Sinabawan na Monggo {Monggo Soup}

According tot he Health and Family section of the Philippine star, we can help our kids naturally fight the flu through good hygiene and by doing the following tips. But before going through that, a friend is checking out Outer Banks homes for an ideal summer location to enjoy the sun. I can understand because the winter in her country naturally runs a long time and they need the sun this time to also help them get strong and healthy to fight off the flu scare.

Now for the tips:
1. Orient the kids on what is flu and how it is transmitted and what are the manifestations of the illness.

2. Teach the kids on the proper way of handwashing and they should do it frequently. (Handscrubbing with anti-back soaps. Frequent and proper handwashing with soap especially anti-bac soaps. Safeguard is one of the best choice. Parents can teach them the fun way by letting them sing happy birthday song twice for the duration of proper handwashing.

3. Remind the kids to observe coughing and sneezing etiquette.

4. Make our surroundings clean so that it won’t spread inside the home especially the kitchen.

5. Ensure the child’s health by strengthening their immune system by feeding them on fruits and vegetables.

6. Let them sleep the required hours of sleeping.

7. And exercise — let them walk, run and play is also a great plus to eating the right food and exact hours of sleeping.

Are you fun of drinking soya milk?  Do you make your own soya milk? If so, then don’t throw your pulp away.  If you are just buying your soya milk from healthy food  shops then inquire where you can avail of some soy pulp.  Our hospital is known for its healthy food products and soya milk is one of them.   Last week i bought some pulp for some cooking at home.  I made some into vege balls for a misua soup and i also made it into a patty.  The kids here at home love it!

I am trying my very best to cook something healthy because i don’t want to add more unwanted weight to myself.  I want to practice eating just the right food at the same time do Kettlebell exercise to lose my extra pounds.    Soon i will start walking and i hope i will stick to my goal.

That patty is really yummy.

Ingredients:

soy pulp
flour
salt
eggs
black pepper

optional:

food flavor powder(maybe chicken coating powder)
shredded carrots

I find this article very informative and helpful so am sharing it here with you.  Snag this from the newspaper – Health Line section.

According to Dr. Ma. Belen Carisma, Cardiologist and President of the Philippines Heart Association (PHA) said, cooking for a healthy heart is easier than most people think.    She shares below tips on how to whip up low fat low sodium but tasty dishes by:

1.  Reducing saturated fats in meat and poulty by

- selecting lean cuts of meat with minimal visible fat.
- buying “choice” or “select” grades rather than “prime” cuts.
- trimming all visible fat from meat before cooking.
- broiling rather than pan-fry meals such as hamburger, lamb chops, pork chops and steak.
- using a rack to drain off fat when broiling, roasting or baking.  Instead of basting with drippings, keep meat moist with wine, fruit juices or an acceptable oil-based marinade.
- eating chicken and turkey rather than duck and goose, which are higher in fat.  Remofe the skin from chicken or turkey, preferably before cooking.  If your poulty dries out too mucy, leave the skin on for cooking but remove before eating.  (this is really going to be hard for me as i love chicken skin) lol
- limiting processed meats such as sausage, bologna, salami and hot dogs.  Many processed meats are high in calories, saturated fat, and sodium.  Organ meats such as liver, kidney and brain are very high in cholesterol.

2.  Choose seafood at least twice a week and prepare them by baking, broiling, grilling, or boiled rather than breading and frying.   Shrimp and crawfish have more cholesterol than most other types of seafood, but they’re lower in total fat and saturated fat than most meats and poulty.

3.  Cook fresh vegetables the low-fat, low-salty way.
Cook vegetables in a tiny bit of vegetable oil.  Just 1 to 2 teaspoons of oil enough for a packing of frozen vegetables that serves four.
4.  Instead of salt, add herbs and spices to veggie dishes.
Use these herbs and spices to make vegetables even tastier:

• Rosemary with peas, cauliflower and squash
• Oregano with zucchini
• Dill with green peas
• Marjoram with Brussels sprouts, carrots and spinach
• Basil with tomatoes (got this recipe in my restaurant

5.  Substitute egg whites for whole eggs.
The cholesterol in eggs is all in the yolks- without the yolk, egg whites are a heart-healthy source of protein.

