October 2011
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How to Be Your Own Doctor
Ten easy ways for you to ensure that you keep your health in check
1. Have a PERF-ect day
Essentially, there are four things you should monitor every day to make sure you are living healthily: the amount of fruit and vegetables you ate that day (fresh Produce); whether you walked and were active (Exercise); whether you got at least 15 minutes of laughter and fun time for yourself...
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10 Foods for Healthy Hair
Photo: iStockphoto/Thinkstock
1. Avocados
With over 25 vital nutrients, avocados pack a punch with Vitamins E and B. Replace your pricey conditioner with a ripe avocado and apply to wet hair after using your favorite cleanser and let it linger on your locks for a few minutes. Rinse throughly and you’ll have a clean, fresh, and shiny head of gorgeous hair.
2. Beans
Beans are a great source of...
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In emotional Philippine concert, Black Eyed Peas...
File photo RELATED ARTICLES• Black Eyed Peas ‘comes home’, promising to rock ‘amazing’ Philippines• PNoy thanks apl.de.ap for backing Ninoy and Cory Foundation projectOTHER ENTERTAINMENT STORIES• China to curb TV entertainment: Xinhua• Pan-Asian girl band looks to Snoop Dogg for help• Doctor accused in Jackson’s death won’t testify• Stallone sued, accused of...
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5 Vitamins for Healthy Skin
Healthy skin comes from the inside out. What you choose to put into your body will reflect itself on your skin. Diets filled with processed foods often leave skin looking and feeling dull, oily, and discolored. But nourished bodies that are fueled with whole foods containing the recommended amount of vitamins often display a much healthier appearance. What vitamins do you need and what exactly...
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10 Tips for Healthy, White Teeth
Here are 10 secrets for keeping your pearly whites in tip-top shape
Clean your tongue. Photo: Jupiterimages Corporation
1. Go on a white-teeth diet. If you’re quaffing red wine and black tea, or smoking cigarettes or cigars, expect the results to show up as not-so-pearly whites. Other culprits to blame for dingy teeth include colas, gravies, and dark juices. Bottom line: If it’s...
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Changing the Tide
Inspiration from Zamboanga, the Philippines
By ROSS HARPER ALONSO
Photo: Veejay Villafranca
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When Jay Jaboneta spoke at a bloggers summit in Zamboanga City in southern Philippines last October, he encouraged participants to use social media to foster nation building and improve people’s lives. Little did the Manila-based...
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Make Your Skin Naturally Glow
Learn how to make your skin glow
Beauty, the saying goes, is only skin-deep. But the importance of skin goes a lot deeper. Most of us think of skin as just our body’s visible outer layer, but doctors consider skin an organ, meaning that it is very much alive and charged with many important duties.
In particular, the skin is the first layer of your immune system, serving as a shield between...
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7 Anti-Aging Tips to Keep Your Brain Young
Here are some simple tips to make your brain better, faster, and smarter
1. Move It Quick — what’s the No. 1 thing you can do for your brain’s health? Differential calculus, you say? Chess? Chaos theory? Nope, the best brain sharpener may be … sneakers? Yup. Once they’re on your feet, you can pump up your heart rate. “The best advice I can give to keep your brain healthy and young is aerobic...
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Watch‘Twilight’ Cast Talks Momentous ‘Breaking Dawn’ Moment
Photo: Summit Entertainment
We’ve all been cordially invited to witness the wedding of Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) and Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart), a “Twilight” event that promises to change everything. The stars of “Breaking Dawn - Part 1” were just as excited to shoot the wedding scenes as us Twilighters...
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Please vote...! video for a cause.
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INVESTING 101
The world of investing may seem confusing. We’ll show you how and where to start
Photo: Andrew Tan
You asked and we are responding. Our ‘Money’ issue last October discussed the basics of money management – budgeting and saving. This time around, we’re building upon that by focusing on how to make your money grow.
The world of investing may seem confusing, and sometimes it’s hard to know where...
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Incredible Brain-Shrinking Belly Fat
Discover whether your waistline is putting you at risk for brain drain as well as simple strategies to send this hidden fat packing
Doctors have known for years that visceral fat increases the risk for heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. Now they’re beginning to recognize the dangerous role it plays when it comes to your brain. Bottom line: If your waistline increases, over time you can...
