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There is more to Christmastime than the rejoicings, carols and the decorations. That something may also include some cursory look on what certain decorations can do to badly impact on your Yuletide health. This round; it is mistletoe and wine. Christmastime Although festive, Christmastime is best celebrated—unlike most festivities such as Pit Señor (although it is a feast of the Child Jesus) because of the mardigras dancing associated with Sinulog—that is, not so much with lots of dancing, but with more solemn times together with the family, talking about the events of the year; oftentimes with lola and lolo around. It is especially during Christmas that we finally have the time to renew our spirits, calm our nerves, and celebrate the blessing we receive the whole year round. It is where health supposed to be at its most pampered time. Mistletoe Viscum album is a tree parasitic plant that had medicinal properties only lately better documented. In 2006, the S

YOU might find it weird to talk about fasting during the Yuletide Season. But there is such a thing as the Nativity Fast. Fasting is common in the Old Testament times. But when Jesus came to establish the ancient Christian Church, he insisted on having the right intentions with fasting. Not for appearances, but for private spiritual discipline (Matthew 6:16). In this Christian tradition, fasting is required from ages 18 to 59 on certain days. Food intake was reduced to [ Read more. ] This article appears in SunStar Cebu newspaper on 22 December 2010.