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Did you know that inflammation of the gums can lead to tooth loss? Gingivitis is a common and mild form of gum disease called periodontal disease that causes irritation, redness, and swelling of your gingiva, the part of your gum around the base of your teeth. Healthy gums are usually firm and pale pink and fitted tightly around the teeth. But if you have gingivitis, you may have red, tender, swollen gums, bleeding gums when you brush or floss, pus between teeth and gums, bad breath, receding, and tender gums.
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Detoxification (in short, detox) or cleansing is a way to eliminate toxins from the body. Toxins, such as poisons or pollutants are substances that negatively affect health. The body can already eliminate these substances on its own through the liver, kidneys, digestive system, and skin. Some ways for body detox include a balanced diet, fasting, drinking more water or juices, use of supplements, using sauna, and reduction of exposure to toxic environment.
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We always want to give the best for our babies, and it starts by giving them good nutrition. The first 1000 days of life are very critical for them as this period is considered as the "golden window of opportunity" wherein good nutrition must be given to mother and child to ensure the child’s proper growth and development. Breastmilk is the best food for babies in the first year of life. It helps them grow healthy and strong and protects them from infections and illness. Generally, at six months of age, a baby's need for energy and nutrients starts to exceed what is provided by breastmilk, and complementary foods are necessary to meet those needs. An infant of this age is also developmentally ready for other foods. This transition is referred to as “Complementary Feeding”. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines it as “a process starting when breast milk alone is no longer sufficient to meet the nutritional requirements of infants, and therefore other foods and liquids are needed, along with breast milk”
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To ensure food security and to increase income among farmers, fisherfolks, and other stakeholders, the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist in the Province of Zamboanga del Norte (ZaNorte) has developed agricultural communities capable of producing competitive products. This project is called eGBU or the Enhanced Gasang Bahandianon sa Umahan.
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Read more: NNC9 participates ZC BNS Federation General Assembly and Fellowship
The Local Government Unit of Zamboanga City (ZC) through the City Health Office – Nutrition Division successfully conducted their Barangay Nutrition Scholar (BNS) Federation General Assembly and Fellowship on 22 April 2022 at Grand Astoria Hotel, Zamboanga City. A total of eighty-two (82) BNSs from the 98 barangays of the city, four (4) nutrition staff from the Nutrition Division of Zamboanga City Health Office and three (3) technical staff from the National Nutrition Council Region IX (NNC9) attended the occasion. The objectives of the activity were to respond to the needs of the nutrition workers in the local nutrition program management, to conduct the election of officers, and to give tribute to retiree Ms. Virginia G. Sagrado, Nutrition Officer III-Nutrition Division of Zamboanga City Health Office.
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Read more: NNC 9 ratifies partnership with DAR9 and ZS CBOs for TK Phases 3 & 4
As we are moving forward to eradicating this ever-pressing concern of malnutrition among Filipinos and with the advent of COVID-19 pandemic that aggravated the vulnerability of the undernourished children, the National Nutrition Council conceived the Tutok Kainan (TK), a dietary supplementation program, to help alleviate and improve the nutritional status of our future generation most especially in the first 1000 days of life being the golden window of opportunity. This is also to help reach the full potential of every individual. With this and as a follow through to the conducted ceremonial signing for the provinces of Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga del Norte, NNC9 sealed the partnership with the Department of Agrarian Reform Region IX (DAR9) and Community-based Organizations (CBOs) during the ceremonial signing of the Memorandum of Understanding and Marketing Agreement last May 11, 2022 at Roderics Resort, Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay (ZS).
