Doc Ligaya

Thank you po PCLM. Congrats! 🥳🎉🎊 More power po. 🙏💕

An absolutely amazing lecture by Dr. Francesca Dolendo Villonco! 👏👏👏 Love it girl. ❤️😍😘💕

Thank you po PCLM and congrats! 👏🎊🎉

2nd PCLM Midyear Conference July 16-18, 2023

𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀: 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗖𝗟𝗠 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲
* Co-creation workshop: Instating a Lifestyle Center
* Implementing in-person and Remote Chronic Care Management (CCM) and Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM)
* Lifestyle Medicine Business Model cm Primary Care Facility (PCF)
* Running a Structured Shared Medical Appointment
* Setting up a Teaching Kitchen
* Scientific Sessions featuring Prediabetes and Diabetes Remission Programs and Lifestyle Medicine Coaching

Click the link to register
https://www.pclm-inc.org/

Thank you po PaLMily. 🙏❤️Volunteer work is always sooo masaya specially when doing it with you. 😍😍😍 Love you all po. 😍❤️💕

Thank you too ACLM. 💕

My thoughts about handling toxic people….

Thank you PCLM Family! ❤️💕What an amazing postgrad! Congrats to you all! 🎉🥳👏🎉

Thank you po my PaLM fam. ❤️💕

Inviting you to our 4th PCLM Postgraduate Course! ❤️💕

Lifestyle Choices & Mental Health
Speaker: Dr. Liana Lianov

𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗖𝗟𝗠 𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗧𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗨𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗘
Build Back Mental Health: A Lifestyle Medicine Approach
April 30, 2023 (virtual)
Click the link to register
https://www.pclm-inc.org/4th-postgraduate-course.html

NO OIL

It’s been years already since I last used oil in cooking, since then I never buy oil except for my hair… 😅

If you want to lower down your lipids, start learning how to steam, boil and fry without oil.

You don’t need to remove the carbs too, your body needs it. I learned how to eat a substitute for carbs like our infamous “kamote” or oats which are packed with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and fiber. Replacing white rice to brown or purple rice is a healthier option too.

I also use tofu, flax seeds, chia seeds, quinoa, mushrooms, garbanzos, peas, lentils and grains, some nuts and every whole vegetable and fruit that you can find in the market. I eat them raw, steamed or boiled.

I have a bunch of herbs and spices in my kitchen that I play around with to add yummy flavors, better than adding too much salt.

I learned to eat “sili” too to increase my metabolism.

Your lipids won’t be reduced if you don’t change your habits, the drug that you are taking will not be tapered if your side dish is always chicharon, fats fried from fats…

Everything can be learned. It’s always your choice to be healthy.

- Doc Ligaya

Sharing love to the community with my PCOM PaLMily. Love you PaLM Bam! ❤️💕

THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD RELATIONSHIPS TO BATTLE DEPRESSION

The increasing level of openness about mental awareness here in the Philippines, has been making a substantial health impact in the recent years.

This is an important key to many who are not aware that they are suffering from depression and dealing with it without any clinical assistance.

But keep in mind and take to heart, that you are not battling alone. Help is accessible. Various behavioral modalities, pharmacological treatments and many other medical and lifestyle interventions are available. Consulting a physician doesn’t always have to be all somatic, we can also help in the most important part of our system — our mental health.

When you heal the mind, the body will naturally follow.

I would like to reiterate and emphasize the importance of social relationships as a good prognostic factor for depression.

As mentioned by Boland, et al, in Synopsis of Psychiatry,

solid friendships,
stable family functioning,
good social and occupational functioning

are positive prognostic factors for the already clinically depressed patients.

Knowing that information, it is a pivotal reminder for ALL population, to give the utmost priority to this particular aspect of life — your relationships.

You may have a loved one suffering from it right now and your role, as someone who loves him— is crucially important in his healing.

As equally essential, is this reminder too for the mentally healthy people, to continue establishing and nourishing good relationships with your family, friends, colleagues, co-workers and with the people in your community, which is one of the best among the many ways, in preventing depression.

And primarily, the most important relationship amongst it all, your intensified relationship with God, above all, will cause depression to bid farewell and to walk out from your door.

- Doc Ligaya

CULINARY MEDICINE is a new evidence-based field in medicine that blends the art of food and cooking with the science of medicine.

It is aimed at helping people reach good personal medical decisions about accessing and eating high-quality meals that help prevent and treat disease and restore well-being.

This is the first time I have ever attended Culinary MD. It was surprisingly an amazing experience for me. I had so much fun, learning new things and interacting with these beautiful people. ❤️ Join us next time. 🍽🥗

Thank you PCLM, thank you Culinary MD, Doc Mechelle Acero Palma and Doc April Dawn Lucero, every participant, colleagues and to everyone I have met and became friends with in this unforgettable culinary milestone. ❤️🙏💕

PCLM 6TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE RED CARPET with Fourleaf Fam, friends, guests and colleagues. ❤️💕 I truly treasure being a part of it. ❤️

My Lifestyle Medicine Family that really changed my life. 💕

And we vow to continue in helping in transforming yours too so that we can all live — better, enjoyable and healthier lives, together. 🙏💕

Congrats PCLM! 👏🥳🎉

Join us this coming December 2022 in Iloilo. See you. 💫
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Join the 6th PCLM Annual Conference (Hybrid)
LIFESTYLE MEDICINE: The Primary Health Care Perspective

December 4-6, 2022, Zuri Hotel, Iloilo City
Enjoy over 40 sessions with local and international experts in Lifestyle Medicine (In-person and On-demand).

In-person admission is limited, reserve your slot now!
https://www.pclm-inc.org/2022-annual-conference.html

Get vaxxed! 🩼