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6 Essential Medicines for Home First Aid Kits
Most households already know the importance of having a first-aid kit or at least a designated area for storing medicines and medical equipment. However, it’s just as important to keep the family’s first-aid kit well-stocked for emergency situations. Aside from items like band-aids and safety pins, a good first-aid kit must have medicines for alleviating the symptoms of common ailments. Must-have medications include prescription medicines, which address specific conditions that family members may have, and over-the-counter (OTC) medicines which provide general relief for aches and…
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Personal Musings: How to Cope with Gym Anxiety
Lets talk about 𝐠𝐲𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐱𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲: I recently received a DM from a follower asking “How to get more confidence to go to the gym?” She further explained that she is worried about what other people might think or look at her some way because she’s not “ripped” or “fit” Here’s a #realtalk, most fit people in the gym are too concerned about how they look and wont have time to judge you. More often than not, they also have their own sets of concerns. Ive been…
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Managing my Meralgia Paresthetica (Supplements, Stretches and Physical Therapy)
I woke up this morning with a sigh of relief, with a bit of surprise. My Meralgia Paresthetica (MP) isn’t as flared up as it used to be. I can feel my left thigh again! Hmm, Might be a combination of all the stretches, supplements, and physical therapy I’ve been doing lately. I’m writing this post, because as someone with MP, there isn’t much content I’ve scoured from the internet that can help bring comfort and relief to our symptoms, even if a cure is…
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Being Bipolar: Managing Mania
Extreme hypomania hit hard last night and I wasn’t able to get sleep despite the prescribed meds my psych gave me. Actually, I took it later than I should because I wanted to try so hard not to be dependent on meds. Alas, it was 3am in the morning and my mind was wild af. Closed my eyes and disconnected from all devices but it was like my brain took 1000mg of caffeine (even if I didn’t drink a single ounce of coffee that day)…
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BB Lab Goodnight Collagen Review
Now I understand why it has the word goodnight on its product name. It makes you sleepy! And I love it!
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HONEST REVIEW: Vitafusion Sleepwell Melatonin Gummies
It’s no secret that I am suffering from chronic sleep depravation, aka insomnia. I’ve been trying various sleep-aid supplements to help me get my daily dose of ZZZs. Some work, while some are just a waste of money. Today I’m reviewing Vitafusion Sleepwell Melatonin Gummies that has been, so far, effectively promotes a good night’s sleep. How much? 650 php Where to buy? Vitafusion Melatonin on Lazada I discovered this product thanks to my friend Helen, who reviewed this on The Budol Group on Facebook. Vitafusion…
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A better and stronger you in 2022
Each time January rolls in, we tend to list down a new set of resolutions we all hope to apply the rest of the year, whether it’s to fall less for budols every month, lose the holiday weight, start eating healthy and being more physically active, or spending more quality time with family. While some end up on the backburner after a few weeks, the most important ones pertaining to one’s health should always be a top priority, especially with the ongoing pandemic. A recent…
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Manzanilla Oil: Uses, Benefits, and my Personal Experience
Eons and eons of years ago, I remember having the worse stomachache of my life when I was 5, and I remember my Lola putting me comfortably to sleep by massaging Manzanilla Oil on my belly. The relaxing scent of Chamomile the warmth of the oil brings so many good memories. That’s why today, now that I’m a mother myself (and a segurista mom, mind you!), I keep a bottle in hand not just for tummy-aches but for instant calming relief for other discomforts as…
