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Wishing you a peaceful, blessed and a reflective Lent season.

💡 FYI.

How many times have you promised yourself to stop eating sweets at home, only to find yourself halfway through a bag of chips by midweek?

Most people rely on willpower alone, but once they slip, they quickly fall back into old patterns. From my own experience and research, I’ve learned that long-term weight management depends more on controlling your environment. This principle is known as stimulus control in behavioral psychology.
Stimulus control shapes your habits.





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Stim­u­lus con­trol: What you see is what you eat | Philippine Daily Inquirer How many times have you prom­ised your­self to stop eat­ing sweets at home, only to find your­self halfway through a bag of chips by mid­week? Most people rely on will­power alone, but once they slip, they quickly fall back into old pat­terns. From my...

Walking slower, longer burns more fat, study suggests

We know it’s useful for helping torch calories, but does walking burn fat? Spoiler alert: it does! And there’s great news for those of us who prefer a slow and steady pace on our walks: research suggests that walking slowly for a long period of time burns more body fat than walking quickly for a short amount of time.

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Happy 2025!

Wishing you all a successful start of the year! 💫

LOW CARB DIETS DEMYSTIFIED

Nutritionist Dr Jedha Dening explains what they are, what they aren’t and why it matters
A low carbohydrate diet can be a powerful tool for managing type 2 diabetes and prediabetes, leading to better blood glucose management, weight loss, and the potential to work with your doctor to reduce or stop medications. But, with low-carb diets gaining popularity, it’s important to dispel myths and misconceptions so you can understand how to follow a healthy lowcarb diet that is sustainable long term.

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📌Sleepless in the digital age

People are turning to sleep-tracking apps and coloured noise for better rest, though overuse may lead to increased anxiety and disrupted sleep.

In today’s gadget-filled world, people are more glued to their screens than ever, with numerous reports highlighting how late-night screen time and doomscrolling are disrupting sleep and harming mental health.

Ironically, some have turned to sleep-tracking apps on these very devices in hopes of a better night’s sleep, but do they really deliver?

Dr Rajveer Singh Saren, an ENT (ear, nose and throat) surgeon and international sleep disorder specialist, views these trackers as more of a screening tool that signals users to seek out professional advice.

He explains that most widely available sleep-tracking apps rely on basic measurements such as body movement, heart rate, and minimal breathing analysis.

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Sleep­less in the digital age | Star2 People are turn­ing to sleep-track­ing apps and col­oured noise for bet­ter rest, though over­use may lead to increased anxi­ety and dis­rup­ted sleep. In today’s gad­get-filled world, people are more glued to their screens than ever, with numer­ous...

AUGUST IS HISTORY MONTH!

The Leyte Provincial Library joins the entire nation in celebrating History Month this August 2024.
This is in virtue of Proclamation No. 339, s. 2012 which declares the month of August of every year as History Month.
With the theme "Salaysay ng Bayan, Saysay ng Bansa" (Stories of the People, Essence of the Nation).

FYI.

Why eating healthy feels bad before it feels good?

Why do people feel terrible at first when trying to eat healthier? Just like those quitting smoking, co***ne or coffee, it’s withdrawal; the body is ridding itself of toxins. The good news is that the irritability, headaches, stomach cramping, brain fog and flu-like symptoms like sore throat disappear in four days. Knowing this prepares people to push through the discomfort of withdrawal.

In the 2021 “The Truth About Weight Loss” summit, Joel Fuhrman, M.D., explained that waste builds up in your tissues when you haven’t been eating properly for a long time, penetrating the blood-brain barrier, leading to withdrawal symptoms.





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💡Did you know?

Jaime C. De Veyra was the 1st Governor of Leyte from 1906 to 1907.

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Jaime C. de Veyra - Wikipedia Jaime Carlos de Veyra y Díaz (November 4, 1873 – March 7, 1963) was a Resident Commissioner to the U.S. House of Representatives from the Philippine Islands from 1917 to 1923 and the 1st Governor of Leyte from 1906 to 1907.