Health & Home (January-February 2019)

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Since 1959

Weaving on cardboard Best time for child training

Saving young Junior bank accounts to choose from

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giant sequoia Seed-nificant potentials

Is God the God you believe Him to be?

Rafael Rosell New beginnings

ISSN 0115-0839

CONTENTS 9

January-February 2019

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How to Keep Your Wife Happy

When to Begin the Child’s Training Ellen G. White

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It’s way earlier than you think

J. DeWitt Fox

Till a Dog Do Us Part Jecsoon O. Mariñas

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Get a marriage insurance policy?

It growled, so I ran—and she was left behind

Regrets Lebin T. Bernardino

My biggest “what if” happened in college

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Hong Kong: Alternative Attractions

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Michelle

More than shopping and Disneyland

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The Parent’s Prayer Garry C. Myers

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Forbid me. Reduce me.

Blind me.

Rafael Rosell: “Love Life ALLways”

Janet R. Tolete

Beyond being vegan

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Hydrating Deliciously Nida T. Canto

Health & Home Frequently Asked Questions Nathanlie M. Baldoza

A closer look at “The National Journal of Better Living”

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A Message from the Publisher

Florante P. Ty

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Small Weavings

Jelome Lahbern B. Cailao

34

Why Flossing Is Good for Us

Evelyn V. Almocera

36

The Value of Home Cooking

Sue Radd

38

Beginning the Saving Habit

John Spencer B. Tañalas

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Why I’m an Atheist

Ty Gibson

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Assurance Regarding the Future

Julián Melgosa and Michelson Borges

Reasons to celebrate on our 60th

Using a cardboard loom

Brushing is not enough

Why invest in your kitchen

Bank account options for little ones

The God I do not believe in

Extinguishing the myth of eternal fire

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Introduction to Study Habits Rose Fres Fausto

Two things parents need to learn first

Subscribers Section Compiled By Mark Jubilee M. Matira

10 Reasons to Love Health & Home

Coming up… • FAQ and Other Life Lessons • The Secrets of Highly Happy Marriages • Frederick’s Experiment

• The Father Role Model • 10 Tips for Screen Addicts • Rabid Love • How to Keep Your Husband Happy

COLUMNS

Passion and Purpose

By Lucile B. Tañalas

3 Passion and Purpose

Lucile B. Tañalas

Shine Like a Diamond

14 Consult Your Lawyer Atty. Silvino L. Sumagaysay, Jr.

19 Dear Doctor Linda L. Varona

Am I Suffering From Depression?

27 Personal Answers Arnold C. Serra

Just Friends?

40 Food for the Family Miriam R. Estrada

Thirsty? Get S.E.T. Go! 41 Word for the World James B. Rubrico

The Glorious Prospect of Global Peace and Security

42 Children’s Corner Janet R. Tolete

A Tiny Giant

ABOUT THE COVER We've only just vegan. Rafael Rosell, a Filipino actor, inspires people to start the year with more compassion—for the earth and for all creatures.

sary

Like a Diamond

Break Open to Execute a Search Warrant 15 Share a Thought Mark Jubilee M. Matira

The Making of Health & Home

Shine

Anniver

5 iContact

Compiled by Michelle Anne P. Diamante

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appy 60th anniversary, Health & Home (H&H)! Continue to shine like a diamond!

Despite the influx of health magazines today, H&H remains a magazine to be reckoned with. Its articles on well-being and family, spirituality and morality, environmental awareness and social responsibility go beyond touching people’s lives with positivity; these articles are preparing people for heaven.

Hence, on H&H’s 60th anniversary opening salvo, the staff and management take this opportunity to thank the millions who have read and will continue to read this magazine—subscribers and nonsubscribers alike—for their continued patronage.

As H&H continues to brightly shine like a diamond, I will fade from view as I bid you adieu. You see, just a few months before H&H turned 60, I also turned 60. It’s about time that I retire my pen and enjoy my retirement years with my parents and family in Estancia, Iloilo.

But not before I express my thanks to the 2016 Board of Trustees of Philippine Publishing House for their trust that I, the first ever lady editor in chief, can be on a par with and be as productive as my male counterparts.

