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HEALTH - Vitamin D and breast cancer A new study published in...

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:12:36 +0800

HEALTH - Vitamin D and breast cancer

A new study published in the journal Cancer Causes and Control revealed that women with high levels of Vitamin D in their blood decrease their chances of developing breast cancer by up to three times.

The study led by researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and collaborated with researchers from San Diego State University and Heartland Assays of Ames, Iowa, examined blood levels of 1,200 healthy women, 600 of whom later developed breast cancer while the other 600 remained healthy.

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Pretty useful… thank...

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 08:29:48 +0800

Pretty useful… thank you…

ineedtobefithealthythin:

So happy to know this!

lkjslain: YESSSS!!!!:D

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 08:21:45 +0800

lkjslain:

YESSSS!!!!:D

Fairtrade International Newsletter

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:41:15 +0800

Fairtrade International Newsletter:

fairtrade:

Check out the latest Fairtrade newsletter. Journey with us to Senegal to visit cotton farmers, learn about our new partnership on Fair Carbon Credits with the Gold Standard, or read about Jamaican sugar producers.

ecowatchorg: Global Climate at Risk as Nearly 1,200 New Coal...

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 23:20:46 +0800

ecowatchorg:

Global Climate at Risk as Nearly 1,200 New Coal Plants Proposed Around the World

cupcakes-for-breakfast: No Bake Chocolate Cake Recipe - 101...

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 23:11:01 +0800

cupcakes-for-breakfast:

No Bake Chocolate Cake Recipe - 101 Cookbooks

Deconstructing Plantation Bay’s flavors with Chef...

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 23:04:46 +0800

Deconstructing Plantation Bay’s flavors with Chef Mario

CEBU, Philippines - Two restaurants, totally different from each other, with its own unique flavors, its own character, and unique ambience. But the two has something in common – Plantation Bay Resorts and Spa and the resort’s executive chef, Chef Mario Bonello.

mycebusnapshots: Virgen dela Regla pilgrim Billy Morales, 50,...

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 23:01:00 +0800

mycebusnapshots:

Virgen dela Regla pilgrim

Billy Morales, 50, has been coming to the the Virgen dela Regla parish for 20 years now. The blind person from Leyte plays a makeshift single-string instrument cobbled together from bits of wood. He uses an empty bottle of liniment as guitar slide.

Billy says he comes to Lapu-Lapu every fiesta as “panaad” or religious vow to the Lady of the Rule. He prays for “grasya nga mabuhi.” On a slow day, he gets P100 in alsm. During the fiesta, he can get up to P1,000 from generous churchgoers.

Original Peace It is not necessary to search for peace. It is...

Sun, 18 Nov 2012 10:16:39 +0800

Original Peace

It is not necessary to search for peace. It is within. Your original state is one of peace. Learn to be in charge of yourself and maintain your peace: centre your awareness on your spiritual form - a tiny star-like point of light, seated in the middle of your forehead. Really experience the difference between You the Sparkling Star, and your body, the physical vehicle. Learn to detach yourself from the vehicle. Even a few moments of this practice, if done regularly, will return you to your natural state of peace. And your actions will be filled with love - for the self and others.

FOI bill is dead in 15th Congress, say advocates who blame...

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 19:12:09 +0800

FOI bill is dead in 15th Congress, say advocates who blame ‘conspiracy’

MANILA, Philippines – (UPDATE 6:54 pm) Advocates pushing for the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill denounced Tuesday the virtual killing of the bill, over a decade in the legislative mill, by the simple failure of a congressional panel to have a report approved in today’s long-awaited hearing.

“BATTERY, ASSAULT, and MURDER” or “BAM” for short is “what happened to the FOI bill today at the hearing of the Committee on Public Information of the House of Representatives,” said the statement signed by advocates including journalists, press-freedom advocates, transparency and good governance champions, declaring that for all intents and purposes, “the FOI bill is dead in the 15th Congress.” (Read more →)

RT @mental_floss: 11 Child Prodigies and the Amazing Things They’d Done by Age 11

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:43:10 +0800

RT @mental_floss: 11 Child Prodigies and the Amazing Things They’d Done by Age 11

Not so visible solar eclipse, at least in most of the world via @natgeochannel

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 11:48:29 +0800

Not so visible solar eclipse, at least in most of the world via @natgeochannel

Catch AI’s Kelly Clarkson’s newest music video,...

