Cory Quirino's Inside Out

Options for beauty and wellness

MANILA, Philippines—The questions are constant, the answers varied.

In the search for the exact, right approach to any given beauty or health challenge, your options are many. Here are some of them:

Q: I am suffering from regular swelling/bloating or manas. Are there any natural diuretics (drugs that increase the volume of urine) I can take?

A: Apart from the usual medication your doctor will prescribe, there are natural ways to manage this condition.

Alfalfa—Dubbed as the great healer by biologist Frank Bower, the leaves of this legume has eight essential enzymes. Rich in vitamins A, K, B6, E, and D; calcium, phosphorus and potassium, alfalfa is a good laxative and a natural diuretic and urinary tract infection fighter.

Take three tablespoons raw with your salad or consume one capsule daily. Caution: Not good for anyone with autoimmune disorder like lupus.

Sweat it out through exercise. This is the surest way to get rid of bloating.

Q: Is there any natural antibiotic I can take to boost my immune system?

A: Garlic—Rich in vitamins C and B, calcium, protein, potassium, and phosphorus, this amazing bulb is a natural antibiotic. It was dubbed the “Russian penicillin” when it was used by the Soviet Army.

It can lower cholesterol, especially LDL (bad) cholesterol and, as a blood purifier, it also has the ability to lower blood pressure.

Interestingly, the component DAS or diallyl sulfide may actually render carcinogens inactive and suppress the growth of cancerous tumors. The best way to take garlic is in the form of capsules. Buy the raw, aged, odorless kind. It will not leave you with bad breath.

If you insist on taking garlic fresh and raw, swallow four little pellets/teeth of garlic after a meal. Some with sensitive tummies may not be able to digest them. They can cause acidity and gas pains.

Q: How can I lose weight fast?

A: There is never a fast, easy solution to weight loss. But over a period of three weeks you can lose six pounds. Fair enough? Here’s how:

Morning regimen: Drink a warm cup of apple cider vinegar (organic, Bragg’s) with ¼ teaspoon of honey on an empty stomach. After ten minutes, take two tablespoons of virgin coconut oil with water. Wait another 10 minutes.

Then consume two capsules or two tablespoons of C-Lium fiber or any fiber drink you may have. If you want a high-end supplement to boost your energy and speed up fat-burning, consume a small packet of PXP (polysaccharide peptides) with warm water. You will feel less hungry because it is predigested food.

After 20-30 minutes, have a bowl of fresh fruits and a glass of vegetable juices. Possibly add a small bowl of high-fiber, low-sugar cereal like Fitness or a bowl of old-fashioned oatmeal. No sugar or milk.

Exercise three times a week. Do not take any sugar/dessert at night. Eat a bowl or plateful of fresh salad before every meal.

Q: My insomnia problem will not go away despite any medication.

A: Insomnia is largely a restless mind condition. You need to transfer your focus from problems to solutions. The more you think about your situation, the higher your stress level.

Take up a mind-development course. One of the most effective is Jimmy Licauco’s. By understanding how your brain works, you can manage your life by controlling your mind.

Another remedy is to take an after-dinner walk. A nighttime stroll can be so relaxing. There is also a new remedy in town called Brown Rice Tea. Not your ordinary tea, this one is organically grown in Thailand and manufactured in Singapore.

It is the only tea in the market that you can also eat as a healthy snack food. Its nutty, toasty flavor may just make it your favorite mini-snack.

Being highly nutritious, it directly benefits your health and has a balancing effect on the body. Low-sodium/caffeine and preservative-free, this tea, if taken during the day, is an energy booster. If taken at night, one hour before bedtime, it becomes a relaxant and sleep inducer.

For those with active bladders, it also controls nighttime urination. Call 7234460, Team Asia Corporation.

An affirmation a day drives the blues away. So today, affirm: “My heart is as radiant as the sun.”

Love and light!

Reference: Ear Mindell’s “Vitamin Bible for the 21st Century”

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The cells, they are a-changin’

Perhaps Solomon inspired these lines from the Old Testament: “Gladness of heart is life to a man, joy is what gives him length of days.”

Body speak

The human body is a free-flowing network of cells, each one able to communicate with the other. But what are the cells saying?

At this very moment, your body is functioning as it has been programmed to function—you are inhaling then exhaling hydrogen, oxygen, carbon and nitrogen.

And though your major organs look unchanged from months ago, you are wrong. Change happens on the cellular level.

Just like the skin that replaces itself once a month, the liver undergoes change every six weeks, the skeleton is completely renewed every three months. By year’s end, 98 percent of the atoms in your body will be replaced by new ones. Incredible but true.

All about science

Albert Einstein knew it all along. He shattered the age-old space time model of the universe by reassembling time and space into what is considered a new geometry.

This only means that space and time are relative—with no beginning and no end.

Everything in the universe is being made new. And your body is the sum of all its cells that are designed to keep changing.

Cell health and Dr. Navarro

In order to be alive and stay alive, your cells need to be nourished. Enter Doc Robin Navarro, who has introduced a fascinating approach to health and recovery called cellular balancing.

A doctor of medicine, honoris causa, awarded by the Oxford College of Applied Science, and chosen Outstanding Research Fellow in Cellular Medicine by the Newton Hall Foundation in England, Doc Robin has devoted his practice to revitalizing the body through a rapid defense.

Judging from the remarkable healing of his patients such as Joyce Po, a 10-year-old with multiple sclerosis; Joven Atienza, a 16-year-old with life-threatening encephalitis and epilepsy; and John Cunningham, a 70-year-old Canadian who suffered a near-fatal heart attack, his medicinal approach is both natural/alternative and remarkable.

Major hospitals have given up on these patients. But today, they live normal lives.

The best case of all is Rebecca Reyes, a 50-year-old housewife who became bedridden due to cardiac arrest. But after three days of the balancing treatment she was able to walk again. Today, she regularly attends ballroom dancing classes.

According to the good doctor, the common denominator of all disease is oxidative stress. If you reverse the stress, you revert back to good health.

Oxygen is essential to the human body for energy and metabolism. However, if it interacts with polyunsaturated fats in the body, free radical damage begins leading to cancer, diabetes, lupus, etc.

Through what he calls membrane stabilizing antioxidants using enzymes and co-enzymes (like flavonoids—catechin, silibinin and vitamins A, C, E and gluthatione coming from whey, plus a host of phenolic substances and minerals found in fruits, vegetables, red wine, cocoa, tea and grains), hopeless patients literally become hopeful.

And where once they were near-death, today they embrace life. But if you heal a sickly body, an ailing spirit should also be healed.

Hugging as medicine

Modern medicine has come to terms with one powerful truth—that the act of nurturing has immense value health-wise.

When newborn babies are touched, held and caressed, their own growth hormone levels increase and myelin, the protective coating of motor nerves, thickens.

Thus, when a mother lovingly embraces her baby, this very act causes biochemical reactions that sustain life.

Translated into practical terms, a hug = medicine. If a hug is good medicine, then it should be given and taken freely and frequently. It can only result in better health.

Never give up

It is never really over. The fight against disease through health management continues to evolve. When confronted with a debilitating illness, do not give up. The best time to stand up is when you are down. So, here is a quick tonic for you—a hug for you now.

Love and light!

Reference: Deepak Chopra, “Ageless Body, Timeless Mind”
Dr. Robin Navarro, 6367726/6367727

Celebrate Life with Cory Quirino on Aug. 18, 2-5 p.m., SM Sucat. Free admission to “A Wellness Day.”

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