Nutrition Archives - Joyful Wellness

Monday State of Mind: A Midday Menu for Joy, Focus and Quiet Resilience

The Monday blues have followed you past lunch. Instead of fighting them, try a gentler reset: eat well, move a little, reconnect and give your mind somewhere hopeful to go.

Healthy Eating: The Nutrition Advice That Has Outlived the Fads

Nutrition trends come and go. But some principles remain remarkably durable. Here is what a 1985 nutrition article can still teach us about healthy eating today.

The Vitamin We’re Forgetting

The vitamin aisle promises better health in a bottle. But do most of us actually need supplements? Here's what science says and when a pill really can help.

The Sweet Sabotage: How Chocolates, Cakes, and Ice Cream Swindled My Brain—and Why I’m Giving In Anyway

Science gives us good reasons to moderate sugar, but wellness doesn't have to mean giving up life's sweetest pleasures. Sometimes, cake, chocolate and ice cream are simply meant to be enjoyed.

Diabetes, Obesity, and the Longevity Conversation Nobody’s Having

Longevity is often framed around supplements, sleep trackers and optimization. But for Filipinos, rising obesity and diabetes may tell a much more important story about how many healthy years we actually get to live.

The Philippine Star and Joyful Wellness Join Beauty + Health & Wellness Manila 2026 as Official Media Partners

Beauty + Health & Wellness Manila celebrates its 10th anniversary this September, bringing beauty, health, wellness and innovation to SMX Manila with The Philippine Star and Joyful Wellness as official media partners.

The Benefits of Inconvenience

Modern life has made almost everything easier. But when convenience removes everyday movement, cooking, connection and rest, could a little “hassle” actually be good for our well-being?

The Junk Food Tax Debate: Who Actually Pays the Price?

A proposed junk food tax could encourage healthier choices and raise government revenue. But when healthy diets remain unaffordable for millions of Filipinos, who actually pays the price?

A Little More Green at the Table: Simple Filipino Ways to Eat More Vegetables

Eating more vegetables does not have to mean giving up the foods we grew up with. Here are simple, practical ways to make familiar Filipino meals a little more plant-forward.

SLOWING DOWN THE CLOCK

Aging is not something to cure. Discover simple, evidence-based ways to protect your skin, nourish your body, keep moving and age with greater care and less fear.

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