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Saturday, October 1st, 2011

Healthy Breakfast

All happiness depends on a leisurely breakfast. ~John Gunther

“Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.”

Back in my high school days, I used to hear my mom say this over and over each morning when I do not want to get late in school that I wanted to skip eating my breakfast. I always have the question in my mind what my mom meant when she says that breakfast it the most important meal. But over the years, I never really tried searching for the answers not until now.

Food is the fuel and energy that our bodies need and without it we spend the day fighting off a headache and a bad mood. Breakfast is just the thing that breaks the fast that your body is in from the long night before a new day. Studies show that children who eat breakfast perform better in school. This works with adults too. If you want to enjoy your day with a good mood, if you want to stay focused and have a better concentration, eat your breakfast first thing in the morning.

The ones who usually skip meals are the weight watchers, and one of the common reasons why they skip breakfast is to lose weight. Teens are becoming body conscious; they tend to skip eating meals, thinking that this will help them to slim down. This is a common misconception of weight watchers with superficial knowledge about losing weight. You eat more, you lose more. This does not sound like it but it actually works better than not eating anything at all. Your body expects to be refueled at a certain time of the day. When you do not eat, you starve yourself and intensify the hunger that makes it even harder for you to resist consuming big servings of food during the next meals. Also, when you do not eat breakfast, studies show that your metabolism gets slower to digest and is having a hard time breaking down the consumed food that results to a high risk of obesity.

Eating breakfast may actually be good for losing weight. Those who eat their breakfast are more likely to maintain a healthy weight than those who do not eat breakfast. Nutrition experts believe eating breakfast keeps your metabolism digesting while starving yourself makes it even harder to digest food and it takes one to two days before it gets to digest normally again. But the consumption of breakfast increases the metabolic rate and kick starts and gears up your body. Eat right every day, save yourself from a bad condition, and worry not about a little calorie.

 

Sunday, October 17th, 2010

Your Home Spa

Your Home Spa

People nowadays find a lot of ways how to decrease stress. And the best way to do this is to have a good massage and spa that will soothe one’s craving for relaxation and rejuvenation.

But scheduling massages and spa at the health wellness clinics often becomes a problem along the way. So a young and lovely entrepreneur, Mitchie Manalastas, came up with the idea of having her own spa and massage services that will cater to most men and women’s desire to find relaxation right inside their homes.

“One of my close friends in manila told me how convenient it is for her to have a massage services right in your own place. This makes it economical, convenient and relaxing for her. She doesn’t have to drive, pay parking fees, which saves a lot of time and expense. Right after the massage which she usually has after work she could just go to sleep which is not possible if she had her massage in other spa’s, this gave me an idea that there’s a demand for such kind of service,” Mitchie said.

Your Home Spa is now a pioneer service spa and massage service provider in Pampanga. With the growing demand on services within the bustling business and tourism center of Central Luzon, Mitchie is more than thankful to have thought of having a 24-hour service for the comfort and convenience of her happy clients.

“I decided to open up home-service spa for 24 hours mainly for the comfort and convenience of my clients. There’s no better service one can offer than being available 24/7. Our clients include professionals, housewives and surprisingly I have noticed that even teenagers as young as 13 years old are availing our services. We bring our therapists right into our clients’ home using our own transportation without extra cost,” She added.

Your Home Spa has trained therapist while their service rates are very affordable and reasonable. Here are the services they offer:

One Hour Full Body Massage                   P 250
Bentusa                                                             P 200
Bentusa with Massage                                 P 450
Body Scrub                                                      P 500
Body Scrub w/ whitening                          P 1000
Foot Spa                                                            P 250
Foot Spa w/ Manicure and Pedicure     P 350
Pedicure and Manicure                               P 150

For bookings, please call (045)860-6118 or 0923.659.7280.

 

Tuesday, September 21st, 2010

Consider natural remedies!

Consider natural remedies!

Are you struggling to find relief for pain? Is it something that you have been dealing with for a long time or is it something that hit you recently? In addition to pain treatments a doctor will prescribe for you, there are other things that you could do that can help limit the hold that pain has on you. While there is no absolutely perfect pain remedy that works for everyone, it is likely that you can find one that will help bring pain relief to you.

