Queen Latifah is Josephine Aton

Brought in by the unceasing belief that someday somehow her father will finally be proud of her, this 32-year old single mom from Cebu City awed everyone in her breathtaking performance for Pilipinas Got Talent.

It was one sunny afternoon when she decided to accompany her daughter to brave the long lines of auditioneeS at the Abs-Cbn talent center, when mistakenly instead of her daughter, she was brought on the stage. Revealing proudly that she weighs 256 lbs (roughly 114 kgs, technically Obese Class II, morbidly obese classification), she unhesitatingly walked up the stage and came vis-a-vis with no less than all the judges of the talent show. Ms. Kris Aquino, a little startled, asked out rightly how much she weighed and the woman without bathing an eyelash answered proudly.

The familiar sound of the melody of "I believe" originally rendered by Fantasia Barino of American Idol Season 3, she slowly uttered the tune and there she was.

Here is the link so that you may see for yourself.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b3_-1j0SJg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b3_-1j0SJg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b3_-1j0SJg

PROUDLY PHILIPPINE MADE!

Like A Pyramid...Together we are strong.

This song struck me, if i would have been just about to get married, I would definitely pick the song as my OSV (onsite video or now more popularly called as same edit video) background or AVP song.

This is absolutely and definitely a hippy song that beautifully illustrated the kind of love we want to share with our better half...Not only with them, this is the kind of song that can actually be used for retreats and recollections as well. In that is reiterated that God's love is something that is indestructible, something way beyong the tragedies we are experiencing right now. The love of our Creator that goes beyond the limits of the human mind and the Human's capacity to understand and decipher the message of the challenges we are vis-a-vis with these days.


Sharing with you the you tube link to the song and the lyrics as well

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhT2HhEllpw


PYRAMID (Charice featuring Iyaz)

Shawty's love is like a pyramid (ooh)
We stand together till the very end (eh ooh)
There'll never be another love for sure (ooh)
Iyaz and Charice let we go

Stones, heavy like the love you've shown (shown)
Solid as the ground we've known (known)
And I just wanna carry on
We took it from the bottom up (no no no)
And even in a desert storm (yeah)
Sturdy as a rock we hold (oh)
Wishing every moment froze
Now I just wanna let you know
Earthquakes can't shake us
Cyclones can't break us
Hurricanes can't take away our love

Pyramid, we built this on a solid rock
It feels just like it's heaven's touch
Together at the top (at the top baby), like a pyramid
And even when the wind is blowing
We'll never fall just keep on going
Forever we will stay, like a pyramid

Like a pyramid like a pyramid eh (ooh)
Like a pyramid like a pyramid eh (ooh)
Like a pyramid like a pyramid eh eh (oooh)

Cold (cold), never ever when you're close (close)
We will never let it fold (fold)
A story that was never told
Something like a mystery (yoh!)
And every step we took we've grown
Look how fast the time has flown
A journey to a place unknown
We're going down in history
Earthquakes can't shake us (oh)
Cyclones can't break us (oh)
Hurricanes can't take away our love

Pyramid, we built this on a solid rock (hey!)
It feels just like it's heaven's touch
Together at the top, (at the top baby) like a pyramid
And even when the wind is blowing (wind is blowing)
We'll never fall just keep it going (keep it going)
Forever we will stay, like a pyramid (eh oh)

Like a pyramid girl let me show you
That I love you so much
That we gonna get through (oh oh)
Even when there's storms
I will never go, Ima be the one to keep you safe (hey)
Before was our love back it up more than enough
Holding on to one another be the cover when it's rough (oh oh)
Mother nature (hey) or disaster won't stop at happy ever after

Pyramid, keep it going (like a pyramid, like a pyramid)
Oh oh ooooh (like a pyramid, like a pyramid)

