Having three kids is, yes, joy.
But it’s also no joke when at least one of them gets sick. Because we share a family bed (yes, we all sleep together in one room… yes, teenager included ), when one gets sick, the others are in danger of catching the bug too.
Of course, there’s Nate [...]
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The first week of August is World Breastfeeding Week. And breastfeeding advocates around the world are making sure women (and men) are made more aware of the importance and benefits of breastfeeding.
Towards the end of my third pregnancy, the helper, probably noticing I wasn’t buying bottles and feeding paraphernalia, asked me why I haven’t done [...]
My family has long life in the genes.
Both grandparents on my dad’s side died in their old age – Lola in her mid 80s, and Lolo early 90s. Inang, on my mother side, died at mid-90s. My Amang, would you believe, is still well at 90-plus today! He lives to see many of his great [...]
Detoxification programs such as colon cleansing (an example is colonix), 5-day diets or 2-day juice fasts are all the buzzwords today as more people become conscious of their health. But many of these detox claims are apparently just marketing ploys and gimmicks of their promoters.
The truth is that the human body has wonderful built-in features [...]
In the Philippines, Nutrition Month is celebrated every month of July. So this month, on POC Wellness, we shall be featuring articles related to nutrition and good eating.
The habit of eating healthy is not something that we are born with or develop overnight. Kids naturally go for what is sweet or crispy, not what is [...]
Technically, this wasn’t his first visit to the dentist, because I brought him along once when Patch needed to have her braces adjusted.
But this was the first time he actually sat on the chair and got a flouride treatment.
I am proud to say that my children do not have dental phobia. The two girls love [...]
Continue reading about Nate’s first visit to the dentist (and a bit on my dental phobia)
Finally, the frequent afternoon rain showers lately have given Metro Manila residents some respite from the heat. Of course when it’s not cloudy or raining, the humidity and heat is still bad. But hey, at least we get cooler air after the brief showers.
But this also means summer is officially over, and, oh yes, indeed [...]
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The rainy season is here, causing changes in weather that may also trigger asthma attacks in sufferers. We did a feature back in early May on asthma here at the POC Wellness page.
The shifting of seasons is one of the known triggers of asthma. There are a lot of preventive measures that can be done, [...]
Some time ago, a blogger friend, Jane, gave me some kefir grains. Prior to that, I have never seen, tasted or heard of kefir, except for occasionally reading her blog entries about it.
One of the benefits of kefir I was told about is the strengthening of the immune system against infections and allergies. Since I [...]
Since I got myself into working for the Philippine Online Chronicle’s Health and Wellness channel, Ive been very busy. Yes, no doubt about that. But no, that’s not the point I want to make.
Again, again, again…
Since I got myself into working for the Philippine Online Chronicle’s Health and Wellness channel,I’ve become more and more inspired [...]
