World Health Organization defined Coronavirus-19, or more famously known as COVID-19, is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus. Most people who contacted this disease experienced mild to moderate respiratory illness and recovered without requiring special treatment.

A healthy, balanced diet can protect you from infection and other diseases!
With the current COVID-19 situation in the country, we should be at most vigilant for our health. And one way to do this, the most obvious, is to eat healthily and boost our immune system. A healthy immune system can defeat invading pathogens or, at most, hasten your recovery after an illness.

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With all the uncertainties brought by the coronavirus pandemic, it is hard to focus on tasks. Planning on what to eat becomes your wits’ end that was once a piece of cake. The feeling is very overwhelming that we all have to deal with stress. In the past, foods are relatively accessible. You can quickly go to markets with the help of public transportations, and it is more manageable with stable income. Now, there are many barriers to easy food buying, and I know you experience many than few. No doubt that eating healthy during this time is uniquely challenging.

Food safety is not a popular topic compared to calorie monitoring. People are more concerned about making a well-balanced meal or on what food that will make them better in sports performance. However, food safety is as important as the topics mentioned above. Safe food preparation is the foundation of a healthy meal. The nutrients you opt to consume from food will be put to waste if you cannot eat the meal due to food safety concerns. Rotten or bad food shows that the nutrients are already lost. Thus, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommends these easy ways to ensure that the food you prepare are safe for consumption.

It is very easy to understand that our planet’s environmental state affects the type and source of ourfood. The more we do not take care of our planet, the less food that we can produce and consume. But, have you considered that the food you eat affects the world’s resources management? Think about this, if we opt to produce more beef for consumption, more resources are needed to produce this food item. It takes more grains, water, and land to produce a pound of meat than it does to produce the same amount of calories from grains and plant-based food. Aside from this, animals belch out carbon dioxide while plant-based food items help in cleaning out our air. A new perspective, right?

The month of July is all about health and nutrition. This year’s theme: promotion of physical activity. Of course promotion physical activity is not just a one month thing. Physical activity should be a daily routine for an individual. Engaging in physical activity is one of the best gifts that you can give to your body. But, is there something lacking in your exercise routine?

Excessive calorie intake surely leads to unwanted weight gain, especially when these are not compensated with physical activity. Each of us is responsible for how much we eat, yet social norms and culture play and important factor in keeping your food portions in the right proportions.

Rainy season is here! Rain is a mixed blessing when it comes to our health. Positive ones are related to the country’s food supply, while the negative is associated with cold- and flu-related illnesses.

We cannot stay-away from the rain forever, thus the best way to combat these diseases is to boost your immunity. Immunity or the capability to resist infections or toxins is one of our innate abilities as human beings. Our bodies are capable (and are doing a great job!) of protecting ourselves from harmful organisms or substances that can cause diseases.