Apotheca Integrative Pharmacy's Health and Wellness Space Launch

     Health is wealth, a phrase that we always hear from our family, friends, relatives, co-workers, and neighbors whenever they sense that we are showing signs of tiredness, weakness, and starting to get sick because of work and unhealthy lifestyle. We always resort to medications like over-the-counter drugs, dietary supplements, and medicines prescribed by our doctor.

     There are times that taking these oral supplements and prescription medicine may bring harm to use if we don't know the exact dosage that our body needs. We have different body types, and not all prescribed medicines that we take will give the same effect if for example we break a tablet of paracetamol because we only need a small dose and it's not available in the nearest pharmacy. Enter, Apotheca Integrative Pharmacy. More details why you should consider compounded medicines in order for you or your loved ones to easily comply on maintenance medicines and other health and wellness products below!

Apotheca Integrative Pharmacy's Health and Wellness Space Launch

     Apotheca is the pioneering specialty compounding pharmacy here in the Philippines. They formally launched their Makati wellness space that offers a wide variety of products that promote wholesome wellness, over-all health and local goodness.

     I presume that you are intrigued about the word Apotheca. During the event, Richard Lista president of Apotheca discussed the basics of compounded medicines and what Apotheca has to offers for patients who have problems on taking the right dose of medications. 

Apotheca Integrative Pharmacy's Health and Wellness Space Launch
Mr. Richard Lista, president of Apotheca Integrative Pharmacy

“Apotheca is the destination for health and wellness. The brand of service that we will suustain to interact with our clients will be focused and personalized to help them achieve or refine their health goals,” said Richard Lista, President of Apotheca Integrative Pharmacy.

     So what is Apotheca? What are the products and services they are offering? According to Mr. Lista, Apotheca is a Latin word which means someone who prepares and sells compounded medicines. Apothecary on the other hand is old term for pharmacy. 

Apotheca Integrative Pharmacy's Health and Wellness Space Launch

• Apotheca specializes in custom compounding and advocates the strong communication and accountability between Doctor, Patient, and Pharmacist, ultimately providing individuals a holistic way of choosing paths that support their wellness and healthy lifestyles.
• Apotheca provides patients with medicine at strengths that are not commercially available, or perhaps they simply need a different method of ingesting medication.
• Their pharmacists can prepare unique dosage forms containing the best medication for each individual
• Medication in dosage forms that are not commercially available such as transdermal gels, troches, chewies and lollipops.
• Medications free of problem-causing excipients such as dyes, sugar, lactose, or alcohol.
• Combinations of various compatible medications into a single dosage form for easier administration and improve compliance. 
• Medications that are not commercially available.
• They specializes in compounding medicine in which they can customize medications to meet the unique needs of patients. Fret not as this kind of compounding are based on the prescription of the doctor and compounded by a licensed pharmacists. 

     Since Apotheca is an advocate of health and wellness, they also offer a wide variety of organic, natural, and local products that suits the healthy lifestyle of every individual. They offer the following products:

     Fresh organic vegetables, Non-cow's milk and cheese, Organic eggs, rice, ice Cream, Organic Honey, Natural Preserved Food, Coco Sugar, Coco Flour, Local Pastries, Galactagogues, Natural Juice Concentrates, Stevia-sweetened pastries, Cookies, Paraben-free makeups, soaps, hair care products, liniments, natural healing oils, House cleaning products, Health books, Athletic wear, Eco bags, and Health supplements.

Apotheca Integrative Pharmacy's Health and Wellness Space Launch
These are few of the organic, natural, and local products they are offering in their health and wellness space.

     Thank you so much Apotheca for having me. I learned a lot on compounded medicine and now I have an idea on what to consider for my father who takes maintenance medicine. Aside from this, I also suffer from different body pains and I may resort to compounding my over-the-counter oral pain medicines to topical gels at Apotheca so that I'll also prevent myself of ingesting paracetamols and NSAID (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs like aspirin and ibuprofen (Advil) that will have side effects inside my body in long-term use.

For more information on Apotheca Integrative Pharmacy

Like them on Facebook: ApothecaPh

Visit them at EuroVilla 4 Building 853 A. Arnaiz Avenue, Makati City 

M-F from 8AM to 5PM and Sat from 8AM to 12NN

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Kung Fu Panda 3 Advance Screening Tickets, Anyone?

     To all the kids and kids at heart, hear ye, hear ye! Are you excited to see the third installment of Kung Fu Panda? Be among the first ones to join Po and the rest of the Kung Fu masters as they explore a secret panda paradise in the advanced screening of Kung Fu Panda 3. The fast-talking panda with a huge appetite is on a big mission again to unleash the Dragon Warrior in him, and Nickelodeon is giving everyone the chance to score exclusive seats to the special screening of the posse’s third fun and action-filled adventure on March 6.

