Amazing zinc

MANILA, Philippines - The March/April 2011 issue of the Healthy Options Lifestyle Newsdigest features empowering articles to help you get a handle on happiness and health. Read about foods that chase the blues away, natural ways to cope with menopause, how junk food can trigger aggressive or addictive behavior in children, the proper use of sunscreen, and so much more.

The cover story highlights the amazing health benefits of zinc, from improving immune function response and shortening the duration of cold symptoms in adults, to maintaining healthier skin, aiding in weight loss, combating chronic fatigue, to preventing hair loss in both children and adults, to improving vision an d hastening wound healing. Read “

The Amazing Zinc  Health Benefits for Men and Women,” which lists zinc deficiency symptoms and some important sources of the vital mineral.

Do certain foods make you feel happy? We are not talking here about comfort foods devoid of nutrients, but healthy foods that can make you smile your way to longevity. Check out the foods that help promote happiness in the Mind Health section. When you are eating for two, there are health tips you ought to keep in mind. Turn the pages to the Women’s Health section and glean insights from the article “Pregnancy nutrition: Foods to avoid during pregnancy.”

In the Health Notes section, read about the lows of low blood pressure  the signs and symptoms, causes, and interesting insights on when it becomes undesirable or hazardous to overall health.

In the Vital Finds  section, worth reading is “The new wave of medical tests that could save your life.” The article zeroes in on modern medical tests that are deemed capable of catching killer diseases like cancer and heart disease before they wreak havoc on the body.

All these and more in the latest issue of the Healthy Options Lifestyle Newsdigest, available free to customers of Healthy Options stores. Healthy Options branches are located at: level 1 of Shangri-La Plaza Mall, Mandaluyong City; Rustan’s Supermarket, Makati City; level 2 of Festival Supermall, Filinvest, Alabang; ground level of Ayala Center, Cebu City; lower ground floor of SM City, North EDSA; level 2 of SM City Manila; level 2 of SM Megamall B, EDSA, Mandaluyong City; SM Pampanga; SM Sta. Rosa; SM Mall of Asia; SM Clark; Bonifacio High Street at the Fort; TriNoma in North EDSA, Quezon City; SM City Davao; Rockwell-Makati; “The North” at SM City Cebu; and at the newly-opened branch at the lower ground floor of Greenbelt 5, Ayala Center, Makati City.

For more information, visit the Healthy Options website at www.healthyoptions.com.ph.

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