Author: Rochkirstin Santos-Sioco

We’re now in the middle of December. It’s the holiday season! Our festivities and mini get-togethers have actually started last week and will end maybe until the first week of January. 🙂 Eating too much food more frequent than I do in my diet makes me feel less than stellar. If you’ve feasted on lots of food and are thinking of a reset, or are in the mood for a pre-holiday cleanse, this post is for you.

Resorting to a crash diet or hours upon hours of exercise to get back on track is not totally necessary. Our body can heal itself, and we can make healthy holidays possible with a few gentle ways with Klenzol. Here are 3 reasons why you should try it:

1. All-in-one, all-natural detox product

Klenzcol is a healthy drink for a healthy colon. It contains all-natural ingredients which will only do good for the body. These are food we’re familiar with: apple, guava, kiwi, cabbage, green peas, oat bran, and more–not some chemicals we can’t even read and decipher. I don’t have the time to buy all these food items and take them with my daily meals, so having an all-in-one natural cleansing product designed to get rid of toxins and unwanted matter sounds efficient!

2. Easy to drink

Without enough fiber in our diet, microbes start to gobble up the mucus barrier in the gut as an alternative food source. With one sachet of Klenzcol dissolved in 150 ml of water, I can keep up with fiber intake requirement instantly. It contains the fiber equivalent of 12 carrots, 7 bananas, or 3 heads of lettuce. Wow! Love that this drink contains probiotics, too, which help flush out congested waste from the digestive tract. It is easy to take for the entire family, and even for kids. It’s also FDA-registered, so no worries.

The recommendation is to take it 15 minutes before a heavy meal. Just dissolve in lukewarm water (not too hot and not too cold). Hot water may “kill” the enzymes present in Klenzcol, while cold water tends to form a jelly consistency that’s not easy to drink. So what I do is to mix in with lukewarm water, and then once the powder is dissolved, I add ice! I usually drink it before dinner every other day. Tip: Add honey as a natural sweetener for added flavor.

3. No bloated feeling

It doesn’t work like a laxative so there won’t be any feeling of a bloated stomach, having a swollen abdomen, or any “accidents” if you take it. What it will do is make you go more quickly following your usual routine.

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Wrap Up

Having “healthy holidays” may seem impossible, as all that party food and takeaway can have consequences for our gut health. Between after-work events with coworkers and meals and festive chaos with family and close friends, it’s no surprise that our bodies will need a detox at some point.

With Klenzcol, you can still prioritize wellness and enjoy all your favorite holiday food without the guilt or the stress. This is not a full detox—and it’s not difficult; it’s just a way to eat a little bit cleaner and more mindfully. Drinking it to cleanse regularly may just be the secret to give yourself permission to indulge, without sacrificing nutrition and your defense systems in the gut. Take care! 🙂

Klenzcol Price

Original SRP: P650 for each box of Klenzcol and P2,600 for a bundle of 4.

For more details, please visit and follow The Wellness Choice on Instagram.

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Taking a photo of your eyes – or anyone else’s – is no easy task. We’re sure you’ve probably already tried at some point in your life and failed, but hey! Others have done it too, there’s no way you can’t. 

Good news is that the world of photography is advanced and ever improving – you can now take amazing professional level photos just from your phone. This also means that there’s no better time for you to try your hand at close-up photography than now.

It’s as easy as taking a shot with the right settings and then posting it online using selfie captions from Facetune2. All you need is your phone camera, a steady hand, and the right knowledge. Let’s get into it. 

1. The Equipment 

Thanks to great mobile photography technology, you won’t really need a lot of extra equipment to take a photo of the eyes, but you will need to make sure that whatever you have can deliver the quality you want. 

In case you think the camera itself isn’t enough, you can invest in macro lens attachments for your phone camera. You might also need some lighting equipment and a tripod if you want some really professional level photos. 

While the macro lens will help ensure great quality photos of the eyes, the tripod will help you keep your camera still. 

This is important because the eyes have a tendency to move all over the place to focus on a scene, and this can be a huge problem if you’re asking the subject to look straight into the camera. Any minor movement that wouldn’t have originally mattered will have the eyes moving to keep the focus on the camera, which in turn will result in blurred photos. 

2. The Light

There are several ways to handle the lighting of a photograph like this, from natural light to strobes. What you choose depends on how much experience you have with this kind of photography and what results you want. 

