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8 Health and wellness tips for office workers

8 Health and wellness tips for office workers

Typical office work often falls under a sedentary lifestyle which can be hazardous to health. A sedentary lifestyle can lead to health issues including obesity, heart disease,

Household products that could be dangerous to your child’s health

Household products that could be dangerous to your child’s health

If you look around you, there are many things around the house that might be dangerous to your children’s health, especially curious toddlers. It is important to be aware of what these potentially dangerous items are to help keep your

Top Priorities that change when you become a Mom

Top Priorities that change when you become a Mom

There’s probably no job more diverse, challenging, inundating, and yet rewarding than being a mother. The roles that you fill once you become a mom are a game-changer. You realize that life is no longer just about ‘you’ and evolves to

How working moms can get more energy the healthy way

How working moms can get more energy the healthy way

 

Being a working mom is a challenge because it entails balancing your responsibilities at home and at work. The pandemic has made the dual roles of a working mom more challenging, especially if you work from home because you have

Fight sarcopenia: Take charge of your muscle health

Fight sarcopenia: Take charge of your muscle health

From the time you are born until around the age of 30, your muscles develop and become stronger. However, as you age, you start losing muscle mass and strength.  According to WebMD, this kind of muscle degeneration is attributed to aging

DPWH COEU and MEDICARE PLUS Contract Signing

DPWH COEU and MEDICARE PLUS Contract Signing
Manila, Philippines, April 5, 2022—Medicare Plus, Inc. (“Medicare” or the “Company”), provides comprehensive and integrated medical and preventive health care services and facilities to individuals, groups of individuals, associations, firms, and other organizations, duly licensed by the Insurance Commission as a Health Maintenance

7 Ways to Build Your Body’s Natural Defenses

7 Ways to Build Your Body’s Natural Defenses

Madalas ka bang tamaan ng ubo, sipon, at lagnat? If you’ve been monitoring the news these past few weeks, you’ll know that many are getting sick with the flu and common colds, and some medicines are currently out of stock. Now more

10 Pinoy health myths debunked (part 2)

10 Pinoy health myths debunked
(Part 2)

Shifting from reactive to proactive health care

Health-related myths are nothing more than old wives’ tales that have been passed on to us by our elders. Although many of these myths challenge scientific and medical findings, surprisingly many Filipinos still cling to them.

13 Essential vitamins that your body needs

13 Essential vitamins that your body needs (Part 1)

If air and water are essential for living, so are vitamins. They are often called micronutrients because you only need tiny amounts to keep your body strong, healthy, and functional. These micronutrients play significant roles in the body including converting food

How to Manage a Mild Case of COVID-19 at Home

How to Manage a Mild Case of COVID-19 at Home

Shifting from reactive to proactive health care

Over the years, the Internet and other modern advancements have revolutionized our day-to-day lives. Yet despite numerous scientific and technological breakthroughs, many Filipinos still cling to health superstitions that have been passed on