To my editorial and art team, I say my final “I love you” (read: “deadline”) to you. Always have passion and purpose. Continuously strive for excellence. Do your assignments with a sense of urgency. Have the vision to produce more logistics. It was truly a joy and a delight working with you.

I especially thank God for giving me the opportunity to serve Him through H&H. It is also an honor to introduce the new editor in chief, Pastor Leonardo C. Heyasa, Jr., who for many years has been an esteemed coworker, a respected Human Resource director, and a beloved son to me. Under his leadership, may this magazine continue to give glory to God and be a blessing to mankind.

Cover photo by Green Rush Visuals Lucile Bernardino-Tañalas was editor in chief of Health & Home.

Photos and illustrations in this issue are from shutterstock.com unless credited otherwise.

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Introduction to Study Habits D

eveloping good study habits in my sons involved a lot of work, trial and error, arguments along the way, years of monitoring, encouragement, and active participation on our (parents’) part and the boys’ cooperation.

In preschool, homework was rare, and if there was any, it was definitely fun to do: bring something for show and tell, or bring a picture of your family and talk about it at school, or color page 7 of your workbook. All these were fun to do because really, there were no wrong answers.

The boys knew that they could do anything with their homework

By ROSE FRES FAUSTO

and still get “very good” or “excellent” or “happy face” marks, as long as they would do their homework.

In big schools, however, there are correct and wrong answers.

There is pressure to get all the correct answers. I kept this in mind while I formed their study habits on a daily basis. Conscious of the highly competitive atmosphere of their school, I had to balance it off with fun and play into children’s natural curiosity and innate love for learning, which are often blocked and diminished by external factors.

My guinea pig was my firstborn who’s a real blessing.

Early on, he showed great interest in learning and following rules.

He also showed a penchant for excellence. He exhibited leadership skills at an early age.

When he was in Grade 1, his teacher told me during a Parent-Teacher Conference, “Mrs. Fausto, your son is a good motivator. He does not only want to excel but he also helps his teammates excel. During our class contests he always tells his classmates, ʻYou can do it! You can do it! Don’t give up!ʼ most of

Till a Dog Do Us Part

By JECSOON O. MARIÑAS

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ove is one of the most dominant topics among the youth. You can hear most of them talking about crushes, admirers, sweethearts, and even first hugs and kisses.

Me? I entered college without experiencing being in a girl-boy relationship. I grew up hating topics related to it.

“Jecsoon, who’s your first girlfriend?”

“How many girlfriends have you had?”

“Do you have one now?” “Have you even had your first kiss?”

With a shy and embarrassed grin, I would answer, “No, none, never had one.”

I really hate my singleness. I would often feel awful, unattractive, unlovable, and out of place in front of my friends who have stories to tell about love and relationships.

The lover

Before my first year in college came to a close, however, my black-and-white life began to catch colors. I got a secret

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Hong Kong

Alternative Attractions Text and photos by MICHELLE

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ost people think of Hong Kong as a foodie and shopper paradise, but it is a lot more than just that! Concrete jungles aside, there are still a lot to do in Hong Kong!

Let’s venture to the outskirts and discover more of Hong Kong aside from the usual Kowloon and Hong Kong Island.

Cheng Chau Island

This island is relatively unexplored. When there, you can basically walk around the village or rent a bike. Other attractions include Cheung Po Tsai Cave (you need a torch), The Reclining Rock, and Tung Wan Beach.

Victoria Harbor

On a clear evening, the lighted skyscrapers are a magnificent sight. Catch the light show, which is a medley of lights, lasers, and LED screens at 8:00 p.m. Music is performed by the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra.

Avenue of Stars

It is located along Victoria Harbor. Here you will find handprints and plaques to honor Hong Kong’s famous celebrities.

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Rafael Rosell

“Love Life ALLways”

By JANET R. TOLETE

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Life before show business

What values do your parents cherish the most?

Family always comes first; that, as a family, we work as a team and should always be there for one another.

Because of our skin and hair color, my brothers and I attracted quite a few bullies in Norway. So, I became very protective of my brothers and later taught them this close-knit bond.

