Race to Action, Runners!

Runners, let's all race to action! We are rallying the running community to help the habagat victims by donating ANY of your old singlet/finisher's/event shirt! Unilab will donate corresponding vitamins for every single/shirt that you donate.

How to maintain your Backpack

Do you still know your national anthem?

The Diet Secret That Protects against Toxic Pollution

Chemical stressors surround us. From toxic pesticides in food to harmful chemicals in food cans, soaps, and candles, it's basically impossible to get through a day without experiencing a harmful exposure. The good news is that making smarter personal choices can protect us from many everyday chemicals. And now, researchers believe that adopting certain food habits—and trashing bad ones—can help blunt the blow of pollution present in daily life.

In a commentary published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, researchers cite evidence that eating unhealthy foods makes you more vulnerable to pollution's negative effects. For instance, although polychlorinated biphenyl compounds, or PCBs, are banned from commercial production, the once heavily used substances still persist in the environment. PCBs are particularly nasty once they enter the body, promoting the formation of disease-promoting free radicals and inflammation. This common contaminant also throws off normal cell signaling, a communication error that promotes the growth of dangerous visceral fat that envelops organs. This cell-signaling problem is also implicated in metabolic syndrome, an increasingly common medical condition that bumps up medical costs about $2,000 per person per year in the United States.

To help tame the stress that chemicals cause in our bodies, researchers suggest ditching omega-6–rich processed foods and adding healthy omega-3– and antioxidant-rich foods to your diet. While the damage is most severe in babies still developing in the womb and in young children, cleaning up your diet will help benefit you, no matter what your age.

The Protectors: Eat These 3 Things!Many everyday chemicals throw our bodies out of whack, but foods rich in omega-3s and antioxidants may help jump-start your system, helping to get processes regulated again. Smart omega-3-rich choices include:1. Old-fashioned eggs—Eggs from hens raised out on pasture contain two times more omega-3s than standard store-bought eggs. As an added measure, find a local pasture-based farm that supplements hens with certified-organic feed so you can to avoid genetically engineered ingredients and pesticide residues.2. Walnuts—A quarter-cup of walnuts weighs in at 160 calories and provides nearly all of the omega-3 fatty acids you need in a day. The source is ALA, a precursor to omega-3s that your body turns into the beneficial fat. Flaxseeds are another plant-based option for high omega-3 content.3. Wild-caught Alaskan salmon—Many fish are rich in omega-3s, but many are also also contaminated with mercury and PCBs. Wild-caught Alaskan salmon is one of the richest sources of omega-3s, but without high levels of pollution found in other seafood. Avoid farmed salmon altogether—it's full of toxic contamination.

The Disease Promoters: Omega-6–Rich Foods to AvoidWhile we all need omega-6s, the standard American diet that's heavy on the processed foods leads to an unhealthy omega-3 to omega-6 ratio. Foods rich in omega-6 fats help to amplify the inflammation, free-radical production, and cell-signaling chaos caused by the pollution you come into contact with every day. To start cutting back on omega-6s, cut out processed cereal and replace it with organic oatmeal; avoid foods containing corn or safflower oils and replace those with a more neutral oil, such as olive oil; and ditch fast food—it's saturated in obesity- and autoimmune-disease-promoting omega-6s.

SOURCE: http://www.rodale.com/

Effects of Cold Water

Food for the Soul...

"Whoever enters
 through me will be 
save... and find pasture"

John 10:9

"Look, he is coming

with the clouds, and

every eye will see him"

Revelation 1:7

Dad's Day Treat from RUNNR

IT'S FATHER'S DAY ON JUNE 17
RUNNR will have a BIG SALE on your favorite brands from JUNE 8-JUNE 17! 
Go to RUNNR stores now and reward your hardworking DAD with these cool gear! 
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Yabang Pinoy Launches PHmade: “It’s Worth Buying For"

Yabang Pinoy intensifies its consumer revolution campaign through the PHmade movement.

The pioneering Filipino pride movement, through PHmade, yet again encourages Filipinos to support Filipino ideas, business concepts, products, and services. The campaign aims to educate Filipinos, through videos, print materials and events, on the availability and viability of Filipino brands, and on the positive impact that going local contributes to the economy.

PHmade’s tagline “It’s Worth Buying For” encourages each Filipino to think twice before spending: is it really worth buying for? Yabang Pinoy believes that small things, when done together, can create a big difference. If each Filipino became conscious of where he spends one peso, he will understand how each choice affects himself, fellow Filipinos, and the country. PHmade also aspires to influence Filipino entrepreneurs into supporting local natural and human resources.

Indeed, patronage of locally made goods and services should be a lifestyle. It enables homegrown brands to improve and compete against foreign brands. The local economy also improves as money goes back and forth between consumer and business, employee and employer. And as more entrepreneurs create, develop, and expand their businesses, more job opportunities are generated. PHmade recognizes Filipino ingenuity and the role of each Filipino in nation-building.

PHmade focuses on seven categories: Produce, Home, Footwear, Fashion, Personal and Home Care, Food and Beverage, and Entertainment. The campaign will continue to collaborate with Filipino entrepreneurs and encourage them to continue to improve their products and services and to always aim for Filipino brands to be global brands.

PHmade is a project of Yabang Pinoy, the pioneering Filipino pride movement that started in 2005. As it celebrates its 8th anniversary, the organization includes it among numerous Filipino pride projects, such as the Y.A.B.A.N.G. Camp (Youth Achievers Building A Nation of Greatness Camp), Yabang Pinoy Goes to School, Pinaka-mahabang Todo Patintero, Global Pinoy Bazaar, and many more. In the 8 years that Yabang Pinoy has immersed itself in various nation-building activities, it re-affirms its belief that true progress and development in our country will start once Filipinos begin living a proudly Filipino lifestyle.

Yabang Pinoy invites every Filipino to be part of the PHmade movement. As early as now, save November 10- 11 2012 for the 8th Global Pinoy Bazaar – a showcase of Filipino products made with 100% Filipino Love and Pride.

For more information on Yabang Pinoy, visit www.yabangpinoy.com  or email yabangpinoy@gmail.com.

SOURCE: http://pinoyoutdoors.net/