     Po and the Furious Five’s latest quest is one that can’t be missed, so Nickelodeon is giving away premiere screening tickets to 35 kids who can lock in their best martial arts pose, worthy for the Kung Fu masters. Want to score FOUR advance screening movie tickets? See mechanics below :)

Kung Fu Panda 3 Advance Screening Tickets, Anyone?

MECHANICS:

• Simply take a photo of your kid/s doing their best Kung Fu pose at any McDonald’s branch, which they can submit online by logging on to nick-asia.com.
• The 35 kids with the best pictures will win four tickets each to the screening party and the chance to have fun as big as the comedy adventure, with the exciting activities that Nickelodeon prepared, in line with the advance screening. 
• Prior to the showing of the feature length film, kids get to enjoy games inspired by the movie such as Po’s Dumpling Transfer, which is a twist on the classic lemon relay. There’s also the modified version of the newspaper dance in the form of a game called Crane to Victory, among others.
• There are a whole lot of other Kung Fu Panda- games, product samplings and mascot appearances in store on the day of the screening, that kids should definitely watch out for!
• The promo will only run from February 14 to March 2, 2016, so hurry to the nearest McDonald’s, strut your best Kung Fu pose, and log on to nick-asia.com 
• The advance screening of Kung Fu Panda 3 is happening on March 6 at the SM Megamall Cinema 6. 

     Mommies, let me know if you're joining because I'm wishing you and your kid/s good luck! I'll be watching the advance screening so if ever you'll win, see you there!

     The Kung Fu Panda 3 Screening Party is presented by McDonalds. Co-sponsored by Chooey, Dream Play City of Dreams, and Milkita

Product Review: MAC Ruby Woo Lipstick

     I have a long list of lemmings especially makeups and to be more specific a long list of lipstick shades from different high-end brands. Crossing one shade in the list today because I finally got myself a tube of MAC Ruby Woo last year. It's supposed to be a birthday gift to myself but became an impulse buy when I dropped by in MAC Store at Sm Makati.

     This famous red shade lipstick from MAC has been raved many times by beauty bloggers around the globe and an all-time favorite of famous celebrities here and abroad. Sharing with you some photos and swatches below and why despite the things I don't like about Mac Ruby Woo, I will still highly recommend this shade to you!

Product Review: MAC Ruby Woo Lipstick

Mathemagis' Singapore Math Summer Programs

     Hello mommies! Summer will start weeks from now. Do you have plans for your little ones this summer? I have so many things in mind for Kenzo. I want him to engage in sports like basketball and swimming. I also want him learn how to play the guitar. There are a lot of things to do this summer and it's not only to train them physically but also mentally.

     Make your kids summer count! Nurture happy and confident Math achievers with Mathemagis' Singapore Math Summer programs.

Mathemagis' Singapore Math Summer Programs

     Preschoolers four to six years old get the “Best Start to be Smart” in Math through our fun and hands-on activities. Young kids develop a love and confidence for math which they will carry with them throughout.

     Grade school students struggling with Math word problems will get a boost with “Visual Thinking Math” where kids learn the fun and easy way to solve math word problems using Singapore’s proven effective bar model strategy.

     Keep you kids one step ahead of everyone through Mathemagis’ Singapore Math Program for gradeschoolers. This program teaches Math concepts and enhances analytical skills for all students.

Batch 1 -- April 4-15

Batch 2 -- April 18-29

Batch 3 -- May 1-13

Batch 4 -- May 16-27

     Kenzo is going to try their program this summer and I'm sure he'll enjoy while learning. I want him to learn Math in a fun and easy way. No no to Math phobia, if there's such a thing. So will I see you mommies in one of their branches this summer? 

    Visit any of their branches in Serendra(833.7374), Makati(556.5109), Katipunan(225.6330), Timog Avenue(261.1611) and SM Pasig(209.8128) You may also register online http://bit.ly/1VF2nmV.

To know more information about Mathemagis

visit their website www.mathemagis.com 

Like them on Facebook: mathemagis 

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Tokyo Promotion 2016 "Exciting & Tokyo" Launch

     Sushi, Tempura, Takoyaki, Ramen, Gyoza, Cherry Blossoms, Kit Kat Green Tea, Louis Vitton, and many more! I'm definitely sure that you're dreaming of Japan right now. If you are a contestant of a guessing game and the clues above are given, the answer to the question even though you haven't heard of it yet will be J-A-P-A-N! The land of the rising sun is one of the dream destinations/vacations of Filipino.

