Health News : 5 Key Takeaways from Legande's Live with Dr. Ryan Nico Padua

Legande Inc. recently had a 2.5 hour long live session with Dr. Ryan Nino C. Padua, internal medicine - cardiology, about how amazing our immune system is. As we all know, times have changed and we are now living a new normal where we stay at home as much as possible to combat an unseen enemy in the form of COVID-19.

COVID-19 is a form of a virus that is transmitted from person to person via droplets in the air or through an object touched by an infected person. This virus gets into our system via our eyes, nose, or mouth. This happens when you either inhale air where there are droplets from an infected person or when you touch something and then touch your face. A person touches their face about 20x every hour on average. This is how easily you can be infected when you come into contact with someone or something with the COVID-19 virus.

So, how can you boost your immune system so that it can help you fight off COVID-19?


Drink 2 cups of water every hour. It may sound a lot but it has been proven that COVID-19 thrives on parched throats. Keeping yourself hydrated not only helps fight off COVID-19, but it also helps to keep you hydrated and your internal system running on full speed.

Eat a balanced diet. This means the Go, Grow, Glow food chart should be followed. Avoid eating highly processed food such as those that come in plastic packaging or have a long shelf life. It’s best to eat natural, organic, or those that are high in fiber like oatmeal. 

Avoid or cut down on vices. Smoking, drinking alcohol, and using illegal drugs can lower down your immune system. 

Exercise and getting enough rest. You need to move your body to get your blood flowing and to stretch your muscles. However, you also need to get enough rest which means you need to sleep long enough that when you wake up, you feel refreshed, not tired. 

Enzymes and probiotics. Enzymes and probiotics can help foster the growth of good bacteria to fight the bad ones. They also help in preventing disease-causing bacteria to do damage in the body.

Legande Inc. offers Life Enzymes. Life Enzyme works better than most vitamins, herbal remedies, and supplements. Enzymes speed up blood circulation, digestion, detoxification, and healing which are all necessary for the body. Legánde’s Life Enzyme contains 150 all-natural whole fruits and vegetables as well as medicinal fungi and ancient Chinese herbs which underwent a 1-year fermentation process. This slows down aging and aids in the relief of digestive disorders and boosts energy.

You can purchase Legánde’s Argan Oil via www.Legánde.com or visit them at Suite 406, West Tower, Philippine Stock Exchange Center, Ortigas Center, Barangay San Antonio, Pasig City, Metro Manila, Philippines, 1605 when the quarantine is over. You can also check their Facebook Page to send them a message.

Home & Living : A bit of inspiration for the Filipino household from Hanabishi's newest endorser Sarah G

Spanning more than three decades, Hanabishi has established its reputation as a provider of affordable yet quality home products that last, which paved the way for its tagline “Kapartner from Start to Forever.”

Hanabishi mixer for baking

Just recently, Hanabishi Philippines’ introduced its new celebrity endorser Sarah Geronimo-Guidicelli, the country's Popstar Princess turned Popstar wife to one of the country's heartthrobs - Matteo. As the brand ambassador, Sarah G encourages families to find ways to make their home life better during quarantine. She advises people to stay at home and learn a new skill like cooking or baking as they have more time at their disposal. Families can get the kids to make their own merienda or midnight snacks, catch up on the series they’ve been wanting to see, or finally finish that book they’ve been putting off reading for months.

“Tulungan po natin ang ating mga frontliners at ating gobyerno ngayong mga panahong ito na tayo ay nahaharap sa pagsubok. Sa halip na nakatuon tayo sa mga negatibong bagay, gumawa po tayo ng paraan upang lalong mas mapaganda ang ating buhay sa loob ng ating mga tahanan.(Let us help our front-liners and the government during these challenging times. Instead of focusing on the negative, let’s find ways to do to make our home life better),” Geronimo-Guidicelli says.

If you’re looking for kitchen appliances to help you make your first dish, you can now easily place an order for one through the Hanabishi website, www.myhanabishi.com. 

They have broilers, grillers, fryers, electric cookers, and juice blenders. You can also buy mixers, food processors, steamers, pressure cookers, and stoves from the site. 

Apart from the kitchen appliances mentioned above, you may also order Hanabishi’s electric fans and coolers; air-conditioning units; refrigerators; rice cookers; water dispensers; garment care appliances; and vacuums and sterilizers through their website.

