A health freak mom's thoughts on health and all things healthy
Whether you’re traveling overseas or locally, the experience can be thrilling. However, it also comes with challenges, such as maintaining your daily skincare routine. Some of the items that you must bring with you are your daily skincare products, makeup, and face towels. When you travel, traveling light is the way to go. No one…
Pumpkins can seem spooky in their Jack-o-lantern state, but don’t be fooled as they’re actually one of the most nutritious fruits out there. Most of us typically experience pumpkin at a few very specific times of year — carved into funny faces on front porches at Halloween, and baked into super-sweet pumpkin pie at Christmas or Thanksgiving. But good gourd!…
It can be extremely frustrating when you hear about your family members, friends, and coworkers being able to lose weight on one particular diet and then seeing that it does not work for you. You may have watched as someone dropped a lot of weight extremely fast and then was able to keep the weight…
There are many reasons people go to a psychic for a reading, some want to know about their future job and career opportunities, some want to know about a loved one who has passed away, some are looking for a path to happiness because they have lost their way. Still others have questions about their…
There is no doubt about the fact that individuals nowadays are busy. Working a 9-to-5 job, taking care of responsibilities, pursuing hobbies, enjoying entertainment, and doing everything else can be very tiring. It is a good idea for individuals to take advantage of different services that are available in order to help them care for…
For the past 2 weeks, I have been experiencing bloating and flatulence. This usually happens after lunch, all the way until bed time. Initially, I didn’t give it much thought and guessed that I must have eaten some gas-causing food. However, when the bouts of bloating and flatulence struck me painfully every single day, I…
Being a tad anemic from heavy menstruation caused by a fibroid in my uterus, I am now increasing my iron intake from red beans and spinach. I used to stuff myself with red meat like beef and pork until I read that high intake of meat, especially red meat takes a toll on our kidneys…
Several months back, a friend of mine nearly lost her husband to hemorrahagic dengue fever. Her husband was hospitalized for almost 3 months. He had partial loss of memory, his liver and kidneys almost failed him, he had to be intubated and now he has to undergo rehab and physiotherapy. Thank God he survived this…
I attended the girls’ Sports Day in school last Saturday. It was a very hot and humid day. When we left the school at about 2pm, the temperature in the car showed 40 degrees Celsius, holy cow! After being in the sun for over 7 hours, my head was throbbing – from the school, all…
The other morning when I was at the butcher to get some pork ribs to make bakuteh, the butcher who is ever full of handy tips told me to get a wedge of ‘fun kot’ (kudzu root) to boil it with the bakuteh herbs and meat. The kudzu root will impart natural sweetness and flavor…