Health and Wellness

Dr. John Paul Pareja, the President and CEO of Skin and Beyond Aesthetics and Wellness Centre and Ms. Pia Guanio-Mago, newest brand endorser and ambassador of Skin and Beyond.

Asians are well-known for their youthful look. Most Westeners would often mistake a 40-year old woman to a 28-year old. In fact, dozens of women beyond 50 were headlined for their unbelievably young look.

How do we achieve that?

Well, Asians have those genes that make them look younger than their age. Plus we are so dedicated with skin care which makes up the top secrets to our alluring looks. And it’s not vanity.

Skin care is necessary in our lives whether you’re a man or a woman.

Proper skin care is important because our skin is the largest barrier against infection that we have. Keeping our skin healthy and moist helps keep this barrier strong. When the skin gets dry or irritated by harsh soaps, cracks in the skin can occur. Cracks in the skin make a person more prone to infection. Skincare products should be free of scents or perfumes. Soaps should be gentle and moisturizers should be used daily.

But some of us go the extra mile to take care of our skin by going through procedures from our trusted skin care clinic. And one of them just celebrated its first year anniversary. Young yet already able to make a name in the industry – and this only proves how good of a quality their services are.

Skin and Beyond is one of the country‘s pioneers when it comes to the best of aesthetics and skin health & wellness and today, it celebrates another milestone for the brand.

Skin and Beyond Prime’s Tomas Morato branch serves as its flagship clinic it celebrated its first year anniversary last January 31, 2020. They took  blast to celebrate the anniversary where various regular clients and bloggers as well as Dr. John Paul Pareja, the President and CEO of Skin and Beyond Aesthetics and Wellness Centre graced the event.

Dr. Pareja during his speech shared:

“We want everyone to know that aesthetics is not only limited for the elite women but it can be for everyone”.

Skin and Beyond offers services and products at a much more affordable price range, making skin care and aesthetics made for everyone. At Skin and Beyond, clients are not overwhelmed by the steep prices of procedures, the clinic ensures quality services at affordable prices.

And to continue the celebration and its goal to create a nation of empowered and confidently beautiful people, Skin and Beyond Prime Tomas Morato re-launches the brand through a press conference last February 13, 2020 at the Luxent Hotel where Ms. Pia Guanio-Mago was revealed as their newest brand endorser and ambassador.

Pia is one of the top entertainment hosts and anchors in the Philippines. She is known for her grace and elegance on screen and off screen as she exudes the embodiment of a modern Filipina who gives importance to their personal health and wellness and that includes being specifically caring towards skin care and aesthetics. She is one special public figure that signifies that importance of self-care and empowerment. With Pia‘s elegance and exemplary traits. Skin and Beyond is proud to have her represent the brand.

During this event, Dr. Pareja was also present anas well as TV Host, Print and Commercial Model Princess Legaspi, Stand-up Comedian Alex Calleja, and pioneer Youtube beauty vlogger Ana Victorino.

Skin and Beyond goes by the mantra “beauty treatments should not be painful or intolerable.”To deliver that, they prioritize the comfort and safety of their clients hence using only the most modern and pain-free procedures like HIFU, the high intensity focused ultrasound that’s upgraded with the Ulchenanolift technology. With HIFU, the client’s skin gets some tightening in the most important areas like eyes and chin as well as facial rejuvenation for a more glowy skin as well as wrinkle refining and volume reduction on the face. Another benefit of this procedure is that it provides enhancement on the jawline area to achieve a smaller frontal face angle and the best part is that it is non-invasive and proven to be safe, effective and painless. It also promotes collagen production which makes your skin look bright and healthy.

Skin and Beyond has been in the aesthetics industry for more than three years and in those amazing three years, the center has provided quality services and products as well as irresistible promotions that clients could not say no to.

In line with their anniversary celebration, Skin and Beyond had special promotions like 50% Off on laser procedures and more. This is a way for the modern Filipino to include and give importance to their skin care and wellness.

Legánde, Inc New Logo

Legánde, Inc marked another milestone in their history by unveiling a brand new logo and tagline “Where infinite possibilities live” last January 18, 2020 to usher a new year and decade with new products, compensation plan, and management team. Legánde, Inc is a fusion of two companies, Multipure Philippines and Pillars 5. Multipure Philippines is the authorized distributor of Multipure water systems of the United States of America while Pillars 5 is an all natural nutrition and wellness company.

