How many of your relatives or friends are now into a healthier lifestyle? Well, I think they are all now moving towards that goal of living healthy.

Aging is a privilege. With aging comes experience and wisdom, not to mention senior citizen’s discounts. But with aging also comes the onset of aches, pains and age-related conditions. Such is why older people try to adopt a healthier lifestyle – something you might have observed from your parents, grandparents, or older friends (or which you find yourself doing, if you consider yourself old). They try to keep themselves moving by doing zumba, for instance, and they become more watchful of what they eat. Eating healthier food is not just a trend among older adults – it is a norm. We know this is a good practice, but as we age, eating healthy food may not be enough. That’s because even if you eat healthy food, there’s a chance of you not getting all the good nutrition from it, which may happen if you are deficient in digestive enzymes.

You’re probably thinking, “Digestive enzymes? I remember hearing about that back in the day during Science class. What do digestive enzymes have to do with me getting good nutrition?” Digestive enzymes are responsible for breaking down the food we eat into a form that can be easily absorbed by the body. It’s not the food itself that gets absorbed – it’s the nutrients from it.

But how exactly does it happen?

Imagine yourself eating a piece of bread. As you chew the bread, you are starting to digest it already. From your mouth, it passes through your esophagus down to your stomach, where it further gets digested. From the stomach, it goes into the small intestine where digestion gets completed. Enabling the digestion in your mouth, stomach and small intestine are your digestive enzymes. These enzymes break down your food into nutrients so they may be absorbed into your bloodstream and transported to every cell in your body. Such is the crucial role of your digestive enzymes. Healthy food provides the foundation for optimal health, but even the healthiest food is of little use if it is not properly digested and absorbed.

The thing is, as we get older, the digestive enzymes naturally produced by our bodies become depleted. Digestive enzyme deficiency is thus something older people may experience – and they may not even be aware of it. But how will you know if an older loved one such your mom or dad is deficient in digestive enzymes? If they constantly have digestive complaints like gas, bloating, or abdominal pain, and / or if their bowel movement is irregular, they could be suffering from digestive enzyme deficiency.
Good thing, Unilab has the answer to digestive enzyme deficiency. Introducing Enzyplex – a digestive enzyme supplement that helps promote healthy digestion. It has a unique combination of digestive enzymes, which break down food so your body gets the nourishment it needs. It also helps one avoid indigestion symptoms such as gas, bloating and stomachache.

Aside from digestive enzymes, Enzyplex has vitamin B-complex which helps enhance the digestive process and aids in the conversion of food into energy to support normal body processes.

With Christmas nearing, why don’t you give your loved ones (or yourself) the gift of healthy digestion and optimal nutrient absorption? They’ll need it, especially with all the festivities! Buy a box of Enzyplex today and let them absorb life to the fullest!

Know more about Enzyplex and nutrient absorption! Visit and like the Enzyplex Facebook page (Enzyplex Philippines) and check out the Enzyplex website (www.agewell.ph/products/enzyplex). #AbsorbLifetotheFullest with Enzyplex! Enzyplex is available in Luzon branches of Watsons, South Star Drug and St. Joseph Drug .

ABOUT ENZYPLEX
Enzyplex is a digestive enzyme supplement that aids in proper digestion and helps ensure optimal nutrient absorption. It has digestive enzymes that help break down food into a form that can be easily absorbed by the body. These enzymes are as follows:
• Amylase - breaks down carbohydrates to glucose
• Lipase - breaks down fat to glycerol
• Protease - breaks down protein to amino acids
Enzyplex also has vitamin B-complex which helps enhance the digestive process and aids in the conversion of food into energy to support normal body processes. SRP: Php 7.50 per caplet Usage: Ideal to take 3 caplets per day or 1 caplet per heavy meal (breakfast, lunch and dinner) Availability: May be bought in the ff drugstores (Luzon branches only): Watsons, South Star Drug, St. Joseph Drug.
 

Another heartthrob goes in the limelight of staying fit and having good health, Ian Veneracion takes on a new role of his life as he advocate one of the multivitamin brand, Conzace. The multi-talented actor recently signed up as the brand ambassador.

United Laboratories, Inc. (UNILAB) officially welcomes multifaceted celebrity Ian Veneracion as the newest addition to their roster of brand ambassadors. Veneracion, who currently stars as the male lead in ABS-CBN’s primetime show ‘A Love to Last,’ has been chosen to advocate for Conzace, the number one prescribed brand for multivitamin plus minerals by general practitioners and dermatologists in the country.