     When I was still in college, I enrolled in Nihonggo class because I so love their culture. Japan is my dream travel destination. I'm very privilege to be invited and get the first dibs of their Tokyo Promotion 2016 "Exciting & Tokyo" launch last month where I learned so many things about Tokyo- the capital of Japan. Highlights of the event and what "Exciting & Tokyo" has to offer :)

Tokyo Promotion 2016  "Exciting & Tokyo" Launch

   More and more Filipino travelers are visiting to Japan. The number has reached to 268,000 people in 2015, about four times larger than that of 2011. The main reason for the rise in numbers of visitors were due to a more ease in visa application 2013 with the "alleviation of multiple entry visa regulations" and also the "simplification of single entry visa application for participants of packaged tours organized by accredited travel agencies".

Tokyo Promotion 2016  "Exciting & Tokyo" Launch
"Exciting & Tokyo"

This 2016, Japan is inviting everyone to go and visit their country for several reasons:

1. Olympic and Paralympic games in 2020

2. To visit "the gateway to Japan" which is Tokyo, the capital that played an important role more than ever to promote inbound tourism.

Tokyo Promotion 2016  "Exciting & Tokyo" Launch
TOKYO

3. Tokyo Metropolitan Government is now working hard and doing various efforts to establish the “TOKYO BRAND" as a tourist destination.The Tokyo Metropolitan Government have launched the TOKYO BRAND logo and slogan "& TOKYO", last October which is expressing the brand concept of "a city that promises all kinds of fun by constantly generating new styles while bringing tradition and innovation together". The ampersand character of "& TOKYO" expresses Tokyo's many ways of making "connections", in other words, their intention behind this logo and slogan is to express how Tokyo creates new kinds of enjoyment by forming new values and connections.

Tokyo Promotion 2016  "Exciting & Tokyo" Launch
Everything  "Exciting & Tokyo"

4. For the first time, they had a promotional event for travel agents and media in the Philippines to show the charms of Tokyo with the purpose of promoting the inbound tourism of Tokyo by using this logo and slogan.

Tokyo Promotion 2016 "Exciting & Tokyo" Launch
"Exciting & Tokyo" Logo

5. During the seminar, Tokyo Metropolitan Government also presented tourism related companies and organizations from Chiba prefecture and made several presentations to introduce the tourism information. The local governments of neighboring prefectures of Tokyo such as Chiba, Saitama and Kanagawa had their own stand to appeal each prefecture at the business meeting area for travel agents.

Tokyo Promotion 2016  "Exciting & Tokyo" Launch
Ms. Matsuda Mariko discussing tourism in Chiba, Japan 

6. Other presentations include the following tourism companies such as:

Hotel and Lodging:

Imperial Hotel

Shinjuku Hotel

Listel Hotel

Tokyo Promotion 2016  "Exciting & Tokyo" Launch
Mr. Sho Okita of Imperial Hotel

City Tour and Transportation:

Hato Bus

Outech

Tokyo Promotion 2016  "Exciting & Tokyo" Launch
Ms. Waraha Asato of HATO BUS

Amusement and Theme parks:

Tokyo Disneyland Resort

Tokyo Sky Tree

Tokyo Tower

Tokyo Promotion 2016  "Exciting & Tokyo" Launch
Mr. Roy promoting Tokyo Disneyland Resort while Mr. Takahiro Shimizu invites everyone to see Tokyo tower in Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter.

     Delegates from Tokyo, Japan headed by Mr. Tsuchibuchi offered not only the latest information but also the easy-to-understand performative attractions like the Japanese traditional instrument called shamisen and tea ceremony demonstration. The shamisen performers "Se-shami street" showed us awesome and one-of-a-kind performances that day.

Tokyo Promotion 2016  "Exciting & Tokyo" Launch
Head of Tokyo delegation Mr. Tsuchibuchi and the shamisen players Se-shami street

     With the theme "Exciting", one of the unique values of Tokyo's as a dynamic and energetic city which is constantly evolving, and with recognition of the interests of the Filipinos, we think that we could successfully promote the tourism of Japan. 

Tokyo Promotion 2016  "Exciting & Tokyo" Launch
Tokyo Promotion 2016 Delegates 

     Thank you so much to Tokyo Promotion 2016 team for having me. I learned a lot during the seminar and event you've prepared for us. I'm definitely sure that Japan will be included in my travel bucket list this 2016. I'm inviting everyone to come and visit Tokyo this year as they have a lot of exciting things to offer this year.

Good Times!~