Lifestyle

In celebration of its 60th year, Canadian Manufacturing takes part in global efforts to go green with its first eco-friendly line.

The local bed and bath company, led by president Hiro Asandas, sales director Chand Daryani, and managing director Ravi Daryanni, has recently launched its Bamboo collection in partnership with SM Home. 

The Philippine Wood Producers Association (PWPA) is urging all stakeholders in the country anew to plant more trees during monsoon season so they can take advantage of the frequent rains, which are good for the growth of the seedlings.

“The rainy season creates an excellent environment for the seedlings to take root,” said PWPA chairman Charlie Liu. “Seedlings which are planted during the rainy season can get the most benefit as they generally fare better when they are exposed to moderate temperature and a healthy amount of rainfall.” 

The road to being a successful executive is paved with hits and misses, gains and losses, achievements and mistakes. While persistence and hard work are important, it also helps to look the part of a driven young professional. 

A man who looks ready to take on the boardroom and beyond is well-groomed and appropriately dressed. When it comes to accessories, a piece or two of classy leather takes a look a few notches higher. Leather, after all, has always been associated with status and achievement. 

“My dad is very disciplined. He showed it to us everyday and he also disciplined us his children, the German way,” says Croatian model, actress, dancer, and singer Marija Debelic of her father.

While strict and conservative, Marija says her dad is also kind, fun and understanding. He is a man of his word and he will do anything to give the best for Marija and her siblings Ana, 24, and Ante Toni, 18. His work ethics are remarkable and he always had good intentions.

“He raised me to be a very strong person and not to give up. He raised me in a strict way, I have to say. What’s most important for him is hard work, discipline, discipline, and discipline. And to be fair to people,” adds Marija, who graduated cum laude in Economics and Business Management.

Growing up, Marija admits she was not that close to her dad. But when she got to her twenties, they became good friends.

“When I was younger, we weren’t that close. When I was 22, I experienced the hardest time in my life and he was really there. Now, I can say that Dad is my great friend. We can talk about anything at this point. Everyday, our relationship is getting stronger and stronger,” shares the 26-year-old who starred in the TV drama “Be My Lady” and in the films “Art of Ligaw” and “Beauty and the Bestie.”

Marija’s dad also taught her extreme sports like windsurfing, playing football, snowboarding, cliffdiving and many more.

“I love going sailing with my dad. We both love summer and sea and sailing. When I can, I will buy him a sailing boat and a nice oldtimer car or muscle car,” says Marija, who just recorded her newest, Tagalog song “Dame” and is working on an all-Tagalog album.

This Father’s Day, her only wish for her dad is to “relax more and enjoy more travel.”

Men in Black: International led North American box offices over the weekend. But the new sci-fi comedy was not as far into the black as Sony would have liked, taking in an estimated $28.5 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported.

In this spinoff to the three earlier Men in Black installments, the roles of black-suited alien-fighters pass from their originators, Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones, to the younger Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson. Liam Neeson and Emma Thompson also star.

THE liver is the primary organ that cleanses the body of toxins. The toxins transform into waste and later removed from the body through urine and feces.

Unhealthy eating including binge drinking weakens the liver over time, and it become sluggish because of too much toxins, unable to get rid all the food toxins you’ve take. When this happens, the toxins that were not flushed out will be stored in fat cells, mostly in the belly area.

With the liver function diminished, the body now becomes prone to health issues and become sickly.

When your liver doesn’t work properly on removing toxins from the body, the calories fat (from alcohol and food) will circulate from the gut through the bile and back to the organs. You’ll notice you gained weight suddenly.

Here are some symptoms that your liver isn’t functioning well:

* Allergies. Due to the created antibodies in a healthy liver, it attacks allergens. In a case of decreasing of the liver functioning, the body stores those allergens and the excessive buildup of them lead to allergy symptoms like fogginess, itchiness, and headaches.

* Excessive sweating. When the liver is forced to work hard and gets overworked, its functioning is drastically reduced and then liver becomes hot. As it has the ability to transfers the heat to the rest of the body, in trying to cool itself, it indicates excessive sweating.

* Chronic fatigue. As the toxins prevent the metabolism of muscle tissues, it can result in physical fatigue and ache. For a longer period of time, the tiredness can turn into irritability, depression, and angry eruptions.

* Presence of acne. The hormonal imbalance is another symptom that toxins in the liver can cause. Because of that are caused many skin issues like acne, as there is no external cleansing that will treat it and it can last until the liver’s functioning is improved.

The easiest way of releasing fat from the liver is with practicing a proper diet.

Eating bananas, sweet potatoes, and ginger root, are the foods proven in easing and reducing the effects of a fatty liver disease.

If you love smoothies, you can make your own using bananas, ginger and dandelion root.

* Blend chopped banana with one cup of yogurt, two tablespoons peanut butter, crushed ginger root, and one teaspoon of dandelion root. Consume this immediately. Do not add sugar.

Take this for two weeks and refrain from eating meat, sugary drinks and food.