I shared this article for a girlfriend who like me is also fighting unwanted fats. Together with her fat loss pill and healthy cooking, am sure in a year, she will eventually get rid of her 40 pounds extra.

To get more space is my very small living room, i thought of of picking up a stereo cabinet so that i can go away with the big and bulky cabinet where we put up our television and other entertainment stuff.  I guess i have also to hire my friend who is so good in decorating to help me in arranging and what color to use so that the small space can looked wider.

I really wish for a wider spaced living room so that i can just do my aerobics at home.

No way!  That’s the majority answer when we were asked last Tuesday morning if we wanted to live to 100 and even beyond.  For me personally i don’t want to for so many reasons and first reason is — my environment.  I don’t wanna grow old, really really old in the city.  But if given the chance to live far far away up in the mountains, far away from the worry and cares of city life, then maybe i would like to grab the chance.

I took down the tips on how to live up to the 100 and beyond though i missed all the rationale to it. But am pretty sure that if you want to search more about it — u can do so.  Sky is the limit in the googleland and healthbooks.

10 HEALTH HABITS THAT WILL HELP YOU REACH 100 YEARS OLD:

1.  Don’t Retire.
Retirement does not mean that you stopped working and be a couch potato forever.  It means that even though you have stopped going to work in the office it does not mean that you have to stop moving.  Ways and means to attain this is by gardening, farming, volunteering various activities that will let you move.

2.  Floss Everyday
Usual brushing does not removed all the food particles in our mouth so flossing is advised.  Food particles in our mouth can cause growth of microorganisms that will cause ailments or diseases later in life.

3. Move Around.
If you want to be young forever then move around.  Exercise is the fountain of youth so grab be young forever by regular exercise.

4. Eat a fiber rich cereal for breakfast.
Fiber rich foods make you feel full until the next mealtime.

5.  Get at least 6 hours of eyeshut.
God gave us 24 hours everyday to do everything and that  is 8 hrs for work and 8 hrs of sleep and the other 8 hrs for other things to do.  So let’s not cheat our sleeping hours.    Cheating sleep causes us to be unhealthy.

6.  Consume whole foods, not supplements.

7.  Be less neurotic. Don’t let anything stress you.

8.  Live like a Seventh-day Adventist.
(i guess it is because of a true SDA lifestyle) that an American author (non-adventist) recommended this.  According to the author, American Adventists live a decade longer than an average Americans.

9. Do CELEEBRATIONS

- Choice
- Exercise
- Liquid
- Environment
- Belief
- Rest
-  Air
- Temperance
- Integrity
- Optimism
- Nutrition – Author recommends lacto-ovo vegetarianism.
- Social support

9.  Be a creature of habit.

10. Stay connected

I guess wether we want to rich 100 years old or not, it is still good to follow these sound health advices.

“A mother’s arms are more comforting than anyone else’s.”
– Diana, Princess of Wales

Happy Mother’s Day to all Moms out there!

I took note of the following at the CEU this morning.  They are habits that almost all of us may have maybe because we don’t know that they cause brain damage.

1.  No Breakfast

2.  Overeating.

3.  Smoking

4.  High sugar consumption

5.  Air pollution

6.  Sleep deprivation

7.  Head covered while sleeping.

8.  Working our brain during illness.

9.  Lacking in  stimulating thoughts

10.  Talking rarely

Personally i can say that am guilty of some here and the top one on the list is that lack of sleep.  Hearing that lecture reminds me that i should go back to sleeping at least 7 hours.   I am overweight but I am not eating much.  Maybe i indulge in sweets when there are free sweets.  So i will also check out Clinicallix reviews so that i will know what pills works for me now that am determined to start my exercise habits.  I want pills that will boost my energy so that i would love moving a lot.  So maybe they have one.