Pyramid, we built this on a solid rock (solid rock)
It feels just like it's heaven's touch (oooh)
Together at the top (at the top baby, at the top girl), like a pyramid
And even when the wind is blowing
We'll never fall just keep on going (keep it going)
Forever we will stay (Charice), like a pyramid (what what)

Pyramid, we built this on a solid rock
It feels just like it's heaven's touch
Together at the top (at the top baby, at the top girl), like a pyramid (pyramid)
And even when the wind is blowing
We'll never fall just keep it going
Forever we will stay (ooh), like a pyramid

Like a pyramid like a pyramid eh
Like a pyramid like a pyramid eh
Like a pyramid like a pyramid eh eh

Seafood and Sunset: A Perfect T in Jimbaran!

Tiring it might be, albeit, its just thirty minutes past the hour of 6., the sun is still up and about, shining and reigning as if it has no plans of gearing off and calling it a day. we headed off to Jimbaran, the seaside place in Bali to end up our day with a sumptuous dinner by the sea. We are, I think just in time.












Off we go to one of the most populated restaurants by the beach in Jimbaran. The sea breeze is admixed with the aroma of grilled fish and seafood was utterly. We have seen a bunch of Japanese people browsing through the menus in the same time that we do. Hmmmm all seems to be very inviting and palatable but the prices are so sky rocketing. We didn't bathe a lash and ordered everything we wanted on the menu. This is so exciting. We ordered Lapu-lapu cooked in sweet and sour sauce, the crab cooked in spicy buttered sauce and the shrimp cooked naturally in its own body sauce. Everything was near perfect....Until the sun begin to set and showed us that it is really time to bid the day goodbye.



Spectacular Sunset shot done by our digital camera (thank you tita Tattie)..Too bad the investment on an SLR remains to be a bleak.

Uluwatu Temple in Bali

First official Day in Nusa Dua Bali. Putu our ever reliable driver, was up early to pick us up and to come with us as we wander around Bali.He told us simple stuffs that we needed to know so that we can blend in well with the Balinese people. When we all know that Indonesia is but one of the largest Muslim country in Asia, little do i know that Bali is practicing but a different religion, Hinduism. Putu fervently told us that it is best that every time we come to a place we need to observe first if slippers should be taken off or not. More so, there are sacred temples that would warrant nothing less than no people allowed at all.

We were really glad that Putu speaks medium English...some of the words are incomprehensible but most are...We need to bear with him for the next 6 days in Bali.

We are going to our first pit stop, its at the Pura Luhur which is a Balinese Sea Temple at Uluwatu on Bali. It was built in the 11th century. Probably one of the most spectacular temples sitting atop the cliffs overlooking the surf at Uluwatu. Luhur means “something of divine origin” while “Uluwatu” can be broken into “ulu” which means “land’s end” and “watu” means “rock” in the old language).

The place was so solemn, that upon entering we needed to wear a sarong and or a sash. We headed up a more than a mile trek to get close to the abyss. Midway, we encountered monkeys that would mingle and dangle off a tree just to pose for a picture with passersby. There were some who were friendly but a lot where really nasty. If they see anything hanging from your body they will snatch it away and never would you retrieve it again.

The view from a cliff at the Uluwatu Temple. The sound of the waves hitting the hard rock astride the cliff is a Serene manifestation of nature paying homage and respect to the Hindu Gods. Even the birds and the trees almost kneel as they pass by the temple edge. I am not specifically sure about this but only the tourist wandering around may not recognize the solemnity of nature and the sanctity of this place. We are a witness to this and we are a living testimony to it. We do stop and kneel down in silence but at the very most we squander around like crazy preschoolers to take advantage of the site. But yeah we dis it as discreetly as we can...