The event was held at Luxent Hotel and it was graced by family, friends, brand partners, entrepreneurs, media, and supporters of Legánde, Inc. The ballroom was filled to the brim, with everyone hanging off the edge of their seats, excited to witness and have first hand dibs on the newest products and income opportunity that Legánde, Inc. has to offer.

Argan Oil 1

Legánde, Inc. launched three new products that cater to health and wellness. They have the home essentials, health essentials, and beauty essentials. The home essentials include the Multipure Water Filtration Systems, the AquaDOME, AquaVERSA, and AquaMINI, that is backed by three certifications (ANSI 42 – Aesthetic effects; ANSI 53 – Health effects, and ANSI 401 – emerging compounds and incidental contaminants) from the National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) which users can upgrade with a Legánde Pre-filter. Under the same category is the Multipure Aqua Shower that is marked by a Water Quality Seal. The health essentials include 100% pure essential oils, gourmet teas, and life enzyme. The beauty essentials consists of argan oil for the face, hair, and body.

Multipure is the premier manufacturer of high-quality drinking water systems in the United States of America and have been in business for 50 years. They are all about improving the quality of life. Multipure is the original developer of solid carbon block technology.

The gourmet teas being offered by Legánde is not just any tea. These teas are what purists call as the real thing. Legánde Inc. offers green tea, black tea, white tea, oolong tea, and a fusion of green tea and jasmine flowers tea. These are derived from the Camellia sinensis plant which is a shrub native to China and India. This contains unique antioxidants called polyphenols.

Stress and Pain Buster

Essential oils are another addition to Legánde’s growing roster of products. This is an absolutely perfect addition because Legánde wants to provide its customers with a more positive lifestyle. Legánde’s essential oils come in three types: Mood Lifter, Stress and Pain Buster, and last but not least the Energy Booster.

Mood Lifter contains Lemongrass, Grapefruit, and Frankincense. Stress and Pain Buster includes Tea Tree, Lavender, and Lemon. Energy Booster includes Rosemary, Peppermint, and Orange. Legánde’s essential oils can be used both topically and aromatically. It also comes in a sampler kit which comes with three 5ml bottles while the regular essential oils come in 15ml bottles.

The Argan Oil is one of its most coveted beauty products so it makes sense that Legánde is offering this in 3 forms: Hair, Body, and Face. With it’s high Vitamin E and fatty acid content, argan oil is the ideal product to give skin a natural boost. It is easily absorbed because it is non-greasy and non-irritating, making it a natural moisturizer.

Lastly, they are also offering Life Enzyme which works better than most vitamins, herbal remedies, and supplements. Enzymes speed up blood circulation, digestion, detoxification, and healing which are all necessary for the body. Legánde’s Life Enzyme contains 150 all natural whole fruits and vegetables as well as medicinal fungi and ancient Chinese herbs which underwent 1 year fermentation process. This slows down ageing and aids in the relief of digestive disorders and boosts energy.

Ramon F. Garcia

Legánde’s launch was led by Ramon F. Garcia, President and CEO of Legánde Inc. as well as Ramon Paolo Garcia Jr., Chief Operating Officer. With an impressive lineup of new products from Legánde, it is safe to say that Legánde is kicking off the year 2020 with a bang!

Ramon Garcia Sr. ended the night with this quote: “ We grow because we invest. We invest in our members and staff development. We invest in new technology. We invest in new products. We invest in infrastructure to better our service. Now the result of caring, sharing, and investing is that we grow, we grow together, we grow our business together, and we grow together to realize our members’ dream at a sustainable level.”

With Legánde, you can be healthy while being  wealthy.

*Photo by: Mark Balmores

Do you want to Age Healthy? Well. Healthy Aging is the process of developing and maintaining the functional ability that enables well being in older age. Functional ability is about having the capabilities that enables all people to be and do what they have reason to value and this includes a person’s ability to meet their basic needs; to learn, grow and make decisions; to be mobile; to build and maintain relationships; and to contribute to society. So aging is a topic that we would rather avoid rather than discuss head-on, as our latter years are often associated with the loss of independence, sickness, loneliness and social isolation. With Asia Pacific being one of the fastest aging regions in the world today, it’s only a matter of time that we, as individuals, have to look at aging in the eye, and consider with care, what we can do to live a longer and more fulfilling life into our golden years.

