Top Five Supplements for Pregnant Women

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Pregnancy requires supplementation of vitamins, minerals and other dietary supplements. While healthy food can be a better option, there are some women who simply cannot engage into eating the right food. Whether being picky or lack of money are some reasons, being busy at work and other serious activities are also issues that these women neglect their sensitive condition.

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Chinese BL VS LS BL Cream

Which one is the fake?

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Chinese BL cream is a popular topical medication not only recognized for its anti-itch relief but also for its skin whitening effect. While, this product can be bought in ordinary stores, groceries and selected pharmacies, Chinese BL (with the Chinese characters) is not approved by the Philippine Food and Drug Authority (FDA).

Contrary to this, there are still individuals who find Chinese BL beneficial. Some are even comparing and questioning Chinese BL cream's authenticity against LS BL cream - its Philippine counterpart.

So, which one's really genuine?

At least in the Philippine's legal perspective, LS BL with the FDA registration number DR-XY40446 and as imported by Manxing Enterprise Corporation, LS BL is probably more reliable than Chinese BL. However, like other medicines, these two can also be faked. The best thing to do is to buy these products in a trusted and registered source.

In the above photo, the LS BL cream may seem authentic. It may have the correct name of the importer and the serial number, but considering the wrong spelling of its generic name 'clobetasole propionate', it is clear that this LS BL cream is a counterfeit drug.

Chinese BL or LS BL cream as a skin lightening and anti-scar cream?

These two topical medications are both composed of clobetasole and ketoconazole. Logically speaking, Chinese BL and LS BL cream are both intended for fungal infection and not as a beauty product.

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Ginkgo Biloba: Does it Work for the Brain?

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Popular as a supplement, Ginkgo biloba is also considered as a drug for Alzheimer in the elderly people. As a drug tablet form in brands Tebokan 40mg and Tebonin forte - both from Schwabe pharma, ginkgo acts as a cerebral activator. It works by keeping the blood free flowing in the brain. However, as it can cause bleeding tendencies, ginkgo biloba is contraindicated in people with bleeding disorders such as hemophilia and Von Willebrand disease. Ginkgo biloba is not to be taken with anti-platelet or anti-thrombotic Drugs like aspirin, clopidogrel or cilostazol.

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Centella Asiatica Extract: What is it for?

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Centella asiatica extract can be found in some multivitamins for children. Most people are already familiar with ascorbic acid and zinc which are essential to boost the immune system; lysine and pizotifen which enhances appetite; taurine constituent for a good brain; and CGF or chlorella growth factor as a growth promoting active ingredient. But, what about centella asiatica extract? What is this active constituent for?

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Facts about Clobetasole

In the Philippines a lot of people are buying +Clobetasole as an OTC product despite to the fact that it should be a prescription drug because clobetasole is a form of steroid.

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Clobetasole is usually available in 5 to 100g tubes in 500 mcg strength. It is indicated +Skin +Itch - for resistant dermatoses such as psoriasis and eczema. It is also useful for lichen planus – a skin disease that usually develops in the wrists, discoid lupus erythematosus and other skin conditions that need a more potent corticosteroid. It is applied 1 to 2 times a day with a maximum use of two weeks.

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Evening Primrose for Dysmenorrhea

 

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Evening +Primrose is a dietary +Supplement in a soft-gel capsule form. Its oil is derived from the seeds of Oenothera biennis which is also known as Common evening primrose or Evening star. Evening primrose oil contains high levels of fatty acids that alleviate the menstrual cramps and the breast pain. Because of the fatty acids content of evening primrose oil, this supplement is also useful for arthritis. Evening primrose oil as cited by most users is good for a restful sleep, mood swings, hot flashes, skin conditions as eczema and psoriasis.

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Health Quotation # 5

                    Health is not valued till sickness comes.
   
                                                  ~Dr. Thomas Fuller (1654 - 1734)~