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I slept early last night despite the fact I that I promised myself to stay up late to finish some tasks. Been experiencing some cramps and pains on my hips so I decided to call it a night to get some rest. Woke up early today and decided to borrow my daughter’s jumping rope and did some rounds of jump and it did really feel good after . Did some stretching and a round on the scooter of the little boy, yes! talk about improvised exercise gadgets here. Ahaha.

I did some cut on my rice intake too. I just hope that this losing weight thingy will work on me. lol. Patience and determination is all I need. It’s a long weekend on my part of the world and I don’t have work today so I am one happy Mama here to spend quality time with my family.  Hope you’re having a great weekend too!

People whom I haven’t seen for quite sometime would often be surprise and always have the same remarks that makes me frown, ” You look big”, ” You gained weight”, ” “What happened to you? you’re so fat” . I o n the other hand sometimes gets too tired of explaining that I just shrugged it of, I am close to taking lipozene then just to get quick results on weight loss but I decided to take things slowly and get to the main and root cause of the sudden increase of weight. Then I found out that that I have a polycystic ovarian syndrome (pcos) and one effect and symptom of it is weight gain, hence the rapid increase of weight as an effect to me. I need to go back to my OB gyne since I stopped taking pills now and discuss with her about other options that I can take aside from it.

Been up since 4 a.m this morning and went straight to the office and worked till 5:30. Felt so dead tired and been experiencing joint pains from too much sitting in front of the computer and that is for about six hours to be exact, joint pain treatment is what I need now or probably a good massage. My hips are terribly aching, I remember when I was in college when I carried a heavy pail of water and I suddenly felt a terrible pain around my hips as I forced myself to carry it, since then I would feel some hip pain from time to time and It think it’s one root cause for this pain I am experiencing. I hope it goes away now as I need to finish some things on my to do list and I can’t concentrate and be productive when I feel this way. I could really feel that I am now getting older with these condition.

This photo is taken last month while we were at the Enchanted Kingdom in Sta. Rosa Laguna where Gabby had their educational field trip. I seldom have myself photographed because I hate to see how big I am. lol! I am still in denial whenever I see myself this big. Ahaha! but pictures never lie right?! I guess I really need to take into consideration taking up ephedra diet pills. PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) has really taken its toll on me and I am really getting on heavier side as days pass by. The more I plan to go on a diet, the more I crave for foods, especially sweets. Bad I know! Self discipline is what I need to implement first.

My mom was not around when I arrived yesterday at around 6 p.m yesterday when we paid them a visit. She was already at the market attending to their small business there. At 60 years old, she has been hospitalized twice already hence the need to take extra precautions with regards to her health condition. The first case was due to an increase in her blood sugar level and the second one was due to her complain of dizzy spells every now and then and the results of laboratory exams shows that her cholesterol level is in a bad state and she has to go through cholesterol treatments. She was given necessary medicines and advices by her doctor. Good thing that she’s now in good shape though she eats too much at times as if she doesn’t have any health issues. My sister would often remind her about her diet but my mom’s too stubborn sometimes that she would disregard advices when she feels okay. It’s hard but we need to be strict on her as its health at stake.

According to the United States Department of Agriculture, a cup of regular yogurt (100 grams or 3.5 ounces) gives the following nutritional values: 61 calories, 4.7 grams (g) of carbohydrates, 3.5 g of protein, 4.7 g of sugar, 3.3 g of fat, 121 mg of calcium, 250 mg of potassium, 16 mg of magnesium, and the B vitamins.

But more than your regular milk, yogurt has the added health value of probiotics, the good bacteria our body needs, such as your lactobacilli.

Let us look at the possible ways yogurt can help us:

For those who can’t tolerate milk.

• A substantial number of Asians (including me) can’t tolerate milk. Some people have trouble digesting milk proteins and the sugar lactose in milk. They develop bloating and diarrhea. As an alternative, eating a cup of yogurt a day doesn’t give the same unwanted effect

According to Dr. John Briffa, a London physician, columnist, and nutrition expert, yogurt is less likely to cause an upset stomach for two reasons. First, the healthy bacteria used to make yogurt help in partially digesting the milk proteins. Second, these friendly bacteria also digest the sugar lactose, converting it to lactic acid. Thus, yogurt contains less of these diarrhea-inducing components.

