Keeping your Eyes Clear and Healthy During Pandemic

Since the coronavirus broke out last year, people have been limited to the confines of their own dwellings and community, limiting everyone to certain activities, a compliance to a worldwide protocol that is seen to abate if not totally control the health devastation of this pandemic.

Even our bar exams were postponed twice for two consecutive years. NO choice for us, barristers but to undergo online review classes, of which we're more exposed to reading online via laptops / computers of the bar materials we have from the review centers.  

Even appointments with healthcare professionals have been controlled, with priorities given to urgent medical matters.  Other health concerns such as eye care are sometimes considered as non-urgent. At the same time, people continue to be exposed to blue light coming from electronic gadgets like mobile phones, computers, and tablets.

Blue light exposure or the long exposure to gadgets and computers may lead to increased risk of eye problems like tired eyes, eye strain, macular degeneration and other eye-related problems for both young and adult persons. Hence, the need for proper eye care.

The importance of eye care should also be given emphasis for the frontliners and health workers who are emotionally, mentally and physically stressed out, not to mention the tired eyes they also suffer from due to long hours of work. 

Tired eyes can also affect the quality of their work since it may cause blurry vision, burning or itching eyes, headache, watery or dry eyes, increased sensitivity to light, difficulty to focus, and related conditions.

Blue light exposure and tired eyes should be addressed immediately to help avoid more serious eye conditions.

Fortunately, one pharmaceutical company is committed to help prevent possible eye problems most people face today.

vitaCLEAR, an eye supplement of Vendiz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was formulated to help slow down age-related macular degeneration or AMD and  help boost our eye health. vitaCLEAR is rich with 10 vitamins and minerals such as Lutein, Zeaxanthin, Zinc, Selenium, Omega-3 Fatty Acid, Vitamin A, B3, B12, C, and E which have antioxidant properties for eye healthcare.

 

According to medical studies, progression of the disease may be slowed, stopped, and sometimes may even be improved by taking high doses of certain antioxidants including vitamins A, C, E and minerals copper, zinc and selenium. 

 

There is also some evidence that a diet containing enough lutein and zeaxanthin may help reduce the risk of AMD. vitaCLEAR contains these two important nutrients needed to protect our eyes and improve our eye health - - lutein and zeaxanthin, which are present in high levels in dark green leafy and yellow vegetables and provide a potent antioxidant effect. 

 

One tablet of vitaCLEAR each day gives a person an ample dose of the 10 essential nutrients

including Lutein, Zeaxanthin, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B12, Selenium, Zinc, and Omega 3 fatty acid for your optimum eye care. 

 

vitaCLEAR is available in all leading drugstores nationwide, Lazada and other online stores.

For more information and tips about eye health, visit FB: vitaCLEARofficial or log on to www.vendizpharma.com.

 

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Benefits of Drinking Calamnsi with Honey Regulary

Calamondin, or calamansi, is a citrus fruit that originates in the Philippines and looks a lot like tangerine. Actually, it's an intergeneric hybrid of the mandarin orange and kumquat, full of nutritional goodness. No wonder that the health-focused people in the West have taken notice of the eyebrow-raising calamansi juice benefits. Citrofortunella microcarpa (it's the fruit's Latin name) is cultivated throughout Southeast Asia and is used vastly in the local cuisines, especially in the Philippines and Malaysia. 

 

When taken regularly, calamansi juice keeps the kidney healthy. It reduces foul urine odor and lightens its color. Regular intake of the juice also purifies the organs and detoxifies the colon. ... Drinking this juice on a regular basis helps build immunity against the common cold, flu and fever.

It is also a rich source of Vitamin C that boosts immune system. With the pandemic, we need to be very aware of our health status, having to combat the virus on a daily basis. Hence the need to strengthen the immune.

Monday when I left Palawan to prepare in taking the bar exams, headed to Manila, wherein the covid19 cases were very rampant, I have to protect my self in acquiring the virus. Good thing I have a friend that sells this power duo- Calamansi + Honey,  that helps boosting the immune. 

Angela Blanca, a work from home momma, and my friend from Palawan who's now based in Cavite, is doing extra having business by selling online. One of her product is the 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭!!!All calamansi juice were freshly squeezed by machine daily and stored in the freezer immediately after. Shelf life when in freezer is  6-8 months, while when just refrigerated it lasts 3-4months. 

