Friday Fill Ins #1

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It's my first time to join Friday Fill Ins. I hope I get this right and be able to join on a regular basis.

1. Music is food for the soul.

2. Feeling the warmth of my sleeping Hubby and little girl is what I like first thing in the morning.

3. The first thing I said this morning was: Morgen schatz. It means "good morning sweetheart".

4. Nothing:  it's what's for dinner tonight. I didn't cook because we had dinner at a friend's house. :D

5. It's all been three years, one month and five days (?) since Hubby and I went on a movie date.

6. Cuddling is what I feel like doing right now.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to seeing friends, tomorrow my plans include working on my pending online work and Sunday, I want to treat Hubby to a foot scrub courtesy of me!

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Fortify Your Mind and Body

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We learned at school the importance of vitamins in our body. Perhaps you may still remember what they are, perhaps not. Although I try to eat nutritious food every single day, my daily intake of vitamins just isn't enough. The solution: I take multivitamin supplements to get my daily dose of vitamins. As a mom and wife, I cannot afford to get sick.

Anyway, do you know that there are 13 vitamins that your body absolutely needs? Yes, the dreaded number 13 is not unlucky after all. These 13 vitamins are: vitamins A, C, D, E, K, and the B vitamins (thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, biotin, vitamin B-6, vitamin B-12 and folate).

While these vitamins are essential, one must also remember that our body only needs a certain amount. Too much of something is bad enough, as the song goes... How to detect if you you've had too much of a certain vitamin? Below are some side-effects that are sometimes associated with taking too much of a vitamin:

Fat-soluble Vitamins

• A (retinol, retinal, retinoic acid): Nausea, vomiting, headache, dizziness, blurred vision, clumsiness, birth defects, liver problems, possible risk of osteoporosis. You may be at greater risk of these effects if you drink high amounts of alcohol or you have liver problems, high cholesterol levels or don't get enough protein.
• D (calciferol): Nausea, vomiting, poor appetite, constipation, weakness, weight loss, confusion, heart rhythm problems, deposits of calcium and phosphate in soft tissues.

If you take blood thinners, talk to your doctor before taking vitamin E or vitamin K pills.

Water-soluble Vitamins

• B-3 (niacin): flushing, redness of the skin, upset stomach.
• B-6 (pyridoxine, pyridoxal, and pyridoxamine): Nerve damage to the limbs, which may cause numbness, trouble walking, and pain.
• C (ascorbic acid): Upset stomach, kidney stones, increased iron absorption.
• Folic Acid (folate): High levels may, especially in older adults, hide signs of B-12 deficiency, a condition that can cause nerve damage.

Taking too much of a vitamin can also cause problems with some medical tests or interfere with how some drugs work.


Source: USFDA

I wish you all good health. Take care!

Cebu Pacific Flights As Low As Php499

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Cebu Pacific Philippines has just announced its latest seat sale for their AirBUS planes. Beginning today until August 11, 2010 or until seats last, BUS passengers can avail of 'Go Lite' seats for as low as Php499 to select destinations from Manila for travels from October 1 to November 30, 2010.

 Here's more of the seat sale announcement:

For only P499 'Go Lite', guests can now enjoy the convenience of plane travel from Manila to Bacolod, Catarman, Calbayog, Cauayan (Isabela), Cebu, Iloilo, Kalibo, Laoag, Legaspi, Naga, San Jose (Mindoro), Tuguegarao and vice versa. This P499 'Go Lite' fare is also available for Davao to Cagayan de Oro guests.
 
Those traveling from Manila to Tacloban, Tagbilaran and Roxas may avail of the P599 'Go Lite' fare, while those hitting the beaches of Boracay (Caticlan) from Manila and Cebu may get the P899 'Go Lite' fare.  For Manila to Dumaguete guests, you may also enjoy the P899 'Go Lite' fare.
International 'Go Lite' seats included in this sale are P999 'Go Lite' seats from Manila to Kota Kinabalu, P1,499 'Go Lite' seats from Manila to Brunei and Ho Chi Minh and P1,999 'Go Lite' seats from Manila to Kuala Lumpur.

So if you are planning to relax and go sightseeing in one of the 7,107 islands of the Philippines, check out the Cebu Pacific website at www.cebupacificair.com.