Want to Age Healthily? The Time to Start is Now by Dr. Zhen-Yu Chen, Herbalife Nutrition Advisory Board Member. By 2050, older persons aged 60 and above will make up 24 percent of the population in Asia. At the same time, the Korea population is aging faster than the rest of the world, and the country is on track to become the world’s most aged society by 2067. This means that many of those in their 20s and 30s today would also have moved into the ranks of the elderly by then as life expectancy continues to improve with better quality care.

To become older doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll have a slew of medical conditions or poor quality of life. It involves change, both negative and positive, but you can enjoy aging if you understand what’s going on with your body and take steps to maintain your health. Then how could we put ourselves on the path towards healthy aging earlier on in life? According to Herbalife Nutrition’s 2018 Asia Pacific Healthy Aging Survey, 97 percent of Koreans believe that active steps can be taken to help them age healthily. 81 percent believe that by this can be achieved by making better nutrition choices, while 74 percent believe that this can be achieved by engaging in more regular physical activity.

While many of you may be still enjoying life in the pink of health now, it is never too early to take steps towards healthy aging as your actions have cumulative effects in the long run. To help you along, here are seven positive lifestyle habits to kick start your healthy aging journey.

#1: Keep a Healthy Digestive System

Our digestive tract contributes to our well-being by absorbing nutrients and eliminating waste. .Unfortunately, many people suffer from abdominaldiscomfort and other digestive issues, and that may increase as we age.

To maintain a healthy digestive system, be conscious of what you eat. Supportingyour digestive health with a variety of different kinds of dietary fiber can help.It also helps to take regular meals and probiotics to aid digestion.Probiotics have been shown to benefit the intestinal microbiota, which recentscience has shown to be important in digestive and overall health. Exercising and drink plenty of water can help lower your risk too.

#2: Prioritize Your Heart Health

Our heart is at the center of everything that gives our body life – from the transportation of oxygen to the success of the immune system, maintaining a healthy heart is vital for our well-being as we age.

Be good to your heart by eating a healthy diet, performing regular physical activityby engaging in cardio exercises at least three times a week, maintaining a healthy weight, and avoid smoking. It is important to keep your cardiovascular system in good shape as we age, and thereis no better time than the present to start heart healthy practices includingstaying active and supporting a healthy diet with supplements that arebeneficial to your heart.

#3: Take Good Care of Your Bones

Our bone mass peaks in our 30s and 40s, before we start to lose calcium and other minerals. This is especially true for women after menopause, who will experience a rapid decline in bone mass in their later years.

Maintain healthy bones early by incorporating strength-training or weight-bearing exercises into your routine. You should also up your calcium intake byconsuming high-calcium foods such as milk or soybeans, or a calcium supplement daily.

#4: Preserve Your Joints

While age-related factors contribute to degenerative changes in our joints, taking active steps to preserve our joints can help maintain our mobility functions and joint comfort as we age.

Maintain healthy joints by incorporating flexibility and stretching exercises into your daily routine in the morning. You can also consume a glucosamine supplement for added joint support.

#5: Protect Your Eyesight

One of the first signs of aging is the reduced ability to see things clearly up close – a condition called presbyopia. You may also find it difficult adjusting to glare or distinguishing some colors as you age.

One of the key nutrients responsible for healthy vision is lutein, which helps eye cells filter harmful ultraviolet (UV) light. Consume more lutein by incorporating foods such as spinach, kale, carrots or a lutein supplement into your diet. Protect your eyes from UV by wearing sunglasses and practice good eye habits by taking a break from your devices every 30 minutes.

#6: Exercise Regularly

As metabolism slows with age, maintaining a healthy weight becomes a persistent challenge. Regular exercise can help to increase our body’s metabolism, build muscle mass and burn more calories.

Build a regular exercise plan with at least 30 minutes of moderate-intense physical activity each day. Incorporate exercises that you enjoy and reward yourself when you achieve your fitness goals to keep you motivated. For the time-strapped individuals, try sneaking in short walks throughout your day, park further away from the office or use a standing workstation to avoid being seated all day.

#7: Keep Your Mind Active

Beyond preserving our physical health, maintaining our mental health is also vital in keeping dementia at bay while enabling a fulfilling life into our golden years.

Maintain an active mind by engaging in activities that you enjoy – spend time in nature, pursue a new hobby or take up music classes. It is also important to get enough sleep to improve focus, concentration and reduce stress.