Natural light is of course almost always the best choice, but it won’t help if you want the light to be falling straight into the subject’s eyes – we don’t think standing out in the sun or looking directly at it is easy or suggestible. On the other hand, some soft lighting in a room in the afternoon or at sunset can bring out some amazing colors in someone’s eyes. 

On the other hand, soft artificial light is available all the time and can be better controlled – your shoot won’t suffer for any rainy days and cloudy weather. It might be more damaging to the eyes though, and they might get red which is why frequent breaks are essential. 

Strobes and flashes are the trickiest when it comes to photographing the eyes. This is because we have a tendency to blink or close our eyes when faced with bright and flashy lighting, and with good reason. 

3. The Pose and Position 

If you want an interesting photo, you can ask your subject to focus on something far away and try different angles. Posing and the position doesn’t really matter much in other cases, since there aren’t too many poses you can make with your eyes! All you need to care about is making sure the light brings out the irises just right, and that you’re using the right camera settings. 

If your subject has trouble keeping their eyes still, you can try the burst shot feature that is common in many phones. You can even try taking a photo of both the eyes in an HDR shot. 

While taking the photo with a phone, you also need to make sure it focuses right – but you can easily do that by clicking on the spot in the photo you want you camera to focus on. In this case, the irises. 

While cleaning may not be your favorite pastime, a few minutes spent disinfecting areas at home and in the workplace can go a long way to keep everyone safe and healthy. We’re fortunate to have helpers at home who routinely clean the surfaces like floors, walls, windows, tables, counters, etc. and sanitize items we mostly often use at least every other two days.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in 2020, antibacterial and organic disinfecting wipes have become even more popular, with an increasing number of homes and organizations utilizing them to maintain their premises free of bacteria and viruses. Recently, I came across Two Little Ducks on Instagram and found their products interesting. They sell pure water wipes made out of 99.9% hospital-grade water (the remaining 0.1% are natural preservatives). These are not only safe for babies but also great for general home use. Here are other reasons why you should check out their brand, too.

Two Little Ducks Products for Babies and Parents On the Go

1. Biodegradable

The biodegradable and flushable qualities of wipes have recently been established as a benefit of antibacterial wipes. Versus traditional wipes that are often made out of fabric and plastic binders, Two Little Ducks’ pure water wipes are made of 100% renewable fiber. This means that they don’t shed down and find their way into marine environment and human food chains. These eco-friendly wipes can be easily disposed of without causing any harm to the environment. The superb flushable feature also means that the surface disinfectant wipes can be flushed without the worry of your toilets or pipes becoming blocked as they now contain the right properties to be flushable.

2. Organic

These wipes are efficient in cleaning surfaces for sure, but another thing that made me say yes to using “baby water wipes” is that they’re made of organic ingredients. These wipes do not contain harsh chemicals including endocrine-disrupting phthalates and parabens. The extracts are certified organic by EcoCert and they’re also hypoallergenic, suitable for baby’s skin.

3. Multi-Use

These wipes are perfect for diaper changes and cleaning up messes of a growing, exploring baby. Aside from that, they can be used to clean down kitchen surfaces, knobs, pet areas, toilets, packages, work desks or just wiping your hands and even wood and clothes. They work as well as disinfectant wipes for cleaning down dirty surfaces as they do not leave behind any residue such as grease or grime after use. This will leave your surfaces much cleaner and free from micro-organisms.

4. Easy to Use and Carry Anywhere

Two Little Ducks’ disinfecting wipes also have the advantage of being simple and quick to use. Using surface disinfectant wipes, whether you’re wiping down work surfaces after a long day at the office or cleaning kitchen counters, you’ll be able to get the job done quickly and efficiently. These wipes are also simple to store and transport, allowing them to be utilized at any time and in any location.

As the quarantine period drags on, are you scouring the house (or the internet) for cleaning solutions? Make sure the disinfectant or antibacterial wipes you’re using are the real deal before you start wiping surfaces with them. Two Little Ducks quality products offer a peace of mind for the little ones and also for adults.

These disinfecting wipes are proven safe on hands and skin in a March 2020 SGS Test Report and also safe to use on multiple surfaces. Still, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), washing your hands with soap and water regularly is  one of the best ways to defend against COVID-19. Practicing social distancing and good personal hygiene are also as important.

Other great products of Two Little Ducks for babies and toddlers are their mosquito repellent, hand sanitizing gel, after-poo no-smell spray, and hand and surface disinfectant cleaner. These are available in Shopee, Lazada, and online resellers.