It’s hard to live with diseases in the body especially when the diseases you have are, like an FM station’s banner line, FOR LIFE.

Diabetes is one disease, which, when you have it,  you have to deal with all your life.  There is this product, however, that sets itself apart for diabetics to enjoy their gustatory urges inspite of their sugar condition.

It is called Glucerna, a product line which boasts of blends of slowly digested carbohydrates.  It’s no secret that diabetics must watch their carbohydrates intake because this is usually the culprit when their blood sugar levels shoot up suddenly endangering in the process their total physical well-being.  But with Glucerna, diabetics don’t have to worry about dangerous carbo because its carbo content is not the easily digested and easily absorbed type.

This means that diabetics who take in Glucerna don’t have to worry about their blood sugar levels shooting up.  It has maltodextrin, a substance that helps lower peak blood sugar and also aids in maintaining a relatively safe blood sugar level.  It also has sugar alcohols and fructose, nutrients that have low glycemic carbohydrates.  Further, it contains fiber which aid in maintaining a healthy digestive tract.

Glucerna users, why don’t you share here your experience with the product and help other diabetics learn about this health maintaining wonder.

In my previous post, I ask what Manny Pacquiao should do to beat Erik Morales again.  Now it is perfectly fair to ask:  What should Erik Morales do to win against the PACMAN?

In my opinion, if Morales cannot surpass the kind of training that Oscar Larios had against Pacquiao, he stands no chance of beating the fiery Filipino southpaw.

Oscar Larios had the best training in his entire career when he tried his chance against the PACMAN.  The excellence of his training is actually shown by his surviving two knockdowns and lasting the distance.  Yes, he failed to win but he is one of the few who lost to Pacquiao by decision.  Morales and Barrera failed to last the distance in their losing cause against the Filipino ring idol.

Morales should better get through with weight management soon before his training becomes more of trying to make weight instead of devising ways to neutralize the onslaught of the Pacquiao power.

What do you say, guys and gals?

This early, things are not shaping up right for Manny Pacquiao in his upcoming third meeting with Mexican boxing legend Erik Morales.

There are reports about Pacquiao planning to drop his management team led by Shelly Finkel to tie up with Top Rank and Bob Arum.

There is also the gloves issue.  Reports have it that the Las Vegas Boxing Commission has a new rule on the weight of gloves used in professional boxing.  From the 8-ounce lowest limit the new rule has set a 10-ounce lowest limit.  That sounds bad news for Pacquiao.

We also have reports of Morales getting into shape but without getting weak in the process.  He is being handled by nutrition and weight experts so that he will be able to make weight without losing his punching power.

Rumors also have crept into the local media branding Pacquiao as a big time gambler at casinos.

But the good thing is Manny Pacquiao has gone back to light training to prepare this early for the November 18 slugfest with “El Terrible”.

Morales is, I believe, not the foolish kind of boxer who does not change strategies especially if he knows that his strategies the last time did not work for him.  He is doing some new stuff to get back at the PACMAN.

His third encounter with PACMAN is going to redefine his status as a boxer.  The big IF, however, is that he must beat Pacquiao and that is just what’s in his mind.

I think he is more focused this time and he has much time to prepare and he is studying Pacquiao carefully devising ways on how to neutralize the power of his latest tormentor.

Pacquiao, on the other hand, knows that he will be facing the best-shaped Morales ever in their trilogy of battle this coming November.

The big question is:  What should Pacquiao do to beat Morales again?  Share your thoughts, people.

Too bad for Viloria.  Too bad for the Philippines.  What a way to lose.  It should’ve been better if one of the lesser known fighters in the Mano-a-Mano lost than for Brian Viloria to lose to Omar Romero. 

Romero the Mexican proved that Filipino boxers are also beatable and he did it against a legit world champion.  Viloria’s loss somehow dampened the high spirits of Filipinos who are still revelling over the sweep of Mexican sluggers last July 2.  It was not much expected by many for Viloria to lose but it appears like the Mexicans have found a way to beat the likes of Manny Pacquiao.

Romero’s title-snatching win also brings an inspiration in the Mexican camp of fighters especially to the camp of Erik Morales who are bent on duplicating the Romero act come November 18 at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The latest word from Morales asking his fans to give him one more chance at redeeming himself may have been inspired by the Romero win against Viloria.  Remember, Viloria is in the stable of Freddie Roach, the same man who trains the Pacman.

