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Diabetes

Can a diabetic still eat rice? A Filipino doctor's honest answer

5 min read  ·  May 2026 Read article
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Weight Management

Why BMI alone is not enough to measure your real health

4 min read  ·  May 2026 Read article
Bottles of patis and soy sauce on a wooden surface
Hypertension

The salt question: where Filipino patients really get their sodium

6 min read  ·  May 2026 Read article
An injection pen beside a plate of green vegetables and avocado
Weight Management

GLP-1 medications and nutrition: why what you eat still matters

7 min read  ·  May 2026 Read article
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Filipino Food & Chronic Disease

The adobo question: what I actually tell my patients

6 min read  ·  May 2026 Read article
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Weight Management · GLP-1

What I tell Filipino patients before I prescribe Mounjaro: the conversation most doctors skip

7 min read  ·  May 2026 Read article
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