Another fantastic experiencewe had at the temple was the chance to witness the Kecak Dance ('kecak'meaning fire). Of all the many dances imbibed in every Balinese nature, The Kecak dance stands out as the most dramatic, scenic, historic and romantic of all. The dance depicted the story of the Ramayana. It beautifully elucidated the faithfulness of Rama to the rules of Dharma and the everlasting love he had for his wife Sita, amidst all the mishaps along the way. It is indeed a fact that from childhood, most Balinese learn the characters and incidents of these epics and they furnish the ideals and wisdom of common life. The epics help to bind together the many peoples practicing the belief in Hinduism, transcending caste, distance and language.

Day 1 in Bali is very fruitful. The place we ate at was even better. I will do the talk on my next blog.

Heart's or Hurts Day at Galileo Enoteca

February 14, 2010 is suppose to be me and my husbands first valentine day as a married couple. Needless to say, as a hopeless romantic that I am, I expected that something unusual is about to transpire. However due to a lot o forseen and expected circumstance our first valentine together was turned into a night of drama, hatred and melancholy. Heart breaking as it seems, it so sad to have a vday with no flowers or chocolates nor greeting cards at hand from someone special... but what is even worse is to have no valentine at all when in fact I am supposed to be married. Do not get me wrong, its not that my husband went far away, or was he reunited with our creator, he was just somewhere enjoying himself and has totally forgotten that he happens to ahve a wife waiting for him. How cool is that? Everytime I try to recount the story, it just makes me cry and pity myself even more.



Here comes what I then termed as making up for lost time and for tonns of tears and outpured emotions. My husband compensated his mishap by reserving a candle lit dinner for 2 at Galileo Enoteca located at Calbayog corner Molinao street in Mandaluyong. The place has a perfect ambiance for unprecedented hard core daters who wants to have time away from the stresses of the metro and have a feel of authentic Italian fine dining. Moreso, the bewitching architecture and the interior of the resto gives off the impression of you dining int he streets of Italy. Even more fascinating is the fact that this business all started out as a thesis project of the owners daughter, in college as an architecture student. Little do they know that what was once a means to pass and to graduate for their daughter was now a means of living for them. Interestingly, the italian ambiance of the restaurant was owed to the step dad who happens to be a wine connoisseur, and a marvelous chef in his own right.





The meal started off with a handful of their choiced panini bread with liver duck pate, anchovies and salsa. The bread appeared to be more of steamed than it was baked. As it lingers in the mouth, it tasted more of a rice pudding, and with impregnation of one's salivary amylases, the most coveted flavorful spices emanates. We cannot help but to ask for our second serving of this delight. Eugene is very fond of breads, he almost finished one bucket. Explains why he burps out alot right after the dine.

Comes the Salad as our First course: Salad with Tuna Flakes in Olive Oil. The taste of the balsamic vinegar was very enticing, the olive oil does not stick to the tongue and the organic lettuce finishes of the make. Though the tuna flakes seemed to be from some preserved entity, it was very well carried by the mixture of the olive oil and the balsamic vinegar. Very Italian.


The Spaghetti with Shrimp Scampi in Olive Oil. I totally adored the taste of this menu. The sun dried tomato shovelled out a salty taste unto the sauce and the olive oil neutralized it. You would'nt notice you are finishing off the entire plate, because every spoonful of the pasta makes you wanna eat more. Disgustingly ruining my diet, but very satisfying to the appetite centers. It's a clear fusion of piquant
and peppery spice of an italian dish.

My hubby's order is the Italian Baked salmon. The menu is a bit surprising. It was served with side salad on balsamic vinegar and mashed potato. I was about to ask for a gravy for the mashed, however when I tasted it, Hmmmm Impressing! This was the first time I tasted mashed potato without gravy but seems to be embalmed with caramel or honey sauce or what not! Very new to my buds. The salmon was so fresh that you would'nt have any hesitancy devouring it all. Moreover, Eugene is never a fan of cuisine flavored with sugar, but this one threw out that rule for him.


