I think I need to post this for myself since I have been eating fast food since Saturday! I only get to eat ONE full meal – but that is FAST FOOD!

Ever seen Super Size Me?

• Television greatly expanded the ability of advertisers to reach children and try to develop brand loyalty early in life. Today the average American child sees more than 10,000 food advertisements each year on television.
• Burger King’s Double Whopper with cheese contains 923 calories. A man would need to walk for about nine miles to burn it off. Adding french fries and a large cola brings the total calories to an amazing 1,500 calories (2/3 of an adult man’s recommended daily caloric intake).
• McDonald’s is the largest purchaser of beef, pork, and potatoes and the second largest purchaser of chicken in the world. Its annual orders for french fries constitute 7.5% of America’s entire potato crop.

See HERE for a lot more facts.  French fries, anyone?

We thought that tattoos and acne scars were just something we needed to live with for the rest of our lives – until laser was discovered. With the discovery of laser, we learned that there is no such thing as permanent anymore, except when laser has removed them. Take the case of hair removal, eye laser surgeries and lately, tattoo laser removals.

The Celibre Medical Center is one of the known tattoo removal los angeles centers. They guarantee that tattoos can be permanently and effectively removed regardless of skin color. They have personalized treatments for everyone, as removal depends on the how deep the ink has been placed, what the colors are, whether the tattoo is professional or amateur and what the skin type of the person is.

You can even have acne laser removal los angeles there too! CNN health has reported that laser treatments, when done by medical professionals in licensed centers, are 100% safe.

don’t even remember when that last time I drank straight from the faucet. It has been years since safe drinking water meant needing to buy distilled water at a water station and not just getting it from your own home’s faucet. Boiling water is not even advisable ever since government health laboratories confirmed that water from faucets on most homes in the city have very high levels of E.Coli.

I don’t think that we are alone. In most developed countries around Asia, safe drinking water NEEDS to be bought, so tourists visiting need to be extra careful when ordering in restaurants (even with ice cubes).

I read upon this great find – a Portable Water Filter Straw (the AquaSafe Straw) is a solution when travelling to places. Imagine it as a portable filtration system set to rival those machines at water distilling station. It is a straw that has a microfiltration capillary membrane with a filtration size of 0.2 microns inside. This means that the smallest bacteria cannot even pass through it.  The outer case of the straw is made of sturdy PES (Polyethersulfone).

The straw is designed for people as young as the age of three, so this is perfect for travelling with kids. I would use this even if I ordered mineral or distilled water, just to be on the safe side.

You don’t want to ruin your trip with stomach problems due to diarrhea do you?
This is a perfect solution.

The past few weeks have been hard on me. Life was stressful, my schedule so hectic that I felt a lot of things going with my body. I began feeling sick all the time, my eyes hurt a lot, I was feeling lethargic and my headaches were a lot worse than before. I think stress, unhealthy habits and zero physical activity (exercise) has taken a toll on my body.

I am just 28 years old but deep down my body was pushing 40. I knew I had to do something – immediately.

The first thing I did was make an effort to switch and change my sleeping habits. I always slept late and slept for only three to four hours a day. Now, I go to bed when the kids do and wake up earlier, more refreshed and my brain functions more sharply.

The next thing I did was modify our meal menu for a week. We all needed a healthy diet – more veggies, less pork. I also included fish as part of our viand for two days a week. I am still dealing with portion control as I cannot seem to part away with rice but at least I have taken a step towards including more health foods to our diet.

I also banished soda – specifically Coke Zero – from our house. I allow it during weekends but my kids never drink it anymore. They are not as hyper and go to bed easier.

What are healthy foods? They are foods which are high in fiber, protein, minerals and vitamins that help our body function more. Most foods in fastfood restaurants are just high in calories, refined sugar, and cholesterol so we need to be more conscious of our food intake.

Make sure you get a little bit of these in your diet. They are considered to be the 29 healthiest foods:

apricots, avocados, raspberries, cantaloupe, cranberry juice, tomato, raisins, figs, lemons/limes, onions, artichokes, ginger, broccoli, spinach, bok choy (chinese cabbage), squash, watercress and arugula, garlic, quinoa, wheat germ, lentils, peanuts, pinto beans, skim milk, yogurt, shell fish, salmon, crab

Notice they are all fruits, vegetables and fish?