“It is an honor and privilege to be part of the UNILAB family for its multivitamin brand, Conzace,” proclaims Veneracion while adding, “I am grateful for this opportunity, and I strongly believe that the product can be beneficial to millions of Filipinos as it has been beneficial to me.”

According to Conzace assistant product manager Mike Jimenez, the addition of Veneracion is a perfect match for the brand. “Ian is the epitome of superior immunity and good looks,” he says.
Jimenez elaborates on the actor and the product’s connection. “Conzace’s clinically-proven ZACE formulation, an acronym for Zinc, Vitamins A, C, and E, makes it the number one multivitamin and minerals product prescribed by General Practitioners and Dermatologists. The same can be said about our brand ambassador, Ian, whose credibility allows him to ace his craft with one successful teleserye and movie after another.”

THE FACE OF CONZACE

People born in the late ‘70s would remember Veneracion as the cute and charming Jeffrey Laperal, the son of Joey de Leon in the 1982 sitcom ‘Joey and Son.’ From then on, he went to appear in more television projects while simultaneously making films that range from comedy to drama to action. Among his most recent work is the internationally acclaimed psychological thriller, ‘Bliss,’ and a Filipino independent supernatural horror film, ‘Ilawod.’

Now at 42, Veneracion has again endeared himself to today’s generation as Engineer Antonio “Anton” Noble IV, the dashing, separated with three kids guy who falls in love with another broken soul. And of course before, as Eduardo Buenavista in the 2015 remake of ‘Pangako Sa Yo,’ the role that regained Veneracion’s fame and his career to leading man stature.

And then there’s that totally different side of Veneracion that is separate from show business. Apart from being an actor, he is also a painter, an athlete, a pilot, a chef, and a family man—the last being his favorite role to play.

But to be all that, Veneracion needs a multivitamin and minerals that will help him cope, not just with his busy schedule, but with the different roles that he has to play in life. “I need strong immunity as well as healthy skin and hair, I cannot afford to get sick, and look stressed—I am glad I have Conzace to give me all that and more.”

THE ZACE EFFECT
Compared to other multivitamins, Conzace has the highest levels of ZACE combined. All these elements play different roles in one’s well-being. “This unique formulation in Conzace creates a synergistic effect that is clinically proven to help boost immunity, promote healthy skin and hair, and assist in wound healing as it speeds up skin regeneration,” says Jimenez.

Veneracion, speaking from experience, explains it better: “It’s the little things that we don’t normally notice, like for example, stronger resistance against colds and flu, better and clearer skin, shinier and healthier hair. It will do amazing things; you can do more and be more for yourself, for your family, for your work without being disrupted.

“I believe that if you are healthy inside, it just comes out. It reflects physically—in your hair and in your skin. And in the line of job that I am in, it is quite important that I don't just don’t look good but really be healthy,” Veneracion concludes.

As a mommy of 2 kids, health is very important for me. There are so many things a Mom should do to protect her family. Some of these are giving the best things for them and choosing the products that we can depend on for protection.

Recently, while cleaning and getting things in order after more than a week of hospital and meds, I just realized that some of the products that we used and still using in the house are from Unilab (United Laboratories, Inc. to be precise).  So this got me interested to look at their website which you can also check out www.unilab.com.ph and guess what I've found out from their website? Well, they just got almost 1000 products that are in the market and is being consumed by us and what's great about it, is that these products are meticulously checked by 3000 experts. Now that's something that I've learned today.

To name a few of these Unilab products that we are commonly use in the house and put our trust in, to help me provide better health for my family are:
Biogesic, Neozep and Bio Flu, these are medicines that me and my hubby takes when we are feeling sick. I learned before that Biogesic is proven safe and effective for pregnant Moms. When I was pregnant I take this medicine to relieve headache. I took this medicine to avoid extreme pain because I have low pain tolerance. Sudden pain makes me ill immediately and Biogesic is a big help for me.

Ceelin, it is the vitamin C that my Kids takes. From the start I used this vitamins for my kids to enhance their immune system. Ceelin increases body resistance from stress and infections and hastens recovery from illnesses and the healing of wounds. My kids love the taste. I have 8 years old and 5 years old sons and they are now taking the Ceelin Chewables.
Recently, my kids Pediatrician prescribed Ceelin Plus, Ascorbic acid with zinc to them because Zinc helps the kids immune system to fight invading bacteria and viruses. Kids will not have hard time taking it because it's apple flavored to make Ceelin tasty and easy for kids and they love it.

