Healthy Smiles With Lotte Xylitol Dental Health Gum

I think that our smile is one of the best assets and that is why we have to take good care of our teeth.  And that means we have to start when our kids are still young.

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In the Philippines, 9 out of 10 children suffer from tooth decay. That is a lot! I have to take Y to her long pending visit to the pedia dentist.

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Tooth decay is caused by infectious Streptococcus mutants bacteria that can be transmitted to others. 

I'm sure you've seen Lotte Xylitol in the groceries and convenient stores. And you wonder how is it different with other chewing gums.

Saw this in Robinson's Supermarket

I'm glad I attended the Xylitol event at Kitchen's Best in BGC two weeks ago, I've learned so much about Xylitol and how to have healthy teeth.

I've had cousins and friends' kids who had tooth decay when they're young and I don't want my kids to experience the same. Well, Y's teeth is on its way there... Huhuhu! But we are now more aware, thanks to mommy dentist, Dr. Fina  Lopez, DMD who shared dental care tips and proper oral hygeine.

Dr. Fina Lopez

Tooth decay can be the primary cause  of absenteeism in school. It can weaken your body's deficiencies and make us prone to more serious infections. It can lead to arthritis,  heart diseases, gastrointestinal diseases and may lead to periodontal disease in adolescence and adulthood.

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All of these can be addressed by taking good care of our oral health. Teach our kids to brush their teeth every after meal and flossing. Buy toothpaste that has fluoride and xylitol and has at least 100 ppm of fluoride (for 6 yeards old and below).

Now, what is xylitol? I've heard about xylitol and never know what really is and if it is good or bad for us.

· 100% natural sweetener first derived from birch trees in the 20th century
· Discovered and utilized as a sugar substitute because it tastes as sweet as sugar
· Unlike sugars like sucrose or glucose, Xylitol reduces the growth of cavity-causing Streptococcus mutants bacteria
· Used predominantly in dental health products like dental health candy, dental health drops, and dental health gum

Lotte Xylitol Dental Health Gum is the first dental health gum in the Philippines that used Xylitol as an ingredient. It effectively helps prevent tooth decay and it is sugar free.

New Flavor: Strawberry Mint

Lotte Xylitol Dental Health Gum is a sugar-free gum with over 50% xylitol as a sugar substitute. It reduces caity-causing bacteria and promote saliva flow to maintain  healthy PH levels in the mouth. It removes particles of food  that may be left behind and helps remove stubborn tartar.

Lotte Xylitol comes in four exciting flavors: Blueberry Mint, Fresh Mint, Lime Mint, Strawberry and three kinds of packaging (see 2 photos up). The small canister is perfect for on-the-go people and fits into a pocket!

Make chewing on Lottle Xylitol gum a part of your dental habit along with eating a balanced diet,  bruhing your teeth at least twice a day, flossing after brushing  and visiting the dentist regularly.

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Visit your dentist twice a year! Must find a pedia dentist near our place. Can you recommend any in Manila?

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Brush and Floss!

Chew 2 pellets, 4 to 5 times a day!

And spread healthy smiles! Easy right?

And with that healthy smile, show if off and join Lotte Xylitol's online contest, Smile Champions with three easy steps and you might just win a photo shoot complete with ahir and make up for you and your kid/s!

 Or you can go to Lotte Xylitol's FB Page for the complete mechanics!

For more information, you can also visit http://www.lottexylitolgum.com!

A&D Weekend Guide: Super 8 Warehouse Sale, Mompreneur Market, Make Your Own Kiddie Party

Another weekend, another guide!

Where to go? Where to shop? I've got it for you!

Happening at The Crib this weekend! Smart Senses Talk and The Mompreneur Market! Make sure to register!

 Looking for great shopping deals?  Great discount? Shop at this weekend's Super 8 Grocery Warehouse Sale!

 Planning your baby's first birthday? Wanne do it yourself? Join Manila Workshop's Make Your Own Kiddie Party! Make sure to register!

Have a Happy Weekend!

Manila Workshops: Ready To Be Rich

When it comes to budgeting and finances, I admit I'm a work in progress. There are times when I beome so lazy to do the budgeting but a wife has go to her duties! 

If you're a work in progress like me or you know totally zero about financing, investing and budgeting, then don't fret! It's better to be late than never! Manila Workshops together with Fitz Villafuerte of Ready to be Rich will have a re-run of it's very successful: Ready To Be Rich: Family Finances Workshop on November 9, 2013.

