Natural Ingredients VS. Autism

On my way back to Cebu from Bohol, I was on board a fast craft that showed the movie "Mercury Rising", which is about an autistic child who happened to decipher a top secret government code. Even though I have not watched that movie before, I was not quite interested on it due to their technical auditory issues. Anyway, the moment I saw the autistic child, it reminded of a mom who was so conscious of what her child eats or uses because her boy was autistic. This situation made her actively advocate to go for organic products and food. She would even make food from scratch to make sure that she knows what sort of ingredients her child takes and that there are no harmful chemicals on it. She was actually one of the many inspirations for me for religiously using organic products.

So, I took time to research the relationship of autism to the environment and the products we use. According to Eco Child's Play, a website dedicated to green and healthy parenting said that parents should take a closer look on the medicines that their children take for it might do more harm than good. Moms' exposure to harmful chemicals during pre birth could most likely have a relatively high risk of getting brain development damage on their children particularly autism. A lot more parents are paying attention on their kids food intake due to these studies. So, for parents who are concerned on their kids' health, all it takes is to make the move on using only natural ingredients for our children and for us as well!

Cheers to health! :-)

Trying To Eat Healthy During Bohol Fiesta

It's been two days that I have not updated this blog. I was in Bohol for a quick vacation and visiting relatives just in time for the Fiesta which was yesterday May 1st. Sadly, my late Papa's brother also passed away two days before the eve of the festivities so all the more reason for us to go.

 Majority of the food served on the table were a variety of pork! Of course, lechon (roasted pig) was present. There's pork caldereta, pork stew, pork stuffed lumpia (spring roll),etc. Good thing, fish was also served but quite a few servings only. Ah, felt hungry with all those food? Me? Not! I've had enough for the past two days! I could not get away with pork and they might find me rude for looking on some food that was not even served. Yet, I made sure that I ate fruits in the morning before hitting the main dishes. I felt satisfied again when lunch  served before we left for Cebu today included veggies and watermelon! So, at least the fruits and vegetables were not left out. I did not really felt too unhealthy.

Food during the Tagbilaran festivities is just an avenue for us to kill time while catching up with my cousins and Papa's siblings and realtives. What I cherished most in the last two days was reuniting with them. :-)

Cheers to Health!