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‘For Your SweetHeart’ campaign heightens awareness on diabetes-heart disease link, cautions patients amid a pandemic

08/27/2020 No Comments

The critical link between diabetes and heart disease — is now more than ever, an important topic of discussion. Knowing the link can save your life. The “For Your SweetHeart” campaign, spearheaded by Boehringer Ingelheim (Philippines), Inc. in partnership with medical societies and patient groups, urges Filipinos diagnosed with diabetes to be aware of the link between diabetes and cardiovascular […]

Health & Wellness

Upjohn Sheds Light on Mental Health, Resilience, and Hope during the Pandemic

08/17/2020 No Comments

A strong advocate for mental health awareness and wellness, Upjohn, a Pfizer division, led a discussion on the state of mental health landscape in the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a press briefing entitled “Adapting to the new normal: A Dialogue on mental health, resilience, and hope,” Upjohn invited the media for a discussion on mental wellness as Filipinos […]

Health & Wellness, Home & Family

Dare to do these exciting indoor activities to keep cabin fever down

08/17/2020 No Comments

Staying home continues to be the best risk-mitigation initiative amidst the pandemic. With varying degrees of quarantine protocols implemented across the country, Filipinos are still discouraged to go out – a tad challenging for an immensely social nation. Another major hurdle everyone staying indoors faces is cabin fever, a common reaction to being isolated for a prolonged period of time. […]

Health & Wellness

5 Simple Lifelogging Hacks for a Better You in 2020

07/30/2020 No Comments

According to Lexico, an online dictionary powered by Oxford, lifelogging is ‘action or practice of making a continuous record of one’s daily activities by means of a digital device or computer application.’ You can track almost everything – what you eat during a day, how long you sleep, how long you work out, or how many calories you burn throughout […]

Health & Wellness, Life in the Age of Pandemic Covid-19

I Got Tested for Covid-19 IgG/IgM Rapid Test

07/25/2020 No Comments

The government of Metro Manila has created a drive-thru Covid-19 Rapid testing at the Quirino Granstand allowing anyone they can occupy in a day to get a result. They have put up lanes for people in four wheels and there is also a lane for two wheels. I honestly applaud this kind of move. Finally, someone got the balls to […]

Health & Wellness, Home & Family

Is your family getting proper nutrition to stay strong?

07/25/2020 No Comments

Good nutrition is critical to support a healthy immune system. There is a strong relationship between poor nutritional status and compromised immunity. Below, are seven essential nutrients that are known to support immune health. Protein is needed for the building of antibodies and immune system cells. Also, some of the amino acids that make up proteins are important fuels for cells […]