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Category Archives: Health
Stand up and live longer
Because sitting is bad for your health, that’s why. I’ve always suspected that prolonged sitting is to blame for a myriad of health problems like back pain, stiff neck, and even obesity. I’ve always had a desk job and I … Continue reading
Small daily aspirin dose ‘cuts cancer risk’
I find this article worth sharing considering the very alarming statistics on cancer deaths in the Philippines and worldwide. Frankly, who needs statistics when it comes to the big, bad C? Almost everyone is personally touched by this disease. Do … Continue reading
“Play video games = Eat more fruits and veggies”
A US study found “that children who played certain ‘serious’ video games—not the blockbuster blood-and-guts ones like “Black Ops”—increased the amount of fruit and vegetables they ate per day by around one serving.” IF this is true then Marielle and … Continue reading
Posted in Curiosities, Health, MY VARIED INTERESTS, Technology
Tagged fruits and vegetables, fruits and veggies, Video Games, Wii Sports
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Health benefits of OKRA
I copied this verbatim from a forwarded e-mail a couple of months ago. Looks credible and useful so I am posting it. -o0o- This common vegetable can lower sugar and cholesterol and cleanses your system too!
Posted in Health, Tips
Tagged cholasterol, diabetic, diabetis, Health, Medicinal benefits of Okra, Natural medicines, Okra, Sylvia Zook, University of Illinois
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Jolly Trike — the next generation Jolly Jeep?
I had to roll down my car window the other night and snap a quick photo at the scene right in the middle of the “island” along Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue (Buendia) just a meter or two from the Gil … Continue reading
Driving causes Obesity. Seriously?
This one freaks me out. A study which appears in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine seems to have arrived at this conclusion. The study found that users of the new light rail system in Charlotte, N.C., were 81 percent … Continue reading
Posted in Cars, Curiosities, Health
Tagged AJPM, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, BMI, body mass index, commuting, driving, light rail system, Obesity
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Our body’s MVP
The human body functions as a unit so it makes perfect sense to keep every part in good shape. But just like any functioning system, some parts are more valuable than others. To put it more graphically, lose a leg … Continue reading
Be Friendly, Be Healthy
I knew it! Having lotsa friends is not only good for the soul, it is likewise good for the health. And, believe it or not, there is scientific basis to this. A study conducted by researchers from the Brigham Young … Continue reading
Posted in Curiosities, Friends, Health
Tagged BBC News, Brigham Young University, facebook, Health News, Twitter, Utah
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Lost: My Voice
If you happen to stumble upon my voice, please convince it to return to me the soonest. It was threatening to leave me yesterday and, thinking it was bluffing, I called its bluff. This morning when I woke up I … Continue reading
Correct Timing for Drinking Water
I don’t believe every tip and pointer I receive in my e-mail inbox. †But I always make it a point to save and re-post the sensible and useful ones. †This is one of them. Apparently, there is a proper timing … Continue reading
Web Browser, 15yo | How to ward off Swine Flu | Russian Proverb
A mighty lot of people spend a lot of their waking hours with this guy, Web Browser. †But did you know that Mr. Browser just turned 15? †He — or rather the world — celebrated his 15th birthday on October … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacies, Health, MY BAG OF TRICKS, Technology, Tips
Tagged ah1n1, Chrome, Firefox, internet explorer, netscape, russian proverb, safari, Swine Flu, Web browser
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Win7 vs. Snow Leopard | Treatment for Leptospirosis | Deadly Cockroach |
I found a very interesting article comparing the newly announced Windows 7 with Mac’s OSX Snow Leopard. †It is, of course, an inevitable face off, with the Snow Leopard winning the contest as far as the author is concerned. †I … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacies, Health, Humor, MY BAG OF TRICKS, Technology, Tips
Tagged deadly cockroach, Humor, leptospirosis, osx, snow leopard, windows 7
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