This is not to be taken as medical advice. It is meant to help educate about options that are available to you that can be used in addition to what your doctor prescribes. These treatments may very well be prescribed by your doctor in some cases. Just remember to have ongoing or unbearable pains checked out by a qualified health care professional.

One type of alternative pain treatment is physical therapy. Physical therapy will help you learn how to deal with pain, build strength in the problem area, and regain flexibility. Physical therapy is great when used with other treatments. It teaches you how to cope with your pain and recover from injury.

Acupuncture is an ancient method that has seen much success over time. There are many reasons given why it works for so many, but the basic explanation is that it may stimulate the release of chemicals in the body helping it to soothe pain and help body heal. There are risks involved, however. Make sure that the place you are working with uses new and clean needles and that all needles are accounted for when removed. If you are on blood thinners and are not able to clot, then having needles poked into your skin may not be the best thing to you.

Exercise may not seem like a good treatment plan, but it can help lessen the amount that you have. Inactivity can actually cause your problems and pain to worsen. As you exercise you strengthen your muscles and joints and increase bone density. And doing this will help prevent pain from worsening. Exercise will also release endorphins which bring about a sense of calming and relief from pain.

Your diet may also help bring about pain relief. If you are overweight, you are adding stress to your body and increasing the amount of pain it feels. Muscles, bones, and joints will struggle to function with the extra weight and will wear down at a faster rate than it should. Be careful not to lose too much. Losing too much weight can have an adverse effect on your hormones which can negatively affect your body’s ability to heal.

There are also supplements that can be used to help alleviate pain. Glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate can help with pain and joint health. Be sure to monitor the amount you take in as too much can have a negative impact on your body. The source of the chondroitin must also be considered as it is sometimes derived from shellfish. If you have an allergy to shellfish, you might have some serious health issues arise from taking chondroitin.

For those looking for an alternative treatment to help manage their pain, there are plenty to choose from. Much depends on your dedication to feeling better and believing that what you are doing will work. If you don’t like being trapped into just one course of action to treat your pain, know that there are alternative treatments to be found and your relief for pain may be around the corner.


Reference:
Natural Home Remedies

 

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

Deco Central

Deco Central

Innovative and highly elegant tables, chairs, beds, shelves and more featured in different colors and contours delighted the guests during the opening of Deco Central, the first-ever permanent showroom of Philippine Export Region 3 (PhilExport R3) inside Clark Freeport Zone.

Deco Central opened last February 12 with the presence of Clark Development Corp. President Benny Ricafort; Luis Sicat, PhilExport national trustee; Teresa Carlos, SMED Council Pampanga chairperson; Randy G. Viray, PhilExport R3 president; Leni Abella, PhilExport vice president for promotions; Myrna Bituin, PhilExport national trustee for furniture; and all the members of the board of PhilExport Region 3.

Deco Central opening

Deco Central opening

Deco Central is a one-stop establishment where buyers can conveniently shop for the latest selections of high quality products that local furniture and home furnishings and accessories sectors have to offer.

Located along the C.M. Recto Highway , Clark Freeport Zone, beside Puregold Duty Free Shop, Deco Central projects the unified spirit of world-class Kapampangan exporters that have made a mark in the furniture industry.

At least 20 renowned furniture manufacturers and exporters will have permanent shows at Deco Central, the most apt venue where these companies can launch their new products that are likewise being offered in the world market.

Bringing creativity and elegance

Bringing creativity and elegance

These companies include A. Garcia Crafts, Asia Ceramics, Betis Crafts, Inc., Betis House of Décor, Calfurn Mfg. Phils., Inc., Country Accents, Inc., Dale Mathis Studio, Inc., Diretso Design Furniture, Inc., Furnitureville, Inc., KLM Manufacturing, Las Palmas Furniture, Inc., Maze Manufacturing, More Than a Chair, Inc., Office @Work, Peter’s Custombuilt, Philiana Designs, Smartdesign, Inc., South Sea Veneer Corp., Venzon Manufacturing, Inc., and Vivere Lifestyle Co., Inc.

Deco Central is managed by the PhilExport R3. It is open Monday to Sunday from 10:00 am till 7:00 p.m. Custom made furniture may also be negotiated with the locators.

 

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