Aside from Ceelin their Pediatrician also prescribed Ferlin, which is also a Unilab product. This is an additional vitamin for the kids to make energetic, lively and healthy. Most of the people that we met always says that our kids gets got white complexion and I would respond that it came from my blood, hahaha, that's because my hubby's complexion is brown. The thought they are white wasn't good because according to their pedia they are having iron deficiency that's why they look whiter but with the prescribed Ferlin they will eventually look better and will grow healthier.
Mommies, try to check all the products that you are using in the house. Maybe you will find out that most of it are Unilab products just like me. Unilab products is always there every time you need it, the brand that you can trust and help you in making your family healthy.

For today’s moms I can say that our childhood days are different. We were more active and made a lot of enjoyable things that made our body hard enough to be penetrated by viruses. Now, well, things have changed and it seems that everything had evolved already. Viruses and diseases are now more aggressive and stronger perhaps because of the pollution and climate change. It made people’s immune system weak and easier to be catch viruses and diseases. I personally know that because my youngest were the usual visitor of the hospital.

As much as possible I make sure that my family is always protected with healthy and nutritious food like vegetables, milk, biscuits, fruits and more. I know that by giving fresh foods will help them in the development of their bodies and of course increase their immune system. Making them much stronger but it seems that these foods aren’t enough for them and they just can’t eat a lot of nutritious food at the same time. Much more we’re not that wealthy to have the top of the class nutrients.

There are times that I thought superior protection isn’t within our reach but I was able to realize that there are protections that are at the tip of our noses. One product that is superior in protecting your little ones with the changing environment, Ceelin Plus. It has Vitamin C Plus Zinc for added protection for your kids. Here’s its hierarchy of protection – the first one is the Ceelin helmet which stands for Vitamin C, the second one is the layer (Plus) which is the shield that is represented by the Zinc.



These two, Vitamin C and Zinc, are both in the Ceelin Plus which can actually reduce severity and shorten bout of sickness. Meaning less sick bed, more play time for the kids and less worry for moms because Ceelin Plus ensures the protections that the kids need especially when it is used every day.

Another thing to know about Ceelin Plus is that it has an advantage over other Vitamin C and Zinc products. It got ZincPlus technology that ensures the correct levels of Vitamin C and Zinc for the kids to make sure superior protection.Ceelin Plus is a product of Unilab.

Ang batang naka-Ceelin Plus, may Proteksyong Plus!

Another bonding moment with my eldest son, this time mommy and son goes to south, hahaha.  Well our tour was at the SM Mall of Asia.


We've been to Nido Fortified Science Discovery Center before, whereas my son enjoyed the tour inside the center and we've also attended some of the events there.  This time it's something new and a different venue for the kids to enjoy as a child, we attended the launching of Vitapops Inventors' Lab.


Vitapops Inventors' Lab at the South Pavillion of SM Mall of Asia partners with Nido Fortified Science Discovery Center.  This partnership aims to gear kids up for a full childhood experience where they get to experiment and discover the fun wonders of science through this collaborative campaign. It would also accentuate the parents' role in ensuring that their kids are 100% health and protected.


This kind of vitamins is something new in features but for Maki, my son, this is not new to him.  My hubby used to buy some candy that pops in your mouth.  Of course I need to know because I'm curious about what my kids are eating.  So I tried it as well.  For sure Vitapops will be well appreciated kids and by my son, Maki.


Vitapops - Unilab's first and only pop rock vitamins for kids. I am very sure that kids will really love it, just like my son.


"The Science Discovery Center has always been at the forefront of edu-tainment. We firmly believe that learning occurs when you provide children with an enjoyable atmosphere in an encouraging and protected environment. In this exhibit, with the help of our partners at Vitapops, we want to create exactly that," said Arturo Carballo, Jr., senior operations manager of the Nido Fortified Science Discovery Center.



The first Inventors' Lab will feature constructions toys that stimulate the minds and creativity of kids. There are also Kinect Interactive video games, which the children can enjoy among many others activities lined up for them.


The new partnership between the recently revamped Nido Fortified Science Discovery Center and Vitapops, the fun pop rocks Vitamin C, aims to be parents' partner in their task to Educate and Protect their kids to ensure that they are able to Enjoy a full childhood experience.


So mommies out there, better try the new Vitapops for kids, they will really love taking Vitamin C and give them an enjoyment while having Vitapops in their mouth. Enjoy the bonding moment like I do with my kids, try to Visit the Vitapops Inventors' Lab, which can be found at the second level of SM Mall of Asia's South Side Entertainment Mall.