Those words of Morales show he is taking his upcoming third encounter with Pacquiao as the most important fight of his career.  Never has Morales been this emotional.  He’s had difficult wars with Barrera but he never asked his fans for the kind of support he is asking them right now.

May be it has dawned on Morales that fans can make a difference in a single fight and he is not letting this opportunity pass him by.  No, not now, now that he is on the brink of being obliterated in the arena where he has dedicated most of his life.

The money he will receive from the bout, win or lose, is big but I believe Morales sees that as a secondary motivation.  His main motivation is to show to the world that people are mistaken of striking his name out in most pound-for-pound lists. 

He has learned his lesson and he learned it the hard way, that’s why he is making the hard manner also of preparing himself for that one last opportunity for redemption.

Tell me, fellas.  Will Morales be dealing Manny Pacquiao another loss?

Halitosis is the condition of having fetid breath (bad breath). Its direct cause is not really known but it may be due to one of the following.

• Dirty mouth. There is no dirt that smells well, including dirt in the mouth. Trapped food in dental crevices and spaces causes the formation of plaque, dirt in the mouth.
• Cavities and gum disease. The presence of infections makes a mouth sore, and a sore mouth usually has a sorry odor.
• Lung or gastric condition. The air exhaled in breathing comes from the lungs and if the lungs have something that creates the “bad air”, then the lungs are the culprit. Gastric conditions, too, could contribute to having halitosis. The frequent ingestion of strongly odorous food like garlic, onions and alcohol creates a systemic effect that lets the body produce foul smell, including bad breath.
• Smoking. Tobacco has a naturally occurring odor that many people dislike and only the smokers like.

Here are some ways on how to breath your bad breath away.

Keep your mouth clean. That means a thorough brushing at least twice a day. It also means flossing regularly. Food and bacteria trapped between teeth and at the gum line can only be removed with floss; if it’s left to linger, it’s not going to smell nice.

Clean your tongue, too. Bacteria left on your tongue can certainly contribute to less-than-fresh breath, Read more

Abortion refers to the termination of pregnancy before the fetus is capable of independent life. When the extraction occurs after the fetus becomes viable, that is, the fetus is capable of independent life, it is usually considered abortion.Abortion is of two types: spontaneous or induced. Spontaneous abortion is the unintended, usually accidental, termination of pregnancy.  Its causes are still to be clearly documented although about half of the cases can be traced from abnormal development of the embryo or placental tissue. These abnormalities are believed to have been due to inherent faults in the germ cells or may be secondary to faulty implantation of the developing ovum or to other characteristics of the maternal environment.

In experimental animals, severe vitamin deficiencies have been shown to play a role in abortions but this case is still to be Read more

The limelight in professional boxing has turned to the lower weights starting from the superfeatherweight division.  The likes of Manny Pacquiao, Erik Morales and Marco Antonio Barrera have brought significant interest in boxing viewership and it seems like the cameras shall maintain focus on them and the lower weight classes where a number of exceptional talents abound.  There are Jorge Arce, Ivan Calderon and Martin Castillo at flyweight limits and today, Brian Viloria, the WBC lightflyweight champ has his moment to bring the limelight to himself.

In his first defense of the title, Brian “Super V” Viloria did not make much of an impression with a tactical but relatively dull unanimous decision win against former champ Jose Antonio Aguiree.  When he flew in to the Philippines, his was not a frenzied welcome as what usually awaits his compatriot, Manny Pacquiao.

This is his time to shine, to show to the world that the Super V is also an exciting and entertaining champ to watch.  He will be squaring off against rugged Mexican fighter Omar Romero.

What Super V must do is to make a sensational knockout win against the game and vastly experienced Romero who has a score to settle with Filipino fighters.  Romero may be spurred by the fact that he is not another Mexican who will succumb to the power of Filipino boxers just like what happened in July 2 in Manila, Philippines where not one of three Mexican gladiators ever get to put their Filipino opponents. 

If these two fighters will really play according to their strongest motivations, they will no less make the viewers stay on the edge of their seats to watch what promises to be an exciting slugfest.  Viloria, being the champ, must show off to all that he can be the next lucrative fighter to wacth out for in the lower weights.

Want a piece of the Super V?  Here’s a treat from ringtalk.com’s Favio Flores.  Click here.

