Months ago my wife bought some dried seaweeds and started to eat it with rice. Naturally, I was curious what it tasted like, so I tried some. The seaweeds not only tasted pleasant, it kind of acted as an appetizer as it made me want to eat more rice. (This is not a very good thing for me since I wanted to limit my rice consumption to loose weight) Since that time on, we started looking for different variety of dried seaweeds. With globalization creeping in our neighborhood, we seem to have no problem finding a lot of variety of seaweeds. Most grocery stores now carry products from our neighboring Asian countries, including the delicious dried seaweeds. Most Filipinos are not fond of eating dried seaweeds, although I heard that people from a certain part of Luzon (I think in Albay), do regularly eat dried seaweeds. The most prominent country that features dried seaweeds in most of their meals is Japan. Most people from Oriental countries, who live in the coast, do have some … [Read more...]
Is drinking red wine really good for your health?
Before, they use to say “An apple a day keeps the doctors away.” Now it’s “A glass of wine keeps the doctors away.” Medical journals, the media and even some wine companies have been carrying this “good news” to wine lovers. The news is true. In fact for the last 5000 years, wine has been used medically to treat people. It has been used as an antiseptic, as a tranquilizer or sedative, and as a hypnotic. But before you start popping the cork and stocking your wine rack with the finest wine that money can buy, consider the following first: 1.) Take note, that what has been studied to be medically beneficial is not just any wine. Specifically, it is drinking red wine that is really good for your health. - The reason for such is that red wine red wine is made using the skin and seeds of the grapes. Among all the other wines, Red wine contains the highest concentration of anti-oxidants which helps fight off cancer. It also contains “Resveratrol” which keeps your arteries clear … [Read more...]
Yet another weight loss pill
Weight loss is big business these days. People are certainly trying to loose the excess weight either for health reasons or aesthetic reasons. But regardless of the reason, the only sure winners I see in the battle against flab is not those who are trying to loose weight, but rather those in the weight loss business. It is estimated that the weight loss industry is worth around $60 Billion Dollars in the United States alone. Products range from traditional diet pills, diet regimens, exercise machines, weight watchers programs, and even surgery. Now here is another weight loss pill that claims to help in loosing weight. Phentermine is said to be the “most sought after prescription diet pill on the market today.” A company claims that it ranks #35 out of the top 200 diet pills that was reviewed based on Value, Ingredient Quality, Customer Feedback, Safety, Company Reputation, Reorder Rates, Customer Service, Product Sensation, Packaging, Long-Term Benefits, Product, Convenience … [Read more...]
Is LASIK laser eye surgery for me ?
I’ve been wearing glasses since I was 9 years old. I believe it was in the late 1990s when eye laser surgery was introduced in our country. Later on the popular LASIK procedure in laser eye surgery was introduced. I wanted to get a laser surgery, not because I don’t believe glasses are cool. In fact wearing glasses today looks cooler than it was when I was still a teenager. Before when you wear glasses, it is said that you don’t fit and you are typically labeled as the dork or the geek next door. (Although I never minded it. I was never conscious of being with the “in” crowd. I always had my identity intact) But now that geeks gave us much of the cool hi-tech and electronic stuff that we enjoy today, being a geek is just so cool. (Not to mention that geeks today are the world’s richest people) Besides most people think that people who wear glasses must be very studious. (They forget the fact that some people wear them because their eyes got destroyed by watching to much … [Read more...]
Treadmills vs. stationary bikes
My mom gave me a stationary bike. She said that I should quit being a coach potato and instead of just lying down while watching my favorite show, I should work out on a stationary bike for just 15 minutes a day. Good advice, I just hope I will have the discipline to be consistent in doing it. I used to have a tread mill before. It was a cheap $100+ tread mill. I only got to use it for several times and then I have to sell it to the local junk shop. (It broke down in just a few months of use) I vowed to myself that the next time I buy a treadmill, I will buy the more expensive, electronic driven treadmill. But now that I have a stationary bike, (and I got it for free) there’s no need for me to buy another treadmill. I’ve always wondered which is more effective in burning fat, treadmills or a stationary bikes? I searched for information on the internet and I came across an article by Jim Stoppani written last Sept 2004 entitled “From lab to gym: treadmill vs. … [Read more...]