Footlose Old-timer
“You have cancer,” your doctor said in a very calm and professional way. No matter how he said it, the gruesome news that you have the dreaded disease of cancer will still hit you like a vicious punch in the gut. You will slump in your chair like an empty sack. Your face gets tight; life seems…
How much do you know about arthritis? Not much, maybe, except that it is painful. As if a thousand needles are plunged into your big toe, foot, ankle, wrist, hands, or any joint in your body. The pain may range from mild, to severe, to crippling and can last for a day or two, a…
When you talk about “health” with friends, in most cases, the focus is on physical, not mental health. There is nothing wrong with it. Except that it misses the bigger picture – mental health dictates your level of physical health. Mental health refers to “cognitive, behavioral, and emotional well-being – it is all about how we…
“Eat healthy foods, drink lots of water, exercise, sleep early, and no alcohol or tobacco And don’t forget your pills.” You must have heard this bit of advice from your doctor or loved ones so many times you can recite it in your sleep. And they are right except for a little bit of exception –…
“Sleep is that golden chain that ties health and our bodies together,” Thomas Dekker. No, not just a casual shut-eye when we feel like it. Yet, when we talk about health, the focus falls on exercise, nutrition, relationships, etc. Hardly does anybody mention a good slumber. Sleep is so underrated that younger people think seniors…
Preparing meals is not just to appease hunger, but to serve a nobler purpose. The food you prepare defines you over the long haul – either glum and sickly or bouncy and healthy. In meals preparation, always think nourishment, not just to fill an empty stomach. Your health and well-being depend on it.
Are you the “exercise” type? If not, here’s a bit of good and bad news for you. The bad news… The health risks due to lack of exercise are similar to that of smoking. Researchers in the U.K. found out that the chances of developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease and colon cancer, among others, are about the…
If Bohol is not on your bucket list, add it now. You won’t be sorry, I assure you. But before I go into why it is such an amazing place to visit, bear with me for a while. I love to travel. It is my balm against loneliness, plus it is a good exercise. In other…
Let’s get real. Health in old age is not a parting gift you get when you retire at 60 or 65. Or is it a reward from Heaven for a lifetime of good behavior. Rather, it is like a retirement fund you build by saving consistently through the years. But just as a retirement fund…
Last month, May 3 to be exact, the husband of my sister-in-law died due to massive kidney failure. It was a complete surprise to me and his family. He did not show anything to indicate kidney problems and he never hinted about it when we talked over the phone a month earlier. Did he or…