I go straight to the point.  Spare Manny Pacquiao of the dirt of politics.

The icon of Manny Pacquiao is being stealthily dragged into the continually sick political atmosphere here in the Philippines.  From the remotest barangay to the strictly guarded palace, nobody can confidently admit to the cleanness of the political roads. 

Malacañang is the bastion of politics of various colors that continue to discolor the Philippine political arena and its stains spread all the way to even the helpless constituents in countries like Lebanon and Israel. 

If that’s how far dirty politics can go, how much easier can political discoloration seep through the highly absorbent mantle of the main city?

No, politics’ dirt can never be cleaned unless old systems and overstaying personalities go out of the political ring.  Not even the bleaching power of boxing can undo the dirt.

Manny Pacquiao is made by boxing, and though boxing has its own dirt, Manny has managed to get rid of some stains and his is now not just an icon of excellent boxing but also of clean boxing.

Perhaps because of his clean radiance, some political hands want to touch him in the belief that his radiance can add a shining glow to some discolored careers or one prodigy’s upcoming adventure.

Manny Pacquiao, in his helpful and generous self, can have other avenues to reach out to the marginalized.  The avenue of politics is so grimy and muddy and slimy with fine sticky loam of filth accumulated through decades of unfair and dishonest service that if he tries to trod on it, he might well become one dirtied icon whose stain-free career could be so eventually discolored that even his incredible legacy would just be totally blotted by political discoloration.

Dirty politics should not mix up with clean boxing, unless the boxer so decides to the favor of the dirt.

The Solid Rock Bible Congregation (SRBC) is an evangelical church affiliated with the Fellowship of Indigenous Fundamental Churches of the Philippines (FIFCOP) Mission.  It was founded by God through the godly burden He placed in the heart of Nanay Pat Danganan and her family 29 years ago.   Initially named Samat Bible Church, this relatively small body of believers was renamed Solid Rock Bible Congregation in 1990 to highlight the Lord Jesus Christ’s name in the church ID.  The name Solid Rock is undeniably the Lord Jesus Christ Himself.  

On Christ the Solid Rock I stand. . .

so one famous hymn goes, interpretatively saying that the foundation on which the SRBC stands is Christ, the Solid Rock, Read more

If you’re a born again Christian and you have not had an Encounter God Retreat (EGR), chances are you’re spiritual life is not where it should be.

This is not to say, however, that for your spiritual life to become dynamic, you should have an EGR; or that EGR is the only sure fire way to revive your complacent spirit.  There are many ways by which you can have a spiritual revival and, admittedly, there are also various ways on how to sustain your dynamic Christian life.  The EGR is one way and its proven effectiveness in reviving sleepy Christian lives has been well-documented.  In fact, I am one of those who have gone through the rejuvenating experience of a real ENCOUNTER WITH GOD.

July 27-28, 2006 were two extraordinary days for me.  We went from Pangasinan to Valenzuela City, there in Bethel Bible College as second batch of EGR delegates from our Church, the Solid Rock Bible Congregation (SRBC) in Samat, Bugallon, Pangasinan.  I was out of the busy schedule of a teacher’s life and had the chance to be in the  company of 400 other Christians who went to the EGR with various reasons.  My purpose in attending the EGR that time was two-fold:  to satisfy my curiousity about this spiritual phenomenon which according to testimonies of people I know gave them  an envigorating spiritual experience, and to bring myself to a really exclusive time with God, an experience which is so difficult to happen in a constantly buzzing professional lifestyle.

For two days, I was not a professional but simply a student in the study of God and His ways and a child who longed for the embrace of a Father who has been waiting a long time for me to come home.  Yes, I was a sort of a prodigal son but when I get into the EGR experience, I was restored to the enabling and refreshing presence of the Father.

I won’t tell you exactly what happened to me in the EGR but I assure you, it was a most defining experience that I had.

My purpose in writing about the EGR is to tell you, brethren of the evangelical world to try the EGR.  You will never be the same again, I assure you that.   But you have to go their just like I did.  You have to take off your professional, theological, denominational and even your personal overcoats.  You have to empty yourself up so that God can fill you in.

The next time you hear of EGR from a brother or sister, don’t hesitate to ask when and where you can have that singular opportunity of having an extraordinary ENCOUNTER WITH GOD.