May help prevent stomach cancer, ulcer, and colon cancer.

• Dr. John Briffa writes that the healthy bacteria in yogurt have the potential to help people with stomach ulcer, food poisoning, constipation, diarrhea, and other bowel-related problems. The presence of good bacteria in yogurt somehow helps ward off and displace the bad bacteria.

One such annoying bug, called Helicobacter pylori, is known to cause stomach ulcers. A Taiwan study shows that two probiotics in yogurt — lactobacillus and bifidobacterium — help treat patients with ulcers and are taking medicines to treat Helicobacter pylori infection.

For strengthening the immune system.

• Several studies have shown that yogurt assists our immune system. A breakthrough study by Dr. Georges M. Halpern of the University of California School of Medicine shows that eating two cups of yogurt a day for four months can increase our body’s gamma interferon (substances fighting infections) by five times. Dr. Halpern and colleagues found that yogurt with specific live active cultures (containing Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus) boosted interferon levels.

In addition, a one-year follow-up study by Dr. Halpern shows that eating six ounces of yogurt a day can help prevent colds, hay fever, and diarrhea. And if ever the patients developed a cold, the symptoms were less troublesome.

Yet another research done on elderly people shows a significant reduction in the duration of illness (including gastrointestinal and respiratory illness) in those taking yogurt. Because of its effect on the immune system, yogurt is believed to be beneficial, too, for people with allergy, various cancers, and HIV-AIDS.

For those taking antibiotics, especially children.

• Whenever you take antibiotics, it’s commonsense to take a cup of yogurt every day. Although antibiotics are extremely helpful medicines, they can sometimes destroy the good bacteria, along with the bad bacteria. Some experts believe that eating yogurt will help replace the good bacteria that may have been destroyed by the antibiotic. One study suggests that eating certain probiotics (named L. casei, L. bulgaricus, and S. thermophilus) can also reduce the incidence of diarrhea, a possible side effect caused by taking antibiotics.

To help prevent osteoporosis.

• We know that both calcium and vitamin D play a major role in preventing osteoporosis. And since a cup of yogurt contains 12 percent of our daily calcium needs, this can help protect our bones. Check the labels because some yogurt preparations are made with added vitamin D. Other food sources with vitamin D are eggs and sardines. Early morning sunshine also helps our bodies produce vitamin D.

To help treat vaginal yeast infection.

• Symptoms of this common vaginal infection (called candida) are itchiness and the presence of a whitish discharge in the vaginal area. Doctors usually prescribe an anti-fungal suppository for seven days. Aside from medications, experts suggest eating a cup of yogurt for five days to help replenish the healthy lactobacillus in the body. One study reported that women who take a cup of yogurt a day had less vaginal yeast infection and less urinary tract infection (UTI). Yogurt researcher Dr. Georges Halpern believes that yogurt is especially beneficial for women, “Yogurt boosts immunity, delivers lots of available calcium, and helps prevent vaginitis.”

To help treat canker sores (locally called singaw).

• Canker sores are small, shallow, and painful lesions inside the mouth. It’s not contagious, but it can make eating and talking very painful. It usually starts with a small injury (from teeth braces, accidental biting, and abrasion from the teeth).

From my own experience, ear, nose, throat specialist Dr. Elmer De La Cruz advised me to eat yogurt. According to Dr. De La Cruz, yogurt is particularly helpful because it coats all of the painful sores, even in places that are hard to reach, like the throat and inner gums. I tried it and it was a great relief! One technique is to take in one to two tablespoons of yogurt every hour or two, so as to cover the canker sores and hasten their healing.

To help you lose weight.

• Compared with regular ice cream, yogurt has fewer calories, less fat, and less sugar. A small cup of yogurt yields only around 70 calories. In fact, a small study from the University of Washington in Seattle shows that eating yogurt makes one feel fuller and less hungry, compared to drinking fruit juices and other sugary drinks. So it pays to indulge in yogurt instead.

