughey, Whitney Houston and Barbara Bush take to the brand like fish to water.

It’s not at all surprising to see that these guys’ reputation as agent provocateurs extends to their D & G line of timepieces. These are watches that are known for much more than their ability to tell the time. These are watches that get noticed, watches that get talked about. Eyecatching without being tacky, D & G watches draw a lot of attention for their eclectic faces and varied strap materials that include fabric, silicon, leather, stainless steel and gold-plated steel with or without rhinestones.

Like Madonna, D & G’s most famous endorser, D & G women’s timepiece line is for women who like to stand out from the crowd. Produced and distributed by noted Italian jeweler Binda Italia Spa, these quartz watches are water-resistant up to 30 meters and usually come with D & G’s personalized jewelry buckle, a conversation piece in itself.

And with model names like Flower Power, Foxy Lady, Peek-A-Boo, C’est Chic, Pasion De Ibiza, Secret Service, Ocean Diva, Dig It, Groove On, Release Yourself, Amanda, Marianne, Gloria, I Love D & G and D & G Is Forever, they are virtual wrist magnets that also reflect the irreverent character of the brand. Well-crafted and certainly well-sculpted, D & G watches are practically works of art to marvel at. Their intricacies, especially in when it comes to straps and faces, also make them difficult to counterfeit, hence also making it easier to tell if one is wearing the real thing or not.

The new collection also reflects the current direction the brand is taking, which is “more sensual than sexual,” as Mr. Gabbana himself recently told the New York Times. “We take a risk. People say it is too much, but it depends on the eye.”

Priced between $225 to $625, the latest D & G watches are fabulous pieces of jewelry that both accentuate and, yes, punctuate just about every wardrobe she wears for every occasion—be it clubbing, malling, anything red carpet or black tie and everything else in between.

Check out their wide selection of watches at http://eng.dolcegabbana.it/time.asp.

sponsored by: Edwin P. Sallan

MOTTO FOR A POSITIVE OUTLOOK

Refuse to be unhappy; be cheerful instead.

Refuse to let your troubles multiply; just take them one by one.

Organize your time; keep your life simple and exactly the way you want it.

Refuse to dwell on the mistakes or disappointments that are sometimes a part of life; instead learn how you can make things better.

Be optimistic. Be energetic and positive about the things you do, and always hope for the best.

Believe in yourself at all times and in all aspects of your life. Before you know it, those wonderful dreams you have believed in all your life will come true, and your life will be the happy and successful that it was meant to be.