“Nagpapasalamat ako sa bago ‘kong kapamilya, ang Hanabishi. Alam naman ng pamilyang Pilipino na ang Hanabishi ay isa sa pinagkakatiwalaang brand of appliances dito sa atin. Ang mga kailangan natin upang mapasaya ang ating buhay pamilya habang tayo ay naka-quarantine ay mabibili na online mula sa Hanabishi. (I am grateful to my new family, Hanabishi. Hanabishi has been one of the Filipino families' most trusted brands of appliances in the country. The things we need to make our family life happy while on quarantine can now be bought online from Hanabishi,” Sarah further adds.

Hanabishi currently offers free shipping for small items. Apart from having your order delivered to your preferred address, you can have it picked up at their warehouse located in Meycauayan, Bulacan.

Wide-range of appliances offered by Hanabishi

Placing an order is as easy as 1-2-3. Do check out the Hanabishi website and add to cart the appliance you want to order. Make a payment through Metrobank, BDO, Dragonpay, or PayPal. Choose between the pickup and delivery options. Their delivery partners include Transportify and Lalamove. Wait for the confirmation, and then you’re through.

Hanabishi is available at leading appliance stores all over the country. For more information about Hanabishi, you may visit www.myhanabishi.com/shop/ and like them on Facebook: www.facebook.com/MyHanabishiAppliances/ for the newest updates.

Regarding inquiries about the free shipping on small items, you may contact Nikki at 0966-8137150; Lot at 0927-3084741; Je at 0932-5657796; or Pearl at 0997-6024956.

Sports Highlight : The Rise of Asian-American Martial Arts Athletes in ONE Championship

Asia's largest martial arts organization, ONE Championship, without a doubt, has the largest collection of Asian martial arts World Champions who are currently employed on its elite roster of talent. The list of legendary figures is long and consists of some of the most iconic names in the history of martial arts.

The roster includes Japanese mixed martial arts legend Shinya Aoki and Yoshihiro Akiyama, as well as Muay Thai legends Nong-O Gaiyanghadao, Sam-A Gaiyanghadao, and Yodsanklai IWE Fairtex. The organization even once held a title defense for former boxing World Champion and pound-for-pound great, Srisaket Sor Rungvisai.

On the other side of the spectrum, however, the recent rise of Asian-American martial arts athletes is sparking a global revolution, placing the spotlight over a talent pool that features the absolute best of both the East and the West.

Angela Lee

ONE Championship partnered with American television network Turner to bring ONE’s events to the mainstream via TNT and subscription-based digital platform B/R Live. But while mixed martial arts is already a popular sport in the United States, ONE vowed to bring a unique flavor that American fans have never experienced before.

“ONE is a celebration of Asia’s greatest cultural treasure, and its deep-rooted Asian values of integrity, humility, honor, respect, courage, discipline, and compassion,” says Chatri Sityodtong, Chairman and CEO of ONE.

“I am confident that the American audience will love our formula of values, heroes, and stories. It’s refreshing, unlike anything available in America right now in terms of our values in martial arts.”

Sityodtong believes his martial arts heroes have the power to change the way mixed martial arts is perceived in the United States and across the entire world. By telling the stories of his athletes’ triumph over adversity and tribulation, he hopes to inspire the general audience.

Of course, part of that plan involves bringing the Asian-American community in the US closer to its Asian-American talent, and his athletes have yet to let him down. Let’s take a closer look at a handful of those athletes now.

Here are seven of the most prolific Asian-American martial arts athletes in ONE Championship.

1) Angela Lee

Hawaii resident Angela Lee leads the pack. The 23-year-old was born of a Singaporean father and Korean mother, and lives in Waipahu with her husband, BJJ World Champion Bruno Pucci.

Lee has been a World Champion since 2016, when she captured the inaugural ONE Women’s Atomweight World Title with a thrilling five-round Bout of the Year effort over Japan’s Mei Yamaguchi. She is idolized by young girls the world over, and is easily the most recognized athlete in ONE Championship.

Despite her young age, Lee is a two-time World Pankration Champion, a 2013 Hawaii State Wrestling Champion, and a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Her grocery list of accomplishments is extraordinary, and the scariest part about her talent is that she’s only just begun. Lee still has a lot left in her career, and she is certainly destined to accomplish even more.


