Villamater Health Hub - Online Medical and Breastfeeding Clinic

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Chronic Diseases such as Ischemic Heart Diseases, Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus can be prevented and TREATED and reversed by eating whole plant based food.

Now you know!

Happy Lifestyle Medicine Week!

Dr. Lynn Daryl Villamater, DipIBLM, DPCLM, a primary care and lifestyle medicine physician, provides comprehensive primary care and lifestyle medicine prescriptions and interventions to adult and pediatric clients. She provides in-depth counselling and support in breastfeeding and address infant and young child feeding concerns. To book your ONLINE appointment, please click here: https://www.thefilipinodoctor.com/doctor/lynn-daryl-villamater

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Villamater Health Hub - Online Medical and Breastfeeding Clinic now takes appointments on their Page.

Wag balewalain ang konting pagpapawis, mabigat pakiramdam, at parang ina allergy. Ang mga simtomas ng COVIR ay maaaring parang simpleng "trangkaso". Maaari ring simpleng ubo o sipon lang din.

Be responsible. Get tested. Inform your BHERTS. Subject yourself to contact tracing before it spreads.

Rica Peralejo's Biggest Fear After Getting COVID-19: 'I Would Look At My Kids, Di Na Ba Kayo Magkikita Uli?' Rica Peralejo admits fear of not seeing her children because of COVID-19 battle.

Kung may nararamdaman na "kakaiba" magpatest na. Wag balewalain ang simtomas ng trangkaso. Hindi rin kelangang "kumpleto rekado" ang simtomas bago magpacheck up or magpa test. Mas madaling maagapan ang COVID 19 kung sa umpisa pa lang maingat na tayo at sumusunod sa mga minimum public health standards at mga paalala.

Screentime for children guide:

August is Sight Saving Month! 👀

Just a friendly reminder from your Pediatric Ophthalmologists to take care of your children’s eyesight by promoting proper screentime habits, especially now during the era of online learning.

Learn more about the recommended recreational screentime for age from the infographic below. 👍

Villamater Health Hub - Online Medical and Breastfeeding Clinic updated their business hours.

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One of my favourite quotes about feeding babies.

During pregnancy we're urged to breastfeed and probably told ‘breast is best’ (I hate that phrase - it's divisive, unhelpful and ignores the fact everyone is just trying their best). But after the birth they find that support, possibly from the health service, partners, family, workplaces and society in general just isn’t there or is even actively working against their intention.

They end up with complications, confused about what to do, or simply finding it all too much, and end up stopping, often before they are ready. In fact, at least 80% of those who stop breastfeeding in the first six weeks are not ready to do so.

And when they do? They often blame themselves... ‘I failed’. Nonsense. Everyone I have ever spoken to who stopped breastfeeding before they were ready tells me a story where someone could have done something, or something could have been different. But instead, our society deflects responsibility and leaves women blaming and even hating themselves for their decision.

In reality there are so many barriers placed in the way. These barriers might be direct: Insufficient or incorrect professional support, a partner stating that they want to bottle-feed their baby, a workplace that doesn’t allow a mother time to express, or derogatory comments from a stranger in public.

Or they might be more subtle: others’ opinions about when babies should sleep through the night, when a woman should ‘get her pre-baby body back’ and misleading promotion of formula - all of which suggest that if you just stop breastfeeding it'll be so much easier.

This isn’t to say new mothers are helpless, bowing to the views of society or giving formula simply because their partner tells them to, but often the pressures aren’t obvious. It’s the subtle messages, day after day. Carrying on breastfeeding can seem just too difficult. And there is always, always someone telling you it doesn’t matter anyway.

This quote is about recognising all of that and instead of focusing on new parents, it's about looking to change the wider environment that they're trying to breastfeed in.

It’s World Breastfeeding Week

Breast milk is the ideal first food for a 👶 . It's safe, clean and contains antibodies which help protect against illnesses.

✅ Start Breastfeeding within 1 hour after birth
✅ Breastfeeding exclusively for the first 6 months
✅ Continue until the 👶 is 2+ years old

It's World Breastfeeding Week!
Here are 5⃣ facts about breastfeeding:
-Your body is ready to feed from the moment your 👶 is born
-🤱 lowers stress & anxiety
-🤱 sets up a 👶's healthy immune system for life
-Breast milk helps 👶 to fight infections
-The more you 🤱 in the early days, the faster your body will make more milk

Baby walkers are so tempting to buy but there are lots of misconceptions about them. Let’s debunk some of them now.

Baby walkers interfere with the natural stance of the child and can teach the hips and knees to take weight in an abnormal position – this in turn can lead to long term changes to child’s walking pattern and can sometimes cause long term hip problems. They teach children to scoot along the floor using their toes and just glide leading to a big impact on balance and on general muscle and joint development, including long term foot and ankle problems. https://www.shb.scot.nhs.uk/departments/physiotherapy/Myths_About_BabyWalkers.pdf
For pedia inquiries, please message us to schedule an online video consultation and we'd be happy to accommodate you :)

How do we manage stress? Take time to read this:

To working mothers who want to continue breastfeeding their babies, here's a material you can read.

https://www.ilo.org/manila/publications/WCMS_515113/lang--en/index.htm

MODULE 3 - What every health worker should know? Module 3 of the Healthy beginnings for a better society breastfeeding in the workplace is possible toolkit, provides guidance at the time when working women would benefit the most. Target users are health workers, while doctors, nurses, midwives and nutritionist-dieticians will benefit from this mod...

Fight off diseases by eating your rainbow. 🙂

PSNbM Breastfeeding Awareness Month 2020 In this Covid 19 pandemic Let’s create a nurturing environment, let’s empower women to breastfeed optimally . Support breastfeeding

There are several ways to reduce your risk of COVID-19.

Stay healthy and let's all prevent the spread of !

Important points from this article
📍 WHO recommends that mothers with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 should be encouraged to initiate or continue to breastfeed. Mothers should be counselled that the benefits of breastfeeding substantially outweigh the potential risks for transmission.
📍 Breastfeeding is the cornerstone of infant and young child survival, nutrition and development and maternal health.
📍Multiple bioactive components have been identified in breastmilk that not only protective against infection but improve neurocognitive and immunologic development of the child.

Breastfeeding and COVID-19 Scientific Brief

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Have a great day!

Found this on Pinterest Because a healthy life is a happy life!

Do you know that 1/2 cup of black beans will give you around 8 grams of fiber? FYI: Women should aim for 25 g/day while men, 38 g/day. Fiber is important for heart and gut health and helps prevent cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

Eat fiber rich food everyday!

Easy Black Bean Salad Recipe - Plant Based Vegan Recipe We could eat this black bean salad for every meal in the summer. This is my go to recipe when attending an event because everyone comes back for seconds.

Exercise is good for your mental health!

According to Lancet, "Individuals who exercised had fewer days of poor mental health in the past month than individuals who did not exercise but were otherwise matched for several physical and sociodemographic characteristics. All exercise types were associated with a lower mental health burden (minimum reduction of 11·8% and maximum reduction of 22·3%) than not exercising."

Message us if you need counselling and prescription for physical activity. 😊

Association between physical exercise and mental health in 1·2 million individuals in the USA between 2011 and 2015: a cross-sectional study In a large US sample, physical exercise was significantly and meaningfully associated with self-reported mental health burden in the past month. More exercise was not always better. Differences as a function of exercise were large relative to other demographic variables such as education and income....