What's good about this workshop is it is hands-on learning. A variety of topics will be tackled such as zero-based budget system for households, money lessons for kids, personal finance strategies for married couples, sandwich generation survival tips and many more!

Don't miss out this chance to learn!

To register, please visit:

www.manilaworkshops.com

www.fitzvillafuerte.com

First Time Parents Workshop!

Pregnancy and giving birth are such happy experience. I loved being pregnant and sometimes I still miss having a baby inside of me, kicking and moving. Am I the only who feels like this? Hehe! When I got pregnant the second time, it feels like the first time aga

When I became pregnant the first time, we were living in a condominium, I walked going home from the office and by the time I get home, I'm so lazy to cook and want to lie down the bed. Sometimes I buy fast food na lang. Yeah, bad. But I was so tired. I wished I thought of eating salads or knew how to eat healthier.

Sana this workshop existed when I was pregnant with Y! Manila Workshops together with Medela Moms and The Learning Basket brings you the First Time Parents Workshop Series.

For this workshop, these are the topics that will be discussed:
What to Expect During your OB checkup
Pain Management
Pregnancy Nutrition
Cord Blood Banking
Yayas & Maintaining a Good Relationship with them
What you should know before hiring a Yaya

The other workshops will be announced separately.

First Time Parents Workshop: Delivery and New Born Care
Date: June 29, 2013

First Time Parents Workshop: Toddler Care
Date: July 6, 2013

First Time Parents Workshop: Helping Your Baby Learn
Date: July 13, 2013

Venue: All of these workshops will be conducted at The Medela House in Quezon City.

Speakers for this workshop series will be:
We have invited experienced and reliable speakers to conduct the workshop. One of the speakers is Dra. Diane Sarmiento, MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology (http://www.filipinamd.com/) practicing at the Asian Hospital. We will also have Ma. Teresa B. Zantua, R.N., MAN (Registered Nurse and with M.A. degree in Nursing), formerly teacher B. S. Nursing, First Aid Lecturer and Daisy Lauron, Yaya/Househelp Trainor and Lecturer for 3 yrs, Mariel Uyquiengco, U.S. Licensed Kindermusik Instructor and Sanne Unson.

And as a treat to my dear readers, Manila Workshop is slashing the workshop price of Php1200 to Php600 only (for the first run only)! That's 50% off! Yahooo! Just enter the code FTP1AAD.

To sign up for the first workshop of the series entitled First Time Parents: What to Know Before Giving Birth, please fill out the form below:

Happy Monday!

Yes Mommy! Workshop

Parenting is tricky. Sometimes, well, most of time now, it's hard to get my toddler to understand, listen or follow what I say. It's either she'll ignore me or smile at me, it's frustrating sometimes.

Manila Workshops together with Optimommy are holding a workshop this December 15 called Yes Mommy! Workshop.

Yes Mommy: How to Talk so your Child will Listen and Understand
DETAILS Date: Saturday, December 15, 2012 Time: 9:00 am to 4:45 pm Venue: COWO - Ground Floor, Suntree Tower, #27 Sapphire Road, Ortigas Center, Pasig City Rates: - Regular rate of Php 1,400 / participant - Early bird rate of Php 1,200 / participant (PAID before Dec. 1, 2012 or via Okayokay.com until Dec. 10) - Group discount of Php 1,000 for 3 or more participants *Lunch and afternoon snack are included *Payment may be via Okayokay.com or deposit to a UnionBank or BPI Account or via Paypal (Please add Php 50 for Paypal charges). About the Yes Mommy Workshop At "Yes Mommy" we'll talk about practical tips and tools to build a foundation of good communication with our young children.

Topics include:

• Self Talk for Mommies: Why positive communication begins with you
• How to understand your child's personality
• How to adjust your communication style based on your child's personality
• The Three Elements of Positive Communication: Crucial factors to encourage your children to listen and understand
• How to say "no" by saying "yes"

"Yes Mommy" is called a workshop. But I'd rather call it a sharing session where we can connect with other moms, we can feel safe to share what we know and don't know, and we can have comfort knowing that we are not alone in this parenting journey. I cannot give you expert advice nor can I guarantee that you'll have perfect kids or you'll be a perfect mom after this workshop. But I do intend that you抣l pick up information, encouragement and even inspiration that will help make this lifetime commitment of mothering just a little bit easier for you. You'll gain:

• Tools to start your day with calmness and intention
• Patience in dealing with your children
• Resources to communicate persuasively
• A network of like minded moms who can give encouragement and support

When you find this helpful for you, do join us and sign up through this form. I look forward to meeting you and learning from you. Much love, Jayme Chief Inspiration Officer | Mom in training Optimommy.com 

About Jayme Jayme Gatbonton is the mom behind Optimommy, a blog about positive parenting and intentional motherhood. She is blessed to be called "Mommy" by two girls, 5 - year old Jamaine and 4 - year old Kalia. After working in TV production for 9 years, she gave up her dream to be a newscaster so she can devote more time to her lifetime career: being mom. She underwent training in Neuro Linguistic Programming and became a freelance workshop facilitator. She is now a Mass Communications teacher, blogger and part time work at home mom. Jayme is passionate about raising children with love, patience and positivity. Her "heart work" lies in encouraging and empowering moms to fulfill their life's passions while raising a loving family. 
 
And as a Christmas treat for my dear readers, I'm giving you 50% discount off on the workshop fee, so that means you'll only pay Php500! Fee includes positive parenting insights + mommy bonding + food + goodies! You can sign up now and use this code "Optimommy AD" on this form: http://optimommy.com/workshops/#signup/

*There's a box there before the Payment method section where you'll type in the discount code

Wish I can join this workshop but our schedule for December is full to the brim! Hope you can join, this is a very good deal!

It's Another WAHMderful Day!

Following the sold-out "It's a WAHMderful Life: A Work-At-Home Moms 101", Dainty Mom and Manila Workshops are having another workshop next year! Yay! I attended the first one and it was great! Read about it here! I will also attend this one, see you there!

The upcoming workshop is entitled "It's a WAHMderful Life: Real Ways to be a Work-at-Home Mom". This is a one-day workshop for moms who want to find their bliss working from home while making a home. This is for stay at home moms, moms who want to start a home-based business, moms interested in working from home via outsourcing or telecommuting, women who are interested in starting a online business ... or anyone (single ladies, even dads!) who want to know more about starting a work-from-home career.

Featuring:
Morning Plenary session on WAHM Realities (and How to Cope!)
Afternoon Breakout sessions on Real WAHM Jobs

Date: Saturday, January 26, 2013, 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Venue: Studio SnR, 3/F Millenium Plaza Building, Meralco Ave, Ortigas, Pasig City

Choose your afternoon session!
Workshop Break-out 1: Virtual Assistance Business for the Work at Home Mom
Workshop Break-out 2: Freelance Writing for the Work at Home Mom

Rates: Regular rate: Php1,500.00 (Starting December 21, 2012)
Early bird: Php1,300.00 (Paid by December 20, 2012)
Group Rate of Php1,100 for group of 3 or more (until January 19, 2013)

You can sign up by going here.

See you there!

OH! Don't forget to join my SoMoms giveaway here!

A WAHMderful Afternoon

Last October 27, I attended the "It's A WAHMderful Life" Workshop by Dainty Mom and Manila Workshops. I blogged about it here, and I also mentioned that my dream and goal is to be a WAHM (Work-at-Home Mom) one day (soon!). I immediately signed up when I learned about this workshop and I was really really excited about it.

Also attended the workshop were Ceemee, Tina, Lily, and Frances! Finally met Tina and Frances who I get to "chat" with on Twitter. I also got to meet other like minded moms! It was a day of just soaking myself with stories, information, and insights of successful WAHMs.

Side story first: After I left my first job and in between looking for another job (which is my current), I was also looking for Work-at-Home jobs. I wasn't a mom yet at that time but I wanted to work from home. I signed up with Odesk but I couldn't find any job that I wanted. I did write a few articles, transcribed one audio but that wasn't my bliss YET. Is there such thing? Another factor is that my family is pressuring me to find another job ASAP! Working from home isn't the norm, going to the office, dressed in a corporate attire is the norm. So 2.5 years later, I'm still here at my current job.

Ok, back to the workshop. The day started with an opening and welcome remarks by Ginger of Manila Workshops followed by an introduction by Martine, who is really my peg, idol, inspiration for being a WAHM. I wish I can write as good as her. She shared her story and journey to becoming a WAHM. One of the things I was curious to know about WAHMs is how do they manage their time, kids, household chores and all that which I got the answer naman. And there's no such thing as WORK-LIFE balance! Hehe..