The specialty that they boast about is their choiced cold cuts, cheeses and ofcourse
their rich flavoured hot chocolate. Yes that same chocolate powder that Lucy Torres when gaga about, to the point of hoarding it all. Making the customers wait for a good 2 days before a bag of chocalate be available. When I tasted it? Hmmmm I loved it! Not to sweet, very rich and full of calories! What the heck , it only comes once!

The overall dining experience is prodigoiously fantastic. Whether the heart's day tuned out to be hurt's day...It certainly made its way back into becoming HEART'S DAY AGAIN.

Eating my words: Authentic Indonesian Cuisine

The weather might have been very uninviting for a Filipino at Kebayoran Baru Jakarta, but the food is exactly the opposite. At first, I thought I will be losing a good 2-3 lbs on my trip here. Why is that? Indonesian cuisine is a concoction of diverse regional differences of the more or less 6,000 islands. Their unique staple ingredients such as rice, peanut sauce , coconut milk and spices made all the difference. Big thing is that I despise all of these ingredient especially the spice/s! However to my surprise, the once was abhorred now well loved! That is why my wish to lose an ample weight is forever forgotten.

Day 1 of binge eating is at Warung Sunda. The restaurant spans an approximately 300-400 square meters lot area, with ample parking space and a good drop off point for customers (an advantage cause a simple 30-sec walk from parking lot to the inside of the resto will cause you to smell like he#@ because of the weather). Upon entering the place the beautiful interior will captivate your senses. The built-in fish ponds, that which houses well fed coys, beside the mezzanine-like-elevation-made-up-of-what-seems-to-be-nipa-and-lawanit material is very alluring. Mind you despite the bahay kubo feel of the interior, this place is fully air conditioned.



Interior Design aside, lets go straight to the food. We ordered quite a bunch of food from the vast array of authentic sudanese menu. First off, are the drinks, my hubby ordered an avocado juice with a tinge of chocolate in it and mine was their very own dalandan shake with honey. The taste was yummy and exceedingly new. We do have equally good tasting shakes at Dencio' s or Gery's Grill but these were really au courant to the tongue. Next off is the main course, we had a vegetable sauteed in their very own shirmp paste, the oxtail soup (similar to our very own sinigang na baboy) but with a real spicy zest, the fried tofu sudanese style and the Warung Sunda (a.k.a flying fish) not to mention the rice that was cooked in coconut milk. These were all exquisitely prepared and were all very well presented. What enraptured by taste buds were the wide selection of spices served with all the cuisine especially the sweet soy sauce and the ginger chili spices. I know I undeniably hate the taste of all these spices (as I have eaten in quite a few indonesian restos in Manila) but come my 7-day stay in Indonesia...I am eating back my words! I am a total convert now! The sweet soy sauce have been haunting my every settling at the dining table.





Now I am really eating up my words: Indonesian Food is but one of the best cuisine my tongue have ever landed on.

My Wedding is Timeless!

It was a Saturday afternoon and I was instinctively excited to have received a text:

"Ma'am are you back from Indonesia yet? can we possibly deliver your wedding paraphernalia now".

Wow, I am finally seeing my wedding bouquet back to life again! I was indeed anxious, excited and what not! However to my dismay, I need to be at work that whole Saturday and only my beloved husband can possibly receive the delivery. Hmmm is that ever a good idea? By the way my bouquet is made of cymbidium green and burgundy peonies! I simply love them.

It was 2pm, that drizzly Saturday afternoon my wedding memories went back to life. Verge Antiporda of Timeless memories made it all happen! Memories of my special day will forever be emblazoned in my heart and mind because of this. I also had my gown and all other wedding paraphernalia preserved. Man! This is all worth it! The wait and the money spent.

I asked my dear husband about it, "How does it look hun?" Okay, Maganda...that was his very scanty reply. If I would have been the one asked that same question I would fervently say. "Oh well, the peonies really looked awesomely same as it was when it was fresh, the way the paraphernalia were arranged looked absolutely strategic, however it seemed like the cymbidum color was a little off...but overall it is still exquisitely preserved with taste!