I ordered two variants, one purely extracted calamansi, and the other is calamansi with honey. I already tried the one with honey, and it tastes good, having the fact that it's less tedious because you're no longer squeezing and just pouring it over a glass of cold or hot water (3-4 tablespoons).

 

Flu and Pneumo23 Shots for the Family

Rainy season are here again, adding the anxiety of being in a pandemic that attacks the respiratory system. You only have the option of boosting your immune in addition to having the Covid19 vaccines.

Since minors can't still have the Covid vaccine (as of this time), I decided to have my kids get a Pneumo23 shots for their protection, also my parents plus flu shots. Just to be safe and for added protection for them.. I also got the shots by the way, for I'll be leaving for Manila end of this month. 

 

Aside from having the full 2 doses of Covid Vaccines, having additional protection from common colds and flu are way way better thank noting at all..

• Flu vaccination can keep you from getting sick with flu.

• • Flu vaccination prevents millions of illnesses and flu-related doctor’s visits each year. For example, during  2019-2020 flu vaccination prevented an estimated 7.5 million influenza illnesses, 3.7 million influenza-associated medical visits, 105,000 influenza-associated hospitalizations, and 6,300 influenza-associated deaths.
  • During seasons when flu vaccine viruses are similar to circulating flu viruses, flu vaccine has been shown to reduce the risk of having to go to the doctor with flu by 40 percent to 60 percent.

• Flu vaccination has been shown in several studies to reduce severity of illness in people who get vaccinated but still get sick.
  • A 2021 studyexternal icon showed that among adults, flu vaccination was associated with a 26% lower risk of ICU admission and a 31% lower risk of death from flu compared to those who were unvaccinated.
  • A 2018 studyexternal icon showed that among adults hospitalized with flu, vaccinated patients were 59 percent less likely to be admitted to the ICU than those who had not been vaccinated. Among adults in the ICU with flu, vaccinated patients on average spent 4 fewer days in the hospital than those who were not vaccinated.

• Flu vaccination can reduce the risk of flu-associated hospitalization.
  • Flu vaccination prevents tens of thousands of hospitalizations each year. For example, during 2019-2020 flu vaccination prevented an estimated 105,000 flu-related hospitalizations.
  • A 2014 studyexternal icon showed that flu vaccination reduced children’s risk of flu-related pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) admission by 74 percent during flu seasons from 2010-2012. A 2017 study found that during 2009-2016, flu vaccines reduced the risk of flu-associated hospitalization among older adults by about 40 percent on average.
  • A 2018 study showed that from 2012 to 2015, flu vaccination among adults reduced the risk of being admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) with flu by 82 percent.

• Flu vaccination is an important preventive tool for people with certain chronic health conditions.
  • Flu vaccination has been associated with lower rates of some cardiac eventsexternal icon among people with heart disease, especially among those who have had a cardiac event in the past year.
  • Flu vaccination can reduce the risk of a flu-related worsening of chronic lung disease (for example, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPDexternal icon) requiring hospitalization.
  • Among people with diabetesexternal icon and chronic lung diseaseexternal icon, flu vaccination also has been shown in separate studies to be associated with reduced hospitalizations from a worsening of their chronic condition.

• Flu vaccination helps protect pregnant people during and after pregnancy.
  • Vaccination reduces the risk of flu-associated acute respiratory infection in pregnant people by about one-half.
  • A 2018 studyexternal icon showed that getting a flu shot reduced a pregnant person’s risk of being hospitalized with flu by an average of 40 percent from 2010-2016.
  • A number of studies have shown that in addition to helping to protect pregnant people from flu, a flu vaccine given during pregnancy helps protect the baby from flu for several months after birth, when he or she is too young to be vaccinated.

• Flu vaccine can be lifesaving in children.
  
  • A 2017 study was the first of its kind to show that flu vaccination can significantly reduce a child’s risk of dying from flu. 
   

The Pneumovax 23 covers twenty three different variants of the pneumococcal bacteria. In healthy adults, revaccination is not indicated (necessary). Patients with underlying chronic disease should probably be revaccinated every 5 years.

 

It is 60%–80% effective against invasive pneumococcal disease when it is given to immunocompetent people age 65 years and older or people with chronic illnesses.