No matter how young or old you are, it pays to start taking steps towards healthy aging now. By making simple changes to your lifestyle early with the goal of improving your long-term health, this will put you on the right track towards living a long, healthy and fulfilling life.

Who wants to have a amazing face? We often experience humid weather here in the Philipines and is not very friendly to our skin or not looking fresh all day long. AvéneThermal Spring Water’s will give us refreshing and soothing blast of fine mist on the skin is a gift from nature.

Originating from the beautiful mountains of Cevennes in France, this one-of-a-kind product contains minerals with healthy benefits and therapeutic properties proven to soothe, soften, and restore the natural balance of every skin type, especially sensitive skin. But over and above being a soothing, healing mist, Avéne is a beauty aid as well.

Here are eight amazing uses of AvéneThermal Spring Water for all skin types:

1) Skin toner after cleansing

AvéneThermal Spring Water can serve as your go-to setting spray for your everyday makeup look, leaving your skin with a natural, dewy finish. Right after applying your makeup, just spray a fine amount of Avéneon your skin, wait for a few minutes until it dries out and then you’re ready to go.

Not only can it help start up your day, the thermal spray can also be your end-of-day best friend. It’sa perfecttoner for sensitive skin after cleansing and removing makeup giving you a freshening finish.

2) Relieving discomfort after shave

Everyone knows the struggle of that after-shave feeling. Fear not, Avéne’s got your back and everything else. Its cooling sensation is great in providing immediate relief to skin after shaving or waxing, letting you feel only cool, soothing softness.

3) Soothing redness, rashes, and itch

From a baby’s sensitive skin to facial irritation, Avéne’s thermal spray can be extra soothing to stinging and itching skin in any place of your body. Spray on a fine amount on the itchy body part and dab-dry it after a few minutes to experience relief.

4) Caring for post-procedure skin

A few self-care regimens such as tweezing, threading, or waxing will surely bother your precious skin. What about laser treatments, skin peeling, and other similar procedures? Send Avéne Thermal Spring Water to the rescue! The spray will help soothe some of the pain as well as alleviate redness and burning that come after these procedures.

5) Refreshening after recreational activities

Sports, outdoor activities, and other recreational activities can make you feel sticky and haggard. But AvéneThermal spray, can make you feel refreshed like coming out from a shower. A few squirts on your skin will immediately give you that refreshing sensation you’ve been longing for.

6) Cooling sunburnt skin

Being exposed under the sun for only a few hours can cause sunburn, a type of skin damage which makes your skin red, swollen, and painful. Having sunburnt skin can be a big hassle and is not something to be taken lightly as this may lead to bigger skin problems. Spray a good amount of AvéneThermal Spring Water on the damaged part to cool it down and ease the sting of bad sunburn.

7) Renewing damaged skin/wounds

Wounds or scars take time to heal, especially deep ones. When renewing damaged skin, it is important to use a product dedicated and adapted for the most delicate and sensitive skin–this is exactly what AvéneThermal Spring Water is all about. Spraying the product on affected partshelpsrenew and bring comfort, whatever its origin.

8) Freshening up during travel

Travelling gives a certain kind of pleasure which we can’t get from other activities. But going on different adventures and exploring the corners of the world or even just the city would be even more pleasurable when you have Avéne Thermal Spring Water with you. Not only will it help to refresh you, it will help you attain fresh and glowing skin for your close-up photos and selfies!

Avéne Thermal Spring Water comes in different sizes, 50 mL, 150 mL, and 300 mL for P585, P750, and P1158 respectively and is available at selected Watsons stores, mall branches, and online beauty shops.

Eye Care Awareness Month is commemorated from 21 September to 18 October to raise awareness about the importance of eye health, specifically around the prevention and treatment of avoidable blindness.

Seventy-five percent of all cases of blindness is avoidable either through prevention or through treatment – which is why is important to get your eyes tested at least once per year.

Symptoms of eye conditions can include:

• vision loss
• altered eye movements
• eye pain
• visual field loss
• bulging eye.

Countries are already starting to promote the importance of eye and vision care by participating in some or all of the observances listed by the World Council of Optometry. Different campaigns are actually spread throughout the year to attend to different issues that affect the eye.

In the Philippines, we are only in our 3rd year of holding an eye care campaign and we do it on a different timing. Spearheaded by the leading eye drop brand Eye Mo, the nationwide campaign highlights the company’s strong commitment to spreading eye care awareness by combating the five signs of eye irritation, namely, sore, itchy, red, watery, and dry eyes.