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First Honeymoon day: JACKarta!

Yes that's the new spelling of Jakarta for me, Jackarta. I really intended it to be as such, to elaborate even just a little bit about the experience I had in Jakarta. The woman that epitomizes what being JACK of all trades, the well rounded versatile lady whom I fondly call Tita Tattie. A loving mother of 2 teenagers, a devoted wife, a devout catholic, an accomplished entrepreneur, a wine connoisseur, a dilettante photographer, certified totter bud but most of all my most generous aunt. The thesaurus might ran out of words to describe her, but I wont run out of good things to say about her, her ways and her love for culture, character and compassion. She perfectly mastered the art of how to be the JACK of all trades!



Back to business. We woke up really early on our official first honeymoon day. We were savoring the moment that we didn't have to wake up because we hate to be jammed up on the road on a busy Thursday morning. Instead we want to take off early to prove the cliche "at ng makarami". The buttered mushroom cheese omelet was so heavenly that we (me and Eugene) finished one big serving of it (I am no good in math, but in approximation probably those are like 5 medium sized eggs) and would want to ask for more. Off we went to Taman Mini our first stop on that prickly hot thursday morning!

Taman Mini Indonesia Indah is "Beautiful Indonesia Miniature Park". Rightfully located in East Jakarta (few minutes away from Central JKT where most tourist stayed), this park is nestled in a more or less 250 acres of land. The Park is an impeccable compendium of the entire 27 (or more) provinces of Indonesia, beautifully depicting their very own collections of architecture, clothing, dances and traditions. Where we spent most of our time with, is at the province of West Sumatra and at the Balinese styled museums.

Many people (tourist in particular) would not bother to take a look at the park simply because its a bit far from the central business area of Jakarta, and that they find it a little pressing to go around a wide park literally on their toes with a good beating from the sun. Little do they know that for a tourist this place is an impressive microcosm of the many varied cultures that cultivated the legacy of Indonesia. It imparted the now known civilization and heritage of the country not to mention their prevailing beliefs and practices.

The West Sumatra provinces proved to be our favorite because of the bewitching wood carvings adorning not the inside of the house but the exterior of it. Each external carvings is worth a 5-6 years in the hands of more than 10 artist. This is a far cry from the current prevailing facades of contemporary houses and building in out country today but this is indeed priceless.


Another place that captured our hearts the most is the Balinese communal living! Their current status is surprisingly still being practiced. Communal Living meaning they build their houses in a one big compound, with a common worship place (mostly their religious practice is Hindu), kitchen and dining area and a common working or relaxation place. In this part of Indonesia their houses are adorned with heavy stone carvings! Bali is known as an island atop a Volcano, people feast on volcanic stones and turn them into priceless pieces of art!



The first day of visit here is but all worth it!

A glimpse of Jakarta

11:39 local time, flight PR 535 landed the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport at Jakarta Indonesia.

Dwindling drops of rain welcomed us as we touch down the SHIA in Jakarta. My tita texted me to turn right as we exit the Customs area. There she was in her usual skimpy sexy outfit, which by the way befitted her very slim physique (call her blessed, she has a 15 year old good looking son and a 12 year old equally gorgeous young lady). She said in disbelief "Ï cannot believe you are absolutely here flesh and blood".

As a backgrounder, we were supposed to have this much awaited Bali honeymoon days after our wedding however, due to my husbands expired passport we were forced to move the honeymoon a month after to give way for the renewal of passport and all that. And that trip we are talking about is a wedding gift all expense paid, including the tix from MNL to JKT. Isn't that marvelous?

