30/03/2026
๐ธ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐'๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ธ
Over the past weeks, I had the privilege of conducting ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ-๐ผ๐ป-๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐น๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ through ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ง๐ฎ๐น๐ธ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ, ๐ฅ๐ก๐. Across these sessions, I was able to work with women navigating concerns like ๐ฃ๐๐ข๐ฆ, ๐ฏ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐น, ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต, ๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐, and ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐๐.
Thank you to everyone who trusted me and became part of this initiative. Your openness and commitment to improving your health were truly inspiring!
What I was most reminded of this month, as a ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป and a ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป, is that our ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ด๐ผ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ. More often than not, they are shaped by ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ๐, ๐ฝ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐, and ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ we live in.
๐ก๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐๐ป'๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. It is often embedded with deeper contexts from individuals with ๐ฏ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐น๐ฒ๐, communities with ๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ, breadwinners with ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐, young women with ๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐, and every Filipino ๐ฉ๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ฎ.
This is why we should emphasize that alongside ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น, ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ, and ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ, we must also advocate for ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ๐, ๐ฝ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐, and ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ that improve access to ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ, ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ, create supportive environments, and make healthy choices more realistic for everyone.
There may be no one-size-fits-all solution, but there are always ways to tailor nutrition strategies to each personโs needs, preferences, and circumstances.
Iโm grateful to have been part of your journey, even in this small way.
If you werenโt able to join this initiative, or want continued guidance, you can ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐น๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ to explore nutrition strategies that fit your lifestyle and goals.
As we move forward, letโs continue creating environments that make healthier choices accessible, promote realistic health messages, and honor the unique journey of each person.
๐๐ถ๐ญ๐ฐ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ฐ ๐ต๐ข๐บ๐ฐ ๐ด๐ข ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ด๐ฐ๐จ ๐ฏ๐ข ๐ฌ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐ต ๐ถ๐ด๐ข๐ฑ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ฐ!