This year, they ran the campaign for the whole month of August, they appropriately dubbed #EyeCan – Join #myREDvolution.  This is actually a continuation of their original campaign launched in 2017 which they called “Eyes Mo, Care Mo.”

Their 2019 stint aimed to challenge the so-called millenials in the society to be aware of their social responsibility in spreading awareness on eye care. In line with this goal, Eye Mo appointed the youth to actively participate in their series of activities which included lectures, arts, charity environment, and health events. This goes in symphony with Eye Mo’s advocacy for proper eye education and eye care, which are crucial to a person’s overall health.

Eye Mo Philippines’ Marketing Head, Earl Jayona, shared about the new challenge:

“We launched the first eye care awareness campaign in 2017 to educate people on the importance of healthy eyesight. Every year, we want to build on what we have achieved, so that we can reach out to more people and educate them on proper eye care. This year, we are spreading the advocacy further by taking it to communities, through a series of CSR initiatives that can help push the message forward and inspire millennials to promote social awareness and positive change.”

Also a part of the program is the launch of NECAM which serves as a team to make rounds on Ph schools via concert tours, using music to spread awareness on eye care. A short documentary film will also be launched featuring five outstanding millennials who have contributed positively to society. Of course, the stories are geared towards inspiring all other youths to contribute to changing the nation for the better.

Giving away free Eye Mo products that people can use is still a part of this year’s campaign. Free eye check-ups are also being given to help address the neglected signs of possible eye diseases.

#EyeCan – Join myREDvolution won’t be short of doing community services too. This is to eliminate all the eyesores in the community through clean up drives. Tree planting will also be done at the Baseco Compound with the support of government and non-government organizations. The company urged numerous communities through school orgs and SK groups to push the activities as well as painting the towns with murals to beautify communities in the Philippines.

Finally, Eye Mo is partnering with TV5’s AlagangKapatid Foundation on a feeding program.

Photo shows from left: Ms. Liza Po, Senior Manager for Finance; Mr. Edwin Palacios, General Manager of IMS Asia Philippines; and Earl Jayona, Marketing Manager for OTC, Personal Care and Healthcare.

For more information, please visit www.eyemoph.com or check out @EyeMoPH on Facebook.

Spring water from France called Avéne, a French brand based around the science of the local spring water that originates from the beautiful mountains of Cevennes in France. And this isn’t just regular water, this one-of-a-kind product contains minerals with healthy benefits and therapeutic properties proven to soothe, soften, and restore the natural balance of every skin type, especially sensitive skin.

The French Academy of Medicine recognizes the many benefits of Avène Thermal Spring Water to be anti-irritating, soothing and anti-inflammatory. Redness, flushing and irritation are common problems for sensitive skin sufferers. Avène soothes and heals skin with dermatitis, ichthyosis (extremely dry skin), eczema and psoriasis. It helps reduce inflammation, relieve irritation and speed healing.

Treating sensitive skin can be quite tricky, if not downright frustrating, but now there is a solution and it is water. But besides its almost miraculous effect on sensitive, afflicted skin, Avène Thermal Spring Water has many cosmetic propertiesas well. Misting skin with Avène is a very pleasurable experience in itself, but the best is yet to come because it does help to make skin soft, fresh-looking and dewy as well.

I would like to share how “good-looking skin regimen” with the help of Avène Thermal Spring Water:

In the morning:

• Spray it on first thing to gently awaken your complexion and give it a special glow and radiance.

During the day:

• When you’re hot, tired, or icky, mist your face,neck and arms to feel its soothing properties and leave your skin feeling soft and fresh.
• Use it to soothe reddened skin and to feel nice and cool after staying out in the sun.
• You can also spray on Avènefollowing hair removal to remove the sting or discomfort.
• Spray Avèneon puffy eyelids to create a sense of relaxation and to lessen the puffiness.
• Use it to set your makeup.
• After removing makeup, spray it on to brighten your complexion.

Once you start using Avène Thermal Spring Water, you’ll find you’ve got to use it again and again. It comes in three sizes to ensure you always have some on hand: regular size (300 ml) for your bathroom, medium size (150 ml) for your bag, and a convenient pocket size (50 ml) for traveling.

Avène is available at Watsons and at department stores and malls. For more information about Avène Thermal Spring Water, please visit www.eau-thermal-avene.ph. Or like @EauThermalAvène.PH on Facebook and @avènephilippines on IG.