Al right where do we start then, lets start at the NAIA Terminal 2. We were there as usual 3 hours prior to out international flight. This is indeed exciting. Our first trip out of the country together as husband and wife. My name ain't changed yet, though. But that was beside the point. I am in for the ride. Now as we enter the Airport, an unfamiliar face waved a hand to me, I don't know him! Okay fine he wasn't waving at me. He was frantically waving at my husband. Fine! Then after 5 minutes after check in. Another lady came in rushing from the farthest part of the airport yelling my husbands name! What in the world is that lady doing! Okay then, he was calling my hubby's name and then whats next?

The girls was my husband's ex flame. Dated her and flirted with her. Good. Then, they did the same thing in front of me... This is what I said, "You know what, my brother flirted with you too. And tell you what I still have a nephew wanna try and flirt him some time?" My husband tugged me. And I tugged harder.

What flares my reaction more were the following:
1. He (my husband), did not even formally introduce me as a wife. Hello here w-i-f-e-y.
2. My husband even asked for free lounge dine from her.
3. They chatted as if I do not exist.
4. Wow I was filling up your form Eugene, aren't you suppose to have your own 2 hands with some 10 fingers on it!

After which, I fumed out! I was really mad. I said in a rather loud and irritated voice (with some unfamilair heads turning around) "You can flirt but not when I am around understand! Do you want me to get her number or what!"

And that was the last conversation of the night! That's is for tonight. Till tomorrow.

Off to Bali

It is indeed our most awaited day, our much anticipated Bali Honeymoon.
I had the following stuffs checked:

1. Clothes - good for 7 days
2. shoes and slippers
3. 2 sets of gimmick clothes
4. sun tan and sunblock plus our mosquito repellant lotion
5. medicines: anti pyretic, anti spasmodics, anti histamine, decongestants and antacids
6. full charged camera batts, will try to look for an extra battery later
7. The pauwe of my tita: corned beef and kraft cheese whiz
8. All cellular phone chargers
9. Map to JKT and DPS
10. Tickets and passports

Yup, i would say I am really looking forward to this one!
Hope my gastritis will just visit me some other time!

Till my next post as I enter the Airport of JKT and stay at my Tita's place.

YUCKult and Eugene

"Diba hun meron lactobacilli shirota strain ang yakult oh galing pa ito sa Japan".

My hubby's favorite is the most commercialized cultured milk drink (marketed as Yakult) which has that same tag line, 'with lactobacilli shirota strain', and 'okay ka ba tiyan'.

I fervently told him that Lactobacilli is a normal flora of the human body (normal flora means common and harmless bacteria that dwell in the human body provided that a balance is constant and undistubed). In fact, (knowing his most gullible nature) The vagina is but the best place to find them. He literally almost threw up as I said this.

"So ibig sabihin ang dami dami pe*-pe* pinanggaling ng isang bote ng yakult! Yuck! Ayoko na! Nakakadire pala ito, bakit pinapainom mo pa sa akin!"

To clear things up, Lactobacilli are bacteria that normally lives in the GUT (Gastrointestinal tract) and the Vagina. The scientific name is Lactobacillus acidophilus. As the name implies, acidophilus meaning it produces a lot of acid. Lactobacillus acidophilus is generally considered to be beneficial because it produces vitamin K, lactase, and anti-microbial substances such as acidolin, acidolphilin, lactocidin, and bacteriocin. What are these craps? Vitamin K is needless to say a vitamin, that produces blood clotting factors; we need these bloot clotting factors to stop bleeding from a cut or any wound. Lactose is a form of complex sugar that cannot be used by the human body unless broken down into simplest forms as done by the enzyme lactase; all the rest mentioned are antibacterial that help our body to guard against infection.

How does it help us in digesting the food we just ate? Lactobacillus are considered to be probiotics. Probiotics are products aimed at delivering living bacterial cells to the gut ecosystem of humans and other animals. As these probiotics are delivered into the gut, they help bring the gut into the its best functioning. Thus we normally performs the mass movements of absorption and excretion helping us rid ourselves of unecessary wastes.