This is Ginger

Martine, giving an intro and her journey to being a WAHM

The reason why I am aiming to be a WAHM is I want freedom. Working on your own time, time flexibility, and best of all I get to be with the kids. I work 9 hours a day, I'm out of the house almost 12 hours. I don't want to be tied to something I'm not happy and passionate about anymore! That's why I'm getting all the info I need from all these WAHMs. :)

Next speaker was Ethel Sanchez of McCann World Group where she talked about "The Truth About Smart Moms". Really really interesting! I have yet to finish reading the hand out that was given to us during the workshop.

The next part is the highlight and best part for me where WAHMs share their stories from being a working girl to a WAHM. Really really inspiring. I really wish I have the courage now to quit my job but by listening to them, I have to prepare myself financially first before jumping into the WAHM bandwagon.

Toni Tiu of Wifely Steps

Marge Aberasturi, a very successful WAHM! WAHM of WAHMs I must say.

Along with the workshop kits are work sheets and talk sheets which are very very helpful. Hoping I can get to it one of these days. What stuck with me was creating your own Mom Mission Statement. Do you have one? I have yet to create my own mission statement! Creating one for my biz was hard, eto pa kaya for myself? Haha!

One of the sponsors for the workshop was Celeteque and the brand manager (forgot her name! sorry! :() gave as a demo on how to apply their products  correctly! May ganun pala! Now I know!

The rest of the afternoon was all about the nitty and gritty of being a WAHM, what kind of jobs you can do, online profiles and portfolios, home management tips and more! I wish I wrote what was said. I was too immersed on what the speakers were saying that I just listened. Ngayon nakalimutan ko na lahat! LOL!

Speakers for that afternoon

The last part was as open forum. All of these womean are rocking the WAHM life! Marge Aberasturi, Michelle Padrelanan, Toni Tiu, and Jenn Tan! Most of the questions asked were the questions I've been wanting to ask. I always think highly of moms who stay at home, running a household, taking care of the kids, working pa and some of these women have no nannies of household help! How amazing diba? Sometimes I get crazy at home and I have help! I always remember the scene from the movie SATC part 2 where Miranda and Charlotte are drinking and talking about how hard it is to be a mom. Kaya kudos talaga to these WAHMs!

I'm on my own journey into becoming a WAHM. My goal is to quit working maybe end of the year or next year. I just started a business and still testing the waters!

Thank you again to Dainty Mom and Manila Workshops for this wonderful experience! And if you're like me who wants to be a WAHM, there's another workshop on January. No details yet. You can check Manila Workshops and sign up to get updated with their upcoming workshops! Also, there's a FB Group for Work At Home Moms in Manila, https://www.facebook.com/groups/WAHMmanila/, join the group if you're a WAHM or wants to be a WAHM!

Can't Wait For The Weekend!

This weekend will be a busy and fruitful one. Glad that Friday's a holiday so that's 1 more day left and it's officially a weekend, a long weekend at that!


I didn't prepare for Halloween because I'm attending the It's a WAHMderful Life workshop on Saturday. I'm really looking forward to this! Excited to learn and meet fellow mommies!

I'm hoping to take the kids out for Trick or Treat this year. I still didn't prepare this year. Yeah I'm lazy.... :p Sana next year hindi na ako tamarin. But I feel bad for not being prepared so I think I'll take them to the nearest mall for Halloween. I'll think of a costume! Procrastinating... Cramming! Argh!

Bahala na si Batman for the Halloween costume. You never know, baka bukas I'm buying a costume at the mall!

It's a WAHMderful Life: A Work-at-Home Moms 101

If you've been reading my blog, I'v mentioned a number of times or maybe a couple of times that I want quit my job and just be a SAHM (stay-at-home mom) or a WAHM (work-at-home mom). I somehow got a peek of what it's like to me a SAHM while I'm on my maternity leave and I loved every minute of it!

I started thinking what can I do if I become a SAHM, I still want to earn money and be doing something aside from taking care of the BOS and the kids and managing a household. Then I saw this workshop on Dainty Mom's and I immediately signed up!

Martine (of Dainty Mom) is who I look up to when it comes to a WAHM! She's rocking it! Her website is a great source for those who wants to be a WAHM. And now Manila Workshops together with Dainty Mom, is having a one-day workshop for us moms who want to find their bliss working at home! Fantastic, right???