2) Christian Lee


Angela’s younger brother Christian appears second on this list. Growing up in Hawaii, the Lee siblings have a very close relationship. They basically trained together since early childhood, and have been each other’s chief sparring partner in their family gym for the majority of their careers thus far.

Like his older sister, Christian is also a World Champion. In fact, he is the youngest male World Champion in mixed martial arts history, having captured the ONE Lightweight World Title with an emphatic knockout victory over Japanese veteran Shinya Aoki in 2019.

To add to that, Christian also holds black belts in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Total Defense System, and has six world titles across the disciplines of BJJ, pankration, mixed martial arts, and submission grappling.



3) Janet Todd


Although she was raised in Southern California, Japanese-American athlete Janet “JT” Todd would visit Japan frequently with her mother when she was young, and would even spend month-long vacations in the Land of the Rising Sun.

Janet Todd

Todd is a relative newcomer to ONE Championship. But despite her limited time thus far in the ONE Championship ring, the former IFMA Pan-American Muay Thai Champion has been absolutely electric in her performances.

Just last February, Todd wrested the ONE Atomweight Kickboxing World Title away from Thai superstar Stamp Fairtex in a close five round title tilt. When she isn’t competing on the world’s biggest global stage of martial arts competition, or training at home on the United States’ west coast, Todd doubles as an aerospace engineer who helps develop equipment for use in space travel.

4) Bi Nguyen

Vietnamese-American Bi “Killer Bee” Nguyen was born in rural Vietnam, but moved to the United States as a child and has lived there ever since.

Nguyen took up martial arts to empower herself with the knowledge of self-defense, after experiencing domestic violence at the hands of an abusive ex-boyfriend. Toda Nguyen is one of the most popular athletes on the ONE Championship roster, especially in her home country of Vietnam.

At home in Houston, Nguyen would often travel to New Mexico for training camps at the renowned Jackson-Wink MMA, where she developed a close personal relationship with fellow Asian-American star Michelle Waterson.

Fans in the United States may best recognize Nguyen, however, for her time spent as a contestant on the 37th season of hit reality television series, Survivor. Nguyen was forced to pull herself out of the game after injuring her knee in an immunity challenge.


5) Aung La N Sang

A true sports icon, “The Burmese Python” Aung La N Sang is the most prolific World Champion in ONE Championship. He holds two World Titles with the promotion, with the ONE Light Heavyweight and Middleweight World Championship belts draped across his shoulders.

Aung La was born in Myanmar but moved to the United States to study. He began training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and other disciplines while studying Agriculture Science at Andrews University in Michigan. After graduating, Aung La traveled across the continental US as a migratory beekeeper, but soon made the decision to go full-time in martial arts.

Today, Aung La lives with his family in Southern Florida, where he trains alongside other World Champions such as Kamaru Usman, Gilbert Burns, and Stefan Struve, at the world-renowned Hardknocks 365 under highly-regarded coach Henri Hooft.

Whenever Aung La travels halfway across the globe to compete in front of his fans in his native Yangon, he is greeted with a reception befitting that of a national hero.


6) Thanh Le

Vietnamese-American Thanh Le is without a doubt one of the hottest prospects on the ONE Championship roster today. Growing up in New Orleans, Thanh trained in his father’s taekwondo school at a young age, traveling to tournaments with the competition team. However, it was in 2011 that he became intrigued by the sport of mixed martial arts.

Thanh Le

Not long after, Thanh tried his hand in amateur promotions and it would become his greatest passion. Thanh would then turn professional in 2013, going 8-1 to start his career while capturing a title in regional promotion, LFA. He joined ONE Championship in 2019, scoring an emphatic head kick knockout over the tough Yusup Saadulaev.

Today, Thanh is one of the promotion’s top featherweights, and is getting very close to a title shot against reigning ONE Featherweight World Champion Martin “The Situ-Asian” Nguyen.


7) Brandon Vera

Mixed martial arts veteran and reigning ONE Heavyweight World Champion Brandon “The Truth” Vera is arguably the second-most recognizable combat sports athlete next to the legendary Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao.

The Filipino-American superstar has been in the game for nearly two decades. Raised in Norfolk, Virginia, Vera began his career in North America, after earning a wrestling scholarship at Old Dominion University and spending time in service in the United States Air Force. In the military, Vera was a member of the Greco-Roman wrestling team.