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photos/Green Rush Visuals

aised in Stavanger, Norway, by a Cebuano geologist dad and a Bicolana nurse mom, Rafael Rosell is all-Filipino. Aside from learning to use po and opo, the primetime actor also got used to calling older Filipinos tita, tito, ate, and kuya.

From an early age, he and his two brothers had been trained to handle responsibilities at home. Rafael recalls: “Among our chores were bringing out the garbage, cleaning the house, changing the bed sheets, vacuuming the carpets, cleaning the toilet, and segregating the trash. Winter time we also had to shovel the snow on our yards.”

His life changed when he joined show business in 2002. After being seen on a toothpaste TV ad, Rafael was cast in dramas together with famous local actors and actresses. For the past 16 years, he has worked for two big networks.

But besides being popular as a leading man, Rafael Quimpo Rosell IV is also starting to make waves as an icon of healthy living. The 36-year-old bachelor willingly shares his lifestyle and advocacy to Health & Home.

How to Keep Your

Wife Happy

By J. DEWITT FOX

This feature was written more than half a century ago. Today, not all husbands go to work the whole day and neither do all wives spend their waking hours at home. But while the dynamics between couples may have changed through time, we are reprinting these tips in the belief that they can still make the wife—and the home life—as merry as in the past century.

—Editors

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efore the brick rats start flying from the man in the gray flannel suit or the blue overalls, let me say that the ideas following are the essence of suggestions from many wives, and we hope they fit the bill for yours.

I would be the last to tell you whether a letter from her is in our files.

In selecting a

husband, almost every wife admits that she pictured thoughts of love, companionship, admiration, and appreciation in her man.

Not Cadillacs, a mansion, a big business, or a costly dress. It wasn’t for money but for morale that your wife married you.

You added something to her life that money could never buy.

It was you and your time that she so much wanted.

CHILDREN'S CORNER By Janet R. Tolete

A Tiny Giant Q

How does a small seed become a big tree?

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he giant sequoias (Sequoiadendron giganteum) in California are the largest single trees in the world. The biggest giant sequoia is called “the General Sherman.”

Although other trees are taller, the General Sherman holds the record for the biggest trunk.

It weighs a little more than five big blue whales or more than 120 buses The General Sherman stands as high as a building with 27 floors. On the ground, if you try to measure its trunk across, you’ll see that its diameter is about the same length as a yellow school bus.

What’s more amazing is that this tree grew from a seed about the size of a pencil eraser!

Safe and nourished

Baby plant

Inside each seed is an embryo or a baby plant.

It is formed when the male and female parts of a plant combine. The embryo contains parts that will later grow up into a plant’s basic parts—root, stem, and leaves.

The baby root is called radicle. The special baby leaf is called cotyledon. (Some seeds have one, two, or many cotyledons.) Finally, the baby stem is called hypocotyl (under the cotyledon) and epicotyl (above the cotyledon).

Epicotyl Seed coat

First true leaves

Hypocotyl Radicle

Waking up from sleep

Seeds do not open as soon as they fall from the mother plant. Usually, they take time to sleep. This period is called dormancy. Some seeds wake up fast, while others take more time.

To open up, seeds need water, air, and the right temperature. Some seeds need light, others prefer to wake up in the dark.

When the condition is right, the seed coat softens and breaks up. The radicle then comes out and plants itself in the soil, absorbing water and nutrients. Later, the radicle grows bigger and longer. It also branches out.

Into the sun

Hilum Cotyledon Endosperm

To keep the embryo safe, the seed is covered with a seed coat. Some seeds have hard coats like corn, others have soft coats.

The baby plant needs food to nourish it before it becomes a seedling. For this, the seed has an endosperm. It contains starches, oils, and proteins. Cereals like wheat and rice and coconut meat are familiar examples of endosperms.

The hypocotyl then moves, reaching up, bringing with it the cotyledon and the plumule. The plumule is the baby bud where the true leaves and stems later come out.

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Spicing up the taste buds has never been this healthy!

Stock up on herbs and spices and have a natural pharmacy right in your kitchen. Or, better still, grow your own edible garden—a garden of herbs!

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