Life's Sweet Fudge

I accompanied my mom to her doctor the other week and before it’s our turn, I noticed that her doctor is on his phone talking to a fellow doctor. I guess he must be consulting or exchanging medical notes on how to go about the patient. I also experienced when I was rushed to the hospital that the ER doctor called my doctor telling him what medicines that he’ll give to me.

I’m sure physicians can also benefit using doximity on their phones. Doximity is a private network for physicians. This network is available in web, iPhone and android phones and can help connect to over 567,000 US physician colleagues in 87 specialties. Members can easily search for their fellow physicians like Lorissa Segal MD on the search fields. Get this app now if you’re a physician, who needs more referrals and connections among your fellow medical professionals.

Valentine’s Day is coming soon and these cute cupcakes with heart toppers are really cute! You can give them to your friends and loved ones if you ópt to give foods as gifts. You can order them at your fave pastry shops or you can bake your own if you know how. There are so many cupcakes designs that you can make. Just be creative and you’ll end up having delicious cuppies.

Yay, summer is coming and thinking about the humidity makes me sweat right now. I still remember how hot the summer is last year and all I did was to complain …lol

Anyway, I think this Mango Strawberry Mimosa Pops will make our summer cooler. I saw this online as a a dessert for bridal shower and I think this idea is cool.

Mango Strawberry Mimosa Pop
ingredients:
• mango orange juice
• fresh strawberries
• prosecco
• 3 oz dixie cups
• small bamboo forks purchased at Target

directions:
1. Mix 1 cup of OJ with ½ cup Proscecco
2. Pour into 8 small dixie cups – should fill up about ¾ of the way. Put in the freezer for 30 minutes
3. While those are freezing, take 5 large strawberries and puree with ¼ cup OJ
4. Add this next layer to the popsicles along with the bamboo forks in the center and freeze overnight
5. Enjoy!

Recipe and image from http://greenweddingshoes.com/diy-bridal-shower-popsicle-party/

It’s always fun and feels great when we are eating but we have to know that we should not eat too much especially those foods that are high in fat and saturated oils. Having a high cholesterol levels in our blood can give us so many health problems if not monitored. It can lead to hardening and narrowing of the arteries and can even lead to heart attacks. I don’t think that we want that to happen to us right?

People with high cholesterol levels in their blood sometimes don’t even know that they have a high cholesterol not until they go to the doctor and have their blood examined for cholesterol levels. Patients are given medicines but unfortunately a drug named Crestor, that use to be given to patients with high cholesterol and with cardiovascular disease can cause serious side effects. Kidney failure and other side effects are known to be caused by Crestor. If you are a victim of Crestor, you can file a Crestor lawsuit so you can be compensated for the damage it has done to you.

Here’s another quick and tasty recipe that I cooked few weeks ago. My friend posted a photo at her IG acct. the dish with mushroom that they ate in her fave restaurant and I drooled over it so I decided to cook this Beef with Mushroom in Oyster Sauce.

Ingredients:

1/2 kilo or sirloin beef cut into strips
1 can button mushrooms
1 onion
2- 3 cloves garlic
1 carrots cut into strips
approximately 1/2 c water
3-4 Tbsp oyster sauce
pepper

Directions:
1. Saute garlic, onion. Add the beef
2. Add carrots, mushroom. then add water. Simmer till tender
3. . Add the oyster sauce until cooked

So easy!

These days, more and more consumers are enjoying the perks of using coupon codes and deals everytime they shop or dine at their fave store or restaurant. Personally, I’m always on the lookout for coupon codes that I can get online for it can really give me a lot of saving on almost anything. To get hold of these coupons, you just need to be a little resourceful in finding them online. There are many websites sharing coupon codes and you can always avail of that.