In the same light, in the vagina, the pH is maintained at low levels by these microorganisms. This acidic environment creates a good barrier from infection such as bacterial vaginosis. This is also the same rationale behind those vaginal wash such ast lactic acid (marketed as lactacyd) heavily commercialized in our country to date. Needless to say, we really don't need this vaginal wash because we already have a built in normal flora to assists us in our needs.

I was laughing so hard, I almost fell from where I was. I even told a friend and fellow doctor of our encounter. He remarked "Go make fun of me, I'll have my sweet revenge".

Let us wait for my hubby's sweet revenge. ( I really love him, and his imperfections makes me wanna fall in love with him again, one day after another).

Rid The House of Falling Hair

Cleaning day thursdays. Not a dreaded day for me, but indeed a feared day for all the dust and the craps in and out of the house. Dust is manageable. Dirt is tolerable. But what I cower so much about is when I started sweeping the floor, and would battle against the strands of hair lazily hatched on every corner of my crib. Indeed all these hair came from my head, but is it really natural to have such a number of plummeted hair?

Here are the facts:

• Alopecia is the medical term use for "baldness"

• Hair Growth in human goes through 3 different phases
  

1. Anagen Phase: Growing stage of the hair. This happens every 2-5 years. Almost 90% of the hair is in this stage. The length of thie anagen phase determines how long you may possibly grow your hair.
2. Catagen Phase: Transition stage. It happens around 2-3 weeks and about 1% of the hair is in this phase.
3. Telogen Phase: Resting Phase. Occurs for around 3-4 months and approximately 10-15% of the hair is in this stage.

• The average normal hair follicle in a human head is about 100,000. Still varies on the ethnicity. On average, blondes have the highest density of hair: 140,000 hair follicles, redheads the lowest at 90,000 follicles, and those with black hair have on average 110,000 follicles.

• It is normal to lose hair through our daily hair care, but what is "normal" varies from person to person, and therefore so does what is "excessive". The denser your hair, and the shorter your anagen cycle the more hair you will normally lose per day.

• So in computation: for example you are an average indiviual having 100,000 hair follicle, divide it by 3 phases for 3 years (100,000/3). This means, 33,000 hair is replaced every year, and roughly 33,000/365 around 91 hairs falling everyday is but normal.
  

• Common Forms of Hair Loss: Androgenetic alopecia, Traumatic Alopecia, Drug-induced alpecia and Alopecia Areata.
  

• Hair thinning that could have been caused by androgenetic alopecia is a gene train that is inherited from both parents.

• Hair loss typically begins between the ages of 12 and 40.

• The only drug approved for promoting hair growth in women is Minoxidil

Thus, if you are worried about the hair fall you get, start counting all the strands you see on the floor each time you sweep, and from there reconcile if you are still normal or you need urgent consultation with a physician.

On another note, on cleaning the ridding your house of this unstoppable stubborn hair strands, it is best to always use a rag that has the capacity to cause the excessive static friction between dirt, dust and the cloth. It is best to use a cloth that is of cotton flannel quality. The fabric type will ensure that you get all the strands there exist. Plus the flannel characterisitc, will allow all the electron charges from the hair+dust+dirt to not oppose, but to attract each other. In addition, the use of apple cider vinegar plus detergent will prove to ease the pain of having to deal with all these implacable excrement scattered around the house.

Chest pain due to stress: a daily dose of remedy

Two days ago, my dear sister opened up her new foodcart business. This was a biz long been dreamed of and a product of long hours of overtime and "on the side rackets". She encountered a lot of problems alongside, but what the heck, this is the moment we are all waiting for. The soft opening day. Come the 8th of January, she chose this date because of the significance of the number. Both feng shui and all the stars in the heavens agreed that it was a good day to start up anything new. She and her boyfriend was up early to man the stall on its opening day. My dad geared up the place with enough sound system and blinking lights to draw more attention to the passersby. We would have hired a mascot but that was too much to ask. 2pm hit the clock and there it was. Long piles of customers were waiting for their turn just to get a taste of what this food cart has to offer. We were all happy to see satisfied customers burping their heart out. But what we were more inquisitive about is how much my sister earned on her first day. It was practically 6 hours after when she declared "Quota". She was forced to close her stall because she ran out of raw stocks. So thats is for the day folks. She earned more than what she prayed for to Our Lady. She is hoping to get just the same everyday onwards.

