My Healthy Start For 2014

As the temperature started dropping in December, influenza, measles and other airborne viruses are slowly becoming pandemic... Hospitals in the Metro and even in Cavite have been swamped with patients in the past two weeks and even my family had been hit by the influenza bout...

my family at Breakfast At Antonio's...

My little girl caught a flu and so did my mom.  Good for Ching as the flu went away after 3 days. My mom on the other hand was on medication for a week and was slowly starting to get better when we decided to have dinner in Tagaytay a few days after Christmas. It was a good 18 degrees that night. I honestly loved the climate but it was a little too chilly for my folks.  Sad to say, the temperature drop which we didn't expect  made my mom's flu even worse, we had to go back to the doctor for a series of more medications.


Since my mom is already in her late 60's, her immune system has become lower compared to  the way she was a few years ago. To add that she is a very picky eater, I have to watch over her diet to make sure she eats right. Even if that means I need to go somewhere to get what she feels like eating, I would find myself clueless as to what to buy everyday when I go to the market. But then, I still manage.. (thank God)

That is when I thought of preparing fresh juice for her. If she's too picky of an eater, maybe this trick could do wonders for her. I started juicing carrots and cucumbers since 2012 but for only a short time since it was so messy and time consuming. Now, I'm back to that routine, though this time, I'm not after the juice alone. I decided to use the osterizer to make smoothies out of veggies and fruits.

Less waste + more fiber and juice = healthy...

   Here's how I do it... I peel a big carrot, cucumber, apple, celery, orange, big slices of watermelon and cantaloupe, and I would add a few lettuce leaves sometimes, put them in the osterizer and liquify away...I then add a small cup of water, blend it for a few more seconds and it's done...

My mom would finish a bottle, alongside a complete meal I whip up  everyday, and I must say, we have seen a huge improvement in her. A good healthy regimen, enough rest  and a warm relaxing massage was all that my mom needed to combat the influenza away. Even the doctor says so... I couldn't be any prouder...

I can't promise to do this everyday  for the rest of the year but rather, I can only try my very best, if this means a healthier way of  living for my whole family..

I have been pondering for weeks on what to resolve for 2014, I guess I already have one now...