One example is Drop Down Deals, it’s a free browser add-on that delivers valid coupon codes for the shopping site you are on. Check out coupons for many categories like home, food, clothing etc. Check out their 2012 forever 21 coupons if you love shopping at Forever 21.  Here is their ad:

Days are getting colder each day and most of the times, I found myself reaching out for my fleece blanket in the early morning as it becoming a little bit chilly. Here’s a great breakfast wherein you’ll feel warm. Chicken sopas, is one of my fave comfort food and it also brings a lot of childhood memories for my mom always makes this when we are sick, cold or when we ask something for merienda (snack).

My sister who is in Sydney would also cook sopas during winter times, eventhough she is too lazy to get out of their electric blankets to keep her warm. My SIL cooked this last New Year’s Eve.

NOte: Youtube video from Panlasangpinoy.com

Ahhh this new Selecta Cornetto Disc commercial – Hey Daydreamer has been ringing in my ear all the time. I’ve been singing it from time to time and I’m already having an LSS (last song syndrome). So one afternoon, I asked my niece to go to the grocery to to finally stop my craving as well.

We tried this Selecta Cornetto Disc ice cream worth P25. Not bad. It’s not too sweet. The chocolate filling is delicious and it’s worth eating again.

Basic tips on how to lower your cholesterol.

High cholesterol in the blood has already been associated with several heart problems as well as renal problems. In fact, decades of medical findings as well as scientific research have identified excess cholesterol as a risk factor in the development of both hypertension and diabetes. This is why people are trying to look for the most effective ways on how to lower cholesterol in the bloodstream. So far, here are the most promising results.

· Know more about your diet. The major source of cholesterol in the blood comes from food. Unfortunately, it is not very easy to identify which foods contain cholesterol and which ones don’t, except of course for those with labels. The truth is most of the foods that we take have cholesterol. They just vary in amounts and the type of cholesterol contained. One of the most effective ways to lower the amount of the said substance is to know more about your diet. Find out which food items contain a lot of good cholesterol or have only a small amount of bad cholesterol. Aside from reading the labels, there are lists of foods that you can consult online which show the relative amount of cholesterol contained.

Don’t discriminate based on hearsay and outdated information. There are foods that have been maligned because of misinformation, just like oil. Just because a lot of oily foods contain cholesterol, it doesn’t necessarily mean that all oils are bad. In fact, recent discoveries have identified a type of oil that effectively raises the good cholesterol in the blood while significantly lowering the levels of bad cholesterol – krill oil. Base your diet on these scientifically-proven information if you want to see positive results.

· Take in more fruits and vegetables. A lot of fruits and vegetables contain antioxidants and other active substances that directly lower cholesterol in the blood. Acai Berry and moringa, for example, are proven to reduce LDLs (bad cholesterol) by introducing thiocarbamates, anthocyanins, and other phytosterols. Scientists believe that these chemicals either compete with the LDLs for absorption or directly act on the bad cholesterol itself. In other words, if you want to lower cholesterol in the blood without going to the gym, or cutting down on food intake, then include a lot of fruits and veggies in your diet.

· Exercise regularly. For most people, the body is naturally capable of lowering the cholesterol in the blood on its own. However, this ability is diminished in time and by how active or inactive your metabolism becomes. If you want your body to effectively manage the cholesterol on its own, then make sure your metabolism is always up. You can do this by regularly engaging in physical exercises. An hour a day is already enough to keep your metabolism spiking daily.

About the Author:

Aggie Aviso is a freelance consumer and business writer, writing comprehensive reviews, articles and how-to’s.

Some say that when you are cooking you need to at least sing or be happy so that your dishes will come out delicious. Hmm… I can say I have done that most of the times that’s why my meals are often delicious in my opinion hehe.

Music can lift us and make us happy. It can turn our dull day into a brighter one when we listen to dance songs or songs that make us groove. You can listen to your favorite DJ on the radio and that can turn your blues away. My friend’s cousin was once interested in being a dj that he has been collecting dj gear and lots of CDs at home. 

I found this photo online and this is so funny..lol