Vera made his ONE Championship debut in 2014, stunning Igor Subora by knockout. He then captured the ONE Heavyweight World Title with a KO victory over Paul Cheng in 2015.

Today, Vera splits time between living in Guam, and in the Philippine capital of Manila where he plans to bring his very own Alliance Training Center to the country to help develop the next generation of Filipino martial arts athletes.

Babies & Kids Shopping : Hassle-free, Budget-friendly shopping via Mamas and Papas

This community quarantine or lockdown has changed our lives in so many ways, especially the way we do shopping. Because we care not just for our own safety, we opted to shop online rather than the normal shopping we do in physical stores. Nowadays, we don't just shop basic needs via the web, but even home appliances, fashion items, gadgets, babies and kids essentials, and more.

Speaking of kids and babies' essentials, strollers are among them. Strollers are the best and most comfortable way of transporting babies or kids. The stroller has different features to ensure the safety of the baby inside. It also has features to make sure the baby or kid can sit or lay down comfortably. Some have entertainment features such as colorful toys and decors and musical sounds. Strollers indeed are very important tools for parents when they want to bring little ones from one place to another, which is why strollers are among the most searched babies or kids' needs online.

To the parents who are looking for online shops selling babies and kids' needs, they should visit Mamas and Papas section at the KidsLandUSA website. They can find stuff there that fits their budget. One of the most interesting products featured at the store is the Mamas and Papas stroller which is now on sale. Customers can save as much as 30% off from the store.

Take a look at some of the features of their stroller, for reference :

• Wriggle room – big seat designed to let them stretch.
• Patented 2-way easy-fold Technology – folds and opens in seconds with one hand, whichever way the seat is facing so you never
• have to take the seat off to fold.
• The world’s most compact fold – the smallest in its class, fits easily into a Fiat 500.
• XXXL canopy – UPF 50+ fabric for ultimate protection in every kind of weather.
• Full recline – it has the longest stretching room out there, perfect for long leisurely naps.
• 5 point safety harness – to keep them snug and safe.
• Adjustable leg rest – for extra comfort during sleep for total lie flat comfort.
• Easy rider - front and rear wheel suspension for a smooth and comfy ride.

They offer FREE shipping, and have several methods of payment such as via Paypal or Paypal Credit, VISA, Mastercard, AMEX and Amazon Pay. 

Moms and Dads, need not worry about shopping for some of the gadgets for babies and kids during this pandemic as they can do it online, at the comfort and safety of their own home via Mamas and Papas.

Fashion for Moms : Give your Mom the Gift of Bandolino

Whether on-the-go or stay-at-home, being a mom is one of the hardest jobs in the world. The family constantly looks to moms for care, support, and wisdom. It’s a balancing act that requires a lot of grace, patience, and strength that only shows that mothers are as sturdy as they come.

It takes a lot to walk in a mom’s shoes, so it’s best to make sure she’s comfortable.

With nearly forty years of experience in the Marikina shoe industry, Bandolino is one of the leaders in comfort and durability. Started in 1983, the brand has always put a premium on quality and expert craftsmanship.

“My father really worked hard on perfecting his craft. He taught us to always go for the best in everything,” said company president Rachel Aguilar. “He never sacrificed quality for cost.”

That passion for quality and excellence propelled Bandolino to great heights. With styles to complement every lifestyle, the brand grew to become the go-to shoe for women. Today, the tradition continues as the second generation has taken over the reins of the company. Driven by the same no-compromise attitude, they continue to make shoes that mix classic and modern styles. And with a desire to propel the company further by keeping with the times, they ensured that the shoes are available online to make the brand accessible to more people than ever.

“Years later we, the second generation owners, still believe in making products that are comfortable and durable, but at the same time, are still stylish and timeless,” she added. “Now that we’re online, our hope is that we are able to reach more customers-- especially those who are younger-- so we can hand them a piece of our history. To show them what Bandolino shoes are all about.”

Like a good trusty pair of Bandolino shoes, the tradition of getting the best pair for your loved ones can be passed on from one generation to another.

Make your mom feel special this Mother’s Day by gifting her with a pair of Bandolino shoes. Available now on Zalora.