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Purposeful Living
It isn’t how much we do, but how much love we put into what we do that really counts.
By Mother Teresa
How to be classy in three easy steps:
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WatchHomemade Chocolate Cream
The middle of the week is a good time to make yourself a quick and delicious treat
Portion: 6; Preparation time:00:20; Cooking time: 00:20
Ingredients:
3 egg yolks 250 g (9 oz) sugar 100 g (4 oz) cocoa 250 mL (1 cup) milk 120 g (4 oz) cornstarch 45 mL (3 Tbsp) chopped hazelnuts
Preparation:
1. In a saucepan, heat milk, careful not to...
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Grilled Tuna Steaks with Grape and Caper Salsa
A unique flavour combo for your dinner
Grilled Tuna Steaks with Grape and Caper Salsa. Photo: dustysun
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Turkey Piccata
Servings: 4
Ingredients
2 cups red seedless grapes, halved 1/3 cup capers, drained and rinsed 1 shallot, minced 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley 1 tablespoon olive oil salt and black pepper to taste 4 (8...
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Chocolate Mint Milkshake
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From allrecipes.com, another member of the Reader’s Digest family. Submitted by: AMY
A cool, refreshing milkshake that will have you craving for more. All you need is milk, vanilla ice cream, chocolate syrup, and a few drops of some peppermint extract.
Serves: 2
Ingredients
4 scoops vanilla ice cream
1/4 cup milk
1/4...
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10 Things Career Changers Need on Their Resume
Eager to switch careers? Here are 10 ways to improve your resume. Learn how to write a summary paragraph, the skills to highlight or exclude, and more.
Photo: ISTOCKPHOTO/THINKSTOCK
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In the last few years, executive resume writer Mary Elizabeth Bradford has noticed more of her clients seeking a career...
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WatchHappy happy birthday to my dear sister @lormickyo - Loriekaye Pelias Lugos
Hoping that your day will be as special as you are.
May this year bring with it all the success and fulfillment your heart desires.
Cheer up!
You’re not getting older, you’re getting better.
Wishing you all the great things in life, hope this day will bring you an extra share of all that makes you...
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How to Reduce Your Belly Fat
Here are some tips to help you whittle the middle
By Sari Harrar, Carol Svec, and Mariska van Aalst
Photo: Jupiterimages/Comstock/Thinkstock
Just as not all dietary fat is bad, not all body fat is bad — or at least some types are better than others. The extra padding you may carry around on your hips, butt, and thighs doesn’t seem to be all that harmful to your health. The fat that...
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6 Halloween Costume Ideas for Couples
Just because you’re all grown up doesn’t mean you can’t dress up. Try these couple costumes for a fun Halloween night!
Bowl a strike this Halloween dressed as a giant ball and pin. Photo: www.partycity.com
Forget the candy, these guys only want spinach in their trick-or-treat bag! Photo: www.zoogstercostumes.com
Make the blockbuster Avatar come to life with these fun...
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The Most Important Foods to Buy Organic
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Organic food is less ubiquitous than pesticide-covered produce. It can also be pricier. But if you are eating any of the following foods, it’s worth buying organic, as they are more saturated with pesticides than any other foods.
Potatoes
Potatoes often retain pesticides even after they are washed...
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Is This Any Way to Lose Weight?
Actually, yes. Award-winning science journalist Gary Taubes explains (finally!) why conventional diets don’t work – and what you can do to lose weight.
Photo: Getty Images
If obesity researchers are so smart, why are we so large? That’s the question at the heart of Gary Taubes’s book, Why We Get Fat – and What to Do About It. After all, public health authorities have been hammering home a very...
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Hate it!
Why you’re always like that?
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Jalapeno Popper Mushrooms
A perfect combination of mushrooms and jalapenos
By CookinBug - allrecipes.asia
Photo: CookinBug
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Baked Sweet Potato “Fries”
Ingredients (Yield 8 mushrooms)
2 slices bacon cooking spray 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil 8 mushrooms, stems removed and chopped and caps reserved 1 clove garlic, minced 1 jalapeno pepper, ribs and seeds...
