Issa AvilesAug 8, 20214 min7 Healthy Habits when Working from HomeEven if many of us have been working from home for a while now, having no physical separation between the home and the office can be a...
Issa AvilesNov 14, 20202 minIs working from home ruining your posture?Many of us have been working from home since March, and while staying home certainly helps to lessen our risks of getting COVID-19, it...
Issa AvilesSep 10, 20202 min[For the Ladies] How to Get Started on Sustainable PeriodsHaving an eco-friendly period might not be the first thing on people’s minds when it comes to addressing period problems - the literal...
Issa AvilesMar 21, 20203 minMaking the best of trying timesWho knew we would live to see days like this? In January, COVID-19 was just another story in the news; a distant thing that felt less of...
Issa AvilesDec 2, 20183 minProtecting yourself against cancerCancer is such a frightening disease. There's so much about it many of us don't understand and it seems to strike at random, and without...
Issa AvilesOct 7, 20183 minFinding Time (for things that need doing)When I was new at one of my former companies, one of the first people I met told me something that really stuck with me. She had been...
Issa AvilesJul 31, 20182 minAre Cold Showers Good for You?Don't you hate it when you step into the bathroom, all ready to enjoy a nice hot shower, and then you discover that the water heater...
Issa AvilesApr 15, 20183 minWhen Culture Gets in the Way of Healthy EatingIn the last year that I've been coaching people I've noticed how certain aspects of our Filipino culture can influence how we eat. While...
Issa AvilesApr 7, 20184 minA Day Trek to Lake HolonI spent many years performing folk dances and some of my favorite ones were from the T'Boli tribe, with their intricate brass and beaded...
Issa AvilesDec 7, 20172 minAll Carbed out in ItalyWe had been planning our trip to Italy since March of this year and we finally got to spend a little over a week hopping from Rome to...
Issa AvilesOct 22, 20172 minGrowing old without getting oldNow that I'm in my 40s, the conversations at social gatherings somehow always eventually turn to health: how some of us are struggling...
Issa AvilesJun 12, 20172 minEscaping to the OutdoorsI spend a lot of my waking hours in meetings, working at my PC, suffering through Metro Manila traffic and breathing in our famously...
Issa AvilesSep 12, 20162 min5 Places Even Grownups can PlayI'm a mom to two very athletic teenagers who love to challenge themselves physically and try new things. Getting the family to come...