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Cebu Province -- Food is one of the things we should be thankful for in life. Without food, our body can’t sustain our daily activities. Food will supply the vitamins and minerals that our body’s immune system needs in order to survive.
Proper handling and preparation of food have big impact on every family in our society. If the food we prepare for our family is not properly washed well as it might be the source of some food-borne diseases that we don’t want to happen to our loved ones. Some of these diseases could be diarrhea, amoebiasis, food poisoning which can lead to dehydration, and even death. Always follow Kumainment No. 6, “Tiyaking malinis at ligtas ang ating pagkain at tubig”.
Every day of the year we should choose a variety of foods we eat; it should be nutritious for us to develop our potential in every way. Food provides our bodies with what it needs to be active and prevents and fights against infection.
Read more: Why food safety is important to your family’s wellbeing
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Cebu City – After the success of the application for the Civil Service Eligibility (CSE) of BNS Violeta C. Flores of Barangay Tuburan Sur, Danao City, another set of BNSs were awarded certificates from the National Nutrition Council (NNC).
The NNC central office has released the certification of BNS Alma O. Lao and BNS Gigie S. Serie of Barangay Taboc, Danao City; and BNS Margie R. Cañas of Barangay Sta. Rosa, Danao City on 04 November 2021. They qualified for the eligibility as they have complied and submitted all the requirements that include among others at least two (2) years of continuous and satisfactory nutrition services and other related activities in their respective barangays.
This certification will serve as a support of the evaluation and processing of their application for the grant of Barangay Nutrition Scholar Eligibility pursuant to the Presidential Decree No. 1569. // AA VI Ronalyn C. Dela Cerna
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Tabogon, Cebu Province – Key nutrition programs, projects and activities were pushed during the formulation of Devolution Transition Plan (DTP) held on 13- 14 October 2021 for the cluster of local government units (LGUs) of Sta. Fe, Tabuelan, and Tabogon.
Ms. Evalyn R. Quiros, the Municipal Local Government Operations Officer of Tabogon spearheaded the two-day blended orientation/ workshop attended by the department heads of the municipal planning and development office, budget office, treasurer’s office, social welfare and development office, agriculture office, CSO, and representatives from the Liga ng barangays of said municipalities. The health and nutrition office of Tabogon was represented by the sanitary inspector and the HRH for Nutrition.
HRH for Nutrition Karen A. Esmero who was also one of the presenters of workshop outputs presented the key nutrition PPAs proposed to be included in the LGU Devolution Transition Plan including the First 1K Days, PIMAM, nutrition sensitive and enabling programs including the establishment of municipal nutrition office, hiring of fulltime nutrition staff to oversee the program and training and enhancement of staff using the Regional Nutrition Committee Advisory No 2021-01 as basis of said proposal.
Read more: Nutrition PPAs pushed in Tabogon Devolution Transition Plan
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Borbon Cebu--Food and food products are our main source of nutrients and provide maintenance of vitality as a living organism. This is our basic need to function well, may it be physically, mentally, or emotionally. It is the biggest factor for the development of a child from the womb to birth and until we reach the age of senility. We were developed and strengthened by these foods to finally come out from this framework. Our body becomes active, muscles develop, bones and teeth strengthened and most of all our brains cells replicate or develop or multiply, which is evident in our memory retention, analysis as emphasized in IQ and EQ.
But not all of us experience this excellent health status. As observed in our family health history, my mother has a food allergy as well as food intolerance. She is allergic to crustaceans and tuna. She will develop asthma when she ingested this kind of food. Sadly, she is also lactose intolerant, making her experience diarrhea often. These food-related problems are also manifested by three of my brothers and my sister. They can be very life-threatening such that they were gasping for breath and became cyanotic. They were rushed to the hospital during most of their asthmatic attacks. Yes, I am not exempted from that problem. My eldest kid, too, has a food allergy. Advantageously, he does not manifest shortness of breath or asthma so far, but allergy will make his whole body red and develop rashes, swelling of the face, puffiness of both eyelids and itchiness all over his body.
Read more: Food allergy and food intolerance: A personal experience
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Naga City--Hyperkalemia refers to the potassium level in your blood that is higher than normal. Potassium is one of the essential macro-minerals needed by the body to support key processes. It helps our muscles at work, including the heart, the kidneys, and the transport of messages through the nervous system.
Excess potassium that your body does not need is filtered by the kidneys and lost through urine. Having too much potassium can be dangerous to your health, especially if you have kidney disease. As a result, potassium builds up in your blood. This can cause the onset of life-threatening problems such as arrhythmia that can cause a heart attack.
The recommended intake of potassium is 3,400 mg/day for adult males and 2,600 mg/ day for females. One benefit of potassium is the role it plays in managing blood pressure by helping the body remove sodium and relaxing the walls of the blood vessels.
A diet that controls the amount of potassium you consume daily will help prevent hyperkalemia. Here are a few tips to keep your potassium levels at bay:
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Cebu Province -- Pregnancy is never easy, especially in this time of the pandemic where there are barriers to achieving a healthy lifestyle. Being pregnant you need to balance your daily routine to the household chores to vitamins you take and to the variety of fruits and vegetables that you need to eat every day.
There is a lot of foods that the pregnant woman should consume throughout the pregnancy to get all the nutrients that she and her child needs while still inside the mother’s womb.
Here are some of the healthy foods that the pregnant woman should take during pregnancy, aside from the vitamins and mineral supplements prescribed or given to her obstetrician/ physician. There are foods that they need to eat to obtain better health for the pregnant mother and the child in her womb. Some of these foods include:
Egg
It is high in protein, a great source of choline that is important in a baby’s brain development
