Health

Health is the foundation of a good life. This category includes a wide range of topics, from general wellness and fitness to managing chronic conditions and preventive healthcare. Find reliable, science-backed information to help you stay healthy and strong.

Homegrown Pechay, a 2 week journey on Urban Farming

From Kitchen Scraps to Dinner Table: How I Grew Pechay, Bell Peppers, and Siling Labuyo on My Balcony

Most people know they should eat more vegetables. Far fewer people know that the vegetables sitting on their supermarket shelf have already been losing nutrients since the moment they were harvested, days or weeks before they reached you. Growing your own food, even one plant on a balcony, changes that equation completely. This post is about what I grew from kitchen scraps I almost threw away, the soil system behind it, and what homegrown food actually does for your health that store-bought simply cannot replicate.

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Split illustration comparing ineffective rest filled with stimulation versus true recovery state showing why rest days fail

Why Rest Days Don’t Work Anymore

Rest days used to reset you. Now they barely register. You take the day off, sleep in, slow down and wake up just as tired. This isn’t because rest stopped working. Rest only works when your body can actually use it to recover. For most people, even rest days stay filled with stimulation—screens, stress, caffeine, irregular sleep. Your body pauses, but never resets.

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Medical diagram comparing healthy blood vessel circulation with compromised vascular function showing reduced blood flow and vessel constriction in cardiovascular decline

Sexual Health Is a Cardiovascular Issue, Not a Libido Issue

Sexual function decline in your 40s isn’t a libido problem. It’s your cardiovascular system failing to support blood flow, recovery, and hormonal balance. When circulation drops, sexual health goes first because smaller blood vessels fail before larger ones. This is why erectile function degrades years before obvious heart problems appear. Rest doesn’t fix it because the issue isn’t fatigue, it’s systemic vascular degradation that requires active rebuilding.

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