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Does an Apple a Day Really Keep the Doctors Away?
Apples are not just delicious, they are also loaded with health benefits! Apples come in a variety of shapes, colors, and flavors, as well as several different ways to consume them. People can eat them raw, chopped in salads, baked, in pies, pastries, and cakes, dried in slices, added to smoothies and as a juice.…
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Milk and Dairy Products’ Health Benefits
Who doesn’t want to have his or her family eat a healthy diet? Some foods are obviously healthy and some are not. And everybody knows that fruits and vegetables contain more nutrients than processed foods. However, some foods aren’t quite as good as cut and dried. The group of milk and dairy products can provide…
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Health Benefits of Fats in Avocado
The avocado is a rather unique fruit. While most fruit contain carbohydrates, avocado is high in fats so technically considered to be a fat. Because of this avocado is known to be low in sugar and contain high fiber that helps us fuel longer. This fruit is prized for its high nutrient value and is…
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Facts to know to prevent Food Poisoning
In February 2021, two children died in Santa Ana, Cagayan due to food poisoning after eating crabs called ‘Kurit” brought by their father for breakfast. According to the attending physician, the immediate cause of death is respiratory failure and the underlying cause is food poisoning. Food poisoning also known as a foodborne illness is the…
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Is Organic Food better than Non-Organic Foods?
Should you buy organic foods? Organic foods have exploded in popularity over the past years. Many people think that organic food is healthier, safer, and tastier than regular food. The term “organic” refers to the way certain foods are grown, produced, and processed. Regulations vary from country to country, organic crops must be grown without…
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Surprising Health Benefits of Donating Blood
Blood is essential to one’s life and survival. It circulates through our body and delivers essential substances like oxygen and nutrients to the body’s cells. It also transports metabolic waste products away from those same cells. Human blood is composed of plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. It is mostly liquid, with…
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Sweet Dangers of Sugar
Added sugar is the most unhealthy ingredient in the modern diet. It provides calories with no added nutrients and can damage your metabolism in the long run. Eating too much sugar is linked to weight gain and various diseases like obesity, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease. But how much is too much? Can you…
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NNC 9 joins the Observance of National Allergy Day
July 8 is National Allergy Day (NAD) as declared in the Presidential Proclamation No. 1313 by former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. It is an annual event held to increase awareness and educate the public on the growing problems of allergies that Filipinos are facing today. The Philippine Society of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (PSAAI) as a…
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The Philippine Health Care System’s battle against COVID-19
The Philippines, being a third world country, has great concerns in the healthcare system even before the COVID-19 pandemic struck. The scenario in some public hospitals is not quite good with overflowing admitted patients, some are occupying the hallways of the hospital just to be admitted and monitored by doctors. With the surge of COVID-19…
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Juice Cleanses: Do they work?
Whether you’re considering turning to a juice cleanse to lose weight or because your body needs to “detoxify,” it is important to first weigh the pros and cons of this short, but restrictive diet trend. Juice cleansing is a diet where a person almost exclusively drinks fruit and vegetable juices for as long as 10…