The dreadful days come, the following day, then the next day and the next day...There were no more piles of people lining, no more satisfied customers. What seems to be wrong? I got a text from my sister the 5th day after first soft opening. She just texted an icon and its the crying icon. I did not know what to do. Until, she called me crying saying she has been having the chest pain all day. That pain kept her from working well on her office, and caused her to ask a rest hour from her office clinic. I was indeed worried. As an older sister and the physician in the house, a lot of things pan around my head. What if she is having real anginal pain? What if she is suffering from a heart attack or some valvular heart problem. Man she is only 26!

Alright enough worries. I doodled the scenario in my head. She is a very young professional, medium built, eats all the food she wants without gaining weight, she does not exercise but frequently walk the roads of Ayala Ave end to end everyday, she does not smoke nor drink. So what is her predisposition of getting a heart problem when she is not at all prone to get it? Hmmm then I remembered, she has been having a lot of trouble saving the little biz she started some 5 or 6 days ago. What can this do to you and your health? Studies have shown that, stress nowadays is the number one cause of heart attacks both in mid adult to adult age range. Can this be real chest pain? What could be the possible causes of Chest Pain?

Here are a lengthy lists (terms are often very technical if not explained)

1. Angina Pectoris/Myocardial Infarction - simply put is heart attack

2. Other Cardiovascular Causes

a. Possibly Ischemic Pain

1) Aortic Stenosis - the biggest artery of the heart is not opening well to let go off its content
2) Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy - the unusual enlargement of the muscles of the heart living behind a rather small hollow concavity inside the heart.
3) Severe Systemic Hypertension - severe high blood pressure
4) Severe Right Ventricular Hypertension - another type of high blood pressure
5) Aortic Regurgitation - again dealing with the largest artery of the heart not properly ejecting its content out
6) Severe Anemia/hypoxia - deficiency of oxygen supply in the body

b. Non Ischemic in Origin

1) Aortic Dissection
2) Pericarditis
3) Mitral Valve Prolapse

3. Gastrointestinal

a. Esophageal Spasm
b. Esophageal Reflux
c. Esophageal Rupture
d. Peptic Ulcer Disease

4. Psychogenic

a. Anxiety
b. Depression
c. Cardiac Psychosis
d. Self Gain

5. Neuromusculoskeletal

a. Thoracic Outlet syndrome
b. Lesions of Cervical/Thoracic Spine
c. Costochondritis[Tietze�s Syndrome]
d. Herpes Zoster
e. Chest wall pain

6. Pulmonary

a. Pulmonary Embolus/Infarction
b. Pneumothorax
c. Pneumonia with pleural involvement

7. Pleurisy

(this is updated list of differential diagnosis is lifted from the article of Dr. Apurva C Madia. Consultant Cardiologist. Ahmedabad, India.)

What then is the simple daily dose of remedy for Chest Pain? Pain tolerance is individualized. What could be painful to me, may not be painful to another. So, the mainstay of remedy for this is to free the patient off the pain. After which we should advise and educate the patient about the different causes of the chest pain. It is best to always ask your doctor ,if a total cardiologic laboratory work-up is necessary. Is is also pertient to ask if the pain is most likely caused by an organ (heart) or an organ other than the heart, i.e. muscle, tendons or simply by stress.

To put this all astride, my sisters symptoms were all due to mixed up stress and muscle and tendon inflammation. She is all well now thanks to a very good and effective pain reliever.