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Stress is a natural physical and mental reaction to life experiences. Too much stress triggers may affect your health and can out it at risk. Weakened immune system, insomnia, high blood pressure are some of the illness brought about by too much stress.
There are many ways to manage and even reduce stress levels and keeping one’s body remain healthy. Food can be one of your biggest allies — or enemies. It can make your stress levels go down or up, so it is important to make healthy food choices.
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Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for many physiological processes in our body. This micronutrient plays an important role which supports many systems in the body that includes enhancing immune functions, promoting healthy growth and reproduction and maintaining the integrity of skin and protecting eye health. Vitamin A is crucial in vision which helps us to see under poor light conditions. It also prevents various eye conditions such as night blindness, cataract and Xerophthalmia, a medical condition caused by Vitamin A deficiency in which the eyes fail to produce tears.
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Since the baby's immune system is still developing, common childhood diseases such as polio, measles, tuberculosis, and others can cause physical disorders and even death. As a result, it is important to educate and encourage mothers/caregivers to have their babies immunized and receive other related interventions. In addition, immunization can also help in the normal development and growth of infants.
Read more: Sarangani Province Celebrates World Immunization Week
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In support to the PD 1761 Series of 2009, declaring the month of May as the “Hypertension Awareness Month”, the National Nutrition Council XII urges for raising awareness on Hypertension.
According to, World Health Organization, Hypertension is diagnosed if, when it is measured on two different days, the systolic blood pressure readings on both days is ≥140 mmHg and/or the diastolic blood pressure readings on both days is ≥90 mmHg.
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How important is it to know how to read the nutrition label of a food product before we buy it from the grocery store?
In the Philippines, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued Administrative Order No. 2014-0030, also known as the Revised Rules and Regulations Governing the Labeling of Prepackaged Food Products (FDA Labeling Regulations). This governs the labeling of all prepackaged food products, which include food supplements, whether locally or internationally manufactured.
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Maternal mortality is among the leading cause of death in women of reproductive age. Every year, 2,400 women and girls die in the Philippines due to complications related to pregnancy and childbirth according to UNFPA (Philippines).
The second week of May of every year is safe motherhood week under Presidential Proclamation No. 200 signed in 2002. This is the country’s initiative to create public awareness and promote maternal health and nutrition. The celebration is also a reminder to all mothers of their role for a safe and healthy pregnancy and delivery of their child.