Some final tips when buying yogurt.

1. you may choose the low-fat or fat-free variety.
2. make sure also that your yogurt has “live and active cultures,” which means that it has the healthy bacteria inside.
3. be sure it’s not yet expired.

And so, if you want to be healthy, many experts will agree: Have some yogurt today.

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As we all know, our body needs the utmost care we could get. We sometimes tend to abuse our very own body that we push our energy to the limit and in the end experience some pains and aches that results for the worst as getting sick. There are many beneficial things that we could do and exercise some healthy routine that will strengthen and fights sickness that weakens our body. There goes physical exercises, healthy eating and proper diets, indulging in pampering your body once in awhile and take infrared saunas.

It has been said that there are plenty of benefits that we could get from taking saunas as it has therapeutic effect on our body. first it that it helps in removing out toxins from the body, it was eliminated through sweating. It also alleviate pain and improve joint mobility in patients with rheumatic diseases ( this sound good for the not so young at heart), also good for burning calories and for eight loss purposes. It also does give your skin that glowing look as it eliminated some dead skin cells. It also does help in Cardiovascular Workout as it maintain the blood vessels in a healthier condition. It shows that frequent sauna bathing can make person’s blood pressure level also to stay lower.

You can never judge a person merely based on looks, there are people who can really carry themselves very well and with so much poise not knowing that person is carrying a burden deep down him.That was a case of a close friend now who badly needs a professional help regarding his being an alcoholic, the first time we knew about his situation was to feel about his family. Most especially that they still have little kids who needs their full attention and with his condition, he definitely cannot give it to them much more that we heard that he’s hurting his family when he’s drunk. He definitely needs to undergo proper treatment at Passages Malibu where they take each case with care that they make sure you will be healed.

Denial is the first defense of every person who are hook into different types of addiction, making it so hard to make them realize that they need treatment but at Passages Malibu, they take each case with a unique approach to holistic drug and alcohol abuse recovery in which they treat the underlying cause of addiction. Not the most common types of rehab wherein you feel like a prisoner or in which gave a much bigger problem that results to a more complicated situation afterward.

With them, you will be guaranteed to find an inner peace as they help you out in determining the root cause of the problem, not just trying to cure you by giving this and that prescriptions. You can head on and read more at Passages Malibu blog to get more information about it.

I felt being unproductive for a couple of days now, it’s either I go to sleep very early or I will wake up from time to time to catch up on my work and end up nothing to accomplish , just like the other day where I did spend three hours researching on the net about studying Mortgage Lending and the causes and effects of it on our financial budget, but end up doing some senseless surfing around the net.  This may have been a result of lack of sleep last week. It almost came to a point where I would experience dizzy spells at the office, very bad I know.  I googled some info about sleep deprivation and here it is:

The effects of sleep deprivation depend on the type of sleep disorder from which you suffer. However, some of the more general effects of lack of sleep include:

* blurry vision
* depression (While depression can cause a lack of sleep, it can also arise from sleep deprivation.)
* dizziness
* dramatic weight loss or gain
* hallucinations
* heart disease
* hypertension (high blood pressure)
* irritability
* memory loss
* nausea
* tremors
* trouble speaking.

People who have the following conditions or lifestyle habits are at a higher risk of suffering from any type of sleep disorder:

* depression
* diabetes
* lack of exercise
* obesity
* poor diet
* use of prescription medication.

Added to that of course is a great and bad effect on physical appearance like, eyebags, puffy eyes, pimples, dry skin. etc. etc.

The mental ability is greatly affected to as you tend to become forgetful and there would be instances that you get to experience memory gap and difficulty in making a wise decision since you can not think clearly.

I felt so lousy from the time I woke up this morning. I just thought that it’s just because I am having Monday sickness, Laziness that is! but as I reached the office, I had this heavy feeling and my muscles are all aching, I wanted to lay down here and sleep. lol! This is not a good sign as I might excuse myself again from work. I still got one pending tasks to finish tonight and tons of photos to sort and upload on facebook. I already informed DH and he told me that he’ll massage me later tonight. I just hope this sickly feeling goes away soon…