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 11:47:01 +0800

Catch AI’s Kelly Clarkson’s newest music video, Catch My Breath

Cooking lessons from a connoisseur and a vegetarian adobo recipe

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 22:15:02 +0800

Cooking lessons from a connoisseur and a vegetarian adobo recipe:

CEBU, Philippines - While there are dishes that require the strict compliance of procedure, Plantation Bay’s Manny Gonzalez pointed out that there are also dishes that would only require a complete set of ingredients, and I would add, common sense.

The latter I have to add, because some might think that it’s alright to, let’s say, put in the vegetables first before the oil when sautéing. Although, come to think of it, broiling does sometimes add flavor to the dish, but common sense would be needed for one to decide on what is best for the dish that he’s making.

Quest Hotel's affordable international culinary journey

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 21:17:30 +0800

Quest Hotel's affordable international culinary journey:

Another article I wrote that came out in today’s Lifestyle Section of The @FREEMANCebu : Quest Hotel’s int’l buffet@philstarnews Thanks to Ms. Marlinda Angbetic Tan, our ever supportive Lifestyle Executive Editor :D

Food porn... Warning: Not for vegetarians

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 23:35:12 +0800

Food porn... Warning: Not for vegetarians:

Our kababata Rhoda came home from UK and preggy as she is, she just has to go and fulfill her palate’s desire for local food… Surely she misses them, although she said that she still makes them in the UK since she could easily get the ingredients in Asian or Chinese stores… They sell Datu Puti in the UK, she said.

Chavez tastes victory after 'perfect battle' - Features - Al Jazeera English

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 22:07:54 +0800

Chavez tastes victory after 'perfect battle' - Features - Al Jazeera English:

The people of Venezuela have decided, its pro-poor for them, not pro-corporations.

"For our own sake and for the sake of the world, let’s forget the different countries and keep the..."

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 10:38:25 +0800

“For our own sake and for the sake of the world, let’s forget the different countries and keep the globe in front of us.”

- Dadi Janki
Between the mind and intellect is the conscience
Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University

Why physical therapists are not masseurs Since college, when my...

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 10:02:00 +0800

Why physical therapists are not masseurs

Since college, when my friends learned that I was taking physical therapy they would ask me for a massage. I would simply joke about it and just dismiss it knowing that they are not that aware as to what our profession is about.

Late last year, the profession was slapped hard when ABS-CBN reporter Jasmin Romero insinuated in her story, Pinoy hilot patok sa loob at labas ng bansa (Filipino massage in demand in and outside the country), that physical therapy is merely a more expensive version of massage therapy, a certificate course. And to think that physical therapy has been in the country since the late ’40s.

Romero’s ignorance shows that even respected members of the community, including the medical community, still don’t know the importance of physical therapy in health care. Clearly, the Philippine Physical Therapy Association failed its mandate in advancing and raising awareness on the profession.

There is, of course, nothing wrong with being a masseur, but they are and will never equate to physical therapy. A masseur could not make an inutile walk or train an athlete to go beyond his optimum. It takes more than massage to do that.

Physical therapists’s knowledge of the disease process and injury has given them the ability to diagnose and recommend treatment in terms of disabilities and impairments. They are almost doctors, so to speak, but, of course, they lack the extensive and specialized training of physicians, as such, are bound to limitations.

The killings continue Under the Aquino Administration, the Armed...

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 08:58:57 +0800

The killings continue

Under the Aquino Administration, the Armed Forces of the Philippines claim that for the first four months of 2012, no human rights violations committed by any branch of the AFP have been recorded. This report was belied by the Commission on Human Rights itself and other rights groups.

Video courtesy of Bulatlat.